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[Syril]

OH SHIT IT'S SPACE HARRIER III

 

[gugeifer]

Excitement, hype and chaos in 3-2-1...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[Takamura-San]

I love how the slide can represent shenmue 3 and the amount that it will sell at the same time.

 

[LukasTaves]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

That's definitely the same font as the II on Shenmue II

This is happening, right? Right? Right?

 

[OnionPowder]

Let me make a shenmue! The fanbase for the series numbers in the DOZENS! #saveshenmue #ifphantomdustgetsachancewhydontI

Shenmue 1 sold over 1 million copies

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2001/oct01/10-11segatopgamespr.aspx

 

[Salex_]

Sooo what are the details about this presentation? Is it about to happen right now? What is it about? What companies are there?

The only detail in this thread is a picture with a "III" and a pic with Yu Suzuki and Yoshida lol.

Can someone explain to me why Shemnue was such a good game?

I would like to know this as well. I never really searched for the game before, but it seems like an open world adventure game that didn't focus on combat?

 

[Haunted]

 

[meppi]

Sony needs to buy Sega and let this guy run the Sega division

That would actually be a terrific idea.

 

[Kikujiro]

HOLD ME

I LOVE YOU YU.

Where's IrishNinja??

 

[ponpo]

As someone who has never played a Shenmue game, is the assumption that Shenmue 3 would be just like a Yakuza game (gameplay wise) a good assumption?

 

[Guymelef]

Was a joke he made the previous night.
He would be happy making Shenmue 3 given the right environment.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

 

[Alpende]

Can someone explain to me why Shemnue was such a good game?

 

[andymcc]

Sony needs to buy Sega and let this guy run the Sega division

hahahaha no

As someone who has never played a Shenmue game, is the assumption that Shenmue 3 would be just like a Yakuza game (gameplay wise) a good assumption?

not really.

i guess combat is a little similar though.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

That would actually be a terrific idea.

Except for the fact that Sony has no money.

 

[Bricky]

Shenmue is probably the only franchise loved by GAF I don't know too much about. Is there any way to play the older games on modern systems? Are they still worth playing, or is the love mostly based on nostalgia and the fact the story never had a satisfying conclusion?

 

[Lollipop Dave]

Oh yeah,

That long await sequel to OutRun 2 we've all been waiting for!

Are they still worth playing[?]

No

or is the love mostly based on nostalgia and the fact the story never had a satisfying conclusion?

Yes

 

[AdventureMike]

My heart can't take this much Yu...

 

[N.A]

Shenmue 1 sold over 1 million copies

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/press/2001/oct01/10-11segatopgamespr.aspx

On a platform with a 10.5m install base.

It's a similar attach ratio to Skyrim.

 

[robotrock]

Wow.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Except for the fact that Sony has no money.

Yet are still kicking ass in terms of competition.

Stealth edit i see...

 

[CheDominik]

TGS is gonna be a hell of a show with Shenmue III and TLG.

Spoiler

Or E3 2045

 

[Backflip]

On a platform with a 10.5m install base.

It's a similar attach ratio to Skyrim.

Finally! People talking some sense in a Shenmue thread!

 

[SgtCobra]

Except for the fact that Sony has no money.

Sony is broke and doomed confirmed!

 

[MormaPope]

As someone who has never played a Shenmue game, is the assumption that Shenmue 3 would be just like a Yakuza game (gameplay wise) a good assumption?

If its a Shenmue game, no. Shenmue is essentially a detective game with multiple ways of progression, multiple story/gameplay branches that lead to the same result, and an extremely detailed world where you can interact with plenty of objects.

 

[GutsOfThor]

I'm not getting even a little excited. I've been hurt way too many times.

 

[Tiops]

Well, that's pure trolling now. That's Shenmue's font, they can't do this to our hearts

 

[Chao]

Why is Florentino Fernández hanging out with Yosp?

 

[Vitanimus]

you know, I'll take it

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Well, that's pure trolling now. That's Shenmue's font, they can't do this to our hearts

My pics are not trolling shenmue fans though !

 

[MMaRsu]

If Sony announces Shenmue 3 at TGS next year

Well then its all over folks

 

[Acquiescence]

As someone who has never played a Shenmue game, is the assumption that Shenmue 3 would be just like a Yakuza game (gameplay wise) a good assumption?

They're not really a whole lot like each other. Yakuza is a brawler with lots of emphasis on combat, whereas Shenmue is more of an adventure game with emphasis on investigating leads and obtaining information given to you by the many NPCs in the world. There's a little bit of combat in the games that's similar to Yakuza, but that's about where the comparisons end.

 

[Marcel]

Except for the fact that Sony has no money.

Sony is doomed and dying etc. Shenmue would not cost as much to develop since the ambitious tools and techniques used in 1998 would not be as expensive today.

 

[Eolz]

Those japanese sure have a strange sense of humor
http://zonaforo.meristation.com/yu-suzuki-hare-shenmue-3-t2232314.html

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Except for the fact that Sony has no money.

You don't need money for this.

Shenmue III will be funded by the dreams and joy of everyone who's been waiting over a decade for it. All it needs is a home.

 

[Lemmy]

I'll never understand the mad clamor for more Shenmue.

The games were definitely impressive for the time, and I guess I'd be interested in seeing what such a title might end up like today, but I get the feeling that time and nostalgia has dulled the memory of many about just how fun-free these games actually were. If it ever came back the gameplay would need to consist of a bit more than a schedule keeping walking sim.

I can't see it ever being revisited tbh though.

 

[jay]

I look forward to being massively disappointed by the actual game and pining for the days of pining for the game.

 

[jdw_b]

Shenmue is probably the only franchise loved by GAF I don't know too much about. Is there any way to play the older games on modern systems? Are they still worth playing, or is the love mostly based on nostalgia and the fact the story never had a satisfying conclusion?

You can get Shenmue 2 on an OG Xbox, not sure about the first game though

 

[andymcc]

No



Yes

it's weird to see that sort of response with a maken x avatar tbqh

 

[ponpo]

not really.

i guess combat is a little similar though.

If its a Shenmue game, no. Shenmue is essentially a detective game with multiple ways of progression, multiple story/gameplay branches that lead to the same result, and an extremely detailed world where you can interact with plenty of objects.

They're not really a whole lot like each other. Yakuza is a brawler with lots of emphasis on combat, whereas Shenmue is more of an adventure game with emphasis on investigating leads and obtaining information given to you by the many NPCs in the world. There's a little bit of combat in the games that's similar to Yakuza, but that's about where the comparisons end.

Alright, thanks.

 

[darkside31337]

The next slide reads "is never happening".

 

[Tenki]

Will Sega want to make Shenmue 3 when they can keep making Yakuza games (which probably sell better)?

Why is Florentino Fernández hanging out with Yosp?

He's the host of Gamelab this year.

 

[Guymelef]

Why is Florentino Fernández hanging out with Yosp?

Ryo's voice for Shenmue 3.
-I'm looking for a Chinese man who calls himself Lan Di, ¡Bo que pasa!.

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

On a platform with a 10.5m install base.

It's a similar attach ratio to Skyrim.

Mario kart 8 just sold 2 million. You can say the same for that as well.

 

[Shredderi]

Nothing but pain and sorrow will come of this.

 

[MilkBeard]

I instantly recognise that as the Shenmue font.

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!

Yeah, same here. When reading the thread title, I sort of rolled my eyes...

However, when I saw that font, I instantly recognized it as the Shenmue font.

Suzuki-san is trolling us...

 

[Amalthea]

III
then a text fades in
...reasons why Shenmue III will never happen.

 

[Squalor]

Man, you people just love getting your hopes shattered again and again.

 

[Tizoc]

DAYTONA 3!
BELIEVE!

 

[Poetic.Injustice]

Sony is doomed and dying etc. Shenmue would not cost as much to develop since the ambitious tools and techniques used in 1998 would not be as expensive today.

I replied to a post saying they should buy Sega.