Lastly, Yu Suzuki mentioned how they want to let Japanese fans try out the game before release and hinted Shenmue III will probably be playable at Tokyo Game Show 2019 in September. Yu Suzuki didn’t clarify whether we’ll really get to see Ryo and Lan Di settle the score or not after that. But well, maybe I shouldn’t have said all that.įamitsu: Wait, will it really happen or not (laughs)
The Kickstarter update that made the announcement. So you thought the story would end with him getting revenge, right?įamitsu: Wow, are you implying Shenmue III will feature Ryo settling the score with Lan Di!? Oh, but wait, the story will keep going after this? Set to be ready sometime in the second half of September, the demo will be a standalone act set in Bailu Village, the first area of Shenmue 3. From a little hands-off demo alone, Shenmue 3 seems more of a RPG than the previous entries. The E3 hands-on demo for Shenmue 3 is timed to 15 minutes with a countdown at the top of the screen, and I'm sat playing with creator Yu Suzuki, which feels like a big deal. Yu Suzuki: Shenmue‘s main character Ryo is traveling to get revenge against Lan Di, who killed his father. Shenmue 3 was made for fans - it cant appeal to anyone else. The mystery behind the mirrors and the sword will be gradually revealed as well. So in Shenmue III, at Bailu village, you’ll learn about what Iwao did in China and the truth about why Lan Di killed him. But if I keep doing this, it’ll never end. Yu Suzuki: Shenmue is the type of story where more and more mysteries get piled up as it goes on (laughs). We don’t know what Ryo’s father’s Iwao did in China in the past too… We still don’t know much about the Mirrors and the Sword of Seven Stars which are connected to all this. Ryo’s main objective is getting vengeance on Lan Di and that hasn’t happened yet.
And most notably, Yu Suzuki hinted that we might get to see Ryo and Lan Di settle the score in some way:įamitsu As of Shenmue II, there are still many story elements left hanging. How much space or does my computer remove this game Does the PC play Do I have problems If youre wondering, compare the current Shenmue3 system. we’ll also learn more on the mirrors and the Sword of the Seven Stars. He reiterated that Shenmue III won’t finish the whole story, but we’ll learn much more about Ryo’s father Iwao and what did he do in China in the past. Storywise, Yu Suzuki hinted at something pretty big. The playtime will differ depending on your playstyle, and simply rushing the main story “won’t let you see even 30% of Shenmue III“. And you’ll be able to play it much more if you try to do everything and play at your own pace. However, he added that the game’s main story will take you around 50 hours to complete if you play in Challenge difficulty. In the past, around two years ago, he said the game would be around 50 hours long, but this ended up being readjusted as development went on. In the interview, Yu Suzuki also mentioned that Shenmue 3‘s main story will take from 35 to 40 hours to complete. Yu Suzuki mentioned this demo is exclusive to PC and there are no plans to distribute it on PS4. He also spoke about the demo certain Shenmue 3 backers will be able to play in September. In the interview, Yu Suzuki mentioned how Shenmue 3 is currently being debugged and tuned, meaning it’s unlikely the game will get delayed again. The interview reveals tons of interesting info.
But the biggest news by far is how Famitsu published a new interview with Yu Suzuki conducted at Gamescom 2019. It was enough that many clamored for a refund instead of submitting to the perceived tyranny of Epic Games, and Epic responded by saying it would handle the refund process.Īs of now, Shenmue III is set for a Novemrelease date, after suffering some delays earlier in the year.Shenmue 3 got a new trailer today at Gamescom 2019, which is included below. There was quite a stir when Ys Net and Deep Silver announced the game would be exclusive to the Epic Games Store. Shenmue III's relationship with the EGS is a brief, but tortured one. In what's probably not surprising to anyone, the PC version of the demo is tied to the Epic Games Store. Shenmue III's backer demo is set to release in the second half of September, following a delay caused by the time and effort put into the recent media demo. For DLL to inject, hit Browse and select UniversalUE4UnlockerDumper.dll and press 'Inject DLL'. 4) For 'Process to inject into', hit select and select 'Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping.exe'.
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Ys Net didn't say when the trial would expire. There's no mention of what these activities might be, but we hope forklifts will be involved. It takes place in Shenmue III's opening area of Bailu Village.Īfter finishing the demo's main objective, players can still replay the demo and wander about completing other activities up until the trial expires.
The demo reportedly lasts about an hour and features a wide variety of activities.