by Mr357 » Sat Apr 22, 2017 3:45 pm
Shenmue I begins on December 3rd, 1986, and must be completed no later than April 14th, 1987. That's 4 months and 12 days, or 133 days, to be exact.
Shenmue II can begin as early as January 6th, 1987 (unless you skip days in Shenmue I with the help of glitches), and has to be completed on or before June 31st, 1987. That's 5 months and 26 days, or 177 days. However, if you don't import a save file, the game will default to a starting date of February 23rd, 1987, meaning the maximum amount of time you have is 4 months and 9 days, or 129 days.
I predict that Shenmue III will start in early May and go no later than the end of September. If a fourth game ends the series, I don't think we'll ever see 1988.