The_Inquisitor
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They need more and better choices for backers contributions.
SHENMUE 3 kickstarter (PC/PS4) - FINAL DAY - NEW KS RECORD GO GO GO!
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They need more and better choices for backers contributions.
Ryo Hazuki
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Not much going on besides the updated FAQ. Hoping it's the calm before the storm of more tiers and stretch goals. Hoping.
maquiladora
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Whatever happens it will probably get an extra 0.5m to 1m on the final day. I think another 1m at least is likely between now and then. So I think we'll end up no lower than 5-6m, hopefully higher.
bmcphail2008
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Agreed. They also need to actually start running a campaign. There should be daily updates and more management of the backer community. As it is, the comments section is filled with people screaming about how everyone needs to keep upping their pledges or stop asking for PS4 physical copies. That energy needs to be harnessed to actually reach out to new potential backers and spread the word about the campaign. They might be able to hit $5 million without much of a campaign, but I am certain that they won't hit anywhere close to $10 million unless they actually start to run a real campaign.
Bl@de
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Yep. Hope so too. As soon as nice tiers appear, my pledge will be raised.
Yeah, they really need new pledge tiers.
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Deleted member 1159
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Oh god, I don't normally advocate violence but I want to punch these two idiots in the fucking face.
bananafactory
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Isn't this the channel that started that ridiculous Silent Hills rumour?
The way that game media has been reporting and spreading false information is fucking embarassing, and really hurting this project.
s_mirage
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I agree. They need to do something to draw in new backers because as it stands the number of pledges per day is dropping off disturbingly. At the moment the campaign reminds me of the early days of the Elite: Dangerous campaign in that it feels cobbled together in a hurry with little content or engagement. That campaign pulled things together somewhat, but that was a 60 day campaign.
Ryo Hazuki
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I'm ashamed to have that link quoted on the new page. This Kickstarter has really brought out the hit thirsty bullshit gaming channels.
Bl@de
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won't somebody think of the clicksbananafactory
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Yeah, I edited mine, no point in even making it more accessible than it already is
So we can see what news is reaching the public regarding this Kickstarter.
I edited mine so we can see the Clickbaity Headline, but that's all.
Ryo Hazuki
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I dunno. Kind of comes across as "oh, there's a faux outrage about Sony helping out Shenmue 3 at the moment, quick let's think of the fucking dumbest clickbait title we can and make a video". I understand it fine. Don't get the confusion to be honest.
maquiladora
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Shenmue fans getting a copy of Shenmue 3 for $29? It's the scam of the century! #shadowfunding
Yu's gonna spend it all on trying to revive the Lucky Hit industry
Which I won't mind at all.
Oh yeah I'm not saying they're being genuine about the whole video, but I do think they're probably confused. They think kickstarter was being used to gauge interest before Sony makes it rain after it reached $2million despite what Yu's saying about the majority of funding and the existence of stretch goals.
Suggesting it's a scam is completely moronic though.
This makes me really wish Awesome Japan would get on the ball with updates. Pretty much every other fan-based gaming kickstarter has regularly put a spotlight on fan works, and said fan works are great for spreading awareness.
Upsidedown Fuji
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That's pretty damn good.
Laevateinn
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Shenmue popularized -- and named -- the QTE but a lot of people who've played Shenmue will agree with me that Shenmue does it in a way that doesn't interrupt the flow of the game and makes sense.
It did have it's fair share of QTEs, but it was a different breed than what's around today. They generally had a purpose instead of being used as a "press button for cool stuff" and were rarely instant gameovers/"Press X to not die" styled. It also had an actual combat system based on Virtua Fighter and was pretty dang fun.
People think it was all QTE, but it was not.
I did like how they included a David Cage game in Yu Arcade though: Here
stargateheaven
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ugh i fell for a clickbait video.
Don't agree. They took samples from the Reddit Q&A and even on there Yu Suzuki made the situation clear, but they purposely ignored that. Those two idiots want to spiral bullshit on a game they don't give a damn about for the sake of Youtube money. Screwed them.
You're probably right tbh. It's too dumb to suggest it's a scam.
Ryo Hazuki
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Hoping for more fighting tournaments for Shenmue 3. Really enjoyed finding the different fighters in Shenmue 2, especially Baihu and Chunyan Xu.
Have these two arts been posted yet?
I think there will be. Back in the days, Martial Art Masters were notorious for challenging other Masters and highly reputable students, even things like this definitely still existed in certain location deep in China:
Considering Ryo still need to learn more Kung Fu (like Akira Yuki), do not be surprised he will be adopted by someone to learn real Baiji Quan Kung Fu to perform true Akiranomics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c8ghEFhN24
People think it was all QTE, but it was not.
I did like how they included a David Cage game in Yu Arcade though: Here
Shenmue is basically the game that did QTE the best way, while also being the one who started it all.
The game would continue even if you missed the sequence.
Punished_Snake
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I loved Xuixing in Shenmue II. I wonder if she will appear in third title.
Her brother will.
Die Squirrel Die
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She's great, but I feel that it wouldn't fit her character to drop everything she's got going in Hong Kong to go chasing after Ryo.
Plus I don't feel like Shenmue would be Shenmue if there wasn't a sense of nostalgia for the people and places Ryo's left behind.
I'd say this... It depends on the relationship of Xiusing and Ryo's father.
bananafactory
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I'm doing my part, I've never played Shenmue and I got 2 of my friends who also haven't played to back at $60. I explained the legacy of the games to them and how important it is, they're pretty excited
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THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
Bloodsained didn't have the "controversy" sorunding shenmue 3
BoxManLocke
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There's much talk about the controversy hurting the KS but it pains me to see how poorly it's been managed so far.
It needs more frequent and interesting updates, clearer stretch goals and most importantly, higher-tier rewards are just begging to be taken.
How many people would up their pledge for a physical PS4 copy, even if it cost more than a regular retail game ?
The people in charge of this kickstarter failed to take advantage of the incredible momentum Sony provided with the E3 reveal. That's why it's slowed down so much IMO.
It needs more frequent and interesting updates, clearer stretch goals and most importantly, higher-tier rewards are just begging to be taken.
How many people would up their pledge for a physical PS4 copy, even if it cost more than a regular retail game ?
The people in charge of this kickstarter failed to take advantage of the incredible momentum Sony provided with the E3 reveal. That's why it's slowed down so much IMO.
ispendtoomuchmoneyongames
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I would most certainly bump my pledge up to even $100 for a special physical PS4 copy.
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Deleted member 80556
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Yeah, I still can't believe we don't have frequent updates, more and bigger tiers. Seriously, this project would be over 5M already if we had the latter only.
It's freaking disappointing, it's as if they were hoping that the E3 push was going to give all what they wanted. Very badly mismanaged. That has hurt more than the controversies, I'd say.
EDIT: Like seriously, if you're going to do a project of this magnitude, hire a person who has managed excellent KS campaigns like Bloodstained.
It's freaking disappointing, it's as if they were hoping that the E3 push was going to give all what they wanted. Very badly mismanaged. That has hurt more than the controversies, I'd say.
EDIT: Like seriously, if you're going to do a project of this magnitude, hire a person who has managed excellent KS campaigns like Bloodstained.
bananafactory
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There's 26 000 backers stuck at the $29 tier, I would bet 2/3 of them want a PS4 copy and probably half would pay $60 for a physical one
13 000 x an additional 30 per backer = 390 000
and i bet half of those 13 000 would even pay $100 for a physical PS4 copy if you threw in an extra bonus or something special with it
6500 x additional 40 per backer = 260 000
they are leaving at least half a million on the table there, IMO. Not to mention the people who havent backed yet that would jump in.
And that's JUST for giving people a physical PS4 copy, there's TONS more they could do to increase interest
I hate to say it but the quicker the kickstarter becomes more appealing with more tiers of additional stuff across the range and more communication and updates with things to get excited about...the higher the chance it would bring in the curious people who are checking it out to see what the fuss is about. An emphasis on there being a big need to get as many backers as possible still would be beneficial to making the game even better and what it deserves to be - it'd make them feel like they'd be a valuable part of it as opposed to just chipping in. Perhaps mention that this is a special price and that there are plans to increase the cost somewhat at release.
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