(APRIL FOOLS)Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

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(APRIL FOOLS)Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby Jibby » Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:36 pm

Greetings backers!
The time is upon us again to bring you a new update and this time we thought we’d announce the new format that Shenmue III will take and show you a few sneak peeks.

We want Shenmue III to reach as many people as possible and after minutes of market research, we realised that people no longer enjoy full-on console experiences. It is obvious that gamers today prefer casual experiences and it is for this reason we have decided to reimagine Shenmue III for phones and tablets.

So ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, the new Shenmue III:
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Here is the main screen. It shows the character you currently have selected and their current action. At the end of the timer, the character will be able to perform another action. Over the course of an action, the character will send you push notifications about their journey, continuing the story of Shenmue. If you are the impatient type, you can buy a booster using the ingame currency ‘Shenmoola’ in order to complete the journey faster.

Speaking of Shenmoola, we’re happy to confirm the return of Tomato Mart as the ingame store! Here you can spend your Shenmoola on boosters, arcade credits, extra playable characters and other perks:
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Let’s take a closer look!
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As you can see, you can spend 100 Shenmoola on a can of Jet Cola in order to complete a journey twice as fast.

Shenmoola can be earned as a reward for completing quests, or it can be bought with real money. The choice is up to you!

That’s about all we have for now, but we hope you’re as excited as we are for this new stage in Shenmue history. Shenmue III will be launching on the App Store and Google Play Store this December.

Thank you for reading
- The Awesome Japan Team


Once again, happy April, Dojo!
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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby Switch » Fri Mar 31, 2017 7:52 pm

Thanks for posting up this exciting update, Jibby! =D>

Being able to purchase the Phoenix mirror at the Tomato Mart will be incredibly useful if Ryo ever loses it to the Chi You Men.

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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby The_Intruder » Fri Mar 31, 2017 8:19 pm

I got so excited when I saw the topic title but then I realized it was an April fools joke. Hehe

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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby GYO6161 » Fri Mar 31, 2017 9:27 pm

I know this is a joke but is kinda depressing that the whole phone thing and most people not liking full console experiences anymore is sort of true.... :-&
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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby punkmanced » Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:38 pm

Oooooh. That's how they're planning on making the Dec. release!
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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby Himuro » Fri Mar 31, 2017 10:46 pm

Jibby. Plz. I need an update and I know this is a joke but it didn't help.

Oh right, it's April Fools. Sigh. Fell for it.

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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby Sonoshee » Sat Apr 01, 2017 3:10 am

Is it wrong I now want this (as a completely seperate entity to Shenmue 3)?

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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby Spaghetti » Sat Apr 01, 2017 4:28 am

You're all now remembering Shenmue Towns was a thing.
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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby Hyo Razuki » Sat Apr 01, 2017 5:04 am

Yeah, Shenmue Gai stands as a sad example that this kind of thing can happen to any franchise. Glad, Shemue Online got canned though.

Let's just hope, we'll get S4 in the form of a traditional console/PC game in order to finish the saga in a dignified manner.
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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby killthesagabeforeitkillsu » Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:40 am

All jokes aside, I would buy an app with Ryo's one liners.
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Re: Kickstarter Update #66: Reimagining Shenmue III

Postby FlagshipFighter » Tue Apr 04, 2017 9:32 am

killthesagabeforeitkillsu wrote: All jokes aside, I would buy an app with Ryo's one liners.


Ditto lol
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