We do people care? We haven't had a good Sonic game in a long time.
2011 wasn't that long.
We do people care? We haven't had a good Sonic game in a long time.
WOW.
But that top part does not match the bad stuff below. He speaks of good atmosphere... and then says there isn't?
Sony need to buy the rights to Shenmue, sort out all the red tape and licensing issues surrounding the two games and bring out a HD collection, all the while hiring Suzuki, Masahiro Yoshimoto, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and other people from the original development team to work on Shenmue 3, as part of a Studio Japan team. I mean it's not like Sega is ever going to do it.
And no, this does not read like fan-fiction, SHUT THE HELL UP!
Anyone needs to buy the rights to Shenmue, sort out all the red tape and licensing issues surrounding the two games and bring out a HD collection, all the while hiring Suzuki, Masahiro Yoshimoto, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and other people from the original development team to work on Shenmue 3, as part of a Studio Japan team. I mean it's not like Sega is ever going to do it.
And no, this does not read like fan-fiction, SHUT THE HELL UP!
This is the direct aftermath of going third party. They went down like SNK and any company that made HW and went third party.
It also is a slap on the face of every 'analyst', professional or amateur, who thinks third party is a good option for any company.
Like what kind of fucking decision is it to not have sonic 1-3+knuckles available on ps4+xb1? Why? Its one of those dead simple, cant lose things. Make them available for $5 each, I bet they sell consistent numbers across the life of those systems and costs almost nothing to accomplish.
Former and current employees talk about the company anonymously:
http://www.tssznews.com/2015/01/30/former-sega-of-america-employees-voice-mistreatment-greed-racism/
No sympathy for this fucking joke of a company.
And no, this does not read like fan-fiction, SHUT THE HELL UP!
We do people care? We haven't had a good Sonic game in a long time.
SNK was third party before they made a console. Their downfall is no surprise, as they continually try to milk the emaciated Metal Slug/King of Fighter cows rather than come up with something new.
Sony need to buy the rights to Shenmue, sort out all the red tape and licensing issues surrounding the two games and bring out a HD collection, all the while hiring Suzuki, Masahiro Yoshimoto, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi and other people from the original development team to work on Shenmue 3, as part of a Studio Japan team. I mean it's not like Sega is ever going to do it.
And no, this does not read like fan-fiction, SHUT THE HELL UP!
Well, I guess those 300 people should be glad that they are leaving SOA then. Good luck to them in finding a better and much friendly place to workFormer and current employees talk about the company anonymously:
http://www.tssznews.com/2015/01/30/former-sega-of-america-employees-voice-mistreatment-greed-racism/
Updated the title a bit.
Their development staff sounds like it's getting reserved cuts, but will refocus what they're working on.
I'm sorry if that came across as jerky.hurray 300 people are now unemployed!
Wait wait... is it about Sega in Japan or Sega USA ?
I don't really understand Sega going digital considering they barely release any of their back catalog via digital.
Shenmue, Skies, Virtua titles, Sega Rally...all these releases completely dried up a few years ago.
It's literally like this company has given up, so it's not surprising that they're slowly dying.
Can't afford to pay the guy that already has working S3&K prototype for all platforms. Can't afford to put Sonic 1 & 2 through testing and cert + whatever miniscule work it would require to get them onto consoles + PC.
Its like an 18-Wheeler full of diamonds and jewels ripe for the market, but the brakes are out and since nobody on board has the nouse to fix them they have no choice but to careen off a cliff and be lost forever to the depths of the sea.
...and should they DO announce them for Steam, you'll flip a 180 and be all 'SEGA IS SAVED!'
There are just not enough people who care about shenmue and its kind of a bad game. Sorry to be blunt about it. I just don't get the shenmue thing.
Model 3 arcade collections should be about 1000 items up the list from a shenmue collection.
What do SEGA have anyway..... Sonic, Yakuza, Miku and whatever the VC/SW/SoA team does.
Thats all I expect.
Atlus not included.
I think it was Gio Corsi who said recently that out of all the games that are requested at the #BuildingTheList campaign Sony's got going over on Twitter, Shenmue is by far the most asked for. That's gotta count for something. And then not so long ago, there was Empire's 100 Video Games Of All Time list as voted by their readership, in which Shenmue II came in at 50-something and Shenmue came in at 7, beating the likes of Skyrim and GTA V. Now I know that such examples don't state definitively that Shenmue is a potential goldmine in dire need of resurrecting for that untapped commercial potential, but it is testament to the fact that the memory of the franchise lives on long after its last proper installment. People will never stop bleating on about Shenmue, it's just that good.
lmaoThank you! As long as Atlus stays unaffected emotions stay in the realm of happiness!
Being the most requested means what in terms of number ?
I think it was Gio Corsi who said recently that out of all the games that are requested at the #BuildingTheList campaign Sony's got going over on Twitter, Shenmue is by far the most asked for. That's gotta count for something. And then not so long ago, there was Empire's 100 Video Games Of All Time list as voted by their readership, in which Shenmue II came in at 50-something and Shenmue came in at 7, beating the likes of Skyrim and GTA V. Now I know that such examples don't state definitively that Shenmue is a potential goldmine in dire need of resurrecting for that untapped commercial potential, but it is testament to the fact that the memory of the franchise lives on long after its last proper installment. People will never stop bleating on about Shenmue, it's just that good.
This is the direct aftermath of going third party. They went down like SNK and any company that made HW and went third party.
It also is a slap on the face of every 'analyst', professional or amateur, who thinks third party is a good option for any company.
Ask Gio, or one of those fellas over at Sony.
Yep. There are some major revisionists in here.That's nonsense. Sega and Snk were dead companies before they went third party. Both are examples how going third party can save the ass of the company.
Why are people treating this like Sega is dead? Since when are mobile games and PC games not real games? Those two platforms are very much at the center of the entire gaming industry. People here STILL aren't over being bitter about mobile? Mobile as a platform is not going away any time soon.
Wait wait... is it about Sega in Japan or Sega USA ?
Why are people treating this like Sega is dead? Since when are mobile games and PC games not real games? Those two platforms are very much at the center of the entire gaming industry. People here STILL aren't over being bitter about mobile? Mobile as a platform is not going away anytime soon.