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[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm losing hope in a Paypal payment option actually making the cut...
c'mon guys, I have $3k sitting here, ready to go

They'll add it afterwards if they do add it. They'll want to get as many funds through Kickstarter as possible and probably won't announce extra funding until after the campaign ends. There won't be any urgency otherwise and people wouldn't pledge thinking they'll have more time afterwards. Getting the initial Kickstarter fund as high as possible is important and they won't want to compromise that number.

 

[N.A]

Pledged for 29$ today Its been quite a rough year for me money wise... For example I needed to make a lot of sacrifices to have been able to save 3/400 for my vacation at the end of august haha... But I did want to pledge even if I haven't played the games just for people who dream. It gives me fate that one day I will go through the roof a new Crash Bandicoot or Spyro is annouched Cheerz guys

I made this for you:

 

[Deleted member 80556]

They'll add it afterwards if they do add it. They'll want to get as many funds through Kickstarter as possible and probably won't announce extra funding until after the campaign ends. There won't be any urgency otherwise and people wouldn't pledge thinking they'll have more time afterwards. Getting the initial Kickstarter fund as high as possible is important and they won't want to compromise that number.

Pretty much what I've been thinking. People can be lazy and can sometimes be bothered to do something only if there's a deadline to things hahaha.

 

[dglavimans]

I made this for you:

Hehe thanks I will keep following this thread and hope after all those years you guys (and girls!) get the game you've been hoping for

 

[El-Suave]

They'll add it afterwards if they do add it. They'll want to get as many funds through Kickstarter as possible and probably won't announce extra funding until after the campaign ends. There won't be any urgency otherwise and people wouldn't pledge thinking they'll have more time afterwards. Getting the initial Kickstarter fund as high as possible is important and they won't want to compromise that number.

That's bad marketing though. You'll want your total as high as you can get it during the Kickstarter because that attracts more pledges as you come closer to more stretch goals. Especially for a big game like Shenmue more money means a more attractive game for people to look forward to. Amounts and goals reached after the campaign ends are MUCH harder to communicate.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

That's bad marketing though. You'll want your total as high as you can get it during the Kickstarter because that attracts more pledges as you come closer to more stretch goals. Especially for a big game like Shenmue more money means a more attractive game for people to look forward to. Amounts and goals reached after the campaign ends are MUCH harder to communicate.

I agree, but I doubt Awesome Japan have a way of streamlining both amounts in to one total. If there was a simple way for them to have both pledge methods go towards the accumulative total in real-time that would be great. The best option would be to announce PayPal donations that can count towards the total and not announce any continuation of funding after it ends. That way the urgency is there and the PayPal users can pledge towards the campaign.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I made this for you:

I love this because it's like the only time Ryo seems to acknowledge someone doing a good job

 

[Xieldos]

secretly the best song in both shenmue games

Secret? There's no doubt about it

 

[Oriel]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

 

[Spaghetti]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

per yu suzuki "ryo and shenhua can fool around but they can't do it"

 

[shinobi602]

Nice, Game Informer's doing a livestream of Shenmue too. Just the first hour though.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

The fact that there's theories of Ryo and Shenhua being brother and sister, I'm not even going to think about that, hahaha. Nozomi all the way.

 

[Spaghetti]

Nice, Game Informer's doing a livestream of Shenmue too. Just the first hour though.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

please be positive. their dumbass think piece didn't get amended did it?

 

[_woLf]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

TEAM JOY

nozomi because shenhua is like a little sister

 

[Rymuth]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

#teamEileen

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Nice, Game Informer's doing a livestream of Shenmue too. Just the first hour though.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

That's cool. Though just the first hour isn't going to shine a light on much. Don't think there's even any FREE battles in that time. Better than nothing I guess, though I remember some of their articles not being too positive.

 

[Oriel]

Siblings eh? Long lost mother of Ryo incoming and living in rural China. Her and Hazuki senior got it on and had twins, one raised in China the other in

Spoiler

Tatooine

Yokosuka. Might explain Ryo's dreams.

 

[shinobi602]

That's cool. Though just the first hour isn't going to shine a light on much. Don't think there's even any FREE battles in that time. Better than nothing I guess, though I remember some of their articles not being too positive.

Apparently it's because they have a lot of other playthroughs they're doing at the moment but they mention they'll do more of Shenmue if members say they want to see more.

 

[Piggus]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

Team Izumi Takano

 

[Laevateinn]

TEAM JOY

nozomi because shenhua is like a little sister

But Ryo taught her the power of love.

 

[Haunted]

Ryo won't pursue any love interests, he's a typically emotionally stunted Japanese shounen character on a mission.

 

[Spaghetti]

Ryo won't pursue any love interests, he's a typically emotionally stunted Japanese shounen character on a mission.

who has time for fucking when you've got kung fu to learn

 

[Dash Kappei]

oh man. for real?

Yeah

They'll add it afterwards if they do add it. They'll want to get as many funds through Kickstarter as possible and probably won't announce extra funding until after the campaign ends. There won't be any urgency otherwise and people wouldn't pledge thinking they'll have more time afterwards. Getting the initial Kickstarter fund as high as possible is important and they won't want to compromise that number.

Plenty of campaigns add paypal during the kickstarter instead of afterwards, depending on the timing and what kind of rewards they'll give they could risk losing a big chunk of donations, including mine

 

[_woLf]

who has time for fucking when you've got kung fu to learn

little did you know, ryo is already a master in fuck-fu

 

[Nibel]

Nice, Game Informer's doing a livestream of Shenmue too. Just the first hour though.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

While this is pretty cool I wonder what all the PC-focused websites are doing.

'Their' platforms gets one of the most requested games of all time and nobody seems to really care.

 

[Piggus]

I'm losing hope in a Paypal payment option actually making the cut...
c'mon guys, I have $3k sitting here, ready to go

What's stopping you from making the contribution via KS rather than PayPal?

 

[Acquiescence]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

Neither - Team Xiuying all day. And by Xiuying I mean...

Spoiler

'cos they sound similar. geddit?

 

[Hubble]

Yeah



Plenty of campaigns add paypal during the kickstarter instead of afterwards, depending on the timing and what kind of rewards they'll give they could risk losing a big chunk of donations, including mine

If you really want to care, you should contribute via the KS. A bigger percentage is taken from Paypal, and the developer receives more funding by the Kickstarter. Donating through the Kickstarter would put more funds towards the development of the game. A lot of developers like Playtonic for Yooka-Laylee encouraged donations to Kickstarter even though they had PayPal setup.

 

[bishopcruz]

Team Izumi Takano

She is the only one with the balls to basically proposition him for sex before he left Wan Chai, so good for her. She can also take care of herself, which is important when you are around a crazed revenge seeker.

 

[Rymuth]

Neither - Team Xiuying all day. And by Xiuying I mean...

Spoiler

'cos they sound similar. geddit?

I got ya covered

 

[_StreetSonic_]

I watched the last part of GameTrailers Shenmue 2 stream live and it was a great feeling to get to the end and know that Shenmue 3 is coming.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Team Izumi Takano

She is the only one with the balls to basically proposition him for sex before he left Wan Chai, so good for her. She can also take care of herself, which is important when you are around a crazed revenge seeker.

I bet she gives a mean Sakura Festival between the sheets.

 

[Spaghetti]

Yeah

is it an issue with debit cards/bank cards in your country?

 

[Maleko Saint]

Neither - Team Xiuying all day. And by Xiuying I mean...

Spoiler

'cos they sound similar. geddit?

Xiuying is clearly the best girl.

 

[sechsterangriff]

Kuchera, of all people, wrote a positive(!) article about Shenmue.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8920755/a-shenmue-fan-shares-their-love-of-the-series

 

[Maligna]

#teamEileen

#teamxuiying

 

[Mugen08]

We started a quite interesting discussion on Shenmuedojo about the unknown character artworks you might have seen/missed/forgot about in the KS-trailer. Have a look:
http://www.shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=48385

 

[Rymuth]

#teamxuiying

Stop hounding meeee~

 

[Nibel]

Kuchera, of all people, wrote a positive(!) article about Shenmue.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/9/8920755/a-shenmue-fan-shares-their-love-of-the-series

 

[PaRappa]

So is today looking to be the slowest day of the campaign so far?

I really hope they can pull a rabbit out soon because I cant see a sudden surge coming

 

[Loudninja]

So is today looking to be the slowest day of the campaign so far?

I really hope they can pull a rabbit out soon because I cant see a sudden surge coming

Ah no.

 

[_StreetSonic_]

This is where my avatar is from if anyone ever wondered.
http://i.imgur.com/9v4gon4.jpg

 

[Acquiescence]

So is today looking to be the slowest day of the campaign so far?

I really hope they can pull a rabbit out soon because I cant see a sudden surge coming

It can't possibly be lower than the day only $10,000 was raised. Remember that day? When the snow turned to rain.

 

[Backflip]

Guys, I've finally gotten around to uploading the video I recorded live from the crowd at the Sony Conference when Shenmue III was announced. I was pretty close from the stage (4th row) and if you look closely, you can see Adam Boyes clapping on stage when Shenmue III appears on screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4_uAMrf-JA

 

[Erevador]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

Shen Hua may be important to Ryo and a part of his journey.

But NOZOMI is a forever love.

Team Nozomi forever.

 

[Spaghetti]

So is today looking to be the slowest day of the campaign so far?

I really hope they can pull a rabbit out soon because I cant see a sudden surge coming

hahaha no. we're at least three times ahead of that with six hours to go.

kuchera still pushing his poorly researched thinkpiece in the first line though. polygon gonna polygon.

 

[shinobi602]

So, are we Team Nozomi or Team Shen Hua?

Team Joy.

 

[Mugen08]

It can't possibly be lower than the day only $10,000 was raised. Remember that day? When the snow turned to rain.

Today is decent in terms of funds. As of now there are 8 days that have been worse and the drop from yesterday is still getting smaller. Maybe, maybe approaching a turning point for the better. Need more backers as usual though.

 

[Irvana]

Backing is low since 48h.

1 week left.
That will be hard to hit 5M at closure.

 

[Acquiescence]

Backing is low since 48h.

1 week left.
That will be hard to hit 5M at closure.

What? Five million is guaranteed. KIckstarters almost always get an influx of pledges in their last couple of days and Shenmue III will be no different.