My concern for its niche appeal is not so much for its outright financial success, as I believe it will at least make money. My concern is that that revenue won't be sufficient to justify or fund Shenmue 4 and 5. If Sony actually markets the hell out of it though, that could change. HD remakes (tru...

While I agree that $5m is an incredible achievement for the campaign that we have, I can't help but believe that the amount would have been higher if we'd had a different campaign altogether. I think the Kickstarter has done a fantastic job of rallying the existing fanbase of a 15 year old franchise...

I don't believe we will get a game that will push the limits of technology like Shenmue did when it first arrived, no. Further, I think it's likely that Shenmue3 will be smaller than 2, and perhaps even 1, and will have fewer characters. Which might sound alarming to some people, but I'm not worried...

ash55's suggestion is excellent. When looking at the "new to Shenmue" thread, it occurred to me that everything that happened before Guilin can be summed up quite simply (Ryo Hazuki has travelled to China to find Lan Di, a member of the Chi You Men who killed Ryo's father and took the Drag...

Hi everyone! Long time reader first time poster etc. etc. whatever As someone said earlier, the Kickstarter is just that, a kickstart. No investor is going to sign away millions of dollars to a tiny team like YSnet so that they can create a vast and technically ambitious videogame based on a commerc...