The rumours surrounding a HD remake of Shenmue? They’re true, apparently.
Speaking to Gamerzines, our old favourite – the source – states that both the original and the sequel are “real”, “finished” and have been so for “well over a year”.
Not that this should have too much of a shock value, the first game showed up on PartnerNet back in 2010 but was quietly brushed under the carpet.
According to the rumour here, though, SEGA are currently sitting on the two remakes until the company decides what it’s doing about a third Shenmue game.
Similar to what happened with ICO and Shadow, presumably, although chances that The Last Guardian appearing now are probably on par with Shenmue III.
Uhyve
Ah, goosebumps. Love that music.
SEGA needs to start making games like this again.
Kaminari
Shenmue was very much tied to the DC’s strengths and limitations.
One example: the lack of a second analog stick was a PITA, and although you got used to it in Shenmue, I don’t think it would be tolerated nowadays by “modern” audiences. Any HD remastering effort would need to carefully consider what to directly convert from the original (3D models, textures), and what to remake from the ground up (control mechanics).