I also bumped my $160 package to the $250. I could raise a little bit more by the end..

Just bought it on Steam. \:D/ Also there are already keys for steam available on sales for about 24€: https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/buy-shenmue-i-ii-cd-key-compare-prices/ Not to advertise here but voidu I believe currently have the cheapest pre-order price https://www.voidu.com/en/shenmue-i-ii I...

(it says "thank you for your purchase")

Just bought it on Steam. Also there are already keys for steam available on sales for about 24€: https://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/buy-she ... re-prices/

Video looks cool, very "shenmue-esque". Also upgraded my tier, hoping to reach the 7 million dollars stretch goal.

I must admit I'm a bit disappointed, it's just May but this means 7 months won't be enough for Shenmue III. It seems clear the work is behind schedule. Anyway, I've been waiting for 15years, so it won't be a problem to wait some more months if the game will benefit. I need Shenmue HD ASAP.

Finally, it's possible to preorder Shenmue HD on Amazon Italy since today. And guess what? "il #1 più venduto in Giochi per PlayStation 4". I bet you understood what it means.

Switch wrote:
Good luck with your studies for N2. Will you be sitting it this year?

Yeah, I would like to. I've got the chance to take the exam on December here in Venice.
実は大学で日本語を勉強した。去年卒業したが、最近日本語で話す機会がないから、真面目に練習るすべきだ。（残念ですが、仕事中日本語が使わない。）

So maybe shenmue can help me get that JLPT N2... Thanks for your great contents Switch!

Sega definitely still have the uncompressed audio files. But I've got this sneaky suspicion they'll be too lazy to put them in the re-release version of the game..

I mean, we've been waiting for this for a looooong looong time. Way too long I'd say. With the upcoming Shenmue "HD" release, it's time to spread some Shenmue love :D I think I'll go for at least 3 or 4 copies on Steam, which I'm gonna gift to some friends of mine who never got the chance ...

No surprises there

Niowiad wrote:
Funny enough, I funded the kickstarted with the "PC physical copy" and never actually thought about this, but what I just quoted sounds like the most likely scenario to me as well at the moment.

I also funded the physical edition anyway ...

It will likely be a "fake physical" edition, with the download code inside the box, like many of the recent PC releases. It won't be on bluray for sure.

I think it's all good if they will use many of the unused tracks. This time there won't be any hardware limitation when talking about audio quality (instead of super-compressed audio on Dreamcast), so we'll be able to enjoy those recordings in all their glory.