Ys Net debuted a brand new screenshot of the upcoming Shenmue 3 at the Magic Monaco press conference earlier this week.
The screenshot is one of the first proper glimpses we’ve had at the game since its unveiling at E3 2015, and unsurprisingly, looks far prettier than it did last summer. Check it out below.
Shenmue 3 is scheduled for release on PlayStation 4 and PC in December 2017. Yu Suzuki recently confirmed that those of you donating via the Slacker Backer campaign won’t get access to the Kickstarter rewards for the project, though will still be able to claim rewards for contributing.
The long-awaited follow-up to 2001’s Shenmue 2 was announced during Sony’s E3 press conference last summer, where it was launched as a kickstarter project. Any concerns that interest in the Shenmue series had diminished in the years since the last game were quickly put to bed when the project became the fastest video game on Kickstarter to reach one million dollars, with Shenmue 3 ending its run with $6.3 million raised.
Shenmue 3 will feature the return of series veteran Corey Marshall, who voiced protagonist Ryu Hazuki in the original game and its sequel. The game picks off immediately after the events of Shenmue 2, with Hazuki-san now in China on the hunt for the mysterious Lan Di, who killed Ryu’s father, Iwao, at the beginning of the original game. Check out the latest details on Shenmue 3 to see how it’s shaping up.