PanicFreak
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If they finish it, they would probably fill out the rest of the story with one game and open up the doors for continuation should it sell well enough.
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#SaveShenmue - The Shenmue 3 campaign
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If they finish it, they would probably fill out the rest of the story with one game and open up the doors for continuation should it sell well enough.
yu suzuki already said he's managed to work the finale of the shenmue story into one last game, so b. i don't think he'd waste the chance.
i hope some of the cool stuff from the old project berkley video makes it in, like the training monk in the snow, and ryo hanging onto the side of a moving train.
i imagine at some point the game will have ryo and shenhua on the trans-mongolian railway anyway.
PanicFreak
Member
I don't remember the story that well. I only remember that he got away on the Choppa!!!
Yeah, the video was actually good. Played Shenmue for the first time in 2011. Shenmue 2 is phenomenal, haters should play it. Let it go? Why? Shenmue 3 is a possibility, in some form. We have seen unlikelier things to happen. It doesn't have to be a big-budget title. This campaign won't really help, but so what?
I believe if they did a HD-make of 1&2 with new voice actors and fixed controls, mixed in with previous fans, it could get justification for a release.
Hell, if they make Shenmue 1&2 HD, make Shenmue 3 in that engine for all I care. I still love what Shenmue looks like when I play it these days. I'd settle for a high res Dreamcast game, would pay a high price, though they could probably get away with $30-40 with that kind of release.
EteRnal PAL
Member
Hahahah
No translator, he was by himself and I spoke English to him. And you're probably right lol
dragonbane
Member
Amazing video holy shit haha. Very nice work.
Everyone should watch the video, cuz it's actually really funny and well done.
Plus a lot of what made Shenmue so expensive was the research(already done) and how in depth the world was. Shenmue 2 ends with Ryo in mainland china, he wont be looking though a bunch of drawers in someones house there. If anything the last part of Shenmue would be the least expensive to produce.
No drawers, no sale.
http://shenmue.wikia.com/wiki/Shenmue_III
Seriously people. It's dead. It's not even remotely near the production pipeline.
Seriously people. It's dead. It's not even remotely near the production pipeline.
Sweet. screwattack.com has picked up on it.
http://www.screwattack.com/video/SaveShenmue-The-Shenmue-3-campaign-12827182
Some people were complaining about petitioning Kotaku and Polygon earlier. Is this better?
http://www.screwattack.com/video/SaveShenmue-The-Shenmue-3-campaign-12827182
Some people were complaining about petitioning Kotaku and Polygon earlier. Is this better?
I think Yu Suzuki speaks, or atleast understands English pretty well. I've seen a video where he spoke a few sentences of English and even his pronunciation was ok. Here.
I think Shenmue's unpopularity is often exaggerated. The first game sold 1 million copies on the Dreamcast. Sure, many people hated it. But even then, there's probably over 100k of Shenmue fans (more or less). And the franchise's status is pretty legendary among hardcore gamers. Shenmue 3 would generate some insane hype. It would sell certainly sell atleast 100k-500k copies. Doesn't sound too bad, huh? Just set your budget accordingly.
Yeah, a game that is not currently in production is certainly dead. I guess those Kickstarted franchises were dead too. I mean, there's never been a series that has been resurrected after 10+ years... Shenmue is unlikely? Sure. Impossible? Nah.
outunderthestars
Banned
Video wasn't that funny
Game wasn't that funny
Let it go people.
Game wasn't that funny
Let it go people.
"Game"? Oh, I didn't know Shenmue 2 doesn't exist. It's a real shame that nobody in the US played it. Shenmue 2 is one of the best sequels ever made and even Shenmue 1 is an totally unique experience to this day. Sure, if you absolutely hated the first game, Shenmue 2 probably won't change your mind, but every gamer should give it a try.
To everyone regurgitating the whole "let it go" business, why do you even care? People liked the games, people want to see them again. Why even walk into this thread when all you want to do is shit on it. Not only that, but as you can see there are many who are just repeating the same exact thing.
in fairness he probably knows enough to get the general idea when talking simply about wanting shenmue 3 for instance, but there's a reason why he has a translator
and to be honest he's probably better at english than peter molyneux, who seemed to be stumbling through the introduction in that gdc 2000 video you linked like he'd had a few bottles of wine beforehand. "shinmoo" by "yu simisuki" indeed.
completely agree about shenmue's unpopularity being overstated though. if anything it could do quite well considering how geared the market is towards narrative driven games now, especially considering shenmue always had a wealth of gameplay variety and far reaching depth and breadth when it came to world building. nobody is expecting huge numbers though, and shenmue 3 as it was originally envisioned with a few extra bells and whistles on would not cost the world to develop.
it's not like the shenmue fanbase has shrunk all that much either, it's achieved cult status quite some time ago and there are still people (some of which i think are in this thread) who didn't play shenmue on release and still very much enjoyed it despite hopping onto the boat several years later.
as for why people tell us to let it go? i dunno. it doesn't concern them, they're no more mature or significantly more of a realist than any one of us. they're the fun police, or rather the optimism police. it's very petty really, and i wish they'd fuck off.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Never flopped, just didn't make back the massive cost wages and special Saturn devkits incurred (Shenmue actually sold a million in the States, whodathunk).
Poor Lou: he's gonna have to wait for the post-mortem to see if Yu's got anything up his sleeve. HD-makes with a modernized control scheme would work well, so long as there's data transfer between both digital copies.
Glad to see someone finally say this. Agreed. If it's not your interest, why bother trying to add nothing buy negativity?
Storm Chamber
Banned
This isn't a biased post at all.
Anyway, as much as I'd love Shenmue 3, I'll believe it when it's in my hands.
No, I didn't watch the video because like I said...
ShinobiFist
Banned
OMG, that video, lol!!!! People are not even watching the vid, only a few...
This isn't a biased post at all.
Who cares? Have I tried to hide the fact that I'm a fan? Who would you expect to be positive about Shenmue OTHER than a fan?
Storm Chamber
Banned
Honestly they could just hire the Yakuza guys to do it...I think the tech is certainly there
A production that is not in production IS NOTHING...it's not alive. It's dead. It was cancelled.
What Kickstarted franchises are you even talking about?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That video was fucking fantastic. Really nice work.
As for Shenmue III... I mean, shit. C'mon, Sega. I don't care if you make it with Dreamcast-quality graphics. Just gimme.
As for Shenmue III... I mean, shit. C'mon, Sega. I don't care if you make it with Dreamcast-quality graphics. Just gimme.
I would actually be supremely happy if Shenmue III was made with Dreamcast level tech. Anything more than that is just a bonus.
... the yazuka team is an internal sega team, they're already hired!
as for shenmue flopping? it did well with critics and consumers, but it didn't make its money back. calling it a flop is too harsh when the economic reality of having to sell that game twice to every dreamcast owner to make a profit is the baseline for any modicum of success. the odds were tipped so highly against shenmue's favour but it still sold over a million.
maybe if peter moore hadn't used shenmue 2 to get himself a microsoft job the project might have broke even or made a profit.
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Deleted member 80556
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That Wiki post was painful to read. All story is ready? Concept work is ready?
Shit. Damn you, Sony, for killing the Dreamcas! Now save the game for your redemption!
Shit. Damn you, Sony, for killing the Dreamcas! Now save the game for your redemption!
sechsterangriff
Member
Why some people see a dedicated fanbase like this as a bad thing is beyond me. How does this affect you in any way?
"Let it go"? Why should they? It's just people who love the games to the point that 10+ years later they are still letting SEGA know they want a sequel. Is it something that annoying?
"Let it go"? Why should they? It's just people who love the games to the point that 10+ years later they are still letting SEGA know they want a sequel. Is it something that annoying?
almost complete lack of citations in the wiki, take it with a dump truck of salt
I was hoping the 'let it go people' people would have gotten that out of their system on the first page. I was wrong. Maybe page 3?
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On topic: there are a few Shenmue groups that hold strong and do small events to keep public awareness about the series. It was a good series, and if there are people who really want it, they have my support. I'd love a Shenmue 3. Maybe one day.
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On topic: there are a few Shenmue groups that hold strong and do small events to keep public awareness about the series. It was a good series, and if there are people who really want it, they have my support. I'd love a Shenmue 3. Maybe one day.
totally.
Ok, I never saw this. That shit is insulting level tease. D:
KojiKnight
Member
I'll support this cause just so long as we get some support back on the Legends 3 front. Never forget Capcom and never forgive!
AstroNut325
Member
Is there a anti-save campaign as well? I would like to join it. Not joking. I just think the series in synonymous with failure. Every console the series has touched has failed significantly.
AcademicSaucer
Member
They need a really desperate publisher that also has money to burn on something like this, try Nintendo.
VibratingDonkey
Member
People saying to let it go need to let it go.
Shenmue 3 is never going to exist, but there's zero harm in campaigns like these (unless that shoe landed in someone's face).
Shenmue 3 is never going to exist, but there's zero harm in campaigns like these (unless that shoe landed in someone's face).
That video was fun and well done! It's just a shame that people here love to bash everything. If you're not interested just keep away, fans always ask for the comeback of their favourite series (see Silent Hill, Duke Nukem, Shenmue, Metroid) and we already changed minds in the past (with kickstarter or with campaigns, see DRM, Dark Souls PC, Sega ports hopefully).
So just fuck off. Really. I'm not even a fan of the game, I still have to play Shenmue II and I'm not in a hurry at all.
So just fuck off. Really. I'm not even a fan of the game, I still have to play Shenmue II and I'm not in a hurry at all.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Shenmue 3 is the third exclusive Sega title for WiiU.
Meh, Shenmue is purchase-console tier, though I already got a Wii U, woulda bought one for Shenmue,.
Parallax Scroll
Banned
I thought Shenmue was pretty cool like 12 years ago.
Glad to see the supporters are coming out now and there's less, "Let it die." comments.
Indeed. I think Shenmue or a Pokemon MMO are the only things that could sway me to a Wii U at this point unfortunately.
Indeed. I think Shenmue or a Pokemon MMO are the only things that could sway me to a Wii U at this point unfortunately.
meltingparappa
Member
Every console the series has touched has also had a Jet Set Radio game.
The magic powers the series bestows are quite capricious.
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
Too late, I'm already sad.
NOW I'm really hoping Shen3 happens.
Correlation does not equal causation. Also, the first X-Box was a failure? Pretty sure it set the groundwork for the success of the 360.