Shenmue III’s debut trailer has been met with a mixed response: fans love the look of the environments, but pretty much everyone is in agreement that the animations need work. It’s no surprise, then, that Ys Net’s long-awaited sequel looks much better in stills – with its oversaturated art style augmenting the title with a very ethereal feel. It’s definitely got a je ne sais quoi to it.

Of course, even when they’re not moving, the character models still do look weird. Writing on the PlayStation Blog, director Yu Suzuki notes that the team’s “aiming to significantly upgrade the visuals” and that this is all still a work in progress. With over a year to go, that’s fair enough; even if the animations are disappointing, we definitely feel that this project is roughly on the right path.

[source blog.us.playstation.com]