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So I posted about this in another thread, but I saw a comment on the Facebook group that started turning the few gears that are left in my brain.
We all know and love 'What's Shenmue?' It was a brilliant way of introducing people to Shenmue without spoiling Shenmue.
Yu Suzuki and co. recently revealed that we'd see Chai and the boat chapter, although he seemed to be very mischievous or leading in his remarks. Here is the actual text:
http://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/01/shenmue-3-to-include-previously-cut.html
The 'please wait in anticipation/standby' comment is what makes me feel like this is where we're headed. I mean we WERE promised a demo. Besides, how would they shoehorn Chapter 2 into the main game? A flashback? I guess so. I think a standalone chapter/demo that's released prior to Shenmue 3 would be much cooler, however.
Obviously this is all conjecture, but I think it'd be a brilliant way of introducing people to Shenmue 3 without spoiling Shenmue 3. Seems like a totally Yu Suzuki thing to do. Now you might say why would he spend time & money on something like this, but why not? A nice 30-minute scenario that introduces us to QTEs and combat and limits our environment to a very controlled environment makes sense to me.
Anyway, I have no evidence to back any of this up, so I apologize for wasting your time. But it seems... somewhat plausible, right?
*Please don't QTE me off the ship's deck if I'm completely incorrect. Just having some fun, for the most part*
We all know and love 'What's Shenmue?' It was a brilliant way of introducing people to Shenmue without spoiling Shenmue.
Yu Suzuki and co. recently revealed that we'd see Chai and the boat chapter, although he seemed to be very mischievous or leading in his remarks. Here is the actual text:
http://www.phantomriverstone.com/2019/01/shenmue-3-to-include-previously-cut.html
Q: But you did use the name in the game somewhat, as the ship that took Ryo to Hong Kong was named Genpūmaru*.
* Genpūmaru (玄風丸) = The Mysterious Wind ("maru" is a suffix commonly signifying the name of a boat).YS: Indeed. As the first chapter was structured as an open world, in the ensuing chapter on this ship we had a rich variety of different content prepared, including story and other elements. However due to many objective reasons we had to cut out most of this content, but I don’t want to say too much, because in the upcoming game perhaps the players can experience this for themselves.
Q: So you mean the deleted “Chapter 2 content” that many people still wonder about will be present in Shenmue 3?
YS: (laughs) Yes, please wait in anticipation!
The 'please wait in anticipation/standby' comment is what makes me feel like this is where we're headed. I mean we WERE promised a demo. Besides, how would they shoehorn Chapter 2 into the main game? A flashback? I guess so. I think a standalone chapter/demo that's released prior to Shenmue 3 would be much cooler, however.
Obviously this is all conjecture, but I think it'd be a brilliant way of introducing people to Shenmue 3 without spoiling Shenmue 3. Seems like a totally Yu Suzuki thing to do. Now you might say why would he spend time & money on something like this, but why not? A nice 30-minute scenario that introduces us to QTEs and combat and limits our environment to a very controlled environment makes sense to me.
Anyway, I have no evidence to back any of this up, so I apologize for wasting your time. But it seems... somewhat plausible, right?
*Please don't QTE me off the ship's deck if I'm completely incorrect. Just having some fun, for the most part*
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