期待了多年的莎木3，最终还是没有任何靠谱消息。这次世嘉准备在日本启动另外一个项目，那就是 莎木～街。
看了些介绍和图片后，我心理只有伤心和内牛的份了。估计是把04－06年那个没出现的莎木online在手机上一webpage game的形式再出一回，并且与yahoo messenger集成的一个经营类“网页” 网游（好比人人餐馆，facebook的restaurant city) 。故事内容重新从横须贺开始，以Iwao hazuki（未死），对，就是Ryo hazuki的爸爸，经营道场开始。玩家作为门徒（？）开始再横须贺寻找触发事件升级。
实在让我太内牛满面了！ 怎么可以这样糟蹋！ 玩家还可以选仙士, WTF。
我相信,作为莎木饭，应该对此举可能是不想见到的，不希望一个划时代的伟大作品沦落为一个手机上的社交小网游。听到莎木～街的消息的时候，就像当初莎木online出现的时候，宣传视频前半部分让我兴奋不已，后半部份让我大跌眼镜。竟然连魔法都出现了！ 莎木不需要魔法！不需要超能力！
不过这次的计划可能是为了世嘉制作莎木3收集资金。估计几年前的的百万人签名活动感动到sega了吧。
为了重新体验莎木1，看来得去淘宝上购买台DC！这两天就行动。
顺便给ip ps了张新桌面，祈祷莎木3的到来。
the next Shenmue game is Shenmue City, a social game that will be released to Japan on popular social gaming services Mobagetown (for cell phones) and Yahoo! Mobage (for PCs).
But after Shenmue City, the possibility still exists for a "real" Shenmue game. Don't take our word for it. Here's what series creator Yu Suzuki had to say.
In an interview conducted by Famitsu.com following a Monday afternoon press briefing where Shenmue City saw its full unveiling, Suzuki said that he wants to make a third entry in the Shenmue series. "I want to make 3 with the same volume as in the past," said Suzuki. "There have actually been a lot of requests from fans for 3 as well. There were even petitions signed by by tens of thousands of people."
The issue appears to be that making a proper Shenmue game will take quite the investment. "Shenmue has the image of grand scale," said Suzuki. "But making something of grand scale requires appropriate preparation."
Shenmue City, which Suzuki decided to make after being exposed to Mafia Wars, may be the first step towards a proper sequel. With Shenmue City, Suzuki says that he wants to show the Shenmue world from a perspective that doesn't focus on the top level graphics and sound for which was series was originally known. If the game is a success, it could lead to additional developments.
The reason Shenmue fans want a new Shenmue so bad is that the story was never completed with Shenmue II. In the past, there were reports about the Shenmue saga spanning up to 16 chapters, but during a Q&A session at the Shenmue City press conference Suzuki said that the figure is actually 11.
Suzuki explained how these chapters are converted into game form. The scenarios are initially novelized, a process that Suzuki feels allows for a deeper depiction of the story and emotional developments. The game's script is created from the novelization.
It would be possible to finish the entire story in one game by just using highlights from the remaining chapters, Suzuki told Famitsu.com. He'd have to make decisions about such areas if given the opportunity to continue with the series.
Whether or not that happens appears to depend on the success of Shenmue City. In fact, Shenmue City itself could be home to post Shenmue II story developments. While the game in its original form will include story elements from the first Shenmue, Suzuki said that if the game takes off, updates could add other areas of the story.
Missing from all this talk of Shenmue City and Shenmue 3 was mention of possible international developments for the series. Mobagetown and Yahoo! Mobage are currently Japan-only services, so it seems that, initially at least, only Japan-speaking players will be able to make a trip back to the Shenmue world once Shenmue City service kicks off this Winter.
Via IGN
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