CVG Wants Shenmue III to continue

[vnisanian2001]

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned this, but I decided to anyway.

ComputerandVideogames.com recently did an article on games that need sequels on the Xbox360. And guess which game came at 2nd place:


2. SHENMUE II

Sega's gripping tale of revenge MUST be completed

There are very few games that are so full of emotion, depth and scenic beauty as Shenmue II. It's a totally unique experience - Ryo Hazuki's quest to avenge his father's death by killing the evil underground gang lord Lan Di was fantastically played out with brilliantly developed characters and a heart-poundingly good soundtrack. This was one of those games that sucked you into its world and really made you care about what was unfolding on the screen.

And that's why we're going out of our brains to see what happens to Ryo. Shenmue II ended on a whopping cliffhanger that was even more open-ended than bloody Halo 2's. Three years later and not knowing what's going to happen is still pecking our heads.

But that's not the only reason Sega needs to finish what it started on Dreamcast. When Shenmue II was released its attention to detail was technically groundbreaking. You could walk into every house, shop and interact with every object, open every draw and operate everything that had moving parts. Back then that level of detail was unheard of. Even now, it remains one of the most complete virtual worlds ever created. Imagine how real, how interactive and how beautiful a world Sega could create on 360. We'd move in!

http://www.computerandvideogames.com....php?id=147272

Glad to see that there's at least someone who still cares about finishing the Shenmue saga. And I agree with everything he said in this article.

[The bag of sand]

What ever happend to shenmue online?

[Malroth]

*scratches* You know, I've only played the first Shenmue, but I really liked it. Why is it that so many people hate on the series?

[MRSKELETON]

I don't even think thats a real website.

[steven]

malroth said:

*scratches* You know, I've only played the first Shenmue, but I really liked it. Why is it that so many people hate on the series?

hype, personal indifference, etc? Lots of factors can come into play. Myself I have yet to play it yet I've owned it since 2003. Just another victim =P

[michiyoyoshiku]

mazinsaga said:

I don't even think thats a real website.

it is I get their news letter

it's the UK version of a 1up.com or Gamepro

[megatronbison]

"You could walk into every house"
Well, not every house but yeah, quite a few of them anyways...

I seem to remember reading an interview with the creator of Shenmue from 2005 where he said he was still wanting to finish the series- but that pretty much Shenmue 3 would tie up all the other episodes into one game.
I think the MMO is still in development but couldn't guarantee that one- wasn't it meant for China and Japan only?

I would like to see the series tied up, but for the love of god, no more lucky hit

[Sac (a.k.a Icaras)]

I remember back when CVG used to be an actual magazine. I quite liked it back in the days of the SNES and megadrive.

Shame it turned into another generic video games website.

As for Shenmue...I was very interested in the series until it became an X-Box exclusive. One day, when I eventually get a DC, I may check out the DC version though.