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Shenmue 3's latest development update shows off a grandma's face

That's a bit better.

Last month the developers of Shenmue 3 released a trailer for the game and the faces, well, they came in for a bit of stick.

Cover image for YouTube videoShenmue 3 Teaser Trailer on PS4

Now, Ys Net has published a new video showing off the progress it's made with facial animations.

The video comes across as a quickfire response to the vociferous debate sparked by Shenmue 3's gamescom trailer, which divided opinion. It includes a brief look at the face of a mystery grandma who's in the long-awaited sequel. Her face certainly looks more detailed than those in last month's trailer, and there's more to the way it moves and changes shape, too.

Cover image for YouTube videoDev Room Progress Report Vol. 4

Shenmue 3 was announced to many fans' surprise at Sony's E3 2015 press conference where original creator Yu Suzuki revealed the impending sequel as a primarily crowdfunded endeavour.

Publisher Deep Silver picked up the project, and it's currently set for release in the latter half of 2018.