Shenmue 3 is now a thing

robgmun · 16 Jun 2015 at 12:46

I hope they remake 1 and 2, even if it's just am upscale of the res otherwise i'll be lost playing 3

Simon Belmont · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:04

OMG YES!!!. I need this Yu. Thank you for bring the final chapter back. Very Excited

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:04

The goal is probably just a gauge for external investors to decide whether or not there is a possible consumer interest in this title. Same thing happened with Bloodstains. People obviously want this game

Glad it's funded though, but 2017

TNA · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:13

Yeah, I feel the same, but I would rather they take their time and get it right.

In the mean time they should get another kick starter for getting Shenmue 1 and 2 Remaster to PC.

l0z · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:15

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Shenmue was an awful game.

Remember the bit where you got a day job in a warehouse and had to work shifts driving a forklift?

Smeghead · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:17

One thing I'm slightly concerned about is how they're going to handle the story. Wasn't it originally planned to have 6 games worth of story? Even if this is a huge success, I can't really see it having enough steam to fully revive the franchise to fund a Shenmue 4 and beyond, so outside of somehow continuing it through other means (comics or whatever), I'm a bit worried that the story is going to be forced short.

I'm sure every single game has at least one section which is bad or annoying, but one bad section in game hardly makes the entire series bad. It's one of the most immersive games I've ever played, and the attention to detail was unreal. Shenmue 2 in particular had insane scale for its time; I'd say it even stands up today.

TNA · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:22

You forgot to say "in your opinion", as many people obviously feel differently. That said, I won't argue with you, nostalgia is a part of it, but to call it an awful game?

Oh and I enjoyed the forklift section at the time, not like it was for ages. Short part of the game.

d_brennen · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:50

Funny how contemporary reviews raved about it. It had slow sections, that was it's nature.

How many zillion random encounters do the average JRPG have? Is that not a grind fest? I though the forklift sections were a nice change of pace IMO.

One think that I am glad of is that this is a continuation, not a remake of the first two episodes. I just hope they don't bow to today's game conventions and stay true to the formula

iamtheoneneo · 16 Jun 2015 at 13:53

It really wasnt, and for its time it was phenomenal.
The forklift bit wasnt even that long!

pooley · 16 Jun 2015 at 14:01

It was ahead of it's time, now you have simulators for all sorts nowadays LOLZ

Simon Belmont · 16 Jun 2015 at 14:02

Yes, I love that part of the game. Millions of fans would disagree with you. Shenmue series is one of memory's and all the fun I had playing. Shenmue is a AMAZING GAME!

bakes0310 · 16 Jun 2015 at 15:17

Pledged $100 I say bring it on, cant wait.

Gimpymoo · 16 Jun 2015 at 15:26

One of the most successful gaming Kickstarters if not Kickstarters full stop in the making?

md99 · 16 Jun 2015 at 15:29

$2.3m donated in less than 24 hours.

$4.5m is the magic number to create the game in its entirety.

d_brennen · 16 Jun 2015 at 15:31

It won't have the steam that Star Citizen had, I think it'll plateau a little when all 50 of us Shenmue nuts are completely broke

bakes0310 · 16 Jun 2015 at 15:31

Looks like it, I hope they do keep the last stretch goal as 4.5mil and not start making up new stretch goals. The rest of the funds should be just for polishing the game up and bug fixing etc.

Gimpymoo · 16 Jun 2015 at 15:36

Star Citizen is an odd one... what are they doing with all that money?

d_brennen · 16 Jun 2015 at 17:31

Making more concept ships. I find it truly baffling that people are paying HUNDREDS of dollars for a digital ship in a game which doesn't exist yet. Mind blowing

jamiehavok · 16 Jun 2015 at 18:25

Awesome been waiting for this forever! I hope that in game footage gets worked on a bit though! those facial animations are horrible and that english voice acting is worse than Shenmue I and II! Thr gfx dont look bad though, At least it cant be downgraded!