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That it does, and it's further enhanced by the story and cinematic experience in the game!
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SHENMUE 3 kickstarter (PC/PS4) - FINAL DAY - NEW KS RECORD GO GO GO!
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That it does, and it's further enhanced by the story and cinematic experience in the game!
Shadow2222
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IMO, the greatest game soundtrack of all time. I love it and am looking forward to the vinyl that is coming out in a few months.
will we have sony's capsule toys in Shenmue 3?
We know he has access to Shenmue I and II assets.....I wonder if that also includes the Sega-branded stuff like arcade games and capsule toys?
How is the second games soundtrack?
NekoFever
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Equally good, and it sadly never got an official release.
I'm a big fan of the music from the Guilin sequence, especially this track. Love the mood.
Contribusted $1, want to add to the total number of supporters but not interested in financing/preordering for a series I'm not that crazy about. Hope they're able to find a good compromise between making a game that feels like Shenmue while still taking cues from modern game design to improve upon some of the more dated aspects.
Doesn't this quote imply that Ryo goes back to Japan in Shenmue 3 or will it be a flash back of Iwao and Lan Di and the other Chi You Men ?
http://kotaku.com/getting-the-rights-to-shenmue-was-easier-than-you-d-thi-1712037863
If I had to guess I would say flashback. Of course I would love to get to play again in the S1 areas but it doesn't seem feasible budget wise.
Either that, or he's saying that the locations will be similar to what we saw in the previous games.
they really need to be upfront with the stretch goals rather than the slow scroll.
i think funding would greatly increase if people saw "arcade room" listed.
i'm hyped as fuck tho guys.
maquiladora
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Should reach the 3.2m stretch goal in the next few hours.
CaptainTiptop
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It's still set in the '80s I imagine so it probably wouldn't make sense. I am kinda worried we could miss out on stuff like '80s Sega arcade games, I really hope it's all still in 3.will we have sony's capsule toys in Shenmue 3?
The Cretan
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They should give the option of a physical ps4 copy (along with one for pc) of the game for 60 dollars.
rockman zx
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Yeah, if you compare this KS with Mighty 9 or Bloodstain, the difference in communication, presentation, information and interaction with the fans is appalling.
He said there would be a stretch goal for an arcade, but it's unclear whether it will be Sega-themed.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
i don't really like how things that sound like core gameplay elements are under stretch goals.
anexanhume
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Wouldn't it be better to normalize day 1 to 24 hours? (Which normalizes each game to its actual start time).
flipswitch
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Maybe we'll be able to play Shenmue 1&2 at the arcade, or in Ryo's home when he pulls out his dreamcast.
You are aware that the capsule machines items from games much later than the 80s in them in the first two games, correct?
There was even a Saturn in Ryo's home that played old arcade titles.
sixteen-bit
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shoulda hit up 8-4
ultraspank
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This.
The Kickstarter page needs a makeover, it's ugly as sin and reeks of amateurism.
The stretch goals are not explained. "Rapport system"? the fuck is this?
The new goals are a disappointment. 200.000$ for a batlle event? What?
Die Squirrel Die
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I wouldn't say a halt. For the last 3 hours it's been increasing by about 6000-7000 an hour. The total for day 4 is currently $61,101 and it's only about half way through the day. For comparison Bloodstained's complete day 4 total was $104,471. It might drop off later on, but for now I think Shenmue 3's day 4 will edge out Bloodstained's.
I think this is accurate for Shenmue III, although I don't know exactly what the total was after 48 hours (so day 2 might be higher and day 3 lower):
2,818,084 1st day
~250,000 2nd day
~100,000 3rd day (halfway through)
MassiveNights
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The Kickstarter has only been going 60 hours, that's 2 and a half days, not 4.
MassiveNights
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The total after 48 hours was about $3.08m
Are you sure? Because we reached 3 million at around 38.5 hours in.
Theonik
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I'm guessing you are using Kicktraq? Bear in mind that these are Calendar days and the KS started late in the day during Sony's conference and they use US time as reference. That's why the funding curve is abnormal.
(Normally game KS follow bath curves with spikes with the exception of Bloodstained that still had similar drop-off and spikes but was able to move its average upwards during its campaign.)
MassiveNights
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Yeah I posted last night around half an hour before its 48 hours mark and it had raised just under $280,000 on Day 2.
Fair enough.
2,818,084 1st day
~280,000 2nd day
~70,000 3rd day (halfway through)
Your post was actually two hours before the 48 hour mark, but it's a closer estimate than mine was.
SpoonyBard
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The melodies are maybe not as memorable, but still it was really good. Personally I'd only rate Chrono Cross higher than Shenmue 1.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Maybe one of SEGA's stipulations was that the game has to still feature capsule toys of their characters for advertising...?
I'd be okay with that!
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In terms of the VA, getting Corey Marshall back would be awesome for most but I have the EU DC version of Shenmue 2 which is in Japanese.
This was great as in Shenmue 1 they spoke English but now in 2 we're in a new country and everybody speaks a different language. It added to the immersion.
So as we'll still in China I'll continue to play 3 in Japanese with English subtitles.
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I guess now 3 is on the way the Shenmue documentary can now have a happy ending!
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Great post!
I'd never put the two together before but you're absolutely right, their careers do have a lot of similar parallels. I truly hope Yu receives the respect and praise he deserves whilst he's still around to appreciate it.
I'd be okay with that!
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In terms of the VA, getting Corey Marshall back would be awesome for most but I have the EU DC version of Shenmue 2 which is in Japanese.
This was great as in Shenmue 1 they spoke English but now in 2 we're in a new country and everybody speaks a different language. It added to the immersion.
So as we'll still in China I'll continue to play 3 in Japanese with English subtitles.
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I guess now 3 is on the way the Shenmue documentary can now have a happy ending!
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Great post!
I'd never put the two together before but you're absolutely right, their careers do have a lot of similar parallels. I truly hope Yu receives the respect and praise he deserves whilst he's still around to appreciate it.
Die Squirrel Die
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Yeah, I'm going by kicktraq's division of days, but they cut the first day off real early, since they go by calender days. I'll refrain from posting overall totals from them since that messes it up too much.
However the main point I was making was that the funding hasn't halted and looking at the last few hours it's been increasing steadily at around 6-7k.
Kicktraq pulls the latest number once an hour at roughly 1 minute past the hour. Their last update was at 14:01 my time in the UK so BST with a total of $3,165,501. With around 10 minutes to go before the full hour, the current total as of 14:52 (BST) is £3,171,671. So it's heading for another hour with a total between 6-7k, which is the fourth hour that I've checked it.
So yeah, I guess what I'm saying is people need to stop being paranoid.
Edit: Full hour total was $3,172,746, so an hourly increase of $7245
OnionPowder
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Yeah, they're really good and easy to listen without it being obviously a video game. I listen to it at work sometimes.
This needs to be stressed, the narrative on the Internet has become that this Kickstarter is just to gauge interest and after its finished Sony will step in and fund the project to its fullest.
But the Kickstarter is essential in getting the best Shenmue 3 possible and Sony is only providing "some" funding and marketing.
Call me crazy but what do you think would happen if one of the stretch goals was for a beyond arcade perfect version of Virtua Fighter 1? I would go insane and it is indeed possible!
This is why you cannot be too secretive. Let people know to generate hype and funding. That is the way of kickstarter.
This is why you cannot be too secretive. Let people know to generate hype and funding. That is the way of kickstarter.
as cool as that'd be, i think that money can be used better elsewhere.
Suggestions, my friend? Im collating as much infoas possible so i can draft something together.
Theonik
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Not sure. If the Game Center is indeed a stretchgoal they need games to fill it, and things like this were part of the Shenmue experience.
Sectorseven
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I don't think that'd be harder than any other arcade game. These days they could just implement MAME and run it off that. Assuming they have the license for the game of course.
It wouldn't really be appropriate for the era though.
Now this is what interests me, as I'm curious what other companies could be investing in the project, is SEGA involved? Maybe Microsoft will want to kick in some cash for an Xbox version? Could that even happen? Where two platform holders could both sponsor the same game so that it can appear on both systems?
Is such a thing even possible?
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Indeed, but I do not have the data for it and now I'm in a different country (since I did that spreadsheet). I can probably not add it until saturday. Good that people are supplying data, however I'm still not sure it is a much better comparison with e.g. BS/Ouya since I have no idea if those numbers are accumulated over 24h-intervals. If you PM or leave data here I will take it into account. Was asleep when KS went up and when Kicktraq change days so it is hard for me to collect (seem to happen around 3am my time, cet).
i'd rather it go into crafting the world, expanding upon quests, refining systems, etc
don't get me wrong, i'd love vf in shenmue 3 though. it'll be interesting to see what makes it into the game center stretch goal though.
Theonik
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That is a better argument yes. so they would probably use the same games in Shenmue III though it should be noted that Ryo's saturn definitely didn't exist in the 80s.
Sectorseven
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Is the arcade stretch goal separate or is it part of the mini games x5 goal?
Theonik
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Who knows. They've been terrible at explaining stuff. Maybe when we hit the goal.
Pretty counter-intuitive since they should be telling people why they should be excited in order to hit the goals not the other way around.
i kind of knew this would happen, but i didnt expect it to be this quickly
shenmue 3 was announced. everyone should be bouncing off the walls excited (and i think most shenmue fans are)
but, just like eveyr other kickstarter project, its totally devolved into arguing over where money is going and whos funding what blayhblahablah
god dammit. stop trying to take me down from my high, internet (i know most of us in this thread are not the problem)
shenmue 3 was announced. everyone should be bouncing off the walls excited (and i think most shenmue fans are)
but, just like eveyr other kickstarter project, its totally devolved into arguing over where money is going and whos funding what blayhblahablah
god dammit. stop trying to take me down from my high, internet (i know most of us in this thread are not the problem)
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