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Genuinely surprised it's an actual ful season anime. And that Adult Swim is on board. Tentatively hyped to hell.
Genuinely surprised it's an actual ful season anime. And that Adult Swim is on board. Tentatively hyped to hell.
Thanks, missed y'all bunch too. Hopefully we get frequent updates from the anime production team.Welcome back ShenmueTree
You've been missed :)
Well... I'm excited but also disappointed.
Excited because we will finally get a version of the entire story and finally get some closure.
Disappointed because I'm 95% sure this means that Shenmue as a game series is over. There will be no Shenmue 4 and no conclusion on game form. I just don't see it happening. Suzuki wanted to ensure fans got an ending and he was able to get this deal to do it.
So yeah.... excited... but disappointed.
it’s confirmed to not be replacing Shenmue IV
Successful anime get game adaptations every week. I wouldn’t be so down just yet. It’s easier to pique someone’s interest in a story/IP with a thirteen episode anime than a 20-30 hour game that everyone tells them has “aged poorly.” Especially in a game like Shenmue where a lot of the joy is found in deliberately going out of your way to find and appreciate the smaller details. To me, it’s a game I love more every time I play it because I discover things that I’ve missed in previous playthroughs. To the general public, it’s a game that they will bounce off. But to the fans invested enough to explore it the way it requires, it turns them into super fans.Well... I'm excited but also disappointed.
Excited because we will finally get a version of the entire story and finally get some closure.
Disappointed because I'm 95% sure this means that Shenmue as a game series is over. There will be no Shenmue 4 and no conclusion on game form. I just don't see it happening. Suzuki wanted to ensure fans got an ending and he was able to get this deal to do it.
So yeah.... excited... but disappointed.
That's just 2020 being 2020 again. Good or bad, better or worse it's safe to say 2020 is the year of the unexpected. Sega started their goodwill towards Shenmue by throwing money to remake the first two games knowing that this would be a large undertaking. Even though we didn't get it, it speaks volumes in the renewed faith they have in the Shenmue brand.
I'm really excited for what's to come. If Sega is willing to fund a Shenmue anime and a Shenmue I and II remake, I'm quite certain they'll be funding Shenmue IV. This likely means that Suzuki will have access to AM2 resources for a much better combat experience (a.k.a porting the Virtua Fighter engine over)
We byke boys. Shenmue byke in this biyotch!!!
Not trying to throw shade but, dam Shenmue gets an anime before Yakuza by Sega? I think either the tides are turning or we're the canary in the coal mine for Sega to see how RGG can also be adapted later down the road as well.
I have a feeling this is what Cedric was alluding to when he mentioned Shenmue IV being 50/50, regardless of Shenmue III's sales. At this point, I'm sort of wondering if Sega just wanted Suzuki to prove to them with Shenmue III that if they gave him a budget, he could deliver something. Otherwise, I can't really see why they would put so much effort behind the franchise while not just publishing Shenmue III themselves.- Interesting to read this was greenlit right after Shenmue 3 was released. What curious timing. In a parallel universe consider if a Sega stuck to their guns, we got proper remake of first two games, they threw their support towards Shenmue 3 and then had anime series. Still interesting