ShogunDarius
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yeah I agree, i mean this is a reward to people who have faith in the project from the get go
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yeah I agree, i mean this is a reward to people who have faith in the project from the get go
Yeah I agree
From what I understand Shenmue 3 can exist completely on its own since Ryo is in China.
If it helps them make an overall better game (especially as far as basic game elements like combat and areal sizes are concerned), it's probably a decent trade-off. Shenmue III needs a good budget to work. Though I greatly respect developers like Harebrained Schemes who resisted putting stuff like that in their last Kickstarter.
In 1987 you can only send a telegram to her
I dislike the phone call reward. Each person who buys this game should have the same experience.
A main thesis of the entire series is keep your friends close. This is more relevant than you are suggesting.
A main thesis of the entire series is keep your friends close. This is more relevant than you are suggesting.
Shift Breaker
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Who the hell is going to add and extra $20 to their pledge just for some cutscene DLC?
Oh, wait, me.
Oh, wait, me.
Ryo Hazuki
Member
New rewards are great!
That is easy to say now but what if Shenmue I+II HD Remaster is released? I think the Shenmue-games were especially fun to 100%, I usually do not even bother with that in other games. It is a bit worrying.
Steverulez
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Not impressed at all at locking in-game content behind the $80 tier.
IronicSonic
Member
Does that phone card pretty much confirm that Gui Zhang isn't going to be catching up with Ryo in this game?
You dont need Gui Zhang if you have Xiuying
pls :'(
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
it's just easter-egg content for the hardcore fans. it's so non-consequential to the main story that it might as well be non-canon. i doubt it'll be anything more than the hidden phone conversation between joy and guizhang in shenmue II.
worst case scenario? you'll have to watch the conversations on youtube after they release. for all we know, it's a one-time use item. imagine how tough a choice it'd be to pick who to call!
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Deleted member 80556
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Just had a random thought: Imagine putting the GAF logo in a Lucky Hit board. That'd be cool.
openrob
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You know what this means!
1. Phone confirmed to be in game.
2. (If new flashback scenes) Unreal Engine models of all old school characters!
I am also not bumping up to the $800. It's just too little for too much. Staying at 5 bills
SEGAvangelist
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Really upset with that $80 reward. That's like $50 DLC. I'd like to have that in the game but I don't want to part with $80.
Ryo Hazuki
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The phone card is a great idea for hardcore fans funding this game. Hopefully this means the original voice actors can be added to record these phone calls! Would be great.
Well, I hope no hardcore-fan miss out the phone card. While that is more of a fun treat for fans I think the technique scrolls are more important for people that enjoy to 100% or, like me, really loved to collect and master all moves in the earlier games. $800 is just not gonna happen for me.
i don't think that would work in their favor
the whole point is to get people to pledge more than 60 bucks
Really upset with that $80 reward. That's like $50 DLC. I'd like to have that in the game but I don't want to part with $80.
kickstarter isn't a store
you're not buying 50 dollar dlc
it's just a reward for donating money to their project. you can't just 1:1 compare the rewards to the monetary values of the funding tiers
Ryo Hazuki
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SEGAvangelist
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It's pretty much on disc DLC unlocked for pledging an additional $50. This is the kind of thing you should get just for kickstarting the game at the digital copy level.
Sectorseven
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The phone card reward doesn't really bother me, although I'd prefer it were open to all and the Kickstarter version was a special message for the backer. e.g. anyone can call Fuku-san, but use the unique phone card and get a different call where he thanks you for backing or something.
shinobi602
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You get the full game at $30.
Fans who want to give even more, are rewarded with a special treat.
Yeah, we've got to raise funds to make the game in the first place. The messages will be online about a second after people get the game.
ShogunDarius
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there should be a digital equivalent of the phone call dlc tier, that I agree with, but this is a reward for those willing to take a bigger risk in funding with the game
a secret-boss
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Well $20 more for phone card
After hearing about how easy it is to get a game running on UE4, I jumped in and started learning how to use it. I've never made a game before. Here's what I have to show after two days of learning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDoWyRS2Ds&feature=youtu.be
I'm really surprised at how easy it is to do relatively complex stuff. I don't even have to write any code.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iDoWyRS2Ds&feature=youtu.be
I'm really surprised at how easy it is to do relatively complex stuff. I don't even have to write any code.
yeah and they also "sold" a bunch of knockoff jackets for 4 grand a piece going by your logic
kick
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stop comparing the reward tiers to their "prices"
people are insufferable in kickstarter threads sometimes
Tricky I Shadow
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Booo to everyone complaining about the phone card. It's a good thing. It's helping to make Shenmue III a better game. Case closed. Next.
Ryo Hazuki
Member
Yep. Can already see this narrative forming.
The phone card is awesome and a great reward for long-time Shenmue fans to see what their favourite characters are up to. I'd be glad to throw in a little extra to help fund the game and get that in return as a fan of the series.
SEGAvangelist
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The jacket isn't game content. The $80 reward is content that should be part of the $29 package, IMO.
Ryo Hazuki
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Right? Rewards are just that. Rewards for funding at a certain level. You're not buying shit. Item price is redundant as you're not buying items, you're basically pledging money and they're giving you a thanks in return. This logic always baffles me.
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Deleted member 80556
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Yeah, I kinda take back what I said. Sorry if I threw gas to the fire.
KS and preordering are not the same. You're putting money on a project that wouldn't exist otherwise, preordering is done for a game that will come out.
Should KS users be rewarded for believing in the project 2 years before it's even out? Yes. How should they be rewarded? That's up to the developer, not the users.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Dat money is rising fast again!
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Imagine 2 years from now if there was a PS4 Shenmue Edition console.
Yeah, you have a point. At the same time though, KS clearly encourages projects to be structured in a store-like way. That's probably why it has found so much success in the crowdfunding space. It gets people to donate by putting the "what's in it for me" front and center. You're right that reward levels shouldn't always be compared directly to prices. I'd have to disagree though, that "KS is not a store". Most projects (at least in terms of games I've seen) are getting backers via glorified, risky preorders.
Ryo Hazuki
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So how come you never gave a shit about the "backer only Advanced Technique Scroll" at $160 that's been there from the start?
the thing is, it's the usual suspects/driveby posters who are always there to start twisting the narrative. then, news outlets pick up on it.
well this is getting shut down here and now. we're not going to let some junk news outlet beat us over the head with lies about what the phone card tier is.
it's exactly what shinobi says it is. it's something for the fans to give them incentive to pledge a little more. nothing more, nothing less. people actually buy dlc endings and characters/expansions/items/stages that fracture the player base in multiplayer games, and somehow getting the hardcore to pledge a little extra to get an optional conversation is beyond the pale of locking out content? naw.
ShogunDarius
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I wanna know what that Technique scroll will do
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