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Shenmue 3 TGS Mood Video - Spirit Of The Land
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I believe there are three areas, Bailu Village, Choubu and Baisha - however in a recent update on KS they have renamed Baisha to Fortified Castle Area:
Here is a description of the areas from numerous sources and interviews on Shenmue Dojo. Baisha may contain spoilers though so I've put spoiler tags over some story details you may not want to know:
Thanks!
All of that sounds great. I was hoping for an area we haven't seen anything of yet.
Yeah, the third area seems like a major part of the story so it looks like it's something that has been kept pretty secret and not shown which is understandable. Hopefully it stays that way as I'm starting to feel like I've seen a lot of the first two areas, lol.
The fortified castle is where the siege event (whatever that is) is taking place. I saw it referenced in a recent article or interview.
This looks absolutely gorgeous! I got my PS4 pre-order in the other day; Deluxe edition for those pre-order goodies and the season pass. I wasn't that big on the 1&2 remasters but I did ultimately enjoy my time with them (even if the last area in 2 took forever). I'm keen to help support the proper fans of the franchise so they can potentially get more Shenmue games (I did the same with Yakuza 6, also because they had awesome glasses as a pre-order, and that series has just boomed since then so.... y'all welcome ;D)
I mean, after this long wait and the game finally coming out, Shenmue fans should be trying everything they can to ensure they can get another game and close some more chapters in this story. And if the locations continue to look as gorgeous as this then it's all worth it!
I mean, after this long wait and the game finally coming out, Shenmue fans should be trying everything they can to ensure they can get another game and close some more chapters in this story. And if the locations continue to look as gorgeous as this then it's all worth it!
That trailer hit me right in the nostalgia. The shot with the lights from the town at night glowing off the lake was amazing.
No! We need some primary colours and Sega blue skies feelings these days. Have we not had enough murky games!
Team blue skies here. Shenmue 1 and 2 had wonderful blue skies, I'm glad to see 3 following that trend perfectly.
Man, seeing Niao Sun for the first time is gonna be a moment. I remember getting goosebumps when I first watched this all those years ago:
She's probably the reason I'm most excited for 3. She was sorta hyped up after 2 had been released I remember (and before 3 became a pipe dream of existing). I'd love if we briefly get introduced to all the big bosses of the Chi You Men, though I'd imagine that might be more of a Shenmue 4 thing (if we get it)
According to gameplay write up on phantom riverstone there is a cutscene with music at nightfall.
https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/09/hands-on-play-of-shenmue-iii-demo-at.html?m=1
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That's exciting. The nightfall transition scene is one of my favorite world-building elements from Shenmue.
Am I completely wrong in getting the vibe that she's going to become more of an ally towards the end of the game? I dunno, most women who meet Ryo inexplicably end up falling for him and I wouldn't be surprised if Niao is the same, as funny as that would be.
I think she is going to be a complete total bitch that by the end we will be itching our controllers to elbow assault her and the other chi you men leaders who we have yet to see in the face!!!!
The first gameplay trailer we seen this year, the guy who looks like a steroid ridden Fei Long who whooped Ryos ass is he a chi you men leader?.
Nah, he's not one of the big four leaders, I think he's just a lower member (Spaghetti would probably know for sure). So far the only leaders of the Chi You Men we've seen are Lan Di and Niao Sun. And of the ones remaining, one of the two yet to be revealed is supposed to be the big boss "Tentei" - the boss of bosses (similar I guess to Chairman "Dummy" Daigo of the Tojo Clan in Yakuza, only probably far smarter and dangerous).
I look forward to just seeing how many of them are revealed in 3 - Niao we know should be turning up (though I don't think we've seen anything of her yet) but I'd love to at least see just one scene of all four to wet our appetites for future games.
We've seen a bit of her ; ): https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2017/09/easter-egg-characters-discovered-in.html#more
Could be just a placeholder location though.
That's a really cool little Easter Egg, first time I've see that! Can't wait for her to show up for real, definitely feels like the fortified castle area is probably the setting for some sort of finale/big showdown type plot point - like the 70 man brawl in 1, or Yellow Head Building in 2.
Here's a cool translated interview from 4Gamer and Yu Suzuki. Worth reading it all.
It's a shame he couldn't fully flesh out the food system he wanted to try. Sounds like it would have been pretty cool and detailed. It's also nice he wants to move on to Shenmue 4 right away if fans are vocal and it does okay.
It's a shame he couldn't fully flesh out the food system he wanted to try. Sounds like it would have been pretty cool and detailed. It's also nice he wants to move on to Shenmue 4 right away if fans are vocal and it does okay.
The food thing could have been super fun. I remember Yakuza 6 doing something far more simplified for the Rizap training challenges, but this being way more focused on Kung Fu would have been awesome.
And yeah, awesome interview, can't believe its so close now, still doesn't really seem real.
And yeah, awesome interview, can't believe its so close now, still doesn't really seem real.
Free 2 is great also.
I personally don't mind if music gets reused, corners have to be cut somewhere. I'm surprised at the quality of the cutscenes though, I had expected the game to utilize 2D images with text much like that Yakuza 0 game or other modern RPGs.
I'd honestly be fine with the free music being reused. I've been relistening to much of 1 and 2's soundtrack lately in prep for 3 and its definitely very nice to just have on when relaxing/exploring in the games.
And yeah, Shenmue 3 is actually quite uncompromising in certain aspects like the cutscenes or all NPCs being unique, having their own routines and Japanese AND English voice actors. I assumed they'd cut corners with NPCs due to the reduced budget but nope!
You don't think she'll be a member of the Hazuki Harem by the end credits?
Well then, may the best man win.
Yep I know all about Tentei, well as much as we all do I guess he's the man behind the 4 leaders, I just thought fei long wannabe might have been a possible main head since he looks like the guy on the promotional chapter art as a key character chapters 4 and 6.
I could be looking into it way too much and he's a minor character though so many questions... The games story and main characters have been kept under wraps really well.
Some interesting info in this thread from the IGN Japan article:
Also, a great write-up on the demo from Phantom River Stone, one of the best Shenmue fan sites on the net:
This guy catches every detail you could imagine. This is my favorite detail:
Also, a great write-up on the demo from Phantom River Stone, one of the best Shenmue fan sites on the net:
This guy catches every detail you could imagine. This is my favorite detail:
Only thing that bothers me is the 9pm curfew, I love exploring after dark and it feels like the game will be limiting me in that regard. 10pm would have been a nice compromise. Though I guess I'll have to see how it works in practice, its such a nice looking game at night that I'd rather not be restricted quite that much.
I think shenmue 1&2 had one till 11pm. It it 9 in shenmue 3?
shadowman16 what 9pm curfew are you talking about?
Ryo isn't home anymore, so Ine-san can't throw a fit :P
Ryo isn't home anymore, so Ine-san can't throw a fit :P
Everything is looking better and better. Seriously, they're hitting that Shenmue atmosphere so well! I will definitely waste time just walking around looking at every detail. It's unbelievable that we're only 2 months away from playing freaking Shenmue 3 and reading that Yu wants to move onto 4 if things go well it's even better.
I guess talking to Shenhua will take up a couple of hours of in-game time at the end of the day maybe so that explains 9pm. Maybe the days start earlier at around 6am or 7am to make up the difference. Will be interested to see how the game progresses with this change and if it lasts throughout the entire game. Might just be the first village area.
It's in the IGN Japan write-up I linked a couple posts up.shadowman16 what 9pm curfew are you talking about?
Ryo isn't home anymore, so Ine-san can't throw a fit :P
More info from the Shenmue Dojo, by way of IGN:
Good god this game sounds incredible.
Good god this game sounds incredible.
lol at the mysterious scroll comment. Yu playing that long game I see! Sounds amazing though. Magic weather, tons of dialogue and characters, nice big areas to explore etc. I can't really get any more hyped that I am now!
This is a very odd design choice on Yu's part. It was 11pm in the original games. That means we're only allowed to wander around at night for a couple of hours. :(
That's not enough time to get my fix of nighttime ambience.
It is a bit of a pity. But I might have read somewhere that days are slightly longer (as in, number of minutes per in game minute is more than the previous games) so maybe we'll still get a decent amount of time for night time stuff. Would be a pity though, as the screen shots shown so far at night look wonderful. But sounds like the 2 extra hours between 9-11pm are for the Shenhua catchup convos which sound cool in their own right.