So is Sega really gonna sell Visual Concepts to Take Two?

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Originally Posted by JefmcC

Instead of calling me or my opinion (or fact) of Shenmue to be less than innovative a crock of shit, why don't you make your case on why it is innovative?

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If you've been around games, and the industry, for any length of time then it's blatantly obvious how innovative and ambitious Shenmue was. The world, by 1999 standards, was huge. Neary everything in your environment was interactive and the title combined elements across genres for the first time. You had to train, extensively, to get "moves" that you had to use in a fighting system (QTE) that hadn't been seen before. The art, music, and sheer production values of the game transcended anything before it. I'm not saying that Shenmue was the masterpiece that some people think it was, but it simply cannot be denied that the game brought a whole hell of a lot to the table and set a new standard for the future. If you're any kind of student of video games, in general, it's clear how imporant it was despite its commercial failure.

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It was pretty innovative. I keep it running at night so I can get a good nights sleep.

But haoh, as we ALL know, if it wasn't commercially successful, it doesn't matter. Innovation be damned, sales are the only things that matter in this industry now... It doesn't help that TNL is in the "Sega sux" phase, which makes it wrong to remotely enjoy anything they ever released.

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Originally Posted by Andy

You know, this post almost makes me hate Shenmue.

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his posts have the same affect on me. except replace shenmue with nintendo.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

But haoh, as we ALL know, if it wasn't commercially successful, it doesn't matter. Innovation be damned, sales are the only things that matter in this industry now... It doesn't help that TNL is in the "Sega sux" phase, which makes it wrong to remotely enjoy anything they ever released.

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jeremy. if you make another post like this, i'm going to murder children. please stop whining and just state an opinion. or something.

For innovation in the videogame industry, look at what Visual Concepts did for football games.

epmode, valid claim, but every time I express a positive opinion about Shenmue, I get bitched out for it, so what's the point of doing so anymore? There is some opinion in that post, one just has to look beyond the face value of the post (roughly nothing) to find it. I also hope that VC isn't sold to Take-Two, as it would really hamper the public's alread shaky opinion of Sega.

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Originally Posted by Jeremy

epmode, every time I express a positive opinion about Shenmue, I get bitched out for it, so what's the point? Also, there is opinion in that post, one just has to look beyond the face value of the post (roughly nothing) to find it. I also hope that VC isn't sold to Take-Two, as it would really hamper the public's alread shaky opinion of Sega.

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You're so gosh darn cryptic.

Welcome to the next level.

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Originally Posted by Mzo

Would you like a game of Lucky Hit?

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I want to try my luck!

Silly mortal, you must find out about the four Wude before partaking in Lucky Hit!