From VGC: "Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki has indicated that he doesn’t have any concrete plans for Shenmue 4, but reiterated that he wants to make it more accessible to new players if it happens.
Suzuki was speaking this weekend at a special event to celebrate Shenmue in Yokosuka, the city where the series is based.
As reported by Famitsu, Suzuki discussed several topics, including the recently released Shenmue anime, and spoke about Shenmue 3 and his potential plans for a sequel."
"Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements"
I think that’s the problem. Just give us a conclusion like we were hoping for with 3 instead of basically pulling a Shenmue 2 on us and leaving it all in limbo again,
No trilogy collection? All the years Sega knocked out Shenmue clone Yakuza, yet took years to release Shenmue 3 on PS4 only. Was made waiting all those years after Shenmue 2 on Dreamcast.
And they think it's a positive thing?
Potential new fans won't be interested in future sequels because they would need to know the story of all the previous games.
Old fans who were burnt by 3 (like me) won't be interested in the next ones. Especially if they are fillers like 3 is.
The truth is, Yu Suzuki threw away his golden oportunity of finishing the saga in a dignified way. Old fans were thirsty for its conclusion and they got good money on Kickstarter.
Now that they made 3 with some of the worst game design decisions in any modern game, and made the plot be a useless filler, a Kickstarter for 4 would probably fail badly, and the shameful sales of 3 won't convince any publisher to put good money on a sequel.
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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.
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.
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.
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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Nowhere does he say there are no concrete plans.
I can’t believe this guy, the whole point of getting this third entry was closure for fans. I’m not gonna lie, this is such a d*ck move to make fans wait again for a possible ending… if we even get the chance again. Thanks for nothing!
What a dolt.
Wasn't the story suppose to end with 3? That was the main reason for the Kickstarter campaign in the first place, right? I can't believe they didn't end it there and expect people to still be excited for more sequels!
The series wasn't that good overall, from gameplay to story, but fans were still clamoring for a closure which they didn't get on the DC. People tolerated the shortcomings and just wanted to see the series ends properly. BUT he made shady promises, made a deal with Epic etc. and didn't let the story end. Maybe he should wait for another 20 years to get any fund for 4.
If the people want it they will crowd fund it like part 3. I didn't get a chance to play it.