This is cool to see.16 initially but it appears to have been revised to 11. 11 chapters across 4-5 games. Yu Suzuki said he can complete the story in 4 but he would like 5.View attachment 20542
Many moons ago, I was reading about his planned direction for the series (The original 16 chapters over 4 games itinerary).
I do wonder how far the direction of his original plan has strayed, as over the years, his answers, and of course, the differing rumours on the direction of the saga, have changed greatly.
He stated four entries, then he said five entries, then he was quoted as saying that he planned ”Four or five games”.
Some internet rumours say that there was even as many as seven to eight games planned at one point.
And now he says that there are no concrete plans for Shenmue 4.
So if four was made, I really would not be surprised if that was used to tie up the entire saga.
Shenmue 3 was not a bad game, but it certainly didn't carry the story forward as much as many of us hoped it would, so I do wonder how much of his initial vision he'd have to cram into Shenmue 4, as the chances of both Shenmue 4 and Shenmue 5 being made, in my opinion, are sadly pretty slim.