A small glance at either the Steam community page or the Kickstarter comments (found above) showcase an immense frustration that the game will be an Epic Game Store timed exclusive. It's not immediately clear the amount of friction this will cause with Kickstarter backers of the game, but it is most certainly causing friction. They both try to hinder his chase by throwing everything they can at him, with Ryo evading everything. Everything about the scene feels 100% Shenmue, with Ryo chasing a pair of men part of a troublemakers group.

It also features a chasing scene which will make Shenmue fans grin ear to ear. The new gameplay sequence shows our protagonist Ryo meeting a new martial arts master. But most importantly, in looking for the most enjoyable experience on PC, it was decided together with Deep Silver after much discussion that the Epic Games Store would be the best distribution platform option. Development for Shenmue III has been moving forward using Unreal Engine and the support we have received from Epic has been excellent. Ryo’s adventure leads him to towns and mountain villages where he can further his training, try his hand at gambling, play arcade games, and work part-time jobs while investigating those who know truth behind the Phoenix Mirror.We are happy to announce that Shenmue III for PC will be will be an Epic Games Store exclusive. His journey takes him to an immersive representation of rural China, brimming with activity and surrounded by beautiful landscapes.

In this third installment of the epic Shenmue series, Ryo seeks to solve the mystery behind the Phoenix Mirror, an artifact sought after by his father’s killer. Play as Ryo Hazuki, an 18-year-old Japanese martial artist hellbent on avenging his father’s death.An awe-inspiring world with an immersive story, featuring cinematic sequences, a realistic fighting system, and entertaining mini-games, Shenmue garnered acclaim and adoration all over the world. Shenmue established the open-world format for action RPG games. The brainchild of award-winning game director, Yu Suzuki, Shenmue is commonly known as one of the most ambitious game projects in history, which captured the imagination of players from around the world.

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