I think looking at Sega as a whole is a worthwhile discussion as it kinda fleshes out the general ideas Sega has with more than just Sonic. Definitely some good points. I guess I'm missing out on enjoying Sega right now because their current best stuff are mostly PS3 games and I don't have that system. I have heard good things about Yakuza, and I desperately want to play Valkyria Chronicles. So I guess I probably still would be a fan. And they are pretty good at picking up worthwhile games to publish from other developers. Its just odd that they stumble so hard with things they should be so familiar with. I'd love to have old school Shining, Sonic, and Phantasy Star treated the way Square has done with their NES and SNES titles. And when you consider what Sega is still capable of; its just odd that they can't do it

I've never been able to enjoy a Sakura Taisen, as most of them are Japan-only and I'd never be able to slog through a foreign RPG. But I'd heard the Sakura Wars for the Wii was really well done. I know they've pretty much given up on Shenmue though. I should probably play the second one some day