17th August 2003, 10:36 PM
Shenmue 1 took place in Japan, and Shenmue 2 took place in Hong Kong. The crappy part in Shenmue 2 was the walled city of Kowloon, which was torn down in the 90's. That place was indeed a dump, but not a part of main Hong Kong. HK is actually a really beautiful city.