Shenmue 3 Kickstarter

[MrPopo]

Are there other (software) projects out there that have sold very well after it's been released?

Pillars of Eternity, offhand. Could possibly count Pier Solar, though of course, those of us that backed it at physical copy level have yet to see it...

Shovel Knight?

FTL comes to mind.

[Ack]

Does Wasteland 2 fall into this category as well?

[ninjainspandex]

A different perspective,

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/ ... right-now/


"Stop Donating To The 'Shenmue 3' Kickstarter Right Now"

My answer to that article is "Talk is cheap" people can say they want a game but it is money that talks.

[ExedExes]

Dunpeal, I understand your frustration in not knowing where to go and what to do. What I suggest is approaching the game in a way a person would approach a book. Take things slow and at a casual pace. Don't let yourself be distracted easily. To help guide you in what you need to do, talk to everyone you see in the game. If they aren't just a random passersby than they usually can offer up a tidbit of information. Talking to as many people as possible can open up different paths to a problem and pushes the story along a bit differently.

A lot of time they reference a location and it helps to take a look at the maps strewn about the locales.

Look at everything. Go into shops and look at their wares, open drawers and explore locales. Take an in-game day to explore the Hazuki Home, a day to explore Sakuragaoka, a day to explore the harbor etc. and just enjoy. This is a game that was built with everything laid in place long before they developed it. The story and character motivation has been set. Characters say and do things with purpose and intent that may sometimes confuse you, but are done intentionally. When you explore your house, you learn so much about the people around you. You can read the scrolls and their sayings and that says something of your father. Looking at Fukuhara's bedroom says a lot of him as a person and his mentality.

A lot of the focus in this game is on character and that is where a lot of people find issues with it. They get distracted by the voice acting and therefor deters them from enjoying it. Some find it to be exactly the opposite, that the cheesy delivery of lines can sometimes heighten things. Others don't have it affect them in any way. Just focus on what is being said, versus how it is being said.

Come in with an open mind and just go where the ride takes you and don't stress out about time. Sure the game has its flaws, but those flaws are superficial. Just explore and play and talk to me about it. Let me know how you feel and why you feel it and I can also help make you see it in a different perspective.

I find that most games that people don't enjoy is because they don't get how to enjoy it.

I see.

Kidding aside, in addition to opening every drawer/door in the dojo during the first 2-3 hours I played this, I would ask shopkeepers in Dobuita where the particular store in question I was looking for when it was right across the street, just so I could be even more immersed in this game.

I'm not at a BMF level of excitement but talking about the memories I have sure helps.

[Erik_Twice]

Basically, if you can remember its name, it probably was a very successful game post release. It would be more difficult to name games that did well on Kickstarter and then done poorly than the opposite by a wide margin.

For Shenmue 3 though....I could know that it was getting $300 million from a publisher and I would still give them my $100 to say, "WOOO!!!"

Eh, I understand it. If it were OutRun 3 I would have already jumped into the physical release

[BogusMeatFactory]

Let's be honest, who here hung out at Bob's Pizzeria so that Mario could constantly try to hook Ryo and Nozomi up? ....

....anyone?

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.....Anyone?

....just me then?

[Nemoide]

I think the article raises a fair point but I'm comfortable backing anyway. I loved the first two and want a physical edition of this one so I'm treating it as a preorder and am "only" backing at the $60 level.

But IMO, treating Kickstarter as a preorder-platform kind of goes against the spirit of crowdfunding so I try to avoid it unless something REALLY catches my eye. I like to back projects that actually need funds to get made and so once a project is successful I become less inclined to back them. But... I'm pretty easy to market to; put SHENMUE or CASTLEVANIA in big bold letters and I'll throw my money at it without too much hesitation.

[Reprise]

Let's be honest, who here hung out at Bob's Pizzeria so that Mario could constantly try to hook Ryo and Nozomi up? ....

....anyone?

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.....Anyone?

....just me then?

Not just you. I used to do that too!

[Gunstar Green]

While I think Shenmue is a poopy game except for the fact that I can use it to play better Yu Suzuki games, I have undying respect for the man and I'm really happy he's finally able to continue his magnum opus.

I know what it's like to have something I love end before it's over and I wish I could imagine what the fans must be feeling right now.

[BogusMeatFactory]

New Stretch goals announced!