I got so excited reading this. IMO Shenmue is possibly the greatest game I have ever played. I remember buying SHenmue on release day on the DC; I spent 2days playing it non stop cuz i just couldnt put the pad down. The story, characters, puzzles, training and everything was just mind blowingly amazing.
Then Sega made part 2 and the 3rd disc ended up with all that mystical stuff and I was totally blown away. I would have never imagined shit like that would have happened in Shenmue and since that day it all went down hill. Sega has cast the greatest game they ever made aside.
They should bring out a Shenmue collection if they plan on making Shenmue 3. Yakuza is brilliant but something about Shenmue, it's story and the realistic fantasy aspect to it just edges out in front of Yakuza.
If Sega make Shenmue 3, I will definitely buy it. In fact I would pre-order it today if I could!