It is because of the magnificent music that it takes us back to that touching and mysterious atmosphere of Shenmue, which was so interesting to immerse ourselves in.. 🥲
This game was one of the main reasons for my first adventures in Japan when I was a university student. The sunset crow sounds, the melancholic "Free" exploration bgm in my CD player, and just exploring the back streets in the early 2000's really gave me that Shenmue I feeling. Visiting Yokohama for the first time back then, I noticed the bus designs were exactly like the game since (unlike the designs in Tokyo since both they're in Kanagawa prefecture). Definitely had a nerd-out moment and was hit with massive nostalgia. We bought a place in Yokohama and it became our second home for nearly ten years until moving on from Japan. I did check out the areas in Yokosuka but it's pretty far from Yokohama and downtown Tokyo so I seldom visited there. You get a bad taste of Yokosuka really because of all the American naval guys causing ruckus thinking they're above the law disturbing the peace. The epitome of being meiwaku. Only if I had real-life QTE, I might have stood a chance... With that being said, those shots are spot on! Loved the side-by-side comparisons. I'm curious how you managed to find all the little gems in real Yokosuka! I need to get myself lost in Shenmue again...
Amazing! It's true the place seemed darker and more sinister at night than during the day, just like the game in that sense! But it was certainly a load of fun seeking out all the backstreets and linking them to areas in the game... even if they weren't the exact spots.
I watched this video back when it was first uploaded knowing I was going to Japan for the first time in March 2020. Watching it again now after my visit to both Japan and Dobuita Street, it brings me not only a sense of nostalgia from all my years of playing Shenmue, but feelings of happiness, content, and disbelief that I actually made it there and got to see the place I'd visited so many times over the years on the Dreamcast. We even met several American sailors, one of which I have actually kept in contact with 😂 Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing! So happy to hear you were able to visit and make some contacts! As time goes on, It becomes harder to believe that we actually ever went! Thanks for checking in!
Amazing. These shots were perfectly done. Really interesting to see how modern Yokosuka looked compared to the one in Shenmue. This made me want to boot up the game lol
Don’t forget, though made in 2000, the game’s story is from 1986 I believe. The game was so ahead of it’s time, it’s just incredible. The painstaking job of recreating those areas so perfectly using the technology available at that time is mind blowing. The game itself is a masterpiece for its time. I remember playing it and being in shock. There’s a game called Driver San Francisco that did an unbelievable job of almost being a perfect match for the whole city, but it was using 2010-11 technology, which was obviously light years ahead of 1999-2000 technology.
This is one of the best I’ve seen, the comparisons are so realistic, it’s almost like you found the exact angles of the game to a t, gave me goosebumps. Thank you
the transition with the guy on the bike was godlike! idk if it was done on purpose but i love it lol. i really want to live in the old dobuita from shenmue, it looks like the perfect place to live a peaceful life
It wasn't planned, all the people appeared exactly like the MPC's. It was eerily similar, the longer you're there, the more you feel you're living in the game!
Shenmue has been one of my favorite games since it first came out(maybe even my favorite). After finishing my school in the Navy, they had us fill out a “dream sheet” of where we would like to be stationed. When I saw that Yokosuka was listed, I put that as my first choice.
I’m staying here in Yokosuka on vacation. You matched this with the game really well, and showed many of the best links between Shenmue and the real life Dobuita. I will be showing this to my friends at home so they understand!
Man this has to be the best video made about the comparison between the game locations and and real locations! The use of the "free music" was also a great choice ;) Congratulation on the amazing video! I hope it get the views that it deseves. I hope you guys are excited for Shenmue3!
Thanks so much! We felt it was time to create an up to date Shenmue comparison video (without v.o commentary). Really Appreciate the comments and yes we are totally psyched for Shen 3!
Whoa. Excellent comparison and matching of camera work and color/tones. You really showed just how they were inspired to build those in-game locations. I imagine their version of Yokosuka and Dobuita would feel spot on in terms of character to those real areas thirty years ago.
Thanks a lot! Having been there, it's easy to imagine just how close to the game it would have been 30 years ago! Would love to see some video footage of Yokosuka from back then!
Thank you so much for this. i am now watching the Shenmue Animated series on Crunchyroll. Sooooo many fashbacks for me... amd the animated series stayed true to the game.
Excellent video. I’ve been living in Japan for the last decade, and I moved to Yokohama, which neighbors Yokosuka 4 1/2 years ago. For the past 4 1/2 years, I visit Yokosuka once a season just to keep in touch with my roots as a Shenmue fan and how it inspired me to what to come to Japan. Also, I’m positive you got yourselves the landmark maps. They’re really cool to have. This is a must see for hardcore Shenmue fans. I’m hoping to go to Hong Kong and Guilin one day myself. Regrettably, there’s no arcade to stop by and the arcade in Kawasaki which is based on Kowloon, the setting of disc 3 of Shenmue II on DC, is closing November 17, 2019
Thanks HajimeNoJMo! (Great Name by the way, one of the best Animes/Mangas ever). That's great, If we lived closer we would visit more often too! Regrettably, we didn’t manage to pick up a landmark map as we were so caught up filming and were not 100% sure where to pick one up. We would love to do Shenmue 2 areas at some point In the future, It would be quite interesting to see if any of Shenmue 3 matches up with real life locations also.
never in my life did i think i'd be watching a video and pause to say "AWWW THE LONG STAIRCASE!!!" but man, i just did. and there's actually a military surplus store with a yellow awning! this is so cool!!! thank you for this!!
So well done! I've been to Japan before but never to Yokosuka. My goal in life is to do the Shenmue Pilgrimage and visit all the locations in the games. Thank you for this!
Thanks GamePark! Next time you visit Japan, you have to put Yokosuka on the list! Going there was more surreal than we ever imagined! Almost like visiting a place you grew up! :)
@@GamePark032 Before the world opens up you have time to play the game and count the days you spend in Dobuita, Yokosuka harbour, Hong Kong etc and then spend the same amount of time in those places :)
It looks very similar, but I beat it looked even more similar back in the 90's when they were developing the game. It's good to see than much has changed in this historic community.
Fantastic video! I wish there were more comparison videos of this quality :) I really enjoyed watching this, really makes me want to visit Yokosuka hahahaha
I've been in Yokosuka for almost 3 years now, the difference is literally day and night on Dobuita Street, once the sun starts to set all the local Japanese disappear and the Americans come out to the bars. All the businesses are open during the day and close at night as the bars open up. It's wild to watch it happen. If anyone plans to visit, make it during the day. Otherwise might as well go visit any random bar in America and you'll get the same experience
Even though this game has an overall somberness to it, there is a certain calmness. You don't feel rushed to complete it. It entices you to explore and interact with the worlds inhabitants. There's nothing quite like the first time experiencing this game. Such fond memories. I really couldn't get into the 2nd game unfortunately. It's crazy to think this was originally conceived as a Saturn title. Still it's very impressive to see how much detail they were able to pack into a game 21 years ago. This is a labor of love.
It really is a masterpiece! Playing the game is like visiting the town and visiting the town is like being in the game! If you ever get the chance you should go visit! P.S Give number 2 another try sometime, while it has it's differences to number one, It's an incredible adventure overall, you won't regret it 🌀
This was really cool to see. It still amazes me that they were able to achieve such a high level of detail 20 years ago. Thank you for making this video. Excellent work! 👍
100% It's incredible really! From what It seems, Shen 3 will continue to carry with it the same attention to detail! Guilin comparison next on the list! Thanks for the kind comments! :)
You did an excellent job on these comparative shots. This cemented it for me that next time we go back to Japan we’re going to make sure to visit Dobuita Street.
Beautiful made💗 Brings a tear to me eye on how compared it is to the game and real life♡ You are so lucky to have witness this~ Bless you for creating this 💗💗
Good Question, I think Dobuita represented the kind of quaint and realistic town he grew up in. He specifically wanted somewhere that felt nostalgic, "somewhere that felt like home, he wasn’t interested in building a fictionalized reproduction of Tokyo’s Shibuya" 🙂
Ive loved Shenmue eversince i played it a couple months ago, and the locations i dont know its just when i look at it, they look beautiful but when others look at it, they state its ugly. I guess im more atmospheric meaning that i really dont care what a place looks like, anyway these locations are so peaceful to me and thats what i love about Shenmue. Because the things you could do Shenmue you could also do in real life (Except for beating people but thats a different story) anyway i just wish their were more games like shenmue to be honest.
с любовью из россии...супер...шенму 1 и 2 лучшие сюжетные рукопашки...и очень даже неплохо что они без огнестрела..от слова совсем...сейчас 2023 год..лучше ничего сделали..ни майки ни сони ни нинтендо....дай бог наши дети или внуки доживут до тех времен когда сега снова обзаведется консолью...и вернет былую славу и популярнось со времен мега драйва и дримкаста!!!
why am i so fucking emotional rn
It is because of the magnificent music that it takes us back to that touching and mysterious atmosphere of Shenmue, which was so interesting to immerse ourselves in.. 🥲
This game was one of the main reasons for my first adventures in Japan when I was a university student. The sunset crow sounds, the melancholic "Free" exploration bgm in my CD player, and just exploring the back streets in the early 2000's really gave me that Shenmue I feeling. Visiting Yokohama for the first time back then, I noticed the bus designs were exactly like the game since (unlike the designs in Tokyo since both they're in Kanagawa prefecture). Definitely had a nerd-out moment and was hit with massive nostalgia. We bought a place in Yokohama and it became our second home for nearly ten years until moving on from Japan.
I did check out the areas in Yokosuka but it's pretty far from Yokohama and downtown Tokyo so I seldom visited there. You get a bad taste of Yokosuka really because of all the American naval guys causing ruckus thinking they're above the law disturbing the peace. The epitome of being meiwaku. Only if I had real-life QTE, I might have stood a chance...
With that being said, those shots are spot on! Loved the side-by-side comparisons. I'm curious how you managed to find all the little gems in real Yokosuka!
I need to get myself lost in Shenmue again...
Amazing! It's true the place seemed darker and more sinister at night than during the day, just like the game in that sense! But it was certainly a load of fun seeking out all the backstreets and linking them to areas in the game... even if they weren't the exact spots.
I watched this video back when it was first uploaded knowing I was going to Japan for the first time in March 2020.
Watching it again now after my visit to both Japan and Dobuita Street, it brings me not only a sense of nostalgia from all my years of playing Shenmue, but feelings of happiness, content, and disbelief that I actually made it there and got to see the place I'd visited so many times over the years on the Dreamcast.
We even met several American sailors, one of which I have actually kept in contact with 😂
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing! So happy to hear you were able to visit and make some contacts! As time goes on, It becomes harder to believe that we actually ever went!
Thanks for checking in!
Amazing. These shots were perfectly done. Really interesting to see how modern Yokosuka looked compared to the one in Shenmue. This made me want to boot up the game lol
Thanks so much, yes the locations are surprisingly similar considering it’s been 30+ years. You should go boot it up... you won’t regret it! :)
I wish there was video of how it looked in the 80s
Don’t forget, though made in 2000, the game’s story is from 1986 I believe. The game was so ahead of it’s time, it’s just incredible. The painstaking job of recreating those areas so perfectly using the technology available at that time is mind blowing. The game itself is a masterpiece for its time. I remember playing it and being in shock.
There’s a game called Driver San Francisco that did an unbelievable job of almost being a perfect match for the whole city, but it was using 2010-11 technology, which was obviously light years ahead of 1999-2000 technology.
Honorable mention to True Crime Streets of LA that made an amazing job recreating LA from 2000s
I love Shenmue so much! Its presence accompanies my life since I'm 14 :-)
This is one of the best I’ve seen, the comparisons are so realistic, it’s almost like you found the exact angles of the game to a t, gave me goosebumps. Thank you
Thank you so much! We tried to capture the same atmosphere and slow angles as in the game! Really glad to hear you liked it! 🙏🏼
the transition with the guy on the bike was godlike! idk if it was done on purpose but i love it lol. i really want to live in the old dobuita from shenmue, it looks like the perfect place to live a peaceful life
It wasn't planned, all the people appeared exactly like the MPC's. It was eerily similar, the longer you're there, the more you feel you're living in the game!
Shenmue has been one of my favorite games since it first came out(maybe even my favorite). After finishing my school in the Navy, they had us fill out a “dream sheet” of where we would like to be stationed. When I saw that Yokosuka was listed, I put that as my first choice.
Wow that's awesome! Did you get to go there in the end?
pure and nostalgic EMOTIONS.
Thanks so much, Giovanni! :)
I’m staying here in Yokosuka on vacation. You matched this with the game really well, and showed many of the best links between Shenmue and the real life Dobuita. I will be showing this to my friends at home so they understand!
This is such a crazy video.
Didn’t realize how accurate the parallels were between the game and real life.
Thanks! It's very surreal!
thank you very much for this amusing video 🌟 it makes feel like i really there
Wow this is incredible work! 👏🏼 thank you for this! Brought back memories
Do keep in mind, National Route 16 (Yokosuka Highway) was redirected at some point in time.
We'll have to do an another video in the future, with directions to each location! :)
Man this has to be the best video made about the comparison between the game locations and and real locations!
The use of the "free music" was also a great choice ;)
Congratulation on the amazing video! I hope it get the views that it deseves.
I hope you guys are excited for Shenmue3!
Thanks so much! We felt it was time to create an up to date Shenmue comparison video (without v.o commentary). Really Appreciate the comments and yes we are totally psyched for Shen 3!
Whoa. Excellent comparison and matching of camera work and color/tones. You really showed just how they were inspired to build those in-game locations.
I imagine their version of Yokosuka and Dobuita would feel spot on in terms of character to those real areas thirty years ago.
Thanks a lot! Having been there, it's easy to imagine just how close to the game it would have been 30 years ago! Would love to see some video footage of Yokosuka from back then!
Thank you so much for this.
i am now watching the Shenmue Animated series on Crunchyroll.
Sooooo many fashbacks for me... amd the animated series stayed true to the game.
The anime is amazing, they've created some really nice comparison shots! Keeping that Shenmue feel without compromising it being an anime.
Great video!!!Amazing!!!
Excellent video. I’ve been living in Japan for the last decade, and I moved to Yokohama, which neighbors Yokosuka 4 1/2 years ago. For the past 4 1/2 years, I visit Yokosuka once a season just to keep in touch with my roots as a Shenmue fan and how it inspired me to what to come to Japan. Also, I’m positive you got yourselves the landmark maps. They’re really cool to have. This is a must see for hardcore Shenmue fans. I’m hoping to go to Hong Kong and Guilin one day myself. Regrettably, there’s no arcade to stop by and the arcade in Kawasaki which is based on Kowloon, the setting of disc 3 of Shenmue II on DC, is closing November 17, 2019
Thanks HajimeNoJMo! (Great Name by the way, one of the best Animes/Mangas ever). That's great, If we lived closer we would visit more often too! Regrettably, we didn’t manage to pick up a landmark map as we were so caught up filming and were not 100% sure where to pick one up. We would love to do Shenmue 2 areas at some point In the future, It would be quite interesting to see if any of Shenmue 3 matches up with real life locations also.
It's incredible how close the game locations resemble the real world locations, but that tobacco shop in particular is unmistakable!
It's a truly surreal experience! The areas are scattered but you can recognise them and piece them together as you explore!
never in my life did i think i'd be watching a video and pause to say "AWWW THE LONG STAIRCASE!!!" but man, i just did. and there's actually a military surplus store with a yellow awning! this is so cool!!! thank you for this!!
So well done! I've been to Japan before but never to Yokosuka. My goal in life is to do the Shenmue Pilgrimage and visit all the locations in the games. Thank you for this!
Thanks GamePark! Next time you visit Japan, you have to put Yokosuka on the list! Going there was more surreal than we ever imagined! Almost like visiting a place you grew up! :)
I have checked Yokosuka off the list but i need to go back because it's been 11 years since i was there. It was definately everything i hoped for.
@@epicon6 Nice! I've only been to Hong Kong/Wanchai. But I'd like to do it in order as much as possible.
@@GamePark032 Before the world opens up you have time to play the game and count the days you spend in Dobuita, Yokosuka harbour, Hong Kong etc and then spend the same amount of time in those places :)
It looks very similar, but I beat it looked even more similar back in the 90's when they were developing the game. It's good to see than much has changed in this historic community.
Yeah I bet! Would love to see more content of Yokosuka at that time!
Amazing, takes me right back to my childhood playing shenmue
Really glad to hear! Thanks!
Good job i am in Tokyo i want to go to yokosuka
感谢你带来精彩的实拍视频，下次去日本时我一定要去一趟 横须贺。
Fantastic video! I wish there were more comparison videos of this quality :)
I really enjoyed watching this, really makes me want to visit Yokosuka hahahaha
Thanks! We really wanted to get the atmosphere of the place across but nothing beats going there in real life!
Thanks for sharing mate. I think there was a lot of effort put into this
Thank you, wish we had recorded more content!
This made me want to go to Japan ASAP!!!
It was an amazing trip! You should definitely try to visit someday!!!
So flippin cool, thanks for making this beautiful vid
Thank you! Appreciate it! 🙏🏼
Great Video, you bring back our Nostalgic feeling for this game
Thanks
You're very welcome! Glad it brought back some nostalgia :)
Can’t believe you missed the Park where you train at and the same location as the Yalamoto’s House.
Yeah there were a few locations we missed due to time. Gets too dark too quick in November! We'll get it on the next one! 👍
Amazing video! I really loved the comparison you made between reality and Shenmue
Thank you 🙏🏼
I've been in Yokosuka for almost 3 years now, the difference is literally day and night on Dobuita Street, once the sun starts to set all the local Japanese disappear and the Americans come out to the bars. All the businesses are open during the day and close at night as the bars open up. It's wild to watch it happen. If anyone plans to visit, make it during the day. Otherwise might as well go visit any random bar in America and you'll get the same experience
Haha! It certainly seemed that way while we were there!
awesome, thanks
Thanks! Really glad you liked it!
Really good video, thank you! :)
🙏🏼 Thank you!
Can't wait to visit this great city in 2021-2022 very nostalgic to see it in person would be a great experience thanks for making this video uploader.
We're excited for you! Really glad you enjoyed the video!!
Imagine living in what essentially is a real-life Hazuki residence. must be so cool
Even though this game has an overall somberness to it, there is a certain calmness. You don't feel rushed to complete it. It entices you to explore and interact with the worlds inhabitants. There's nothing quite like the first time experiencing this game. Such fond memories. I really couldn't get into the 2nd game unfortunately. It's crazy to think this was originally conceived as a Saturn title. Still it's very impressive to see how much detail they were able to pack into a game 21 years ago. This is a labor of love.
It really is a masterpiece! Playing the game is like visiting the town and visiting the town is like being in the game! If you ever get the chance you should go visit!
P.S Give number 2 another try sometime, while it has it's differences to number one, It's an incredible adventure overall, you won't regret it 🌀
Excellent work! So many great shots and clear comparisons. Very pleased to see the 'Now Loading' sign at the beginning. :D
Haha! Thanks mate! We were careful in making sure the Now Loading sign was right up front, where it belongs :)
This was really cool to see. It still amazes me that they were able to achieve such a high level of detail 20 years ago.
Thank you for making this video. Excellent work! 👍
100% It's incredible really! From what It seems, Shen 3 will continue to carry with it the same attention to detail! Guilin comparison next on the list! Thanks for the kind comments! :)
Amazing to experience these comparison shots without interrupting commentary! It's definitely the best real-life Shenmue video online! Thank you!
😉 Love your Shenmue art videos too!
Amazing! Man...This video deserves millions of like! Please if you can, do it for Shenmue 2 in Hong Kong/China too
Thanks so much! Hopefully we will get the chance to cover Hong Kong/Guilin sometime in the future! :)
Bravo ! Now i have shenmue 1 . 2 . 3 for pc ))) and i am 40 yers old ))))
Right on!!
Amazing video!!!
Thanks Davisson! Glad you liked it! :)
You did an excellent job on these comparative shots. This cemented it for me that next time we go back to Japan we’re going to make sure to visit Dobuita Street.
EpsilonOrpheon Thanks so much mate! We tried to capture as many as we could but there’s more to be seen for when you visit in person! 🙂
This was amazing, thank you! Would love to go on a bar crawl around that area at night, definitely on my bucket list!
Haha! The town is most certainly worth exploring! While we didn't bar crawl ourselves, we met a lot of Sailors hanging out during the night!
I can’t believe they made shenmue into a real thing xD
Yeah it's pretty amazing right?! You should try and visit someday (If you haven't been)
Brilliant comparison! Great job!
Thanks a lot for checking it out!
Beautiful made💗 Brings a tear to me eye on how compared it is to the game and real life♡ You are so lucky to have witness this~ Bless you for creating this 💗💗
Thanks so much! So glad to hear you enjoyed it! :)
awesome i applaud you for this magic wow my jaw was dropping all through this golden video - Shenmue one to me is the best game ever
Ha! Thanks so much for your kind words! Shenmue will always be one of the best ever! :)
amazing job!!!
Thanks so much, Giannis It was an adventure for us to shoot! Glad you liked it!
I'm always curious if there was a particular significance to "Dobuita" did Suzuki-san grow up there or something?
Good Question, I think Dobuita represented the kind of quaint and realistic town he grew up in. He specifically wanted somewhere that felt nostalgic, "somewhere that felt like home, he wasn’t interested in building a fictionalized reproduction of Tokyo’s Shibuya" 🙂
Just got the platinum trophy last night on the PS4 version. I live in Yokohama, so I want to visit Yokosuka sometime
Well done thats awesome! Be sure to capture some photos when you visit 📸
02:41 - people getting sweaty not pictured
So ccol! I'm in Japan right now actually. Makes me want to visit Yokosuka now :D
RetroMoments You won’t regret visiting, it’s really worth the trip. :)
I really need to visit here
Great video guys. Excellent to reminisce! 😁🙏🏻👊🏻
Wow, that's awesome, the game has inspired so many people in different ways! Really glad you liked the video! 🙏🏻
@@RetroBrosUk 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I wish I went to visit there ;) imma Cry cuz of Daily dose of Shenmue greatness!
I hope you get to visit some day!! :)
@@RetroBrosUk damn finally replied in 9 months lol 😆
Guts The Black Swordsman 😆 Sorry for the delay! Not sure how your comment got missed! Next time you’ll be the first ✌🏼
I see
thank you for this
Thanks for watching! :)
Ive loved Shenmue eversince i played it a couple months ago, and the locations i dont know its just when i look at it, they look beautiful but when others look at it, they state its ugly. I guess im more atmospheric meaning that i really dont care what a place looks like, anyway these locations are so peaceful to me and thats what i love about Shenmue. Because the things you could do Shenmue you could also do in real life (Except for beating people but thats a different story) anyway i just wish their were more games like shenmue to be honest.
Grear job!
Great video.
🙏🏼
I think I’m gonna get the watery eyes when I go there irl one day..
It's hard not to get the watery eyes when you go! Come back and tell us about it when you do!
it's sick !
🙏🏼 Thank you!
Nice
How do you do the overlays on the video? Like the buttons and watch in the top corner? Id love to use it for when i visit japan
damn what a cool video
Thank you!!! 🙏🏼
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2:02 you should have gone to that vending machine because on the Japanese version there is an identical Coca Cola vending machine to that.
You are right... next time we'll get this! Thanks 👍🏼🌀
с любовью из россии...супер...шенму 1 и 2 лучшие сюжетные рукопашки...и очень даже неплохо что они без огнестрела..от слова совсем...сейчас 2023 год..лучше ничего сделали..ни майки ни сони ни нинтендо....дай бог наши дети или внуки доживут до тех времен когда сега снова обзаведется консолью...и вернет былую славу и популярнось со времен мега драйва и дримкаста!!!
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