It's an odd rumor. It also pegs it as a late 2025 release, which is over two years out.
If one is to assume it has any validity, we could extrapolate ot either just got greenlit or it's production value is higher than we'd expect?
But this person claims to have seen it. Concept art maybe. Maybe this person saw the shopped around build we'd heard about(was it ever confirmed) and is just building a rumor around that.
Ryo won't beat Lan Di? How do you even know that? Seems a reach based on IIIs controversial climax.
That was one of the most fishy parts imho. Like you imply, only a insider would know that. To be able to see game content to that extent I say publisher minumum, and then developer. Its not proper of those positions to write in that style and revealing a critical moment of the story*. Even for a staged leak viral announce, its too much.
About the production value, thats the concept I tried to put in words many times. Shenmue series has enormous production value. And its creator name signed on covers adds to the formula.
Greenlighting for him, Kojima, Ueda or any of the big names doesn't work the same way that say with us trying to get greenlight.
*Unless the first compasses start with Lan Di and Ryo stand off in some Magic Reconning or time elypse. And so, he doesn't defeat him because some unexpected reason (we've discussed at Hiki's) and becomes the master that teach us the misterious scroll for a greater menace.
Where does that con-artist stuff comes now?
@Sonoshee The people don't stop to amuse me. I give that he, Yu-san, is rogue with good-chaotic alignment but never ever "a con".
Sorry
@red I missed by skipping your post. At least to me, 4chan is one of the entrances to the deep web. Disturbing in a bad way, toxic and to sum up a place to avoid.