He's also clearly taking out revenge on Hazuki for killing a man named Zhao. Zhao is important enough to Lan Di that he wants to kill Hazuki, but also must know that he gave Hazuki a chance to defend himself. Fair and square. Lan Di didn't kill Hazuki like a coward. Totally honorable
@@Buguese right. clearly Lan Di had dreamed of the moment he would get revenge for Zhao...much like Ryo has nightmares of Lan Di and must confront him for his own revenge. I have a feeling that Zhao was Lan Di's father, and that much like Ryo, Lan Di watched his father be killed... By Hazuki.
This intro is still amazing even by today's standards... Best music score I've heard in a while. I wish this game would be re-released again with a control overhaul.
Lmao,had i known they would've gotten remastered then,o wouldn't have had hunted down a Dreamcast and a copy along with a copy on Xbox and an original Xbox as well,but ey! They're beautiful on their own original consoles
The fact that Lan Di, midfight, crosses his arms behind his back, is such a subtle display of power. I love it. In just this introduction sequence alone, Lan Di is already shown as a near untouchable opponent.
really good point. Japanese do love the symbolism of a scar . A physical sign of a wound suggests a possibility of unbalanced bitterness in character - in this case, a lesson for the pursuit of revenge.
When Lan di test iwao skills he fights with his arms, once he noticed his opponent does not match his fighting skills then Lan Di fights iwao with only his 2 legs. His fighting skills were no match.Ryo must train hard to avenge his fathers death and beat the great Lan Di.
lmao and then after 2 games Lan Di uses 1 hand to block all of Ryo's attacks. Yeah can't wait for Shenmue 4 when he uses 1 hand and 1 leg. By Shenmue 6 he's use all his limbs! Shenmue 6: Coming 3020
Amazing. Didnt notice all these years. So maybe defending against ryo in S3 with one hand shows ryo has aleady surpast his father but is still no match for Lan Di
Not "one of the", It is actually THE MOST UNDER APPRECIATED GAMES EVER. This is state of the art game for its time, and it was a masterpiece in every single part of the game.
This game made me so emotional. I remember first playing this and it was just so intense from the jump. The music is amazing. I remember seeing Lan di and saying "this guy is going to be a problem." Then he kills your pop. It was like a movie. The first time I ever experienced a game like this. From the very start this game makes you catch feelings and it's a roller-coaster ride from the end. I was so attached to the characters. I didn't want it to end. It's so nostalgic looking back. I was 13 or 14 when it came out. It's truly one of the best games ever made.
_Shenmue_ released before the PS2 was out, back then 3D graphics were essentially stick figures with a few pixelated visual effects to distract you from the fact that the game looked like someone kicked a box of Lego blocks down the stairs. Now look at this intro sequence, just... look at it! It's freaking amazing how this is now already a quarter of a century old.
SEGA not having much to do now days can make a sequel after an HD remake of the older ones. It could possibly put them back on the map and talked about again. Because this game was clearly ahead of its time in every way.
Fighting Dreamer yu Suzuki made a statement regarding it's cult popularity still and he started a Kick starter with an overwhelming response and now our prayers have been answered in the form of Shenmue 3.
The Lan Di character is a HUGE part of what attracted me to this game. This game, without a doubt, is within the top 3 gaming experiences of my life. I in fact, depending on what we're measuring, it's the number 1 gaming experience of my life. It is the first of this game play style that I experienced. I had to be 14, but the things this game did to make me feel accomplished were just seared into my memory. First, it made me feel accomplished by doing investigative work and following leads until I find certain people. That was just never an experience I had in a game before that. I felt like I was in an 80s action movie. The aesthetics of the game were just next level at the time. And playing with a real world time system was just something else. Having to be places at certain times. Falling short of an investigation and having to go home with the feeling of "I gotta continue tomorrow". Being outside in Japan at night- as an American boy, it made me feel like I was a "dangerous man of the world". Sometimes when I had time to kill, I read my notes and tried to piece the story along while I wait for a shop to open or some guy I was looking for. Second, they made a hero that would have resigned with any of the target demographic of the time- Kids. Ryo was a kid, just like us. He was cool, he knew how to fight. He was smart. You know damn well none of us would be out at some dangerous docks fighting bikers at 9 something at night lol. But chasing down Lan Di from Japan to China was one of the coolest gaming adventures I ever had.
@@ShenmueChannel The idea of having to consider the time it takes to strike, block and reverse was badly communicated to the player. Shenmue 1 and 2 were awesome though, and rare to find others who played it. So I find solace in that I feel I'm in an exclusive club to have played it :) As didn't know anyone in school who heard of it lol
@@ShenmueChannel I've only known 1 other person apart from my brother. And they gave up in the first disc. I loved everything in the 1st including the forklift racing to the 2nd one where you tai chi the shit out of the tree and fight the fat master at the end :)
@@James-c8v5g yes I love the 1st and 2nd game. They are amazing and seriously the best games ever made. Too bad the 3rd game was a complete disaster. Hopefully if there ever is a 4th game, it'll be like the first two.
I feel Iwao's martial arts skills aren't nearly as good as some other martial arts masters in the series like Lan Di and Xiuying. If Lan Di was easily able to take down Iwao, then I feel Xiuying should be able to as well since she's obviously as strong if not stronger than Lan Di.
I still prefer this version to the one that came shipped with Shenmue 2. The music timing is off on the xbox version, and never had the same emotional feel to it.
XBOX DVD movie was like a cliffnotes version of it. It just ruined the cinematic feel ironically. There's a great 5 hour version by Adam Koralik that shows a lot more story and feels more complete. I think there's like an 8 hour movie for Shenmue 2 as well.
@@josedanielvelasquezmartine1325 Oh!! So…. Lan Di knows an even more dangerous martial art?? And Ryo doesn’t know anything?? Oh damn! I'm pretty sure Lan Di had a great teacher, he couldn’t have reached such a high level completely on his own.
Playing this teenager about to set out into the world as a teenager about to set out into the world was a fundamental experience for a lot of us I think. You had your whole life ahead of you, and the world was big. Maybe bigger than it is now for kids with smartphones. If you were wandering dark streets at night (and you weren’t a karate expert) you had only your wits to rely on. But a romantic sense of adventure called you forth, pushed on and inspired by childhood experiences like playing Shenmue. I feel like each one of us wound up somewhere interesting in life. There’s time to have another deep drink of it though, and to be true to the optimistic, nervous, and wide-eyed youth you can still remember.
The fact that this game is a complete gem . And to this day I’ll still do a play through of 1 2 and 3. Every time I bring this game up maybe 1 out of 20 know what it is, so it’s definitely like an exclusive club to those that got to cherish it. Hoping for a shenmue 4 but won’t be mad if it does not happen.
"Get up. I will allow you to die...like a warrior."
Jesus christ that line stuck with me through out the years.
Lol its one of the best quotes of all time imo
Oh fuck yeah dude
*"I'll"* allow you to die
The man was clearly untouchable
He's also clearly taking out revenge on Hazuki for killing a man named Zhao. Zhao is important enough to Lan Di that he wants to kill Hazuki, but also must know that he gave Hazuki a chance to defend himself. Fair and square. Lan Di didn't kill Hazuki like a coward. Totally honorable
@@libertyprime4280 perhaps why Lan Di is my favorite villain,a justified revenge
@@Buguese right. clearly Lan Di had dreamed of the moment he would get revenge for Zhao...much like Ryo has nightmares of Lan Di and must confront him for his own revenge.
I have a feeling that Zhao was Lan Di's father, and that much like Ryo, Lan Di watched his father be killed... By Hazuki.
This intro is still amazing even by today's standards... Best music score I've heard in a while. I wish this game would be re-released again with a control overhaul.
Yu got your wish. Happy now?
@@zackwilliams4892 it didn't exactly get a control overhaul but the game is there and finally I can play it
Lmao,had i known they would've gotten remastered then,o wouldn't have had hunted down a Dreamcast and a copy along with a copy on Xbox and an original Xbox as well,but ey! They're beautiful on their own original consoles
The fact that Lan Di, midfight, crosses his arms behind his back, is such a subtle display of power. I love it. In just this introduction sequence alone, Lan Di is already shown as a near untouchable opponent.
The way he says "Get up.. I'll allow you to die like a warrior.." is just cold! 😮
Agreed. It’s not like Iwao Hazuki is a little bitch, but Lan Di destroys him with the greatest of ease. As for Ryo… don’t even try, bro.
My parents bought me a Dreamcast and this game, but with no memory card. My 9 year old self repeated this intro countless times. Never gets old.
Playing this right now and this looks fantastic for 1999. Also holds up today
Yes, this even looks better than how Shenmue 3 looks like so far. Lol! They should have used these graphics for the game!
Ironic how Ryo wears a plaster on the exact place on his left cheek where Lan Di has a scar.
really good point.
Japanese do love the symbolism of a scar
. A physical sign of a wound suggests a possibility of unbalanced bitterness in character - in this case, a lesson for the pursuit of revenge.
kid today will not understand how groundbreaking this opening scene was in gaming history!
When Lan di test iwao skills he fights with his arms, once he noticed his opponent does not match his fighting skills then Lan Di fights iwao with only his 2 legs. His fighting skills were no match.Ryo must train hard to avenge his fathers death and beat the great Lan Di.
RetroReset. Lan Di’s arms were pretty much behind his back the entire fight.
@@Incubusnut at first, he starts evading the attacks with his arms ready to parry an accurate blow
lmao and then after 2 games Lan Di uses 1 hand to block all of Ryo's attacks.
Yeah can't wait for Shenmue 4 when he uses 1 hand and 1 leg. By Shenmue 6 he's use all his limbs!
Shenmue 6: Coming 3020
Amazing. Didnt notice all these years. So maybe defending against ryo in S3 with one hand shows ryo has aleady surpast his father but is still no match for Lan Di
@@eskorbutocronico1892. I guess, but he still effortlessly kicks the shit out of Iwao Hazuki. As for Ryo charging at him: Ryo, don’t even try.
Most badass opening cut-scene in gaming history. No matter what you thought of the game, this scene was dope as fuck lol 😂
this intro is the reason why Shenmue has a fanbase...so much epic promise which it sadly failed to live to.
Best intro of every time, I remember when I see for the first time in 2000 and my head gone crazied
I can't watch this intro without getting emotional. I can't believe Shenmue 3 is coming after all these years.
Adam Clark I know man. It's a dream come true
Sorry, but the dream of Shenmue 3 became a nightmare.
@@guspauline7460 Everyone has different opinions so fair enough. What did you not like about it?
@@adamclark8994 It's not good at all bro. Nothing happens in the story. And the fighting system has broken down into a button mashing mess.
The hunger mechanic was terrible.
If Neil Durckmann directs the last Shenmue game:
Ryo: It's okay Lan Di, I forgive you for killing my father.
I'm going through to the different Shenmue scenes and try to imagine what it'll look like in anime and this scene must be one of the best scenes !
U got ur wish
When Ryo charged Lan Di he easily could have ended his life seeing as he just dropped his pops in 2 kicks. Lan di chose not to
One of the greatest, most under appreciated games ever! It's too bad it looks like there wont be a remake for next gen consoles.....
Not "one of the", It is actually THE MOST UNDER APPRECIATED GAMES EVER. This is state of the art game for its time, and it was a masterpiece in every single part of the game.
schae1122 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/description
Never say never.
schae1122 it's here my man!!!
I come from the future, and there 's actually a port for ps4 xbox one an pc
I was in middle school when this came out. Timeless classic
"for the last time... where is the mirror..." *o*
Crazy Iwao supposed to be this master martial artist and got fucking body in 3 blows.
Best game ever!
exactly
This lan di is deeper than third
This game made me so emotional. I remember first playing this and it was just so intense from the jump. The music is amazing. I remember seeing Lan di and saying "this guy is going to be a problem." Then he kills your pop. It was like a movie. The first time I ever experienced a game like this. From the very start this game makes you catch feelings and it's a roller-coaster ride from the end. I was so attached to the characters. I didn't want it to end. It's so nostalgic looking back. I was 13 or 14 when it came out. It's truly one of the best games ever made.
_Shenmue_ released before the PS2 was out, back then 3D graphics were essentially stick figures with a few pixelated visual effects to distract you from the fact that the game looked like someone kicked a box of Lego blocks down the stairs.
Now look at this intro sequence, just... look at it! It's freaking amazing how this is now already a quarter of a century old.
I miss those days when martial arts were strong enough to kill.
Lan Di and Xiuying fight like gods
The shenmue anime brough back sooo many memories and brought me right back here
Shenmue 4. Plz.
SEGA not having much to do now days can make a sequel after an HD remake of the older ones. It could possibly put them back on the map and talked about again. Because this game was clearly ahead of its time in every way.
DmanDice www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/description
***** wow nice...lol
FINALLYYYYYYYY!!! SHENMUE 3 IS REAL!!!!! YU SUZUKI, U ARE GOD!!!
+PatryArmi Fee is it ??? where can i find such information ?
Fighting Dreamer yu Suzuki made a statement regarding it's cult popularity still and he started a Kick starter with an overwhelming response and now our prayers have been answered in the form of Shenmue 3.
The Lan Di character is a HUGE part of what attracted me to this game. This game, without a doubt, is within the top 3 gaming experiences of my life. I in fact, depending on what we're measuring, it's the number 1 gaming experience of my life. It is the first of this game play style that I experienced. I had to be 14, but the things this game did to make me feel accomplished were just seared into my memory.
First, it made me feel accomplished by doing investigative work and following leads until I find certain people. That was just never an experience I had in a game before that. I felt like I was in an 80s action movie. The aesthetics of the game were just next level at the time. And playing with a real world time system was just something else. Having to be places at certain times. Falling short of an investigation and having to go home with the feeling of "I gotta continue tomorrow". Being outside in Japan at night- as an American boy, it made me feel like I was a "dangerous man of the world". Sometimes when I had time to kill, I read my notes and tried to piece the story along while I wait for a shop to open or some guy I was looking for.
Second, they made a hero that would have resigned with any of the target demographic of the time- Kids. Ryo was a kid, just like us. He was cool, he knew how to fight. He was smart. You know damn well none of us would be out at some dangerous docks fighting bikers at 9 something at night lol.
But chasing down Lan Di from Japan to China was one of the coolest gaming adventures I ever had.
Lan Di ruins Ryo’s birthday party over the dragon mirror that his father has it.
only know I've learned that burying things under cherry trees has lots of meaning.
Never forget as I saw this for the first time...I was like...wooooow!
Epic Game!
If Iwao didn’t kill Landi like Ryu and Yhuanda Zhu believe , why the fuck didn’t Iwao just say “hey bro I didn’t kill ya pops,. Here is what happened”
Knuckles0918 exactly. Lol he killed him
2024 and still watching this opening scene, amazes me every time especially the words he uses to give his son before he dies
The score and imagery of the nightmare at 7:20 is genuinely unsettling. Stuck with me for over 20 years.
Bruh Liam Di was a beast, from what I remember Ryos father killed his father
Where was THIS Lan Di voice in Shenmue 3?!
Gone
@@BruhMoment93_ I know and it really shouldn't have been.
this game was sooo good when it came out. The first real open world 3d game
Yes. Too bad Shenmue III didn't live up to it at all... 😓
@@ShenmueChannel The idea of having to consider the time it takes to strike, block and reverse was badly communicated to the player. Shenmue 1 and 2 were awesome though, and rare to find others who played it.
So I find solace in that I feel I'm in an exclusive club to have played it :)
As didn't know anyone in school who heard of it lol
@@James-c8v5g yeah I don't know anyone else personally who played it besides my family.
@@ShenmueChannel I've only known 1 other person apart from my brother.
And they gave up in the first disc. I loved everything in the 1st including the forklift racing to the 2nd one where you tai chi the shit out of the tree and fight the fat master at the end :)
@@James-c8v5g yes I love the 1st and 2nd game. They are amazing and seriously the best games ever made. Too bad the 3rd game was a complete disaster. Hopefully if there ever is a 4th game, it'll be like the first two.
How powerful were Lan Di's attacks that he was able to kill an able-bodied and healthy man with only 3 hits?
I feel Iwao's martial arts skills aren't nearly as good as some other martial arts masters in the series like Lan Di and Xiuying. If Lan Di was easily able to take down Iwao, then I feel Xiuying should be able to as well since she's obviously as strong if not stronger than Lan Di.
Tried to tell folks that Lan di did this for a reason Ryu father killed a man of Lan di. This is why Lan di won't die he is a Main peice to everything
Seems so dark :( Hard to see what's happening sometimes
I still prefer this version to the one that came shipped with Shenmue 2. The music timing is off on the xbox version, and never had the same emotional feel to it.
XBOX DVD movie was like a cliffnotes version of it. It just ruined the cinematic feel ironically. There's a great 5 hour version by Adam Koralik that shows a lot more story and feels more complete. I think there's like an 8 hour movie for Shenmue 2 as well.
6:05 If I forget to save the game and died.
I beat the game
And I didn’t save so I had to that all over again
They copied jet li from when lethal weapon 4 came out
Who the hell trained Lan Di?? Why is he so damn unbeatable??😱
Years of enter years of his own training, he is also a master of a powerful and lethal Chinese martial art that Ryo is totally unaware of.
@@josedanielvelasquezmartine1325 Oh!! So…. Lan Di knows an even more dangerous martial art?? And Ryo doesn’t know anything?? Oh damn! I'm pretty sure Lan Di had a great teacher, he couldn’t have reached such a high level completely on his own.
Playing this teenager about to set out into the world as a teenager about to set out into the world was a fundamental experience for a lot of us I think. You had your whole life ahead of you, and the world was big. Maybe bigger than it is now for kids with smartphones. If you were wandering dark streets at night (and you weren’t a karate expert) you had only your wits to rely on.
But a romantic sense of adventure called you forth, pushed on and inspired by childhood experiences like playing Shenmue. I feel like each one of us wound up somewhere interesting in life. There’s time to have another deep drink of it though, and to be true to the optimistic, nervous, and wide-eyed youth you can still remember.
Outstanding quality!
I really loved this game as a kid. Wish this game lived up to the glory. The first one is classic.
im here cuz i like da voices :)))) the anime deprived me of that
That anime was garbage
the Shenmue series will never be finished; just needs better development to complete the quests. The character needs to go...
2:53 the kick🔥🔥
"Do you remember Zhao Sunming?"
Hopefully we’ll finally get to learn why this happened in Shenmue 3.
Yeah, I have a really hard time believing Iwao killed Lan Dis dad Sunming Zhao. Itd be a major plot twist if he did though!
Oh shit
Ryo is so driven to avenge his dad cause it's basically his fault that he died
I kinda get it now
6:05
...and we are going to get this for real now this year in addition to Shenmue 3 next year!
I wonder what kind of Martial Arts is Lan Di using?
what revenge?, i'll go to the arcades ...
Can't wait to see this in the anime
Sameee
Looking at this now how did he die from that
4:30 Ka-me-ha-me-HA! lol
+AzureDragon97 HADOKEN!
6:05 NOOOOOOOOOOO
The fact that this game is a complete gem . And to this day I’ll still do a play through of 1 2 and 3. Every time I bring this game up maybe 1 out of 20 know what it is, so it’s definitely like an exclusive club to those that got to cherish it. Hoping for a shenmue 4 but won’t be mad if it does not happen.
Holy god i get to play this again
Notice how Lan di didn't even reload? It's because he didn't even fire those guns.
Epic intro, but is not in real HD!
Lo más majestuoso
Koung fu it beast
Amazing franchise! This intro is still amazing, even today.
BEST GAME FOR EVER
WoW! now can i play on PS4?
Yes
I beat it on Xbox
somethings weird chao su ming i thought in pt 2 his name was zuming zaho
FUCK YEAH
4:28 music name?
великая игра своего времени. Жаль продолжения толком не было
Er Shenmue 2 and 3…?
6:05
6:00
2:58
I’m so ready for November 19th and Shenmue III!
I play shenmue l and shenmue ll but not shenmue lll
@@BruhMoment93_. Shenmue III was a disappointment, in my opinion.
@@Incubusnut Oof. It kind of was. I don’t get why they didn’t make it an original again.