The Shenmue anime’s strong numbers had Ryo Hazuki fans excited about the possibility of the fourth installment of the saga coming to fruition soon, however, everything seems to have stalled a bit since the third installment arrived in 2019 with quite a few mixed reviews. .
You were told recently that 110 Industries seemed to have announced a collaboration with Yu Suzuki, creator of Shenmue, for what seemed to be Shenmue 4, but in the end nothing was said, in fact, Suzuki himself indicated it in dialogue with Famitsu that there are no concrete plans for a new installment of the game in the short term.
The mystery of the future of Shenmue
If we take into account all the years that passed between the second and the third part of the game, we can assure that the patience of the fans of the saga is almost infinite. Without a doubt there are talks to make the next installment of the saga, although there is still a long way to go to see it, yes, what we know is that Shenmue 4 will be much more oriented mainstream and not as niche as it used to be.3, something that can clearly be a double-edged sword.
As for the game’s story, even the main arc isn’t finished, so hopefully it won’t be another 18 years before we can enjoy another piece of Ryo’s story.
Gabriel Fuentes
Translator and localizer of video games passionate about retro titles and simulators. He’s never let go of a controller since he got an Atari 2600.
