By the way, it would be really good to have a reliable source I can use to show that Shenmue 1 and 2 were developed simultaneously, and the decision was made to split them during development. This is common knowledge but I can't find a good source for it. Any ideas?
I take it with a positive insight, that means the novel is very flexible and Yu is free to make the best game possible (rather the best adaptation) as long as he follows the big story lines he planned earlier. Absolutely - it's natural for a project to change as it develops. For the article, I was ...
It sounds like the chapter idea was always more of a development tool than anything, then - so worth discussing in the Development section, but too confusing and vague to use elsewhere.
Thank you for this detailed reply. Unfortunately, I already know everything you explained, and I'd read that Next Level interview, too! I still have the same problem - I need to find either reliable sources or something in the games themselves that indicate what constitutes the chapters so far. The ...
Hi all. Boring question, I'm afraid... I've been doing lots of work on the Shenmue Wikipedia pages lately. I've been trying to find good sources that explain what exactly the different chapters of Shenmue are (that have been released, anyway). My understanding is that Shenmue 1 is one chapter, discs...
Yo. Like many others, the Shenmue III announcement has got me thinking about this wonderful series for the first time in a long time. I have a very foggy memory of seeing footage of Ryo on a train speeding through the mountains, possibly engaged in some kind of action or fighting, I can't remember. ...