With a scaled-up Shenmue 3 taking shape at Ys Net thanks to the publishing support of Deep Silver, Sega still has the original chapters of Yu Suzuki's epic saga buried under the cherry tree. That's why we want to thank you all for keeping up the fight for their freedom in yesterday's #SaveShenmueHD Tweetathon.
Amongst those helping to spread the word and be heard on the 3rd were Shenmue 2 voice actress Lisle Wilkerson (see above) and Olivier Comte, an executive at Koch Media/Deep Silver whose name has come up a few times lately. Ten days ago we shared a tweet from Olivier that appeared to dismiss rumors of HD remasters being locked in for release in 2017, so it should come as no surprise that he backs fans in wanting to see them confirmed - especially in his own country at Paris Games Week.
Just like this image tweeted by Japanese fan site
ShenmueGuide.xyz, the campaign to #SaveShenmueHD relies on many different, individual pieces linking together to form a compelling whole. And the most important component in that mosaic is you, the consumer, remaining vocal in unison with your fellow Shenmue supporters.
So please be sure to customize your pre-loaded AutoTweet for November 3rd at
TeamYu.net, asking Sega to set those chapters free and #SaveShenmueHD!