Dropping your pledge because AJ are running this KS horrendously isn't going make Awesome Japan lose any sleep at night. For $800 you get what you get... either you want it or not. Shenmue III and Yu Suzuki need us, Awesome Japan don't.

3 more reward tiers? what the fuck? I think AJ are "overcompensating"... Just watched the KS reach 4,613,000 then sink to 4,609,000 again 5 minutes later... Definitely some pledge pulling / switching going on. (And another -$500 as I type). There's only one Reward tier at this point I can...

Jeff wrote: I see that Yu Suzuki is doing a twitter Q&A tonight at 10pm EST. I'll be at the Mets game tonight but I thought of a good question, perhaps someone can tweet it then:

-In Project Berkely it shows Ryo hanging onto a moving train. Will SIII have such a scene?

"We'll see!"

Bloody hell, they're really pushing the "put your name / face in.." options.

RiGoRmOrTiS wrote: We are actually currently heading for 4.97million unless pledges pick up.

Well, here's the data for 50 other KS games and it shows they do pick up. I think even accounting for the wildest deviation from the pattern we'll hit $5M.

looks like we are on track for around 25k today, another 50% drop on the previous day... Just shy of $50K right now. ;-) I do think the recent Stretch Goals have opened up a steady flow most days, even if it's slowing. Those $10K days be damned to history. And re a surge, I think we'll be pleasantl...

recommending one specific action definitely has a force since its easy to understand and do. if its too close to the end however and many people forget they won't be able to do it after it closes! ... you also don't want people withholding their pledges/upgrades for the final day and then forgettin...

I think "Give whatever you can" is fine. Encourage people to up their pledges, but just be specific with the donation date more than anything. Shout about the 17th to focus the 'final blow' into one day, maybe put the date in the banner.

Just my thoughts, it's your call.

Love the campaign banner and name. I think the idea needs drive though, something like johnvivant's description above. Instead of just 'reminding' people the deadline is coming, actively encourage donations on the 17th. I know it's sort of implied, but your $30 On The 3rd was successful because it w...

RiGoRmOrTiS wrote: Is it me or is the pledge total going backwards for the last few hours?

Think it's you. Unless you saw it above $4,543,000 earlier, it's made $11K today so far.

I think Stretch Goals are something Ys Net / Suzuki included simply "because Kickstarters have them". Of course the figures are pretty meaningless. Say we raise $4.9M - could Suzuki not make the Character Perspective System ($5M)? If we raise $5.9M will we still miss out on the Advanced Fr...

This ranges from not only the long credits we will get in the end (literally including every sponsors name in the credits that pledges for that reward or higher) Nah, it won't be that long. They'll just condense them and make them much smaller font. I was thinking they may add a separate menu icon ...

First I heard about Shenmue was probably DC-UK. I occasionally read ODM but I preferred DC-UK's art style.

I bought my DC in August 2000 3 months before Shenmue's UK release.

Mm. It's not an idea that sits easy with me. Micro transactions are the scourge of modern gaming, and if extra content (such as side quests) has been developed for the game on release then it should be included IMO, especially given the fan-assisted nature of Shenmue 3's funding already. Frankly, I'...

I don't think Shenmue II was too big, I think the game needed to be to truly convey Ryo's journey from "hometown" to foreign metropolis. The player should feel lost at first. But I do think SII's epic size detracted from the intricate details which made Shenmue so immersive. For me, NPC ro...