i think the only ones we have are ripped from the game. i remember seeing them in the dojo gallery. the shenmue 2 ones are lower resolution but apparently thats how they are in the game.

If paypal is added post kickstarter then the fan community can run its own campaign to cover any shortfall (i'm optimistic, but 10 mill is a big ask). this new campaign could coincide with the tweetathon every month and we could create a 'fund-o'-meter' telling us exactly how much is required to reach the 10 million. it might take a year or more - who knows - but its definitely possible for fans to generate the funds required to make the game what it deserves to be.

Esppiral wrote:

i wish the artwork from the kickstarter captured the imagery of shenmue as well as this does. well done.

Esppiral wrote: Dreamcast version.





T_T

the zippo vendor lady is a bit out of place among all the main characters, but maybe her moment to shine will come in shenmue 3!

800 pieces over both games! i can't thank this man enough for creating so much great music. shenmue without the music would be unthinkable.

7pm BST it is then. We'll know that the spike at this particular time is from the absolute Shenmue dedicated! (by that i mean dedicated enough to find out the specific time of donation, all contributions on the 3rd (or any other date or time) are HIGHLY HIGHLY APPRECIATED! )

i've said it several times now, but i'll say it again,

Thank You to everyone participating!

NeoShredder wrote: I want the Shenmue Dojo logo on there.

shenmue 2 had those zippos with the 'Muecas' (japanese online fan community of the time) design on it. so the precedent already exists!

i would love to see a photo of the higher tier dojo donator's all standing together wearing their replica Ryo Hazuki jackets! someone has got to organize that at some point. at least the dinner guys should do it.

the shenmue equivalent of Green U.S Masters winners jacket in golf.

someone from a gaming publication or website should make an article about this. not only would it would be great PR for the campaign, it would raise publicity for both shenmue and the school.

and i really can't see Suzuki refusing your requests in regards to the type of NPC you become or of having your school mentioned in the credits.

i wouldn't be surprised if he actually offered you and your school a much more elaborate cameo! (a little school house in Bailu village or something)

yu suzuki visiting your school is also great. heck, someone could produce a really good documentary about this and film the whole thing.

so do the $100+ tiers still get access to the pc trial version even if they the choose the ps4 physical copy?

i never frequent the gaf, but i hear that the shenmue community there is strong and enthusiastic. the topic page looks great zimming, well done. and thanks to all you 'Gaffers' for the shenmue support!

edit; someone on the gaf has this gif on their signature

https://d.maxfile.ro/hoagebsjfc.gif

i've never had sam and larry do that double team move on me before. (too busy beating them senseless!)

i'm a strong believer in a post Kickstarter funding campaign that would coincide with the tweetathon every 3rd of month. the only problem i see if that specifying a particular amount might seem a bit greedy even though when you think about it, the amount is actually fairly modest.

idea rewards;
maybe if Suzuki could provide a modest reward for donating like a badge or sticker i think people would be more willing to accept the $30 suggestion.
30 dollars could be the minimum to get a sticker which would be the 'bronze level' as it were, but higher donations will be rewarded with a silver or gold sticker. (they could use the bronze, silver and gold medal designs from shenmue 2)
http://i.imgur.com/VqmvbMr.jpg

they could provide a different badge or sticker depending on the amount you donate, the design of which would change each month. this would create a incentive for people to donate each month so as to complete their sticker/badge collection.

the designs could be character art, or fan art, with annotations like "You have Ryo's thanks" or something like that.

someone already made the suggestion that the stands with the backers faces could be in a hidden location, and would work out to be an easter egg (like the dural room, or hang-on room). this way it will have less of negative 'intrusive' impact on the game.

i have to admit initially i was not to enthusiastic about the idea, but for the good of funding the campaign i decided not to express my reservations. if it was done in the way i suggested above i wouldn't have any problem with it. the idea of them being on every other board though and in the main areas of the game does worry me.

maybe others backers are having similar reservations, along with the value concerns and thats why they are not shifting.

i also suggested that the game artists could dress them up in chinese clothing or something.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/07/06/shenmue-3-now-among-kickstarters-top-10-successes?utm_campaign=ign+main+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

lots of new shenmue articles appearing thanks to the brothers charity school and shenmue's new status as a top 10 most funded kickstarter. hope this helps keep up the pledge momentum.

i wish they'd use the dojo twitter banner image (see my sig below) to advertise it on the front page rather than 'that' one.

we should have a 3 day long Mega tweetathon 15th-18th with lets plays, fan art, funny tweets, youtube videos, 'why i love shenmue' testimonials etc.

call it:
'The Final Push: Make your dreams come true!'

maybe we should start tweeting her. get shenmue 500k to help.

she has 2.5 millions followers.

Anonymous81 wrote: Can anyone upload the Final Blow campaign image to photobucket or somewhere else and link to it here? The "show" button in the first post isn't working for me, and no image is showing up. Thanks muchly!

try this link
http://www.30onthe3rd.com/images/tfb_logo.jpg

Sorry guys, I've been at work and haven't had a chance to do anything with the image. I don't think I'm going to put the actual time the Kickstarter ends on the graphic because it would get too busy putting all the time zones. I think I'll just put the last three dates of the Kickstarter. And then I'll try to set up 30onthe3rd.com/finalblow

maybe just put the kickstarter end date of the different times zones on the website, and on the first page of this topic.

i love the addition of the wude 'Yi - To act without hesitation, to do what is right'. it fits really well.

fantastic, well done sonoshee.

i just sent a tweet to Game Sack and asked whether they could create a shout-out video for the shenmue kickstarter before it ends.

https://twitter.com/john_vivant/status/ ... 9383540737

feel free to retweet mine or create your own. worth a shot.

Retroberra is working on new version of 'The Final Blow' promo video but this time with HQ video provided by Bluemue. He is going to upload a version of it here soon, so if anyone has a suggestions or constructive feedback please advise him.

Hopefully the video can get some heavy circulation as we go into the final few days of the campaign.

here is one of his latest versions (non-HD); if any has any ideas, suggestions or corrections for the video please send a personal message to him. his user name is 'Retroberra';
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srCg_K3fPmE

somebody mentioned this in the other thread, but he has the same vibe as Zongquan from shenmue 2 - the guy with the crazy hat/hair you meet in the shopping mall.


but obviously its not him.

please start sharing and tweeting about the #TheFinalBlow guys.

here is my tweet;
https://twitter.com/john_vivant/status/620540596961329152

create your own or or feel free to retweet mine.
be sure to share the inspirational #TheFinalBlow promotional video by Retroberra:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adna12C-C4Y

it would be nice to get this video in heavy circulation on social media, especially between 15-17th.

also share Team Yu's event 'Quick Timed Event'
link here; http://teamyu.net/Shenmue.III?action=qte

thank you.

Love Ryo's new face, the scene is great.

I think this is actually a whole new scene from shenmue 3 because shenhua never summons the fireflies from the lake in shenmue 2 - they just pass through. i think people are thinking of the dandelion field, when she uses her magic to levitate the seeds.

in the shenmue online china joy cg there is a similar scene to this one where she is at the lake 'interacting' with the fireflies at night, and also singing - although Ryo is no where is sight.

I really like this trailer, and especially Ryo's new face. its amazing what can be achieved with so little money in so short a time. this gives me confidence in the quality of the final game.

https://youtu.be/1ETjJvgUOso?t=10m51s

Ryo is going to transition into one bad ass kung fu dude, so new clothes seem appropriate. also the more time spent in china living in the those villages and getting to know the locales, the jeans ect are going to feel increasingly out of place.

if we return to exploring bigger cities in shenmue 4 maybe the jeans jacket etc will make a fond and welcome return.

Thief wrote:

Does anybody know the name of the track used in this video?

'christmas on dobuita street', its on the official soundtrack track 5, disc 1 i think.

[*]
edit;
lol well done bluemue

as a precaution put your main 'large pledge' on one card, and all your smaller pledges on another.
contact your bank/credit card company and advise that a number of small payments from a foreign company with coming out on: this date.

i believe that we if they are declined kickstarter has some system for trying again. does anyone know anything about that?

I checked the FAQ a couple of days ago and if there's issues taking payment they contact you via e-mail and give you 7 days to re-enter your payment. But it's not so much the bank declining the payment that worries me, I am worried Kickstarter might just cancel the pledge if the same card is detected on multiple accounts, some websites don't like that such as Amazon for example.


somebody (user was James Brown) asked kickstarter and they replied back that it would be fine.
send him a pm, i'm sure he'll give your more info.

NeoShredder wrote:
BUT it's slippery as hell...on rocks....QTE?

fail and its free battle time.

Yokosuka wrote:

Dragon St. wrote: $700,000 in 27 hours to reach the advanced free battle is very much possible!!

Hope you're true

'I believe in miracles'
-Yu Suzuki

Joel Tess has guaranteed himself immortality in this community.

There seems to be a lot of people asking this question so I thought I'd make a new topic so its easier to direct people to the info.

Kickstarter allows you to open an unlimited number of accounts and use the same card on all of them to make payment.


Here the quote of the inquiry to Kickstarter themselves:
I messaged them and they replied saying it shouldn't be a problem.

Kickstarter Support (Kickstarter)

Jul 8, 11:51 AM

Hi James,

You should be totally fine! Let us know if you need anything else.

Best,
Alfie

skilljim

Jul 8, 9:58 AM

Hi, I am a big Shenmue fan and have backed for the $1500 tier on this account. I also wanted to get the $80 tier so I would be able to receive both rewards, and I have backed this tier on a second account. I have backed it using the same debit card as I thought this would be okay, but I wanted to just double check before the project finishes that my card will be successfully charged twice, one for each of these 2 accounts. I needed to use 2 accounts, as it's not possible to back more than one unique reward tier, that the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter project happens to have.

Thank you for your time and help :)
James.


if you've already secured a physical version on a higher tier, open another account and get digital too. also digital is great as a gift to friends and family.

Please retweet the following or create your own to share this information on twitter. thank you
https://twitter.com/john_vivant/status/621990789510467584

those busts should have been $3000-4000 minimum. they are very famous Shenmue artifacts.

shenmue is trending big time on twitter

Retweet these tweets which are articles from major sites, it should help awareness;

https://twitter.com/verge/status/622021759630462977

https://twitter.com/Gam3Newz/status/622019052341469184

https://twitter.com/VG247/status/622029375337201664

And upvote this GameSpot article

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/shenmue-3-breaks-funding-records-on-kickstarter/1100-6428971/

i'll add to this as I get them.

edit new ones added sequentially:
1. https://twitter.com/Game_Revolution/status/622028159790223361
2. https://twitter.com/RPGSite/status/622022885532569600
3. https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/622023166211129344
4. https://twitter.com/GIBiz/status/622025858316955648
5. https://twitter.com/davidfg/status/622017573140480000
6. https://twitter.com/pushsquare/status/622021826915471361
7. https://twitter.com/PSLifeStyle/status/622015834014093314
8. https://twitter.com/Gameblog/status/622024140413927428
9.https://twitter.com/eurogamer/status/622040558257766400 !!
10. https://twitter.com/gamesTMmag/status/622041240318689280
11. https://twitter.com/GamesRadar/status/622048372094976000
12. https://twitter.com/digitalspy/status/622058900796407808
13. https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/622069173418622977
14.https://twitter.com/IGN/status/622086001423450113
15.

people who haven't yet done this might want to now so we can keep up the shenmue twitter momentum on trends. even if you have why not do it again!

link - http://teamyu.net/Shenmue.III?action=qte :

We need more fans to make a new account and pledge again to get both physical or downloadable version of Ps4 and PC.
This doesn't look great we running out of time We need 430k
We need to get today atleast 130k and tomorow 200k or we not going to make it.

I explained this on this thread.
http://www.shenmuedojo.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=48506
Shenmue has to win we need that publicity.
Claiming 2 records would really really benefit Shenmue brand.


to emphasize the value for people from Great Britain, $29 digital tier works out £18.57. which is insane good value. if you've already secured physical version on a higher tier, open another account and get digital too. also digital is great as gift for friends and family. you can open an unlimited number of accounts and use the same card on all of them without any problems, i've got 6 accounts and no problems at all so far. well done everyone for making this kickstarter so successfull. that video game record NEEDS TO BE OURS!

Chairman Mao makes a cameo in the game, if that counts

yep, i did it too.

I feel that republishing this here from the news thread is appropriate given that we are just moving into the final day of the campaign. Many thanks to Sonoshee for this well worded plea. I hope we can make history tomorrow.

http://i.imgur.com/mMkDRRB.png

Last month our dreams were made a reality with the reveal of Shenmue 3 at E3. Over the past 4 weeks, many of us have done everything we possibly can to #SaveShenmue and make Yu Suzuki's vision for Shenmue 3 a reality. With the final day of the Kickstarter closing in, Shenhua and Ryo need us now more than ever.

The Shenmue community is therefore undertaking #TheFinalBlow to the Kickstarter starting now. If you haven't pledged - this is the time. If you can raise your pledge - please do so. Those of you holding out for a Paypal option - don't.
Do not look back in regret and think how you could have helped make Shenmue 3 the game it should have been.

Yi - To act without hesitation, to do what is right

Please pledge or upgrade your pledge NOW.
The quality and scale of Shenmue 3 is dependent on the Kickstarter’s overall funding success.

Spread this message (and the associated hashtags) on Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, Twitch, Instagram, gaming forums... and anywhere else you possibly can .

The future of Shenmue is in our hands... Let's make our voices heard one last time!

'I believe in miracles'
-Yu Suzuki

Links & Hashtags: #SaveShenmue #TheFinalBlow
30onthe3rd Article | Fate of Shenmue video | Shenmue 3 Kickstarter | Forum Discussion | News Archive

https://youtu.be/adna12C-C4Y

not long now. its unreal. worried about trolls though.

Cedric says 'the source is a liar'
https://twitter.com/CedricBiscay/status ... 8415936512

paypal not being up immediately after the kickstarter ended was a huge opportunity missed.

the kickstarter was raising by 1000's even at the very end. at least some portion of those would have hopped straight onto paypal.

shenmue is trending huge on twitter today and there is still no paypal for people who might only be finding out about the kickstarter now.

i really want to thank you Anonymous81. throughout the campaign i would always see you either in here or in the kickstarter comments, being helpful, positive, and enthusiastic. you understood everything well, and knew what actions to take. this is so useful when directing people. amazing work. this is a really well summarized analysis. the only things that really hurt the campaign was the misinformation about the funding which was fueled by click-baiting faux cynical journalists, and that strange original twitch stream (damage of the twitch stream is debatable imo).

other than that all the other factors converged to produce an amazing and improbable outcome. =D> thanks

i wrote the following a few weeks ago. maybe they could combine this with some of the the higher tier rewards from kickstarter that are still remaining.

idea rewards;
maybe if Suzuki could provide a modest reward for donating like a badge or sticker i think people would be more willing to accept the $30 suggestion.
30 dollars could be the minimum to get a sticker which would be the 'bronze level' as it were, but higher donations will be rewarded with a silver or gold sticker. (they could use the bronze, silver and gold medal designs from shenmue 2)
http://i.imgur.com/VqmvbMr.jpg

they could provide a different badge or sticker depending on the amount you donate, the design of which would change each month. this would create a incentive for people to donate each month so as to complete their sticker/badge collection.

the designs could be character art, or fan art, with annotations like "You have Ryo's thanks" or something like that.