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For everyone who could not participate in the Shenmue III Kickstarter, we have heard your voice! Here is one more chance to show your support and make Shenmue III even better. All funding collected here will be added to the Kickstarter total for the games development.
- PayPal Funding Sites: English | Japanese
- Total Amount Pledged: $6,333,295
- Total Backers: 69,320 backers
- Days Left: 105 days
Update #45: One more chance to make history with Shenmue III!
Hello Everyone,
Thanks to your support, Shenmue III became the most funded video game on Kickstarter with 69,320 people helping to bring back the Shenmue series back to life. However, there are so many people told us they could not pledge on Kickstarter, or could not make the deadline, and have asked for a PayPal page for another opportunity to contribute to Shenmue III. So here we go!
The Slacker Backer period will continue through December 31st. While the full game will be completed as promised with the use of the funding collected on Kickstarter, any additional funding collected here will go towards reaching the Stretch Goals to make the game even bigger and deeper.The three month window was set to allow a long enough time to for everyone who wants to support Shenmue III to do so, but short enough to keep the release date on track.
The PayPal page will feature a selection of rewards from the Kickstarter campaign including the Trial Version and the Collectors Edition. If you missed out on the Kickstarter, you still have a chance to be part of the Shenmue legacy!
Surveys, add-ons and upgrades
Surveys are not quite ready yet, but they will be going out during this Slacker Backer campaign. Once the survey system is up and running, add-ons and upgrades will be available for existing Kickstarter backers. We will of course keep you posted here on the Updates page with all the developments.
- Successfully raised $6,333,296 with 69,320 backers
- Duration - Breakdown Chart
- Kickstarter Videos (Playlist)
- Kickstarter Updates | Campaign | News Archive
- Shenmue 3 Official Website | Twitter | Comments Section
- Release dates: Full Game - December 2017, Playable Demo - Early 2017
- Platforms: Playstation 4 & Microsoft Windows
- Developer: Ys Net
Basic Info: Locations
Gameplay Systems: Technique Scroll System | Rapport System | Character Perspective System | High Ground Battle System | Magic Maze
Multimedia: Kickstarter Videos | Kickstarter Images | Concept Art | Niao Sun & Ming Ming
Shenmue: Characters | Story Synopsis | VMU Characters | VMU Animations | English Videos | Japanese Videos
Shenmue II: Characters | Story Synopsis | Side-story Comics | VMU Animations | English Videos | Japanese Videos
History: Yu Suzuki | Project Berkley | Shenmue Saturn | Shenmue Premiere | What's Shenmue | GDC 2000 | Shenmue Postmortem
Dojo Gallery: 2D Art | 3D Art | Postmortem | Akira Yuki to Ryo Hazuki | Press Event Photos | Voice Actors
Now that Shenmue III has been successfully Kickstarted by Yu Suzuki and his legions of fans, all eyes are on Sega, owners of the most conspicuous two games to never receive the HD re-release treatment.
Suzuki and his supporters want Shenmue 1 & 2 to be made available for newcomers to experience before the crowdfunded sequel is released, and so that is the community's goal moving forward with the monthly Tweetathon.
The #SaveShenmue campaign now has a sharper focus, becoming #SaveShenmueHD until Sega provides a legal, modern day alternative to emulation and wiring up dusty old consoles bought second-hand.
Together we have achieved the impossible, but there is one thing left to accomplish ahead of Shenmue's triumphant return. So please join the monthly Tweetathon and follow these steps to spread the word and be heard on the 3rd:
- Sign up at TeamYu.net with your Twitter account
- Activate your #SaveShenmueHD AutoTweet on the site with a relevant message for Sega
- Participate every 3rd of the month in tweeting the hashtag throughout the day and retweeting others
Shenmue 3 Kickstarter Playlists: Kickstarter Videos | E3 Reaction Videos | Campaign Videos (Fan Made)
Video Playlists: ALL | Shenmue (English) | Shenmue (Japanese) | Shenmue II (Dreamcast) | Shenmue II (Xbox) | Mods | Passport Renders | Unsorted Game Videos
Music Playlists: ALL | OST | Orchestra | FREE | Cutscenes | In-game | Misc | Passport | Tapes | Aberdeen | Wan Chai | Kowloon | Guilin | Misc | Shenmue Online | S1 Extended | S2 Extended
History: Yu Suzuki Interviews & Old Promos | Shenmue Saturn - Project Berkley - What's Shenmue | Shenmue Premiere | Shenmue Online
Fan Videos: Game Reviews & Retrospectives | Documentary | Fan Played Instrumentals | Gang Edition Movies | Misc Fan Stuff | Playthrough Videos
Misc: ALL | Shenmue Cast (Podcast) | Cultural Influences | Character Voices | Comedy & Humour | Live Performances
Shenmue Fan Sites: Shenmue Dojo | Shenmue Master | Team Yu
Facebook: Shenmue Dojo | Shenmue Master | ShenmueFans | Shenmue 500k
Twitter: Shenmue Dojo | Team Yu | Yu Suzuki (Director) | Cedric Biscay (Co-producer)
NeoGAF: Shenmue Community Thread | Original Kickstarter Thread
Thanks to Shenmue Dojo for the updated OP layout.