They would have to be, as Sega definitely wouldn't just stick one of its most beloved characters, Ryo, from Shenmue, in a silly racing game as a bonus character.
The new Shenmue is located in a...uh, Korea, where...let's see, oh! -- in a fantasy world theme park where transportation is paramount. As series fans my have noticed, Ryo has both his trusty motorcycle and his forklift to get around in. Ryo heard that his father is actually not dead, and recently worked in the theme park as an attendant at a Lucky Hit booth. You control Ryo as he rushes to get around the massive theme park to find clues about his father's life there. Also, he's out to find yet another mystical mirror. The newest one is called the Fanboy Mirror, and one glance into it can reveal the true nature of gamers.
Although not shown in the screenshots, Ryo gets a part-time job at the Tomato Convenience Store, where he'll play through QTE (Quick Time Events) to do his daily duties, like stocking shelves, mopping floors, and selling condoms to sailors. Later, with the funds earned at work, Ryo can seek out gashapon machines to buy and collect miniature figures decorated with the faces of the people that believed this story.
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Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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6:40 PM on 10.13.2009
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Hopefully they will make a Shenmue 3 one day soon. That would sure make a lot of gamers happy
I is so pissing pissed at you, Dale North
But, I'd be the boat of thinkers on the side of "not that it'd do any good.". Look at how they threw that Superstars Tennis game out there chock full of Space Channel 5 and Jet Set Radio love...and yet we've never seen Ulala or Beat since.
Can you say, Shenmue: Nuts & Bolts
"As of March 2009, Sega has recently renewed the Jet Set Radio and ChuChu Rocket trademarks in the US. Speculation has lead to believe that both are soon to be rereleased on Xbox Live and/or PSN."
This seems possible considering the leaked Sega document about Dreamcast games potentially coming to PSN.
Because of a scuffed-up forklift.
Although I gotta say, I'm very proud in the replies you've gotten so far. People haven't gone off the handle. Perhaps then, the Sega fanboys are the most realistic fanboys of them all? Probably because we've been burned by our own..fanboyer countless times. I guess we've gotten used to the abuse.
You're dead to me.