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I love any game that makes me get a job as a forklift operator.

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Shenmue > GTA

However...

New game >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dreamcast ports.

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Easy, Shenmue should go down as one of the best imo. If you remember when that rls on Dreamcast (r.i.p) the combination of cinematic action and button matching to successfully progress was fantastic. It was like living out a movie, the town was designed beautifully, it was a joy. My only disappointment was how the story ended, I didn't enjoy having to wit for Shenmue 2, it should have wrapped up in 1... and I enjoyed the combat system quite a bit, for it's time nothing I can recall was like that and it was sad to see so much potential on dreamcast to have it's life come to end so soon, meh.

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It took me along time (as a younger version of me) to like this game. I tried for a long time but after all the hype i decided to try again. And after awhile it grows and becomes so much more.

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I would probably buy this game again just to show my support for Sega. The Shenmue games were amazing, and I would love to see a third one to finish off the (great) story.

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I'd get it if it came to the Wii, But do you think the Wii can handle the graphics from Shenmue 2? After all, it was on the Xbox. I haven't seen any Xbox-exclusives on the Wii yet so I don't know how the graphics could compare.

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Does not stand the test of time.

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"Remember that day?"

"You mean the day the snow turned to rain?"

OMFG - I hope this is true. Shenmue is one of the greatest gaming experiences of all time.

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Never played Shenmue myself, but it looked kinda like Ninja Gaiden and Tenchu when I saw a friend playing it. Might get it for my Wii ninja fix if it is. Gotta have a Ninja game when you have a waggle-mote

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Best game ever. (at least one of the best) Seriously I love the Shenmue games and hope the rumors are true. :)

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Skies of Arcadia and now Shenmue? Oh man, all this good news might be too much to handle...

If this is all true, then SEGA, I love love love love love you. SoA and Shenmue, two of the best experiences gaming has ever given me. If we get a sequel to SoA as good as the first, and if the ports of Shenmue I and II sell well enough to give us Shenmue III, ... o ... m ... g ... That would be the greatest moment in gaming for me (along with the first times I played SoA and Shenmue, of course :P ).

...Can you tell I love these games?

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oh god please let this be true i miss my old broken dreamcast and i'd kill for Ryo hazuki on wii.....yes i mean it I'd KILL!

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I'll be in the best game ever crowd. The original Shenmue stole my life for weeks. And the fact that Shenmue II for the DC never came to the US, and I didn't own an Xbox killed me. That game was just too good. I would be very happy if it came to the Wii. On the other hand, though, I'd just have my heart broken all over again when it fails to sell well enough to support another sequel.

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Never played it since my bro kept playing it, then selling it, before I could even get my hands on it.
And seeing that I had no money or transportation at the time, it would have been impossible for me to track down.

Hell, it's impossible to track down the first one nowadays!
Shenmue's my kind of game. I loved watching other people playing it... wish I could've played it myself, though... *sigh* It always sucks being the youngest.

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I already have this game for Dreamcast! I want a sequel for Wii!!!!!

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If Shenmue sequel comes to Wii I'm good to buy myself but I don't want anymore ports. Why must the Wii be the port machine or the dump this crappy title. Ugh, let's pray for something fresh, I have no problem with the series but let's not repeat the same stuff and be content we're adding the wiggle factor.

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It's misdirected greatness.

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As great as the first two games are, I want some closure. Give us Shenmue 3!!

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Hmm. Shenmue 3 was supposed to include Shenmue 1 (see the kikizo thing for more).

I imported the UK version of Shenmue 2 to play on my Dreamcast, and got to hear actual voice acting. If Shenmue 3 comes out for the Wii I really hope the next UK version has the Japanese/subtitled dialog too, I'll buy a UK Wii to play it if I have to (assuming one can be found).

Much later I played the American Shenmue 2 on the Xbox, and I was mortified. The voice acting wasn't so bad when it was just the same people over and over again in a little town, but travelling through that version of Shenmue 2 and hearing a ton of different bad actors was unbearable. Also, the Japanese acting is cool. SNAKU!

This is one case where Europeans win by a long shot, so enjoy it :P

http://games.kikizo.com/news/200508/141_p1.asp

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Quick-Time Events on the Wii could be pretty amazing. I mean, even turning the crank on a capsule toy machine.

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