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Yu Suzuki says he could return to Virtua Fighter and Out Run | VGC

“There might be something”…

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Suzuki is currently finishing development on Shenmue III, his first major release for more than a decade, with publisher Deep Silver, and has indicated he would like to revisit his other franchises too.

Asked if he would like to return to Virtua Fighter and Out Run, Suzuki told VGC: “Yes I would like to [return to those]. If you’re going to ask me what, I can’t answer that!”

Pushed on whether that means he might already be in discussions for the IP, he replied: “Yes, there might be something [happening]. But since the IP you mentioned are owned by Sega, I would need to work with them. I am a special consultant with Sega, but we will need to talk.”

 

[alienator]

i like those ip's more than the whole Shenmue series together... plz return mr. suzuki...

 

[Rock And Roll]

Outrun VR!

 

[alabtrosMyster]

I'm not a fan of shenmue, but sign me up for a new outrun (in the spirit of the original or outrunners).
☁ ☁ ☁

 

[Rolling_Start]

You've been gone too long, Mr Suzuki!

I want to live in an alternate universe where Sega's console and arcade lines didn't die.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Do it! Now! Well... after Shenmue 3.

It would be awesome.

 

[GHG]

We are long overdue a new VF.

 

[GrayFoxPL]

Bring back VF!

Sega will say it's not worth the risk and probably not profitable so it'll not happen. :/

 

[The Snake]

Outrun is one of my all-time favorites and I would love a new entry for it. But, I would want it to remain old school.

 

[Team Andromeda]

I wish Yu GOD Suzuki would look to make a new racer with SEGA. Nobody makes a better racer than Yu Suzuki NOBODY

 

[stranno]

We certainly need the next generation deformable snow field, VF5 snow field was quite disappointing compared to VF4 on Playstation 2.

VF4.

VF5.

After that they can work on the gameplay

 

[Kamfair55]

We certainly need the next generation deformable snow field, VF5 snow field was quite disappointing compared to VF4 on Playstation 2.

VF4.

VF5.

After that they can work on the gameplay

Give us at least SOME kind of story virtua fighter is the only fighting game i know where the main guy on the box doesn't win and thats dope

 

[Verdanth]

IKUZO....OUTO...RUNO!!!

 

[Hudo]

Galaxy Force III, my boy.

 

[kunonabi]

VF certainly needs him.

 

[Protocol7]

It's been almost 8 years* since VF5 FS... it's time Suzuki-san, time for VF6, don't mess up though... don't mess up... please...
Do it because you are really inspired and not something else...

*actually almost10 years...

 

[Space Runaway]

I'd be interested but only if they had a decent budget.

 

[Birdo]

The world needs Outrun 3.

Needs.

 

[The Shepard]

VF6 and outrun 3. Do It Sega!

 

[lock2k]

Please make VF6.

Even if it uses the DOA model of selling a complete and a bare bones version.

Also... Outrun fucking rules. Arcade racers shit all over realistic crap.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

You've been gone too long, Mr Suzuki!

I want to live in an alternate universe where Sega's console and arcade lines didn't die.

This so much... i miss Sega...

 

[Soltype]

I'd settle for a new space harrier at this point.

 

[Xenon]

Yes. Yu can do anything!

 

[Orenji Neko]

 

[Tiamat2san]

Please do sir!

 

[RAIDEN1]

Forget about COULD, DO IT!

 

[Fat Frog]

I wish Yu GOD Suzuki would look to make a new racer with SEGA. Nobody makes a better racer than Yu Suzuki NOBODY

Well, there is serious competition within Sega. Nagoshi did Daytona, Scud race, Osaki made Daytona 2, Outrun 2, and Sakamoto F-Zero GX.

Honestly, this is porn everywhere at Sega studios 2019.(oh, i forgot Sega Rally 95 director brought Sega World Driver in 2018).

 

[Barakov]

Do it. Suzuki give up VF6. Honestly, I don't even know what a modern Outrun would like. Still I'd like to see him and Sega give it a go.

 

[Stefan.North]

Yes please Suzuki-sama

 

[Futaleufu]

Do it. Suzuki give up VF6. Honestly, I don't even know what a modern Outrun would like. Still I'd like to see him and Sega give it a go.

It would have to have a photorealistic raytraced Ferrari to be worthy of the Outrun 3 name.

 

[ph33rknot]

we need a god

 

[jonnyp]

No thanks, please continue Shenmue.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

I would love to see these franchises come back, but how long will they take to develop? We especially need VF6 because there are very few 3D fighters on the market. Also, we need an arcadey Outrun. The simulation, realistic stuff is getting old now imho.

 

[Quasicat]

If all he did was rerelease Outrun Online without the Ferrari license I would be really excited. It was one of six games I own on 360 that did not make BC due to licensing issues.

 

[Shifty]

Can you hear that? It's the sound of thousands of SEGA fans sitting to attention all at once.

Give me a new Outrun! I want to go sideways with glorious next gen graphics.

 

[SlashBringingHasher]

they should let virtua fighter go. its not bad its just not great, the fighting genre is no longer that popular besides like 2 or 3 games

 

[Komatsu]

SEGA has so, so many franchises that should be taken off the freezer.

The Switch needs an OutRun. I can imagine myself driving a Testarossa through luscious European landscapes as I get to the daily grind, as a remixed “Passing Breeze” - the quintessential OutRun song - plays in the background.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

i like those ip's more than the whole Shenmue series together... plz return mr. suzuki...

We all do. I never understood Shenmue's appeal.

God, just ONE more VF game in my lifetime pls.

 

[celsowmbr]

Ah man... Can you imagine a Virtua Fighter 6 on PS5 / XScarlet running at glorious 60 fps and 4k with ray tracing affecting Dural colors....

And OutRun 3 with an optional random generator mode for infinites possibilities of track routes

 

[Soleil rouge]

God I would love it if a new VF were to overtake weak ass SFV in the Esports scene.

 

[SlashBringingHasher]

SEGA has so, so many franchises that should be taken off the freezer.

The Switch needs an OutRun. I can imagine myself driving a Testarossa through luscious European landscapes as I get to the daily grind, as a remixed “Passing Breeze” - the quintessential OutRun song - plays in the background.

they'd rather make 10 meh Yakuza games for some reason. they sell ok. but they don't sell that great either.

 

[ghairat]

OUTRUN and VIRTUA FIGHTER!!!

 

[dirthead]

I keep saying it...Nvidia should fucking bankroll a new Virtua Fighter, fully ray traced out, some absurd NVLINK setup with the game running at 8k resolution fully ray traced just THROWING resources at the graphics and you might actually have something that would live up to the legacy of the series.

Virtua Fighter games are meant to be years ahead of their time. That's what AM2 games were, basically. "Oh, this is what the average game will look like in 5 years."

 

[Team Andromeda]

Well, there is serious competition within Sega. Nagoshi did Daytona, Scud race, Osaki made Daytona 2, Outrun 2, and Sakamoto F-Zero GX.

Honestly, this is porn everywhere at Sega studios 2019.(oh, i forgot Sega Rally 95 director brought Sega World Driver in 2018).

Yu Suzuki also did Daytona USA, and Outrun II. I never liked Daytona USA II myself that said I think Outrun 2 2006 is better than that Outrun II. Osaki-san is a racing God too. Still, after all these years Power Drift and Outrun plays like a dream. So wish SEGA AM#2 would make a sequel to Power Drift

 

[Kazza]

This might not be a popular opinion, but I'd like to see Yu try his hand at a VR game. Throughout his career, he has always enjoyed pushing the limits with cutting edge technology, from arcade super scalers (Outrun, Hang On etc), 3D polygons (Virtua Racing, Virtua Fighter) and open world (Shenmue). VR seems like a natural progression, being a new type of experience with no set way of how to make a game.

 

[Fat Frog]

Yu Suzuki also did Daytona USA, and Outrun II. I never liked Daytona USA II myself that said I think Outrun 2 2006 is better than that Outrun II. Osaki-san is a racing God too. Still, after all these years Power Drift and Outrun plays like a dream. So wish SEGA AM#2 would make a sequel to Power Drift

Yep, Suzuki was involved but less than directors of these games. For instance, Daytona was born after Nagoshi saw a Nascar race in the US...
All the developers i mentioned are racing gods and i prefere Daytona 2 over the original

 

[Fake]

Would be great if so. Miss those games.

 

[Starlight Lotice]

No love for AB Cop or Space Harrier.

I want a new Fantasy Zone myself.

 

[stranno]

No love for AB Cop or Space Harrier.

My childhood amusement arcade had a deluxe cabinet of AB Cop next to another deluxe cabinet of Lucky & Wild, memories!

 

[Team Andromeda]

Yep, Suzuki was involved but less than directors of these games. For instance, Daytona was born after Nagoshi saw a Nascar race in the US...
All the developers i mentioned are racing gods and i prefere Daytona 2 over the original

Yu was heavily involved in Daytona. Miyamoto-san gets all sort of Credit for various Mario and Zelda games, he's never directed and speaking of Nagoshi-san he gets lots of credit for Yakuza series, despite not being the series director. Sometimes good producers play more of a roll than the Director