No Shenmue 3.

[Frogacuda]

Good, Outrun 2 was awesome, and I can't think of the last game outside of VF4 that he had anything to do with.

That was actually the last one. Well Final Tuned was the last one, anyway. His next game is an arcade touch screen combat shooting game called Psy-phi which is getting good impressions so far.

[Error]

Ok, not that I'm in favor of the series continuing, but Yu doesn't own the rights to it does he? Sega does. If Sega wants to make it without Yu, they will.

[voltz]

I didn't need to hear this.

[Chux]

I didn't need to hear this.

Would you like to play a game of lucky PWNED YOU BASTARD LOL!!!1

[SonofdonCD]

Just wanted to say, a few days before this was posted at the Magic Box, there was a translation of a Chinese interview with Yu Suzuki posted at Gaming Age, and this is what he said

About the home version of Shenmue, the whole story Yu planned is 16 chapters, but Shenmue only progressed through 6 chapters. Yu says that he personally really wants to finish the whole Shenmue saga. He further adds that a sequel is highly desired by many players around the world, and that he is aware of the 20,000 US players that expressed their demand for a sequel. Currently, however, there are no concrete plans for a sequel, but when the opportunity comes, he promises that he will head the project himself, so all the Shenmue fans can rest well.

I have the feeling that's the source of the Magic Box story. But they make it out to say that Shenmue is dead, not just on haitus.

BTW, Shenmue Online is still on...

Shenmue online will take place where Shenmue 2 took place, specifically, Hong Kong and China. Yu says that without the characters of Shenmue, then it won't be Shenmue, so he promises all the main characters will appear in Shenmue Online as NPC's. They will take part in the story and act as central figures of the game to progress the players of the game.

Players will join 1 of 3 clans lead by Sha Hua, XiuYing, and WuYing, and go through the story by completing tasks given by the leaders. Or course, during the course of the story, each clan will interact with one another in both friendly and hostile situations. LanDi and Ryo will definitely make appearances in those situations as well.

Yu states that even though the Korean company JCE had annouced their withdrawl from development, since Shenmue Online is a Sega venture, they will fulfill their duty of completing it. Yu says despite the internet rumors, development is well on its way and following their original goals and target. He adds that Sega will make an official announcement about it's progress in the future.

When asked about the various activities possible in Shenmue2 and whether they will make it into Shenmue Online, Yu says that the arcade games will definitely make it in, and 2/3rds of the things like working, collecting capsule toys, etc, from Shenmue2 will make it into Shenmue Online, along with much more contents exclusive to Shenmue Online. Yu adds that the game will take place not only in Hong Kong and China, but Macao as well, Yu smiled when he was asked what will the players be able to do in Macao. (Macao is Hong Kong's gambling and red light district.)

Yu says that QTE's will make it into Shenmue Online; but conceptually, it is impossible to implement the exact same kind of QTE into an online game. So in Shenmue Online, QTE's will be something geared towards an online MMO game, but since the implementation haven't been finalized yet, he can't go into specifics.

Yu states that Shenmue's world is very suitable for online play. Shenmue Online's world will be much bigger than the home versions thus far, including over 1200 buildings/locations, and it will be possible for each player to have his or her own house. Yu adds that he has always been very fond of Chinese culture, so he is very happy that Shenmue is liked by the Chinese gamers. This is why he is making this game for the Chinese market. But from a game perspective, Shenmue Online will include many things that all gamers will be able to enjoy.

Go here to read the interview in Chinese: http://gnn.gamer.com.tw/7/21707.html

Go here for the translation of the interview at Gaming Age: http://www.ga-forum.com/showpost.php...5&postcount=14

[1CCOSA]

Well this bites.

[Chux]

Anybody who thinks that is delusional, and was lying to themselves.

[SonofdonCD]

Anybody who thinks that is delusional, and was lying to themselves.

Huh?

[Cowutopia]

So how those cyanide pills looking, Strider? Starting to look like t-bone steaks to me.

Dude. Shit or get off the pot.

Seriously.

[Chux]

Huh?

Did you think Shenmue 3 was actually coming out?

If yes, slit wrists, because that's how silly you are.

If no, Celebrate, because you are smart.