Does anybody know why Shenmue was so expesnive?

The 7 year development cycle.

Usually, the #1 factor in game development costs are employee's salaries. Even if a skeleton crew of 5 guys were working on it for the first few years, you'd still be paying nearly $300,000 just for their salary.

A lot of money went into R&D in stuff like making the weather exactly as it was in that day and that year. Also, they were planning to make like 7-10 Shenmue games, and they build it thinking that.

I remember reading they made a castle with hundreds of rooms and that you could enter any of them and examinate them, obviously they never put this into the game, but they spent money making it. I figure a lot of stuff like this got wasted as well.

My only gripe with Shenmue is that they spend so many money into making it a believable world, but they missed a key feature. Why do I want all of that if I can't use any services around me? I can't shop on street vendors, or go into restaurants and eat, why waste time in making them believable then?

Didn't G4 give this like worst game ever. Pathetic.Blackbond

so when will we be expecting shemue 3???

so when will we be expecting shemue 3???

joeychew

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so when will we be expecting shemue 3???

Panzer_Zwei

Shenmue online is just around the corner, but its Korea only unfortunately.
Sega said that in 2-3 years they would re-evaluate their financial situation and decide whether to make shenmue 3.

shenmue had terrible controls, me thinks

but it was still fun

why no shemue 3...the story hasnt ended anyway...joeychew

You do realise they planned 7 of them. But things don't always go to plan.

[QUOTE="Panzer_Zwei"][QUOTE="joeychew"]

so when will we be expecting shemue 3???

meischris39

Shenmue online is just around the corner, but its Korea only unfortunately.
Sega said that in 2-3 years they would re-evaluate their financial situation and decide whether to make shenmue 3.

They just won't make a sequel that requires previous playing of games that were financial holocausts and nobody played.

There will be a Ryu Ga Gotoku 7 before a Shenmue 3 comes out.

why no shemue 3...the story hasnt ended anyway...joeychew

[QUOTE="joeychew"]why no shemue 3...the story hasnt ended anyway...HuusAsking

And low doesn't even begin to cut it, they were abyssmal. In fact they pushed Shenmue II out of desperation.

shenmue had terrible controls, me thinks

but it was still fun

mestizoman

i thought the controls were decent. not the best but playable. on e of my memorable and fav games out there.

Didn't G4 give this like worst game ever. Pathetic.Blackbond

bleh

Didn't G4 give this like worst game ever. Pathetic.Blackbond

I think Sega is making a Shenmue MMO.ni6htmare01

On a similar note (speaking of Sega), I sometimes wish they'd make a Jet Set Radio Online one of these days.

Sega could sell the rights to shenmue so they would make money...gamers get what they want , Sega gets money.turgore

Provided whoever that sell it to does a good job.

I'd feel much happier knowing Suzuki is working on it.

I've been waiting for 6 years for a new shenmue games. Fans are getting tiredquocthai

yea i know:cry: