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Yu Suzuki considering Crowdfunding/Kickstarter to fund Shenmue 3
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GANGSTERKILLER
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Exactly. I love Yakuza, but when people say its the exact same thing, I don't see it.
The attention to detail and interactivity has not been done in anything else. The way you pick up each individual purchased item off a shelf. The way you open individual drawers and look through them. The way you can enter so many rooms in Shenmue 2 in those buildings.
It may seem like small stuff to anyone who has not played them or didn't get into them, but it all adds to an overall experiance that can't be compared to anything else. I mean stuff like Sleeping Dogs does a few things, can wash hands, use washroom, buy drinks from vending machines, but it all seems to be minor in comparison. The attention to detail in those actions just isn't there.
Solid warrior
Banned
This is why Shenmue on Next gen would be glorious. But even if this is true, you know the game is going to take a looong time to make.
Give us Shenmue 1 and 2 HD while we wait.
Obsidian holds the record for what 27 hours to be funded?
Yes.
Wasteland 2, Shadowrun: Returns and I'm sure there are other existing IP's that needed a kickstarter to be funded.
Has Suzuki said anything about a possible platform? If I were to pledge it would only be for a PC title.
Madison Paige
Member
I definitely would pay every penny that I could. Hell, if they kept the donations open somehow, I'd donate regularly. I want to help make this happen so badly.
Memento_Mori15
Member
For Ruben Kee!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN4QFpKauq0
I'll donate easily. I need to see the end of the saga!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN4QFpKauq0
I'll donate easily. I need to see the end of the saga!
This is why Shenmue on Next gen would be glorious. But even if this is true, you know the game is going to take a looong time to make.
Give us Shenmue 1 and 2 HD while we wait.
Yeah, I mean, best case scenerio would be like:
Step 1) release Shenmue 1 and 2 HD to figure out mainstream popularity
Step 2) Do a kickstarter for ~5 million to get project started, HD-makes plus successful funding would prove it is popular enough. Any $60+ pledge should include the game, so even those hesitant about using kickstarter can use it as a pre-order. Sega can throw in the rest, I'm sure it would do relatively well anyways.
SatelliteOfLove
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"Just $74,998,150 to go till we meet our goal!"
indigo-cyclops
Member
Not even close. There's still nothing like it to me. Play it every December.
I really hope they redo both the voice acting and the script in this.
It wasn't a big deal back then, but it is now, given how much things have evolved since 2000.
Night_Trekker
Member
OH GOD PLEASE BE TRUE
I like you.
What does that mean? There's still shitty game script-writing and bad voice acting in 2013. Neither of those things has really "evolved."
I like you.
What does that mean? There's still shitty game script-writing and bad voice acting in 2013. Neither of those things has really "evolved."
Aquamarine
Member
I know I'd certainly chip-in $1000 to make Shenmue 3 a reality.
lunchtoast
Member
Make it sprite based to save money.
Night_Trekker
Member
Hell, use old assets to save money! I'll buy it happily anyway.
McValdemar
Member
Most easily he wont make a videogame.
More realistically an anime or movie with the old DC engine (like the bootleg movie on ShenMue 2).
Something I'm not so interested in...
More realistically an anime or movie with the old DC engine (like the bootleg movie on ShenMue 2).
Something I'm not so interested in...
I do the exact same thing. I replay the Shenmue series annually; Shenmue in December and its successor at some point during spring.
Refreshment.01
Member
I called it some months ago. As a wish with the loswet of expectations. If theres a good use for kickstarter then this is it. Suzuki has my unconditional backing for this one.
Oh snap!
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
$100 easily. And i never played more than 30 minutes of the first game (though i have both from first release). These games are groundbreaking and pure art. The only reason i havent played is due to family/work issues.
I replay Shenmue 1 & 2 every year and I can safely say that games have improved a lot both in terms of voice acting and script.
Personally, I don't care so much, but I'm afraid that it's going to ruin the experience for the newcomers.
Refreshment.01
Member
Why is this? I always have the urge to play Shenmue in december also. (^.^)b
I expect a lot from you Dyo.
Yep, I agree. A lot of classically hilarious lines would likely put people off of it now, and they would laugh at it and not with it, like when it first came out. Voice Acting has come a long way, even if plenty of games still have bad voice acting.
Oh dear... you missed out on a lot... A LOT of amazing games, my friend.
SpinningBirdKick
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This would need Sega to agree to licensing the Shenmue brand and also the Yakuza tech, even then I'd think it would need $60 million or more. Without Yakuza tech this would easily need $80m if tooling had to be done from scratch in a reasonable time frame.
They could probably go with Japanese voice acting with subtitles for other languages to try and reduce production costs. But that would likely be a drop in the ocean compared to the monster development budget this would need to do it justice.
I honestly can't see this happening. Not only would it be the biggest kickstarter ever, there's the logistics of having to recruit a development team to actually build the thing. It's not like other other kickstarters where they already have staff ready to go, sitting on the sidelines fearing for their jobs in case the funding targets aren't met. Recruiting top notch development talent is difficult and expensive. The funding is only (!) part of the problem here.
While Shenmue has many fanatics that love the series, I would rather Yu Suzuki kickstarts a racing title instead for $4 million. I don't think anyone understood arcade racing as well as he did back in the day or since. There would be no need to go crazy with the scope or budget, something tight and focused like a Dreamcast era racing title would be more than enough.
They could probably go with Japanese voice acting with subtitles for other languages to try and reduce production costs. But that would likely be a drop in the ocean compared to the monster development budget this would need to do it justice.
I honestly can't see this happening. Not only would it be the biggest kickstarter ever, there's the logistics of having to recruit a development team to actually build the thing. It's not like other other kickstarters where they already have staff ready to go, sitting on the sidelines fearing for their jobs in case the funding targets aren't met. Recruiting top notch development talent is difficult and expensive. The funding is only (!) part of the problem here.
While Shenmue has many fanatics that love the series, I would rather Yu Suzuki kickstarts a racing title instead for $4 million. I don't think anyone understood arcade racing as well as he did back in the day or since. There would be no need to go crazy with the scope or budget, something tight and focused like a Dreamcast era racing title would be more than enough.
LyleLanley
Banned
None of those games required as large of a commitment as a proper Shenmue 3 would. As far as I can tell the most funding a game has received via Kickstarter is Project Eternity at about four million dollars. Shenmue 3 would probably require at least ten times that right?
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I think the only way this is viable is if they have a deal in place with some publisher that will give them the rest of the funding if they reach a certain amount.
Alex Anderson
Member
Oh, man. I wonder how much one could possibly raise. It'd be fascinating to track.
I'd give a couple hundred :-x
I'd give a couple hundred :-x
FaintDeftone
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I would totally donate to this. I need more Shenmue in my life!!!
airmangataosenai
Member
I would be willing to put in $100 for something like this. Make it happen.
I'd put up $60 for KS preorder. I don't think they could do much do make me pay more, short of offering ports of the first two games.
The novelties of Shenmue's 10,000 empty cabinets to open wouldn't be enough to earn Shenmue 3 critical acclaim. That sort of scale isn't impressive anymore. They would need to better deliver on that promise of searching everything. They need to make it more meaningful and rewarding.
The novelties of Shenmue's 10,000 empty cabinets to open wouldn't be enough to earn Shenmue 3 critical acclaim. That sort of scale isn't impressive anymore. They would need to better deliver on that promise of searching everything. They need to make it more meaningful and rewarding.
ComputerMKII
Banned
As much as I liked Shenmue, it's dead so let it rest in peace and think of new, ORIGINAL games to surpass it in quality.
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