Phantom River Stone is a Shenmue blog which specializes in analysis posts about the game and translations of Japanese interviews and magazine articles.
Here's a little background about how the blog came about, from the Community intro page on the Dojo (thank you for the nice write-up, Peter!).
August 2016 saw long term community member and translator, “Switch”, launch his own blog entitled, “Phantom River Stone”. With living in Japan and also speaking the language with fluent proficiency, Switch was no better placed to dive deep into the world of Shenmue, exploring every aspect of the games conceivably possible! When we say deep, we mean DEEP! Starting off with general analysis, Switch quickly moved to providing translations for interviews with Yu Suzuki, and other Japanese media outlets.
His expertise became invaluable as more and more information came out about Shenmue 3, from Kickstarter updates to community interviews at major gaming events across the globe. Alongside his excellent translations, Switch and Phantom River Stone has went from strength to strength, including Japanese culture into his blogs, covering all sorts of direct and indirect Shenmue topics such as; Japanese culture and phrases, Shenmue Muecas insights, various takes on anyone and everyone involved with Shenmue down the years, and insights into the Shenmue games themselves. In December 2017, the site was hosted on Patreon, offering exclusive content for donors.
New articles are generally posted to the blog every few days. Follow Phantom River Stone on Facebook & Twitter (buttons above) to keep abreast of our latest material, as well as smaller pieces of news and information that may not qualify for a blog post on their own.
If you're new to the blog, why not dip your toe in with the blog's most popular post of all time, the "Especially since you bought merchandise" analysis, or see if you caught all the little details in the July 2018 Shenmue III image of a Warehouse Battle Scene from Kickstarter Update #85.
With over 230 articles published so far, there's sure to be a topic or two there that will capture your interest!
www.phantomriverstone.com
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