Two Pre-Release Screenshots of Langhuishan Village

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This is a comparison / analysis of two Shenmue II beta screenshots that show Languishan village with a slightly different layout. These screenshots were published in a Famitsu DC magazine in Japan in early 2001.

One neat thing is that a reminder of this village layout remains in the load/save screen where saved games for Langhuishan show an image of a map of the village that matches the layout that can be seen in these screenshots.

https://www.phantomriverstone.com/2023/12/two-pre-release-screenshots-of.html

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Awesome work. There was talk of another deleted village between Kowloon and Langhuishan, I wonder if we will ever find evidence of it...
 
24Nathan said:
Awesome work. There was talk of another deleted village between Kowloon and Langhuishan, I wonder if we will ever find evidence of it...
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Interesting, do you have a link to any discussion?
 
24Nathan said:
All I have is a post or two from @Kiyuu from back in the day referencing it. I couldn't seem to find the original source...maybe an old interview that hasn't resurfaced in a while?

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Thanks! It's fun going back to read these early discussions.

It looks like these threads are referring to the Miao village unused screenshots that were shared by AM2, based on some of the archived pages that are mentioned in them.
https://web.archive.org/web/2005020....hostultra.com/~shenmuesaga/chapters 7-16.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/2005040...rticles/index.php?screenshot=all&game_id=2857
 
Thanks @Switch

24Nathan said:
All I have is a post or two from @Kiyuu from back in the day referencing it. I couldn't seem to find the original source...maybe an old interview that hasn't resurfaced in a while?

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I miss @Kiyuu posts and insights. Does anyone know if she still actively follows Shenmue?

It’s interesting she lists Shenmue’s development as a series of ‘waste’. While it’s fascinating watching all the tweaks and changes I can’t help but feel given its significant length and scale we got to see behind the curtain that you don’t see with most games. With that said the development was inefficient in many respects.
 
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Switch said:
Thanks! It's fun going back to read these early discussions.

It looks like these threads are referring to the Miao village unused screenshots that were shared by AM2, based on some of the archived pages that are mentioned in them.
https://web.archive.org/web/20050209160431fw_/http://www.hostultra.com/~shenmuesaga/chapters 7-16.htm
https://web.archive.org/web/2005040...rticles/index.php?screenshot=all&game_id=2857
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Definitely could be. I wish she was around often enough to clarify. I think the last time she popped in was when the beta was released and @LanDC found all of those subtitles relating to the cut Miao Village content.
 
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