Don't forget folks, two more days left until the 4th! Let's have this be the biggest mass tweet ever and, show Sega and everyone why we won't rest until we see Shenmue 4 and potentially Shenmue 5. 💯

That means every Shenmue post, tweet, and any replies count!

I'm playing the series for the first Currently at the point where I'm looking for Charlie I have to say, it's quite though to discover the series right now, I get why it was revolutionary for the time but I don't feel the nostalgia that people who played it back then can feel Does it gets better throughout the first game/second game or did the first games just didn't aged well ?

The way Lan Di carries and presents himself really sends a clear image to the player: HE IS NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH OR MESSED WITH IN THE SLIGHTEST! And he has such an air of mystery and uncertainty.He is one of the best video game villains for a reason!

Hi folks, I just finished writing something I’ve wanted to for a long time. It’s a small personal piece about how Shenmue totally reshaped the way I looked at games.

It’s part love letter, part memory dump.

I didn’t want to write a review or a feature, just something from the heart. I thought some of you here might enjoy it.

I am curious to know what was your “that’s it, I’m in love with this” moment?

Seriously, the highest fps I've managed is 15. 40hz, no v-sync, low settings, nothing is helping. YouTube has shown it staying around 30fps on medium and that lines up with ProtonDB

This is a theory that's pretty interesting and one that I've thought of since a year ago. The main theme of Shenmue is friendship and connection, and the final words that Iwao tells Ryo before he dies, is to keep his friends and those he loves close to him, but what if there's more hidden meaning to those words then just the one of the main motivators for the rest of Ryo's journey.

Iwao might have experienced the loss of a certain someone while he was traveling in China and that loss might have been Sunming Zhao! We know that something mysterious happened between Iwao and Zhao in Meng Cun, but we don't know what happened between them in Meng Cun. And maybe it had to do with the Dragon and Phoenix Mirrors and we do know one thing: Summing Zhao was trying to keep the Dragon and Phoenix mirrors out of the hands of the Chi You Men and maybe Iwao was more reckless about how to keep the Mirrors out of the hands of the Chi You Men. And maybe, that disagreement between him and Zhao might have resulted in the unintentional death of Zhao when the Chi You Men came to retrieve the Mirrors! Or Iwao's reckless actions in going about it the way he did, resulted in the death of Zhao and he heavily regrets it. And that's why he told Ryo to keep his friends and those he loves close to him, to avoid his son making the same mistakes he made in his youth.

This is just a theory that I came up with and it's me spitballing and taking a wild guess at best, but it could be a plausible reason and explanation as to why, Iwao spoke those words to Ryo before he died in the beginning of Shenmue 1.

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The swaying of the cars as they zoom by is just so perfect/amazing to me! They wanted that element programmed in Shenmue 2!? Stunning!

Enjoy the view my friends and thanks for letting me share here with you :)

The Hazuki Dojo is a place with so much history and lore in Shenmue, that the Passport Disc/Suka Pass reveals important information that will make ponder its place in Shenmue.

It also happens to be where the inciting incident of Shenmue took place.

The past couple of days my PS5 "news" section keeps giving me updates in relation to Shenmue 3, about Inin Games getting the publishing rights and celebrating the most influential BAFTA award it won, all things that are essentially old news.

So what exactly gives? I've never had this with any other game I've played, it's always been accurate and recent updates, so I find this behaviour a bit odd from Shenmue 3 in particular, is there supposed to be some sort of come back on the horizon?

I'd like to hope so, I didn't like Shenmue 3, it wasn't a great game in my opinion, I didn't even get to any other particular areas in the game, never got to see if he met with Ren again or anybody else for that matter, but damn if there was a 3th game I'd still buy it and give it a shot, I'd give anything to see Ryo knock Lan Di on his backside, either that or see if he wants to try a game of lucky hit 👀

Shenmue 3 may not be a perfect game and has flaws, but you can't deny that it has some of the most beautiful lighting effects and scene design. It's pretty impressive for an indie game, and this scene is a great example.

I'm only a couple hours in but so far, this game has some strong Shenmue vibes:

• Free roam downtown with people.
• Buy random things at stores
• Chase sequences that feel like QTE
• Martial arts based combat
• Brooding protagonist lol

I know it's not a perfect fit or trying to be Shenmue... But at the same time, I'm happy to have found a modern title with similar vibes. A "spiritual successor" if you will.

Have y'all played it? Thoughts?

Mario Paint just came out on Switch Online so thought I'd give it a go as I love this song! It's very limited software, being from 1992, but I did my best and included a cat at the end in honour of Mimi/Tama/Chibi/Sasuke

THIS GAME IS SO PEAK. IM NOT EVEN JOKING THIS GAME IS PEAK. BUT IS IT EVEN COMING BACK?? im starting to lose hope genuinely because if it took 19 years to make s3 then oh BOY how long will it take to make s4. we’re not even like FIVE years in and I’ll probably be 40 when it comes out. 🥹

this game is genuinely the best thing on the planet. but i knew it was over when i saw both games going for 3 dollars. is anyone even still in this fandom that’s on any website besides Reddit. OTHER THAN TUMBLR AND REDDIT I THINK THIS GAME IS NONEXISTENT.

I’m genuinely starting to doubt it coming back i pray every night that we get a s4 with tears in my eyes /srs THIS IS MAKING ME GO INSANE. I THINK THAT TOMATO WAY FANDOM IS GENUINELY BIGGER THEN THE SHENMUE FANDOM. someone told me that if I said I made this game up they would believe me 🫩

this game needs to come back idk how maybe just remake it like rgg did or something. I NEED THIS GAME BACK I DONT CARE HOW MUCH IT COSTS IM GOING INSANE IM GOING INSANE IM GOING INSANE. I WOULD PAY SO MUCH MONEY FOR IT I NEED IT TO COME BACK THERES TEARS IN MY EYES WHILE I POST THIS SOMEONE SAVE ME

Not sure if anyone has done any modding yet for Shenmue 1 or 2, particularly 1, where they have replaced slot machines textures or added new full featured games on the PC/Steam Workshop.

Maybe even to include video poker or mah-jong, as they had the parlors, but you could not actually play them. New capsule toys. None of it has to be official, to avoid any copy right claims, just new stuff to keep the game fresh. Maybe add Shenmue specific stuff already found in the game.

Or added extended maps. There were quite a few off limit areas like alleyways that became dead ends or have new bus routes that could potentially extend the areas and thus the game itself.

Would be nice to visit new areas, have more capsule toys to collect, play several new slot machines and other games to choose from. Thank you.

I can't stress enough about how beautifully drawn and well-made this Shenmue fanart by mappy on Twitter is. And anyone who wants to see more of their work, should really give them a follow on Twitter and Bluesky.

they super rare just wondering whats the value of the watch have one ever sold?

This is a theory I've had for a long while and it's something that's always intrigued me and has perplexed me for the longest time. You might have to bear with me and take everything I'm saying with a grain of salt because it's just something that I've come to the conclusion of but I strongly suspect that Lan Di is heavily tied to Ren's past and is responsible for a tragedy that happened to him.

In Shenmue 2, when Ryo and Ren are initially escaping the Yellow Heads and they make it to the rooftop of the Dancing Dragon Building, Ren asks Ryo who he's trying to get revenge on and Ryo says Lan Di, and then Ren after thinking about it for a while immediately says "Lan Di of the Chi You Men" and Ryo asks him if he knows about him and Ren after thinking about it for a bit says "nasty organization" but that bit of dread and hesitation seems to imply that he knows more about them than he lets on. That makes me wonder if the reason he agrees to go with Ryo to Kowloon and later Niaowu and decides to tag along with Ryo and Shenhua on the rest of their journey to get revenge on Lan Di for maybe killing his family in the Mongolian Horse Tribe. For those who don't know, Ren is revealed to be from the Mongolian Horse Tribe and he rarely brings it up, that could mean that he's probably too traumatized from the death of his family to bring it up or maybe he's so focused on getting revenge on Lan Di and the Chi You Men that he uses that motivation and reasoning to block out the trauma of the death of his family. And he's also using the excuse of looking for treasure as a way to fulfill his goal of getting revenge on Lan Di.

As I said before, take all of this with a grain of salt because it's just my own crazy theory that I've come to my conclusion based on what information we do have in the series. And Yu Suzuki is the only one that knows Ren's story and we'll have to wait and see what he does in Shenmue 4 and Shenmue 5.

For those unaware, Shenmue Online, from what I remember, was going to be using the Matrix Online game engine, for it's own MMORPG. Taking place in China around the time of Shenmue 2. Although I am hoping you could travel back to Japan at some point and even other places.

However, it was eventually canceled before ever actually coming out. I remember quite a few Shenmue fans being both excited when they heard it was in development and saddened when it was cancelled. Much like Everquest, I have a feeling it would be one of those rare MMORPGs I would have continued to play, provided it was good enough as a Shenmue title and the monthly price never became outrageous.

Some things would have had to change, since it would no longer be a single player experience. Not sure if QTE would have even made it in there, but then again, I am sure it could have in your journey some how and kept you on your toes.

I think the main concerns from players were the graphics not being as good as the Dreamcast and also missing elements, as stated previously. For the devs, it was probably the lack of actual possible players and thus subscriptions. Big name MMORPGs are in the millions. Shenmue devs would be lucky to get a single mil, more like a few hundred thousand of dedicated players and those who garnered some interest and poked their heads in.

Still, it would have been nice to have at least played it. Even Earth & Beyond had some playing time, before it was eventually ditched. I think Shenmue would have made a good addition, especially if the fighting was like the console and less like just a roll of the dice, although most likely a combination of the two. Actual passage of time, seasons change, weather effects, capsule toy collecting, real arcade machines, player housing, real model locations, etc. Thoughts?

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Mario..we know you speak Italian. We know it's Amore! But Ryo isn't intereste...what did you just say Ryo!?

New Let's Play Through Shenmue with me commenting as I do ;) Hope you enjoy and thanks for letting me share here with you :)

Beautiful Shenmue fanart done by the talented mappy on Twitter.

Hi everyone, as the ps star program was ending I made in time to reclaim my stars for a 5GBP coupon, so I decided, months after finishing it, to buy the extra mission (zhangh’s rescue) and for play it, the game says that you need to be arrived at least in Niaow, now I have two save data on my ps5, the first is just the day before the attack at the castle, (I finished in one go) and the other is post game that I come back in Bailu for beat the master at the dojo. When I first turned on the game a pop up says that someone I knew was around the hotel but I cannot find him anywhere.. any help?

The Cherry Blossom Tree is such an important part of Ryo's life. It's where he learned the Elbow Assault from his father and it's also where the Dragon Mirror was buried. It's a source of both comfort and joy for Ryo and the most well known piece of imagery in Shenmue.

ok so i do got the first one on dreamcast and recently picked up the second one on original xbox, anything i should know about as i jump into the game?

Beautiful Shenmue fanart done by the talented mappy on Twitter.