All done!

PS. It was great to see them include other classic SEGA IP's that I thought they'd omit entirely (eg. Panzer Dragoon, Skies of Arcadia)

I personally don't understand all the fuss over a clearly unfinished character model.

Maybe this is why we aren't seeing a lot of backer updates. If this is what it's like on the Dojo I daren't even guess what the KS comments are like. I'd expect this sort of behaviour from ill-informed 'journalists' from IGN or Eurogamer, but not those claiming to be Shenmue fans.

Usually I'd stock up on energy drinks, but I think I'll be running completely on adrenaline that I won't even need to

This was such a great result for the series!

Thanks for the hard work Switch, fyi I have just added this to the news section

^^First time poster, lol

Anyway I love Huber, I watch his Huber Hype from 2015 often and love the guys excitement and dedication to the series!

I love shmup's , but don't ask me if I'm actually any good at them :P
Still, the challenge of a bullet hell shooter is pretty sweet :twisted:

Here are some of the ones I remember having played and enjoyed:

Radiant Silvergun, Sexy Parodius, Battle Garegga, Ikaruga, Akai Katana Shin, Otomedius G/Excellent, Caladrius, Deathsmiles/IIx, Bulletsoul/Infinite Burst, Mushihimesama/Futari, Dodonpachi Saidaioujyou/Dodonpachi Daifukkatsu Black Label, Pink Sweets, Muchi Muchi Pork, SakuraFlamingoArchives, Espgaluda 2, Senko No Ronde/Duo, Guwange, Triggerheart Exelica, Eschatos, Ginga Force, Ghost Blade, Raiden V, Mamorukun Curse!, Strike Witches: Hakugin no Tsubasa.

PS. I have Bulk Slash on the Saturn, love that game!

I know its more expensive (stupid Ebay sharks) but it'd be easier just to buy the games in their complete state. I don't think I've ever seen the sleeves themselves on Ebay...

I'm not upset about it in the least, infact this announcement has really made me smile. It feels like the game is getting the proper development period that a game like Shenmue requires and it will only reap the benefits of the extra year or so.
Yu-san stating that the game has become bigger and more beautiful than he originally imagined really gave me goosebumps.

Those of you who hoped to see something to help "soften the blow" of the delay, I expect we'll now see something solid at MAGIC early next year.

This announcement also gives Sega more time to pull their fingers out of their behinds and deliver us Shenmue HD!

Phil.

If you looked into things a bit more (ie. the YSnet website) you'd see that they are hiring and only hiring experienced developers and those familar with UE4.
Veteran developers that Yu has hired from the AM2 development team of the past are people who I'd trust more than having some other "big company" step in and take over. These guys lived and breathed Shenmue for many years. They know Shenmue. They ARE Shenmue.

It really doesn't matter how long Suzuki has been out of the game, he's still the visionary he always was. You can tell by some of the idea's he has for Shenmue 3. Like the Rapport system; whereby Shenhua or other NPC's will be a certain proximity to or away from you depending on the level of trust. That's pretty impressive. I don't remember seeing that kind of feature in any other game to date. It's these little touches that will make Shenmue 3 as intimate and impressive as the previous instalments.

I can understand the worries you have. But when you look at things logically, you'll see that we really do have the best team and the best guys behind Shenmue 3.

Just give them the benefit of the doubt if you can't give them trust.

It's always a pleasure to watch the streams... when I get chance.

I was on Youtube just the other evening and clicked on to the stream and saw Peter failing the QTE where Ryo & Ren are running away from a chainsaw wielding Yuan. Peter's reaction was priceless - he just let the rest of the QTE play out without even trying, with his face in his palm (exactly what I did at times) :lol:

It was also interesting to see that Peter had never seen the part where you fail in a QTE when Dou Niu is chasing you - when he falls and gets stuck in the floor - ending with you fighting some of his cronies.

The "Go on, say it Jibbs" when Peter failed was brilliant, too.... "RIP" :lol:

darksniper wrote: In the Shenmue postmortem Yu Suzuki explicitly states that Ryo does in fact defeat Lan Di.

He also stated in an interview with ShenmueMaster that the "feeling of revenge will completely disappear".

Spaghetti wrote: Short answer: Nah.

Long answer: Nah...

Well a shit morning has just turned into a fabulous morning!

That LOGO!!! \:D/ =D>

We will be attending Germany's mid-August gaming event gamescom 2017! While we are still working out the details with our partners, we plan to show our newest movie clips, share the latest updates and even make some new announcements .

Okay... where's that "drool" smiley when you need him? Really looking forward to this, especially the new movie clips!

Be on the lookout for shirt button projectiles!

:lol:

The_Intruder wrote:Is that new character Mai Mai that Kenji talked about in his video?

I was thinking the same thing when I saw it...

http://i.imgur.com/Eie9Z0U.png

Last month, Famitsu Online ran a poll to find out which of the Top 20 Action-Adventure games audiences loved the most.

The results of the poll have now been published in the Weekly Famitsu magazine - with both Shenmue titles having scored in the Top 10!

For a full rundown of the results, including brief new interviews with Yu Suzuki, Megumi Yasu and Masaya Matsukaze, please see the complete article published by Dojo veteran Switch on his website here .

Links: Discussion Topic

khmlight3 wrote:

darksniper wrote: It would be nice if they did a Ren of Heavens spinoff game with Ren as the main character. That would be sick!

That would be cool!

"This is cool"

Kiske wrote:I should probably just stop drinking in the middle of the afternoon.

If anyone asks if you're okay... Just say:

Sorry if it's a stupid question, but wasn't Sony originally the Publisher of the PS4 version?

Does the Deep Silver deal put an end to the Slacker Backer campaign in the near future?

Maybe Deep Silver are taking over publishing duties in Europe and America, with Sony focusing on Japan? I'm hopeful we'll find out more at Gamecom regarding Deep Silver's involvement.

As for the Slacker Backer... I'd like to think that with Deep Silver entering the fray that the game will be fully funded, giving Suzuki-san what he requires to make it "the full on Shenmue experience"...

To me, the publisher doesn't make the game but simply ensures that it gets out to the public.

Well it depends.

I'm assuming you don't know about the whole Dead Island 2 fiasco?
Deep Silver weren't happy with how the game was turning out, so removed it from the-then developer due to "creative differences" and handed it off to Sumo Digital, who are now working on it.
I'm not saying this will happen with Shenmue 3, but at this point we don't know what sort of clout Deep Silver hold.
This is why I have a bad taste in my mouth them teaming with Deep Silver inparticular. Their track record isn't brilliant, despite releasing some pretty cool games to the west.

Deep down I know Yu Suzuki wouldn't have made the deal if he felt any sort of creative power would have been taken away from him, but I don't think that means Deep Silver won't hold any sort of influence in some respect if they've put money into the pot.

I don't know, I just feel uneasy with the deal. I'd prefer to know why Sony aren't publishing, as originally intended, if I'm honest.

I can understand the passion.

But you should also understand that this is Yu Suzuki's vision and no-one else's.
Trust the guy in his moment of need.

I have to ask, did people get so worked up like this when they saw work-in-progress images of Shenmue & Shenmue 2 back in the day?
And yet, everything turned out just fine, didn't it?

I think a lot of over-reacting is going on in this thread.

Everything will be fine. Character models are worked on right up until release, even though yes, these models are in a press release.

Peter said it best - we actually have a Shenmue 3 .

So just calm your panties everyone 8)

Nice spot, Spags!

And thus, the overwhelming tears of joyness... begins!

mjq jazz bar wrote:Now, the logo... Not sure how I feel about it. Not as bad as I initially thought, but I don't get the design intent.

It could very well be a Deep Silver decision.

This is one of the reasons why I wasn't happy with the partnership with them inparticular.

The animations are pretty poor. A stark contrast to to the environments. Both the fighting and facial animations seem worse than Shenmue 1 and 2. Will this have plenty of time to be worked on or are they supposed to be more developed at this stage?

There's still a full 12 months of development left to go, at the very least.
Don't worry about it. This is work in progress material.

I haven't shook this much from adrenaline since Shenmue 3 was first announced!

The game is atleast 12 months from release and it looks so cinematic already.

I aren't going to be able to sleep at all tonight.

I fucking love you, Yu-san!

http://ift.tt/2wiBzGg

Kotaku with the first dagger. Prepare for a lot of this. I truly feel bad for Yu Suzuki, but I think he'll pull it off in the end.

Kotaku can never be taken seriously, especially when the writer of that "article" posts on his Twitter that "Shenmue fans are people who just haven't played Yakuza yet."

Sites like that are pure click-bait and should be avoided like the plague.

Quite why they let a biased writer post about Shenmue 3 would normally be a headscratcher but as I said... it's Kotaku.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1968776



日本語版はこちら

Hello Everyone!

Sorry for the long wait, but the newest progress video is here! Please see how Shenmue III is coming along with a born again Ryo and Shenhua, plus new stages!

https://youtu.be/-4bZ3eYE3BI

Yu Suzuki on the title logo

"I really wanted to bring home the Shenmue logo because this belongs to all of you, and I know how passionate everyone feels about it. As the result, I felt the design should come more from the heart. So, with more than a bit of trepidation, I took brush to hand. I believe we have reached a design that will please, but let me know what you think!"

http://i.imgur.com/8nuS25a.png

http://i.imgur.com/hIzyuBh.jpg

Yu-san is now in Germany attending gamescom 2017. We will have an activity report once he gets back, so please keep it here!

Thank you for your support!

I really want they downplay a lot the flying laser sword. Yes!! Please play it off as a hallucination or something.

This again... :roll:

Anyone who wants the magical elements of Shenmue "played off" will find themselves sorely disappointed.

It's no secret that the franchise had it from as early on as the Saturn era.

Executive producer of Shenmue III: However, this time we weren’t able to make it on time for the video. While the video we presented this time was meant to be a promotion for us, I believe that it was a little premature. Since starting the project in 2015, we haven’t released that many videos. Since we signed a publishing contract with Deep Silver, a part of us felt the need to announce “We’re continuing the project’s development under a new establishment. Please rest assured,” and we felt that it would be wrong to not have any kind of video, so we decided to release one this time around. It might sound like a bit of an excuse, but even though there are some parts that we feel is lacking or some parts that we’re not satisfied with, we decided to go ahead with it because we didn’t want to not have anything to show for it.”


I really feel sorry for them.

Exciting to get confirmation that this is older footage. That makes me hopeful that we'll get to see new and improved footage in the near future.

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Didn't see any confirmation in there that it's older footage. His implication seems to be that they put this together for Gamescom, following the DS contract signing.

Peter confirmed he saw "90%" of the Gamescom footage last year at the backer dinner.

Hyo Razuki wrote: Seems there will be dlc for S3. Starting to feel a bit uncomfortable because of this. Hope they will keep the dlc down to a minimum and not do any microtransactions.

I'm fine with DLC. Micro-transactions I am not.

http://i.imgur.com/BW3hAi7.png

Dojo contributor Switch has translated three new interviews with Shenmue director Yu Suzuki from this years Gamescom. Executive producer Hideaki Morishita also makes an appearance to discuss certain aspects of the development process.

These interviews include (but are not limited to) the latest information on character models, gameplay duration and scope.

GAME Watch Interview | GAME*Spark Interview | Dengeki Online Interview | Shenmue 3 Teaser

After all this time, the fact that people are still able to find new stuff... it's phenomenal. It just goes to show the level of detail in the Shenmue franchise is and always has been outstanding.

I'm not sure which part of "temporary" some of you just aren't understanding.

You're acting like these models are all final - they aren't, as Yu-san himself has already stated.

I'm not sure which part of "temporary" some of you just aren't understanding.

You're acting like these models are all final - they aren't, as Yu-san himself has already stated.

I don't care what they call it. It is what they are choosing to show us, and I am gonna call it out for what it is. I really hope they make the models better, but as it is right now, I think they are terrible for this day and age.

The fact of the matter is they are temporary, so it doesn't matter what they look like right now. On top of that, this isn't an AAA game. I think it's shaping up pretty well for a game on a much lower budget - and one that is being developed by an indie team.

Personally I think a lot of people are losing sight of what's really important here: the fact we are even getting a Shenmue 3 is above all, the most important thing.


"It's what they chose to show us..." No, it's what they felt they HAD to show us


=D>

UE is a fantastic engine, if you just look at the amount of different games that have been built using it, it's just crazy.

Yu-san decided to use UE4 because he felt that it would give him the right atmosphere that he wants for Shenmue 3.

And he's already stated that the world of Shenmue would be much bigger than he originally anticipated just by using UE4.

He's very happy with it and that's all I needed to hear.

it is without question that the FPS genre triumphs with this sort of engine howver, take a look it is very well suited towards these games; Gears of War, Bioshock, Unreal Tournament 3. All perform very well as FPS games on this engine.

Just a little thing, but Gears of War is not a FPS, it's a third person shooter.

It seems that the partnership with Deep Silver has infact given Yu-san the funds he requires to make "the full on Shenmue experience" that we have all been craving.

We all assumed this but it now looks like it has been confirmed by Yu himself in an interview with Metro.

http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/28/shenmue-iii-yu-suzuki-interview-dont-worry-i-can-make-the-whole-game-you-imagined-6885083/

Even after we completed the Kickstarter project I have been looking for other partners to join us and as you know we have now partnered with Deep Silver. So I’m now comfortable in saying, ‘Don’t worry, I can make the whole game you imagined!’.

Really, you shouldn't need a "work in progress" plastered on it to realise that the teaser showed the game in a no-where near finished state.

TwiceFriedRice wrote: The game sucks so bad it's even putting its developers to sleep!

Lol, thanks for stating that before the cavalry arrive

It couldn't possibly be because they are working all hours God sends

I'll try to pick up a copy of the Playstation Official Magazine UK over the next few days and post the article/interview.

It's just a test video showing off some work in progress facial animations. Why are people crying about this? It is in no way, shape or form indicative of the final product so why are some idiots treating it like that? Damn, gamers are a freaking whiny bunch.
Technophilz decided the game is shit the day after the Kickstarter ended and just wants to spread misery on the forum. I don't have a problem with criticism...I think I'm one of the more critical people on the forum, but he seems to thrive on bashing the game and Yu Suzuki.

He shows up whenever a new update drops and lets rip, then clears off until the next one arrives. Rinse and repeat.
I don't think I ever remember him posting anything positive to balance things out.

Here is the 2 page article from November's issue of Playstation Official Magazine UK.

New character is cute!

But already seen some bad mouthing on the KS page about outsourcing to India. As long as they get the character models on point, who cares?

Sappharad wrote:
Too many people elsewhere are complaining because they think the team is behind schedule.

These people are quick to forget the days when we didn't even have a Shenmue 3 to look forward to.
Who wants a rushed Shenmue 3 anyway? I certainly don't.

punkmanced wrote: Yeah...I'm not too worried about the internet at large, since Shenmue isn't exactly Star Wars....but I will definitely be avoiding the Dojo forum like the plague

Spare a thought for the mods who will have the story ruined for them while having to delete or correctly tag spoilers