Sega may not be all that keen on resurrecting Shenmue, but a hardcore fan is taking matters into his own hands...
Despite dividing gamer opinion, Yu Suzuki's real world, martial arts RPG, Shenmue, has become a cult classic, and one that's been heralded as one of the most impressive and ambitious titles ever made. It's also a game that's never had a proper end, with only two chapters of the series being finished in game form. With the death of the Dreamcast, and poor sales of the second game on Xbox, there's been no solid sign of the series making any kind of return to our screens, save for various rumours, until now. Well, possibly.
Korean Shenmue fan, NoconKid, has set to work retracing the original game in lush HD, and his progress can be seen in the below video. So far, NoconKid has managed to reproduce a good...
Despite dividing gamer opinion, Yu Suzuki's real world, martial arts RPG, Shenmue, has become a cult classic, and one that's been heralded as one of the most impressive and ambitious titles ever made. It's also a game that's never had a proper end, with only two chapters of the series being finished in game form. With the death of the Dreamcast, and poor sales of the second game on Xbox, there's been no solid sign of the series making any kind of return to our screens, save for various rumours, until now. Well, possibly.
Korean Shenmue fan, NoconKid, has set to work retracing the original game in lush HD, and his progress can be seen in the below video. So far, NoconKid has managed to reproduce a good...
- 8/18/2014
- by aaronbirch
- Den of Geek
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