At E3 2015, the world was ecstatic when the stage went black, the cherry blossoms started to fall, and Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki came on to the Sony press conference screen. In the trailer, he talked about how the Shenmue story was unfinished, but he was determined to create Shenmue 3 with the help of the gaming community. The Shenmue 3 Kickstarter’s goal was set at two million dollars but with the help of 69,320 backers, the Kickstarter was able to raise 6,333,295. At the moment, Shenmue 3 is currently scheduled to be released later in 2018 but may be delayed until 2019 with the re-release of Shenmue 1 and 2 coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC later this year.
Last week, Sega Europe announced that the beloved epic saga Shenmue 1 & 2 would be re-released for the current generation of consoles excluding the Nintendo Switch.
Get ready to go on a thrilling voyage across faithful recreations of Japan and Hong Kong, China, in a timeless tale of revenge and mystery when Shenmue I & II launches both physically and digitally on PlayStation® 4 and Xbox® One with a PC release on Steam in 2018. Since their original release, Shenmue I & II have established a passionate following and are revered as one of gaming’s greatest series of all time. These revolutionary masterpieces deliver a gripping story of retribution as Ryo Hazuki sets out to avenge his father’s death and attempts to unravel the secrets behind a mysterious artifact known as the Dragon Mirror.
The re-release of Shenmue I & II will return with the original features that helped to establish the current generation of gaming’s standards, including mesmerizing jujitsu combat, deductive sleuthing, and RPG elements in addition to thought-provoking and memorable mini-games. Shenmue I & II benefits from a real-time open world dynamic environment thanks to day-to-night cycles as well as weather changes. This feature as well as a population of NPCs complete with their own unique lifestyles.
The re-release of Shenmue 1& 2 is a definitive version that will have fans of the original saga saying this is the best adaption and experience to date. With the re-release, players will have the option to change the fully scalable screen resolution, choose whether or not to use the modern or classic control schemes, change the PC graphics options, alter the user interface and the option to choose between either the original Japanese or English voiceovers. Pre-order for the release of Shenmue 1& 2 will be available soon for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
