Shenmue/The Black Car: Difference between revisions

After the opening cutscene, you can look around Ryo's room to get used to the [[Shenmue/Controls|controls]]. Looking on the desk and in the drawers will get you a few items for your inventory - none of them are essential, but the [[Shenmue/Music Tapes|tapes]] might help you pass the time later in the game.

Once you're done, head into the hall to get a cutscene with Ine-san - she'll ask that you're doing okay, and will give you the first of your daily ¥500 allowance, before telling you that Fuku-san wants to speak with you in the dojo.

When you leave the house, you'll find yourself in the courtyard. Head left, around the side of the house (''not'' through the main gate), to get to the dojo. You can walk up to the tree outside the dojo for another flashback, or just head straight in to talk to Fuku-san about what happened between Lan Di and your father. Once that's done, you'll be back in the courtyard. Head back to the front of the house, and go out through the gate.

There's only really one way to walk through Ryo's home village, so follow the road down the hill. When you're passing the shrine, Ryo will hear a cat meow and go in. He'll spend a few minutes talking to Megumi, a little girl who's adopted an orphaned kitten. The cat's mother was killed by a black car, similar to Lan Di's, and the car almost hit Yamagishi-san, an elderly man in Sakuragaoka.

Once you're done, continue down the hill to...

Take the first right, past the phone booth - the only other path is a dead end. You'll come to a T-junction, where an old woman will ask you to help her find the Yamamoto's house. If you want to help her, it's on the left from the T-junction, more or less opposite the road to Dobuita. She's waiting for you in the park. If you're not feeling helpful, you're just looking for Yamagishi-san's house, which is the last house when you turn right at the T-junction. He'll tell you that the car was racing towards the shopping area in Dobuita, and that people there might have more information.

You can ask a lot of different people about the car, but they'll eventually point you to a girl who got splashed with mud by the car - your classmate [[Shenmue/Characters#Nozomi Harasaki|Nozomi]], who's standing outside her grandmother's flower shop opposite the fruit and vegetable seller. Talk to her for a bit, and she'll tell you that your friend Tom had an argument with people in a black car. Go along the main street past the Tomato convenience store and you'll find Tom dancing at his hot dog truck. Speak to him and he'll tell you to ask Chinese people about other Chinese, as well as offering to ask around on your behalf. Go back towards the Tomato store, and you'll encounter the first QTE of the game.

*'''QTE:''' {{dc|Left|Dpad}} {{dc|A}} {{dc|B}}