Riku Rose wrote: I seriously think Sony is just funding the game. They've said that they needed the $2 million to prove that there was an audience and Adam Boyes pretty much said that they needed it to show the higher ups this was a project worth funding. Most of the stretch goals sounds like they're mini games and side quests which I imagine we will get anyway but just not as many without the stretch goals being met. One of them is for a part time job in a village but I doubt there won't be a single job in that village if the goal isn't met or the structure of the whole village and how it operates will have to change since money isn't available.
I think no matter what goal we hit at this point we will get a game similar in size and scope as the first two but the more the Kickstarter makes the more bells and whistles will be thrown in. The guy in charge of Sony Europe said they consider it a successful series so I doubt they're throwing spare change at the project. There where even job ads going up the minute the Kickstarter went up, why would you start hiring when you don't know how many people you can hire?
My final thoughts: No matter how the Kickstarter ends we will get a sequel that isn't a point A to point B type experience with corners cut too fit into a small budget. We will get a Shenmue sequel similar to the first games but obviously a bit shiner since it's on a console two generations ahead of the originals.
Riku Rose wrote:^I don't think they're fully funding it but that they along with other investors gave Yu quite a healthy budget minus $2 million with which he could make the game and for it not to feel like Shenmue 3 on a budget. Any of the extra money from Kickstarter will just be just that, extra money.
Sony have funded games like The Last Guardian for almost 10 years at this point and it seems too me this is because they have too save face and have something too show for it. I doubt they will publish a half arsed Shenmue III even if the Kickstarter ended where it is now.
ys wrote:
I've been going back and forth regarding this but also think that Sony could end up helping more than they are admitting at the moment. And I agree. I've also been saying that I can't see Sony release Shenmue III lacking lots of features. It is after all in their own interest to get a PS4 release that lives up to a certain standard.
Then we also have Yu who said that the game would already be a worthy sequel at this point. And with more funding new features could be introduced to the series.
ConanTheKing wrote:ys wrote:
I've been going back and forth regarding this but also think that Sony could end up helping more than they are admitting at the moment. And I agree. I've also been saying that I can't see Sony release Shenmue III lacking lots of features. It is after all in their own interest to get a PS4 release that lives up to a certain standard.
Then we also have Yu who said that the game would already be a worthy sequel at this point. And with more funding new features could be introduced to the series.
With the record breaking funding this game achieved in it's first couple of days, it probably caught some attention from people at Sony and they are probably rethinking whether or not to increase more funding as a result, it's clearly something people want.
Axm wrote: I have the theory that once the Kickstarter ends at whatever final amount, Sony is going to swoop in a say "Because you are all so passionate about the series and we want it to be successful too, we are going to match the funds of the Kickstarter 1:1."
So then ~6 million will turn into 12..
But that's just my wonderful ideal theory. Sony looked pretty happy to parade this game all over E3 for us. I dont think they want to see it fail before it even begins.
BlueMue wrote: I like that idea of Sony basically doubling the money gained from Kickstarter. Here's hope they really do something like it.
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