The Current State of Every Sega Franchise (2/2)

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Link to Part 1: • The Current State of E...
We now finish up with the rest of Sega's extensive library. I think overall there was well over 100 franchises to cover and its cool to see where they all place. It's somewhat sad to see so many cherished franchises seemingly dying off slowly, as Sega seems to only back a certain few. Even so, there's always hope of revivals and in Sega's case, lets just hope there's a lot planned.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Welcome
0:25 - Bug!
1:33 - Clockwork Knight
2:35 - Thunderblade
3:25 - Beyond Oasis
4:15 - Fighting Vipers
5:13 - Panzer Dragoon
6:22 - Riglord Saga
7:20 - Vectorman
8:25 - Virtua Striker
9:15 - Die Hard Arcade
10:08 - Dragon Force
11:24 - NiGHTS
13:18 - Sakura Wars
15:05 - House of the Dead
16:20 - Virtual On
17:10 - Sega Bass Fishing
18:12 - Spikeout
19:00 - Chu Chu Rocket
19:45 - Crazy Taxi
21:03 - Toy Commander
21:52 - Derby Owners Club
22:54 - Growlanser
23:30 - Samba de Amigo
24:55 - Seaman
26:10 - Shenmue
28:26 - Space Channel 5
30:02 - Jet Set Radio
31:44 - Sega GT
32:30 - Total War
34:03 - Super Monkey Ball
35:50 - Headhunter
36:30 - Initial D
37:30 - Astro Boy
38:28 - Condemned
39:51 - Dinosaur King
40:35 - Football Manager
41:35 - Trauma Center
43:00 - Yakuza
44:23 - Company of Heroes
45:55 - Let's Go Jungle
46:40 - Full Auto
46:45 - Etrian Odyssey
48:34 - Ghost Squad
49:16 - Valkyria Chronicles
50:38 - Olympic Games
51:30 - Iron Man games
52:31 - 7th Dragon
53:35 - Rovio
54:08 - The Conduit
55:15 - Kingdom Conquest
56:05 - Endless Space
57:02 - Maimai
57:40 - Chain Chronicle
58:23 - Transformer Games
59:21 - Chunithm
All music used in this video is for entertainment purposes only. All rights go to the respective copyright owners.

[@Legend-of-Kai]

Petition to revive every single zombie/dead franchise thanks Sega. Link to Part 1! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnSbn56jgcSBo6c

[@khaosklub]

oh boy, this video gonna get taken down... 😔

[@jalengee8421]

Chicken hatcher, ristar and two point ?

[@JohnDoe______]

Well since persona 3 reload was real and the original leaked clip showed it, a new jet set radio, and sonic frontiers beta footage I guess one of the zombie games is coming back

[@vermilliondervish2172]

You forgot astal

[@khaosklub]

@@jalengee8421 ristar only has that 1 game. the rules were serieses with more than one game

[@yehuda8589]

It's sad just how many amazing Saturn franchises have been completely abandoned

[@murderman7265]

And Dreamcast

[@nr2676]

One of them was revived (Sakura Wars).

[@JonyPlayz1]

True

[@Kydrorite]

Vectorman :(

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Yeah, it gets more and more glaring with every Genesis themed collection they release lol. A lot of their best games are left in limbo in Saturn, Breakfast and even arcade history. If making ports is THAT much of hassle might as well do what they did for Sakura Wars and just make new games for new audiences. Though I guess Sakura Wars is the exception as one of... If not... The only, Saturn original series to live on and have a legacy long after that console generation.

[@Luka9S9]

There's was also Project Diva Series with hatsune miku that you forgot to add, probably Sega's flagship franchise in the Rhythm Game Genre. But besides that, great video, I really enjoyed the look on every Sega Franchise that you did and even made me learn of some IPs I had no idea existed (The Sega graveyard it sure is a massive place).

[@Crisp1Chip]

I was kinda curious why it wasn't listed considering it was fairly big with 2 spinoffs and and arcade games, especially since sega has an interest in making more games for it in the future (I hope)

[@Crisp1Chip]

@ShiKyoakuma mainstay, project diva arcade got multiple ports to different platforms while being disguised as newer games while project sekai (its most recent spinoff) is still fairly popular for being a 2 year old game. I doubt sega will stop producing miku "project" games for a while until project sekai dies down and they have to make another game

[@alexdaduck_hd6408]

MainStay

[@gustyko8668]

I believe Fist of the North Star should have had a mention too!

[@Grunkle2210]

@ShiKyoakuma Absolutely in Mainstay, it gets pretty frequent new games/updates and it is one of Sega's top 10 best selling franchises.

[@arcanusafonso2647]

While I ultimately agree that Etrian Odyssey is in the "It exists" tier, I must remind that it is the only Atlus franchise besides Persona and SMT that always appears in online surveys and interviews with the studio. The collection also kept itself in the top 30 sales for Japan during 5 weeks straight, which is remarkable for such a niche series. Small as it is, this series deserves some respect for the consistency!

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Yeah, that collection is the only Atlus related thing i have any interest in right now. Persona has burned me too much now (to sum it up, I'm someone that also is a fan of Persona 1&2 and uh... They clearly don't like my kind lol) and other aspects of Megaten just don't have the same charm in characters that Persona had make it stand out since the beginning from what I've seen, so I don't really go there though i respect the roots. Aside from that, i also love Radiant Historia, the actual best Atlus RPG

[@arcanusafonso2647]

@@MagillanicaLouM Man, Radiant Historia is an AMAZING experience. I don't know if it was actually developed by Atlus, but their more niche/obscure stuff is the best

[@ivanfg4188]

@@MagillanicaLouMout of curiosity, what do you think of the trailer for ReFantasy?

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@ivanfg4188 Honestly all I feel is being impressed the game is still happening at all, companies need to stop announcing shit they know won't be coming out for multiple years lol.

[@blueknightskeleton8424]

Gotta admit, it's hella sad seeing many IPs which failed and left dormant. But at the same time, seeing all what SEGA done makes me happy. Seeing how, despite the odds, always brings cool things, litteraly you can't stop seeing many huge things they done. And specially, since meeting Sonic, and other franchises, makes you realize how cool actually SEGA is. So yeah, thank you for reminding me that, despite everything, Genesis does.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

So in a way when you look at everything they’ve done whether it be good or bad, everything kinda balances out right?

[@LamunesADV]

Well... it's Sega. Most death franchises from other developers keep dead forever, but with Sega, we never know when they will have a stroke and make a sequel 10y from now. It's not much, but it's somerhing. I think??

[@orangeslash1667]

@@LamunesADV Golden Axe, Crazy Taxi, and Shinobi are back!!!!!!!!

[@k9spy289]

I always thought the reason Sega has so many dead franchises was because they got overshadowed by other companies, bet after watching this I realize that it’s Sega themselves, they are standing on gold they choose not to mine. They give up on them before they can stand on their feet.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

But looking back on Nintendo’s Flagships and comparing it to Sega’s Flagships, Sega seems to have the most Flagships over Nintendo, thought that was worth pointing out.

[@journie3042]

@@brandonwilliams6119 SEGA has cooler characters imo, SEGA always has that edge to them compare to Nintendo

[@krelbin]

Valkyria Chronicles has become one of my favorite game franchises. The 4th one is fantastic, and I hope we get a 5th one announced soon.

[@nr2676]

Unfortunately VC4 underperformed in sales, like any game in series.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@joaofernandes8164 Yeah, plus I think it was exclusive to only ps4 during that rough launch, but once it became available elsewhere it flourished. I don't think lack of any news for VC is sales related, they may just be thinking of how to continue. One thing that might be the series biggest roadblock, is that with the exception of VC2, all the main games take place at the same time, in the exact same war, just seen from different perspectives of certain branches of the protagonist army. Which means, story wise the series hasn't moved forward since like 2010, and they may just be trying to figure out if they wanna make that jump again and move forward or keep VC5 in the same period. Me personally, i thought 2's story was kinda lame so i wouldn't be surprised if it was a badly received aspect and thats why they turned the clock back since or just straight up made a new universe in the spin off Valkyria Revolution.

[@ChocolateBar999]

​@@joaofernandes8164This is some pathetic cope.

[@nr2676]

@@joaofernandes8164 It sold 1 mln on all platforms, but after many price drops for 5 or 10 $ (in 1,5 year). Game bombed after release date (no wonder game was released without marketing with Monster Hunter World in JPN, and with Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI in West, and they repeated same mistake later with Sakura Wars on PS4), and VC4 was worst selling game in series in Japan. Valkyria Chronicles sales in Japan (first week, only physical): VC3 (PSP) - 102k VC2 (PSP) - 94k VC1 (PS3) - 77k VC4 (PS4) - 67k Triangle Strategy in first month sold 800k only on Switch, and that was a new IP. If Sega want think seriosly about this franchise, they must took risk and give developers much higher budget, and much better marketing, and throw into a quieter period away from AAA and Square Enix games. And they must jump into more modern engine, because Canvas engine is now outdated. Many people complained about VC4 it looks like expansion / DLC for VC1.

[@paulg6790]

I'd love the anime to be offered to Netflix or at least CrunchyRoll in the west both to watch it but also to drum up interest. There's no reason this beloved franchise can't be elevated to a wider audience with a bit of TLC from Sega, just like Yakuza

[@JonyPlayz1]

Who else as a Sonic fan didn’t know all of these other franchises existed besides Super Monkey Ball, NIGHTS, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Space Channel 5 & Yakuza 😭lol

[@yellowstarproductions6743]

I do

[@brandonwilliams6119]

A couple of Zombie and Dead Tier Franchises I never knew about before this video.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Knew of most here, the ones that i didn't were mostly the licensed from another media types

[@TheDJBallonz]

Fantasy Zone fan here

[@gokublack316]

And the only reason I know about them is because they were in sonic games Except super monkey ball

[@bumby4737]

this 2 part series has made me really appreciate how many of these old franchises live on in the Yakuza games, even if it's just a playable minigame in the arcade

[@murderman7265]

Space Channel 5 really needs a new game. I just love the music, aesthetics and the addicting gameplay. Ulala herself is also a really fun and stylish protagonist. The second game in particular is amazing. And no don't even mention the abomination that was the VR game. We need an actual Part 3. If it's done properly, if could be a massive hit with today's audience.

[@DOCTOR.DEADHEAD]

Project Diva isn't dead (yet), so maybe they could get some of the people from that team to work on it if it were to happen

[@Chaos-om4oh]

Agreed!

[@markellhawthorne2921]

It could work on the Switch with the joycons.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Ever since finding out the only reason for the hiatus was cause "they couldn't think of how to go forward without being too similar to the first 2, but VR offered a change of pace they needed" i really wondered why they didn't just shoot for something during the Wii era. But i found out through this video they apparently DID and we just turned down for some asinine reason. Maybe since they did Samba de Amigo on wii they felt it was unnecessary (even though they play nothing alike)? Ulala did appear in that game, maybe they thought "yeah that'll do". But still, they could've released spinoffs based off Jaguar, Pudding, Pine, with unique gameplay styles or something.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@markellhawthorne2921 yeah another good idea

[@studio_1]

What about Rhythm Thief? That’s a Sega IP and it was created by many staff members who worked on the Sonic series. It’s definitely in the lower categories, sadly, but it’s one that deserves more attention.

[@carlosemilio5180]

Only 1 game so not a franchise

[@GoreHusbando]

@@carlosemilio5180I’d argue with Paris Caper being a thing but I’m still not a 100% sure

[@studio_1]

@@GoreHusbando It was planned to have a sequel too, if that means anything.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@studio_1 I might be confusing it with something else but i think someone important to Rhythm Thief's creation also said they'd still want to make that sequel only a few years ago? Could be wrong

[@studio_1]

@@MagillanicaLouM Can’t say. The director has celebrated its anniversaries on his Twitter, but I’ve heard nothing about a sequel at all in the last few years.

[@fabianugalde3789]

I know you are only covering games that had sequels, but maybe giving an entry of their own to Comix Zone, Ristar, Burning Rangers, Skies of Arcadia, Rez, Billy Hatcher, and Madworld could have been great considering that they have appeared in crossover Sega games, rereleases, and polls. However, since they are also unfortunately dead, I guess it was great that you didn't lol

[@vinesickle3383]

And Mad World had Anarchy Reigns which uses multiple characters for Mad World. Jack, Baron, Mathilda, RinRin and Big Bull.

[@VOAN]

Also Kolibri, Tempo, Alisia Dragoon, Lord of the Sword, F-Zero AX/GX, Project X Zone, Resonance of Fate, Sega Swirl, Dynamite Headdy, Kid Chameleon, Chakan, MJ Moonwalker, and Evolution.

[@fabianugalde3789]

This is why I love but despise Sega at the same time. On one hand, I keep getting impressed at the wide range of games and wacky ideas they have released over the years, and even though many are hidden gems, they had creative elements and fun mechanics. However, I hate that Sega is currently surviving on a couple of successful franchises when they could have invested more budget and care into their other franchises to translate them to more modern audiences (also better advertisement). They just have tons of IPs that could be revitalized in some way as indie games or something else. I just hope they start making better decisions financially, and somehow they start reviving some of these franchises since many could thrive in more open world or online multiplayer type of games that are available to more players

[@AutZentus]

@@VOAN Magical truck adventure was also a thing in the arcades in 1999 and it's definitely an interesting looking game. Plus we can't forget about the many licensed anime games like the bleach series and Demon Slayer. Also there is tembo the badass elephant and pulseman made by the creators of pokemon

[@maxspecs]

Crossover tier needs to be on here, but…the video’s plenty long already

[@Jerriz_Dabster]

Vector man was so good I found it first time as a bonus game in the sega gem collection for sonic

[@nr2676]

Yo, Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, and Shinobi are not dead franchise anymore.

[@tylerfox5003]

The virtua on series did get sequels. Mostly just in japan though.

[@thoseobnoxiousninjas1077]

Man I would love to see shinobi returning by having the same gameplay like shinobi 3 but with better graphics and music not only that but I also want to see vectorman,golden axe,kid chameleon,altered beast and man there are so many sega games that deserves to comeback, even quartet😁

[@paulg6790]

All I want is a port of Game Gear Shinobi! Why can't Sega just take my money?!

[@michaellee4463]

Legend of Kai: "Unfortunately, It seems that while they love being first to do things, they will most likely never be the ones to have the last laugh, as many of their once innovative and cherished franchises are now nothing more than distant memories, relics lost to time." Sega: "And I took that personally"

[@BlerdRhymeReason]

Clockwork Knight 2 hits me in the nostalgic muscle. I had the demo as a kid. Holy crap

[@banjo9158]

39:52 Fun Fact: The Anime is owned by Sega, one of the couple Anime IP that Sega own. Not-So Fun Fact: The creator of the Anime is the same creator of Boku no Pico.

[@Lukkak09]

hahahaha WHAT!?

[@banjo9158]

@@Lukkak09 it's a genuine fun anime, but... yeah, created by the same person that made Boku no Pico.

[@CyclonSilver]

I wouldn't say Shenmue III was disliked because it was too similar to its predecessors. It has serious flaws in the story, combat and general game mechanics departments that were never in the original. As for Shenmue II, the often forgotten one due to initially not making it to the US... it's actually much closer to a Yakuza game, hence the constant parallels thrown between the two series. It also definitely holds up the best of the three I'd say.

[@appezmusic]

I fricking love this series of videos, please keep making them!

[@nintendolife25]

Jet Set Radio is the bomb! The music is incredible and there’s just so much style and flare. It’s a shame its underrated as it is. I know there are teases here and there about a new game being a possibility but I’m not holding my breath. Great job with the video! I truly admire your dedication but I think making this was a mistake. Just look at the bodies piling up in the poor Sega’s dead tier. 😢

[@carsonscott1107]

Just gotta hold out another month for Bomb Rush

[@arthurpprado]

I'm still sad that NiGHTS into Dreams was completely abandoned after the Wii game, especially with how much narrative potential it has, as it explores the dreams and issues in the life of the children/"visitors"

[@ZekealllBeroke]

17:07 there are literally 3 games besides that Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Force Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz

[@lennon9207]

Really apprecitate these videos, they're really in depth and a great resource! Thanks and keep them coming!

[@yehuda8589]

Fun fact: Sea Man is voiced by Jeff Kramer the voice actor for Agent York from Deadly Premonition

[@ganbarazan]

Sega’s perseverance and persistence in trying out new things even if they’ve been burned before kinda resembles their own mascot, in a way. Sonic might have his downs, but he doesn’t stay down for long, that’s for sure. And apparently, neither does his parent company.

[@jeffblanchard7628]

A "Current State of..." series update at the end of each year would be great. Maybe just a short video for each company.

[@MechaDragonX]

This was a great video, but you forgot Project Diva, which I'd argue alongside Puyo Puyo and Yakuza keeps the company afloat in Japan

[@jayvinjohnson9569]

Great video man I’m thankful your giving attention to hundreds of games that deserve some attention thanks plus you forgot about hatsane miku 😊

[@rocraider163]

Good job on both of these Sega videos…I can’t fathom the amount of time and research this took.

[@Legend-of-Kai]

Appreciate you commenting on both of the videos haha. Yeah it definitely takes its toll, currently working on the Bandai Namco vid as we speak and its just as rough haha but its all worth it to see those finals lists at least for me

[@videosalpaso5323]

One note on the Sakura Wars entry: All previous games are being fan translated at this moment to other languajes and there still "On stages show" and merchandise and manga in Japan. The problem is that for the West the series is basically unknow, since its last game is locked on PS4 and its basically the sixth one.

[@nr2676]

Only first game on Saturn was fan translated, and some spinoffs (Columns 2, GB), SW1 + SW2 PC versions got officialy RUSSIAN localization (but not in English which is bizzare). The only one we got officialy in English is SW5 on PS2 in 2010, from NISA, and rebot on PS4 (localized by Atlus, published by Sega). Fan translation patch for SW2 on Saturn is nearly finished, and for SW3 and SW1 on Dreamcast is in early stage of development. GB2 also will get fan translation. PS2 Remake, SW4, and other versions of games are still untranslated.

[@videosalpaso5323]

@@nr2676 Yeah, I think that they should went for the PS2 remakes or the DC versions. Its just a matter of time until the whole series is translate, BTW SW3 is in early stage? Too difficilt to program or something?

[@nr2676]

​@@videosalpaso5323 No, it is just a lot text to translate (SW3 have the most content in series). They even translating VMU, and this is definitely not easy task. From what i seen they translated around 30% of game. I saw screenschoots with english text from chapter 3 (Glycine Chapter), so i think they translated 30% of game. They should translate PC versions, the easiest version to translate, and the best looking (it's just DC versions + you can change resolution up to 1080p.). But PC versions have one big downside - they are uncompatible with newer versions of Windows (Win Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10) - because of Starforce DRM.

[@TARDISES]

I'd say that the West did get some awareness of it due to crossover titles, and not just ones Sega's typically involved in too, it even got into a mainline Super Robot Wars title as one of SRW 30's DLC entries... a game that was already notable for being the first mainline (so not OG-timeline) SRW to get an outright western release.

[@videosalpaso5323]

@@TARDISES I discovered the series because of the anime then tons of years later the patch came and I was surprised in the 180° change of tone and now I watched every single media subbed at this point. SEGA needs to have more faith in this series specially with Fire Emblem in full burst right now.

[@guruthosamarthruin4459]

I love Valkyria Chronicles, but I feel like it's on life support. I'd be pretty surprised if we got a 5th game.

[@dontnickmyname]

The last Valkyria Chronicles sold very poorly. Don't think we will hear again from the series. Maybe as a smaller budget niche title.

[@guruthosamarthruin4459]

@@dontnickmyname If anything, they need to INCREASE the budget, get rid of the Visual Novel scenes, and add some exploration. Otherwise, it will just stagnate.

[@dontnickmyname]

@@guruthosamarthruin4459 Maybe but it's too risky for Sega I think. Developing a new game is very expensive and they need to have some assurance that it will sell good enough. But who knows. There are some rumors of older IP's coming back. Chu Chu Rocket, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio. Sometimes Sega does surveys as well. Not sure if they ever did one about Valkyrie Chronicles but they did some big ones about Sakura Wars, Sonic, Super Monkey Ball etc

[@nr2676]

@@dontnickmyname If you not advertise own games, publishing them in worst possible time (VC4 was released with Monster Hunter World in Japan, and with Dragon Quest XI + Octopath Traveler in West, plus announcement Fire Emblem Three Houses in the same week as VC4 killed any hype for VC4 game in West) you never make any progress. They also repeated same mistake earlier with Skies of Arcadia (they released SoA in the same week with Tales of Symphonia on Gamecube and after Final Fantasy IX/X) Resonanse of Fate (game was released in same DAY with Final Fantasy XIII), and later with Sakura Wars on PS4 (releasing a game who is mostly VN with Final Fantasy VII Remake, Persona 5 Royal, Resident Evil 3 Remake, Trials of Mana Remake only on PS4 is asking for underperforming sales). Sega maybe stop releasing own games always with Square Enix big games like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest ? Also if i recall VC4 and Sakura Wars 2019 were games with no worldwide release date, no worldwide release in 2018 or 2020 ??? What a hell, Sega ??? This is not 90's and PSX era. VC need ,only'' those things: better marketing (to not be completely overshadowed by Fire Emblem), newer engine, and better release date.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@guruthosamarthruin4459 Good news there's an upcoming strategy game called Unicorn Overlord, and it's published by Sega.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

Shoutouts to Ristar and Comix Zone they shall be placed not in the dead tier but the Forgotten Tier since they didn’t even make it in this video Ristar is basically a leftover concept of when Sonic was going to be a Rabbit who could grab things with his ears, that concept was put onto Ristar, a Star-being who could stretch his arms out to grab enemies and headbutt them, and interact with set pieces in a level, in my opinion Ristar felt like Sega’s answer to Kirby, both share a few similarities too like traveling through space to different planets, being star children, and regional differences like both being angry and tough in the USA and happy and cutesy in Japan. Comix Zone is one of the coolest concepts, it’s a side scrolling beat’em up, you take control of Sketch Turner, an artist who got isekai’d into his own Comic Book by the villain in that Comic Book and has to fight his way out through hoards of weird looking creatures drawn by the villain as you progress through, but man is the game hard, if you need to break objects you take a little damage busting through objects, you only get a few lives. It’s one of those classic hard games that’s worth checking out! Whew! That was a mouthful, hope I done a good job explaining these games!😅

[@frozenfire2517]

He didn't count them because they only have one game each.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

@@frozenfire2517 Damn I totally forgot about that rule😞

[@banjo9158]

At least Comix Zone is getting a movie.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

@@frozenfire2517 I propose a One Hit Wonder Tier for Ristar and Comix Zone, even though Ristar did get another game on Game Gear it doesn’t mean much since most people know the Genesis Game more.

[@frozenfire2517]

@@brandonwilliams6119 I forgot Ristar had a Game Gear game. But it was a port with some differences.

[@fragula7414]

I would consider re-editing the video at 54:38... might want to get footage from someone else'

[@TheMoviePlanet]

10:03 There is actually a third _Dynamite Deka_ game, _Asian Dynamite,_ exclusive to arcades and exclusive to Asia, released in 2007. But yeah, even then, it's been 16 years, it's still in 'dead' status.

[@gustyko8668]

I was hoping for at least a mention of Fist of the North Star. 😢

[@Tetsu9701]

Shenmue is supposed to get 2 more interaction, finishing the story off at Shenmue 5. I honestly felt Yu Suzuki should have been grateful he got a 3rd and finished the series there. I personally would buy all 5 to get the story but lets be honest, Shenmue was fortunate to get a 3rd. Funny enough, he actually planned for it to be a 16 part of game way back when the first one released. I guess when your a company's "golden boy", you feel you can do anything.

[@lexov7981]

I was hoping the story would get completed via the anime but even that got cut. Tbf, I watched the first season and it was very underwhelming.

[@Tetsu9701]

@@lexov7981 I’ve been meaning to get around to watching that

[@MerlautJones]

I've never even heard of SpikeOut, but I so wanna play that right now! I read that it's gonna be included in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth sooo I'm sold.

[@flintlockwood1919]

Virtual On actually got a few sequels, namely the Oratorio Tangram, Force, and Marz. It's a popular enough series that it was featured in two Super Robot Wars games, mainly the Marz iteration.

[@novahharold799]

If you're including spiritual successories what about Sonic the fighters fighting vipers Sonic addition

[@user-ms5mt7xs1i]

I would say Sakura Taisen/Wars deserved at least Mainstay spot That series is huge in japan, Even when they're not making the game out of it, This is the series that it just won't died out no matter what The 2019 game is not really a revival of a dead franchise, It's more of a continuation(Similiar to God of War gap between 3 to 4)

[@nr2676]

Sakura Wars is like SEGA's Momotaro Dententsu,. Franchise very popular in Japan, but unknown / very niche in West, mostly from same reason like Momotaro - no localization, and publisher just don't care. And as you mentioned this series should be in Mainstay spot, because Sega putted Sakura Wars and Virtua Fighter in financial report in ,,An IP Portfolio That Is a Well-Spring of Value Creation'' : www.segasammy.co.jp/cms/wp-content/uploads/pdf/en/ir/ir_2022_web_all_e-1.pdf (page 13).

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Yeah, it got an anime and a stage play run that only ended last year and can always continue, plus the actress for the original heroine also does in character summer shows with other older cast mates. Normally that's not a big deal, but considering this is the franchise that STARTED that part of video game cross media (and the in universe ties), I'd say that's an important aspect. And Sega makes money off em i figure lol

[@nr2676]

@@MagillanicaLouM If i remeber Sakura Wars is still the only one series, when stage shows (aside of PS4 game) are when original Voice Actresses sing and dance. And how old are Chisa Yokoyama and other VA ? 50 ? And they still doing stage shows.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@nr2676 yeah. Though obviously not the huge grand performances they used to do, but they all still have a lot of love for the series. Chisa even has a youtube channel that's basically just made to promote those summer shows/reminisce on it

[@ausgod538]

Lol no sakura wars isn't huge in Japan. It's a niche series even in there. Huge is Mario, dq, mh etc

[@NewGabeOrder]

25:05 Other than Alien Front Online and Seaman, Death Crimson 2 allowed the use of a microphone to record your damage shouts. During the game, you can use your own recorded voices that play whenever an enemy attacks you.

[@austinreed7343]

I think now would be a good time for Bandai-Namco. Then an update video for all four of them, with the stuff you missed, honorable mentions, and so on.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

With Bandai and Namco together, we're gonna get a 5 parter. All those licensed anime games...

[@austinreed7343]

@@MagillanicaLouM Not to mention the non-gaming properties they do own outright like Gundam.

[@Legend-of-Kai]

@@MagillanicaLouM I don't think its as many as it seems well just from first looks. I'd always assumed Sega to be one of the biggest there's over 100 for Sega Bandai at least from the lists I've seen is around 80-90. Definitely more than Capcoms that's for sure but guess we'll find out eventually

[@austinreed7343]

@@Legend-of-Kai To be fair, Sega was padded out with licensed games, Western-only properties, and other stuff that shouldn’t count (as part of the main list, that is). Take them out and the list becomes much more reasonable. Still pretty big but not massive.

[@Legend-of-Kai]

@@austinreed7343 That is true, I think that's partly the reason why Bandai Namco doesn't seem as big, they're massive in Japan, when it comes to Western releases there's quite a few franchises that wouldn't fit that criteria of having made it over here. Would definitely help if you guys knew any super obscure ones that most people miss though.

[@rhc7426]

first time viewer of the channel, these 2 long vids were great and im making sure to catch on to past videos, however i'd like to point out another omission from the video other than miku project diva, and that's VIRTUA Tennis... but considering its last main title was 12 years ago it would probably be in dead or zombie tier

[@kylewoodowens4488]

Dang. Must be tough being a Sega fan.

[@illegaleagle9041]

You better believe it. Being a longtime Sega fan means being used to disappointment.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@illegaleagle9041 Good news there's an upcoming strategy game called Unicorn Overlord, and it's published by Sega.

[@juliannocartagena2007]

What about Rhythm Thief? Or (probably the MOST obscure one here) Hero Bank? Those are SEGA IPs.

[@geoxev9423]

Thanks for the video. It was very interesting and I never knew Sega had so many IPs.

[@MateusDrake]

As a Sega Saturn kid, Bugs Too and Clockwork Knight 2 were my childhood. I love both these games, especially CW2 music videos.

[@alphalts1923]

In the meantime we got the goat that is Bombrush Cyberfunk. That game is absolutely amazing

[@BrothaKyo]

12:52 - Iizuka with an I. I know, that one gets a lot of people too. Otherwise, been enjoying these Franchise videos a lot. Actually got me to follow you too.

[@meganpayette5996]

After Samba de Amigo got a new game on Nintendo Switch. I could see Chu Chu Rocket, NiGHTS, Space Channel 5, and Jet Set Radio be on that system too! Also Billy Hatcher.

[@roqm0z666]

whats the song starting at 20:30? its on the tip of my tongue and it's killing me that I can't recognize it

[@KaizokuGaeru]

It’s the Mario Kart Double Dash menu theme

[@Gatorade69]

If you look closely you can see a lot of Night's influence in Balan Wonderworld, even down to the character Balan. Did Yuji Naka want to make another Night's game and made Balan instead ? Also I can't remember if you included Tempo in part 1. Tempo also had two games, one on the 32x and one on the Saturn. I also think you could have mentioned Ristar as it had two games. The game Gear version was technically a different game.

[@burgerlover4574]

Dragon force seemed so sick

[@Isaiah-xv5pu]

Am surprise sega has not most franchise out of all companies that it was the only video that needs two series.

[@delaneyelekes8660]

The state of NiGHTS is so tragic. There's a MASSIVE list of how many times the NiGHTS franchise has been referenced in Sonic media, the Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic Forces being the most recent examples. It's been made pretty clear that, if Sonic Team could take a break from Sonic to work on any other franchise, it'd probably be the NiGHTS franchise. Heck, Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima, the creators of Sonic and NiGHTS, even came together to create Balan Wonderworld as a spiritual successor to NiGHTS... which went horribly. The only thing preventing the series from continuing is just... SEGA not wanting Sonic Team to work on anything other than Sonic. Everyone involved seems to still hold a lot of love for the series. (Also Journey of Dreams is underrated. Far from perfect sure, its gameplay is bogged down by the numerous minigames and janky bosses, and cutscenes look pretty ugly, but it's otherwise got REALLY strong art direction and amazing music, and expands upon the story concepts from the first game. Yet it doesn't get much love because the series as a whole has been left to die.)

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Well Sonic Team are also behind the Sega made Puyopuyos, you can also side eye that series a bit for the state of our Jester lol. They also, or at least SOME of the staff on the team, apparently worked on Sakura Wars 2019/20 and Valkyria Chronicles 4/VC1 remaster. I know Sakura Wars uses hedgehog engine 2, whether or not that's where their involvement ends idk. And I'm not sure about the details of their VC involvement, I only heard of it from other Sega nerds who's knowledge I respect and they probably saw it in some Japan only Valkyria Chronicles 4 news post or whatever before release. All of those came out between Forces and Frontiers, so a lot of the team were busy while Sonic fans were crying about no content (because a whole ass movie and spin off just don't count lol)

[@VOAN]

With Yuji Naka and Naoto Ohshima not getting along anymore, there really is no possibility of a new NiGHTS entry.

[@hampai7137]

​@@VOAN isn't yuji naka in jail?

[@MagillanicaLouM]

@@VOAN Ohshima still is cool with Sega and Sonic Team, he was just chilling with them in that Sonic Direct for the anniversary a couple weeks ago lol. And Naka wouldn't be required even if he didn't have all the drama surrounding him going on.

[@delaneyelekes8660]

@@VOAN Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima don't own the rights to NiGHTS and weren't even involved with NiGHTS Journey of Dreams. With them not getting along, that only means no Balan Wonderworld 2. Sonic Team can still make a NiGHTS game without Yuji Naka and Naoto.

[@WickedKnightAlbel]

Instant thumbs up for putting VC in mainstays

[@galaga9309]

Better make a Part 3 now!

[@apoole54]

Just wanted to point out for those sonic fans like me if you were wondering what sonic team was doing doing the Sega Saturn after the whole sonic hiatus that it took with the only new game being sonic 3-D blast most of the team was walking on nights in the dreams so that explains why the game seems to be so good because it was made by probably the best team to have Evergrey Sega sonic team at least in the 90s it was the best

[@Gatorade69]

Sonic team was talented but you forgot Sega Technical institute also was responsible for Sonic 2. There was a 3D Sonic being made for the Saturn but Yuji Naka had a fit about the dev team wanting to use the Night's engine to develop it. So yeah, Yuji Naka, Sonic's creator was also the reason there was no Sonic on the Saturn and now Yuji Naka is going to jail for insider trading.

[@dimentiorules]

If you did Konami, nearly every single franchise would fall under “dead”.

[@nr2676]

Except: Tokimeki Memorial (only in Japan), Momotaro Dentetsu (only in Japan), E-Baseball (only in Japan) :D

[@NewGabeOrder]

10:06 Even if the Dynamite Cop series is dead, you missed Asian Dynamite, an arcade-only sequel released in the late 2000s.

[@evaunit0014]

I'm suprised that neptunia isn't on here, I'd definitely consider it a sega flagship. I know that it's technically owned by compile heart and idea factory but it was distributed by sega.

[@paulg6790]

Great job on both videos (split to create a franchise?) A few more off the top of my head include the excellent Guardian Heroes which is a Sega IP and got a GBA sequel licenced to Treasure/Ubisoft. It deserves at least a Steam port as it's only on XBL. Also, the Zillion games (a bit obscure but the model for the Master System light gun), Heavyweight Champ(s) / Title Fight, Worldwide Soccer and Cosmic Smash

[@fabianugalde3789]

With the recent announcement Sega made at the Game Awards, I think this video will need to be remade in a couple of years... The future looks promising, and hopefully there will be a renaissance for many of these franchises Edit: At least Golden Axe, Shinobi, Jet Set Radio, and Crazy Taxi are back

[@JTrailroadinboi12]

And Streets of Rage 👍

[@CarlMakesVideos]

Regarding Etrian Odyssey, after the release of the 6th mainline title (titled Nexus in English, and X in Japan, something of an "all-stars" game that brought together locations, layouts, bosses, classes, and characters from previous titles), Atlus put out a teaser stating that the franchise would continue - a legitimate concern given how the cartography-focused gameplay seemed to depend on the dual screen hardware that was getting phased out at the time. We've yet to see what that entails, other than the Origins Collection proving that the series can function on a single screen.

[@WeWontGoAlone]

I like these recent videos from you but I think they could be improved. I think it would be really cool if there were consistent rules for what gets a franchise into each tier. EG a game or spiritual successor released in the last x years, there is a rumor in the last x years, the game had relatively this amount of sales. I think it's possible you have these rules, but since they aren't defined some of the tier choices can feel a little bit random. Also I know it would take a lot longer to make, and I could be wrong, but it seems like you don't play a lot of the games. I don't think you need to play every game and every franchise but getting a taste of the games that you're placing could make the sections where you describe them more interesting.

[@Grunkle2210]

Bruno Delinger DID appear in Project X Zone. Although that was over 10 years ago now. Damn.

[@Grunkle2210]

Puyo Puyo should be moved up, it's the third best selling franchise behind Sonic and Total War. Project DIVA should've been mentioned and it is definitely a mainstay. Madworld/Anarchy Reigns is also missing but sadly that's another one for the dead tier.

[@Matthewj]

Toy Commando was one of the greatest Dreamcast games ever and I will fight anyone who disagrees

[@derrickjohnson4952]

Endless dungeons looks dope

[@dominicbrookes9744]

I remember ghost squad as a kid and it one of my favourite rial shooters and I wish it get a modern day port not remake like the house of the dead.

[@Yarcaz]

It was a good video to watch and relax to. I wonder how many game series sega used to own but sold/no longer own... hmmm Or helped to make...

[@SeelkadoomandJokic00]

Chuchu Rocket being in Zombie tier despite some in the Life Support tier for games that are rumored to come soon while it had a recent newer title kinda makes no sense honestly. Would make sense if it was on life support honestly.

[@Cratersaw]

I grew up playing sonic and jet set radio so it would be natural for me to be a sega fan. It is sad that most of their IP's are in the shelf but later soon revived, I believe it just needs more enjoyable and innovate IP's then they already have. Sonic, yakuza, persona, shin megami tensei, etc. Those are great but would love to see more of what sega can do. I hope they can thrive in the future and be as great as it once was.

[@nr2676]

Sega Japan is big problem there. Every part of Sega like Sega America (Sonic The Hedgehog), Sega Europe (Total War, Football Manager etc.) and Atlus (Megami Tensei, Persona etc.) doing well. But Sega Japan ? Only Yakuza, and Puyo Puyo + PSO2 NG in Japan. Yes they tried with Valkyria Chronicles or Sakura Wars, but due to lower budgets, no marketing in West, or too long being Japanese only exclusive failed. Sega Japan must start advertise own franchises other than Sonic / Yakuza more, and took the risk and give developers better budgets. The next Ip to ,,underperforming sales'' is going Samba De Amigo: Party Central. I did not saw ANY advertise of this game aside of announcement trailer, and game will be released in August 2023. Let's hope new developer studio in Sapporo will create more games from other Sega IP's.

[@fabianugalde3789]

What about the Two Point games?

[@MagillanicaLouM]

I was like "yeah he'll mention them" then forgot about it myself by the end lol. Still crazy it's actually one of their most successful, money wise.

[@lepoke2239]

Well well well, taking in consideration that OP is a NORMIE, of course this confrontation would happen... So, regarding Mushi King (not mentioned in the video) King of the beetles, Mushi King is the first arcade game ever on implementing a card base system where once you put the coin, created on the beginning of 00's, the machine gives you a random card that can be used on the game, either a creature or a attack move. Becoming kinda popular for a reason that I'll tell later, even to have an anime adaptation. Unlike it's superior successor, since Beetle catching and battling in an inherent Japanese childhood thing, SEGA had shown a particular interest on keeping on the Mushi series, while not being new arcades or games (only one non related to SEGA based on Mushi launched to the Nintendo Soy I mean Switch) SEGA had done different stuff for the franchise's 20'th aniversary, like streams with vtubers and lots, lots of activity regarding it on SEGA of Japan's twitter. And regarding the magnum opus and the only 10/10 thing that Sega did in it's entire existence 39:51 Dinosaur King was another try, this time to expand on this Card based arcade machines, as SEGA created a trinity of these machines, With Mushi being the first one, DK being the UberGame, and a third one called Love and Berry being the wamen's one. As they did with Mushi, Dinosaur king also had a anime adaptation ONE YEAR LATER, since the machine was officially running on 2006 while the anime started it's broadcast on 2007's Japanese TVs. The DK arcade series has a total of 5 entries, each one having different characteristics 2006 - The first one on the series, known for being the one with the worst art-style and simple designed UI, since it was an experiment to see if this would became successful or not, is the most basic one of them all. (Exported to USA and Uk) Operation dinosaur rescue - Known for it's improvement's to the art - style and specially the UI, adding new dinosaurs, moves, and introducing the Alpha and secret dinosaurs. Apart of including the Acrocanthosaurus story, also includes the 06 one (Exported to USA, UK and Taiwan) D Team vs The Alpha Fortress - Has a totally new story, adds more dinosaurs, moves and game-modes, such as the Alpha exam or vs Dinoman (The last one exported to USA, UK and Taiwan *since youtube videos about SEGA Taiwanese tournaments/events show this version of the machines alongside Anime's second season's merch, season focused on the next Arcade installment's content) vs ZanJark - The first new and fresh instalment, being more close with the anime than previous ones, improving art-style and visuals from some old characters, adds new characters, game-modes, dinosaurs, moves and the first ground breaking mechanic (SEGA did it first, Pleb Freak) the Dinotector dinos (armors). (Japan's exclusive) Awaken/Wake Up, New power! - The last entry of the arcade Machines, includes all the content from Vs ZanJark, adding a new final boss, Gouma, the last bunch of dinos and moves, and the last gimmick, awaken mode. The last support for the arcade machines ended like between 2011 and 2012. Apart of the machines, we have the DS semi-port which unlike the Mushi King ones isn't a faithful one since DK DS is a RPG, while Mushi ones are totally ports, even having a card reader adaptator for gba/first DSs And last, the IOS thing, it's possible that isn't even a game, at first, since it was an IOS exclusive, quickly became lost media and even the entire DK fandom doesn't know exactly what it was, but with the few surviving screenshots, it's possible that it was just a Dinosaur encyclopedia like a Walking With Dinosaurs one also IOS exclusive and also elitist lost media. At least despite being just an obnoxious NPC you had been honest here 42:04 Aaaaand at least a little bit of humanity, neuron and soul activation spawned here 1:00:05 (which is ironic since being popular isn't a good thing, specially today where even the most self-gatekeep franchises like Umineko suffers for having horrid posers) so, sorry if I was to harsh with this comment, am just a gatekeeper elitist that has PTSD because of the hell that is Touhou fandom since 2015.

[@victorivanrodriguezgonzale4689]

Love this video series dude, keep em coming! By the way, shouldn't Crusader of Centy be in here? 🤔

[@Legend-of-Kai]

Don't believe it ever got a sequel? But I could be wrong!

[@victorivanrodriguezgonzale4689]

@@Legend-of-Kai Well, you are right about that! I just thought it would be sent directly to the "dead tier" 😅. Imagine Sega bringing this back making it their own TOTK but recruiting animals and monsters 🤯🤯

[@yellowvespagts300]

Great job! It's interesting that many of this arcade games just end up in Yakuza as minigames like: Spike Out, Virtus fighter, Fighting Vipers, Bass Fishing and many more. I hope Sega will keep giving licence for other dev teams like it was with Streets of Rage 4 (Spend more then 120 hours in it) But its very optimistic, Sega also known for making dumbest decisions possible like it was with Yakuza 8 having separate from the game NG+ as DLC. And also selling license forNBA and NHL games

[@Swetzie-nm7ud]

Nobody mentioned it here but isn't Two Point technically a Sega franchise considering it got two entries? Feels like an odd exclusion

[@Gio-M-L]

You forgot various games like Ristar, MadWorld and Project Diva (it's a licensed game, but you put other licensed games to your list too)

[@ShirmaAkayaku]

Ever since the Persona 3 remake got leaked along with Jet Set Radio, I 100% believe we're getting a new game. And hey if we don't, I'm looking forward to Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, which is basically its new successor.

[@mr.whimsic6902]

Not sure if im missing something since i see nobody talking about it, but shouldnt house of the dead's footage have an epilepsy warning?

[@matthewdelany8105]

54:37 has crazy gamertags

[@PRORAGEGUY]

im surprised you didnt mention Road Rash, but mention like gunstar heroes and vector man

[@chargeminecraft]

Star Wars (Sega Franchise) had a potential to come back, if Sega is up for making a new Star Wars game.

[@wickedtwister186]

How come Bayonetta isnt on the list? Its a Sega ip dispite it being a Nintendo exclusive game Nevermind apparently she's a Nintendo ip, but Sega still owns the ip completely not just Nintendo

[@LoneSpeedsterDX]

Nintendo doesn’t own the IP at all. SEGA owns full rights to all of the stories, characters, etc. Nintendo just owns the publishing rights to 2 3 and Origins to this day I will never understand why people claim Bayo is a Nintendo franchise, like…does the giant “SEGA” logo in the corner of the box or in the title sequences not mean anything anymore orrr

[@kokotheclown2588]

@@LoneSpeedsterDXI totally forgot oh yeah Sega owns that franchise by this point they should probably sell it to Nintendo since everyone thinks Nintendo owns the franchise at this point

[@nr2676]

@@LoneSpeedsterDX People think Bayo is Nintendo franchise not Sega because of Nintendo marketing. Sega do not even tried to promote this series when published Bayo 1 and today is not very known company, especially on Nintendo systems.

[@LoneSpeedsterDX]

@@nr2676 yeah because Nintendo published them. SEGA didn’t really need to do much advertising at all, they left all of that to Nintendo. SEGA advertised a ton out of 1’s rerelease on PC as they fully owned the publishing rights to that game

[@DaakkuuYRS]

Yakuza is my favorite gaming franchise ever. I've played every entry of the franchise that had a westren release, except the original ps2 Y1 and Y2. But from then I've played even Dead Souls and FOTNS game.

[@rotciv557]

It's honestly embarrassing just how many franchises Sega has left for dead compared to the amount of mainstays and flagships they bear. Stuff like Nights, Ecco the Dolphin, Vectorman and Clockwork Knight have incredible potential of becoming mainstays if they just kept pumping them out and did some merchandising with them. Hopefully the franchises they recently revealed remakes/reboots for will get fully resurrected. Altered Beast, Golden Axe and Jet Set seem especially likely to pop off if they can just nail one big hit or release several back to back smaller hits.

[@YUGAMISEKAI]

2 hours of footage and no project diva mention?

[@retrohistory7157]

Sega is my favorite studio and to be honest I'd love to see a new jetsetradio or vector man game

[@NewGabeOrder]

17:09 You forgot about Oratorio Tangram, Force and the consumer title Mars. Mars "killed" the franchise since it wasn't liked by veteran Virtual-On players anyways.

[@Lukkak09]

Are you covering Angry Birds?

[@BensyBens]

Crazy sega got a lot of death franchises Can’t wait for the namco video Also you forgot hatsune miku project diva

[@KingBasewyn]

Anyone else notice the name of a player in Conduit lobby 53.37?

[@bluestar5812]

A way to revive many of these old IPs is to invest in the indie game scene. There is a sizable market for simple 2D games, that don't need to revolutionize the gaming industry, just be plain fun to play. Sega should do what they did for Alex Kidd DX: give one old IP to an small indie studio and then price the game accordingly.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

They have done this with Streets of Rage and Wonder Boy too. But yeah, wouldn't hurt to do more often and i expect they will with other series.

[@ravenleslie8768]

Football manager is my dad's favourite game so it's so funny to me seeing put in the same tier as sonic and persona (two of my favourites)

[@raphaelmartins6529]

I think Sega didn't manage to evolve their franchises beyond the arcade era os create new franchises that are just as relevant. They have some, like Yakuza and Phantasy Star. But, it's not like Capcom, for example, that has a lot of triple A modern franchises. Capcom was similar to Sega back in the day, they were also an arcade company, but they managed to transition from the arcades. I feel like Sega failed to evolve even franchises that were not arcade-based. For example, back in the Genesis days, Phantasy Star was just as relevant as Final Fantasy. But, now, Final Fantasy is a triple A franchise and Phantasy star is huge only in Japan, but it's not even the original series.

[@nr2676]

Let's start about Sega stil have MANY great untranslated / unlocalized games like: Shin Megami Tensei 1 & 2, Sakura Wars 1-4, Valkyria Chronicles 3, Shining Force 3: Scenario 2 & 3, Phantasy Star: Nova, Sega Rally (PS2), and many, many more ... But i think those franchises were killed from financial problems, not ,,Sega failed''. They tryed, but with penaut budget you just can't do to much. PS2 and PS3 era was just terrible for Sega (the best momentum for expand franchises), basically every game they developed aside of Sonic The Hedgehog don't sold very well, or just mediocre (yes, even Yakuza).

[@raphaelmartins6529]

@@nr2676 most of the games you mentioned are old and wouldn't work with the modern game indústry and not all of them are good. For example, Phantasy Star Nova is extremely weak compared to its predecessors (the Phantasy Star Portable series). Sega doesn't have many other modern franchises, dude, this is just a fact. Compare Sega with Capcom, they have Resident Evil that is still strong, they have Street Fighter, Monster Hunter and a couple of other series that can still bê considered modern triple A franchises that sell millions of copies. When It comes to Sega, they have Persona that was not created by them and they have no merit on It success, they have Sonic, but before the first movie Sonic games were not selling well, and even with Sonic being a household Brand, Sega keeps giving Sonic games lower budgets and releasing undercooked products like Sonic Colors Ultimate, Sonic Origins and yes, Sonic Frontiers. Even though Frontiers was well-received by fans, Sonic Team had to reuse assets and rush the second half If the game because they didn't have resources to fully realize their vision for the game. Sega also has Yakuza, but it's not as popular globally as games like Resident Evil, Final Fantasy. Compare current Sega with Sega from the 80s and 90s, Sega was Just as relevant as Capcom, Square Enix, Nintendo. They failed. I mean, Sega is financially successful, I am saying they fail to create new modern relevant franchises, they created Yakuza and that is It, and they keep treating Sonic poorly, even though Sonic is an ícone with a huge fanbase

[@nr2676]

@@raphaelmartins6529 Monster Hunter, Resident Evil games have minimum 80-100M $ budgets, the most expensive Sega game (after Dreamcast colapse) now is Like a Dragon with ,,only'' 21M $ budget. In comparation, in 90's Sega spend 70-80M $ for Shenmue 1 + 2, 50M $ on Panzer Dragoon Saga, and 50M $ on Sakura Wars 2. This is HUGE diffirence. You never create something big if you don't spend money, and with today standards AAA is minimum 100M $ for AAA game budget. And aside of budget, lack of experienced developers in Sega (especially in Team Sonic) is also real problem. Most of them were left after fusion with Sammy in 2005, only beginners and few old executives stayed.

[@abaddon1503]

@@nr2676 Shin Megami Tensei 1 WAS localized…but only on phones. Flip phones at that. So it’s inaccessible due to how hard it’ll be to even play it.

[@yohannvilla2445]

Think you forgot Guardian Heroes (it count since "Advance Guardian Heroes" on GBA is not the same game ;) )... Besides that, great video, that made my eyes wet due to my love for Oasis/thor, Dragon Force, Sakura Wars,... Yoh, sad...

[@Hero_of_Comedy]

I should point out Dinosaur King's arcade game came out BEFORE the anime.

[@GradythaStudips]

Oh hey, Did project diva get skipped? Fun vid anyway and super well done.