hogso Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Sega have confirmed HD remasters of Shenmue I & II. They're having issues getting the things to work on current systems, though. Plus there's some licensing issues due to the real world products used originally in the shops and stuff. In short, it's a long way off. I can imagine it now - kids getting their hands on this mythical thing that they were never able to play, what they've heard often lauded as the best thing EVER. And then being suprised to discover how shit it actually is. "Uh, you can buy capsule toys with your pocket money...and people thought this was cool?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 well at the time it was cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted May 12, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 12, 2016 I think the capsule toys might be the last thing Shenmue needs to worry about... 'Hey you guys know where I can find any sailors round here?!' And the hilariously racist elements of it as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Shenmue was a product of its era and I will always adore it because of that. Yes this game won't be liked by many that didn't play it in its glory days, but you have to remember that this was "open-world sandbox" when many games couldn't even do 3D properly as Dreamcast was the ass-end of PS1. So being able to befriend a cat and then every morning bring it milk or food, or to to buy capsule toys or to win a video game through buying a special can of pop that you could then play on the in-game Sega Saturn in Ryu's house. Yes it's all primitive now when we're looking at games like GTA V and Mafia 3 with worlds so huge and so interactive they make Shenmue look like it was never a technological feat, but I am glad that when it does get released as a re-master I'll be enjoying it like I was a teenager again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 It was ambitious and different but it was still a bit shit. **** QTEs, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, Chindie said: And the hilariously racist elements of it as well. I like after this bit, if you go back to Tom, the conversation goes thus; "Hayyyyyy......Ryuuuuuuuu...................monnnnnnn" "hi tom." "Hayyyyyy" "bye tom." Goddamn it @Ginko, if you deride QTE's one more time, I swear... https://youtu.be/iLVBak-npLE Edited May 12, 2016 by hogso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginko Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) But they suck! I don't know how anyone can like them. They're boring and take you out of the game because they constantly remind you you're in a game. It's the only thing I hate about Naughty Dog games. I wish they'd fire QTEs into the sun, awful gameplay mechanic. Rant over. Edited May 13, 2016 by Ginko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 Finally... That day........ The day the snow......... Turned to..... Rain.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Always wanted to play Shenmue so will be buying this! Apparently 2 is much better than 1. Fairly sure I read they were supposed to be one game but turned into 2 due to development time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I can't imagine how impossibly shit you'll find playing them for the first time in 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 I am so glad I played both back in the day so that I firstly know what to expect and will have the nostalgia tinted glasses on. Anyone that hasn't played them before might think Shenmue 1 and 2 are pretty shit compared to say the Yakuza games which took the Shenmue do anything template and ran with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Deep Silver have said that 3 definitely isn't coing out this year now as it isn't up to standard yet and requires further polishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 15 hours ago, LakotaDakota said: Deep Silver have said that 3 definitely isn't coing out this year now as it isn't up to standard yet and requires further polishing Likely for the best. Even if the game was super polished already I do think that 2018 is too stacked now. There is a big game or two in every month in the run up to December assuming no additional 2018 release dates are announced in the coming month. I know that Shenmue fans really want Shenmue 3 as they've been waiting 17 years to get the final chapter to the trilogy, but I'm also sure they don't want it do get crushed by Spider-Man, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Red Dead 2 or anything else out in the next few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 It's not the final chapter though. There's supposed to be another one to finish the story 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, hogso said: It's not the final chapter though. There's supposed to be another one to finish the story Even more reason to release this game as far away from any other game as possible. If Shenmue 3 sells like shit then it won't get a Shenmue 4 or a Shenmue 3: Part 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 It will not sell very well regardless & i'm not sure the upcoming remaster will do anything other than put people off buying 3. Today 1&2 are very niche games with vastly outdated controls & gameplay mechanics and this is coming from someone with save files from the dreamcast version with every single toy collected. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if 3 doesn't even make it out next year unfortunately. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 6 hours ago, LakotaDakota said: I honestly wouldn't be surprised if 3 doesn't even make it out next year unfortunately. It likely won't, I mean I am a huge Shenmue fan and I don't know how they are developing this. They generated $6 million to make Shenmue 3, but Shenmue 1 back in 1999 cost $70 million and just as a reminder games in 1999 were $10-$20 million productions maximum. I know that tech has gotten better and you can do more with less now, but not much more which is why Shadow of the Tomb Raider costs $100 million to develop. I would love to see Shenmue 3 launch in 2019, but I don't even know how they are developing it with a budget that low so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 I/II HD are out today for the reasonable price of £25. They're good ports apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 21, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 21, 2018 Reportedly sold out in a lot of places. I'm guessing that's more 'we produced a handful of physical copies' rather than everyone suddenly decided they needed to play a weird 20 year old game that has aged terribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 trailer launch at gamescom today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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