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[xXBetter Off DadXx]

Wait, so the PAL version of Shenmue II runs fine on an US Dreamcast?

Seem to recall someone earlier in the thread saying you needed a special disc.

That was me. I thought I recalled using that to play my EU copy....now I'm not so sure. It's been quite awhile.

 

[Windom Earle]

DO IT!

Done. This is madness, but I have been waiting for so long and I don't want to be in this world without owning the forklift figure.

 

[Polari]

If only UK Resistance was alive to see this glorious day (and it being announced at a Sony conference haha).

I only read Gizmodo UK for Gary's stories. Manages to make even the most mundane story hilarious, although he's wasted on that site.

 

[Hollycat]

is this a record for kickstarter? this is nuts.

 

[Lightning Count]

Easily the most overrate games ever. Forklift simulator 1999 got boring fast, and the Yakuza games do the concept better than Shenmue ever did.

Still, smart idea to put it on Kickstarter, was a commercial no-go otherwise

Please troll somewhere else, you're not impressing anyone with this.

 

[dlbeast]

Originally Posted by Spuck-uk

Easily the most overrate games ever. Forklift simulator 1999 got boring fast, and the Yakuza games do the concept better than Shenmue ever did.

Still, smart idea to put it on Kickstarter, was a commercial no-go otherwise

Please troll somewhere else, you're not impressing anyone with this.

AMEN lightning

 

[iKhayal18]

The best thing would be X1 & Wii U stretch goal ;D

 

[Furoba]

Is it me, or is the Lan-Di render on the kickstarter page taken from Shenmue Online, and the Niao Sun render from old Shenmue 3 footage?

Someone should get confirmation if the Ryo and Shenhua models are placeholders or not.

 

[SpaceHorror]

You need a boot disc. Apparently you can just download one called Utopia Boot Disc.

Ah okay. Good to know.

Man, the PAL Dreamcast versions are really expensive on ebay. Not many of them either.

 

[J2 Cool]

It's a real shame if they have to rebuild these models from scratch.

God damn they were pretty. Still some of my favorite video game character designs ever. Actually ethnic and accurate to locales, the colors, clothing, variety, and specificity. Those passport discs..

 

[Haunted]

This is a bit weird how this happened.

Haven't followed the thread but have there been any ideas yet on why Sony didn't just fund the game themselves? It's $2m ffs... that's chump change to them.

If you think Shenmue 3 can be made with 2 million dollars, you've got a lot to learn about modern game development.

 

[Chinner]

Yu Suzuki has already revealed how Shenmue 3 ends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar0KojxIvmQ

 

[Pantz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSoVoLJfw5I

 

[Gamezone]

Easily the most overrate games ever. Forklift simulator 1999 got boring fast, and the Yakuza games do the concept better than Shenmue ever did.

Still, smart idea to put it on Kickstarter, was a commercial no-go otherwise

I'll give this troll a 2/10.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

The thirst is real. And to think all you non-believer peasants thought the game wasn't in high enough demand.

 

[Haunted]

Yu Suzuki has already revealed how Shenmue 3 ends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar0KojxIvmQ

it would have been tight

oh well

 

[Lightning Count]

God damn they were pretty. Still some of my favorite video game character designs ever. Actually ethnic and accurate to locales, the colors, clothing, variety, and specificity. Those passport discs..

Given how far hardware has come since the original it probably wouldn't be hard to use the passport character models in the full game.

 

[Lightning Count]

I'll give this troll a 2/10.

Too generous, I give the effort a 0/10.

 

[meppi]

If only UK Resistance was alive to see this glorious day (and it being announced at a Sony conference haha).

Surely, if there's one occasion to bring back UKR, this would be it!?

 

[Atrophis]

Shit why did I never buy a copy of Shenmue II? Crazy expensive for the DC version already and it's only going to get worse. Glad I still have a copy of the first game.

I only read Gizmodo UK for Gary's stories. Manages to make even the most mundane story hilarious, although he's wasted on that site.

Didn't know he wrote there, might have to check it out.

 

[Caipirinha]

Same here

Yeah I want physical PS4.

 

[Lightning Count]

Following up on the passport point from earlier.

Still damn fine looking today, especially the hair and eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9P9ibkxXuE

 

[Ubersnug]

Has there been any reason given why there isn't an Xbox One version been announced?

 

[Windom Earle]

I do not have my DC here, but that will need to change now. Will definitely play through both games again.

 

[Jimrpg]

Yakuza 5 coming this year, Shenmue 3 announced... what a world we live in.

 

[Shiggy]

So what do people expect is needed to make this the "full Sheamus experience" and get all locations from the video?

Will it even be possible for a publisher other than Sega (or Sony) to take this on as we've seen with other kickstarter projects?

 

[Mr. Enigma]

is this a record for kickstarter? this is nuts.

It's the fastest game to ever hit $1 million.

It's the second-fastest campaign of anything to hit $1 million. The Pebble Time smartwatch hit $1 million in 30 minutes. Shenmue III took 47 minutes.

 

[GavinGT]

It's picking up some real steam again. That new backer count is flying.

 

[SparkTR]

Has there been any reason given why there isn't an Xbox One version been announced?

Sony has their hands on it in some way.

 

[Lightning Count]

Has there been any reason given why there isn't an Xbox One version been announced?

Sony were willing to support the development, no way they are going to hand over the game to their biggest rival, especially since it is one of the requested games ever.

 

[NeoRausch]

I'm kind of baffeld that half of the stretchgoals are subtitles...
That kind of... Boring.

 

[Lightning Count]

We're closing in on $1.8 million!

 

[Theonik]

Shit why did I never buy a copy of Shenmue II? Crazy expensive for the DC version already and it's only going to get worse. Glad I still have a copy of the first game.

This is what you get for being a non-believer. You were able to buy both PAL games for 40 quid a few years back mint

 

[Ubersnug]

Sony were willing to support the development, no way they are going to hand over the game to their biggest rival.

Sorry, I've missed a lot of the details on this reveal. So there is a kickstarter, that was announced during the sony conference, that wants $2 million from invested gamers. Is that when sony steps in and funds the rest?

 

[FullmetalPain]

The rewards and stretch goals are not better than Iga's, but it managed to get 1.75m in a couple of hours. It took Iga 24hs to get 1m. Now it's time to see if it will have long term legs and surpass igarashi's 5.5m

 

[Darksol]

1.75 million funded.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

Someone mentioned earlier that the game probably has investors ready to commit, but a lot of time kickstarters are used to show these investors that there is interest in a game.

Or something like that. This is likely the case. Can't imagine the game is only 2 million or yeah, Sony would have funded it.

Glorified pre-order basically. Brian Fargo on Twitter thinks that Sony being successful here will open the flood gates for more of these

 

[ZombiePlatypus]

I'm so in awe of how instantly successful this campaign has been.

After all the naysayers deftly dismissing it just cause they didn't have the vision for it themselves. It's so nice to see it take the first steps towards actually happening.

This E3 is the epitome of "never say never."

 

[Lightning Count]

Yakuza 5 coming this year, Shenmue 3 announced... what a world we live in.

We just need Yakuza Zero.

 

[Percy]

Someone mentioned earlier that the game probably has investors ready to commit, but a lot of time kickstarters are used to show these investors that there is interest in a game.

Or something like that. This is likely the case. Can't imagine the game is only 2 million or yeah, Sony would have funded it.

Ah, okay. Thanks

 

[Haunted]

Has there been any reason given why there isn't an Xbox One version been announced?

None given, but looking at the market and the situation with Shenmue III, it's very easy to piece it together.

PC is where the Kickstarter crowd primarily lives. Sony obviously has some involvement with them giving it a spot on their E3 stage and Suzuki being seen numerous times with Sony execs in the past (Yoshida, Cerny).


Note that there's also no WiiU version announced.

 

[openrob]

We're closing in on $1.8 million!

Wahoo!

 

[cHinzo]

Havent played any Shenmue game before, but it sounds cool. Not sure if I'm gonna pledge yet though. They probably wont get it done by 2017, but only $29 for a digital copy sounds tempting. Prolly gonna wait for the last week to see how far this project will go and what the other stretch goals are.

 

[GavinGT]

Sorry, I've missed a lot of the details on this reveal. So there is a kickstarter, that was announced during the sony conference, that wants $2 million from invested gamers. Is that when sony steps in and funds the rest?

Nobody knows the details. We're assuming that Sony has a deal. Otherwise there would be talk of an X1 version.

 

[Theonik]

Glorified pre-order basically. Brian Fargo on Twitter thinks that Sony being successful here will open the flood gates for more of these

That's basically 99% of Kickstarters anyway. And to be honest that's the real spirit of crowdfunding.

 

[KyleCross]

Someone lemme know when/if a physical PS4 version is added to the Kickstarter, cause I'm sorry to say that without one I'm not backing. I'm not interested in a $25 digital version. Sorry if that comes across as me being a dick, I'm not trying to be. I just either want a physical PS4 version or I need to known that it's only going to be digital on PS4. If we aren't getting a physical edition at all then of course I'll drop $25 for the digital, but I'm not doing that IF a physical release will happen.

 

[pswii60]

So what's SEGA's involvement with all this? No mention at all as far as I can see. Are they just letting Yu do whatever he likes with the IP?

Also does this mean we can have new Jet Set Radio now?

 

[openrob]

I literally cannot get over the fact that this is on GAF front page.

 

[FiveMinuteHero]

We just need Yakuza Zero.

Can't Sega do a localisation Kickstarter? Doubt it would cost more than 2 million to do.

 

[jonno394]

So what's SEGA's involvement with all this? No mention at all as far as I can see. Are they just letting Yu do whatever he likes with the IP?

Also does this mean we can have new Jet Set Radio now?

In the pdf it states "licensed from sega" so Yu has likely paid to use the IP