I will not hide it : since the first episode, I LOVE Jet Set Radio. The gameplay, the soundtrack, the unique graphic style... All was perfect ! And all of this was crystalized in the sequel Future on the original Xbox.
This was my first encounter with this series, and I remembered how the game was cool and challenging.
Still in 2018, I continue to love the Jet Set Radio series, and year by year, I am really sad that Sega have no plans about it, nor considering a portage of the Future game to PC/šPS4/XOne/Switch.
I have investigated on the possible reasons on why Sega ignore the JSR series, and I have multiple theories about this.
1/ The loss of the source code : Not impossible, but Smilebit was a division of Sega. The source code of JSRF is maybe lost, or unreadable. But itâs the most unprobable theory.
2/ Musical rights conflicts : Apart Hideki Naganumaâs work on JSRF (including remixes), some tracks have changed from owners to another. Scapegoat Waxâs music catalog, for example, now belongs to Hollywood records, a division of... Disney. No doubt that they donât want to do contracts archeology and want to renegotiate new licences. Most probable reason for halting or not launching a JSRF portage.
3/ Weak number of sales : If today, the JSRF series have gained some popularity, it makes no doubt that the weak number of sales of JSRF (in Japan the sales of the title suffered from weak sales of the original Xbox itself) have made SEGA cold from making a new Jet Set Radio.
Itâs interesting to note that Kuju Entertainment had presented a sequel of Jet Set Radio Future to Sega, initially for a release on Nintendo Wii, but they refused, claiming that they are not interested for making a new JSR for any console... Sad days.
Câest novembre qui pointe le bout de son nez, et avec lui, le froid qui commence Ă sâinstaller. Pourquoi pas donc vous caler bien au chaud, un bouquin entre les mains ?
Autre point qui effrayait les internautes, y compris moi-mĂȘme : le retour des cartouches. Choix logique, puisque pour une console telle que la Switch, on nâallait pas sâamuser Ă se trimballer des disques partout avec nous. AprĂšs, il faut voir si cela impactera le prix des jeux en eux-mĂȘme.
Aujourdâhui, le 03/02/2016, Ă lâaube de mes 23 ans, je peux enfin me targuer dâavoir vu tous les films du studio Ghibli. MĂȘme Umi ga kikoeru, jamais sorti en France.
Quoi quâil arrive, il y aura toujours un Ghibli pour vos goĂ»ts. Personnellement je ne suis pas fan de tout ce qui se fait chez eux; mais jâadore les films de Miyazaki et de Takahata.