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SHENMUE 3 kickstarter (PC/PS4) - FINAL DAY - NEW KS RECORD GO GO GO!
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Shadow2222
Member
Woot woot! This is awesome 
$4.4 Million - Baisha Village Expanded: Additional Quest - REACHED!
Another one bites the dust
ajim
Member
If you don't have the money don't pledge dude. No point putting that strain on yourself! Shenmue will still be fineI think I'm a do a 100$ pledge next week. Don't know where to actually get the money
Acquiescence
Member
This is crazy how quick this is going. I thought for sure we'd only see a small bump after PS4 physical was announced but no we just keep on trucking
PS4 gamers value that physical yo. Owning a digital copy of a game is nowhere near as satisfying as being able to actually hold it in your hands.
spreadin' open that manual and sniffin' the shit out of it
shinobi602
Member
Goddamn, over $700K since 3 days ago.
On to the "Battle Event"!
On to the "Battle Event"!
Theonik
Member
People want to be able to hug Shenmue III when it's out. WHY WOULDN'T YOU?!
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Think about this... a very very big help to Namco and other third parties jumping on board on PS/X was because Virtua Fighter made plenty of believers in 3D graphics based games. What he and AM2 touched made or helped make history.
Theonik
Member
Average pledge has soared to $87. At this rate, if we match MN9 backer numbers this puts us at $5.849m by the end of the campaign. At Double Fine Adventure number of backers we get $7.581m. The average is likely to go even higher to $88+ as well. Which would net us a good 60-88k with these numbers.
I think for me the physical version was a huge draw because of the availability of the first two games nowadays. I bought both I and II at release without issue, but I still want a physical copy this time, too. Also planning on getting a digital copy for PC during the campaign or when it releases so it'll be even easier to play Shenmue III in the future.
Just ran across this old thread from November of last year where it was thought that Yu Suzuki was teasing Shenmue III: http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=845318&page=1
Has this been verified - the connection between the tease and the kickstarter?
Unrelated, but I just finished a third play through of The Last of Us and couldn't help but notice the similarities in the core game design/concepts of Shenmue. Like, I'm not sure a game like TLOU could have been made without that original pioneering work from Yu. MGS2 really laid the groundwork for context-dependent input adjustments, which allowed the transition from combat to environmental interaction (and vice versa) to become fluid. But beyond that, the intricately detailed towns, and searchable rooms, cinematic battles & chases, and of course the areas of respite... all of these things were done first on the dreamcast way back when.
Has this been verified - the connection between the tease and the kickstarter?
Unrelated, but I just finished a third play through of The Last of Us and couldn't help but notice the similarities in the core game design/concepts of Shenmue. Like, I'm not sure a game like TLOU could have been made without that original pioneering work from Yu. MGS2 really laid the groundwork for context-dependent input adjustments, which allowed the transition from combat to environmental interaction (and vice versa) to become fluid. But beyond that, the intricately detailed towns, and searchable rooms, cinematic battles & chases, and of course the areas of respite... all of these things were done first on the dreamcast way back when.
Well his work on getting shenmue 3 kickstarted was already under way by then.
shanafan
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Manual
Augemitbutter
Member
I think I'm a do a 100$ pledge next week. Don't know where to actually get the money
gysi is disappoint, son. nah, pledge as much as you can. don't go in debt
To all 100USD backers. Would you consider upgrade your pledge near the end of campaign? If that so, to which tier and why?
I'm thinking upgrade to 160 because t-shirt but 175 tier with the artbook seems like a great deal.
Or maybe, pledge 150 and only get the physical ps4 game
I hope to get enough money together to get the art book. The timing of this kickstarter couldn't be worse for me. I had to put down almost $1000 to fix my car the weekend before E3 and a week before that I dropped $600 for a new tattoo. I would have loved to been able to give them at least $1000 for funding and would have gladly put my tattoo on hold to give them more than that even.
Still so happy we're even getting the game, was surprised to see it's over $4.4 million now!
Potionsmaster
Member
Preach, sister!
ArisenDragon
Member
4.4 million and counting.
I see what you did there.. where are these sailors you speak of?
Did my part. Used my meager internet fame (I have a Twin Peaks podcast with about 10,000 listeners) to shamelessly pander for kickstarter pledges.
http://twinpeakspodcast.blogspot.ca/
http://twinpeakspodcast.blogspot.ca/
shinobi602
Member
I'm assuming it's similar to the
massive battle that took place at the end of Shenmue against the Mad Angels gang? Just guessing here.
Hawk269
Member
There are a lot of people, mainly the casuals that don't buy digital and only buy retail. So this is a great thing that there is a physical edition being made available. It will only create more sales for the game and yes, for me I want to hold it and caress it and take care of it, my precious...
Laevateinn
Member
From one 2-part waiting forever for resolution to a cliffhanger fanbase to another.
It's true. My two favorite things that I never thought I'd see a resolution to are now both real. I almost can't believe it.
Shenhua's village is going to be attacked by the Chi You Men and Ryo and co must repel them.
I read somewhere that Ryo gets roughed pretty badly at the end.
maquiladora
Member
4.4 !
Have you seen the box art???
Americanmushroom
Banned
Sony. All of it. Cerny is forcing Yu and holding him on a leash
maquiladora
Member
#shadowfunding #followthesailors #shady
#shenmue3ishaarp #getwoke
Brigandier
Member
I wonder if we'll finally see some of the project berkely content in Shenmue III like Ryo scrapping with a bunch of guys in a rainy dark train yard or when he jumps and dangles one handed off a moving train or the youngish looking guy who is wearing the same kind of clothes Lan Di is wearing.....
Shieeeeeeeeeeeeet I can't wait to find out what's in store for us all, I'm seriously contemplating the $1500 tier to have my mug on choubus wall.
Shieeeeeeeeeeeeet I can't wait to find out what's in store for us all, I'm seriously contemplating the $1500 tier to have my mug on choubus wall.
Am I crazy or does Shadow Funding sound like an awesome title for a game?
I can't wait to see Lan Di use that move that blows away portions of the temple.
I imagine he's gonna feel all badass for a second until Shenhua shows off her moves and shocks the shit out of him.
The most awesome part is that the prophecy seems to indicate that Ryo is the most important and powerful of them all. He is supposed to have an amazing power.
Nightengale
Member
Well, the original concept for the VFRPG illustrations, etc looked like that of an fighting character origin story after all.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
#GetOutMrNegative #NeverPositive
It would have been so weird to play VF afterwards had it remained Akira's origin story. He'd go from being Goku to fighting in normal tournaments again lol.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
May get to $5 million? That would be a worst case scenario at this point. This is going way beyond $5 million. Fact.
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