With all the trouble in the game industry right now, I feel we need another Shenmue. Now more than ever...

@DJWhylafihya

2 ай бұрын

I pray

I love Shenmue so much.

Great podcast. The Yu Zuzuki interview was amazing. You were so fortunate, but deservingly so. Especially loved the photo montage from your trip. My trip to Yokosuka last November was at dusk so it was much colder and darker. Really interesting to see the sights and sounds in sunlight. No Shenmue related goodies to buy on Dobuita St, but i did pick up some Yokosuka T-shirts and patches from the Fuji clothes store. You missed Tom's snack bar (in reality its more of a cafe less of a street stall). I skipped the big temple as there were people making their daily pilgrimages and i didn't want to get in the way as some filthy tourist. Met a fellow Shenmue fan at the bottom of those temple steps though. Hi to Enrique (not Iglesias) from Spain. Walked the area together chatting about the game and caught the train back to Yokohama. Thanks for the company Enrique (hope you found your train ticket eventually). Can't wait to go back and revisit at a better time of day. If only the journey from the UK wasn't so long. Still worth it.

ugh I just want this story that has been lingering in my head since I was a child to have a conclusion lmfao

So great to see Mr Suzuki in a interview after a long time.

I commend Jim on the way the questions were put together so it didnt come across as just interrogating him on the story. It was very insightful and well thought out without drilling on things he cant really divulge. Excellent work

i really hope we get a solid announcement in the next year

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

We REALLY need it!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this. I hope that Yu-san feels humbled about the love for his wonderful series

it must have been an honour of him affording you extra time to finish the questions. that is incredible he did that for you. HE IS AWESOME. thank you for everything you guys do

Amazing work, guys! Really great stuff! Many interesting pieces of info here, but the main takeaway is to hear that Yu wants to make 4 & 5. That makes me hopeful for the future!

I was so eager to read that interview, I neglected work for that time. It was certainly an enlightening read! There were aspects that were disappointing (I always imagined/hoped Shenmue IV was currently well into development), but it's encouraging to know there are interested partners. I'm also impressed how much Suzuki was able to respond to the story-related questions, as well. Some story beats I thought might happen one way, I was completely off on.

The legend Yu 💚🍀🙏🫶🌞

Vivi-G: I've been thining about Shenmue 4 All night from reading the cracking interview. Still so SO eager for a continuation. Looking forward to tonights discussion & learning more from the Japanese visit!

Wow i am so happy to hear the Chi You Men structure is definitely intact and what we understood it as

Honestly really good news for the community

With the insert coin merch, this has been a very eventful last few days for the franchise! You did an outstanding job with the interview. So much interesting information. Really enjoyed the conversation between you two as well. Mirrored some of the thoughts and questions I had while reading the interview. Also I'm beyond jealous. Meeting the legend is such a privilege. Question for James: Did you mention, that you own the Lan Di bust? :P

@SkillJim

2 ай бұрын

Haha I didn’t mention that! Maybe next time 😇

@Master-Mo

2 ай бұрын

@SkillJim Maybe better not to tell the Master! YS could have done some bajiquan moves to test your legitimation as a certified serious Shenmue collector 😎😅

I hope I get to meet Yu someday after playing the complete Shenmue series.

I AM EXCITED. THANK YOU SHENMUE DOJO

Amazing work guys! Great to see acknowledgement from the great man, himself 😀

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

Legend

Great interview well done james in yu Suzuki we trust to get this series done ✅

So cool that you guys got to do that interview!!

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Life ambition fulfilled.

Absolutely awesome! Fantastic work!

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

This trip would have been great to make a mini documentary similar to "A Gamer's Journey" and included as a bonus with Shenmue World #3 or a little more in depth and a purchase of by itself.

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Indeed

Oooooo I want to win the Bandaid that’s awesome. Great interview guys

So awesome this

Amazing interview. Thanks for this.

Great work guys. Loved the interview and hopefully we get us some Shenmue 4!

That interview was great, looking more positive now for Shenmue 4!

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely.

Someone just get Suzuki a partner already.

Good stuff as always ❤

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Yesterday I looked at the program of the creation of the game, which was shown on Japanese TV in 99, and it impressed me greatly. I tried to remember what life was like then. My gaming experience when did not exceed the games of Sega's like MK3 and the first arcade machines that appeared in Russia. It’s a pity that outside of Japan, few people knew about Shenmue, even my karate coach, who took exams in Japan to Abe. I hope that we will have time to see the 4th part and it will return an expanded or original combat system, as it was back in parts 1-2, and interaction with objects will become more modern, in 1 click insted of 5 steps, big street will filled with people who do not disappear 10 meters from you and I would like dialogues to be more varied and meaningful, not forced like after leaving the house in part 3. At least they can be different and not always turn on according to the script, when npc are busy with different things. As for the rest, if we talk about graphics or global illumination, it can be on existing level; this is probably not as important as faces style, good animations, mimics, simple interaction with objects, fights and the reaction of opponents in the fight. And let's be honest, quests like bring me wine 5 times aren't the most interesting things we've seen in games over the past 30 years. I really like Shenmue, this why i wish you success and creating something innovative once again, but matured with fan input that has likely already been explored.

@WithoutNumbers

2 ай бұрын

P.S. And obviously, being immediately forced to walk in special places or having to take off your shoes with a separate cutscene is not a technical problem to avoid the loading zone, it emphasizes the peculiarity of the culture and mentality of the Japanese, their respect for special places or the importance of specific moments in everyday life. These bows make them who they are, special. Outside of Japan, in real life, you can see that everyone who enters or leaves a gym where people practice martial arts such as karate, everyone is sure to take off their shoes and bow. This Japanese tradition is as natural as the fact that liquid water is moist and mobile. Yes, removing shoes could be implemented in the form of real-time animation, but it would be wrong to interrupt it in the middle of the process, because this guy is consistent in everything, he was raised that way. Running in the wrong places could be marked by some unexpected reaction from the surrounding NPCs or a remark after a 10-fold sprint or jump, but this again goes against his spirit, he will not violate this centuries-old way of life and behave like a drunken tourist, he is 100 % Japanese, these aspects cannot be removed. I am not a historian, not a cultural scientist, but this understanding arose naturally for me, so if I am wrong, please correct me.

Excellent show and amazing interview. Niaowu on the scroll - The scroll appears to be a very limited map to treasure. Having Niaowu on the scroll tells us which direction of the river to follow from Bailu towards the cliffs. This is a good way to keep it secret and also preserve it so it's not lost forever.

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

That makes a tonne of sense!

All that cash Phil Spencer has been splashing; can’t he show Yu some love?

Beautiful interview! Thank you. shenmuedojo in your opinion, from what you perceived from Suzuki sensei in the unfortunate hypothesis that it was not possible to find a publisher willing to finance Shenmue IV and Shenmue V, is there a real intention to publish the entire story in the form of a book?

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Yes - he said so many years back he could release it as a novel if games could not be done and has confirmed here it is complete.

@Marco-hw1fs

2 ай бұрын

With this answer of yours you made me very happy! 😃

I have to listen to this whole thing twice lol. Amazing interview!!! Also, what’s the title of the song playing at 30:36 again? Thank you!

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

It's the free music after you get the mirror IIRC when walking thorugh town?

Very good podcast, The Interview was amazing, we learned so much things and we can be optimists for a Shenmue IV et Shenmue Anime 2 ! Are you planning to do a « digest video » to summary everything we learned in this huge interview ? It will be nice ! Thanks for your content to keep the Shenmue Community alive, I watch every vidéo from France 🔥

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching. What we're planning to do is break down the sections and summarise them starting with the Shenmue 4 section. Into smaller 10-15 min chunks perhaps.

@TeamGguN

2 ай бұрын

@@ShenmueDojoVOD Great idea !

1:54:30 - Yes, Unrealistic 5 is the engine it will be done with.

Keep faith....if a Sora AI can help make new movies, a Suzuki AI may help make new Shenmues..... 🌅

Im playing through my shenmue games i call it my gwt away experience from everything i get all the wudu letters in man mo temple does anyone else the first 2 are on each side wall jii and dan and on the right of the alter is gon the left is yi you have to be be careful not to get yi first if you get that first it skips to a cutscene anyway im playing through my shenmue games because I have a feeling shenmue 4 will get announced soon

Are you telling me we didnt get any audio/video of this interview???? Wtf

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

None that we are allowed to share. Read the interview

Are the novelizations somewhat padded by the detailed tellings of Ryo utterly destroying some Lucky Hit stand owners businesses with a couple hundred lucky tries?..

What made Shenmue 1 great was the ability to walk around 1980's Japan. Shenmue 3 has you exploring rural China...Not quite the lift Shenmue 1 was. Would have been great if it took place in 1980's Las Vegas as the series was eventually going to go there.

If we do get more new bosses in Shenmue 4… please, oh please no more generic Mr. muscle archetypes

Yu couldnt just give a straight answer if there will be shenmue 4? to the fans that PAID to make his last game? Shenmue Dojo, perhaps start a gofundme to try to buy the novel from him so the rest of the story could be shared in our lifetime...

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

He gave a perfectly straight answer. They need a partner and have had interest. If a deal has been signed he wouldn't be able to reveal it in an interview with us.

@coolraul510

2 ай бұрын

@@ShenmueDojoVOD i understand the etiquette of the interview and needing the conduct one self with poise as an interviewer, but im speaking as apart of the frustrated fan. his answers as far as making Shenmue 4 were vague imo. i know you couldnt interrogate the man, nor is it necessary lol, but I would've liked to hear him say "we have problems with sega, we dont have the money, an issue with demand , or even its not a high priority...etc". We're looking for a partner is super vague and you guys even made a whole video trying to decipher his answers. that said, I appreciate and much praise to ALL the work and content you provide in keeping the series alive. Ive followed the dojo for many years silently. Love the game and the passion of the community the dojo has been the heartbeat of.

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

@coolraul510 Absolutely take the point made. He has to be careful. If he goes off on SEGA they may tell him he can't use the license anymore and then we would be royally screwed. If there's a deal signed (I don't think there is) then it'll be under NDA until it is ready. The way it seems is that there's interest and a gap between what he wants and what's on offer. So it is money. Whether they can find a middle ground? I'm not sure. But if we continue to make the noise we are then there's a chance something could happen.

Only me take tha interview as a bad news about Shenmue? Yu say he don't work on Sm4 right now so no sm4 no Sm zero so we have nothing!!!! And why no reference about Shenmue Dragon & Phonix project? Did that project frozen because is an unreal 5 remake project i think.

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Nah its good news in that there's definitely been interest which we should take heart from.

@kitabot7112

2 ай бұрын

@@ShenmueDojoVOD We have interest for Shenmue 4 & 5 from day one after release of Shenmue 3 from Yu Suzuki and Ysnet but we have 2024 almost 5 years after Sm3 and we have nothing and as we know SEGA but that Franchise to the drawer for 18 years and i don't see any partners for Ysnet to make the next chapter of Shenmue!!! So the news for us is 100% bad until now.

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

@kitabot7112 We have no evidence of when the interest started but this sounds very recent. That can only be a good thing. He may have had offers but they're not right for what he wants to do. Not that he can disclose that. Either way it's good news and it's clear that with our help we can get a deal over the line.

Shenmue 3 was atrocious. 😂

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

Ignore the person above. Play it and make your own mind up.

@jeremiahgrayest

2 ай бұрын

Not according to the reviews

@Lionheart198

2 ай бұрын

@jeremiahgrayest yeah only 3.9 out of 10 😆

@SkillJim

2 ай бұрын

@@Lionheart198I think you’ll find that 3.9 that you just saw when you googled was out of 5.

@ShenmueDojoVOD

2 ай бұрын

@@Lionheart198 3.9/5 on Google. Yeah really bad.

Awesome video guys 😮 Some great new news there. And yes I'm down for another Air Twister. ❤ Great Shenmue content there. That Shenmue car is wicked 😂 Them photo shots at the end are awesome. 🫶

@SkillJim

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the photos 😊