Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

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Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby khmlight3 » Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:15 pm

I'm not sure if this has been confirmed or not?
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby ShenGCH » Tue Apr 25, 2017 3:18 am

With arcade machines making a return, there's every reason to believe slot machines will come back, too. I'm certain there will be more primitive forms of gambling, such as those featured in Shenmue II, too.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby Hazuki00 » Tue Apr 25, 2017 4:37 am

To be honest, I didn't like slot machines but this is becuse I don't like gambling in general, I prefer they put their effort in something else, like enhace interaction with NPCs.

However, maybe they add some slot machines in chobu or the style of gambling of shenmue 2.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby Telekill » Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:49 am

As long as Lucky Hit (plinko for Price is Right fans) makes it in the game, I'll be really happy. I believe this was already confirmed though back in the Kickstarter for backers pictures to be part of the backdrop of the boards.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby Spaghetti » Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:38 am

An old, beat-up slot machine in the arcade inside the warehouse might be nice. I don't expect a proper slot house, though.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby The_Intruder » Wed Apr 26, 2017 1:54 pm

If you can win prizes playing slot machines it would be much better having them in Shenmue 3.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby ShenGCH » Thu Apr 27, 2017 3:21 am

Spaghetti wrote: An old, beat-up slot machine in the arcade inside the warehouse might be nice. I don't expect a proper slot house, though.

What about a few slot machines, side-by-side, in the recreational room of the hotel in Choubu?
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby drunkensailor » Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:09 am

khmlight3 wrote: I'm not sure if this has been confirmed or not?

they should put it back in but only for money instead of stupid tokens.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby khmlight3 » Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:15 pm

drunkensailor wrote:
khmlight3 wrote: I'm not sure if this has been confirmed or not?

they should put it back in but only for money instead of stupid tokens.

Or have the option for both maybe?
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby Himuro » Fri Apr 28, 2017 8:48 pm

Someone please tell me the appeal of slots in Shenmue. I've never really messed with them. All you can do is win tokens so I never bothered. What can you win?
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby ShenGCH » Sat Apr 29, 2017 4:34 am

Himuro wrote: Someone please tell me the appeal of slots in Shenmue. I've never really messed with them. All you can do is win tokens so I never bothered. What can you win?

There are a few little prizes you can win by racking up tokens (toy cherries, certificates, etc.), but that's literally it. I made a post some time ago about how allowing players to win real money in the slot house (the mahjong parlour, too, which doesn't even allow players to play mahjong) would fuck the game up, if you fancy having a read:

ShenGCH wrote:These mightn't count, but the fact there is a mahjong parlour that doesn't feature any kind of mahjong mini-game, and the Slot House rewarding tokens instead of real money. What these two things have in common is the reward for succeeding in either should be money, but, of course, that would severely skew the balance in terms of story and progression. For example, players could simply go all-in, get lucky, and win huge amounts of money, and repeat the process until they're millionaires. (And if they screw up? They can simply reload their save file.) But what does this mean in the long-run? Well, it would completely nullify the fact that Ryo doesn't have enough money to afford an aeroplane ticket to Hong Kong - a pretty big plotline - as money would no longer be an object, effectively wiping out much of what happens on disc three.

It's almost as if the mahjong parlour and the Slot House were originally intended to be fully-fledged establishments where players can make some money, but, in practice, it simply wasn't viable where balance is concerned. Of course, they could have just imposed a limit on how much you can make, but it would have to be pretty low in order to make sense, but it simply wouldn't make sense. There are so many ramifications.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby Himuro » Sat Apr 29, 2017 10:27 am

I'm still not understanding the slot house's appeal.
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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby Spaghetti » Sat Apr 29, 2017 12:50 pm

Himuro wrote: I'm still not understanding the slot house's appeal.

Personally, it's just a nice bit of extra texture to the world. Do I visit the slot houses often in Shenmue/Shenmue II? Nah, but it's nice that they're there.

Like I said in my earlier post, a beat up slot machine in the warehouse arcade in III would be nice; if only because it would add to the lived-in feel.

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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby Himuro » Sat Apr 29, 2017 1:43 pm

Spaghetti wrote:
Himuro wrote: I'm still not understanding the slot house's appeal.

Personally, it's just a nice bit of extra texture to the world. Do I visit the slot houses often in Shenmue/Shenmue II? Nah, but it's nice that they're there.

Like I said in my earlier post, a beat up slot machine in the warehouse arcade in III would be nice; if only because it would add to the lived-in feel.


I agree with that.

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Re: Will Slot Machines return in Shenmue III?

Postby ConanTheKing » Tue May 16, 2017 1:16 am

I know it won't match the timeline but with the power of technology today you should be able to play the original Shenmue on a Dreamcast in Shenmue 3.
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