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Shenmue Dojo Interviews: Esra Krabbe

Posted on May 4, 2021 at 12:00 PM BST

Next in our series of Shenmue Dojo Intervews we sit down with IGN Japan journalist and Shenmue fanatic Esra Krabbe!

We go through Esra’s early days in gaming, discuss how Shenmue LITERALLY inspired his entire life and career path & hopes for Shenmue 4 and the series going forward.

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Feels like we've been left sat out here forever... πŸ’”

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It's the 4th yet again πŸ™‚
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(Least i've got the right date this month, i completely forgot what day it was in October🫣😳.)

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More character renders for this previously unseen character named "Mao". She appears to have a mongolian background, but what's her relationship to Ren who also has ties to a Mongolian horse tribe? πŸ‡

Will Mao still appear in the future of the #Shenmue series!? #LetsGetShenmue4

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