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Perhaps that was feeling right after release but I am sure if you ask the majority of fans now and in the proceeding years, the consensus was that Disk 4 is widely beloved. And the swerve in tone and pace is why Shenmue 3 was so anticipated in conjunction with cliff hanger ending.
The fact they didn’t engage in nightly conversations with such a pivotal character like Shenhua just strikes me as odd. Not that I am saying it would have changed their overall attitude of the game but it just feels surprising.
Yea, the whole Shenhua, and Guilin section of Shenmue 2 is widely agreed on as being the single best part of 2. Shenhua is literally the most realistic character ever made(to date, Shenhua, and Fangmei are still the two most realistic characters ever created, with nothing coming even remotely close to such), the discussions feel so organic, it really gives her life. Also the placement of that whole section, makes it come off as a reward for all the craziness Ryo was forced to go through, nevermind the profound ending.