Throughout this process, Deep Silver has expressed a deep passion for Japanese games,
the Shenmue franchise and its fans — this gives me further confidence in Shenmue III and that we have found the best partner possible.»
While
the Shenmue franchise is commonly associated with the Dreamcast, original Xbox owners also had an opportunity to explore Hong Kong via an enhanced port in 2002.
At Sony's showpiece, punctuated by a mightily raucous crowd, the company won over legions of gamers by announcing that it would remake Final Fantasy VII (one of the most iconic games of all time), and that there would be a new game in
the Shenmue franchise, a hugely acclaimed cult Sega series that has not been seen since 2001.
The ports have apparently been finished for a year with their release being held up until SEGA had a clearer picture of the future of
the Shenmue franchise ie whether Shenmue 3 will actually see the light of day.
Throughout this process, Deep Silver has expressed a deep passion for Japanese games,
the Shenmue franchise and its fans — this gives me further confidence in Shenmue III and that we have found the best partner possible.»
Yu Suzuki, the creator of the fan favorite
Shenmue franchise, took the stage to announce a Kickstarter for Shemue III.
Sega don't give a shit about
Shenmue franchise.
The ports have apparently been finished for a year with their release being held up until SEGA had a clearer picture of the future of
the Shenmue franchise ie whether Shenmue 3 will actually see the light of day.
Not exact matches
The trouble is the Yakuza
franchise is nothing like Grand Theft Auto, being more of an action adventure title that comes across as a combination of
Shenmue and Dynamite Deka.
No, it's not the sequel to
Shenmue, but in fact the sequel to what is, arguably, the greatest crossover fighting game
franchise around: Marvel vs. Capcom.
When speaking in context of game content alone — it's presumed that entries from Konami's Silent Hill
franchise and especially the under - performed Deadly Premonition by Access Games could widely be considered the Twin Peaks (and
Shenmue) of gaming.
While we still have to wait for the release of
Shenmue 3, fans of the
franchise will be happy to know that the first two games in the series are now getting HD remasters.
«
Shenmue is one of a few game
franchises that have historical value whilst continuing to ignite passion across gamers.
Shaun Munro reviews Yakuza 6: The Song of Life... The Yakuza series won itself a whole new Western fanbase last year with the release of the meteorically successful Yakuza 0, and last summer's remake of the original game, Yakuza Kiwami, cemented the
franchise's newfound popularity in a void still awaiting the next
Shenmue game.
if
shenmue 3 or any
shenmue related
franchise ever makes it to one of the new console, i will have to buy that console,
shenmue 1 was my all time fav game ever, hands down.
Having purchased some world - class developers, however, the company has a shot at building some really great games and completely reestablishing itself as a premiere game maker, perhaps by resurrecting older legacy
franchises like
Shenmue,
If this wakes up your
Shenmue instincts — another major Sega
franchise that is frequently compared to Yakuza — you'll be thrilled to know the level of content for interaction with city life is huge.
He has also regularly arranged for Sega for
franchises like NiGHTs,
Shenmue, Panzer Dragoon, and Sakura Taisen.
Other potential game
franchises include... Skyrim, Hearthstone, Suikoden II, Castlevania - «Bloody Tears», Fire Emblem, Classic Arcade Medley, Heroes of Might & Magic, Katamari Damacy, Secret / Legend of Mana,
Shenmue, Starfox, Guilty Gear, Kingdom Hearts II - «Sanctuary», Nier, Kirby, Cuphead, Ori & The Blind Forest, Super Mario Bros. 2, Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
His habit of tweeting nostalgically about classic
franchises in need of a comeback hasn't gone down too badly with fans either, even if it does lead to one too many flimsy «Microsoft boss hints at
Shenmue 3 «online news stories.
Welcome to a
franchise week that many readers have been requesting ever since we began to dedicate seven days to classic SEGA titles, this is
Shenmue Week!
Directed by Adam Sipione,
Shenmue: The Documentary will explore the history of the game as well as feature stories from fans of the
franchise.
But even with such a strong sign of the
franchise power, I didn't expect Fallout 4 to dominate by that much, especially after the storm of coverage that FF7 and
Shenmue created.