1999 Shenmue Pre-Release Interview with Director Keiji Okayasu | Dreamcast Magazine

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Shenmue Director Keiji Okayasu on Shenmue in this 1999 interview, one week before its Japan release, reflects on how the team had felt earlier on during its development for the Saturn: "We knew that the graphics we had made at that time had reached a level that was unbelievable for the Saturn, and we were confident."

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/02/early-access-1999-interview-with.html

 

[Jigen]

Oh, now I understand Yu's development method, great work!

 

[xatruio]

Is he the one being interviewed for the Dramcast Collected Works...?

 

[24Nathan]

Good stuff as always!

 

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Is he the one being interviewed for the Dramcast Collected Works...?

Yes, he is listed as one of the interviewees for it, and he has also been interviewed for the Shenmue Documentary. It should make for really interesting material, especially as he's now of course working on Shenmue 3 too.

 

[高野和泉]

He looks about the same age as Nagoshi. Wonder wut happened career wise. He just disappeared after S2.