Simply Sami
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If I was Phil Spencer, I'd be on the phone to them.
SHENMUE 3 kickstarter (PC/PS4) - FINAL DAY - NEW KS RECORD GO GO GO!
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If I was Phil Spencer, I'd be on the phone to them.
shanafan
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Shenmue will do over $4 million just because it's Shenmue, but Bloodstained had a much better KS with social media goals and better stretch goals. Bloodstained did so well because of said goals.
I wish Shenmue 3's KS had similar goals.
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Tricky I Shadow
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My brain still can't quite process all of this right now.
Cheers to all the Shenmue fans! **wipes away tear**
Cheers to all the Shenmue fans! **wipes away tear**
I am guessing Sega won't let them use any legacy assets, including voices.
Shame, because I'd really love to see them releasing old Shenmue III production assets too.
LordBaztion
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I don't even know why Sony announced a kickstarter campaign on their conference. It like saying, remember that game you want that much, now you have to make it (its some Conker like level of non caring lol). I guess Sony is testing how much actually is the interest in the game and, also reduced the risk. Makes sense if its a project organized by Sony.
Fox Mulder
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Sony probably has some hand in this, and the Xbox is shit in Japan anyways.
At least it's also pc instead of full blown ps4 exclusive.
Oh it's easily the greatest E3 of all time. Not even EA's shitshow can tarnish it.
MaddenNFL64
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I hope someone at Sega, or their parent company is aware of all this,and gets the damn first 2 games out to people. The games need remastered sound and textures, but the Xbox release of Shenmue 2 is a good starter.
Inferno313
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It's fucking gross than a trillion dollar company spent time at a press conference to say "Hey guys! Back this kickstarter!" I'm so happy that Shenmue 3 is happening but if Sony cares enough to put the game on stage, they should care enough to just pony up the $2mil themselves.
flipswitch
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I must be insane, though this is my first KS, I was just happy in funding the game, everything else was a bonus.
No point tying your hands with something you arent sure in.
The game raised 2 million in 8 hours Sont would be dumb to not put up AT LEAST 20
you seem to be overestimating Sonys finances
Psycho_Mantis
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There's no way they are making this game on $2 million. Sony has to be funding. I reckon the KS thing is like an assurance for them to invest more into the game.
Just add this to my list of nostalgia explosions at E3.
30 Rare Games
FFVII
SHENMUE!@#!
Super Mario Maker
I hope they go all out with Shenmue. Can't wait to play this on PC.
(2 year wait...must contain hype)
This wasn't an E3 that one of the Big 3 won.....this was an all out Gamers Win E3.
30 Rare Games
FFVII
SHENMUE!@#!
Super Mario Maker
I hope they go all out with Shenmue. Can't wait to play this on PC.
(2 year wait...must contain hype)
This wasn't an E3 that one of the Big 3 won.....this was an all out Gamers Win E3.
If Yu Suzuki took all the Kickstarter money to lobby for duck races as an official Olympic sport... I'd be okay with it.
MaddenNFL64
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Seriously, I dont give 2 shits about the prizes, just want it funded.
ISee
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Yeah, very miraculously Sony is starting to support the PC platform better/stronger then Microsoft ...
I don't care about any of that. I'm glad Sony gave them a stage to announce their Kickstarter in front of so many people.
jobrro
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Well PlayStation is home to the Yakuza series which some say is similar to Shenmue (haven't played them yet so could be wrong). Although 1 and 2 were re-released on Wii U.
Anyone know what Shenmue sold in and out of Japan? I can only imagine them wanting to stay PS4 console exclusive if Shenmue did much better in Japan than out of it or if Sony is helping.
LordBaztion
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I guess, if we want an Xbox version, we will need to get Phil involved before Sony closes any kind of exclusivity deal. Well, the more fundning the game gets, the better.
I honestly gasped and then nearly wept and to say I'm not an emotional person would be a massive understatement.
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Fox Mulder
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It's not gross, it's business.
The game is niche and has been almost 15 years since the last game. It was never going to get funded any other way.
I also highly doubt 2 million is what the game would take. It's more like a number a publisher would be happy with before putting in their own money.
As of right now, Sony isn't involved in this game. And Microsoft just announced a brand-new IP from Rare that's coming to PC: Sea of Thieves.
For the 1000th time, 2million is not what the game is going to cost.
Shenmue 3 & Knuckles
It will likely become the highest-funded videogame, surpassing Torment and Bloodstained.
Even if it only makes 100,000 per day from now onward (which is totally reasonable).
Windom Earle
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Never has an investment felt more right!
It was mentioned earlier in the thread. I think (for Shenmue I) it was about 550k in the US and 350k in Japan.
More simply put though it is a matter of a large amount of money being required, likely with investors set to provide funding on condition of the successful kickstarter (which is typical) together with those already listed. The only reason for Sony to be involved is if it was exclusive, but they likely doubt the ability to recoup money on the single platform, and thus aren't involved.
GlamFM
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Thanks!
Precisely this. If Sony had come out with a giant pan and asked the audience to fund the next Last of Us or Killzone then people would be justified in their anger.
This is a series with a history of financial issues and Sony were well within their rights to be cautious. I actually appreciate them giving it stage time if I'm honest.
Fox Mulder
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Sega leaving money on the table, as people would jump on digital releases.
shoryukens
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Shenmue 3 and FF VII remake.
What a time to be alive.
What a time to be alive.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
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FUCK. Now I need to head out to the boonies to find old copies.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
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grindamasta
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I'll put 300 bucks when I get paid by the end of this month.. first project I'm backing!
So great to wake up and see the rumor turned out to be true. It certainly looked like the least substantial of the three rumored announcements, and now we got all three.
I'm in for $29, for now. I might upgrade my pledge according to how the kickstarter and the stretch goals develop. I don't even have a PC or a PS4, but I'm damn sure I'll get one until december 2017 (plus the usual inevitable delays).
Shenmue I & II weren't my top favorite games back in the day, but they were utterly unique. Just walking through Yokosuka and talking to people, and getting lost in Hong Kong for the first time were mesmerizing experiences. I want to relive some of that atmosphere, and I'd like to see how the story continues. I get how this game won't appeal to everyone, and that there are some risks involved, but whatever. Graphics, gameplay and whatever issues this unusual kickstarter release might raise just don't matter much to me compared to the sheer pleasure of seeing this series revived.
I'm in for $29, for now. I might upgrade my pledge according to how the kickstarter and the stretch goals develop. I don't even have a PC or a PS4, but I'm damn sure I'll get one until december 2017 (plus the usual inevitable delays).
Shenmue I & II weren't my top favorite games back in the day, but they were utterly unique. Just walking through Yokosuka and talking to people, and getting lost in Hong Kong for the first time were mesmerizing experiences. I want to relive some of that atmosphere, and I'd like to see how the story continues. I get how this game won't appeal to everyone, and that there are some risks involved, but whatever. Graphics, gameplay and whatever issues this unusual kickstarter release might raise just don't matter much to me compared to the sheer pleasure of seeing this series revived.
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I still can't believe this is happening. 2.2mil in less than 12hrs.
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