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Zhu manipulated both Lan Di and Iwao to protect the mirrors and the letter was the main catalyst to the events leading up to Shenmue 1.

Play it again. I wasn't keen after my first playthrough but I now think it's the best one.

Amazing interview. Lots to take away and ponder over. Exciting!

All they to do in 3 was have Ryo ask Shenhua about it - with Shenhua acting confused as if she never saw it and it never happened. Ryo wouldn't mention it again.

I think the stamina system is a conscious choice to force players to be accountable for the decisions they make. There are solutions to it and its up to the player to problem solve based on their playstyle. Players should be training everyday in keeping with Wude so I kind of like that it is...

Shenmue The harbour sections after work - waiting around for events. Shenmue II Beating the Martial Artists to impress the scout - they could've just asked us to pick one or had a martial arts tournament.

A mysterious death suggest he was poisoned. It's possible Iwao found him dead and then took the mirrors for safekeeping through Yuanda Zhu. Iwao's presence isn't really expected in Meng Cun as he is a tag along from Sunming's trip around China so it might explain why he's been able to hide under...

I think the Li Feng/Niao-sun element is to represent yin/yang. As Li Feng, she is benevolent - soft, kind and considerate. This is why most of her scenes are with small children to show her as a caring and motherly figure. As Niao-sun, she is manipulative, calculated and deadly.

Zhu had a plan! I think Yuanda Zhu will be revealed as the person who told the lie to Lan Di that Iwao was responsible for Zhao's death. Zhu manipulated Lan Di in the knowledge that he'd kill Iwao without a thought and by doing so, the location of the Phoenix Mirror would die with him and this...

I feel the same but I think it is a very fine balancing act. Have her appear enough to make the player question her importance, but not too much so that they put two and two together. I was expecting her to have some back story about why she was in Niaowu - maybe Ryo could have helped her with...

I got the impression that this was the path used by the thugs to enter the village without anyone noticing.

Difficult. I think we got a better Shenmue 3 in lots of ways because of them, but we don't know what pressure was put on YsNet to ship the game which could have harmed the final product. I think shipping in November was the wrong move. As DS got 100% of the Epic deal, maybe they got their...

Yu has said Shenmue 3 is chapter 4. I assume this doesn't include Baisha.