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[Loudninja]

15 people got the jacket wow.

 

[Rapscallion]

The bigger question is when we'll be getting a Tom spin-off?

 

[Windom Earle]

So they have added the replica jacket. Great! But there is not even a picture of it in the rewards section. :facepalm

 

[Infernostew]

So they have added the replica jacket. Great! But there is not even a picture of it in the rewards section. :facepalm

They have pictures of it in the update.

 

[Varion]

So they have added the replica jacket. Great! But there is not even a picture of it in the rewards section. :facepalm

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1268390
There is in the updates section, at least.

 

[Windom Earle]

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1268390
There is in the updates section, at least.

Phew, ok, good. How could I miss this. Facepalm to myself.

 

[The One and Done™]

Never played Shenmue. Is it good?

 

[Aki-at]

Two legends



https://twitter.com/yu_suzuki_jp/status/611707696174108672

I dunno, whenever I see people mention another developer with Suzuki and say LEGENDS I always feel it's more like a talented human with an omnipotent being next to him

 

[Persona7]

The PC physical copy and no ps4 physical copy thing makes no sense. They really have it backwards.

I am pretty sure it costs much more to get a print run of PS4 games because of licensing fees to sony? That could be one reason but who knows.

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

15 backers at the 3K level for the jacket is astounding. They essentially boosted their funding by almost 50K just by adding another tier and in a matter of hours. It makes me confident that the team will manage the campaign well in the near future. Looking forward to the Reddit AMA tomorrow. Should be interesting to read.

 

[Spaghetti]

considering that replica jacket tier heavily now. it's not limited is it?

 

[_Ryo_]

I don't think it is limited. I might be wrong but I don't see where it says it is.

 

[batfax]

considering that replica jacket tier heavily now. it's not limited is it?

Honestly, it would probably be easier for Fangamer to make more than less.

 

[BoboBrazil]

I am pretty sure it costs much more to get a print run of PS4 games because of licensing fees to sony? That could be one reason but who knows.

Well since Sony is apparently helping fund the game, you would assume they would help out with any licensing fees.

 

[Spaghetti]

Well since Sony is apparently helping fund the game, you would assume they would help out with any licensing fees.

doesn't really work like that, otherwise they're just cutting holes in the bottom of their wallet. we'll see if something gets arranged though

 

[Elfforkusu]

My guess is that there will be physical PS4 copy tiers before the end of the kickstarter.

My theory is that it depends on a finalized agreement with Sony.

 

[Garlador]

when you get back can you change the url to bit.ly/saveshenmue

And added.

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

So the Eurogamer article I posted was quite inaccurate and in hindsight and I probably shouldn't have linked to it. Apologies. Reading around for articles Polygon has a recent article about Shenmue 3's budget that seems far more accurate. It's based on an actual interview they held with Yu Suzuki at E3. Some important quotations:

And in an interview with Polygon at E3 yesterday, Suzuki clarified some of the concerns, and left others intentionally open.

To start, Suzuki confirmed that his company Ys Net has lined up non-Kickstarter funding sources, but he wouldn’t say who they are or how much they are providing. Though Sony mentioned earlier in the day that it would help Ys Net with development, Suzuki wouldn’t speak to specifics of that partnership or even confirm Sony’s involvement.

"The important thing for Shenmue 3 is to bring back those fond memories that everybody had of 1 and 2, like for example the setting of 1986 Yokosuka — bringing back those memories and the nostalgic feel," he said.

Though Suzuki said that despite the evolution of open world game design since Shenmue 1 and 2 shipped, he doesn’t have any plans to alter the way Shenmue 3 will play to keep up with the times, aiming for a feel similar to the original games.

Asked if he expects the game’s final budget to be comparable to those of previous Shenmue games, Suzuki said he hopes it will be. Without knowing the amount of investment put in outside of Kickstarter, it’s hard to know how realistic that may be. But as of this writing on the Kickstarter campaign’s second day, it has almost crossed the $3 million mark, so Suzuki may be on his way.

That last quotation is quite interesting. It sounds like his external sources of funding might be contingent on the success of the Kickstarter. The most significant source of funding might well be the Kickstarter at the moment but I'm getting the impression that additional funding may become available now that the Kickstarter is a proven success. Just a theory of course.

If however he's optimistic that the game's eventual budget will be comparable to Shenmue 1 and 2 - he must have an ace up his sleeve.

 

[Persona7]

Well since Sony is apparently helping fund the game, you would assume they would help out with any licensing fees.

Maybe they are working out additional details because apparently Sony wasn't involved until the Kickstarter was successful.

 

[Elfforkusu]

If however he's optimistic that the game's eventual budget will be comparable to Shenmue 1 and 2 - he must have an ace up his sleeve.

Well, "hope" doesn't necessarily mean "optimism"...

 

[Pantz]

Just a suggestion for anyone on the lower tiers, go for the $175 one.

Artbooks go for crazy money on ebay if you don't really want it. Hang on to it for about a year and I bet you could get atleast $100 for it. I sold a Bioshock artbook that they gave me free for $120 on ebay. It's nuts!

 

[Shaneus]

I dunno, whenever I see people mention another developer with Suzuki and say LEGENDS I always feel it's more like a talented human with an omnipotent being next to him

I want to see him alongside Mizuguchi. I miss that guy. And two OG Sega stablemates, too.

Edit: He's doing an AMA? Damn, I can't wait!

 

[mattp]

I'm watching the giant bomb e3 stream right now and Adam Boyes just said yu had a box of tissues backstage because he was so happy that everyone was so excited about the announcement

 

[Alex]

Two legends

Good job, Bing.

 

[ClubCyberia]

This whole situation is facinating. Watching this campaign unfold and speculating as to what's occurring behind the scenes in regards to funding is entertainment in itself. Never seen a game take a more interesting road to development than this one has.

 

[On Demand]

Adam is on GB right now. Says Yu needed tissues back stage. :' )

 

[Trojan X]

Fell asleep last night playing shenmue 2 on the dreamcast. Game looks great in widescreen which I found very odd since I'm only hooked up to composite.

So in the game as I was leaving my apartment to go to work the landlord asks me for money, I told him I'd get him later. So I continue on to work and make 60$, I decide to walk back to pay my debts but find a virtua fighters toy machine and spend 20$. Walk a bit further and find some dude running plinko boards and end up blowing the other 40$. Now I'm broke, fucking shenmue man. Such a great same, and I love the Japanese voices way better than the English ones.

Lol! The best part about that story is any can easily mistaken you for actually done this until you mention that you are talking about a game. Awesome.

Yes, the Japanese voice is much much better indeed.

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

I'm watching the giant bomb e3 stream right now and Adam Boyes just said yu had a box of tissues backstage because he was so happy that everyone was so excited about the announcement

Adam is on GB right now. Says Yu needed tissues back stage. :' )

Oh man that's just beyond heart warming and lovely. So happy for the guy. And on another note I don't care if I'm broke I'm pledging to this before I go to bed. You have my support Yu.

 

[Windom Earle]

Adam is on GB right now. Says Yu needed tissues back stage. :' )

<3

 

[NeoGIF]

My body is still pouring with excitement knowing that Shenmue III is happening.

 

[Sectorseven]

Sounds like they just plain old didn't anticipate how fast it would get funded.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Adam is on GB right now. Says Yu needed tissues back stage. :' )

Do we have video of the crowd reaction?

 

[~Kinggi~]

Well i guess that confirms ill be watching the giant bomb day 3 show unless someone youtubes it.

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

I was holding out for a PS4 physical version but the "so happy about the positive reaction to the announcement he needed a box of tissues backstage" pushed me over the edge.

Upping the pledge to the physical version in a heartbeat should one be announced. For now I'm beyond happy I could show my support. <3

 

[8 X 11 Printer Paper]

Can someone post one of those line charts showing funding rates of various Kickstarter campaigns with this one included? I really seems this one started super strong but lost steam quickly.

Here just the first 15 days.

 

[Shaneus]

Adam is on GB right now. Says Yu needed tissues back stage. :' )

Aww <3
Will this be viewable anywhere like YT or just Twitch? Unless you mean it's audio. aka How can I hear this now?

 

[Trojan X]

Have to be at a meeting soon, so this was all I managed in that time.

Good job! For design purpose, I would consider more real-estate underneath the kickstarter logo and above Ryo's head. Otherwise this is good to use and spread everywhere including online.

I'll put it up on my Versus Battlecast page and on my facebook. Any help will do.

They need to add a LIMITED EDITIION physical disk boxset as a tier. For example, this is the boxset I got for Jo-jo All Stars Battle on my PS3:

 

[mattp]

if you go to the YouTube livestream that is still going, you can just scrub back to the segment with adam Boyes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysKExiHQvd4&index=11&list=PLfFwi0VxVnVLFxiEgcwWD5PbVcacKCk_t

edit: if you skip to about 52min in, i think thats where the shenmue chat starts

 

[StrangerInTheAlps]

I'm sure it's been mentioned, but they should really add a $1000 tier too. I'm sure they could offer some more signed memorabilia for that price. Given that people have been trying to track down copies of the old games again, it would be awesome if they could offer signed copies of the first two games or something(assuming there's some box of unopened copies somewhere). I would seriously consider backing a tier like this.

 

[cclittle]

Here just the first 15 days.

That's amazing. Do you have a version with the full durations? Presumably there is usually a big spike at the end as well.

 

[GavinGT]

That's amazing. Do you have a version with the full durations? Presumably there is usually a big spike at the end as well.

The ending spike is usually about the same as the beginning one, assuming it doesn't get cannibalized like Yooka-Laylee did (by Shenmue).

 

[zeopower6]

The ending spike is usually about the same as the beginning one, assuming it doesn't get cannibalized like Yooka-Laylee did (by Shenmue).

I thought Yooka lost steam pretty quickly compared to Bloodstained :/

 

[benzy]

Adam is on GB right now. Says Yu needed tissues back stage. :' )

The man is amazing. So glad he's getting to make this.

 

[On Demand]

Aww <3
Will this be viewable anywhere like YT or just Twitch? Unless you mean it's audio. aka How can I hear this now?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysKExiHQvd4&index=11&list=PLfFwi0VxVnVLFxiEgcwWD5PbVcacKCk_t

I would link you the exact part but since it's still live it keeps on changing. Just look at the thumbnails while you're scrolling back until you see Adam.

Do we have video of the crowd reaction?

I can't find any. There's only FF7 crowd reactions as far i've seen.

 

[Carl]

I thought Yooka lost steam pretty quickly compared to Bloodstained :/

Yeah Yooka had a great first couple of days and then fizzled out iirc

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

I was just hovering over the KS page and two more backers pledged for the 3K jacket tier jumping the funding by another 6K. 20 backers opted for this tier. That's a 60K funding spike in a matter of hours just by adding another attractive tier and posting an update about it. Man Shenmue fans are on another level.

 

[GavinGT]

Jacket update

20 jackets. Holy shit.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Jacket update

20 jackets. Holy shit.

I hope they arent trolls. People were fucking around before.

 

[anexanhume]

Yeah Yooka had a great first couple of days and then fizzled out iirc

Yooka got a shitload of backers quickly with a very low average pledge. Bloodstained's average pledge was crazy high.

 

[Trojan X]

Can someone get hold of the OP, Mr RPG, and help him update the first post? It really need to be updated to help people understand the status and possibly encourage them to help with the funding.