It’s all over so unexpectedly

[Shenmue 2 - Sega Dreamcast]
I completed Shenmue 2 the other day, and it was an almighty anti-climax, more on that later. You arrive at Guilin in search of Bailu village. Soon after there’s a cool cut-scene with Shenhua (the woman from the cover), a stormy river and a white deer. Shenhua’s trying to save the [...]

Goodbye Ren, Joy and Wong…

Tarnishing my fond memories for the original Shenmue

[Shenmue 2 - Sega Dreamcast]

First I tried to find the Phoenix Bldg or Pellow Bldg (or similar) where Hang On and After Burner II are. While doing so I happened upon a gambling spot, and after much betting all my money and resetting my dreamcast I eventually walked away with 3,000 yen from 500 yen [...]

It gets a lot better

[Shenmue 2 - Sega Dreamcast]
Hello people,
I thought about cracking out my arcade joystick for the crate lifting. And then I thought there must be a better way. So I looked up a guide online. And they said the best way to get wads of money was to gamble. I went to the closest [...]

Doesn’t quite live up to the first one so far

[Shenmue 2 - Sega Dreamcast]
Well so far it doesn’t quiet live up to the original, it seems a bit too big. I’m often not sure where I’m supposed to be going. Now I’ve got to earn 500 yen and give it to this guy to progress in the game. So this means: crappy work, and [...]