Shenmue 3

[Lex]

OK so a Kickstarter for this was announced 5 hours ago. The goal is 2 million. It already has 1.5 million. Safe to say it's coming.

Those of you unfamiliar with Shenmue need to acquaint yourselves immediately. 1 and 2 were released on the Dreamcast and they're incredible.

(I am in bed. I can't sleep.)

 

[Ⓐaron]

My favourite part of this is that Kickstarter's website crashed almost immediately after this was announced, because it couldn't handle all the traffic.

Anyway yes I need to play these games. I may actually have them somewhere; I just have no idea where.

 

[Elessar]

I wanna find out why everyone loves the series but there's no way in hell I'm gonna get a Dreamcast or an OG Xbox. I'm hoping for a PS port.

 

[Ⓐaron]

Dreamcasts are like $10. I'm not even exaggerating. Or at least they were when I picked one up.

 

[Lex]

I will never understand this "old systems are hard to get" rubbish. You own a PC! Use a goddamn emulator!

 

[Elessar]

Why didn't I think of that?

BBL downloading emulator.

 

[Lex]

That's more like it

 

[Claymore]

In all the excitement this news got drowned out and forgotten, but this brings pleasant memories for me. I used to watch my brother play Shenmue 1 on his Dreamcast. Definitely need to play it for myself.

 

[Ⓐaron]

In all the excitement this news got drowned out and forgotten

I don't know if it really got "drowned out" considering they've raised over $1.7 million in a matter of hours (note: it's the fastest game ever to hit $1 million) It did get drowned out on Final Fantasy forums, though, I'll concede that

 

[Claymore]

Oh no, I meant personally, lol.

 

[Super Mario]

I have a question, I played it on Dreamcast for the first then couldn't find 2. Any ports they made to later games an shit?

 

[Tetsujin]

30 days left to go and to the surprise of no one it's already 150% funded.

 

[Blade]

All I remember about Shenmue was that it was a fighting game/beat em up Shinjuku thingie about a boy and his minigames (and girlfriend).

 

[Lex]

I have a question, I played it on Dreamcast for the first then couldn't find 2. Any ports they made to later games an shit?

Unfortunately no, they were only ever released on Dreamcast.

 

[Ⓐaron]

I thought at least the first one also came out on Xbox.

 

[Tetsujin]

Second one did.

 

[Lex]

I didn't know that

 

[Super Mario]

Fuck it, I'll wiki the first two since there ain't no ports to prepare for 3.

 

[DarkCloud]

Fuck it, I'll wiki the first two since there ain't no ports to prepare for 3.

Perhaps you could wait a while, maybe Sega might decide to release a hd remaster of the first two games.

 

[Claymore]

That is what I'm hoping for.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I know that we've probably seen all the FFVII Remake GT reaction before (and this whole video is solid gold), but Michael Huber's build up for his reaction about Shenmue 3 starts about 8:00 and continues on to the very end.

Also, there's a documentary that some folks are making: http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/06/shenmue-3-documentary-trailer/

X

 

[Strangelove]

https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/13/17237006/shenmue-1-2-hd-rerelease-ps4-xbox-one-pc

aaaaaaa

 

[Tetsujin]

Guess I can finally play these then.

 

[Lex]

Box art

 

[Claymore]

Yes!

I used to watch my brother play this AGES ago. Finally get a chance to play it myself.