I never beat it, but I super enjoyed it, but never got back into it, because I was sad it was one of the last big SEGA games before they turned their back on their console fans

Then the second one was all weird, in not being released, and then being released on other consoles, and then talk about how the story was only half over and never going to be finished, so I just never bothered trying to get back into the series. But lately I've been debating on hooking my Dreamcast back up and dabble in old games, and now there's this. Maybe I should get Shenmue 2 in preparation/celebration

It is weird to have a good "corporate" crowd funding fundraiser. They really need to promise no corporate interference on this one... or it will completely sully the idea entirely. And its weirdly sketchy already. But then again, if this is the only way for fans to get games they want that are owned by stubborn companies that don't want to use the IPs then I guess so be it. Better than letting good series stay buried..