Sound test should cost 0. It's a menu. All of those things really are incidental. They need to do a better job between 5 and 6.
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Sound test should cost 0. It's a menu. All of those things really are incidental. They need to do a better job between 5 and 6.
Since Sega announced they want to improve I guess dropping a little bit of money as a pledge would be nice
And I am sure they would get some coverage ^^
There is no reason to believe that this is the case but perhaps there is some kind of agreement to meet the funds needed once the KS reached 2M? That number seemed really low to me to greenlight the project so I assumed that there was an agreement with Sega/Sony to getting over the hump after the KS is over...
Well not quite as big as they were before, when it comes to 3D fighters at least. Tekken 3 sold something ridiculous like 8 million copies.
But yeah, I'm curious to see how things turn out with Shenmue 3. Especially since Yu Suzuki has said that he doesn't play modern (?) games much so his ideas could be pretty fresh.
still needs to be implemented and tested though.
but again, my other point still stands. a rehaul of the fighting engine in shenmue is a big task. it was basically a whole other game. it's not going to be cheap in the slightest. i have no doubts that we'll hit it though. i think we'll be getting there right at the time the final boost comes. we won't need to stick in superfluous additional stretch goals to hit it.
Ryo Hazuki
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But there can only be one Shenmue pet.
Seriously, I want to go back to Japan in Shenmue 5 and see the cat all grown up. And then feed it milk and tuna and pet it and OH GOD WHERE ARE THESE TEARS COMING FROM?!
according to the twitter q&a we may get a dog if there's the budget.
VistraNorrez
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A Shenmue mini-games app for mobile has to be made. You know they will rope in some big spenders with that. And Lucky Hit on the go.
Tricky I Shadow
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Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me.
Ryo Hazuki
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The new Kenji Miyawaki video is really cool. He says some great things and you can tell he's looking forward to the game. "I don't think I can die in peace until the next Shenmue comes out". I hear you, dude.
qa_engineer
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I never played the original Shenmue as I was a PC only gamer when this game was originally released, but I went ahead and gave them $60 for the PS4 version just because I want to help people get the best game possible. You're welcome you ungrateful bastards 
Die Squirrel Die
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A new character, I think he said her name was Ming-ming. It's not really something that's been talked a whole lot about but I guess it should be expected that Ryo's going to meet new characters that are as significant as Nozomi or Gui Zhang from I, or Joy, Fangmei and Xiuying from II.
If that was recorded in March, hopefully they've produced some more concept art since then to get a better look at her.
High five! We love you!I never played the original Shenmue as I was a PC only gamer when this game was originally released, but I went ahead and gave them $60 for the PS4 version just because I want to help people get the best game possible. You're welcome you ungrateful bastards
Ryo Hazuki
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Some kind of specific in-game arcade announcement will definitely get people hyped.
IronicSonic
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those early sketches of ryo/akira are really cool. miyawaki is a pretty great artist and i'm hyped for that art book now.
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this one is particularly cool. it's like the halfway point between akira and ryo.
Great. The physical version of artbook is every day more tempting. Maybe in the final days...
it's a pretty good deal. a lot of that art never saw the light of day.
Ryo Hazuki
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Yeah, the art book and physical Shenmue 3 soundtrack will be great to have. Excited for those rewards.
Ryo Hazuki
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Switch at Shenmue Dojo has helped translate Yu Suzuki's tweet from a couple hours ago. The floor plan for the Bird Dance Hostel 1st floor in Choubu. Really cool to see this stuff!
Ryo Hazuki
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New Rewards! Dreams Come True Update:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1288004
DREAMS COME TRUE - $1,400 Choose one of three wishes. Your name and birth date will be written on a traditional wishing plaque to be displayed at a temple in Bailu Village. Find your plaque and your wish will come true! This is Kickstarter only exclusive! Includes the $500 Reward.
TEMPLE OF THE BLOOMING FLOWER - $1,200 Get a Chinese character of your choice (or specially selected for you) to represent yourself, drawn in ornate calligraphy. Find your character displayed at the Temple of the Blooming Flower and get a special Technique Scroll! + Get the physical, hand-drawn calligraphy of your character! Includes the SHENMUE PATRON Reward.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1288004
DREAMS COME TRUE - $1,400 Choose one of three wishes. Your name and birth date will be written on a traditional wishing plaque to be displayed at a temple in Bailu Village. Find your plaque and your wish will come true! This is Kickstarter only exclusive! Includes the $500 Reward.
TEMPLE OF THE BLOOMING FLOWER - $1,200 Get a Chinese character of your choice (or specially selected for you) to represent yourself, drawn in ornate calligraphy. Find your character displayed at the Temple of the Blooming Flower and get a special Technique Scroll! + Get the physical, hand-drawn calligraphy of your character! Includes the SHENMUE PATRON Reward.
NekoFever
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Physical soundtrack is seriously my most wanted thing apart from the game itself. First thing I went hunting for in the rewards when the Kickstarter began.
I wish they'd do an official release of the Shenmue II OST
Ryo Hazuki
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Basically giving a heads up on the just added rewards, hahaha
Owningrampage
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Physical soundtrack is seriously my most wanted thing apart from the game itself. First thing I went hunting for in the rewards when the Kickstarter began.
I wish they'd do an official release of the Shenmue II OST
don't forget unlisted sound tracks never been seen or heard before
Ryo Hazuki
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So, uhm... what are the three wishes?
ShogunDarius
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Look at those rewards that I can never afford 
Hopefully this pushes the people to pledge higher tiers.
I also wonder if they can add a tier between $29-$60? There's still about 24k backers for the $29 tier. While most might still be only interested in getting the game, some might be willing to pledge more but just cannot afford to drop $60 for a physical copy (or just do not want a physical copy).
Speaking of which, maybe they should have introduced the $80 tier as some sort of $40 tier. This means that backers who are not interested in a physical copy but are interested in the telecom reward can raise their pledges by $11, while they can introduce a small trinket that the developers can sneak it in to the physical copy as part of the $80 tier (signed copy? digital sampler of the soundtrack? Yes, I know that's already a pledge, but maybe they can make a "sampler" soundtrack and a "full" soundtrack?)
Hopefully this pushes the people to pledge higher tiers.I also wonder if they can add a tier between $29-$60? There's still about 24k backers for the $29 tier. While most might still be only interested in getting the game, some might be willing to pledge more but just cannot afford to drop $60 for a physical copy (or just do not want a physical copy).
Speaking of which, maybe they should have introduced the $80 tier as some sort of $40 tier. This means that backers who are not interested in a physical copy but are interested in the telecom reward can raise their pledges by $11, while they can introduce a small trinket that the developers can sneak it in to the physical copy as part of the $80 tier (signed copy? digital sampler of the soundtrack? Yes, I know that's already a pledge, but maybe they can make a "sampler" soundtrack and a "full" soundtrack?)
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I doff my hat to you, sir.
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Talking about pledge trolls, I seriously hope none of those people went for the 10K tiers, that would be the biggest dickish move ever.
Cool new rewards too!
If it's not you, who then? Maybe you'll change your mind in the last hours of the KS.
Cool new rewards too!
If it's not you, who then? Maybe you'll change your mind in the last hours of the KS.
Or maybe not haha.
ArisenDragon
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New rewards and videos we got the next goal in the bag today hopefully if not then tomorrow.
bananafactory
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Eh, they are going to be localized to a few very specific locations, I dont think it's going to be very intrusive or distracting.
It's actually very charming I think since the game wouldn't exist without these people, I like the idea of having some sort of record of that in the game
Ryo Hazuki
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Stuff like this really doesn't bother me personally. It's not like it's going to be in your face. I've seen a few people kinda bring up this and I feel like the names make sense in the context they're being put in. If you bought the game on release and knew nothing of the Kickstarter, you probably wouldn't even know the harbour pictures and the names written in Chinese were backers.
Yeah, I actually love the fact that people who can drop on those tiers can be part of the Shenmue world without being intrusive. Plus, they get to have this small mini-game of looking for their name/character in the temples. That's pretty neat!
Ugh, in one of the kickstarters that I have joined, a 10k pledge was made that put the project barely passed the last "Director's Cut" stretch goal. Hours before the Kickstarter ended, he withdrew the pledge and commented about it. Luckily, some of the fans decided to counteract by raising their pledges high enough to reach pass that stretch goal.
I hope it doesn't happen here :/
Yeah, it will be pretty cool to walk into temples and appreciate the names on the walls knowing that they are a big reason the game was made. In any other game I probably would have walked by without even noticing no matter how many plaques they put.
And it's in specific areas like temples so shouldn't be intrusive.
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