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Shenmue The Animation Episode 5 "Equal" Discussion


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This show moved faster than I expected.  I don't think I ever finished (started?) Shenmue II.  Can I beat it in a week before the next episode?  Or at least get beyond the content of that episode?  I hope I know where all the cords to my 360 are.

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The alteration of events seems to continue to be working in the show's favor, most notably, giving Mark and Goro's arc more of a direct hand in the resolution of the first game's story.  The 70 man battle lacks the mini-bosses, but it does make up for it with a rather fast pace and a clear sense of stakes to replace the stakes having a controller would give you.

Funny thing, Ryo quits with dignity in the show.  In the game, he got fired because of all the random fights he got into.

Marriage?  Aren't you still a minor?!  This isn't Kentucky, it's Japan!

Nozomi and Ryo clearly can't spit it out, and unlike the game, it's portrayed as an inherent tragedy.

Man, this fight with Chai was way easier than the game's.

Also - 

Next - Finding one person in Hong Kong is the definition of "needle in a haystack."

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