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Translation of the 4Gamer interview with Yu Suzuki is now up!

4Gamer Interview with Yu Suzuki @Gamescom

[Peter]

Now that I am back, it's time to rewind time all the way back and read everything that has came out from Gamescom. If only we had this awesome member who had a site with translated interviews from Suzuki-san

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Two new posts added!

Seven Interesting Details from the Shenmue III Teaser | Gamescom

Video Interview with Cédric Biscay by Team Yu | Gamescom

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New posts added!

Famitsu Poll Results: Best All-Time Game

Kickstarter Update #74: New Ryo Pics

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3 new posts.

The Shenmue Art Book: Overview of Contents

Yu Suzuki Interviewed by Shenmue Dojo

Masaya Matsukaze Visits Yu Suzuki

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Three new posts added!

The Shenmue Art Book - Characters Section | Shenmue Merchandise

"Easter Egg" Characters Discovered in Shenmue III Teaser

Ryo's Arrival in Hong Kong | Shenmue II Design Document Translation

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4 new posts:

Recap: Shenmue III Japanese Media Interviews | Gamescom 2017
Shenmue 500K Interview with Yu Suzuki | Gamescom
Zhu Yuan Da or Yuanda Zhu? | Character Names in Shenmue I vs II
YS Net Studio Visit by Koch Media with Blurry Dev Screenshot | Photos

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New posts added!

Gamescom 2017 Photo Report (from the Dojo's yuc02)

SEGA Dreamcast: Collected Works Kickstarter | Shenmue Special Edition

[Sappharad]

Shenmue III Title Screen Image

Does this title screen introduce a numbering consistency error in the series? In the English version the Notebook had 'chapters' numbered before each section, with Hong Kong being 2, Kowloon being 3, and Guilin being 4.

Does the Japanese version of the Notebook not number them? Does this title screen referring to Chapter 3 as Guilin conflict with that numbering at all? If 2, 3 and 4 in Shenmue 2 were not chapter numbers, then what were they supposed to be?

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Shenmue III Title Screen Image

Does this title screen introduce a numbering consistency error in the series? In the English version the Notebook had 'chapters' numbered before each section, with Hong Kong being 2, Kowloon being 3, and Guilin being 4.

Does the Japanese version of the Notebook not number them? Does this title screen referring to Chapter 3 as Guilin conflict with that numbering at all? If 2, 3 and 4 in Shenmue 2 were not chapter numbers, then what were they supposed to be?

The Japanese version also has numbers in Ryo's notebook (Yokosuka=1, Hong Kong=2, Kowloon=3) but I would say they are more to provide a sequential reference and are not intended to relate to the chapter numbering of the game titles.

I think the inconsistency lies with how chapter numbers are used in the game titles, which was already the case with Shenmue II: in Japanese, the first game was subtitled "Chapter One ~Yokosuka~" whereas Shenmue II dropped the subtitle.

So I think if Shenmue III is given a chapter subtitle it is really just a return to the format of the first game.

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Two posts added.

Kickstarter Update #75: Face Animations & Subtitles Translation

Shenmue 2 Concept Sketch: "Wharf Near Langhuishan"

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Latest posts added:

Earning Money to Meet Ren | Shenmue 2 Flowchart #2 Translation

Evolution of the Shenmue Undub Part 1: The Sm1th Release

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Four new posts!

Evolution of the Shenmue Undub Part 2: The Kogami Release

2 New Additions to the Shenmue Community | Shenmue Blog & Shenmue Lounge

Cédric Biscay in Tokyo | Photo

Evolution of the Shenmue Undub Part 3: Translating the Last 3%

[johnvivant]

Switch, do you know if anyone is working on a 80min disc optimized version of the new undub?
I really want to play it on my dreamcast. thanks

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Switch, do you know if anyone is working on a 80min disc optimized version of the new undub?
I really want to play it on my dreamcast. thanks

You may be in luck! There's a plan to look at making an 80 min version also but it will be a bit further down the track.