Shenmue III won't be the end of the game series, according to director Yu Suzuki.

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Speaking with PlayStation.Blog , Suzuki revealed he wants to continue Ryo's story in more games, as it would feel too rushed to finish his journey in the upcoming third installment."The series will not end with Shenmue III," Suzuki said. "Rushing to tie up the plot here would have made for a flat game. And I hope to continue the series as long as people are interested."The news might come as a bit of a surprise to fans of the series, as Shenmue III itself is the first new game in the series in 18 years. As if that long of a delay weren't enough for Shenmue fans, the planned release of the game in August was then delayed to later this month Further, the development of the latest game was only possible due to Kickstarter funding Recently, there was controversy following the reveal that Shenmue III for PC will release exclusively on the Epic Games Store. For a limited time, developer Ys Net offered refunds for dissatisfied Kickstarter backers Shenmue III is coming to PlayStation 4 and PC on November 19. In the meantime, check out IGN's first impression of the game from E3 2019

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