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

[segaismysavior]

GameTrailers is playing Shenmue 2 right now. It's rad.

http://www.twitch.tv/gametrailers

[max_cady]

Today's KS update is an interview with Shenmue's Enviroment Designer:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2N2_9Z2dpg

[MadeManG74]

So many interviews, I can't keep up with them!
When I get some down time I should watch them all. Is the GDC Post-Mortem a good watch as well? I think I never wanted to watch it because it would make me too nostalgic/sad over the fate of Shenmue, but now that it's reversed I think I really want to see it.

[Centrale]

It is really interesting. The only thing is, if you look very closely at some of the slides, they possibly venture into spoiler territory. Nothing extremely specific, but it shows some illustrations that represent the upcoming chapters. It's unknown how much the story has varied in subsequent development from those early illustrations. But if you peruse the Shenmue Dojo, it's probably stuff you've heard discussed and speculated about already.

[Sharky]

The Choubu docks:

[max_cady]

Just a little more and we'll get another stretch goal.

[Team Andromeda]

I'll say it again to be a game worthy of the Shenmue heritage , The Team need around $30 to 40 million dollars.  I'll really start to look forward to Shenmue III then

[max_cady]

Battle Event: Sucessfully Unlocked




Only 7 days now to get that Character Perspective System and Portuguese subtitles.

[Centrale]

I'll say it again to be a game worthy of the Shenmue heritage , The Team need around $30 to 40 million dollars.  I'll really start to look forward to Shenmue III then

Great, we'll look forward to you showing up here to moan for years to come.

[max_cady]

Two Updates in One Day:


An interview with a new member workin' on Shenmue III: Source


And some new rewards: Source

[Pao]

They need to tone down the "Get yourself in the game!" rewards. I fear it may compromise the authenticity Shenmue is known for...

[Centrale]

They need to tone down the "Get yourself in the game!" rewards. I fear it may compromise the authenticity Shenmue is known for...

Some of them make a lot of sense. The names in the temple, and the guest book at the hostel, are places where that kind of thing is what you'd expect in the real world.

[Centrale]

Here we go with the final week of the campaign! I've avoided any back seat driving up 'til now, but here's my 2 cents on the final days - I think they should fill in the gap between $5.1mil and $6mil with stretch goals every $100k. Maybe one more lower end reward tier (maybe $400 - a box of official Ryo cheek bandages) and one more high end tier ($10,000 - ride in a Ferrari with Yu Suzuki).

And just for fun, what's everyone's prediction for the final tally? I'm going to say $5.65mil. (Hoping for much more, but that's my conservative prediction.)

[Pao]

I'm going to say $5.65mil. (Hoping for much more, but that's my conservative prediction.)

Just a bit before hitting the Advanced Free Battle stretch goal?  That will rustle my jimmies, hard.
Hopefully it hits $6M, at the very least.

[Sharky]

I don't think its going to hit higher than the Portuguese language stretch goal. Im not too concerned though I think Yu will find some extra funding and I don't think those goals are really accurate for what will be included in the final product.