Oh my...now - I may be rusty/forgetful about all the different Shenmue related CGI/special illustrations that have been released throughout the years but, is that...is that a somewhat newly rendered image of Nozomi? Really it's nothing to get excited about, but if it is in fact a brand new rendering...

Well, in Suzuki's words, he likened Shenhua's questions and Ryo's/the gamer's responses to a 'personality test' of sorts. This means that whereas Mass Effect and Heavy Rain focuses perhaps too much on immediate consequences (ex. choosing a 'good/paragon' or 'bad/renegade' response means your/a chara...

On an additional note, the re-release of Shenmue 1 and 2 on PSN/XBL sounds like a relatively logical next step after Gai. After all, it almost looks like their trying to suggest what an incredible story and adventure Shenmue 1 was in their marketing and websites for Gai. This excites players as they...

What a lively discussion, I must say. And in particular, I must point out just how elegant and eloquent Master Kyodai's response was. If you'd be so kind as to allow me to paraphrase: "Shenmue Gai is not the end of the road [for the Shenmue franchise]. It is just a (current stop at port) on a v...

Yeah, so Suzuki literally came right out and said it: he very much so wanted to do Shenmue 3 right after Shenmue 2, but it was ultimately Sega who literally closed the project indefinitely because they thought sales were too poor. But golly - Suzuki has so much of Shenmue 3 planned and thought out i...

Time's are certainly a changin'. It's been a long long time since Suzuki has sat down for a candid interview with any western games journalist. However, although I too anticipate reading this long-awaited interview just like everyone else here, the first article posted has already hinted at what the...

Well, it Shenmue Gai is to be released in the west, that is actually pretty big news for the Shenmue world, all things considered. However, although all of this is ultimately positive change, it looks like we're all in for a battle of attrition. At the moment, Suzuki's mindset is set squarely on the...

Indeed. If that survey is real, then it may appear that Sega has been following us fans' activities (ex. opinions, petitions, commitment to buying Shenmue related [ex. All Stars Racing] products, etc.) more closely than we had initially thought, and that they are in fact becoming MUCH more receptive...

Yes, thank you very much for contributing your time and help, subechin! This is what we are talking about! When Shenmue Gai is finally available to the public and if we can just get some translation help/tutorials from fine new (and old!) Dojo members alike, there is no reason why the Dojo can't pit...

Well, we can always just make the new slogan more direct than we think. It could literally just be: "We want to play Shenmue 3 before Suzuki-san retires!" 3 points of interest here: 1) Again, make no mistake - we preferably want to play Shenmue 3, not watch it, not read it, etc. 2) Yes, th...

Well, you know what gals/guys - our capacity in the coming months to support/contribute to the success of Shenmue Gai and to (most importantly) maintain that success is actually more important than any of us think. I assume that everyone is familiar with Suzuki's most recent interview with Famitsu a...

To be fair, that seems to be more or less a correct observation. Despite the fact that most Western exposure to Shenmue 2 was via Shenmue IIx for XBOX, Shenmue as a game/series is not so well suited to the contemporary 360 customer base. If we can continue our generalizations (unfortunately so...), ...

You know what, Kenshin? That actually sounds incredibly more like a serious plan that we could follow than it initially seems like. "We want to play Shenmue III before we die!" (Emphasis on the word 'play' is needed to emphasize the fact that we want a third Shenmue game , more than anythi...

That's right folks - keep your eyes on the prize. The important thing here isn't Shenmue Gai or what it looks like. It's that Suzuki is active again and directly talking about how aware he is of what he would need to do to finish the core Shenmue saga with just one more game. What is even more impor...

Now I apologize in advance, because I've posted this exact, identical post elsewhere. But I just thought I'd try and start/maintain the discussion here as well. Message begins as follows: And so, hopes and wishes begin anew. Kotaku has just recently posted an article (go here: http://kotaku.com/5692...