Love to Hate Shenmue (Season 2 - Episode 18)

Apologies ahead for the very ranty episode, but James and Matt delve into the controversial clickbait and headlines throughout the years that have frustrated Shenmue fans...these unprovoked attacks on our beloved series that we attempt to address...for better or worse :) Please give us your thoughts and feedback on this episode wherever you please, be it on Twitter, the Forums, or any of our contact options - we'd love to know what you thought!   Visit the Shenmue Dojo Forums to discuss all things Shenmue: https://www.shenmuedojo.com/forum/index.php   Watch the visual show version for this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vM8tV14pIKs MUSIC: Shenmue 2 OST - Forest 5 (Intro) Kitchen Brothers - Arihiro & Rika Sato Theme Richard Cartlidge - Baihu's Defeat Remix During Quiz - Various Richard Cartlidges Tracks RyoX - Inherited Skills at Dawn LINKS: SEGA Shop EU Pin of the Month - https://www.segashop.co.uk/products/sega-exclusive-pin-of-the-month-shenmue Jason Demarco Tweet - https://twitter.com/Clarknova1/status/1574971363453857792?s=20&t=iia3YZM6D3AcBepYRDjbdA Air Twister - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHOJGdMiwo0 Air Twister Soundtrack - https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/searchuni?term.media_format=&q=Air+Twister+Original+Soundtrack Shenmusings GameJam Website - https://shenmue2gamejam.wordpress.com/ Dreamcast Junkyard DreamPod with the Dojo! - https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2022/10/dcjy-welcomes-shenmue-dojo.html Suka Pass Shenmue Passport Fan App - sukapass.com Kitchen Bro's Arihiro & Rika Sato Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_HiaLTc_zg Sporcle Shenmue Quiz - https://www.sporcle.com/games/amaranth/shenmue_trivia Article Links: Destructoid: https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-shenmue-i-ii/ Interesting tweet: https://twitter.com/32mbit/status/1406649291414949902 Jeff Gerstmann: "It's a fucking bullshit forklift simulator for assholes" - Jeff Gerstmann: https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/status/541333003121610752 Shenmue is the best bad game of all time: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mitchwallace/2018/08/28/shenmue-the-best-bad-game-of-all-time/?sh=e3cef02444cd Random hate: https://twitter.com/spacetwinks/status/1196831722723270660 Shenmue 2 Bad: https://steamcommunity.com/app/758330/discussions/0/3041605810443916705/ Shenmue 3 Shit Show...: https://twitter.com/PatStaresAt/status/1303767484345004033 RGT85 Video: https://youtu.be/qsqnsXKU5IM AEW Sign: https://gamerant.com/aew-all-out-shenmue-3-sign/ https://twitter.com/iamtylermarie/status/1566665022687920129 Poor Sales: https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/633272-poor-shenmue-3-sales-deep-silver-revenue-8-million Shenmue 3 failed Rebuttal: https://twitter.com/shenmue_dojo/status/1230015597418831873 Video Games Chronicle: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/shenmue-3-performed-fine-but-isnt-a-mass-market-game-says-publisher/