SEGAbits Shenmue III Hype Train! Update: Funded but lets go further!

[MadeManG74]

Forbes can't stop this train.

[Aki-at]

But wasn't Totoro death?

Are you saying that we all actually died on the 15th June 2015, and this is the afterlife? The righteous got Shenmue III announced, while the wicked got Fallout 4?


Aki-at was in the middle, so he got Shenmue III and Metroid Republic Commando or whatever that game is he hates.

Jokes on you, classic Godzilla has been confirmed for the new Godzilla. All is right in the world.

[Pao]

Forbes can't stop this train.

Nothing stops this train... But it's slowing down.

[MadeManG74]

Nothing stops this train... But it's slowing down.

That's natural for Kickstarter though.
It'll be a shame if Shenmue III is hamstrung because of moral outrage of using a crowdfunding site for crowdfunding.

[George]

The funny thing is how much the Forbes article is assuming. Its assuming that they only needed to raise 2 million for Sony to 'fully fund it', where is this information coming from? All I heard is that they are doing 'some funding', you do know all those SEGA Xbox exclusives like JSRF, Toejam & Earl all received 'some funding' as well? In the form of advertising money.

Its a win/win for developer/publisher and console manufacture. You pay for advertising after the fact, its console exclusive on your system so all ads are also a PS4 (or Xbox or whatever) ad.

This is the company that spend way more money on The Order just to show how nice the graphics on PS4 are...

[Trippled]

Iit's confirmed Shibuya Productions is heavily involved...and is not just Sony. Its right there at kickstarter as co-producer, why won't people read??

[Aki-at]

SEGA is officially out of the running for publishing the PC version of Shenmue III, instead it will be Shibuya International (Who is also responsible for helping bring more funds to the project.) saying that, some interesting piece of news from a GAF member;

Interesting infos from interview :
 
 - The story begins directly where Shenmue II ended
 - May have arcade games (it's a kickstarter stretch goal)
 - New gameplay features : retrieve fighting skills scrolls, part of fighting system, can be unlocked in mini-games, gambling, side quests. The scrolls will unlock super moves and increase Ryo's skills.
 - Good relationships between Sega and Yu Suzuki. Sega gave all elements from Shenmue 1 and 2 that Yu Suzuki need for Shenmue 3
 - Cédric Biscay is in charge of PC version, and to find funds
 - We will get new infos february 27, at "MAGIC " convention in Monaco
 
 (sorry for my english)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=168668724&postcount=5214

Good guy SEGA being good guy. Let's hope the arcade games are SEGA titles, would love to see them in the Shenmue world still : P

[Aki-at]

So a dying question that needs to be answered now...

If Yu Suzuki has all the assets from Shenmue 1 and 2 why is Ryo's model so different?

[Pao]

I doubt there will be Arcade machines in remote Chinese villages, so maybe Ryo will move to a city?

[Sharky]

So a dying question that needs to be answered now...

If Yu Suzuki has all the assets from Shenmue 1 and 2 why is Ryo's model so different?

The question is, is this just a stand in for the pitch? If not I am going to kick up such a ruckus!

[Aki-at]

I doubt there will be Arcade machines in remote Chinese villages, so maybe Ryo will move to a city?

Some rich kid in the village befriends Ryo and has a Mega Drive with Outrun playable. I just solved the problem Yu Suzuki please hire me.

The question is, is this just a stand in for the pitch? If not I am going to kick up such a ruckus!

It has to be... Ryo no longer looks like a teenager but in his late 20s now.

[Moody]

Why settle on a Mega Drive? Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega Saturn and Xbox (or at least the buttons) exist in Shenmue already, we should be playing Jet Set Radio on a Dreamcast in 3.

[MadeManG74]

I guess we don't know if later in the game Ryo will go back to Hong Kong or some other more developed area. Hopefully he does, if only to satisfy different locales and also to get arcade machines and stuff.

[Aki-at]

Why settle on a Mega Drive? Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega Saturn and Xbox (or at least the buttons) exist in Shenmue already, we should be playing Jet Set Radio on a Dreamcast in 3.

Because the Mega Drive is the greatest games console known to man and truly an achievement that the whole universe would be proud of.

[spoiler]Yes it's my favourite console.[/spoiler]

[Moody]

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For some reason I got Mega Drive mixed up with Master System...did Outrun even come out on that?