I think people are going to be surprised to see just how badly this game has aged. Open world games have evolved so much from Shenmue's time, not to mention all of the QTEs, which are rightly reviled today. Shenmue pretty much embodies the very worst of open world style games, without any of the positives.
The only plus side I can see in this is that if these two games do well, we might continue to see further Sega HD re-releases. I'd kill for an HD version of Skies of Arcadia.