Spaghetti wrote: I think Yu said in an interview that III covers chapters 5 and 6. I think he's also said in the past Shenmue II was chapter 2, some re-purposed bits of 4, and the start of 5. 3 was apparently dropped altogether, but the scenario could return in a later game.
Can't for the life of me remember which interview(s) this all came out of, though. Maybe some from 2016?
Chapter discussion gets really confusing at a point, because there have been some conflicting answers over the years and we know Yu will adapt the original story as he goes along if an improved game is the result. Calling the canned boat section Chapter 2 has also mixed things up, because as we can see from the chapter art released; 2 is clearly the bulk of the main scenario for Shenmue III.
adom11800 wrote: Shenmue 3 will be chapter 5 and 6 I believe but it makes me think how will Yu put the rest of the chapters in Shenmue IV? Most likely won't end with IV then.
So S3 is chapters 5 and 6 according to Suzuki himself? And I'm assuming you meant "bulk of the main scenario for Shenmue II", meaning Shenmue 2 is chapters 2, 3, and 4 with a little bit of 5. I guess that means a hypothetical Shenmue 4 would be chapters 7, 8, and 9, while Shenmue 5 would be chapters 10 and 11.. Or it could be Shenmue 4 = chapters 7 and 8 while Shenmue 5 = 9, 10, and 11.
Also, why do so many places use a 16 chapter figure? I came across the links below trying to find info about chapter 2, and they all mention 16 chapters. Was that ever a figure Suzuki himself used or something?
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