I do not know if this is widely known, and if it is I apologize, but I came across an interesting post from Shenmue 2 Differences (@Shen2Diffs) on Twitter that showed something I had no idea about until now:
Looks like another small censorship that was actually first featured in the Xbox version of Shenmue II and not the PAL Dreamcast version like the other censorships.
It seems this guy's outfit originally looked militaristic, and they changed it to avoid controversy.
Here's actual Chinese military uniforms that look exactly like this guy's original uniform:
Looks like another small censorship that was actually first featured in the Xbox version of Shenmue II and not the PAL Dreamcast version like the other censorships.
It seems this guy's outfit originally looked militaristic, and they changed it to avoid controversy.
Here's actual Chinese military uniforms that look exactly like this guy's original uniform: