With all the trouble in the game industry right now, I feel we need another Shenmue. Now more than ever...

I love Shenmue so much.

Great podcast. The Yu Zuzuki interview was amazing. You were so fortunate, but deservingly so. Especially loved the photo montage from your trip. My trip to Yokosuka last November was at dusk so it was much colder and darker. Really interesting to see the sights and sounds in sunlight. No Shenmue related goodies to buy on Dobuita St, but i did pick up some Yokosuka T-shirts and patches from the Fuji clothes store. You missed Tom's snack bar (in reality its more of a cafe less of a street stall). I skipped the big temple as there were people making their daily pilgrimages and i didn't want to get in the way as some filthy tourist. Met a fellow Shenmue fan at the bottom of those temple steps though. Hi to Enrique (not Iglesias) from Spain. Walked the area together chatting about the game and caught the train back to Yokohama. Thanks for the company Enrique (hope you found your train ticket eventually). Can't wait to go back and revisit at a better time of day. If only the journey from the UK wasn't so long. Still worth it.

So great to see Mr Suzuki in a interview after a long time.

i really hope we get a solid announcement in the next year

I commend Jim on the way the questions were put together so it didnt come across as just interrogating him on the story. It was very insightful and well thought out without drilling on things he cant really divulge. Excellent work

it must have been an honour of him affording you extra time to finish the questions. that is incredible he did that for you. HE IS AWESOME. thank you for everything you guys do

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this. I hope that Yu-san feels humbled about the love for his wonderful series

Amazing work, guys! Really great stuff! Many interesting pieces of info here, but the main takeaway is to hear that Yu wants to make 4 & 5. That makes me hopeful for the future!

I was so eager to read that interview, I neglected work for that time. It was certainly an enlightening read! There were aspects that were disappointing (I always imagined/hoped Shenmue IV was currently well into development), but it's encouraging to know there are interested partners. I'm also impressed how much Suzuki was able to respond to the story-related questions, as well. Some story beats I thought might happen one way, I was completely off on.

Vivi-G: I've been thining about Shenmue 4 All night from reading the cracking interview. Still so SO eager for a continuation. Looking forward to tonights discussion & learning more from the Japanese visit!

With the insert coin merch, this has been a very eventful last few days for the franchise! You did an outstanding job with the interview. So much interesting information. Really enjoyed the conversation between you two as well. Mirrored some of the thoughts and questions I had while reading the interview. Also I'm beyond jealous. Meeting the legend is such a privilege. Question for James: Did you mention, that you own the Lan Di bust? :P

Wow i am so happy to hear the Chi You Men structure is definitely intact and what we understood it as

Honestly really good news for the community

ugh I just want this story that has been lingering in my head since I was a child to have a conclusion lmfao

Amazing work guys! Great to see acknowledgement from the great man, himself 😀

I AM EXCITED. THANK YOU SHENMUE DOJO

The legend Yu 💚🍀🙏🫶🌞

Great interview well done james in yu Suzuki we trust to get this series done ✅

So cool that you guys got to do that interview!!

I hope I get to meet Yu someday after playing the complete Shenmue series.

Amazing interview. Thanks for this.

Absolutely awesome! Fantastic work!

Great work guys. Loved the interview and hopefully we get us some Shenmue 4!

This trip would have been great to make a mini documentary similar to "A Gamer's Journey" and included as a bonus with Shenmue World #3 or a little more in depth and a purchase of by itself.

Legend

Oooooo I want to win the Bandaid that’s awesome. Great interview guys

Good stuff as always ❤

Excellent show and amazing interview. Niaowu on the scroll - The scroll appears to be a very limited map to treasure. Having Niaowu on the scroll tells us which direction of the river to follow from Bailu towards the cliffs. This is a good way to keep it secret and also preserve it so it's not lost forever.

That interview was great, looking more positive now for Shenmue 4!

So awesome this

Beautiful interview! Thank you. shenmuedojo in your opinion, from what you perceived from Suzuki sensei in the unfortunate hypothesis that it was not possible to find a publisher willing to finance Shenmue IV and Shenmue V, is there a real intention to publish the entire story in the form of a book?

Yesterday I looked at the program of the creation of the game, which was shown on Japanese TV in 99, and it impressed me greatly. I tried to remember what life was like then. My gaming experience when did not exceed the games of Sega's like MK3 and the first arcade machines that appeared in Russia. It’s a pity that outside of Japan, few people knew about Shenmue, even my karate coach, who took exams in Japan to Abe. I hope that we will have time to see the 4th part and it will return an expanded or original combat system, as it was back in parts 1-2, and interaction with objects will become more modern, in 1 click insted of 5 steps, big street will filled with people who do not disappear 10 meters from you and I would like dialogues to be more varied and meaningful, not forced like after leaving the house in part 3. At least they can be different and not always turn on according to the script, when npc are busy with different things. As for the rest, if we talk about graphics or global illumination, it can be on existing level; this is probably not as important as faces style, good animations, mimics, simple interaction with objects, fights and the reaction of opponents in the fight. And let's be honest, quests like bring me wine 5 times aren't the most interesting things we've seen in games over the past 30 years. I really like Shenmue, this why i wish you success and creating something innovative once again, but matured with fan input that has likely already been explored.

Someone just get Suzuki a partner already.

All that cash Phil Spencer has been splashing; can’t he show Yu some love?

Very good podcast, The Interview was amazing, we learned so much things and we can be optimists for a Shenmue IV et Shenmue Anime 2 ! Are you planning to do a « digest video » to summary everything we learned in this huge interview ? It will be nice ! Thanks for your content to keep the Shenmue Community alive, I watch every vidéo from France 🔥

1:54:30 - Yes, Unrealistic 5 is the engine it will be done with.

I have to listen to this whole thing twice lol. Amazing interview!!! Also, what’s the title of the song playing at 30:36 again? Thank you!

Keep faith....if a Sora AI can help make new movies, a Suzuki AI may help make new Shenmues..... 🌅

Im playing through my shenmue games i call it my gwt away experience from everything i get all the wudu letters in man mo temple does anyone else the first 2 are on each side wall jii and dan and on the right of the alter is gon the left is yi you have to be be careful not to get yi first if you get that first it skips to a cutscene anyway im playing through my shenmue games because I have a feeling shenmue 4 will get announced soon

Are the novelizations somewhat padded by the detailed tellings of Ryo utterly destroying some Lucky Hit stand owners businesses with a couple hundred lucky tries?..

Are you telling me we didnt get any audio/video of this interview???? Wtf

Yu couldnt just give a straight answer if there will be shenmue 4? to the fans that PAID to make his last game? Shenmue Dojo, perhaps start a gofundme to try to buy the novel from him so the rest of the story could be shared in our lifetime...

If we do get more new bosses in Shenmue 4… please, oh please no more generic Mr. muscle archetypes

What made Shenmue 1 great was the ability to walk around 1980's Japan. Shenmue 3 has you exploring rural China...Not quite the lift Shenmue 1 was. Would have been great if it took place in 1980's Las Vegas as the series was eventually going to go there.

Only me take tha interview as a bad news about Shenmue? Yu say he don't work on Sm4 right now so no sm4 no Sm zero so we have nothing!!!! And why no reference about Shenmue Dragon & Phonix project? Did that project frozen because is an unreal 5 remake project i think.

I loved Shenmue 1 & 2 but Shenmue 3 was just a pure scam. I can't fathom any more Shenmue in the future. It's been almost 5 years since Shenmue 3 and Shenmue 4 isn't EVEN being worked on. Yu Suzuki is just trolling its fanbase with this interview. Nothing concrete, just his usual "you'll see" BS.

Shenmue 3 was atrocious. 😂

Awesome video guys 😮 Some great new news there. And yes I'm down for another Air Twister. ❤ Great Shenmue content there. That Shenmue car is wicked 😂 Them photo shots at the end are awesome. 🫶