I like to think that it will be released sooner than later since it seems that they were already testing achievements, which is probably one of the last things you add to a game, considering they have to make sure things in the game work properly and all.

A point could be made about the achievements being easy to get in that it would attract "achievement hunters" to buy and play the game, since it would be an easy platinum. But I agree that it needs a couple of hard ones (like beating Chai in You Arcade in Shenmue 1, beating Izumi/Duck Raci...

Long live Shenmue and the dojo!

Has Yu Suzuki ever said anything about the Yakuza/Ryu ga Gotoku series? It's viewed as a spiritual successor to Shenmue (but now that we have Shenmue 3 coming now that is even more debatable) and I wonder if he has ever acknowledged the series in any way? Sorry if this question has already been asked.

I just ate a carrot thanks to this thread

Will the next stream be today? The Twitch channel is still saying "June 22". Has the date been decided yet?

I'm Brazilian as well. I didn't know about this problem with SA credit cards and Kickstarter. I already pledged, but now I'm worried that it will be rejected when the campaign ends or something.

The first Shenmue game I played was the second one on Xbox, so thank you Peter Moore.

Hopefully some websites that claimed that Sony was funding the development will correct themselves.

I love arm wrestling in this game (you can see that from my username) :lol: I think because, for me anyway, it's the toughest of the mini-games it makes it more addictive. That rush of adrenaline you get during the harder tiers is something that has endured all these years. Exactly! The maximum bet ...

Those guys from the GameTrailers reaction video are also streaming Shenmue II every monday at 6 PM (PT/Pacific Time).

http://www.twitch.tv/gametrailers

I found a guide that can help: http://www.wituz.com/tutorial-make-your ... tream.html

Hopefully this will help people know more about the games!

It would be awesome if we could do something like Twitch plays Pokemon where the chat controls Ryo. It would be hilarious, at least until they start failing all the QTEs.

Jibby that video was excellent! You did an amazing job!

I hope the minigames from the previous games return and you can play them online. Now you can play Lucky Hit or try Arm Wrestling and even fighting online! That would be great.