The Longest Journey a model for Shenmue

[Xandui]

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11 ... -chapters/

Besides the shenmue series, one of my favorite video game francises is The Longest Journey (TLA) saga. This includes the original TLA and Dreamfall: The Longest Journey.

Much like Shenmue 2, Dreamfall ends on a very pivotal, uncertain moment in the story where gamers were left with more questions than answers. It's been 6 years since Dreamfall came out and Funcom, the original publisher, has been busy working on other projects with no clarity on Dreamfall's future.

Now the creator of TLA/Dreamfall, Ragnor Tornquist, has started his own company, acquired the license to create new TLA games, and will use a government grant (and a kickstarter campaign) to fund the sequel that fans have been clamoring for (much like the dojo community has been for Shenmue).

I don't know where Yu's head is at these days or whether there's any plan in place for Shenmue's future yet, but this feels like the most plausible way forward from where we are.

[MiTT3NZ]

It's a shame really, coz if Yu went the Kickstarter route and actually kicked up a big enough fuss at SEGA, he could probably do the same. Sadly, he seems to have no sense of initiative, so the ball is - and probably always will be - in SEGA's court.

As for us, there's only so much we can do, and from what I've seen, we've already done/are doing as much as we possibly can. Other than that, it's just a waiting game, one that we're getting pretty used to atm.

[KiBa]

It's this crazy feudal mentality these Japanese have. Enough with paying rent! Rebel like a red-bearded barbarian!

[Who Really Cares?]

Been waiting for more Longest Journey for ages. Got Dreamfall for the XBox because it was BC with the 360 and i really enjoyed it.

[RyoHazuki84]

hell, we can ask obama to give stimulus money to sega to finish shenmue lol