Shenmue was always a flop, news at 10. Hope there's a new game and the fans enjoy it more than 3.
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Shenmue 4 May Be Announced Very Soon? (Update: Confirmed NOT to be Shenmue 4; Is an anime series)
- Thread starter LelouchViBritannia
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I specifically put "looks like" for a reason - I haven't played it and got a refund from them. I assumed, and it looked like there was more story. From my perspective, I didn't and still don't really care too much on how much or even it's quality. I specifically backed it to see what it could be. I then got my money back after it wasn't releasing on the service I chose, and they were siphoning an ever larger pile of money to accomplish little more. Any semblance of trust was lost, and it soured me from bothering with the game
DLC maybe? Tie in film? Making of Documentary? Forklift Simulator spin off? Shenmue 4 seems like a long shot unless the announcement is the launch of a crowd funding campaign.
I had to look that up around the time Shenmue III released just for the nostalgia. Amazing that the dude doubled down on his point at some point, insisting that it was real (I don't doubt it was fake personally, re-reading it makes it sound like one of those "too good to be true" style deals)
Probably going to be DLC if anything I'd think. The cheapest way to continue shenmue which i'd assume they would do considering reception and sales. Still haven't gotten around to playing 3. Ugh.
I think Ys Net would be wise to consider developing phone games, but I'm sure everything I think makes sense is much easier said than done... I was thinking it's a real shame Sega didn't at least try to get Ys Net engaged with making sequels to some of Yu Suzuki's simpler games like Out Run and Hang On, but I also have no idea if he's interested. He did once mention he was working on mobile Space Harrier with motion controls ...
"smaller than Shenmue 4, but bigger than a novel series."
so...
it's either a Shenmue 3 Story/Expansion DLC or a Netflix Series of some kind.
i lean towards the former since Shenmue 3 suffered big time form cut content/ideas from the original kickstarter vision but still I'll surprised since there was no single hint about it at all.
a Netflix series is also possible if it was an initiative by SEGA themselves rather than Yu Suzuki.
I wonder if this will be the Character Perspective System that was the $5 million stretch goal in the Kickstarter? In that you would play as Ren and Shenhua, in Baisha I believe.
If Ys Net & Sega had no other alternative, how receptive would some of you folks be to something like a 2D side scroller version of Shenmue bringing the series to an end? I certainly like that more than an anime or a manga. I need to PLAY Shenmue, not just experience it passively. I doubt Yu Suzuki would ever hand over Shenmue to another developer, say the team who did SOR4 or Wonder Boy, but it's an idea I like. I understand an action-oriented Shenmue isn't what some folks want, but holy hell it's better than a Telltale-esque Shenmue IV, rehash of Shenmue 3 or whatever other crazy ideas I've seen lately (a novel... blah).
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I believe Sega is about to be on the GamesRadar stream. edit: for puyo
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Nope. And I'm not sure the original rumor comes from the most reliable source, so prepare to wait.
Some guy on the Dojo claims he's also been given some info. on this 'surprise' and that it's not a game, but something cool. Def. losing hope this is anything to look forward to, but I'm a Shenmue fan and that's my fate.
Couple of minor things I discovered today while browsing the Ys Net website:
1. Page has been updated for the first time in years. Previously, it appeared to not have been updated since 2017.
2. Updates, which'll make most of you yawn
Someone on Shenmue Dojo mentioned that Koch is opening an office in Tokyo in the next couple of weeks... Could be something? Probably not. Keep your eyes on THE YS NET PAGE.
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Shenmue fans like me grasp at any and every straw.
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1. Page has been updated for the first time in years. Previously, it appeared to not have been updated since 2017.
2. Updates, which'll make most of you yawn
- Job openings have dropped from 8 to 7 for some reason. They dropped the secretary listing. This section hasn't changed in years.
- Office address at Ebisu Station, which has been at the bottom of the page for years, is gone. Now the location just says "Tokyo"
Someone on Shenmue Dojo mentioned that Koch is opening an office in Tokyo in the next couple of weeks... Could be something? Probably not. Keep your eyes on THE YS NET PAGE.
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Shenmue fans like me grasp at any and every straw.
P.S.
And if there is no straw... we'll make the straw!
I'm always hungry for Shenmue, even 3 with all it flaws, I just enjoy strolling about, with the nice music and wonderful environmental design.
Just hope it's not a glorified cancellation 'the rest of the story as a book' whatever, explaining some characters like the Chi You Men, in anticipation of 4, might be the best situation.
I'd be surprised if it was, they didn't seem to think a release was imminent on the fan stream. Also, it doesn't really expand on the Shenmue saga's story.
People interested in the Shenmue story tells me it's either the Kickstarter doc or a different doc. Recall there's been some "legal issues" keeping the Kickstarter doc from being released.
It's more interesting than a documentary and it's nothing being kickstarted, it's already funded by a pretty notable company (with a decent budget I hear) and decently far in production. There will be a bit of sweet and sour with the announcement, but it's interesting.
Sorry to sorta' hop around it, I have more on it I could share but most of it would spoil exactly what I'm teasing, which I promised not to do, just hint at it.
Netflix anime. I mean everything else is getting one.
Might actually advance the story more than Shenmue 3 anyway.
Will the sour part mean the story will not finish in games and instead another media?
Can you say whether it's a glorified cancellation, for example the rest of the story as a book?
It sounds like this was Yu Suzuki's back up plan to not getting Shenmue 4 greenlit and a way to close the book on the series.
Hopefully this doesn't mean his studio is shutting down. Looking forward to new stuff they'll do.
Hopefully this doesn't mean his studio is shutting down. Looking forward to new stuff they'll do.
I disagree that would be a "fun" announcement like in the tweet. It's like a TV series being cancelled, but instead of just saying it, they announce an exciting comic book run for series 8 or whatever.
AT this point I just want to know what the plot of Shenmue is supposed to be. I'd take a script or plot summary over another game like Shenmue 3 (which did little to the overall plot) at this point. Games are nice and all but its clear the series is never getting finished as intended, and I'm really only interested to see where the plot was supposed to go.
