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Awesome Japan

https://youtu.be/GwphQVMDJvY?t=14m30s

For those who don't know, "Awesome Japan" are the company in charge of the Shenmue kickstarter.

Their staff : https://translate.google.fr/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.awesome-japan.com%2Fabout%2F&edit-text=

Some statistics :
- Awesome Japan has "helped" 13 kickstarters prior to this (in a span of 11 months), only 7 were successful
- Only 1 videogame kickstarter ,Soul Knights (ex Nippon Ichi staff), barely met the goal of $60k with only 246 backers
- only 1550 backers and $170k for all their campaigns combined so far
- they had no native english speaker before this kickstarter apparently. All of their previous campaigns had significant spelling and translation mistakes
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=170024411&postcount=800
http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/shenmue-3-kickstarter-confuses-customers-angers-idiots--best-video-game-podcast-ep-5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZm-HzCVzL4
by Yokosuka
Sat Jun 27, 2015 11:19 am
 
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Re: Awesome Japan

Hyo Razuki wrote: I'm not saying that not every day can make a difference. But I think it will be hard to get a differnt company to run the KS. Please tweet Cedric though. :)


I know Schweini, I know.

Just tweeted him, I regret that I have not done before.
by Yokosuka
Sat Jun 27, 2015 1:37 pm
 
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Re: What in the world happened with the KS today?

19 days to go. It's still the moment to fire them. I wish.
by Yokosuka
Sun Jun 28, 2015 9:57 am
 
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Re: "$30 on the 3rd" - ROAD TO $10 MILLION

Cédric Bislay :
(about the possibility of active paypal after kickstarter like Star Citizen)
"Yu is informed about this possibility"
by Yokosuka
Sun Jun 28, 2015 12:30 pm
 
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Re: Awesome Japan

Cédric is actually answering a lot of tweets about AJ complains !

mémémargot : " Cedric I am disappointed, I know you love Shenmue more than anything else, don't let Awesome Japan destroy everything "
Cédric Biscay : " It is being looked into. "

I love when he writes like this. [-o< I don't expect so much though.
by Yokosuka
Sun Jun 28, 2015 5:11 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue 1080p

I made quickly these 1080p wallpapers by adding ash55's logo on Ricardo Valverde's works (Riken Productions).

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by Yokosuka
Sun Jun 28, 2015 6:54 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue 3d/2d Art Download

I never found the HD cover too, I don't think it ever exists.

For Shenhua alone : http://cdn-static.gamekult.com/gamekult ... 1210_2.jpg
by Yokosuka
Mon Jun 29, 2015 2:05 pm
 
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Re: Awesome Japan

From an outside point of view, Shenmue looks naturally boring. No fantasy and no transgression ; the two keys of mainstream success are absents. And on the Kickstarter page, neither power nor game design originality are put forward. The Shenmue concept does simply not exist. Even the artworks look awful (although I sincerely love Kenji Miyawaki's style).

Yesterday, I found this excellent video explaining what is Shenmue : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cmuc5ia3go

There is also the Yu's old intervew about Project Berkley which is still very interesting and enlightening.
by Yokosuka
Mon Jun 29, 2015 7:35 pm
 
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Re: IGN continues to fumble funding facts

95 % ? First misinformation, now invention ?
by Yokosuka
Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:08 am
 
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Re: Big update to the Kickstarter coming today!

Cédric is playing with my heart.
by Yokosuka
Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:47 am
 
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Re: Should we be expecting AAA standards or indie standards?

Yu and Neilo are the biggest mysteries of this adventure, no one can really say what we can expect from them. And we live at the time the West has surpassed the East technically. However The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is the first reason of my faith with Yu himself.
by Yokosuka
Tue Jun 30, 2015 3:12 pm
 
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Re: Favourite Yu Suzuki Game Outside of Shenmue?

VF3 that I found better than Shenmue battle system.
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:37 pm
 
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Re: Where is this shop?

It's the Man Mo General Store at Lucky Charm Quarter.
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:52 pm
 
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Re: Kickstarter Redesigned!

I might be really naive, but I think anyone who's interested enough to look at the page will do their own investigating if they find the Kickstarter information insufficient. After all, it is about to become the second most funded Kickstarter of all time. That's worth investigating. There has to be something there that's interesting us enough to boost the game so much.

If they look at Youtube, they will probably think it's outdated, no more original, weak combat system, no fantasy, no transgression, an ordinary story of vengeance, no attractive visuals, etc...
Even if they investigate outside the kickstarter, It's pretty hard to know what exactly is Shenmue. Even most of the fans can't explain it convincingly.
by Yokosuka
Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:06 pm
 
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Re: Eurogamer - What Makes Shenmue's Open World So Special?

Shenmue 2's Hong Kong isn't the biggest of open worlds, and unlike the Yokosuka suburb that preceded it, it can hardly claim to be the densest.

Considering these were pretty much the first open world games, that comment is a bit unfair. Of course they are no longer the biggest, but at the time they were.

The author isn't talking about Shenmue as a game from a past point of view but as a modern game, and that's why this article is way more interesting than any other articles explaining why Shenmue was so revolutionary at its time (that no one cares).
by Yokosuka
Sun Jul 05, 2015 5:21 am
 
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Re: Band Aid/Plaster on ryos face...due to injury intourname

I would have preferred to learn that from a Shenhua & Ryo discussion but it's ok.
by Yokosuka
Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:14 am
 
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Re: How was Shenmue II released on Dreamcast in Europe Anywa

Privilege of release, privilege of original dub and privilege of the better box. :-o
by Yokosuka
Mon Jun 22, 2015 12:28 pm
 
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Re: How much "magic" will be in Shenmue III? (spoiler Shenmu

If you think magic is awkward, why not to see Shenmue from a geopolitical point of view ? Magic is just supposed to be the equivalent of the new nuclear power with powers looking for them, including one of the most important mafias of the world. It's still the story of life.

I really can't see Shenmue turning into a world where this magic is easily mastered by Ryo. If the worst comes to the worst, don't forget all these things can be well and slowly implanted if the story is written with the utmost care. It's just a question of how to introduce them.
by Yokosuka
Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:50 pm
 
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Re: The Shenmue Saga - Huber Hype! (Game Trailers)

I find Shenmue playthroughs usually boring but their last video about Shenmue II was really funny to follow with 200 people watching. Huber is great.
by Yokosuka
Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:55 pm
 
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Re: I replayed Shenmue II disc 4 last night

Beyond what has been said, these things stick me :

- Relation between Bailu Village and China Emperors, supposing a lot of marvelous (and secret) stuff to discover.

- The mountains of death described in the right painting. " Those who set foot in these mountains have ever returned. " It smells a Shenmue 3 intermediate location with a lot of action and tension moments. I wonder if the "high ground battle" feature is related.
http://nsa37.casimages.com/img/2015/07/07/150707114637212257.jpg

- 50 people live in Bailu Village.

- Assuming Shenmue 3 begins straight away after the S2 end, just imagine this with Unreal Engine 4 :
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by Yokosuka
Tue Jul 07, 2015 5:59 pm
 
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Re: How much "magic" will be in Shenmue III? (spoiler Shenmu

We already know that Shenmue is supposed to turn into Dragon Ball battles since Shenmue Online, sorry.
by Yokosuka
Mon Jul 06, 2015 2:30 am
 
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Re: KS Suggetion- 2 player VS Fighting 5.5m- NPC head re. 10

ElephantStone wrote: As much as this appeals to me, I really hope they don't waste resources on something like this.


It could be a profitable DLC or Shenmue 4 feature. "Shenmue, the adventure game with a true VS fighting mode inside" sounds pretty attractive for a newcomer.
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 08, 2015 12:41 pm
 
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Re: Names Everywhere

Have you seen the beautiful irl illustrations on the different threads ? The only thing that could interfere our experience is the lucky hit reward and they are only 2 backers at the moment. Yu Suzuki leads the development, not Joel Tess.
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:05 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue III Kickstarter closing in on 4.5 million!

See, i know i am probably in the minority here, but the free battles were my least exciting bits of the game. I prefer detective work, exploring, mini games, QTE sequences and cut scenes. The free battles aere just OK to me. Like the 70 man battle, or the Beverly Hills Wharf fiasco, or the black suits in the Yellow Head Building. I could leave most of that.

One more good reason to enhance the combat system, right ? Apart for VS fighting fans, Shenmue battle system is hard to handle smoothly while for example Virtua Fighter 5 is much more accessible and pleasing without sacrifice the gameplay depth.
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 08, 2015 11:19 pm
 
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Re: Twitter Q&A Round 2 with Yu coming later!

Himuro wrote: #YouaskYu Some are worried Shenmue will turn into Dragon Ball ala Shenmue Online. People think 3 will turn into a game about magic.Thoughts?


"It's a good idea. Thanks you very much."
by Yokosuka
Thu Jul 09, 2015 3:09 pm
 
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Re: KS Update #31 - Interview with Kenji Itoso

Mixing old branches and young buds makes you always the best team.
by Yokosuka
Fri Jul 10, 2015 10:58 am
 
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Re: Twitter Q&A Round 2 with Yu coming 10th (USA) 11th (UK/J

shredingskin wrote: Don't have twitter so if someone could ask mine, grateful.


Done.
by Yokosuka
Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:20 pm
 
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Re: Yu Suzuki Twitter Q&A Recap 10/7/15

No one cares but I still wonder why they don't use the official Shenmue font.
by Yokosuka
Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:06 am
 
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Re: Shenmue Arcade Cabinet!

Wude-Tang Clan wrote:Where's that from?


Tokyo Network Jungle (Digitaliland) in 1999 may 9th.

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by Yokosuka
Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:00 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue Arcade Cabinet!

Reward needed lol.

That reminds me something :
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by Yokosuka
Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:17 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue Arcade Cabinet!

WOW I was looking for this scene since my childhood but I didn't remember from where this came from. In my memories, I even thought it was from a real-life movie. Thanks :lol:
by Yokosuka
Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:28 pm
 
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Re: Cedric bomb updates ???

I don't think it will be I and II HD.
Actually, I think that making HD remakes would be more expensive than making Shenmue III. With a remake, they'd have to do loads of extra checks to ensure that everything is the same (even the smallest little events) and with games as large and expansive as Shenmue I and II it will be a very tricky task. I'd also imagine that they'd want to re-dub things as I doubt it would even pass for 'so-bad-it's-good' by today's standards.
With Shenmue III, there is a clean slate to work with.

HD ports on the other hand are viable, but we need to ask ourselves if we really want that and if it will make a good impression of the franchise.

I think remake is just a misuse. We all think about a HD port indeed.
by Yokosuka
Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:15 pm
 
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Re: Cedric bomb updates ???


I'm worried about ports though. Shenmue's engine is a bit clunky and far from perfect. I also remember a rumor that SEGA didn't even develop Shenmue's engine and that it was bought/licensed from some company who are now out of business. I don't know if that's true, but if it it, wouldn't that mean that they couldn't tweak the engine and add things such as new lighting effects and stuff?
I'm just scared that awful ports are going to put people off Shenmue III.

When you look at the Shenmue credits, you can see a lot of obscure logo companies so it's a valuable theory. Not an excuse however, they had 14 years to negotiate the right properties. But Sega is Sega...
by Yokosuka
Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:29 pm
 
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Re: Shenmue 1080p

Wow this is beautiful.
by Yokosuka
Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:51 pm
 
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Re: What's your platform of choice?

PC for mods :
- Dreamcast boot animation
- Dreamcast pad buttons for QTE
- Dreamcast pad
- Fanmade clothes ?
- Fanmade locations ?
- Graphic filters
- Swap characters
- Hacking exploration
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60 fps
4k or better anti-aliasing if I can
windowed mode
by Yokosuka
Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:20 am
 
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Re: I am a bit confused why the Ryo model looks so bad

That's the way Ryo should look 8)

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by Yokosuka
Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:25 am
 
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Re: English version of official Shenmue III site online now

I found this really funny, all the press of the world think the site was just released and I wonder why. Thank you for all this free advertising guys !
by Yokosuka
Mon Jul 13, 2015 2:22 pm
 
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Re: Cedric bomb updates ???

I'd be interested to see the country stats if they have them. I'd be interested to see how many people from Japan pledged considering there was like 40k viewers in that Japanese stream the other day, yet for some reason I don't feel like they've done much?

Yeah, didn't the original games sell poorly in Japan?

http://www.ign.com/articles/2000/01/19/shenmue-number-1-in-japan
by Yokosuka
Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:22 pm
 
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KS Update #36: New Trailer & NPC Reward Added

Greetings Shenmue Family!

We have come to the final three days of the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter! Your support and encouragement alone have already made this project a huge success. Thank you!!!

But we are not finished yet! It is our pleasure to announce the new scene from Shenmue 3! It is still a work in progress, but Yu Suzuki has sent it with loving care and hopes it will be all that the fans of the series have come to love, and will show those new to the game some of the wonder and magic they can expect from the continually unfolding world of Shenmue. Please enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDjzCQdqO0Y
Ryo and Shenhua arrive at the Lake of the Lantern Bugs after their long journey. Entranced, they watch the gentle flight of the lantern bugs upon the mirage-like oasis.

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More NPC Last Minute Rewards!!!

Still want to be in the game as an NPC? Don’t miss out on this one! You don’t get to fight Ryo, but you can definitely make his acquaintance!

CHOUBU TRAVELLER / BE A NON-COMBAT NPC - $6,000 Appear as an NPC staying at a Choubu inn. No big battle scene with Ryo, but this is your chance to cameo in the world of Shenmue! Limit 4. RYO VOICE MESSAGE BY COREY MARSHALL Reward included.

These final hours are the most important, so please keep sharing and telling those sailors and random people you meet, that the game of decade, nay, the Holocene Era, is upon us! And for the betterment of all mankind, you should give it your support!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1294268
by Yokosuka
Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:57 pm
 
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Re: The new trailer is bad ...

Apart some pessimistic fans and trolls, who cares ?
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 15, 2015 7:35 am
 
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Re: The new trailer is bad ...

Otacon_ahs wrote:
Sometimes is better having really good artwork than an arguably bad ingame video.


It's also better to have a bad advertising than nothing ;)
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 15, 2015 8:47 am
 
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Re: $5,000,000 REACHED!

shredingskin wrote: There's a BIG stretch now from 5.1 to 6 million :(


1 million in two days, this is going to be very stressful... and I love that.
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:08 pm
 
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Re: [Video] Yu Suzuki SM3 Interview on Niconico Live [Englis

Spoilers worked perfectly, just make sure to activate the Youtube annotations.

The Character Perspective System definitely hypes me, hopefully the switch will be as free as possible. =D>
by Yokosuka
Wed Jul 15, 2015 11:16 pm
 
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