Phantom River Stone Blog

[Switch]

A follow-up post to the previous one, this time looking in detail at the functions available in the F355 Challenge VM Operator tool that came on the Japanese Shenmue Passport disc.

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/shenmue-passport-hidden-f355-challenge.html

 

[Switch]

Recent Shenmue 3 Kickstarter updates.

Shenmue III Release Date Revised to 19th November | Kickstarter Update #100
https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/shenmue-iii-release-date-revised-to.html

Shenmue III Participation at E3 | Kickstarter Update #101
https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/shenmue-iii-participation-at-e3.html

 

[Switch]

Deep Silver's Shenmue III Pre-Order Page & River Li Image



I'll be working on an analysis of the leaked Walmart footage next...!

 

[Switch]

Part One of the Walmart footage analysis is posted. This part covers analysis of:

• The Fortune Teller clip
• Ryo driving a forklift truck
• The Whack-a-Mole game

http://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/analysis-part-one-new-shenmue-iii.html

 

[Switch]

A summary of what comes with these Shenmue III versions: the Collectors Edition, the Deluxe Edition (vs the Standard) & pre-order bonuses offered on the PlayStation store.

http://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/shenmue-iii-collectors-edition-deluxe.html

 

[Switch]

English captions added to Yu Suzuki's interview by Gamespot about Shenmue III at E3.



Blog post with written transcription:
https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/eng-captions-gamespot-interview-with-yu.html

 

[Switch]

A new guest post is up on the blog.

Chinese gaming site Gamersky wrote a report on their preview of Shenmue 3 at E3. Many thanks to @yuc02 who has translated it in full.
https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/gamersky-report-on-shenmue-iii-from-e3.html

 

[Truck_1_0_1_]

Fantastic, Switch!

I guess its because I'm indeed a hardcore fan, but I see absolutely no issue with training up first; hell, in the Yakuza games, if you don't level up, you can have a VERY difficult time in battles and they aren't nearly as intricate and are made for casuals.

 

[Switch]

Fantastic, Switch!

I guess its because I'm indeed a hardcore fan, but I see absolutely no issue with training up first; hell, in the Yakuza games, if you don't level up, you can have a VERY difficult time in battles and they aren't nearly as intricate and are made for casuals.

In the Gamespot interview Yu also mentioned how he wanted to make the combat worthy of being on a PC or console, and I'm sure the media would only have been able to scratch the surface of how it works, much less fully understand it. Lots to look forward to!

All thanks go to @yuc02 for his great job on the translation.

 

[ShenmueTree]

@Switch do you happen to know what the kanji on the fishing lure gacha machine is?

 

[Switch]

@Switch do you happen to know what the kanji on the fishing lure gacha machine is?

It says "Fishing Set 1."

 

[ShenmueTree]

It says "Fishing Set 1."

Thank you . i was thinking that but thr kanji looked curiously a bit funky to me for some reason. I dunno.

Also I wonder why the Sega logo is on that machine. It makes sense for the Shenmue 1 gacha but the lure one is just seems to be Fishing in general. Is it a reference to Sega Bass Fishing
Or レッ釣りGO！?

 

[Truck_1_0_1_]

Definitely not any of the bass (or even SMF) titles, as that is a jig and you don't jig in those games lol (well, in SMF you can, but it doesn't work like real-life jigging. Same with Bass Fishing 2).

 

[ShenmueTree]

Guess its just fishing in general then with no connection to Sega games.

 

[Switch]

Part 2 of the Walmart video analysis:

• Encounter with Chai
• Ryo at the Pier
• Sparring
• Lan Di
• Ryo & Shenhua
• Ryo & Ren

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/06/analysis-part-two-shenmue-iii-scenes.html

 

[Switch]

IGN Japan's Esra Krabbe wrote a great article based on an interview with Yu Suzuki about the character of Ryo Hazuki, as well as how time features as an important concept in Shenmue. I've translated this into English.

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/07/yu-suzuki-on-ryo-hazuki-and-concept-of.html

 

[Switch]

An illustration for the Tanabata festival (July 7th) tweeted by Yu Suzuki. The festival is based on a legend involving heavenly beings who are able to cross the Milky Way just once a year to meet, shown here as Ryo & Shenhua. There is even a link to Shenmue lore to be found in the name of the one who ordered their separation...

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/07/illustration-for-tanabata-star-festival.html

 

[Switch]

At yesterday's ChinaJoy 2019 conference, a video message was played from Yu Suzuki to Shenmue 3 fans. (Captions translated from Japanese).


https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/08/chinajoy-conference-yu-suzukis-message.html

 

[James Brown]

Wrote a new guest post for Phantom River Stone today all about the 1999 Tokyo Metro Stamp Rally event! Not much information for this event was out there, so along with Switch's trusty translations we made the definitive information on this event I think ! Enjoy! - https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/08/metron-stamp-rally-99-shenmue-journey.html

 

[Switch]

A couple of posts that I've linked elsewhere in the Dojo forums:

1. Shenmue 3 Trial Version for Second Half of September
https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/08/shenmue-3-trial-version-for-second-half.html

2. Nozomi Shows Off Her Fighting Skills: Another Hidden Easter Egg Discovered in Shenmue!
https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/08/nozomi-shows-off-her-fighting-skills.html