XReaper Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 sooo they finally started their campaign & seems like its kicking ass so farhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3?ref=nav_search joehawks12, SaintOfVoid, Deep Blue and 1 other 4 Quote
BookwormOtaku Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Never got a chance to experience Shenmue as I never had a Dreamcast (hope an HD collection is made), but after enjoying the Yakuza games I feel I should try to see that its predecessor series is finally completed. Quote
Decay Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 The Yakuza games are only nominally similar to Shenmue. Shenmue was much more of an adventure game with a few combat sequences. Shenmue was all about being a weird life simulator on top of everything else, really trying to immerse the player in the day-to-day life of Ryo on his quest. $2 million is totally a fake goal. This Kickstarter campaign reeks of being an elaborate advertising campaign and are being primarily funded by outside funds. I am interested in Shenmue 3, but they're really choosing an odd way of going about this. Quote
XReaper Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 @bookworm, there´s always monseur emulator left. though them going through kickstarter is indeed abit odd, i´m totally stunned by the fact how much its still popular after over 14 years now, seeing how them numbers climbing so far. Quote
Decay Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 @bookworm, there´s always monseur emulator left. though them going through kickstarter is indeed abit odd, i´m totally stunned by the fact how much its still popular after over 14 years now, seeing how them numbers climbing so far. It's the power of nostalgia. These are all gamers who were around playing games when Shenmue 1 came out. Quote
XReaper Posted June 16, 2015 Author Posted June 16, 2015 saturn & dreamcast...*sighhh* that brings backk memories... the age when sega still produced quality... SaintOfVoid 1 Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 oh my fucking god how did i miss this!!! baaaaaaaaaaaaackeeeeeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BookwormOtaku 1 Quote
joehawks12 Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 i lost my godamn shit when i realized it was shenmue 3. That's probably the first time i've been legit shocked from e3. This is probably going to go down as the quickest funded 7 figure kickstarter ever. So many people had a nostalgia blast of "seeegaaaa" playing in their head when they saw that title. Don't deny it, you know you did. I certainly did. BookwormOtaku and XReaper 2 Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I played shenmue 1 and 2 a year ago and I was fascinated just like the first time I played them (When I was 15), there are so many details and things that shenmue did and no other game has done since then. Quote
Tawm Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 At this rate, Shenmue 3 is looking to be one of the most successful video games on Kickstarter. It's been less than 10 hours, and they're already close to 1.5m. Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 It will be for sure, it will raise more than the new castlevania im sure. Quote
Getsuya Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 I`ve heard Shenmue is kind of the predecessor to Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku. Is that basically true? Is it the same kind of gameplay? Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 not really, it's hard to describe shenmue, yakuza does have some similarities, like how you can roam around the world, do mini games, the combat style where you start in this mini scenario and have to fight a lot of dudes, but that's it. Shenmue is more like a daily life simulator in a sandbox world, you need to find a job, go to sleep at some time, rent a room, go to stores and buy random things, play video games, talk to random all the random people in the world about your quest or things..etc etc, there is an actual timer in the game and the weather and people will change and behave depending on that, there is no other game similar to shenmue. Quote
Decay Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 Yakuza is like 67% combat, 33% exploration/adventuring. Shenmue is like 95% exploration/adventuring, 5% combat. With a heavy emphasis on the player living out the main character's daily life. But Yakuza clearly got some inspiration from Shenmue. Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 ^yep, it's all about immersion and living in that world, not fighting, in fact you spend more time training than actually fighting in shenmue. The face of ryo is kinda weird... btw http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/if anyone wants to track the progress of this project (and no it wont reach 23m like is says there ) Quote
Darklord Rooke Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 My my my, isn't Shenmue popular XD I must say I was also quite sad about Shenmue 3 never being made. Good to see it finally happening :3 BookwormOtaku, joehawks12 and XReaper 3 Quote
joehawks12 Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 My my my, isn't Shenmue popular XD I must say I was also quite sad about Shenmue 3 never being made. Good to see it finally happening :3 same. Now if only gaben could get his fat ass in gear and finish his trilogy and stop focusing on fucking hats.... Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 same. Now if only gaben could get his fat ass in gear and finish his trilogy and stop focusing on fucking hats.... thing is gabe has more money to make hl3 than he needs to... if he ever use kickstarter to found any of his game that would be very pathetic and unethical to say the least.. Quote
DatYandereGirl Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 It is now funded http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/16/8787497/shenmue-3-reached-kickstarter-goal Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 2.5mil already, I only hope this is the last game of the saga and doesn't end on a cliffhanger again, he stated many times in the past that a trilogy wasnt enough to tell the whole story...let's see what he says now . Quote
Decay Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 He conceived it as a 16 part story. The first two games constituted 4 of those 16 parts. So either he makes major cuts to the story, or this isn't the last entry. He probably wants to continue cashing in on Shenmue so expect the latter. Quote
DatYandereGirl Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 2.5mil already, I only hope this is the last game of the saga and doesn't end on a cliffhanger again, he stated many times in the past that a trilogy wasnt enough to tell the whole story...let's see what he says now . Quote
Decay Posted June 16, 2015 Posted June 16, 2015 There is an important distinction to make here. They were not given the Shenmue license, but the rights to use it. Sega still holds the license. Quote
Deep Blue Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 http://www.destructoid.com/about-that-shenmue-3-budget-sony-is-helping-294217.phtml I knew from the start that this type of game cant be founded by a kickstarter campaign alone but still :/ Quote
Lexyvil Posted June 17, 2015 Posted June 17, 2015 I heard good things of Shenmue and I admit the kickstarter looks very interesting. Should I play the first two games? Quote
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