UltraGunner
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Why do you do this to yourself GAF? Do you crave the soul crushing sadness of disappointment?
considering that gamers are a lot more accepting of story-based and slower paced titles than ever before, coupled with the fact that shenmue is the ultimate cult following game (and now that duke nukem forever is out/ffv13 is now ff15 it's the last great gaming white whale), why couldn't it be a success (if even a limited one')?
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the original shenmue was a million plus seller (the budget is what made it 'fail')
the second might have done the same if the dreamcast hadn't been dead in the water by the time of release or if it was released on ps2 instead of xbox
considering that gamers are a lot more accepting of story-based and slower paced titles than ever before, coupled with the fact that shenmue is the ultimate cult following game (and now that duke nukem forever is out/ffv13 is now ff15 it's the last great gaming white whale), why couldn't it be a success (if even a limited one')?
a good example of high profile releases would be heavy rain being a successSource?
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Essentially this.
Considering the Dreamcasts install base at the time of Shenmue's release, selling > 1 million copies is HUGE!
And there were many reasons contributing to Shenmue 2's lack of 'success'; Dreamcast dying, not being released in the US on DC, only on Xbox with a shoddy port and competing with PS2's runaway success. I also believe Shenmue 2 was one of the most imported games ever at the time due to it not being released in the US initially, which also resulted in Xbox sales for the game being lower than expected.
Any game being released on the Dreamcast that wasn't Sonic or Soul Calibur had a shaky ride unfortunately, due to the volatility of the environment at the time.
yay! Even better seeing two Maries on dat dere hype train!!The hype train has now been updated! It's getting pretty crowded!
Phoenix/Dragon shaped cookies are now being served in carriage 2!
This train has one destination: disappointment.
what's another year of disappointment? I can keep doing this every year... LolThis train has one destination: disappointment.
You can only blame yourselves!
I actually do think Shenmue 3 is coming. PS4 or One I have no idea.
what's another year of disappointment? I can keep doing this every year... Lol
Define "very high demand" and tell me, how can Sony and Microsoft actively measure "demand"?
Let's see:
1. They can see people asking for Shenmue on forums.
2. Like it or not, they can check their twitter.
3. They can ask a few thousand people in some kind of online survey.
Now, let's say that Sony or Microsoft do this and get confirmation from a few thousand people asking for a new game.
Shenmue would need to sell millions of copies to be a success. Did Sony or Microsoft ask millions of people whether they would buy the game? Of course they didn't.
Now, considering that both Shenmue games were commercial failures (and that is precisely why Shenmue 3 was never made), please explain to me this expectation of wild success for eventual sequel or reboot.
I love it when people bring up Shenmue's sales. It isn't even a fair comparison. DC was a very poor seller and at the time Shenmue 2 launched Xbox had an even smaller install base than DC. And non existant audience in Japan.
Shenmue 2 could have done better even if it was on the GC. Shenmue 2 should have been a multiplat and we would already have Shenmue 3.
For comparison to other DC titles . PSO didnt even break a million ,yet it has multiple sequels (which are also inferior in quality) selling buttloads more on PS2,PSP. Heck I think a PSO re-release on PSN,3DS or something would sell more than it did on the DC.
Yea Shenmue isnt a GTA which pushes hardware units. But it isnt a failure franchise that doesnt deserve a sequel.
The hype train has now been updated! It's getting pretty crowded!
Phoenix/Dragon shaped cookies are now being served in carriage 2!
Shemmue HD for PS3 BELIEVE.
Shenmue 1+2 HD remaster slapped onto a retail disk with a collector's edition. BELIEVE!!
beautiful. I want it as my display pic lol
I'm honestly not surprised there is interest in bringing Shenmue back after the huge wave of requests from vocal fans on the internet when both MS and Sony asked what games they wanted to see on their next gen platforms. Curious to see if this ends up being exclusive to either of them or multiplat.
I would not be surprised at all if a teaser is shown at Sony or MS's conference.
same here. I'd buy anything and if it was multiplat id buy it on every platform.Said it multiple times before: I will buy whichever next gen console gets Shenmue III or even a remastered Shenmue I and II. Doesn't matter if the game is 100, it will be mine!
One ticket, please.
One ticket, please.
One ticket for this train please.
That is one badass train ima ride it real hard you guys, real hard.
I'll buy 3 VIP tickets, thanks.
First class, please.
Yep. Under all the crappy circumstances it still did well. The franchise was dealt a bad hand and got treated like absolute shit. It deserves a second chance.
Also any more room on that train. I dont mind standing by the door ;_;