Sega Still Thinks About Shenmue

[DanDeFool]

This is what we all get for not buying Dreamcasts.

No more Shenmue.
No more Power Stone.
No more...

Okay, those are the only two interesting DC games I know about, but I'm sure there's more!

Dreamcast was a nice little system though. In terms of hardware, it was easily a rival for the PS2. They were either too early to market, or people just gave up on Sega after the Saturn.

And now Nintendo owns them. Too bad...

 

[little bear]

Sure...What's next? Another Power Stone game?

Because if they announce a Shenmue game, that's the next logical step to reviving all series that died with the Dreamcast. That and Skies of Arcadia.

To be fair power stone is a capcom game.

Sega gonna have to get it's shit together quickly, that much I can agree with. a Shenmue remake or sequal should be very promising.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Well, I never played the first two games ever. My recommendation is because not a lot of people have really played the game, let alone heard of it, why not re-release it on XBLA with new graphics and new and improved gameplay elements? Hey, it could work. I'm just putting it out there.

 

[2up]

I think Sega is looking for an exclusivity deal in exchange for help in funding the game. Personally, I think they should aim for the PS3. Yakuza 3 was a PS3 exclusive and it proved to be a huge success in Japan. Sega could utilize Yakuza 4's game engine to cut down on costs.

 

[Jebusetti]

Sure...What's next? Another Power Stone game?

Because if they announce a Shenmue game, that's the next logical step to reviving all series that died with the Dreamcast. That and Skies of Arcadia.

Well, Power Stone [and Power Stone 2] came out on PSP, so I wouldn't exactly say that PS died w/ the DC.

And I bought that game.

Load times were terrible. So, I made the matches 5 rounds to get the most out of each loading time.

Still, that means a sequel is possible, right?

God damn I hope so... Although, to this day, I STILL get made fun of for playing Shenmue 2 in front of my friend and making the mistake of buying something from a vending machine. Bastard just wont let it go.

 

[Volucer]

I'm always suprised when I hear it didn't sell well. It's kinda like firefly though I guess. If you played/saw it you loved it, but most people ignored it.

 

[Dr Ampersand]

Someone has already said what I was about to say. Re-release the first two. Seriously. If they sell, than you know that fans and newcomers alike are interested in the series still. That should be enough incentive to make a 3rd one.

Rerelease with awesome graphics and people will give a big amount of attention to it.

 

[joystickjunki3]

Sure...What's next? Another Power Stone game?

Because if they announce a Shenmue game, that's the next logical step to reviving all series that died with the Dreamcast. That and Skies of Arcadia.

Well, Power Stone [and Power Stone 2] came out on PSP, so I wouldn't exactly say that PS died w/ the DC.

And I bought that game.

Load times were terrible. So, I made the matches 5 rounds to get the most out of each loading time.

Still, that means a sequel is possible, right?

God willing, yes. I still have both of my DC versions, plus the PSP one. My Power Stone 2 disc is too far gone to work anymore and I still fear that the first game will die on me any day now.

 

[sidereal_day]

The reason why I bought a Dreamcast was for Shenmue. Seaman and Shenmue were the only two games I ever played on it. I got Shenmue II for Xbox the day it came out and loved it as well, but I honestly can't remember ANY of the story. I remember it was kind of retarded, but I didn't play for the story, really. It was just fun to be someone else and do whatever in a realistic world.