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Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours

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Re: Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours

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Post by drzaiusapelord »

roneesh wrote: post #12

I am beyond excited! I never thought Shenmue 3 would be released. I remember when Shenmue 1 came out, it was billed as Yu Suzuki's opus, and at the time the world's most expensive game at 70 million USD. To leave your opus unfinished must be hard, so I'm glad he's getting to finish it up properly (or, given the success, continue it). For a certain generation of gamer, Shenmue isn't just a game, it's an event. It's a…

Any idea of the English versions do it credit or if a lot is lost in translation?

Re: Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours

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Post by daxelrod »

minimaxir wrote: post #29

For those asking "Why was this announced at the Sony event?", note that according to the rewards, Shenmue 3 will be a PlayStation 4 exclusive for consoles: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3

They've added this to their FAQ:

  Will there be an Xbox/Wii U/Linux/Mac version for Shenmue 3?
  Currently we are planning development only for PC (Windows)
  and PS4. Other platforms have not been decided yet.

Re: Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours

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Post by Arzh »

SCHiM wrote: post #37

Does it bother anyone else when a company that does not need a kick starter uses it? That's not really what it was meant for you know :s

What makes you think anyone wants to fund a new Shenmue? It cost Sony a little to put them on the stage since they don't have any first party games to show off. The cost of the time is then made up by 'fan goodwill'

Re: Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours

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Post by bobbyi_settv »

SCHiM wrote: post #37

Does it bother anyone else when a company that does not need a kick starter uses it? That's not really what it was meant for you know :s

Why do you think they don't need it? There isn't much info available about the company, but from I can tell, this would be the first game they've released. Even if they've done something to this point or have some outside backers, they surely don't have $60M lying around which is what the original Shenmue cost to make.

Re: Sony reaches $2m Shenmue III game target on Kickstarter within hours

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Post by roneesh »

drzaiusapelord wrote: post #51
roneesh wrote: post #12

I am beyond excited! I never thought Shenmue 3 would be released. I remember when Shenmue 1 came out, it was billed as Yu Suzuki's opus, and at the time the world's most expensive game at 70 million USD. To leave your opus unfinished must be hard, so I'm glad he's getting to finish it up properly (or, given the success, continue it). For a certain generation of gamer, Shenmue isn't just a game, it's an event. It's a…

Any idea of the English versions do it credit or if a lot is lost in translation?

I've actually never compared the two versions to see if one is much better than the other. At the time it was released, it was kind of a fact that the translations lost some/major nuance, however I played them in English and enjoyed them greatly nonetheless. I'd say treat it as translated literature: the translation perhaps isn't enough to do scholarly work on, but for enjoyment's sake it's probably just fine.
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