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[Elfforkusu]

Stretch goals up to $11m is pretty impressive.

Wish they'd had it ready at the start... but then again, seemingly nobody expected it to blow up like it did.

 

[ClubCyberia]

Really hoping for at least 6m after seeing those battle system stretch goals. Maybe they should have just used clips from the first 2 games as the video instead of that really bad one they made. It really is horrible, only someone who is already a shenmue fan could look past it, and all the shenmue fans have already pledged.

 

[GhostTrick]

Damn... all these stretch goals... it hurts :/
And I cant up my pledge... I already did twice :/
Unless they have a tier between 300 and 500 that is worth it... 300 dollars is already a lot for me ><.

 

[Skyzard]

So full game story wise was pretty much done at $2million...

 

[AlteredBeast]

Instead of creating unrealistic stretch goals, I wish they'd create the rewards everybody's been asking for since day one so the KS could reach $6 Million, cause it sure ain't going higher than that at this rate.

Yeah, negativity, that's exactly what we need right about now!

Let's get behind these new goals and push every gamer we know who may be interested in something completely unique to pledge anything on this campaign that they can.

I don't want to call anyone out or anything, but there was someone a few pages back lamenting that they couldn't help the campaign out. If you don't have $5, $10, or $29 dollars to spare on something you "love," then you need to get off the Internet and make some money.

I myself have taken up MTurk again and all funds earned from now until the end of the campaign go to Shenmue III!

It is Shenmue-mother-fucking-III people. This isn't some garbage flavor-of-the-month indie game that everyone will forget about within a month from release. SHENMUE III.

The continuation of all of this beauty:

SHENMUE III

DONATE!
Dig Deep!!

 

[Elfforkusu]

So full game story wise was pretty much done at $2million...

Seems that way, yeah.

Which jives with everything Yu's said. As much as people have concern trolled about funding, it seems pretty clear that he's got the actual game planned out more thoroughly than basically any other game kickstarter has.

Need to get more eyeballs on this! Crack the code and get lapsed gamers involved...

 

[benzy]

I don't see why they wouldn't allow us to keep funding after kickstarter ends. Suzuki's contemplating it. Even with about 30-40,000 die-hard fans only pitching in 20-30 bucks a month, we'll hit 10 million easily.

 

[Resilient]

Holy shiz at those goals. I'm skeptical but I've already pledged a shit load. I may up it though in the last few days. Time to beg my friends to put some money in. This game will be special if it hits 11mil

 

[Erevador]

If they can just wrangle getting a physical PS4 copy at $60... I think the Kickstarter will explode with $30 backers doubling their pledge.

I think such a surge could actually take the Kickstarter to some of its more ambitious stretch goals.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I just love how the last fucking goal is a MAGIC MAZE. Like what the fuck. They dropped the mic on that last goal.

 

[moltonasty]

Brb, selling all my possesions (and my soul) to throw all my money at this game.

Those stretch goals!!!

 

[Surta]

I don't know what it is, but I want the High Ground Battle System most of all! That, and that damn horse Suzuki-san alluded too!

 

[IronicSonic]

We need to at least hit $7.5 million, them battle upgrades sound awesome...

I'm thinking the same. I hope to reach 10Mil though

and PLEASE can some mod change the name of the thread??!?!? Something Like "Shenmue 3 Kickstarter funded but complete vision at 10mil. We can convince you to pledge, seriouly"

 

[BadAss2961]

Part time job HYPE.

Don't know how we'll raise the money, but we gotta make this happen.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Thread title was updated to mention new stretch goals.

Adequate!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'm thinking the same. I hope to reach 10Mil though

and PLEASE can some mod change the name of the thread??!?!? Something Like "Shenmue 3 Kickstarter funded but complete vision at 10mil. We can convince you to pledge, seriouly"

Thread has already been changed, lol. It now says New Stretch Goals.

 

[IrishNinja]

Look at all of those features we'll never get...

haha, yeah..my first thoughts too

FUUUUUU, this kinda makes me sad in a way. We're not getting 10 million, and now that I know what I'm probably going to miss out on it makes me saaaad.

On the bright side, maybe when/if they let us use PayPal after the kick-starter we might eventually make it to 10 million and beyond.

silver lining!

Instead of creating unrealistic stretch goals, I wish they'd create the rewards everybody's been asking for since day one so the KS could reach $6 Million, cause it sure ain't going higher than that at this rate.

for real, i wanna write a letter to awesome japan but they'd likely respond in 2019

For real....

Shenmue Lite it probably will be I guess.

i wouldn't go this far, suzuki's been pretty clear that we're getting the full game (and something special at 5 mil), just some extras we're missing out on that honestly in a game like this could very well've been bloat

I just love how the last fucking goal is a MAGIC MAZE. Like what the fuck. They dropped the mic on that last goal.

its like
maybe if they explained that one, it'd lose some of the MAGIC~

 

[Sectorseven]

Do game stalls = arcade games?

 

[kamakazi5]

We should start a, "Part time jobs for a part time job!" campaign. Everyone gets a part time job and all money goes to unlocking the part time job tier.

 

[Elfforkusu]

We should start a, "Part time jobs for a part time job!" campaign. Everyone gets a part time job and all money goes to unlocking the part time job tier.

:lol

 

[master15]

Maybe if they explained that one, it'd lose some of the MAGIC~

The first games has Magic weather but can't the third title have Magic Maze?

 

[IronicSonic]

Thread has already been changed, lol. It now says New Stretch Goals.

Lol. Now I see it.

Update my pledge from 60 to US$100

I'll pledge monthly via paypal if they give me the option

 

[Elfforkusu]

You know, come to think of it, I do need a new jacket.

 

[Erevador]

You know, come to think of it, I do need a new jacket.

Do it, do it, do it!

 

[graywolf323]

Who do we know that can willingly theow away $7 million on a whim.... anyone?

is Notch a fan of Shenmue?

 

[kunonabi]

Man, I really want this to hit 7.5. I can live without the stuff at the later tiers as much as I want to see the part-time job, kung-fu mastery, and magic maze stuff.

 

[AlteredBeast]

is Notch a fan of Shenmue?

Seemingly no.

But we want this community funded, not funded by billionaires.

 

[master15]

You know, come to think of it, I do need a new jacket.

DO IT!

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Seemingly no.

But we want this community funded, not funded by billionaires.

Who cares who funds it? The more money the better!

 

[Elios83]

Wow at the new stretch goals, this game really needs a 10 million budget to shine as intended.
I hope they will be able to gather more funds quickly, right now it's not realistic to expect more than 6m total with the way things are going.
IMO they need to make some kind of target render showing gameplay concept and the different mechanics associated with the different stretch goals to give things a kick.
Looking at what the game could be is the most effective way to convince people to donate.
Still I believe that when the Kickstarter is done they will have a discussion with their partners about what they have raised and what they need and will decide how to get more funds if possible. I'm not seeing a big publisher like Sony not willing to throw an extra 3-4 million on a project that could be really successful for them and their platform. It's nothing for them, with that kind of money they usually buy exclusive missions for the random ubisoft game

 

[Coxy]

its like
maybe if they explained that one, it'd lose some of the MAGIC~

Haha he explained Magic Maze last year at the postmortem, it's the system they used to create some of the incredibly large areas in shenmue 2 like the skyscrapers full of rooms you could enter

 

[Pantz]

Oh boy... I hope it can get big funding. It could end up with Baisha Village fully stocked with stuff to do, then Choubu Area and Bailu Village being kinda bare bones. Perhaps they should have shuffled the priority a bit between each area?

I'm already in at the $175 tier, gonna do some part time work like Ryo to try and raise it up a bit.

 

[i-Jest]

We should start a, "Part time jobs for a part time job!" campaign. Everyone gets a part time job and all money goes to unlocking the part time job tier.

This made me laugh more than it ever should have.

 

[thiscoldblack]

The pledged money amount is almost not moving at all. Sad.. I really wanted this to get at least to 7 million. Those stretch goals are not that enticing either.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

PewDiePie, SAVE US! : (

 

[Soyongdori]

Yeah, this kickstarter isn't gonna go past 4 mil. All the people who cares about Shenmue donated, imo.

 

[ArisenDragon]

PewDiePie, SAVE US! : (

That would probably work even if he talks about it.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Seriously, you won't dig a little deeper for more of this?

Drool, I know some of these have been touched up, but who cares!?! We are going to get higher quality stuff than this and it already basically looked this good!

 

[AstroNut325]

So we're about $3.6 million USD. That's $6.4 million to go before the $10 million mark.

I can't believe there aren't 220,000 fans willing to chip in $29 for a full Shenmue game.

 

[AlteredBeast]

The pledged money amount is almost not moving at all. Sad.. I really wanted this to get at least to 7 million. Those stretch goals are not that enticing either.

Huh? Have you played a Shenmue game before? Those goals are not enticing? That is digitial viagra...

 

[ZenTzen]

Who do we know that can willingly theow away $7 million on a whim.... anyone?

Notch?

 

[kunonabi]

Huh? Have you played a Shenmue game before? Those goals are not enticing? That is digitial viagra...

These stretch goals make it sound like the Virtua Fighter game I've always wanted.

 

[AlteredBeast]

Alright, sorry one more. This one is my new background:

 

[breakYODAy]

YsNet has created it's user page on Twitch for tomorrow's live stream. You guys can follow for easy access to the stream when it goes live.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Yeah, this kickstarter isn't gonna go past 4 mil. All the people who cares about Shenmue donated, imo.

Is this your first Kickstarter? Because this is fairly normal.

It shouldn't have trouble getting to 6 million. 7 million is possible. The higher stretch goals aren't in play outside of a miracle, but 6-7 million is definitely not out of the realm of possibility.

The Twitch stream tomorrow and the revealing of additional rewards that they've hinted at (and I figure might be revealed on the stream) should give it a nice little boost.

 

[benzy]

And to think Sega wasted $20 million on Shenmue Online and then canned it.

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

Good to finally see some positivity and momentum. Those stretch goals truly are shooting for the stars. I think 5 million is a lock but it all depends on whether this gains any traction over the next three weeks. Pledges so far have stagnated at 25K per day which will see the game hit 4 million and then probably another 1 million boost in the final last minute rush giving us a final total of 5 million. We'd need something miraculous to happen between now and then to see this shoot past 5 million IMO. Essentially what happened was the momentum unexpectedly grinded to a halt. There was a point where we all thought this would hit 85K per day easily and now it's averaging 25K.

This is a great positive move by Awesome Japan that should see pledges pick up a little but they're going to have to do more than this to seriously boost funding. Something like confirming arcade games as a specific stretch goal or talking with Sony behind the scenes to get that in-demand PS4 physical edition available as a reward. It seems as though they have a strict and serious marketing campaign planned throughout the next month that should keep this ticking over. I'm just not confident we'll hit more than 5 million. I'm thinking 6 million at best unless the last minute surge is somehow monumental and equals the Shenmue mania experienced at the start of the campaign.

On a personal level I'll be upping my pledge from $29 to $60 to help out. Hopefully more people see Awesome Japan's recent news and do the same.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

And to think Sega wasted $20 million on Shenmue Online and then canned it.

Uhh source?

 

[ArclightBorealis]

Originally my pledge was 5 bucks, as I'm not the biggest Shenmue fan out there but I love the rest of Yu Suzuki's work that I felt he deserved to make his game happen. Though after the recent news about funding and stretch goals, I'm gonna up my pledge to the next tier. Things keep sounding more and more interesting.

Really need to get a copy of Shenmue II, somehow. Don't have an Xbox, nor the means to break the region locking on my Dreamcast.

 

[kunonabi]

Originally my pledge was 5 bucks, as I'm not the biggest Shenmue fan out there but I love the rest of Yu Suzuki's work that I felt he deserved to make his game happen. Though after the recent news about funding and stretch goals, I'm gonna up my pledge to the next tier. Things keep sounding more and more interesting.

Really need to get a copy of Shenmue II, somehow. Don't have an Xbox, nor the means to break the region locking on my Dreamcast.

importing on the dreamcast is super easy. The Gameshark CDX is a pretty good way to go.