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That machine translation hints at some pretty interesting stuff...
I'm vaguely reading through the Shenmue part now.
Bit of a rough translation of what I've read so far
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Q: Next, I think we should talk about Shenmue.
Yu: Shenmue has several keywords, one of which is Seamless. It is also a system to give a sense of unity.
I hate cut scenes that players can't participate in, so I used the word full-reactive with an ideal.
I wanted to be able to move the camera as much as possible during cut scenes.
In Shenmue II, there was an escort system in which the player was led automatically, but was still given the freedom to look around the scenery at will.
Interaction is the game’s greatest strength, so I wanted to eliminate scenes where you can't intervene.
My way of thinking is to increase the number of scenes that you can intervene with.
Q: That means you can fully immerse in the world of the game?
Yu: When you give a little kid a toy, they can grow tired of it rather quickly.
But if you give them a tablet that runs software, makes noise and reacts upon touch, then you will always interact with it. When you receive feedback to your interaction, it’s a joyous sensation.
Hence I thought it would be fun to make such a world in a miniature garden.
You may hear a trivial silly little anecdote from one town resident, but its like “if you talk to this old man then you might hear something interesting”
It’s a travel experience.
It’s more of an experience than a story.
There is a series of “Let’s Play Videos” called “Shenmue Yokosuka Burari Journey”, but I think it’s a good name for it.
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"It's more of an experience than a story"
I tend to agree with him. No seriously, I think this is what I love about Shenmue even more than the story or lore. I love that it is almost a travelogue game. It's a series that literally has you travelling from place to place learning new techniques and learning something new about life in the process. Maybe this is why I didn't dislike III as much some of the others here did....because I felt, for the most part, he gave me more of what I love about Shenmue....anyways, I'm still reading. If I see anything major I'll translate it (roughly) and throw it in here.
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