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UPDATES LOG:

Spoiler 20/03/2019: Updated with information from RPGSite's gameplay demo impression



15/03/2019: Added lots of information from MAGIC interviews and previews



28/02/2019: Added a tonne of new information from Edge's preview



31/01/2019: Added a 'Cast' section listing the game's voice actors, with Ryo Hazuki and Shenhua Ling as the first inclusions



26/01/2019: Added a bunch of new information from recent interviews



26/10/2018: Miscellaneous changes and organisation



25/06/2018: Miscellaneous changes and updated the slacker backer pledge total



23/04/2018: Updated with information from previous interviews and talks, and separated information about characters into its own section



18/04/2018: Updated with information from a 2016 DualShockers interview



15/04/2018: Updated with new information from SEGASaturno's MAGIC interview



17/03/2018: Updated with new information from MAGIC 2018 and added more citations for older information



14/01/2018: Added citations to the majority of the facts. Incomplete, but this will be taken care of



23/12/2017: Updated with new information from Shenmue Master's Gamescom interview



16/12/2017: Updated with new information about the temple maiden and made some miscellaneous changes



28/11/2017: Updated the Slacker Backer amount



14/10/2017: Updated with new information from the Shenmue Master recap



28/09/2017: Updated with new information from the latest M! Games Magazine interview



27/09/2017: Updated with new information from the latest Official PlayStation Magazine interview



25/09/2017: Cleaned things up, updated the backer amount/count, and added more information



21/09/2017: Moved information about locations into their own category and added lots of miscellaneous information



17/09/2017: Included Corey Marshall's comments about voice work beginning soon as well as other little tid-bits



12/09/2017: Cleaned things up a bit and elaborated on some information



11/09/2017: Separated 'Story/gameplay' into separate sections and added some more information from the Fok!, Gamona, and Shenmue500k interviews



09/09/2017: Added some more information from the Eurogamer interview



03/09/2017: Cleaned things up a bit



28/08/2017: Added some more information from the Multiplayer.it interview



27/08/2017: Categorised the information so everything doesn't read as one long list



26/08/2017: Added and corrected some information in light of revelations from Gamescom 2017



20/12/2016: Added some more information, including Shenhua's adoptive father to the confirmed characters list, Nanquan as one of the confirmed fighting styles, and an update to the funding date

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The possibility of, as opposed to displaying the button itself on-screen, is under consideration- The, one of the game's confirmed new mechanics, consists of- the latter two of which are managed by, and require a certain amount to be accumulated before use. There areways to acquire them[50] [58] - The, the second of the game's confirmed new mechanics, gives the player- with each character having- in order to complete their objective. Ryo's approach is that of; Ren's is that of using; and Shenhua's is. This mechanic will feature- The, the third of the game's confirmed new mechanics, will seetherefore affecting, dictated by two underlying systems:and. 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Baisha's place of rest is currently unknown, though one can assume it will be- Regarding, Yu Suzuki has stated thatpossibly suggestingwill be seamless. Conversely, in a 2019 interview with Shenmue Dojo, he stated,- For the very first time in the series, players(and maybe even), withAt present,though Yu Suzuki has also alluded to, too.[50]- Thewill return, and has beenwill returnfrom the first two games will be returning, though it is currently unknown whether brand new capsule toys from SEGA franchises will be introduced. Thoseof the Kickstarter campaign will have, whereas thosewill have, as part of new in-game capsule toy collections. Hinted at inin the form ofit isInhas been confirmedwill be returning. So far,have been seen, and new additions have been promised.compared to the previous entrieswill be returningThese racesYu Suzukibut- AThe presence ofdepending onthough the presence ofsuggests job opportunities, too- Ryo willbut there areincludingThe first opponent Ryo faces isAt a certain level, Ryo will[50]such ascan be found in certain areas.can be found throughout the world, too, and there might even bein a similar fashion to the kitten from the first game- The game will release onforand. Both versions will be identicalwill be comprised ofin order to, aHe further elaborates,(e.g., the floating sword at the end of) in- The game will feature afor those who are new to the series.will also occur throughout the story; Yu Suzuki is even considering, but is currently- Greater emphasis will be placed onthis time around, within order to- Like its predecessors,should players- In a 2019 interview with GameCores,, though these elementsOne such example is that of, giving Ryo (and, by extension, the player) abefore working to fit the pieces together- Save data from the first two games- As of, with casting set- Yu Suzuki would like toas possibleandwill reprise their roles as the English and Japanese voices of Ryo Hazuki, respectively- In apublished onstated he has beenandIn March 2018, Marshall revealed- Yu Suzukiin each respective version, but is- Key members from the series' original development team are working on the game, including creative director/programmer, sub-director, script writer, character designer, animation adviser/producer, composer, and architect[50]is being built in, which the team, as opposed to the, due to the engine'sAs a result, the fighting engine. Yu Suzuki is especially impressed with how far the capabilities of the enginewill be returning, and will beover the previous games.according to Yu Suzuki. The after-effects of weather will also have a much greater presence than in the previous games: for example, puddles will form and the dirt on the ground will turn to mud (which adheres to footprints and other interactions) following a downpour. Morning dew coating vegetation has been observedutilisesfor its animations, the former of which will be used in- Yu Suzuki hopes players will really; from, complemented by- According to Yu Suzuki,- As ofis at around, whereas- Indian game development studio(whose past projects include titles such as) will be. Yu Suzuki is- The OST will consist ofwill feature- Yu Suzuki is, but no further details have been revealedwill havethough no specifics were given as to the extent to what is considered 'online'- Following its reveal at E3 2015 on June 15th,, reaching its initial goal ofin a record eight hours and forty-three minutes, eventually ending in July with a total of(the most-funded video game project and sixth-most-funded overall on Kickstarter) pledged by- Crowdfunding concluded ontallying up to a grand total of(pledged bywill be publishedby, while. (The game's) Originally thought to be published by, the latter's role has been clarified as, whilerole is limited to- Contrary to popular belief and misinformation, poor research, and flat-out lies spread by the gaming press,is the main investor in, havingin the project, and. (In fact,formed the agreement to use thelicenceOS: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64, Windows 10x64 (64-bit OS Required)Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or betterMemory: 4 GB RAMGraphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti or better (DirectX 11 card & VRAM 2GB Required)DirectX: Version 11Network: Broadband internet connectionStorage: 100 GB available spaceSound card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound cardAdditional Info: Requires Steam Client to activate.---