PAYPAL SUPPORT FOR SHENMUE 3! PRE-ORDER FOR PS4/PC!

[James Brown]

So is it no longer possible to pledge for the $80 phone card to call characters and get the flashback sequences? Is there a way I'll be able to obtain this content upon release?

No, because too many Kickstarter backers wanted it to remain exclusive to them.

Dude wait!!? So are you trying to tell me that no one is going to receive ANY rewards on the Paypal site!!!?

Joking #MediaReacts

[Let's Get Sweaty]

Your last line just spared all those around me from having their brains pulled out through their nostrils.

[staplepuffs27]

So is it no longer possible to pledge for the $80 phone card to call characters and get the flashback sequences? Is there a way I'll be able to obtain this content upon release?

No, because too many Kickstarter backers wanted it to remain exclusive to them.

huh well I wonder if there will be a 2nd hand or unofficial way of getting it upon release.

[Kiske]

30th May

$6,610,390 --> $6,611,229 (+$830)

72,444 --> 72,453 (+9) (Approx $92.22 per backer)

So much to discuss today that we almost forgot to update Slacker Backer numbers

31th May

$6,611,229 --> $6,611,335 (+$106)

72,453 --> 72,454 backers (+1)

1st June

$6,611,335 --> $6,611,560 (+$225)

72,454 --> 72,458 backers (+4) ($56.25 per backer)

3rd June

$6,611,560 --> $6,612,455 (+$895) ($447.5 per day)

72,458 --> 72,470 backers (+12) (+$74.6 per backer)

[Spaghetti]

3rd June

$6,611,560 --> $6,612,455 (+$895) ($447.5 per day)

72,458 --> 72,470 backers (+12) (+$74.6 per backer)

6th June

$6,612,445 --> $6,614,516 (+$2071) (approx $690 per day)

72,470 --> 72,489 backers (+19) (approx $109 per backer)

[SMDzero]

Seems like the paypal isn't slowing down.

Anyone think we're going to hit 7 million??

[Spaghetti]

Seems like the paypal isn't slowing down.

Anyone think we're going to hit 7 million??

Who can say? Always onwards and upwards no matter the goal.

Shenmue has been in the news a bit over the last few days, so hopefully that'll contribute to a nice boost.

[Hyo Razuki]

Hitting the $ 7 million mark would be absolutely magnifficent! It would mean, we'd get an almost fully fleshed out battle system, with only one battle system-related goal missing. That would be so awesome! Expanded AI system also sounds really thrilling.

[Peter]

Some promotion would see a great intake of funding, but the problem is 2 years crowdfunding advertising in a row for a game thats already more than surpassed its target will just give the media fuel to burn us alive.

[Englishhedgehog]

Here's the thing though. Let's imagine for a second that the final budget for Shenmue 3 is 6.95 million dollars. Would they really still not be able to make AI battling a thing with only $50,000 less? And if so, what would they would do with the extra $450,000? I know jack shit about budgets, but the idea that you have to reach this exact number and anything even slightly less is useless doesn't make sense to me.

[Spaghetti]

Here's the thing though. Let's imagine for a second that the final budget for Shenmue 3 is 6.95 million dollars. Would they really still not be able to make AI battling a thing with only $50,000 less? And if so, what would they would do with the extra $450,000? I know jack shit about budgets, but the idea that you have to reach this exact number and anything even slightly less is useless doesn't make sense to me.

We don't have to reach an exact number.

The stretch goals aren't directly "this is how much it costs", it's more "this is the amount of extra staff we need to hire, and the time/resources it would take to make this feature happen". We know they're experimenting with features we didn't hit the stretch goal for, like the Higher Ground System. It is yet to be seen if that is a result of extra funding, being able to stretch the money further than originally thought, or just because implementing the system aligned with their overall design goals for the combat system and so became somewhere they could justify diverting their resources.

[Yokosuka]

Here's the thing though. Let's imagine for a second that the final budget for Shenmue 3 is 6.95 million dollars. Would they really still not be able to make AI battling a thing with only $50,000 less? And if so, what would they would do with the extra $450,000? I know jack shit about budgets, but the idea that you have to reach this exact number and anything even slightly less is useless doesn't make sense to me.

Actually they're already trying to make the AI battling a reality, it's just not a guarantee. The numbers are only symbolic.

[Amir]

I think they should have renamed "AI Battling" to "Dynamic Battling" to better represent what it actually is. That one video clip of Suzuki from that interview demonstrating how moves would change depending on positions was a decent explanation that unfortunately many won't see:

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[Spaghetti]

I think they should have renamed "AI Battling" to "Dynamic Battling" to better represent what it actually is. That one video clip of Suzuki from that interview demonstrating how moves would change depending on positions was a decent explanation that unfortunately many won't see:

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Mm. I think this and the Higher Ground System will make it into the game in some form, or at least get extensively tested until they decide whether or not it's worth implementing.

I'm not willing to say they got an increased budget without proof, but it does at least seem there is some flexibility in what they've got to go a little further than expected.

[Kiske]

Here's the thing though. Let's imagine for a second that the final budget for Shenmue 3 is 6.95 million dollars. Would they really still not be able to make AI battling a thing with only $50,000 less? And if so, what would they would do with the extra $450,000? I know jack shit about budgets, but the idea that you have to reach this exact number and anything even slightly less is useless doesn't make sense to me.

We don't have to reach an exact number.

The stretch goals aren't directly "this is how much it costs", it's more "this is the amount of extra staff we need to hire, and the time/resources it would take to make this feature happen". We know they're experimenting with features we didn't hit the stretch goal for, like the Higher Ground System. It is yet to be seen if that is a result of extra funding, being able to stretch the money further than originally thought, or just because implementing the system aligned with their overall design goals for the combat system and so became somewhere they could justify diverting their resources.

Let's do not forget that beside the money "budget", there's also the "time" budget.
What I mean is that at some point, if they want to release the game on schedule (or with only a short delay) they'll have to decide which features will make it and which ones won't.

This is why it's important imo, to reach the highest amount of funds in the shortest possible time.
Again, pledges upgrades, PC version and above all, big media coverage are what we need in the next month in order to consolidate the budget.