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Post by TheHellboundHeart on Jan 19, 2004 9:59:46 GMT
.....for shamelessly copying Gollum/Smeagel from The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and calling him Chai!!
Chai was last seen looking for 'the precious' in Yamanose and refused to comment to us at this time.
However, Suzuki has said he will contest the claim all the way, and that any further similarities between Fuk-San and Sam Wise is pure coincidence. It seems like Peter Jackson got HIS inspiration from a certain DC game IMHO.
Due to legal proceedings, plans for Shenmue 3 have been put on hold, despite 'money bags' Bill Gates offering a substantial fee to make it an Xbox exclusive and further dilute a great series with an orangey tang and poor box art. Rumours that it will have pics of Master Gates in the background have been unfounded.
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Post by ShenmueAddict on Jan 19, 2004 19:31:33 GMT
mildy funny but Shenmue was developed for the saturn from 1995 onwards and the shenmue story written in 1994 so chai's character had already been created years before the first Lord of the rings film was released.
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Post by JoePesciAddict on Jan 25, 2004 16:26:47 GMT
You have a point Pingham. BUT, the Lord of the Rings books were copyrighted years before Shenmue was made and Suzuki probably got his inspiration from the books themselves. But, I find it very cool that that is a similarity. I never would of figured that out unless I did some serious digging. Great job HellboundHeart
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Post by TheHellboundHeart on Jan 25, 2004 16:37:47 GMT
Thanks Pesci.
btw, there are some similarities with LOTR and Shenmue besides Chai and Gollum, though he is the most obvious. Coincidence it seems, who knows?
Both are epics and follow similar story structure, both concern the search and info about a precious item. It appears that it was foretold by prophecy, and failure may not just affect Ryo but maybe the world?
I haven't quite finished Shenmue 2 yet, but the Shenmue series is kinda the LOTR series for innovation and a classic for games like the LOTR is for films and books.
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Post by JoePesciAddict on Jan 25, 2004 16:44:14 GMT
You never cease to amaze me Hellbound. That is a very interesting observation. Yes, both story's are very similar. It seems that the base of Suzuki's ideas were inspired by LotR
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Post by braziliangc on Jan 25, 2004 20:54:04 GMT
I would be laughing if that was where he got his inspiration from
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Post by ShenmueAddict on Jan 26, 2004 1:51:10 GMT
You have a point Pingham. BUT, the Lord of the Rings books were copyrighted years before Shenmue was made and Suzuki probably got his inspiration from the books themselves. But, I find it very cool that that is a similarity. I never would of figured that out unless I did some serious digging. Great job HellboundHeart oh yeh i forgot about the books, they were writtne years ago |
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Post by 216Alone on Feb 25, 2004 23:04:36 GMT
Anyone besides me read the book? (LOTR is one complete book made seperately during the depression for financial issues)
I dont really think theyre that similar seeing as Tolkien got most of his inspiration from the first world war. And theres many anti industrial themes in LoTR where shenmue is about revenge to the point, then two mirrors that no one knows much about... meh.
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Post by Subsy on Feb 27, 2004 0:14:48 GMT
I've read The Hobbit, but kept falling asleep during FotR. The books just aren't as gripping as the movies, unfortunately. Regardless, that was funny  |
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Post by ShenmueAddict on Feb 27, 2004 0:19:44 GMT
lol no i havent read the book nor have i seen ANY of the films ;D |
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Post by JoePesciAddict on Feb 27, 2004 0:23:22 GMT
Ha, the books and movies are great. I have read all 3 and seen all 3 movies. Gollum is so much like Chai, they even sound the same
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Post by RavinRoadie on Apr 1, 2004 16:08:09 GMT
ryo = frodo/luke sykwalker
Ren = aragorn/ hans solo
oh i cant be fucked, but the 1st star wars trilogy was based loosly on LoTR
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Post by JoePesciAddict on Apr 6, 2004 0:10:04 GMT
Ryo sort of has the same role as Frodo but they act completely differen'y. Frodo is a little wussy. As for the Ren-a-likes. I think you nailed it there
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Post by JoePesciAddict on Apr 6, 2004 0:14:56 GMT
Thanks Pesci. btw, there are some similarities with LOTR and Shenmue besides Chai and Gollum, though he is the most obvious. Coincidence it seems, who knows? Both are epics and follow similar story structure, both concern the search and info about a precious item. It appears that it was foretold by prophecy, and failure may not just affect Ryo but maybe the world? I haven't quite finished Shenmue 2 yet, but the Shenmue series is kinda the LOTR series for innovation and a classic for games like the LOTR is for films and books. I must add to this. If you have finished Shenmue II yet you should know the ending is very mystical and that it is kind of like magic. Maybe further through Shenmue it will get even more mystical? |
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Post by RavinRoadie on Apr 17, 2004 21:37:40 GMT
wong = jawa!
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Post by Rome on Jun 3, 2004 17:44:25 GMT
Hmmm, i always thought the two sounded and looked sort of alike, but whenever i play Shenmue, i think about Gollum whenever Chai comes in play. Is that true though, Yu got sued?
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Post by Ryosplace on Jun 7, 2004 16:38:39 GMT
Yu Suzuki should sue this site for being so crappy.
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Post by ShenmueAddict on Jun 7, 2004 20:18:34 GMT
Yu Suzuki should sue this site for being so crappy. you should be sued for being such a loser. |
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Post by RavinRoadie on Jun 10, 2004 15:20:10 GMT
lol
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Post by TheHellboundHeart on Jun 12, 2004 11:54:11 GMT
Only just now, as I begin to sift through all the topics, do I realise how frequent member 'Ryosplace' was a complete twat!  |
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