- Joined
- Nov 6, 2019
- Favourite title
- Shenmue
Sega are a pain in the ass, always have been. They miss so many opportunities, and when they finally see it, it's too late. They jump on trends way too late. Open world Phantasy Star Online, hero shooter Hyenas, buying Angry Birds! They always seem to be a decade late to the party these days.
Single player story driven games have been massive hits for 10 years now, and Sega have wasted a golden opportunity to make Shenmue that game for them.
I get it, Sega aren't the big name they used to be, something that is all of their own making, but they are sitting on a gold mine. They don't treat their ip's with the respect they deserve. They couldn't even be bothered to make Streets of Rage 4 themselves, they gave it to Dotemu, Lizardcube and Guard Crash. It was a hit, selling over 2.5m copies as of 2021 with the game being a day 1 release on game pass. Those studios must have been laughing at Sega all of the way to the bank when they were given that opportunity. I don't know how management at Sega can look at that and not be furious with themselves.
Single player story driven games have been massive hits for 10 years now, and Sega have wasted a golden opportunity to make Shenmue that game for them.
I get it, Sega aren't the big name they used to be, something that is all of their own making, but they are sitting on a gold mine. They don't treat their ip's with the respect they deserve. They couldn't even be bothered to make Streets of Rage 4 themselves, they gave it to Dotemu, Lizardcube and Guard Crash. It was a hit, selling over 2.5m copies as of 2021 with the game being a day 1 release on game pass. Those studios must have been laughing at Sega all of the way to the bank when they were given that opportunity. I don't know how management at Sega can look at that and not be furious with themselves.