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SHENMUE 3 kickstarter (PC/PS4) - FINAL DAY - NEW KS RECORD GO GO GO!

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Speevy

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Can they not release Shenmue 1 and 2 for the PC?

It seems like that would help people understand it. I never owned a Dreamcast and I missed it on Xbox.
 
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Soi-Fong

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HowardRoark said:
Yeah Gio said something along the lines of: "we set a goal of $2 million, and said that if we hit that mark, we would absolutely make this a reality." I'm assuming the last "we" refers to Sony.
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Yeah... This is feeling like a console exclusive. I feel like Sony is really trying to put it out there then with those lines that they're gonna be a big part of the development of this game.
 
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Ithil

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IAmRandom31 said:
Sony and Playstation are partners throughout development. Third party productions will work with Suzukis team to get the game done. And Shenmue 3 was #1 on the build the list
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Krejlooc

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Confounding Factor said:
Sorry for being dense, but why the hell would Sega allow a sequel to be made, and have Yu Suzuki direct it?
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A sequel as in Shenmue II? Shenmue I and II (and parts of III) were all made at the same time. In fact, if you go back and look at old Saturn Shenmue footage, there are bits that are shown that weren't seen in Shenmue I or II on the dreamcast, indicating they had gotten quite far into Shenmue III before they scrapped everything for the dreamcast.

If you mean "why would sega allow yu suzuki to direct shenmue 3, today" then the answer is because they don't care about shenmue at all. They were never, ever going to produce a sequel. They are letting Yu Suzuki do all this on his own, because why the hell not?
 
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AmuroChan

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pastrami said:
I wouldn't necessarily say that. I'm not sure of how Third Party Productions works, but for example, pubfund titles are free to go to other platforms after a set period of exclusivity. I would say the chances are probably pretty low.
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For Third Party Production, think SFV or Grim Fandango. Pubfund games are self-published Indie titles and can go to other platforms after an agreed upon exclusive period.
 
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Yasae

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Awful moments in Shenmue history, part 1: Peter's apology, Nov. 2001

To our Sega fans,

First, I want to thank the legion of loyal Sega fans for their unwavering enthusiasm and support over the past years - your dedication has truly been invaluable.

As you all undoubtedly know, this year Sega is transitioning from a hardware manufacturer into a platform-agnostic third party publisher. During this change, Sega has had to make some very difficult business decisions, including the cancellation of Shenmue II for Dreamcast in the U.S. market.

I realize that this announcement is a difficult one for many people to swallow, and I sincerely apologize. While I cannot detail all of the reasons that led up to this decision, I can tell you that it was made with the long-term interests of Sega fans in mind. No matter how difficult it seems, I want you to understand that any difficult choices that are made during this transition time are based on one bottom line: ensuring the longevity of beloved Sega franchises, including Shenmue. Sega is working hard to make the necessary decisions to drive our business forward while at the same time continuing to support our loyal fans.

Although the company may be changing -- we are still Sega. Although the ride has sometimes been rocky, our promise to our fans is this: We will continue to push the boundaries of gaming with new content and technology. We will continue to deliver new and innovative games. We will continue to put out the games that no one else can. We will continue to be Sega and bring you only the best that gaming has to offer.

Bear with us - the ride is going to get a lot smoother...

Best Regards,

Peter Moore
President & COO, Sega of America
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Yes it came out on Xbox later, but man. The heartburn.
 
JimiNutz

JimiNutz

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The first Shenmue is one of my favourite games of all time but I never had the opportunity to finish the second game so I was really hoping they'd re-release or even remake the first two parts.

Don't suppose there's any chance of that happening?
 
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Confounding Factor

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Krejlooc said:
A sequel as in Shenmue II? Shenmue I and II (and parts of III) were all made at the same time. In fact, if you go back and look at old Saturn Shenmue footage, there are bits that are shown that weren't seen in Shenmue I or II on the dreamcast, indicating they had gotten quite far into Shenmue III before they scrapped everything for the dreamcast.

If you mean "why would sega allow yu suzuki to direct shenmue 3, today" then the answer is because they don't care about shenmue at all. They were never, ever going to produce a sequel. They are letting Yu Suzuki do all this on his own, because why the hell not?
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Thanks buddy, I did not know they were made at the same time, I was trying to find some production history on wiki but found nothing.

Any chance we might see Shenmue 1 and 2 re-released?
 
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Die Squirrel Die

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Krejlooc said:
They just said as much on the Sony stream. They are committed to making the game happen, and partnering with YsNet.
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Yours was the last post in the thread when I hit the quote button, by the time I hit post I was in a sea of confirmation posts.

And if Sony are fully backing this now, they'd be fools not to offer a physical PS4 version.
 
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Ricker

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Krejlooc said:
Shenmue II has the greatest QTE sequence of any game I've ever played.

I am, of course, speaking about the Anti-QTE.
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The only thing I hated about Shenmue and did not know it then...it pretty much started the whole QTE thing,even before God Of War lol..
 
styl3s

styl3s

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MaddenNFL64 said:
NICE. Thanks for shipping on PC too though, thats my platform.

High marks to Sony for being awesome like that.
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PC is my main but i have been waiting so fucking long i backed it twice. Got the capsule PC and physical PS4.

I want this shit to make so much money they make 3 more Shenmues.
 
ss_lemonade

ss_lemonade

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Krejlooc said:
A sequel as in Shenmue II? Shenmue I and II (and parts of III) were all made at the same time. In fact, if you go back and look at old Saturn Shenmue footage, there are bits that are shown that weren't seen in Shenmue I or II on the dreamcast, indicating they had gotten quite far into Shenmue III before they scrapped everything for the dreamcast.
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I think all those other scenes when it was still Virtua Fighter RPG or Project Berkley or something will probably make an appearance in Shenmue 3. Transitioning to the Dreamcast , they probably even built out more assets than what we got with the 2 games. We had an EGM magazine back then that had a lot of screenshots showing areas from both 1 and 2 (and probably future planned sequels) before Shenmue 1 was even released
 
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MassiveNights

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Oh man I just had a few hours session on Shenmue 2 on Xbox (through 360).

It really hasn't aged as badly as I thought. The only thing not modern is the turning circle and camera controls on d-pad/thumbs.

It's so peaceful and tranquil and really nice to play.

The notepad, like an old friend.

The music is still STUNNING of course.

I love how simple it is. Simple but with underlying depth. You don't feel overwhelmed by icons and stuff to do, I mean there IS stuff to do, but you find it by yourself.

The QTEs are even good.

It's also comically great with the weird Japanese -> English dialogue and quirky characters.

I completed the section about the Wude. Hitting the tree so the blossoms fall, the barber telling you not to move.

Ahhhhh, I am so hyped.
 
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Maleko Saint

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Really glad to see they officially announced their cooperation to finally settle that matter.

Still can't believe it's above $2.7 million and it hasn't even been a full day yet.
 
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Aki-at

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Krejlooc said:
Shenmue was sega's biggest saturn project, it was going to be the system defining game, their top budget project. They scrapped it, and redid everything they had done before again on the dreamcast. For two entire generations, it was sega's biggest project.

It didnt tank, but it would have had to have sold more copies than dreamcasts existed to recoup its cost

The top at sega blamed their downfall on yu suzuki. He got window seated and wasnt allowed to really work on anything for the next 14 years.

Yesterday, he came back.
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This isn't entirely true. He did get moved around but he still worked on some projects.

After relinquishing being head of AM2 Yu Suzuki went on to control Digital Rex/AM+ there he continued to try and make Shenmue happen through Shenmue Online and developed two more arcade titles, SEGA Race TV and Psy-Phi (The latter of which just vanished after poor location tests) all three ventures flopped and nothing major came of them.

And then he got firmly window seated.

Then after tapping his pencil for 5 years after that came back.
 
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Krejlooc

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georaldc said:
I think all those other scenes when it was still Virtua Fighter RPG or Project Berkley or something will probably make an appearance in Shenmue 3. Transitioning to the Dreamcast , they probably even built out more assets than what we got with the 2 games. We had an EGM magazine back then that had a lot of screenshots showing areas from both 1 and 2 (and probably future planned sequels) before Shenmue 1 was even released
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Yeah, but there are also a few in the Saturn Shenmue video included in the Xbox Version of Shenmue II.

The Saturn version of Shenmue got sooooo far into development. I hope they include more footage as a special bonus in Shenmue III.
 
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JuanLatino

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not that i care (the more that can play it, the better) but it makes me wonder, if sony is co-funding this game & helping out with development, then why is there also a pc Version?

Shouldn't the Ps4 Version atleast be Time exclusive from a business point

I know this also happened with SFV - but whats the reason behind it?
 
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chalex010

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Y2Kev said:
Why are they knee capping the kickstarter

Physical ps4 - 100

Should be an option at least

Also the insane people high tiers are already gone. Come on Suzuki. We need a 20k option.
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I hope they go full crazy

chalex010 said:
The kickstarter project FAQ says there won't be a physical PS4 copy, but hopefully they are smart enough to make that a stretch goal later, or make a new tier for it. I'd bet if they made a $500 PS4 physical collectors edition with emulated prequels it'd sell a silly amount of copies.
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Moofers

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JuanLatino said:
not that i care (the more that can play it, the better) but it makes me wonder, if sony is co-funding this game & helping out with development, then why is there also a pc Version?

Shouldn't the Ps4 Version atleast be Time exclusive from a business point

I know this also happened with SFV - but whats the reason behind it?
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They don't see PC as a competing platform the same way Xbox is. It's also a way to get back more for their investment.
 
Mendax

Mendax

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JuanLatino said:
not that i care (the more that can play it, the better) but it makes me wonder, if sony is co-funding this game & helping out with development, then why is there also a pc Version?

Shouldn't the Ps4 Version atleast be Time exclusive from a business point

I know this also happened with SFV - but whats the reason behind it?
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PC is not in competition with ps4
 
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Mr. RPG

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chalex010 said:
I hope they go full crazy
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Everyone should have the chance to get a physical edition.

Lightning Count said:
Sony official backing the development is great news, I am sure they will give Yu Suzuki access to some of their top tier first party dev teams.
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We don't know the extent of Sony's partnership with Yu Suzuki on Shenmue III but I hope they really go all out on it.

Krejlooc said:
I feel like Shenmue II aged way better for that very reason. It's way more action packed and faster moving.
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Shenmue I is a lot better in my opinion. Some parts of Kowloon in Shenmue II really drag on for far too long. I really loved Hong Kong and Guilin though.
 
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