Cedric bomb updates ???

[ConanTheKing]

I'd love it if he stated that Sony will match our donations

[Shenmuehua]

I asked Cedric Biscay in french if there would be a "last thing" before the end of th KS.


He answered me that there is one but he is not sure if he will be able to do it.


He said many times he is "pushing". Maybe he is referring to that and doesn t want to tell us as long as it is not 100% sure.

[Himuro]

Kickstarter isnt a Japanese site so they probably dont trust it much and didnt back it. They will buy the game when it comes out at best. Even then, only people who already played the previous titles will be interested. Shenmue is a Chinese word and new eyes will probably be instantly put off by it.

Or...Japanese have trouble using KS because it's an English website and prefer their own Japanese pledging services not due to xenophobia but language barrier.

[Mystere]

Kickstarter isnt a Japanese site so they probably dont trust it much and didnt back it. They will buy the game when it comes out at best. Even then, only people who already played the previous titles will be interested. Shenmue is a Chinese word and new eyes will probably be instantly put off by it.

Or...Japanese have trouble using KS because it's an English website and prefer their own Japanese pledging services not due to xenophobia but language barrier.

There's Japanese text in plain sight on the Kickstarter page, which links to this: http://www.shenmue.link/ks.html

It's called "What's Kickstarter?" and explains Shenmue III's KS in Japanese, with pictures.

[Himuro]

Doesn't mean the language barrier won't be a problem for some people. Someone even asked Yu that on the Twitter qa.

[Mystere]

Doesn't mean the language barrier won't be a problem for some people. Someone even asked Yu that on the Twitter qa.

Honestly, if someone can't follow that, I'd say the barrier ain't language.

[punkmanced]

The "Sign me up" and "Log in with Facebook" buttons aren't translated.
No deal.

[Axm]

Kickstarter isnt a Japanese site so they probably dont trust it much and didnt back it. They will buy the game when it comes out at best. Even then, only people who already played the previous titles will be interested. Shenmue is a Chinese word and new eyes will probably be instantly put off by it.

Or...Japanese have trouble using KS because it's an English website and prefer their own Japanese pledging services not due to xenophobia but language barrier.

You're right. I wrote that in a bad attitude at the time because I was having a bad day here. Some people in this country unrelated to Shenmue are pissing me off and I shouldnt generalize. I'm not usually so negative and judgemental like that. I need a vacation. I'm sure plenty of Japanese people have pledged.

[Shenmuehua]

He answered on twitter that he wanted something for the 5.6m stretch goal but couldn t do it on such a short notice.


I asked him if it will be possible to get it later, but he didn t reply yet. Hope he will or disclose what he was thinking of.