Shenmue 2 'Post Mortem'?

[tomboz]

Hi guys. I was wondering whether anybody had any idea if/when Yu planned on discussing the development of Shenmue 2?

The final slide at GDC said something along the lines of 'Shenmue 2 begins development. To be continued' - and as most of my questions about the development of the series are centered around that period (2000-2002) - I'd be really interested in catching the second half of his lecture.

I very much enjoyed the GDC Post Mortem but was rather disappointed that he opted to cut off at the point he did!

[starscream178]

I think that was just a cheeky nod to Shenmue II, at the moment I don't believe anything is being discussed on a post mortem or SII.

[ShenSun]

Hopefully next year at GDC. Then at the end, we'll get a slide saying Shenmue 3 development ... ( dot dot dot)

[Giorgio]

At the end of the main presentation, a slide showed 2000 as the date Shenmue II development began, followed by the words, "To be continued..." This led many viewers to assume or speculate that a second postmortem would cover Shenmue II in more detail, but GDC management has denied such plans (http://tinyurl.com/gdcnope). Instead we believe it was just a nod to the way the first game ended, with Ryo's departure from Yokosuka. This attempted symmetry between Shenmue the game and Shenmue the presentation is certainly more likely than the cruel parody of Shenmue II's cliffhanger interpreted by viewers less familiar with Yu's nature. This is a man whose eyes filled with tears reminiscing about the game. He ain't no troll.

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