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Shenua"
Wasn't expecting to wake up to this but it's a nice little surprise. Shenhua's model looks great, the small look at the house in Bailu looked super detailed, everything that was "new" looked improved over last year.
Just eyeballing it though, I think the footage is old. Compared to the MAGIC shots Ryo and the little girl are missing the highlighting effect in the hair you can see in these screens:
But of course, they could just be lost thanks to the res of the stream/different lighting conditions etc, but it wouldn't be the first time Ys Net has used old footage. Even if it is "up to date", the caveat that it's Alpha guarantees changes and given the improvements already seen we should expect that to continue.
Am I hearing the guy on the podium right that the next time they talk about the schedule for the game it'll have a release date?
Niceeeeee.
Interesting to note the video was letterboxed while some others on the stream weren't. Return of the black bars for cutscenes maybe? I'd be down with that. I liked them in Shenmue II because of the real cinematic flair they gave.