Shenmue 3 (Kickstarter)

cloud493 · 17-06-2015 6:46pm

Well, episodic on the schedule of life is strange or something like that then :pac:

RasTa · 17-06-2015 6:46pm

Yay, $3m. Subtitles for all.

Sieghardt · 17-06-2015 9:30pm

So unbelievable that this finally came true after so long, I kicked in 500, gotta have them capsule toys

Paully D · 17-06-2015 11:38pm

I used to love the first one on Dreamcast all those years ago. Watching a play-through of it now on YouTube, great memories. Fingers crossed this happens

Kirby · 18-06-2015 12:46am

Xenji wrote: »

The original cost over 70m to make, which is close to 100m in today's money, sales were disappointing though at the time around 1.2M.

We all know that. It's just not relevant. The industry has moved on a lot. Mega titles like GTA and COD are more expensive to make, but the small and medium sized publishers can actually get their games out there much cheaper than before. You dont have to create proprietary technology anymore....you pay your license fee and use their tools instead. A small team and a few million quid can achieve an awful lot these days.

Simply put, the outrageous spending that happened with Shenmue before wont be happening again. Sony know how well the game will sell and will budget accordingly. I shouldnt have to explain this to people. You dont need to be a financial expert to recognise this. Shenmue 3 wont cost 70 million to make.

brianregan09 · 18-06-2015 1:53am

Was shenmue an rpg or what was it ? I had the 2nd one on loan for a couple of days and couldn't really get to grips with it

Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker · 18-06-2015 6:44am

Was this Kickstarter simply the greatest pre-order campaign of all time?

B.A._Baracus · 18-06-2015 8:32am

I'm glad to see Shenmue 3

Am a little skeptical tho as the first had such a massive budget that could you recreate the same experience with a fraction of that, not to mention video games have moved on 14 years in the mean time. But good to see none the less.

Am curious as to weather the video (or demo) shown on the kickstarter page was the developed version by Sega? It was reported Sega was working on Shenmue 3 a couple of years back.

Skerries · 18-06-2015 4:27pm

Kirby wrote: »

It would become the Waterworld of the gaming industry. Simply wont happen.

Waterworld actually made a profit

http://deadline.com/2013/08/isnt-it-time-to-take-waterworld-off-the-all-time-flop-list-557797/

cloud493 · 18-06-2015 5:25pm

Shenmue is a kind of open world RPG-action game. Its also aged badly and is often boring as ****.

Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker · 18-06-2015 6:58pm

Pushtrak wrote: »

It's pretty clever actually. Sony could have put in all the money but this way they're making far more than the retail cost of the game on each Kickstarter sale. 4 backers at 10 grand, 917 @ 500 etc.

Looks a lot better to get that type of money from what might otherwise be €60 for regular or, what? €150 for special edition?

(And all this with 30 days to go.)

don't forget about the people who backed for a level below the ones that get you a copy of the game - they're free money too

Benzino · 18-06-2015 10:28pm

Yu Suzuki will apparently be on Reddit tomorrow for a Q & A. No details on the time yet, but should be interesting!

RasTa · 18-06-2015 10:34pm

cloud493 wrote: »

Shenmue is a kind of open world RPG-action game. Its also aged badly and is often boring as ****.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpZW6RBGKuM

Never a dull moment...

RasTa · 20-06-2015 11:25am

Reddit here

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3ahcwf/i_am_yu_suzuki_new_posting/

Tipsy McSwagger · 20-06-2015 11:59am

The first Shenmue brings back some great memories of playing it around Xmas on my Dreamcast. I'm going to start playing both games again around winter time.

Parawind · 21-06-2015 12:08am

Q: I have two important questions for you:
Do you know where I can find some sailors?
Would you like to try a game of Lucky Hit?

YS: Yes, but not right now.
Uh, ok.

Made me chuckle.

B.A._Baracus · 22-06-2015 10:51pm

Alot of bad publicity about the kickstarter campaign now. Various websites are well, moaning.

It's all to do with Sony being a partial backer of the game as well as other undisclosed parties. That it wasn't fully revealed and that the kickstarter was really a marketing tester as well.

Personally I don't see any issue. I always wanted to see shenmue 3 and I hope it gets as much money as it can.

But I wonder if the nay-sayers are people who never played the game nor have any interest.

Generic Dreadhead · 23-06-2015 1:56pm

Jim Sterling having his say on the whole thingy

K.O.Kiki · 23-06-2015 2:15pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Alot of bad publicity about the kickstarter campaign now. Various websites are well, moaning.

It's all to do with Sony being a partial backer of the game as well as other undisclosed parties. That it wasn't fully revealed and that the kickstarter was really a marketing tester as well.

Personally I don't see any issue. I always wanted to see shenmue 3 and I hope it gets as much money as it can.

But I wonder if the nay-sayers are people who never played the game nor have any interest.

Are Polygon & Kotaku leading the charge? :pac:

Captain Chaos · 23-06-2015 2:50pm

Looks like it's going to be a slow slog to 4 mil, if it even gets there. Can't see it getting anywhere near the 5 mil mark now.

raze_them_all_ · 23-06-2015 2:57pm

I'm amazed that people didn't think sony were going to be funding it tbh.

Sieghardt · 23-06-2015 5:29pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Are Polygon & Kotaku leading the charge? :pac:

didnt they start this **** with Yooka Laylee?
You'd think they'd have learned their lesson from that.
Or maybe they just want controversy for clicks and dont care what damage they're doing

Mr_Muffin · 23-06-2015 5:32pm

4 million would be amazing - twice the target.

Captain Chaos · 25-06-2015 11:25am

Got to love this optimism in a statement released yesterday by Yu Suzuki.

"Of course, like with any Kickstarter, additional funding will only help us make a better game. On top of everything Shenmue 3 will already bring, the Stretch Goals that I have laid out will add extra quests, events, and new gameplay systems that will make the game even more immersive and take the series to the next level. At the $5 million mark, there will be an all new gameplay feature I would be excited to be able to add to the Shenmue legacy. If we should make the $10 million Stretch Goal, a much larger, completely open world will be yours to explore.
Even if these Stretch Goals are not reached, Shenmue 3 will already be a sequel true to its name, and one we can all be proud of. It is my hope though, that together we can make this Shenmue just as revolutionary as the first two were."

As it is it will be lucky to exceed 4 million at this point imo.

corcaigh07 · 25-06-2015 1:23pm

It will make 4 million no problem, some fans will leave it until the last minute. A long time to go still, it's natural for it to stall a bit now.

5 million could happen, 10 million is a pipe dream.

Xenji · 01-07-2015 2:57pm

Corey Marshall back as the voice of Ryo in Shenmue 3.

Hello Everyone!

Just in! Corey Marshall, the actor who did the English voice acting for the main character Ryo in Shenmue 1 & 2, is now confirmed for Shenmue 3!

The support for Mr. Marshall to reprise his role as Ryo has been just overwhelming!

We would all like to thank Corey-san for coming back, and especially for all the support he has given to Shenmue over the years.

Corey is as excited for Shenmue's return as we all are, and to help out, he has magnanimously offered his voice for a special reward. Yes, that's right--get a personal message from Ryo! Do not miss this opportunity to get a very special message from Ryo himself. Maybe one those classic Ryo one-liners?

The $1,000 Reward for the Corey Marshall as Ryo Voice Message will include the $500 Reward. The Ryo Voice Message will also be included in the Rewards for $2,000 and up.

Sieghardt · 03-07-2015 12:25pm

that's really awesome to see, feels like he cares a lot about the series himself

Sieghardt · 03-07-2015 5:38pm

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1283532

You can now get PS4 physical copies as a backer reward for just $60+ so if you're at all interested in this there's no reason to hold off now

B.A._Baracus · 04-07-2015 6:16pm

Campaign is now at $4,219,240 and counting
Wasnt it at 3.7 million two days ago? pretty impressive so far.

Captain Chaos · 04-07-2015 6:31pm

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Campaign is now at $4,219,240 and counting
Wasnt it at 3.7 million two days ago? pretty impressive so far.

It was at 3.7-3.8 for almost a week and hardly moved. It was the PS4 physical copy that got things going again.

Still can't believe they have targets up to 11 million.

corcaigh07 · 04-07-2015 7:31pm

Thousands of people were waiting for the PS4 physical release, including me. Very happy to spend the 60 dollars.

Still a bit worried that this will be a small game.

How does everybody feel about Shenmue 3 not being the final game? Yu Suzuki confirmed this last week on the Twitch broadcast.

RobertFoster · 04-07-2015 8:44pm

corcaigh07 wrote: »

How does everybody feel about Shenmue 3 not being the final game? Yu Suzuki confirmed this last week on the Twitch broadcast.

I remember reading in a magazine before the first one was out that it was going to be a five- or six-part release. I wouldn't be surprised if they could stretch a story that far, but whether there'd be a market (or finance) for more games will depend on how this one does.

Pac1Man · 05-07-2015 4:05pm

So what are the chances of the first two being re-released in some form? I've never played them so the storyline will be lost on me and would discourage me from picking up no.3.

Could we see a Yakuza style recap?

Sieghardt · 05-07-2015 7:07pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

So what are the chances of the first two being re-released in some form? I've never played them so the storyline will be lost on me and would discourage me from picking up no.3.

Could we see a Yakuza style recap?

The Yakuza Style recap was the first stretch goal

Everyone wants to see 1 & 2 released in HD and I'm reliably informed the work of porting them was already done years ago, it's just a matter of getting sega to agree to it, which might be a bit of a hurdle these days

tok9 · 06-07-2015 9:26am

I really hope they do re-release them. Even though people say the games don't hold up, I just want to check them out and get into the story.

Benzino · 06-07-2015 5:19pm

Yu Suzuki did a Q&A yesterday on twitter. This was one of the questions:

Were there any gameplay elements for Shenmue 1 and 2 that had to be cut due to budget constraints?

And the anwser from Yu:

Yes. I wanted the ramen noodles to be soggy after some time, but I couldn't include it. I wanted to include details like that to make it real.

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Winston Payne · 06-07-2015 6:43pm

He is deadly serious. He would have made Snake Eater's food system look like child's play if he'd the time and resources.

Sieghardt · 15-07-2015 12:00am

Its entering it's last couple of days so if you want to get those collectables it's your last shot

fans are running a quick time event for the last few days and giving out prizes to people who take part

Pac1Man · 15-07-2015 10:14am

I'm still on the fence about ordering the physical copy for the PS4. We'll have to wait about 2.5 years or more and what if it turns out to be bad? Anyone have any words to sway me?

Captain Chaos · 15-07-2015 10:17am

Pac1Man wrote: »

I'm still on the fence about ordering the physical copy for the PS4. We'll have to wait about 2.5 years or more and what if it turns out to be bad? Anyone have any words to sway me?

We could be on PS5s again this is actually released. I have a digital copy ordered, I then upgrade to the physical copy and have now dropped back to the €30 offer. If it reached all the milestones for extra content I would have paid 60 but not when I see what is being left out.

cloud493 · 15-07-2015 10:22am

I'll definitely be going for a physical PS4 version. Gunna look great sitting next to my dreamcast game cases :pac:

K.O.Kiki · 15-07-2015 12:43pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

I'm still on the fence about ordering the physical copy for the PS4. We'll have to wait about 2.5 years or more and what if it turns out to be bad? Anyone have any words to sway me?

Go for a PC copy, by the time it comes out you'll be able to buy a powerful enough PC for same price as PS4 (probably).

Myrddin · 15-07-2015 5:52pm

Will the physical PS4 version be retailed? Or is this the only way to get it?

corcaigh07 · 15-07-2015 8:37pm

Myrddin wrote: »

Will the physical PS4 version be retailed? Or is this the only way to get it?

I'd say it will get a digital release at the very least.

corcaigh07 · 15-07-2015 8:39pm

Pac1Man wrote: »

I'm still on the fence about ordering the physical copy for the PS4. We'll have to wait about 2.5 years or more and what if it turns out to be bad? Anyone have any words to sway me?

Shenmue 1 and 2 are the best games ever, your money makes the next game just that little bit extra better!

Myrddin · 15-07-2015 9:12pm

corcaigh07 wrote: »

I'd say it will get a digital release at the very least.

Would prefer the physical version myself. What I'm wondering is, is the pre order kickstarter the only way to secure a physical copy, or will it be hitting stores etc anyway?

corcaigh07 · 16-07-2015 9:54am

Myrddin wrote: »

Would prefer the physical version myself. What I'm wondering is, is the pre order kickstarter the only way to secure a physical copy, or will it be hitting stores etc anyway?

Can't see the harm in getting the KS version just in case it doesn't happen? 60 dollars is cheaper than a typical new game.

B.A._Baracus · 16-07-2015 3:33pm

$5,186,261 and 35 hours to go.
Kickstarter will get a nice bit of change out of that.

Xenji · 17-07-2015 4:57pm

$5,685,314 now with 9 hours to go, it has 62,857 backers at the moment.

tok9 · 17-07-2015 5:41pm

Still debating whether to back this or not. Just from the passion of other people I've been interested by this.

Would be nice to hit that $6 million goal.

Shenmue 3 (Kickstarter)

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