Shenmue 3: 10 Things It Needs To Be Successful

3. Bundle Shenmue And Shenmue II Into The Box

Shenmue III 3
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Admittedly, there's been no mention of this in any of the financial reward tiers on Kickstarter, nor the Shenmue III official website - so at this point it's highly unlikely to happen from YS Net's side.

But do you remember the Dreamcast Collection? That lovely little bundle of games released for PC and Xbox 360 that was just crying out for some Shenmue? It had SEGA Bass Fishing, Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure and Space Channel 5: Part 2. Shenmue and its sequel never had a port nor a HD edition during the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 console generation and there's been no word on any possible remastering despite the PlayStation 4/Xbox One generation feeling like it's one long list of remasters, remakes and re-releases.

Wouldn't it be just awesome (not to mention helpful when marketing) if Shenmue III also came with the prior games to bring lapsed fans and the general public up-to-speed with the saga? Just this month there are interesting domain registrations going on, so who knows?

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Bryan Langley’s first console was the Super Nintendo and he hasn’t stopped using his opposable thumbs since. He is based in Bristol, UK and is still searchin' for them glory days he never had.