How will Shenmue III start?

[Miles Prower]

This is a tricky one yes - Disc 4 really did feel like the beginning of the next phase in the story, hence why it was so frustrating for the game to end there. While part of me wouldn't mind a 'remake' of Disc 4, another part of me just wants to get to the goddamn bit after the cave

[Axm]

I'd say odds are it starts at the beginning of disc 4/arriving in guilin. Mainly because of the following-

a) presenting a remake of a scene from this part in the announcement of shenmue 3 would suggest Yu is atleast considering revisiting that chapter to form the beginning.

b) Yu has already stressed about his focus being on the relationship between characters and specifically Ryo and Shenhua so you have to really start from Ryo arriving in Guilin and meeting Shenhua as the foundation of that relationship

c) disc 4 didn't really feel like a full chapter or the ending of shenmue 2. As Miles has said it felt more like the beginning of S3 anyway (storywise).

I remember feeling the sadness of arriving in Guilin on follow up playthroughs on Dreamcast and Xbox because i knew it was going to end so abruptly with no sequel in sight.... Took a while!

[Axm]

Also keep in mind..Shenmue 1 ended on a boat, Shenmue 2 started on a boat.
Shenmue 3 starting on a boat would just make sense for the sake of continuity.
Shenmue 3 ending on a boat would also fit the trend at that point too.

[BlueMue]

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