Shenmue 4: what if the game was in development? The rumor that has fans in turmoil

11.04.2022

Even if our admiration for Ryo Hazuki will be eternal, we have to admit that Shenmue III broke our hearts. Graphically dated, repetitive, empty and clearly lacking in rhythm, the game scarred the unforgettable moments spent with the series on Dreamcast. The creator of the franchise, Yû Suzuki never hid his desire to continue the adventure, but it looked more like a distant intention than a transferable project. Finally, until the intervention of an employee of 110 Industries on Instagram.

The name of this publisher may not mean anything to you, but he was talked about during the Tokyo Game Show 2021. Why? Simply because in a 40-minute video reviewing the house games, Suzuki-san was given the honors for no apparent reason. Indeed, at the time – and this is still the case today – no collaboration between the Ys Net studio and 110 Industries had been announced.

On Instagram, the publisher recently posted a visual dedicated to Wanted: Dead, an action game developed by Soleil (composed of former Team Ninja who worked on Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden) and expected for the current of this year on current platforms. A Shenmue fan therefore took the opportunity to ask if a rapprochement with Yû Suzuki was on the agenda. An employee of 110 Industries then replied: “Why do you think he appeared in our TGS video?“It was enough to put the fans in turmoil.

Obviously, we will have to wait before knowing if this is a joke or a serious initiative, but within the community, many of them are already imagining a Shenmue 4 on PS5 and Xbox Series. And we can understand them.