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- Nov 21, 2019
This is probably slightly off topic, but man, I remember how much of a Sega fanboy I used to be. If Sega was making a game, I was interested and most likely buying it. I supported a bunch of their main xbox releases (Shenmue 2, JSRF, Panzer Dragoon, Gunvalkyrie, ToeJam and Earl III, NFL 2K5, publishing Otogi 1 and 2, etc) and really hoped they could keep their magic going. I bought Valkyria Chronicles on PS3. After that, nothing really caught my interest except Sonic Mania. I haven't played Yazuka but I'm sure I can dig the series, but I just don't really have an attachment to any of their games anymore. It could be because I'm older and not particularly fanatical about anything, but there are still some games companies where I'll pretty much always buy their new releases.
I think I honestly just feel let down by not getting more Shenmue from them. It makes sense from a business standpoint, I get it, but I also feel like the series got canceled due to some suits looking strictly at Shenmue 2 Xbox sales numbers with no other considerations. If they publish Shenmue 4 perhaps that will bring back some mojo for me. I do think they would be the ideal publisher for Shenmue 4 but I don't see them stepping up to the plate and making things happen. I suppose it just comes down to getting the sales numbers from Shenmue 3 and taking it from there, but I still argue an improved Shenmue 4 can outsell Shenmue 3.
I think I honestly just feel let down by not getting more Shenmue from them. It makes sense from a business standpoint, I get it, but I also feel like the series got canceled due to some suits looking strictly at Shenmue 2 Xbox sales numbers with no other considerations. If they publish Shenmue 4 perhaps that will bring back some mojo for me. I do think they would be the ideal publisher for Shenmue 4 but I don't see them stepping up to the plate and making things happen. I suppose it just comes down to getting the sales numbers from Shenmue 3 and taking it from there, but I still argue an improved Shenmue 4 can outsell Shenmue 3.