Seriously has the internet changed or something. How come I can never link images anymore. Copy the link from imgur or flickr and add .jpg, put the image command in

You want the link between [img]and[/img] in the BBCode option when selecting share for your image on Flickr:

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8549/29753310603_c6bd195ac8_z.jpg

https://c4.staticflickr.com/9/8549/29753310603_c6bd195ac8_z.jpg

I have to wonder sometimes; who exactly are the people keeping the Slacker Backer funding pulling in $1000+ per week on average? Surely it can't be dedicated fans doing a monthly funding drop.

It's probably a mix. I've seen people in the 500K group talk about donating on top of their KS pledge, but also people backing for the first time.

Amir wrote:

Amir wrote:26th October

$6,653,495 --> $6,653,822 (+$327)

72,945 backers --> 72,951 (+6) (Avg. $54.50)

28th October

$6,653,822 --> $6,653,933 (+$111)

72,951 backers --> 72,954 (+3) (Avg. $37)

31st October

$6,653,933 --> $6,654,529 (+$606)

72,954 backers --> 72,965 (+11) (Avg. $55.09)

Amir wrote:
31st October

$6,653,933 --> $6,654,529 (+$606)

72,954 backers --> 72,965 (+11) (Avg. $55.09)

1st November

$6,654,529 --> $6,654,847 (+$318)

72,965 backers --> 72,970 (+5) (Avg. $63.60)

Amir wrote:2nd November

$6,654,847 --> $6,655,746 (+$899)

72,970 backers --> 72,975 (+5) (Avg. $179.80)

3rd November

$6,655,746 --> $6,655,919 (+$173)

72,975 backers --> 72,977 (+2) (Avg. $86.50)

I think you're overrating a bit the Kid Nocon's influence on what've seen of Shenmue III at the moment. I'm not even convinced he's given a major artist role on the project.
Why? I don't think there's any overreaction - there are blatant similarities in his YouTube videos and what we've seen so far. The trees, the lighting, and so much more.
Him not having a major artist role would be completely illogical. They have to go to great lengths to have him there due to the language barrier, so what would be the point in keeping him around if he's not making any major contributions? His portfolio is literally Shenmue in Unreal Engine - and that's exactly what Shenmue III will be. Nobody else as YS.NET had any sort of experience to that prior to beginning the project.

I asked Yu back in February if Nocon did the tree we saw in the MAGIC Monaco presentation, and the answer was "no". Beyond that, I don't know anything about his role in Shenmue III *shrug*

22nd November

$6,658,105 --> $6,659,010 (+$905)

73,008 backers --> 73,021 (+13) (Avg. $69.6)

23rd November

$6,659,010 --> $6,659,702 (+$692)

73,021 backers --> 73,029 (+8) (Avg. $86.5)
24th November

$6,659,702 --> $6,659,757 (+$55)

73,029 backers --> 73,031 (+2) (Avg. $27.50)
25th November

$6,659,757 --> $6,659,967 (+$210)

73,031 backers --> 73,034 (+3) (Avg. $70)

By the way, I was thinking about L.A dinner, If Yu showed shenmue 3 material to the backers it's obvious he'll do it again in that dinner, and it should be new material besides what they are supposed to show at psx, right?
Are some of these backers from the dojo?
They are phantoms. No one knows who they are. Seriously.
How did we find out back in June that the LA dinner was moved to December?

I emailed asking why there wasn't an update on the LA backers dinner. Once they said it was moved from June to December, I suspected they were planning something for PSX.

I'm pretty sure they'll release a trailer before the game comes out.

This is so weird.

My guess is that something was planned for PSX, it didn't happen, and so a planned relaunch of the PayPal page got delayed, too.

I don't think it was coincidence that the PayPal opened the first day as TGS 2015, but whatever may have been planned for TGS didn't happen. The LA dinner was planned around E3 2016, but then got delayed to December 2016... where Shenmue was still a no-show.

I'd say the Agile development process means different sections of the game are in various stages of completion, but nothing is ready to be shown to the public in Suzuki's eyes. I was surprised that Choubu and Baisha were already being worked on according to the Tokyo backers, and we know they're looking for UE4 cutscene artists/programmers. I guess he wants to go all out with a proper trailer at E3 2017 with cutscenes and everything.

Nearly every Kickstarter game gets delayed. Hell, most games get delayed. The original Shenmue got delayed. I don't want the game to be rushed just to reach December 2017. If they have the money, I'd be happy with a delay as long as the final game is good.

As for the delay in the PC version being available, my guess is it's to do with deals with whoever is publishing the PC version.

Pretty hyped.

Super hi-res images from shenmue.link:

http://shenmue.link/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/S3_20161215_IMAGE-01.jpg

http://shenmue.link/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/S3_20161215_IMAGE-02.jpg

http://shenmue.link/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/A-familiar-piece-of-heavy-machinery.jpg

Anyone know what the writing on the forklift means?

I have this music in my head when I see that second screen:

Spaghetti wrote: January 18th

$6,701,078

73,658 Backers

23rd January

$6,701,078 --> $6,702,705 (+$1627)

73,658 --> 73,685 backers (+27)

Amir wrote:

Spaghetti wrote: January 18th

$6,701,078

73,658 Backers

23rd January

$6,701,078 --> $6,702,705 (+$1627)

73,658 --> 73,685 backers (+27)

25th January

$6,702,705 --> $6,702,984 (+$279)

73,685 --> 73,691 backers (+6)

Big thanks to Switch for the tour and the photo!

In the description:

"a short piece of music (game taste)"

Chills.

I doubt the Shenmue II that appeared 360 dev kits in 2010 was a remaster. They had a bunch of OG Xbox games available for digital download on the 360, and it was already backwards-compatible for the system, so it was likely just a digital download version of that that then got nixed for lack of interest.

bebolejia wrote:
3rd March 2017

$6,721,727 (+$3254)

73,920 backers (+48) ($67.8/backer)

7th March 2017

$6,722,976 (+$1249)

73,939 backers (+19) ($65.74/backer)

I'd be happy now with no more updates until a trailer at E3. This teased just enough, I want that first proper trailer to hit hard.

bebolejia wrote:
3rd April 2017

$6,738,974 (+$1,696)

74,112 backers (+13) (+$130.46/backer)

4th April

$6,739,193 (+$219)

74,114 backers (+2)

Amir wrote:

bebolejia wrote:
3rd April 2017

$6,738,974 (+$1,696)

74,112 backers (+13) (+$130.46/backer)

4th April

$6,739,193 (+$219)

74,114 backers (+2)

5th April

$6,739,472 (+$279)

74,128 backers (+14)

To be honest, I think the December 2017 date was only ever picked because they never thought the Kickstarter would be such a success, i.e. they thought they'd just reach the $2 million goal, and have to make a barebones sequel without much in the way of game mechanics.

Lucky for us, the Kickstarter was a resounding success, and I'm happy with waiting as long as it takes for the game to be the best it can be.

Kiske wrote:

bebolejia wrote:
6th April 2017

$6,739,662 (+$190)

74,135 backers (+7) ($27.14/backer)

7th April 2017

$6,740,072 (+$410)

74,141 backers (+6) ($68/backer)

10th April

$6,741,377 (+$1305)

74,163 backers (+22) ($59.32 per backer)

Pure joy reading through this thread from 2015: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread. ... 34&page=45

On repeat until E3:

Spaghetti wrote:I wonder if Gio might make an appearance in the next update?

I'd like that, hearing about how he got involved with the project, his thoughts on the saga as a whole, etc. We got a little of that in Danny O'Dwyer's The Point video on Shenmue III which was neat.

Got excited because survey mentioned Comix Zone on the App Store.

Went to the App Store and found nothing, then saw this :/

http://toucharcade.com/2017/05/23/comix ... es-launch/

I don't think that's a Miyawaki design, doesn't look like his style. He's not the only character artist working on Shenmue III (though I don't know who the others are).

How do we know this character was designed by Miyawaki? Not saying it wasn't but the drawings don't look like his style at all.

Indeed, Amir (who had talks with some Shenmue III devs) said that several charadesigners are working on the project, I believe he meant 2d charadesigners. Althought that doesn't alter the initial argument.

Just to clarify, this is from the Monaco dinner in Feb 2016. We saw some concept hand-drawn sketches for new characters, and I noticed that the style was different from Miyawaki's. I asked Suzuki if it was by Miyawaki and he said that it was not, but would not say who the other artist(s) were. The concepts ranged from "quirky" (though not fantastical) to realistic, and I was encouraged by what I saw. I pointed out one bearded character I thought was particularly cool and Suzuki laughed and said "Maybe Shenmue IV" so that they would have the graphical power to properly render the beard :P

I don't remember seeing the guy in this concept video in those sketches, but this was more than a year ago.

celsowm wrote:If the rumors are true, Sega is using LibRetro (RetroArch)

https://twitter.com/libretro/status/867282081533087744

That tweet looks more like LibRetro presented something to Sega, who then went ahead and made their own version without LibRetro.

Mighty tempted to get Rift + Touch (it's dropped to £400 and I have a £50 Curry's/PCWorld voucher as well), but there's no games I want for it. I played with a Vive for 15 minutes and was impressed and was blown away by Rez Infinite on PS VR, but I think I'm gonna wait until the 2nd gen of current VR devices.

Axm wrote:
Give me one more year without any worth while exclusive and its sold to another baka gaijin for a PSVR and some paper towels.

Sell it now before the Xbox One X comes out and get a PS VR + Rez Infinite.

日本語はこちら

Greetings Everyone!

Gamescom 2017 update for coming your way!

https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/017/660/875/86cd40484d180dc2deec3b4612360c11_original.jpg?w=700&fit=max&v=1501060929&auto=format&q=92&s=956a46ec5764b84fe4aa8e1304805b82

Meet and Greet at the Entertainment Area

We are go for a Shenmue event at the general admission entertainment area! Unfortunately, we will not be doing a large event like showcasing promotional videos or placing playable demos in this venue, but Yu Suzuki will be there and give all of you a big welcome greeting. Don't miss this chance to meet Yu-san in person! He is looking forward to meet you at gamescom. There will be a further update with time and venue for the event in the entertainment area.

Latest news about Shenmue III will be shared in the business area, and we will be posting an update through Kickstarter and our official website at the same timing. So stay tuned to our webpage and Kickstarter page during the gamescom.

Please see the official gamescom site for general event information: http://www.gamescom-cologne.com/gamescom/index-9.php

Thank you as always for your support!



https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ysnet/shenmue-3/posts/1936338
http://shenmue.link/post_en/541/?en

I wouldn't bother linking to news articles which are purposefully misleading because they do this shit on purpose to get ad revenue. Every click is $$$ for them.

Rez Infinite came out for PC, so naturally I've ordered a Rift + Touch. Away this weekend so will be picking it up on Monday

Set up my Rift and Touch last night. Played Rez Infinite for 2 hours. Beautiful.

Dunno if this is relevant or not but when I saved the press release photo to my iPhone, it was saved under "28th July". I guess that must have been when the image was first created. Weird that a new logo was created less than 30 days from the update that announced the last logo (30th June).

Had a quick stab in iMovie at making a (very short) teaser based off today's footage and Everlasting World from the Orchestral OST:

Made a few edits of the Shenmue III teaser, if anyone else wants to share their own in this topic please feel free :)

20-second teaser set to "Everlasting World" from orchestral OST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBx5k0KRIac

15-second "fast cut" teaser, also set to "Everlasting World":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7U---9X-ns

8-second highlight reel set to the drums of "Saving Shenhua" from Shenmue II's OST:

https://youtu.be/YDFsIE61bEo

Jibby wrote: Sounds like a fun idea. Will definitely contribute a recut once I return home.

I can't wait for your videos!

Here's another one I edited to "Guilin Introduction" from Shenmue II:

Made a 15 second "highlight reel":

Crouching Phoenix, Hidden Dragon:

The Story Goes On...