I consider Shenmue to be Yu Suzuki's greatest work. The thing I like about Shenmue is the creativity and originality that the legendary developer Yu Suzuki brought. All of the details and the individual nuances are what defines the game for me, not the name. I do not like it because its called Shnmue, but because of the exact arrangement of content it provided.
The reason I say this is because I noticed that most people who ask for Shenmue 3 seem to request a game to be made bearing its name for no other reason than to have a game with the name Shenmue 3.
When I say I want Shenmue 3, what I mean is that I want is Yu Suzuki's story to continue. If the game is made and he is not at the head of the project then it will just be some arbitrary game to me that isn't worth buying. The series and Suzuki are synonymous for me. It is just a name without him.
A lot of people seem to be getting excited for the possibility that there may be a Shenmue 3 coming out. Will it really be Shenmue 3, though? As I understand it, the story from beginning to end already exists in Yu Suzuki's head. What i want is for that story to be concluded. If SEGA finally green lights the game to be made, who will head it with Suzuki no longer present?
If they make the game without him, then it wound just be a namesake cash-in. It would not be the story that I wanted to buy. I could never support the making of such a game.
What is your opinion on what is Shenmue. Do you view as Yu Suzuki's game or just a game series with the name Shenmue?