What constitutes a "chapter" in Shenmue?
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2015 11:18 am
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 1 and 2 and Shenmue 2 are another chapter, disc 3 of Shenmue 2 is another chapter, and disc 4 of Shenmue 2 is another chapter.
However, I've also seen it reported that the "Shenmue Side Story" manga is also officially considered a chapter.
Now, Wikipedia needs reliable sources for this information. Searching around, I've seen arguments on this forum about whether the manga should be considered a chapter or not, and there are good arguments on both sides, but Wikipedia doesn't care about individual opinions. We need the information to either come from reliable sources or the the games themselves.
Are there any reliable sources out there that explain this?
Also, do the games themselves label the different chapters anywhere? I don't remember title cards or anything (eg stating "Chapter 2: Hong Kong") in the games - am I misremembering? Perhaps this information is elsewhere in the game, like in a save summary?
Any ideas? Sorry this question is a bit dull.
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 1 and 2 and Shenmue 2 are another chapter, disc 3 of Shenmue 2 is another chapter, and disc 4 of Shenmue 2 is another chapter.
However, I've also seen it reported that the "Shenmue Side Story" manga is also officially considered a chapter.
Now, Wikipedia needs reliable sources for this information. Searching around, I've seen arguments on this forum about whether the manga should be considered a chapter or not, and there are good arguments on both sides, but Wikipedia doesn't care about individual opinions. We need the information to either come from reliable sources or the the games themselves.
Are there any reliable sources out there that explain this?
Also, do the games themselves label the different chapters anywhere? I don't remember title cards or anything (eg stating "Chapter 2: Hong Kong") in the games - am I misremembering? Perhaps this information is elsewhere in the game, like in a save summary?
Any ideas? Sorry this question is a bit dull.