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$10,000,000

Postby iyapol » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:27 pm

Good evening all. Long time reader, first time poster.

So, Yu Suzuki wants $10,000,000 from the Kickstarter to create the best possible Shenmue III? Well, at the current rate, he'll be lucky if he ends up with half.

Today is the lowest cash collection day of the campaign - 'only' $21,000 donated at time of writing. Does this suggest donations are grinding to a halt and, if so, what would happen if the stretch target isn't achieved?

Surely, after all these years, Yu wouldn't release a substandard product? A Shenmue III without a 'truly open world' just wouldn't feel right - it was the open worlds of Shenmue I and II that made the games feel so special.

With talk of a potential future Shenmue IV (one at a time, Yu), wouldn't a disappointing Shenmue III be the final nail in an already fragile Shenmue coffin?
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Re: $10,000

Postby MiTT3NZ » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:30 pm

iyapol wrote:Surely, after all these years, Yu wouldn't release a substandard product?


Have you seen his track record since Shenmue II?
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Re: $10,000

Postby iyapol » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:35 pm

MiTT3NZ wrote:
iyapol wrote:Surely, after all these years, Yu wouldn't release a substandard product?


Have you seen his track record since Shenmue II?


What are you suggesting?
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Re: $10,000

Postby JaySw34 » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:36 pm

Like I've said quite a few times, I am fully confident that no matter how this Kickstarter turns out, Yu will deliver us the Shenmue 3 that he envisions without holding back
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Re: $10,000

Postby mjq jazz bar » Tue Jun 23, 2015 7:40 pm

Troll.
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Re: $10,000

Postby Riku Rose » Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:00 pm

JaySw34 wrote: Like I've said quite a few times, I am fully confident that no matter how this Kickstarter turns out, Yu will deliver us the Shenmue 3 that he envisions without holding back


Even if the Kickstarter only hit $5-6 million I imagine we will get a similar game to if we hit $10 million due to outside funding.
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Re: $10,000,000

Postby Doom_Infinite » Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:11 pm

I think the problem is that the Kickstarter page isn't making any changes despite huge amounts of fan feedback desperately trying to get them to improve it.

I agree though that even if it ends at 5 or 6 million Suzuki san will do his best to find extra to make it the true sequel we want. :)
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Re: $10,000

Postby Supa » Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:11 pm

MiTT3NZ wrote:
iyapol wrote:Surely, after all these years, Yu wouldn't release a substandard product?


Have you seen his track record since Shenmue II?



He may have had a low output, but surely not all of those games were bad. Did you play any of them? I didn't, none were readily available.
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Re: $10,000,000

Postby Jeff » Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:34 pm

What concerns me is that these backers can basically buy the game at a discount for $29.00. So far there is about 45,000 backers. If you want it why wouldn't you pay $29.00 now? 50k units sold isn't a whopping success, in fact it's the opposite.
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Re: $10,000,000

Postby mrandyk » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:01 pm

Jeff wrote: What concerns me is that these backers can basically buy the game at a discount for $29.00. So far there is about 45,000 backers. If you want it why wouldn't you pay $29.00 now? 50k units sold isn't a whopping success, in fact it's the opposite.

But the release date is slated for 30 months from now. I can see where that would drive a lot of people on the fence away.
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Re: $10,000,000

Postby Kenny » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:14 pm

Jeff wrote: What concerns me is that these backers can basically buy the game at a discount for $29.00. So far there is about 45,000 backers. If you want it why wouldn't you pay $29.00 now? 50k units sold isn't a whopping success, in fact it's the opposite.


Except these people are giving money to his company to make the game. They're basically paying for the labor and they might've calculated how much it would cost to turn a profit. Especially since there is no disc, it's all downloadable. A portion of this money is not returnable (the crowdfunders) so that lifts part of a heavy burden off their back.

And also 10k for a dinner? 3k for a leather jacket? And the other high tier prices. We're also not taking into account how well it would do after it's out and sold to the public. It's not realistic to assume AAA numbers and they might've figured that out a long time ago to not break the bank.
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Re: $10,000

Postby elfshadowreaper » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:14 pm

Riku Rose wrote:Even if the Kickstarter only hit $5-6 million I imagine we will get a similar game to if we hit $10 million due to outside funding.


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Re: $10,000

Postby shredingskin » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:18 pm

Riku Rose wrote:
JaySw34 wrote: Like I've said quite a few times, I am fully confident that no matter how this Kickstarter turns out, Yu will deliver us the Shenmue 3 that he envisions without holding back


Even if the Kickstarter only hit $5-6 million I imagine we will get a similar game to if we hit $10 million due to outside funding.


I think the same, but not because outside founding but because YSThey have a budget, they have a goal to achieve. For example broken age was actually drew back by over funding. They thought they could do an ags game, but then started going different ways.

And seems like Yu got a really clear view of what he wants of the game, so that's really a BIG plus.

Of course any other income sources would not be bad :D
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Re: $10,000,000

Postby JaySw34 » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:38 pm

What would really be great is if there was some filthy rich fan who donated millions to back the whole thing. If only Floyd Money Mayweather or some Saudi oil prince were Shenmue fans.
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Re: $10,000,000

Postby Yokosuka Martian » Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:42 pm

I think if we all tweet Mayweather that he'd be a bitch if he didn't donate a couple of million to the Kickstarter, he would do it .
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