IGN Japan surprised us earlier by releasing their list of the top 10 SEGA games of all time.
The full top 10 rankings were as follows:
10 – Outrun
9 – Hatsune Miku Project Diva
8 – Sakura Wars 4
7 – Jet Set Radio
6 – Valkyria Chronicles
5 – Sonic Adventure
4 – NiGHTS Into Dreams
3 – Virtua Fighter 4
2 – Yakuza 0
1 – Shenmue
Check out IGN Japan’s feature on Shenmue being #1 –
https://jp.ign.com/shenmue12/45159/feature/top-101
【セガ名作ランキング】ついに1位を公開！https://t.co/E2FJw1mImh pic.twitter.com/wuXHstZUBc
— IGN Japan (@IGNJapan) July 10, 2020
This is great news for Shenmue fans, and shows that even in Japan, the series is very highly regarded, being crowned the greatest SEGA game of all time is a huge honor!
Even Esra Krabble himself was surprised by the amount of votes that Shenmue received:
ちなみに、誰も信じてくれないでしょうけど、今回のセガランキングは、たとえ僕が投票しなくても『シェンムー』は一位になってました。投票数では割と他を圧倒していましたよ。編集部にはいないけど、フリーライターはたまたまシェンムー好きが集まってるんですね、これが。 pic.twitter.com/9awvPwCM7s
— クラベのくうちゃん (@RineD1987) July 10, 2020
Watch Esra and other IGN Japan staff members talking about Shenmue being crowned #1:
