Shenmue City/Ys Net Topic!

[Mengels7]

It's on the front page.  You've all read it. You've all questioned your existence.  It means that Sega clearly still values Shenmue.  It also means that when this inevitably flops that we're more fucked than ever in seeing a third game.  I vote we kidnap Yu Suzuki once and for all.

[CrazyT]

I got a feeling that this is just part of a bigger project in the future. Nice to see they haven't forgotten about the franchise .

[ROJM]

Its not about forgetting the franchise its really about finding a suitable platform and getting monies from it. Sega wants an exclusivity tie up with one of the hardware companies to minimise any risk publishing and marketing a third game. It seems that no one else values SHENMUE as a marketable or profitable game. I wonder if this title is what remained from the SHENMUE ONLINE project.

[Sharky]

I wouldnt jump to any conclusions about this being signs of a pending Shenmue 3 announcment.

But I don't see this as anything but good news... Sega Japan using the Shenmue IP again shows that the game isnt being 'shunned' and Sega are willing to talk about the series again.

[ROJM]

What announcement? All i'm saying is Sega wants this to be an exclusive, which is one if not the main reason why the third title was never released.

[Sharky]

^Actually I was just blabbing in general, wasn't suggesting that you suggested they were going to announce anything.

[STORM!]

Like I said on the front page, this thing is not a spin-off or derivate.

 IT IS A SEQUEL!


 At least, the sequel of the story seen on Shenmue 2.


 Mobage is probably the largest casual gamers community in Japan, and now most of the companies want to release games on it. Millions and millions of people playing games there everyday, totally free... no need to buy nothing.

 How the hell they are making money with this without charging people?

 Freak internet and freak Sega. I want it on the PS3(PLAYSTATION 3) alongside with PHANTASY STAR ONLINE 2!

[ROJM]

Actually Sega just referred to this title as the third SHENMUE game not an actual sequel to the second game in the series.

[Sharky]

Actually Sega just referred to this title as the third SHENMUE game not an actual sequel to the second game in the series.

Yeah this is what I head.
I think you are mistaken Storm.

At least I hope you are because I'm going to firebomb Sega if this is Shenmue 3.

[ROJM]

I mean technically it should be called SHENMUE CAVE since that was the last time we saw Ryo.

[Sharky]

Is there anymore infomation on what the game consists of, how it plays?

[STORM!]

No, I'm sure I read it correctly at the Famitsu site.

 You can see it clearly there: Shenmue Machi continues the story seen in the 2 games released on the Dreamcast.

 It is not Shenmue 3, but it's the continuation of the story. Well, I presume it is a sequel. Not huge like the DC versions, but it is a SEQUEL!

 Sega hates the franchise. Hisao Ohguchi said once that nobody will release Shenmue 3 untill he stands at head of Sega. He is not anymore Sega's president, he is in Sammy now, but most of the people at Sega from the DC era hates Shenmue.

 I'm pretty sure that Nagoshi hates Shenmue too. I'm glad he is not the head of Sega consumer division anymore.

 Link for the Famitsu release: http://www.famitsu.com/news/201010/07034495.html


 The part saying its a sequel to that story: とくに『シェンムー街』はドリームキャストで発売されたシリーズ2作品の続きの物語になるとのこと。


 

[ROJM]

Well Sega rerferred to KENZEN as YAKUZA 3 for a while to stockholders even though clearly it wasn't. It was the third title. As far as i'm concerned until sega themselves say its a sequel, i'm not buying it. Its more or less a gaiden /sidestory to the actual third sequel by using a storyline they probably weren't going to explore in the third game but may have started or was present in the second title.

[STORM!]

I think its really a sequel but not going too far deep on the whole story of Shenmue series.

 Maybe it continues after Ryo and Shenfua at the cave, going back to the city, and start doing the "basic" things we have done on the true game, like trading figures, playing games and mini-games, talking to people, fishing(argh>_<), smashing random drunk people on the streets, etc... but not really continuing the whole story of Shenmue, where Shenfua discover her inhuman powers.

 Resume: its just a casual social cheap free game for the whole world play and its going to be the most played game in the series without any doubt.

 I'm not sure what to think right now. Not really angry with Sega...

[Barry the Nomad]

The game could be a reimagined Shenmue Online, if I remember correctly that game was a Shenmue 2 side-story with events that happened during Ryo's time in Kowloon. That or Ren and Joy could take the spotlight and Ryo is a supporting character.