Rejoice!!Shenmue HD has a 2017 release date (maybe)!!!

[mr.africa]

Rumor: Shenmue I and II HD remasters due out in 2017
posted on 02.25.17 at 09:49 AM EST by Sal Romano (@salromano)
Rice Digital.

The website reports that both games may be released together rather than separately, and are likely being geared up to launch before Shenmue III. While it doesn’t have any further information, the website said it was told it is “safe to assume a PC / Steam release,” and that there has not been any indication that the remasters will appear on any other platform.

The author of the article previously leaked information that Atlus would publish The King of Fighters XIV a few days before its official announcement.

Back in January, Sega registered a pair of Shenmue remaster-related domains in ShenmueHD.com and ShenmueRemastered.com.

Prior to that, in May 2017, Sega said it was “investigating” working on remasters of Shenmue and Shenmue II.

The long-anticipated sequel, Shenmue III, is in development at Ys Net and currently slated for release for PlayStation 4 and PC in December.


link: Rumor: Shenmue I and II HD remasters due out in 2017 - Gematsu
the dream of playing shenmue 1 and 2 without those long ass loading times has moved a step closer.


it's not an rpg!!
it's not a movie!!
a world that transcends games!!

 

[mr.africa]

@Knicksman20 ,@Prodigal Syndicate ,@Kamikaze Revy ,@suflay ,@morris,@TheGregReaper ,@Methodical

 

[levitate]

Day negative one cop.

 

[Methodical]

I already bought Dreamcast and Shenmue but that's a good news because of HD, day one def cop if its true

 

[Knicksman20]

It's finally happening. @mr.africa

I'm definitely buying for Steam too

 

[Tflasha]

 

[Willie]

I used to sit in the arcade and play that Planet Blaster shyt or whatever it was called



I had a sheisty copy I couldn't play past sneaking thru the warehouse

 

[THE 101]

Something tells me this shyt ain't aged well

 

[ridge]

They'll need to fix the controls. Recently replayed them a few years ago and controls/camera felt really dated

supringingly the graphics STILL look nice. Especially the faces

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

@Knicksman20 ,@Prodigal Syndicate ,@Kamikaze Revy ,@suflay ,@morris,@TheGregReaper ,@Methodical

I still say I don't think part 3 will do very well.
IMO Yakuza 0 is where Shenmue should have gone. I think Shenmue will feel dated. As a fan of the first 2 I'll get any HD remake. I think it's smart considering how important it is to beat the previous games.

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Day one cop.

I put money up for the new one as well, I'm a sucker/stan

 

[Rice N Beans]

Something tells me this shyt ain't aged well

How so?

I think the sandboxing plus interactions (which mean something like feeding the cat) are still refreshing in this day and age. The combat system is a fighting game.

I can finally beat the shyt out of Fukuhara's annoying ass in the dojo in HD. :chiefmj:

 

[Knicksman20]

Rumor: Shenmue HD Remasters are real says Just Add Water CEO - SEGAbits - #1 Source for SEGA News



Over on the infamous video game messaging board, NeoGAF the CEO of Just Add Water confirmed that the Shenmue HD Remasters of the first two titles are real. First you’d ask yourself who the development team ‘Just Add Water’ really is. Well, I did some journalistic google searching and found their wikipedia page:

Just Add Water (Development) Ltd., doing business as Just Add Water, is an independent video game developer based in Otley, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Founded by Stewart Gilray in 2006, Just Add Water has worked on different titles for the PlayStation 3 and PC, notably the Oddworld series. They have teamed up with Oddworld Inhabitants, to recreate the series in high definition as well as working on new installments in the series.

The Just Add Water CEO didn’t confirm anything outside of a short ‘Oh, it’s real… :-)’ message, so we made this a rumor considering that he could just be kidding with fellow board members. Though you’d think someone that is a CEO of a company that specifically ports old games wouldn’t be joking about Shenmue HD Remasters being the works. Considering Shenmue news is serious business to fans that have been waiting for SEGA to port the games since forever. Maybe Shenmue HD Remasterswill be shown off in some form come E3 next month? What are your thoughts about SEGA possibly doing Shenmue HD Remasters of the first two games? Would you purchase them again? Let us know in the comments below.

 

[YvrzTrvly]

You understand almost all games these days are built upon the foundation that shenmue laid right?

This is a rhetorical question

 

[levitate]

Damn, my body is ready.