Nintendo's M.I.A Vol 04 | Shenmue

Okay guys, hope you like it. I originally had a 3000 odd word essay written out but had to seriously cut it back. I could go on about these games for ages.

Yess! I posted here before Grumbler

I really want Shenmue I so badly! I've had Shenmue II sitting on my shelf for months now, a guy at school offered to sell it to me, I'm willing to pay up to

[quote]Sought The Poltercow said:
Yess! I posted here before Grumbler I really want Shenmue I so badly! Ive had Shenmue II sitting on my shelf for months now, a guy at school offered to sell it to me, Im willing to pay up to

My mate lent me Shenmue yesterday - seems a bit slow at the start, but I'll get used to it! Finally getting to play it because the guy who sold it to me ages ago forgot disc 1... grr...

Persevere. Shenmue 1 picks up and if you play Shenmue 1 immediately followed by the sequel then you WILL fall in love with it.

And now everyone knows where my username comes from

I've actually never played either game, but from going through John's piece today I really am quite interested now. Apparently Sega is playing around with Saturn downloads on the VC...and struggling. Therefore, the chances of DC games coming are slim-to-none

Let's hope if Shenmue III comes to the Wii, there's a special I&II bundle, like with PSO on the GC.

Great write-up John! Bettered your previous on on Champ/Football Manager!! (which I can't actually find on C3...hmm...)

EDIT: Got it - Vol.3 http://www.cubed3.com/readfeature.php?id=924

( Edited on 12.07.2006 17:43 by jesusraz )

Brilliant read Hazuki I want the game even more now!!

It really sounds like an amazing game, & as for the subject of Shenmue III, I think it's incredibly possible on 360, I really think it'll happen, & more likely on Wii than on PS3

I think it'll come out on 360, if they are working on it it must be taking them ages, & I think that when people see the Wii doing well, it might see the light of Wii too

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Please god.... or SEGA.... let it be true....

( Edited on 12.07.2006 17:39 by Sought The Poltercow )

It died in the great website crash I think. BUt thanks for the compliments guys.

Great write up, dude. Shenmue was a class game (lol some people absolutely hated it).

~Now where's that Xbox 360 update?~

oops^

~Now where's that Wii update?~

I managed to save it and resurrect the great third volume!

This is going to be a tough one to follow...Mike?

( Edited on 12.07.2006 17:47 by jesusraz )

Will not playing Shenmue mess up any of Shenmue 2's story? I don't have a DC, so the best I'll ever be able to do is find a copy of II on Xbox. You've made me want it though, and I bet I can get it pretty cheap.

There's a film that sums up Shenmue 1. You won't miss much, maybe one or two minor pieces but it's certainly playable on it's own thanks to the summary film.

Phat!

Shenmue would suit the Wii controller down to the ground in my opinion, but I doubt we'll get it. The Shenmue fanbase is Xbox centered.

If they ported the entire series and put it on one disc - maybe. But I doubt we'd get it straight away.

Comments from Yu Suzuki are always decptively possitive, but he said earlier this year that the story would be finished, and that it would be finished in game form - which is reassuring yet confusing.

Personaly I think it will happen eventually. If Sega reach a record level of success this generation with more popular and boring IP, they may throw their old fans a bone or two, as almost all the talent is either still at Sega, or in splinter development start-ups with strong links to Sega.

An amusing story is that about a year ago, the shenmue.com domain name expired and was quickly purchased by a fan from the Shenmue Dojo forums. A few weeks later, Sega noticed and had to buy the domain off him. *sigh*, how inconsistant Sega is these days...

( Edited on 12.07.2006 17:55 by Der SegaHund )

Confusing? Why? That statement was made because rumours flew around that it'd be finished in novel form, which seemed very plausible at the time.

I reckon we'll see it in one form or another eventually, it's just a matter of waiting.

Because all the evidence suggests the complete opposite.

Why would Sega, in the form they are now, make another game in a series that sold so disappointingly?

They tried reviving a beloved series, Panzer Pragoon, and did anyone buy it? Did they fuck.

( Edited on 12.07.2006 18:02 by Der SegaHund )

I bet that kid got loadsa money What a lucky kid!!

I also would have thought they would have finished it in Novel form, because it seemed like they were never going to continue it, but it's great they're still planning a game.

I agree to what Grumbler said, I think that releasing the first 2 in a disc could give it a new fanbase though, they could try it, & I'm sure that any SEGA fan like Hazuki or Grumbler would buy a PS3 if it had Shenmue III on it (would you?)

So..... wherever Shenmue goes, the fans will follow

Wii FTW!!

EDIT: Shenmue is an old Classic, it may not have sold when it was first released, but it is now incredibly popular from what I've seen in the past year, tons of people talk about it, really, I think that if Microsoft or Nintendo get the right audience & advertising, it could really work. When was Panzer Pragoon revived? Recently? Because SEGA has possibly become more popular recently, they're definitely still doing well... very well as far as 3rd partys go....

( Edited on 12.07.2006 18:06 by Sought The Poltercow )

However this is regarded as Yu Suzuki's masterpiece and given that he is regarded as the top developer in Sega it's widely regarded that the plot will be finished in one form or another.

Shenmue is beautiful, its a shame all your stored data from Shenmues 1+2 has been made redundant, if a threequel is ever released, I'd like the predecessors to be packaged alongside so that you can continue through 1 + 2 + 3 with all data intact, as opposed to starting from scratch on Shenmue 3 with an empty shell of a game. (DreamCast fans will no doubt understand)
Also, Shenmues story lies deep within its distinctive world through hours of curious gameplaying, besides the plot, the feel of Shenmue couldnt be expressed with a single 3rd installment, you seriously have to be 'born' into the trilogy, (said in hope) for example, something I never hear touched on, maybe it's just me but, whilst playing through Shenmue 2, did anyone else feel homesick of Ryu's home village? I did, thats the kind of magic you're graced with when playing Yu Suzuki's Shenmue. Great article.

typo

( Edited on 12.07.2006 20:06 by SKI )

No, I loved Hong Kong. I'd only go home if I could take Joy

^Did you ever notice Ryus character hated being around the girls?
But when his male friends would announce their imminant departure Ryu would get upset? I'm saying no more!!

I think it was announced at GDC I think he meant there not doing well porting but i think its happening

Oh Ryo is gay, no doubting. Nothing beats when Joy is practically saying "come home and let's rock the casbah" and Ryo just says "No, I have to go".

But he seemed at ease when he's handcuffed to Ren....

(I've never used that smilie before...

Great write up Haz. A truely deserving article.

I myself was along with the hype of the game and spent many a day collecting all the Sega toys out of the toy machines and many a day playing in the arcades!

There is a penny arcade strip which makes me die. I will avenge my father.... after I do this.... and this. And thats really sometimes how it feels.... but it feels good at the same time.

If you haven't played this game before you are surely missing out. It was the Goldeney of the Dreamcast. A true gem that will certainly go down in my, and alot of peoples opinions a retro legend!

I spent so much time and money on buying matches at the shop, just to win the Saturn games.