Stretch goal for arcade games? Fucking yes. Once that stretch goal is added pledges will speed up again. Calling it now.
Also was this posted from the Kickstarter Update #3?
So we should get some elaboration from the team throughout the duration of the campaign. At a guess Sony is probably kicking in sufficient money to make this a decent sized game that should theoretically equal Yu Suzuki's scope and ambition for the project. I wish we knew for absolute definite but with a successful Kickstarter in the ~5 million range and additional confirmed funding (and development assistance) from Sony I'd say we should be confident we're getting the real Shenmue 3 as Yu Suzuki intended.
My impression was that everything shown thus far is just concept footage that was generated prior to actual game development starting. The final product should be close to Shenmue 1 and 2 in terms of visuals and scope I would have thought. Unreal Engine 4 has me excited because it should mean the game is a graphical powerhouse in the spirit of the originals.
Also for those curious Yu Suzuki has reiterated many times over the years that his plan for Shenmue 3 evolved from the initial design in to compressing the remaining chapters of the series in to just one final and conclusive game so Shenmue 3 should theoretically be finishing the story. Presuming this is still his intention and plan.
Highly doubt Shenmue is going to be rebooted as a series.
Shenmue 3 should therefore be conclusive.