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In Case Sega Forgot, Fans Still Really Want A Shenmue Sequel

In Case Sega Forgot, Fans Still Really Want A Shenmue Sequel Today we give the Speak-Up on Kotaku podium over to commenter Ryohumar, who wants to let Sega know there is still hope for redemption in the form of Yu Suzuki and Shenmue 3.

dangert124761d ago

put it on ps3 and you have my money

LOGICWINS4760d ago (Edited 4760d ago )

You know what would be mad slick? If Sega made a deal with Sony and made Shenmue 3 EXCLUSIVELY for the NGP. That would LITERALLY force people to buy it. If they announced that, I'd start putting cash into my "NGP Savings Fund" :D

mastiffchild4760d ago

Thing is, just how much would a bang up to date Shenmue cost? They were expensive as all hell when the made the first two-IDK if there are enough "fans" to make it even worth thinking about.

I'd love to see it but is it viable in any real sense?

LOGICWINS4760d ago

^^

Right now, it wouldn't be viable. Sega would need to re-release Shenmue 1 and 2 on PSN to gt people up to speed.

If the sales are up to snuff, Shenmue 3 can get the green light as a PS3 console exclusive. Its not like I'm a PS3 fanboy, but businesswise, making Shenmue 3 a PS3 exclusive makes sense since many PS3 gamers have shown a liking to the Yakuza series.

NoobJobz4760d ago

No thanks. This may be my most anticipated game of all time but I wouldn't buy a NGP just to play it. I don't want Shenmue 3 to be on a handheld. However PS3 or 360, day one purchase.

guigsy4760d ago

The problem with Shenmue was that it was an expensive project being released on a new platform. I remember them saying that every Dreamcast owner would have to have bought it twice for the game to break even. So no, it wouldn't make any sense bringing it to a new platform exclusively.

I've said before that if they ever made Shenmue 3, it should be for as many platforms as possible, due to the fact that the Sega fanbase segregated to different platforms after the Dreamcast, so you're appeasing those fans no matter which console they own. Plus, more platforms generally equal more sales.

dedicatedtogamers4760d ago

Three things:

1) Shenmue was designed as a Dreamcast-seller. That was why it received so much care and detail. Play Shenmue 2 and you will notice the incredibly drop in overall quality.

2) Where are the Shenmue fans? The game only sold a million, and I can't imagine millions more picking the game up since the original launch. Shenmue 2 flopped when it hit Xbox.

3) Yakuza is - in many ways - the spiritual successor to Shenmue. This has been known for quite a while.

jetlian4760d ago

by todays standard would be around 20-30 million to make. most of what made it special is standard now!

Even that might be to high seeing as sega would probably use the yakuza engine and they pump those out every year.

whats this drop in part 2 dedicated? guigsy when dreamcast first came out they need 2 per owner not at the end.

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chasegarcia4760d ago

Maybe they are going to release it for Dreamcast 2? It would be awesome if Sega comes back with a cloud system.

Quagmire4760d ago

Shenmue HD collection first, please.

mastiffchild4760d ago

Would make sense-without it to drum up interest(and even then would today's gamer go for it anyway)I don't see a big enough market to readily fund such an expansive, expensive game.

The sandbox genre has moved on a great deal and as a series known for great innovation fans would expect the same kind of strides and including everything RDR or GTA does AS WELL. IDK-as I say, it's a great thing to imagine but is it ever going to add up?

InLaLaLand4760d ago (Edited 4760d ago )

Sega can do it like they did with the dreamcast collection. They can release the Shenmue collection on disc or PSN/XBLA. They can use the Yakuza (Ryu Ga Gotoku) engine to make Shenmue 3 (I think they should do that to save money).

Acquiescence4760d ago

is that everyone starts talking about Shenmue III again lol. One of these days, Sega will announce it.

BabyTownFrolics4760d ago

the question isnt if fans want a sequal, its how many fans want a sequal, and how many of those fans would actually pay for it.

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15 Biggest Unresolved Video Game Cliffhangers We May Never Get Answers To

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Fluke_Skywalker68d ago (Edited 68d ago )

Never say never, I really didn't expect to ever see Space Marine 2 and 12 years later its almost here.
So there is still hope for all these games.

Chocoburger68d ago

I've completed 5 of the games on the list, but the author forgot to include Advent Rising. It was supposed to be a trilogy, but it bombed hard, and the two sequels never got made. It was Mass Effect, a console generation before Mass Effect.

The game is buggy and unpolished, it needed a few more months of development, but the potential was there. At the end of the game, you have all these super abilities, I remember the stomp attack that created a shockwave being especially powerful.

shinoff218367d ago

I personally think days gone will recieve some sort of sequel at some point. I'm personally also hoping it's not the rumored multiplayer online stuff. I'd think most that enjoyed it would rather thisnto.

Knightofelemia67d ago

Sony needs to dust off Sly Cooper and Days Gone so needs a sequel two of my favorite Sony titles. Bulletstorm I love great game wish it also got a sequel. And I wish Namco would finally give Enslaved a sequel another great game.

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PlayStation Store Games Under $15 Sale: Over 400 Games Under $15

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anast680d ago (Edited 680d ago )

Dragon's Dogma and XCOM 2 are the best deals. The rest of the games are still overpriced. I would say 8.99 is good for AC: Origins, but you need to put $10 more into MTs to avoid the grind that slows down the story. So, the game is actually 18.99.

It's not on this list, but Pathfinder: Kingmaker is only $9.99. This is a deal if you have a current gen. consoles, as it runs poorly on prev. gen.

hangdang680d ago

I beat AC origins without grinding or spending any money on MTX?

anast680d ago

I had to grind for side missions. So, did many other people.

HeliosHex680d ago

Has anyone been able to login in to the ps store on ps5 I haven't been able to in days and my network is good.

RedDevils680d ago

Reset or shutdown your PS5. I always can go login to PS5, in fact just a moment ago.

HeliosHex679d ago

Hey thanks again. Although the shutdown/reset didn't work i found that resetting the mdm and hub did the trick. I use a Lan network instead of wifi. In case anyone has a similar setup and problem.

RedDevils679d ago

I forgot to mention about the router reset, that usually do the trick when it come to network problems happen with iphone/android. btw np