For nylig deltog udvikleren YS Net og deriblandt også skaber Yu Suzuki ved Gamescom for at tale om Shenmue 3, og her bekræftede han blandt andet at spillet vil indeholde omtrent 30 timers gameplay. Nu har han dog også forklaret, at spillere der håber på at se noget helt nyt vil blive skuffede, for Shenmue 3 er 70% som sine forgængere.
I et interview med Metro fortæller Suzuki, at de stadig ønsker at videreføre seriens mekaniske traditioner i det tredje kapitel:
"I don't think it's necessary to change the basics of the gameplay. If I change it too much the existing fans will be very upset. Although I am always making up new ideas and things to add to the game, which can be a problem for my team who are trying to implement these ideas.
At the moment we are trying to keep it to 30% new and the keep the other 70% of the game similar to the original. But the design is constantly changing and I am always coming up with new concepts that we can try to add to the game if there is the opportunity."
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