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Tag: shenmue

Yu Suzuki Shenmue 4 development
News

Shenmue Director Yu Suzuki Is Already Considering a Shenmue 4

Shenmue series director Yu Suzuki has revealed in a letter to fans that he intends to continue the series with a Shenmue 4. ...
By Patrick LeeNovember 21, 2019
shenmue iii game design yu suzuki
News

E3 2019 Hands-on: Shenmue III is a Magical Director-Driven Dreamcast Throwback

Cast your mind back to Sony’s legendary E3 2015 press conference — the thrill at seeing The Last Guardian ascend from the bowels ...
By Patrick LeeJune 12, 2019
Video Games

Shenmue

This week Yahtzee reviews Shenmue.
By Yahtzee CroshawSeptember 12, 2018
GDC 2014

See Shenmue Concept Art for the Sequels Never Made

The Japanese creator of one of the most ambitious game projects ever attempted finally shows us how he made the first truly open ...
By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 20, 2014
Exploding Barrels

Fetch Quests

The skies are black and an ominous shadow lingers over the once peaceful land of wherever the hell your hero lives. The Dark ...
By Hilary Goldstein Legacy AuthorMay 22, 2012
Learning From Failure

Lost in Yokosuka

Any time the name “Shenmue” is mentioned, fans pricks up their ears, like loyal dogs awaiting their master’s call. Though they’ve heard news ...
By Brendan Main Legacy AuthorDecember 21, 2010
Going Gold

Faster Horses

Just as everyone in Hollywood has that one script in their head they’re just waiting to write, seemingly everyone in the games industry ...
By Christian Ward Legacy AuthorFebruary 18, 2009
Going Gold

Going Gold: You’re Doing It Wrong

If we define sandbox games as ones that let you make your own fun based on existing game elements, then the first sandbox ...
By Christian Ward Legacy AuthorSeptember 3, 2008
Waypoints

On-Screen Help, In-Game Hindrance

When Shenmue introduced Quick Time Events seven years ago, it didn’t look like the beginning of a trend. Synchronizing button presses with onscreen ...
By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorJuly 24, 2007
Sega!

The Streets of Japan

“I walk the streets of Japan ’til I get lost,” sang Audioslaves’s Chris Cornell, “because it doesn’t remind me of anything.” Obviously, Cornell ...
By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2007
Op-Ed

Yakuza 2: Enter the Dragons (*)

If there’s one label that’s misplaced in gaming, it’s “mature.” There is nothing so deeply ironic as gamers wishing a given console had ...
By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorFebruary 15, 2007
2020 Redux

Kill Your Darlings

Evolve or die. It’s the basic lesson of life. Those that can adapt survive and thrive; those that can’t wither and fade and ...
By Gearoid Reidy Legacy AuthorJuly 11, 2006

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