Shenmue Dojo

Spaghetti wrote:
Shibuya stepping back is more interesting than Sony, because Shibuya has a multi-million investment in Shenmue III...Shibuya may have stepped back for this reason, to allow a more established game publisher do the work for the good of the game.

Kintor wrote: I think that Deep Silver is a good choice for publisher. They're generally competent when it comes to distribution and marketing.

Just so long as Deep Silver doesn't pull another PR stunt like this:

"Make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night."

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Although to be fair, nothing could save Mighty No. 9 from itself. Deep Silver will have much better material to work with when they promote Shenmue 3.

"World-wide baby!"

We are not publisher, we are producer.

fittersau wrote:Does it really mean Shibuya are stepping back or divesting their share? I'd be hugely surprised if this is the case? Cedric adores Yu-san and the Shenmue franchise.

This change just sends a message to everyone things are not stable in the development of Shenmue 3. I can see the vulture press headlines now: "Shenmue 3's rocky development", " Shenmue 3 out of funds", "First delayed, now principal investor leaving", "Sony abandons Shenmue 3 after E3 annoucement".

Spaghetti wrote:

fittersau wrote:Does it really mean Shibuya are stepping back or divesting their share? I'd be hugely surprised if this is the case? Cedric adores Yu-san and the Shenmue franchise.

This change just sends a message to everyone things are not stable in the development of Shenmue 3. I can see the vulture press headlines now: "Shenmue 3's rocky development", " Shenmue 3 out of funds", "First delayed, now principal investor leaving", "Sony abandons Shenmue 3 after E3 annoucement".

Take a deep breath, or you'll pass out.

There's nothing to worry about. Neither Sony or Shibuya have dropped the project.

Telekill wrote: So then are we to believe that the horrible looking new logo is the doing of Deep Silver's new involvement as publisher?

fittersau wrote:

Telekill wrote: So then are we to believe that the horrible looking new logo is the doing of Deep Silver's new involvement as publisher?

It's a simple case of asking the question in any problem solving situation... "What has changed?"

Change: Deep Silver announcing themselves as publishers of Shenmue 3.
Change: Shenmue 3 logo has become a horrid excuse of a logo that looks like it was written by someone illiterate.
Time of Change: Same time.

The correlation is 100%. Ergo, Deep Silver changed the logo.

Let's Get Sweaty wrote: A whole lot of assumptions being made here. Why not wait for more information before stressing out? We're days away from a media presentation and host of interviews with the only people who truly know what's going on, so just find something else to occupy your mind until then.

(Oh, and that quote belongs to Sherlock Holmes, by the way.)

Telekill wrote:BBC Sherlock took it from Spock. Either way, both shows are great.

Let's Get Sweaty wrote:

Telekill wrote:BBC Sherlock took it from Spock. Either way, both shows are great.

I hope you're trolling and know full well the Sherlock character wasn't created for TV...