If Shenmue 3 was announced today but with an unrealistically high price point how much would you be willing to pay?

I think I'd pay up to £200 ($400) for Shenmue 3.

Genuinely, like £150. I remember saying a long while ago that if Shenmue III were announced as an exclusive for the PS3 or something equally as expensive, I wouldn't even think twice about picking it up. Actually the list of things I wouldn't do for Shenmue III is pretty much nonexistant.

$0 ...I've only played about 4hrs of Shenmue 2 and didn't see what the big deal was about...Shenmue is dead, Yakuza is the new Shenmue.

"Shenmue is dead, Yakuza is the new Shenmue."

"Kush said:

"Shenmue is dead, Yakuza is the new Shenmue."

Kushybaby, don't do this to me."

OMG you dont want to know. Like any price, would kill for it.

Would anybody jump off a cliff if they were promised there would be a copy of Shenmue 3 in heaven?

Because I'd contemplate it.

I don't think I'd pay any money for it, honestly. Shenmue hasn't aged well at all and is an absolute chore to play. Even if it magically appeared, the eventual US localization would undoubtedly suck in ways that only Shenmue had sucked beforehand. Unless the fellows behind the Yakuza series had a hand in its development, I'd be hard pressed to be even remotely interested. AM2 needs to stick to developing arcade style games.

"Would anybody jump off a cliff if they were promised there would be a copy of Shenmue 3 in heaven?

Because I'd contemplate it."

It's basically true though...Yakuza is the new Shenmue for Sega. So if you like it, support it...or just watch it die! I really hope that Yakuza 3 does well on the PS3. ...and question, Is there a big difference between Shenmue 1 and 2? Could I possibly enjoy the original even though I disliked the second?

Whatever. Shenmue was a 6.8 at best.

"Whatever. Shenmue was a 6.8 at best."

"Whatever. Shenmue was a 6.8 at best."

a barrel roll. no but srsly shenmue is a wonder that must live on :(

Realistically? $0.

"It's basically true though...Yakuza is the new Shenmue for Sega. So if you like it, support it...or just watch it die! I really hope that Yakuza 3 does well on the PS3. ...and question, Is there a big difference between Shenmue 1 and 2? Could I possibly enjoy the original even though I disliked the second?"

I play Yakuza, and I don't enjoy it as much as Shenmue.  It is fun in it's own ways though.

On topic, I don't think I'd pay more than 80 USD.  I love the game, but if it is ridiculously priced and I pay for it, then it sends the message that it is okay to charge that much for one (single player) standard edition game.  I think the games were expensive to make (the first one, anyways) because of unnecessary design decisions and poor budget decisions.

I would pay a shit load to play Shenmue 3. It would be a epic game worthy of my moolah, I would pay near £300 if I had to.

I love the Dreamcast and I love the legend of Shenmue.

"Due to various reasons, Shenmue Online is pending now" said Yu Suzuki in an interview with
Yoshiki Okamoto, which was included in the latest issue of Famitsu released on Sept. 12.

At first he was reluctant to answer when he was asked about the current status of the game.
But, when he was asked the same question again at the end of the interview, he made up
his mind and gave that brief answer. He added "I'm hoping for restarting the development of
Shenmue Online. I haven't given it up yet."


http://shenmue.planets.gamespy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37649&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Why dont they put this series on the 360 marketplace  like they did Ninja Gaiden.   I never played it,  but it sounds brilliant.

$249.99 + tax.

Sorry, but $50....which is what every game should cost.  $60 is pushing it.

$0. Haven't played a Shenmue game and I don't plan on it.

ryo hazuki. shenmue second coming? no give it 6.8

$500

$60...just like any other game, really.

It's a wonderful series, but I don't think I'd go to any extremes to play it.

okay so without either a dreamcast or a copy of the game - what the hell is the big deal about Shenmue?

The only thing I know about it is that it created QTEs so it's not exactly up there in my mind at the minute

"okay so without either a dreamcast or a copy of the game - what the hell is the big deal about Shenmue?

The only thing I know about it is that it created QTEs so it's not exactly up there in my mind at the minute"

A wonderful plot. An incredible universe. A mind-blowing musical score. Brilliantly likable characters. Memorable set pieces, missions and dialogue. Outrun and Hang-on. Lan-Di. QTEs. A fascinating world to explore. The first sandbox style gameplay (don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure it started that trend). Vending machines. Go anywhere, do anything, see everything. Wonderful atmosphere.

Nothing, give me a demo first, i ll make my mind afterwards :P

I would pay up to £80 the very max, but no more than that.

I would get it, i hated shenmue 2 soooo much. So i really dont want a 3.

"get2sammyb said:

A wonderful plot. An incredible universe. A mind-blowing musical score. Brilliantly likable characters. Memorable set pieces, missions and dialogue. Outrun and Hang-on. Lan-Di. QTEs. A fascinating world to explore. The first sandbox style gameplay (don't quote me on this but I'm pretty sure it started that trend). Vending machines. Go anywhere, do anything, see everything. Wonderful atmosphere.

Shenmue didn't invent sandbox gameplay nor did it invent QTEs. It did nothing new, it simply incorporated elements of other games into a new style of what essentially was a point and click adventure game with a poorly hobbled on combat engine. The pacing was awful, technical limitations caused more headaches than senses of awe, control issues made it a chore to get from point A to B, the localization redefined terrible (and the voice acting is still the benchmark by which awful dubbings such as Chaos Wars and Castle Shikigami 2 are judged), the combat system was atrocious, the forklift potion succeeded in actually making the game feel like WORK, and the final motorcycle and combat portions were so utterly inept that it's a wonder that Yu Suzuki even bothered to stay associated with the title.

It did do a nice job of having a small little area to explore around in, but it was so devoid of anything interested that it made you wonder why they even bothered. Perhaps if it was littered with more meaningful NPCs and side quests, if they had streamlined the game a bit more to deemphasize senseless wandering (I'm playing a character that grew up in the area, why do I have to hunt for clues to every location?), or if they had actually put some effort into the localization process (PROTIP: No one thought that the Virtua Fighter games had good voice acting) then I'd have a slightly different opinion.

I will say that the music was pretty nice, but it just seemed wasted on the console equivellent of Daikatana. Toshihiro Nagoshi obviously took notes during the development of the game and applied everything that he learned (both during Shenmue and during his own Spikeout series) towards the eventual design of the Yakuza series. Which is good, because he really dropped the ball with Spikeout: Battle Street.

Hey, no one is perfect.
"

Shenmue was pretty stupid. That's all I remember about it.

I dunno. $10.

I would buy Shenmue 3 SO HARD!
lol, no, but seriously... if Yu Suzuki gets the dudes who are working on the Yakuza series and they all make a new Shenmue game, it would be EPIC!
seriously, imagine that... wouldn't it be great?!
A Shenmue game in today's video game market would have a bunch of new innovative features if done right...
Bike-travel like there was supposed to be in the first one... they could probably do motorcycle travel as well...
more arcade games... online co-op... online capsule toy trading, lol...
really, the possibilities are endless...
and I still need to know how the story ends!

I think I'd pay up to $100 for a Shenmue 3... depending on the quality of it...

While I appreciate the points you're making you speak like someone who played Shenmue this year and not in 2000.

Goldeneye isn't as fun as it was 10 years ago. Nor is Ocarina Of Time.

A lot of games don't stand the test of time - only the likes of Super Mario World etc are still as amazing today as they were back in the day.

Shenmue was ground breaking at the time. Even if the controls were awful."

"Bike-travel like there was supposed to be in the first one... they could probably do motorcycle travel as well..."

Thinking about Shenmue II, while playing it, I don't remember having fun or particularly enjoying it, but all these years on from when I played it first time round, so many scenes have stuck with me. I remember so many of the characters and look back extremely fondly on the setting. In fact, since playing, i've always wanted to go to Guilin even though i'm well aware it'll be nothing like it is in the game. And again, I have the music on my iPod and so many of the cues bring back memories of playing it so while i'd definitely not say Shenmue or its sequel are fun games, they're definitely an experience that I don't think any other game have ever come close to matching.

I would pay £200, no joke!

30 euros

10 monopoly dollars.

"10 monopoly dollars."

Shenmue II was a good game at it's time of release.  I was unfortunate to not be able to pick up Shenmue for the Dreamcast and did pick up Shenmue II for the Xbox.  But, if there was a sequel, which ended the story nicely and featured modern day game features, I'd be happy to pay £60 for the game.  Anything higher is not worth the game alone, unless we're talking special editions.

About £35.  The same as any game.  Maybe a little more if they fire the entire VO cast and hire some talent.  I'm not paying any more than RRP unless it has some nunchakus or a forklift truck with it.

I bought and played Shenmue II for about 10 hours, it wasn't very good so I sold it.
I would maybe pay 10 usd for Shenmue III if it gets many 5/5 and 9+/10 reviews.

I never played the original Shenmues, but some of my most trusted gaming brothas swear by it on their lives. I would probably plunk down 100 bucks if it was that amazing.

I would pay roughly a dollar for Shenmue 3, and then sell it for six. From what I have heard about that series, it's everything I hate about video games.

" If Shenmue 3 was announced today but with an unrealistically high price point how much would you be willing to pay?I think I'd pay up to £200 ($400) for Shenmue 3. "

Honestly, £10.

Shenmue is a love it or hate it game.  I first picked it up in 2008.  The first 2 discs sucked.  The third disc was awesome.  Once you got onto the third disc, you saw what they wanted to do with the game.