Riachu said:
I don't think they were actually going to be 16 games, just 16 chapters. If Xenosaga couldn't make past 3 games, then why would Shenmue be able to. Shenmue was chapter 1 and Shenmue II was chapters 3,4, and 5. Chapter 2 apparently being the boat trip. I never played the games but I know this because I watched the retrospective on the series. Kikizo rumored in 2005 that all 16 chapters would be on one next gen console according to an article and released as Shenmue III. Unfortunately, Kikizo has their reputation ruined over this. Apparently, Shenmue III was in development but was halted. |
Well, Xenosaga was a commercial failure, but the plot was supposed to fit 6 games actually. Than the director of the game said in an interview that because of low sales Namco wouldn't finance the other projects and the III was going to be the last game, well, he decided to make the third one just as he planned and don't destroy the plot by putting a plot made to fit 4 games in just one. The rest of the story will remain untold forever...
