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[Rumour] Shenmue 1 and 2 HD Remaster Coming 2017
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SamuelSupreme
Banned
SEGA, give me this + Skies od Arcadia and ill forgive you for ruining Valkyria Chronicles.
XANDER CAGE
Member
I'm curious what an HD remaster of these games would entail. The texture detail and variety was by far the most impressive thing at the time, and still holds up as the most cohesive thing about the series now. Tweaking that would require a lot of work to get right, and I imagine the game could look a bit... strange with just slightly cleaner textures with all the low-poly models and stiff animations still present.
MarkRenton
Banned
I will eat my shorts if it does
Edit: a hd remaster would be great because the framerate on these games could be pretty bad at times on the dream cast
MafiaMurderBag
Member
Never, ever played Shenmue unfortunately. I know that among fans there's a Burning passion and a fondness that will never leave them, but i'm looking forward to trying this even though i'm concerned that it might be dated by 2017 Sandbox standards.
Can anyone for this Title being playable in 2017, or am i right in feeling this might be one of those games influenced by nostalgia & the magic had to be experienced in '99 to appreciate it?
Can anyone for this Title being playable in 2017, or am i right in feeling this might be one of those games influenced by nostalgia & the magic had to be experienced in '99 to appreciate it?
maybe just sharper resolution but i also hope they give it modern controls and make the game load faster.
I would settle for the originals in 16:9 1080p.
If I felt Sega were more ambitious about a HD remaster, I'd like them to tinker with the games a bit. Maybe add some of Shenmue II's quality of life features to Shenmue I, put dual audio, add some more toys/models from some of Sega's new IP, add more arcade/console games to the system and tighten up the controls. Maybe even re-record the dialogue, but that may be too much.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Atlus and Sega have nothing to do with Shenmue 3, right? I don't see how this would affect it's development, unless they have Ys Net working on it?
Jonneh3003
Banned
Shenmue 2 was on the original Xbox but I agree, if Shenmue 3 isn't coming to Xbox One then I don't know why Shenmue 1 and 2 would. I hope it comes to Switch, imagine playing through Shenmue on a long plane ride.,
Shenmue III is Ys Net only. But it is still Sega's IP, so maybe their American branch has decided to get more involved in it. I'm not sure Ys Net would turn down support in the form of marketing, localisation, distribution and such. Especially from Atlus USA, who have considerable strengths in this area.
ScientificPizza
Banned
Yeah, that's a good point. I thought Sony was helping with publishing, but this being Ys Net only is a big task
openrob
Member
Switch please!
Let me walk around aimlessly while i Wii around aimlessly.
Xzibit.jpg
Consider them 'chapters' which cover different areas. S1 is in one location, S2 over several and overall is much larger.
https://youtu.be/g7cjDaOQpB0
https://youtu.be/jpzRBC5zvaI
All in Unreal Engine.
Yu Suzuki was impressed by this and hired Nocon Kid, the creator of this, to work on Shenmue 3
Let me walk around aimlessly while i Wii around aimlessly.
Xzibit.jpg
Consider them 'chapters' which cover different areas. S1 is in one location, S2 over several and overall is much larger.
https://youtu.be/g7cjDaOQpB0
https://youtu.be/jpzRBC5zvaI
All in Unreal Engine.
Yu Suzuki was impressed by this and hired Nocon Kid, the creator of this, to work on Shenmue 3
The Spoony Hou
Member
Maybe I'm ignorant due to the gratuitous usage of the term "remaster" nowadays, but I'd think by HD Remaster they the original graphics rendered in HD. As dated as the games look now, I don't expect Sega to change anything of them (nor do I want them to).
Son Of Sparda
Member
The thing that makes this a little more unbelievable is the PC exclusive thing. Other than that, I think Shenmue 1&2 HD is a very real possibility.
You don't need to get a Japanese Dreamcast, there's bootdisks to make your US/PAL Dreamcast boot Japanese games. There are also fanmade relases that inject the Japanese audio into the English version (so you get Japanese voices but English subs).
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
I want this to be true.
Shenmue 1 has aged poorly. That game is all about getting lost in it's world and that's much harder to do in 2017. Shenmue II has aged much better, it's still fun, has much more action and a better story and characters. And the last section of that game is still really unique.
They need to tweak the controls for them to work on a twin stick configuration. And redo the english VA. And add the quality of life improvement of Shenmue 2 into Shenmue 1.
That's the 3 main things they need to do imo. The texture work isn't that big of a deal, as you say, it still looks good anyway.
Shenmue 2 has Japanese audio, so that works out at least.
Completely disagree. Shenmue 1 was awesome and is awesome.
Cave Johnson
Member
Preach brother. Preach!
Stilton Disco
Member
I don't doubt it's coming, if only because half the potential audience for the third game weren't even alive to play the original game when it came out, and those that did almost certainly didn't own a system that it was available on.
Yakuza Zero has it and other Yu Suzuki games in the arcade too. 😂
Acquiescence
Member
Yeah, it's blatantly not going to be PC exclusive. The Kickstarter for Shenmue 3 was practically flat-lining halfway through until they added the PlayStation 4 physical reward (which really should've been there from the very beginning). After that, it managed to truck along quite nicely.
Point being, the Shenmue support is there for the PS crowd as well. Would be shocking to ignore it when it comes to the remasters. Especially if they want 3 to perform as best as possible.
Disagreed entirely. The first game is still probably the most immersive gaming experience I've ever had, even more so than the sequel.
Agree with those expressing their appreciation for Shenmue 1. That game has a special intimacy and mood that no other game has. It feels like a winter of grief, full of mystery, intrigue, and loss. It is an unusual game, for me there is nothing else like it. Even the dead time spent in the arcade or wandering the town feels somehow correct and memorable.
It's the rare game (like Silent Hill 2) where the very mood and atmosphere creates a unique headspace in the player that is still memorable years later. It leaves you with a strong sense memory of Dobuita and the winter spent there.
A gaming masterpiece.
It's the rare game (like Silent Hill 2) where the very mood and atmosphere creates a unique headspace in the player that is still memorable years later. It leaves you with a strong sense memory of Dobuita and the winter spent there.
A gaming masterpiece.
MarkRenton
Banned
Actually think it has more of a chance coming to Xbox before switch
Augemitbutter
Member
i just replayed the games on DC. would do so again in HD. gimme nice retail package.
Don't know the level of the remaster but i would scream if they added more games in the arcade. Heck, i would LOVE to play Power Drift as it was made in that era!!! Actually, they shouod put virtual racing in there as timing doesn't matter as Ryo has a Sega Saturn in his house.. oh.. sega saturn emu is stable now.. the possibilities.
Yep. If true, Called this. I don't think Shenmue 3 will be at E3 at all, actually. I think they'll announce Shenmue 1&2 in the same fashion they announced the Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle, and Full Throttle remasters were announced with Double Fine, and similarly how the Yakuza ports were announced with Sega.
I don't think we'll see anything Shenmue 3 until TGS or November.
I don't think we'll see anything Shenmue 3 until TGS or November.
It was at it's time, I agree. There are far more obstacles for a new player to see that game in 2017 though. Unless they massively rework the controls and expose the side content better I would imagine the first game will turn a lot of players off the series. (I love the first game just as it is but just watch the giant bomb endurance run to see how new players will react to the game now)
theaffection
Member
Its gonna be cool to see the homie Fukusan again <3
They're not saying it is PC exclusive though, just that PC is a given. Other platforms haven't been mentioned just yet.
SEGA own Atlus and have given Atlus the go ahead to work on Sega related IPs.
If the remasters are true, Atlus could be the publisher.