Shenmue 3 (PS4, PC)

[Brave Volunteer]

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OK, this one really tugged at my heartstrings while watching Sony's press conference. As a late teen, early twenty-something, Yu Suzuki was responsible for some of THE most memorable gaming experiences of my life during that time period! He created such great titles as Outrun, Space Harrier, Virtua Fighter, Virtua Racing, Daytona USA, Afterburner, Sega Rally Championship, Virtua Cop, Super Hang On, Ferrari F355 Championship, and of course, Shenmue 1 and 2. He truly belongs next to Nintendo's Shigeru Myamoto and Atari's Nolan Bushnell on the "Mt. Everest" of videogames. I hadn't seen a picture of Yu Suzuki since the mid 90's in an old gaming magazine. To suddenly see him on Sony's stage looking all grandfatherly, asking for help to get Shenmue 3 made, yeah I got a little teary-eyed. Totally unexpected!

Oh incidentally, they've already surpassed the kickstarter goal of 2 million dollars! It was the fastest to reach that milestone in the history of kickstarter! I'm glad to see this game is going to get made to complete the story.

 

[UTCVol]

Definitely buying this. Those games were so ahead of their time.

 

[kwebbvols2344]

Will definitely be buying this.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

From this weeks Famitsu via Kotaku
•For development, Suzuki has turned to the company neilo as the main developer. Takeshi Hirai of neilo was the chief programmer for the original Shenmue.
•Asked by Weekly Famitsu why he didn’t consider partnering with a Western developer, Suzuki noted, “There was that option, yes. But the biggest characteristic of Shenmue is culture.” Suzuki has been vocal of his intent to preserve the cultural aspects of the game.
•For the development of Shenmue III, Suzuki is gathering other key members of the development team for the original game.
•Suzuki is currently looking at the Unreal Engine 4 for Shenmue III. “I’ve been looking at a several different engines over the past three years for Shenmue III, and Unreal Engine 4’s colors fit the color of the world I envision for Shenmue.” Suzuki remarked.
•While Shenmue II offered a bigger map compared to the original Shenmue, Suzuki has said that for Shenmue III he is looking to make a smaller, more detailed world. “Ever since [Shenmue II] I always had decided that ‘for the next game, I’m going to go much deeper.’” Suzuki said. Suzuki has said that he is looking to focus on giving the characters far more depth in how they act as they inhabit the world of Shenmue III and how they react to the player’s decisions.
•The story of Shenmue III will start directly after the end of Shenmue II where *spoilers!* Ryo Hazuki met Ling Shenhua and went to her home *end spoilers!* Suzuki has confirmed that several familiar characters will be returning in the game. Fortunately, for those who have never played the previous games, the Kickstarter stretch goal of 2.5 million – cinema shorts for Shenmue and Shenmue II – has been reached.
•While the game’s release date is still not set in stone, Suzuki is hoping to have the game available by the end of 2017.
•As the game is a direct sequel in the series, it is not a spin-off, side story, remake, or reboot.
•The initial asking goal was for 2 million dollars. It hit that goal in less than 24 hours, making it the fastest Kickstarter project to hit both a million and 2 million dollars.
•Sega, which published the previous Shenmue games kindly handed the rights for a sequel over to series creator Yu Suzuki without any sort of fuss. Nice of you, Sega.
•Sony has a hand in the project, probably shouldering what will the bulk of developments costs.

 

[UTK]

I was like 6 or so when I played Shenmue, don't remember abything of the story hardly, just remember how interactive everything was. I spent hours buying drinks outta the soda machine and playing the arcade games. Lol I need to find a dream cast and copy of the game just to play through it again. I for sure didn't beat it back then. Lol