In August 2017, Gamescom was held in Germany.
It is one of the most important gaming conventions in Europe.
With the announcement of a new partnership with publisher Deep Silver,
Yu Suzuki was present to share development progress with various media
and meet fans of his work over signing sessions.
Shenmue Master once again had the great honour to speak directly with the father of the saga.
And as usual, we took the opportunity to interview him
and go deeper in our understanding of the various aspects of this masterpiece we treasure so much
called... Shenmue.
If Shenmue is highly praised,
I think we may find part of the answer within subtlety and the depth of the theme sitcovers.
The gentle nostalgia for Japan of the Showa era,
the introspection of a puerile feeling of revenge,
the fulfilment through travelling and meeting people, etc...
So many subjects that Shenmue treats with the sensitivity of true author's work.
A certain maturity in the choice and treatment of themes that are a bit unusual in the video game industry.
Today, surveys reveal that the average age of Shenmue fans is between 30 and 35 years old.
Production of Shenmue I & II was huge inside the AM2 studio of SEGA.
Budget, development time, number of workers... everything suggests
that Yu Suzuki was the head of one of the most ambitious works of its time.
Paradoxically, Shenmue has been reborn as a Kickstarter indie project,
and Yu Suzuki now has to deal with a team smaller than he had in the past.
In the past few years, many people have raised questions
about the lack of risktaking, originality and creativity within the gaming industry.
Having a bland vision of modern gaming is not uncommon
and it's easy to think that games are now too generic and moreover "disposable".
Interactivity is an inherent part and the very essence of video gaming.
In Shenmue I & II, the tool of interactivity has been wisely used to immerse the player in the Shenmue universe
and let him experiment with quite unusual things.
At a time when Game Design schools are teaching an meticulous calibration of a game's rhythm,
the stabbing rhythm of a Shenmue conducive to contemplation and relaxingwalks may seem backbreaking for excited gamers.
At Shenmue Master, we deeply appreciate the particular pace of Shenmue I & 2
which fluctuates between gentle peacefulness, invigorating escalation and sheer turbulence.
That said the question arises.
Yu Suzuki greatly appreciates the Chinese culture.
He mentioned it in many interviews and conferences.
For more than 15 years, Shenmue fans have dreamt about finally entering the "Miao Village" that Shenhua likes to talk about.
The Miao are one of the 55 minority groups recognized by the Chinese government
and are mainly located in the remote lands of South China.
Ren's character has brought some humor into Shenmue II.
Mischievous, quite wily and contemptous...
Ren starred in many scenes that did not go unnoticed and certainly made you smile if not laugh.
I don't know for you, but within Shenmue Master, we have been wondering for a long time
about the meaning of the eagle in the Shenmue saga.
Beyond their evocative power during the iconic intros of Shenmue I & II,
let's not forget that a sculpture of an eagle can be found in the Hazuki Dojo basement which belonged to Iwao Hazuki.
It was too good an opportunity to miss:
It is on this inspired and inspiring answer that our interview ends.
It's already my 4th interview for Shenmue Master
and I can never thank you enough for your invaluable support.
As we're not professionnal, our trip to Germany was full of obstacles
but I'm still astonished to see how our unexpected new meeting
demonstrated once again the sincere esteem Yu Suzuki has for the fans of his work.
Let's celebrate, Shenmue III is coming, thanks to the recent support of publisher Deep Silver.
And if the progress videos intended primarily for investors can be misinterpreted,
let's not forget that Yu Suzuki claimed that the real marketing campaign will only start in 2018.
Finally, be aware that we, the Shenmue Master team appreciate Shenmue precisely for its background.
In this regard, with the benefit of this new interview,
we are eager like never before to continue Ryo's journey deep inside China
along with characters who still have a lot to tell us.
English translation by Yokosuka. Correction by Switch.
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