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[theWB27]

It's never time to move on. Keep hope alive. It's the Shenmue fan way.

No moving on. Keep hope alive.

I'm seriously trying to....there's a sliver for E3...but if today ends with nothing then. Sigh.

 

[Jomjom]

The hope is not over for me, until that man speaking walks off the stage...

Hope is never over until the day that man passes away.

 

[robotrock]

lmao cerny was still there

 

[Hag]

i'm waiting to someone put that 11 images/chapters screencap online. the plot was kinda there

 

[indigo-cyclops]

i'm waiting to someone put that 11 images/chapters screencap online. the plot is kinda there

This one?:

 

[Hag]

yes! thanks

 

[ElTorro]

tl;dr

 

[Eggbok]

When asked about releasing the prototype did he say no?
But to Shenmue III, "..." looking in Cerny's direction.

 

[Talladega Knight]

Suzuki: Shenmue III will....

Feed cuts off.

Fuck.

 

[Dugna]

Dude they just cut of Yu, wtf man let him say what he wants to say. >.>

 

[RurouniZel]

Another day, another crushed dream. :/

Maybe next time.

 

[SkoomaSuckinSwit]

Fuck.

All the crappy ass games that come out, why the hell can't Shenmue III get made?
I don't understand.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Suzuki: Shenmue III will....

Feed cuts off.

Fuck.

so its announced but nobody heared it?

 

[indigo-cyclops]

Well it was an amazing talk, still some hope I guess but it is definitely painful to continue holding onto said hope.

 

[thunder_snail]

Fuck GDC, Fuck VR, Fuck everything.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

The fact that we got no Shenmue I and II HD and hearing the reply to when Shenmue III will be released has deflated me.

We should not still be getting those replies regarding Shenmue III this late. For crying out loud just give us a solid answer!

 

[Shard]

Fuck.

All the crappy ass games that come out, why the hell can't Shenmue III get made?
I don't understand.

Maybe that will be answered in the Shenmue 2 Post-Mortem.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

This one?:

There that one, and the map one that shows where they all take place.

 

[ajim]

Amazing talk. But goddamnit! GOD-FUCKING-DAMNIT!

This plus that other slide with the timeline pretty much = the Shenmue story + conclusion for the most part guys.

Ryo gets revenge on Lan Di. Loses purpose afterwards on what he was doing, and then starts a new beginning with Shen Hua!

 

[LelouchViBritannia]

That was the worse QNA i have ever heard.

 

[stn]

Is he holding another talk for Shenmue 2? Or is this it? Ugh, man, why can't he just come out and say that Shenmue 3 will never be released? Even getting a "..." is driving me nuts.

 

[openrob]

will there be a Shenmue 2 post-mortem?

 

[Aramiyo]

Well I'm mildly disappointed, was hoping for HD rerelease but hope goes on.

 

[Snakeyes]

I think we should wait until E3 or TGS before jumping to conclusions.

 

[NekoFever]

Going by the fourth piece of art on that slide, can we assume that the masters who Ryo has to defeat in Kowloon were originally Virtua Fighter characters?

 

[Fevaweva]

Hell, I would settle for Shenmue 3: The Novel at this point

 

[kidfresh718]

Im depressed

 

[Mr. RPG]

Wait a second does this mean we just got the story of Shenmue III and the ending?

 

[Empty]

poor yu. he just tries to give a talk to provide insights about the design of an interesting game and a bizarre development and everyone gets frustrated based on something outside his control.

 

[GekigangerV]

Amazing talk. But goddamnit! GOD-FUCKING-DAMNIT!

This plus that other slide with the timeline pretty much = the Shenmue story + conclusion for the most part guys.

Ryo gets revenge on Lan Di. Loses purpose afterwards on what he was doing, and then starts a new beginning with Shen Hua!

this was from when it was Akira's story. Although much remains (Shenhua, Ren) I imagine it would have been a bit different in Ryo's end.

 

[HappenstanceUK]

I think we should wait until E3 or TGS before jumping to conclusions.

Im pretty sure we all say that every single year

...and I plan to keep on saying it!

 

[Acquiescence]

I wish he talked about development of Shenmue II and skipped the questions instead.

 

[Recall]

Hell, I would settle for Shenmue 3: The Novel at this point

Or a fully realised manga, the size of a phone book.

 

[ajim]

Wait a second does this mean we just got the story of Shenmue III and the ending?

I think so.

I think that was a subtle way of doing it.

We got the timeline of introduction, development, fight and conclusion. Combine that with the slide above and you can fill in the blanks and change characters with Shenmue ones.

It's done guys.

is was from when it was Akira's story. Although much remains (Shenhua, Ren) I imagine it would have been a bit different in Ryo's end.

Yeah I know, but I feel like there wouldn't be a whole lot different to that timeline. Shenmue was based on it, they changed character names, models and game title, but the foundation remainded I guess?

 

[Trago]

God. Fucking. Dammit.

Keep. Hope. Alive.

 

[Orlov]

So, is there a part 2 for this or no?

 

[Aramiyo]

So, is there a part 2 for this or no?

Nothing announced but that last slide seemed to suggest so.

 

[Mr. RPG]

When it says "start a new beginning with Shen Hua" does that mean Ryo never goes back to Japan and lives with Shen Hua..?

 

[Trago]

They basically teased a part 2 to this. That could lead to SOMETHING right?

 

[spuit*11]

The translation to the Shenmue 3 question was inaccurate.

He said he really wanted to do it. Don't know why the lady translated it to dot dot dot, it kind of sounded like she was in a hurry to get to mic or something. Everything else she did was spot on, really good translator.

 

[ajim]

When it says "start a new beginning with Shen Hua" does that mean Ryo never goes back to Japan and lives with Shen Hua..?

They probably seek a new quest.

Or just have babies.

WHAT ABOUT NOZOMI!!!!

 

[Synth]

I think so.

I think that was a subtle way of doing it.

We got the timeline of introduction, development, fight and conclusion. Combine that with the slide above and you can fill in the blanks and change characters with Shenmue ones.

It's done guys.

After this amount of time we shouldn't be getting subtle ways of doing it. Just tell us it's over, and give us those damn novels you just told us existed!!!

 

[Hag]

all that can say after seeing the slides is that after shenmue 2 shit gets real

and come on, he's clearly showing that for us to get the overall idea of the shenmue plot. I've been waiting to see this kinda of stuff for years

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

...but there's no magical sword in those images!

 

[Yoda]

The game would be so much cheaper to develop for today it is insane no one will take him up on it.

 

[Nibel]

I assume there will be another postmortem, I mean come on: why put "To Be Continued..." on the last slide?

 

[indigo-cyclops]

There that one, and the map one that shows where they all take place.

Yea I didn't catch that one. Would love to see it though.

 

[Spaghetti]

yeah i'd be interested to see the map. i want to see if my theories about heading into mongolia via train are right.

 

[Jo Shishido's Cheeks]

I assume there will be another postmortem, I mean come on: why put "To Be Continued..." on the last slide?

Yu stays trolling, he had to outdo the guy who asked a Space Harrier question at a Shenmue Q&A

 

[ajim]

After this amount of time we shouldn't be getting subtle ways of doing it. Just tell us it's over, and give us those damn novels you just told us existed!!!

Can he though, if Sega still has the games rights?