Shenmue 3 (PC,PS4)

Update #28 - July 8 2015 a écrit:
Main Character Designer Kenji Miyawaki pt 2

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening Shenmue Fans!

Kenji Miyawaki is back for the second part of his interview for one look back and one look forward. Kenji talks about how Ryo’s character got his fashion sense, and explains the mysterious character on the canvas.



There are more new rewards on the way that you do not want to miss, so be sure and stay tuned!

Update #29 - July 8 2015 a écrit:
Dreams Come True - New Rewards

Hello Again Everyone!

Put your stamp on the game with these rewards! Yu Suzuki wanted to include both of these rewards, as they draw from the culture and traditions of the Far East in which the game takes place.

DREAMS COME TRUE - $1,400
Choose one of three wishes. Your name and birth date will be written on a traditional wishing plaque to be displayed at a temple in Bailu Village. Find your plaque and your wish will come true! This is Kickstarter only exclusive! Includes the $500 Reward.

TEMPLE OF THE BLOOMING FLOWER - $1,200 Get a Chinese character of your choice (or specially selected for you) to represent yourself, dr
wn in ornate calligraphy. Find your character displayed at the Temple of the Blooming Flower and get a special Technique Scroll! + Get the physical, hand-drawn calligraphy of your character! Includes the SHENMUE PATRON Reward.

Please check the previous update with the second half of Kenji Miyawaki's interview. You don't want to miss it!!!

Update #30 - July 9 2015 a écrit:
More Shenmue than Shenmue

Shenmue Salutations!

When Shenmue first came out, it was more real, more life-like than any game to have come before it. One of the people responsible for that feat was architect Manabu Takimoto. As the game environment designer for the Shenmue series, his real life experience as an architect helped create an immersive world that set the standard for realism in gaming.

Today, Manabu Takimoto talks about talks about his role(s) in Shenmue, and what we can expect from him this time around. Let's give him a big welcome!



Takimoto-san will be back for Shenmue 3. Working on the game, that is. Not in it. (Many belayed condolences for your cat by the way).


Manabu Takimoto as Himself

He is already hard at work designing the layouts for Shenmue 3. Have a look!


The Choubu docks


Choubu inn - first floor


Choubu inn room

Update #31 - July 10 2015 a écrit:
New Shenmue Project Member - Kenji Itoso

Hello Everyone!

Before we get into our member interview for today, a big thank you to everyone for helping us reach the $4.6M Baisha Battle Event Stretch Goal! Ryo will have a tough battle on his hands with this one!

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Today’s interview is with Kenji Itoso, the newest member of the Shenmue family. After apprenticing under Hayao Miyazaki at Studio Ghibli, Itoso-san went on to be a director in a number of different media fields. More recently, he had been a part of Satoshi Kon’s Dreaming Machine, and also worked on Attack on Titan. Itoso-san is passionate about creating original animation, and his Santa Company and Coluboccoro, (funded through Kickstarter by the way!), have won worldwide acclaim, garnering appearances at the Cannes Film Festival.

Itoso-san has been an integral part of the Kickstarter campaign, working closely with Yu Suzuki as the promotion video director. The Shibuya Scramble scene was all him. Please give a warm welcome to Kenji Itoso!



Thank you very much Kenji! His Kickstarter original anime projects can be found at Santa Company and Coluboccoro, so take a peek!

#YouaskYu

Yu Suzuki will be back at #YouaskYu this Friday/Saturday to pick up where he left off last week. Keep sending your questions through your Twitter account by including #YouaskYu in the message.

Times and Zones: July,10: 7:00PM PDT, 10:00PM EDT / July, 11: 11:00AM JST, 2:00AM UTC

Fellock a écrit:Pour moi, c'est le seul défaut de cette campagne. On a l'impression que ça a été fait à l'arrache. Quand tu regardes celle de Bloodstained à côté qui proposait des paliers très sympas mais aussi tout un tas d'à côté pour donner une consistance à l'univers du jeu.
Le système d'achievements était super bien pensé, par exemple et le fait d'obtenir un certain nombre d'achievements débloquait tout un tas de trucs (New Game +, quelques petits trucs en plus pour les backers, etc).

J'espère en tout cas que Yu Suzuki arrivera à amasser le plus d'argent possible pour que le jeu final se rapproche au maximum de ce qu'il souhaitait. A mon avis, les 5 millions devraient être largement dépassés, surtout qu'il reste le rush des 3 derniers jours. C'est là qu'il faudrait proposer un truc qui feraient craquer les indécis.

ange_dechu_lucifer a écrit:ça manque de commentaires de ta part @Tsubasa, toutes ces petites maj. ^^

J'aime bien quand tu donnes ton avis aussi.

Update #32 - July 10 2015 a écrit:
Capsule Figure Blowout and more!

Shenmue Salutations!

New rewards are here! Celebrate Shenmue's return by being there yourself in word or toy!

SHENMUE GUESTBOOK - $600
Put your name and a 140 character message in the guestbook of a Choubu inn. Write your witticism/aphorism/Shenmue-ism for all to see! Includes the $500 Reward.

*The Shenmue Guestbook Reward will be included in all higher rewards. At last, be your own capsule toy figure! Main Character Designer Kenji Miyawaki said he would love to help out by doing the design illustrations for your chibi figures. So bonus! Thank you very much Kenji!

*The capsule toy rewards are stand alone rewards, so will not be included in the higher rewards.

DICE DUDE CAPSULE TOY - $700
Be in the newest Shenmue capsule toy collection as your own block figure for the in-game capsule toy machines. + Give an idea for the toy's name. Includes the $600 Reward.

CHIBI YOU CAPSULE TOY - $1,200
Kenji Miyawaki will draw you as a chibi figure for the in-game capsule toy vending machines. + Give an idea for the toy's name. Limit 60. Includes the $600 Reward.

BFF CAPSULE TOY - $1,800
Choose Ryo, Shenhua, Nozomi, Joy, Ren, Ine-san, Guizhang, Lan Di, Chai, or Fangmei to appear with your Kenji Miyawaki-drawn chibi figure for the in-game capsule toy vending machines. + Give an idea for the toy's name. Limit 40. Includes the $600 Reward.

Make sure Ryo adds you to his collection!

#YouaskYu

Yu Suzuki will be back at #YouaskYu this Friday/Saturday to pick up where he left off last week. Keep sending your questions through your Twitter account by including #YouaskYu in the message.

Times and Zones: July,10: 7:00PM PDT, 10:00PM EDT / July, 11: 11:00AM JST, 2:00AM UTC

gatsuforever a écrit: Tu as déposer combien finalement? Tu as été suffisamment fou pour poser pour avoir ta tête en NPA ?

Question: Considering how the Twitch video helped raise funds, are you willing to do another one before the Kickstarter ends?
Yu Suzuki: I would like to do Twitch and Reddit session again.

Q: What is your worst fear when making a game?
YS: Creating new elements. hard to tell if it will work. Enhance by simplifying. If not, need to add more elements.


Q: Will Shenmue 3 start in the cave? I want the satisfaction of leaving it myself! don't skip the moment!
YS: Either from Shenhua's house, or the road leading up to Bailu Village.

Q: Ryo's jacket looks too neat and tidy, will it be changed to look closer to Shenmue 1 & 2?
YS: I'm thinking the same. I want it to be more worn out and fits more to Ryo. Brand new jacket doesn't fit.

Q: Suzuki-san is it possible to maybe play darts & other mini games online against fellow shenmue fans in shenmue 3?
YS: It's one of the things I want to do, but we can't do it all, so still thinking.


Q: Who would win in a race, Hang-On motorcycle vs. Out Run car?
YS: Definitely the bike. He can't lose to some joyrider with a girl in the passenger seat. or The not caught by police.

Q: What is your favourite Japanese food/dish to eat?
YS: Sushi.

Q: Hi suzuki-san if all goes to plan when will we see first gameplay footage of shenmue 3?
YS: The footage of final version will come out sometime in 2017


Q: Will Shenmue 3 have controller support? I can't play with the keyboard and need a console controller to game on pc.
YS: I'm still thinking about what would be the best.

Q: What will be in the art book? Will it be art just from Shenmue III, or will it be art from all the Shenmue games?
YS: I'm want to hear requests and comments from you about what we will include.

Q: Any chance to see Hamtaro as a cameo in Shenmue 3?
YS: http://t.co/qi0CFCSQmi

Q: Will you draw new trailer for help the KS?
YS: Yes we are planning to publish it. Please check our KS page frequently.

Q: Did you base any of the Shenmue characters on people you knew in real life?
YS: Some of the characters are based on the team: Takimoto-san, Takeuchi-san, Hirai-san and Miyawaki-san.

Q: Does the Ryo call Goro?
YS: I like Goro, but I don't know how popular he is among the fans...

Q: And will we be seeing the classic QTEs style return with the flashing icons?
YS: Yes I would like to implement it. I want it to be cooler than Shenmue 1 and 2.

Q: If you could create a spin-off game based around a character other than Ryo, who would you choose?
YS: I think it would be Ren. He grows from a rogue to the head of the HK Heavens. His fate is then changed by Ryo completely.

Q: Please explain the High Ground Battle System stretch goal for #Shenmue3?
YS: It enables Ryo to have more interaction with his surroundings. I think it will be fun to increase the reaction chains.

Q: Will there be a reappearance from Hiroshi Fujioka (Iwao Hazuki) who joined in on the Shenmue Gai announcement. I'd like to see his younger self and what he did.
YS: The other day Hiroshi Fujioka sent me some Fujioka coffee.

Q: would you consider cel shading ONLY for the characters (Ico/Sotc/Last Guardian) to make it look more closer to the artworks?
YS: To fully express the nostalgia from S1 and S2, I'm not planning to use it.

Q: Where does your interest in Chinese culture come from?
YS: Its the romance of Chinese martial arts and Chinese history.

Q: Why Niao Sun's breasts are so large?
YS: 98cm. You do the math.

Q: Is it safe to assume that the CGi renders from Shenmue 1/2 are the intended final look for the character models?
YS: The models will have better quality than Shenmue 2

Q: Could DLC be provided for Shenmue III ? any plan for additional contents after the release ?
YS: It's under consideration.

Q: Any chance of seeing a playable Virtua Fighter arcade machine in Shenmue 3?
YS: Shenmue starts around 1986 where full-polygon games do not exist, so what should I do....

Q: Sometimes are you not annoyed that the interest of your fans mainly concerns shenmue, to the detriment of your other works?
YS: Not at all, but hope for questions about my other games. Before the KS, 80% of q's were Shenmue/10% Virtua Fighter/other 10%

Q: What are the 3 wishes @ $1400 tier? Will we see more jujutsu in #Shenmue3? What is AI Battling + High Ground Battle?
YS: Not decided, now its "strength", "more money", and "be popular with girls". It's the wishes of you backers, not Ryo.

Q: If the funding dosnt make 9M in 8 days, will we see a part time job anyway?
YS: Even if funding does not reach 9M there will be part time jobs. How many is still a secret.

Q: Will Ryo shoot fireballs in Shenmue 3 like he did in the trailer of Shenmue Online?
YS: In Shenmue 3, the scenarios will follow very realistic moves.

Q: Except from cows cats dogs birds fishes, what new animals can we expect in Shenmue 3?
YS: There are scenes set in Chinese mountain roads, so I want to have animals that fit the scenes. No spoilers here.

Q: How did you consider using Unreal Engine 4 instead of other middleware (Unity for example)? What were the criteria?
YS: It was the color. I believe UE4 could express the "shenmue color". The atmosphere, the humidity, a world with "smell"

Q: Yu, if Ryo was based on Akira was Lan-Di based roughly on Lau Chan?
YS: Lan Di uses the same martial arts Lau, but the character and the background setting are very different.

Q: Since the hardware is different for Shenmue 3 we won't be able to transfer the save. Will that mean that moves like the brawling uppercut won't make an appearance? I ask because when going from Shenmue 1 to 2 I was sad to realize that the tornado kick was overwritten. I'm really looking forward for the launch of Shenmue 3.
YS: I'll think about adding Brawling uppercut and Tornado kick.


Q: Which version do you recomend for someone who as neither of the two systems? Will there be any differences between PC and PS4?
YS: Both the PS4 version and the PC version will take advantage of the respective advantages of the hardware. So it doesn't matter which you buy.

Q: I love Shenmue but I'm terrible at playing games. The only reason I was able to finish the game was because the difficulty level dropped since I failed so much. Will there be a system to help me in Shenmue III too? (please!)
YS: Definitely! There will be a variable difficulty level so that new players that don't know about Shenmue will be able to play.

Q: How did Joy and Ren become friends? Also I wonder how Guizhang would get along with Ren if they were to meet through Joy somehow?
YS: I think Joy and Ren are a good duo.

Q: Did any specific martial arts movies inspire you when creating the Shenmue story?
YS: Yes. Of course books on Chinese martial arts as well as Jakie Chen and Bruce Lee. I still watch HK Kungfu movies.

Q: Did any specific martial arts movies inspire you when creating the Shenmue story?
YS: The good and bad parts from Hong Kong B movies were the most helpful. JC&BL are complicated, hard to break moves down

Q: Will you show something at Tokyo Game Show and events like that?
YS: As for this year's TGS it's undecided.

Q: Will Ryo and Shenhua stay in the same room at the inns in Shenmue 3?
YS: That depends on the vacancy of Choubu Inn. (Translation)

Q: Have you seen this incredible tribute yet? Please enjoy, from your devoted loving fanbase.

Spoiler:

YS: Thank you all so very much. I will do my best to meet your expectations, regardless of budget, and make a great game.

Q: Will all Shenmue 3 staff be based in Japan or will you outsource to stretch the budget?
YS: Japan will be the main location for development.

Q: Why were the Bailu stretch goals the last stretch goals?
YS: Many of the new challenges in S3 are in Baisha. As a result the focus was put there.

Q: Would you like to make new games for arcade machines?
YS: Yes. There is unique good about arcade machines. I want to make something that utilizes holographic image.

Q: Will we see Fuku-san again? Does he become a martial arts master?
YS: Look forward to his appearance through telephone calls.

Q: With the phone card, will you be able to call Nozomi many times and have different conversations?
YS: She will hate you if you call too many times.

Q: Will i be able to follow people all around the villages?
YS: I will talk to Hirai about it.

Q: Had Ryo been loved much to girls in Yokosuka high school? Or shoe box was full of love letter?
YS: I don't think so. He was't supposed to be like that.

Q: Even if the kickstarter finishes around the 5 Million mark, we will still have Bailu, Baisha and Choubu in the game?
YS: Yes they will be in the game.

Q: Suzuki San any details on the Magic Maze? That sounds really exciting and also is there more stretch goals after?
YS: Magic Maze is an auto-generating maze. If reached, the forest area will get much bigger + many events & elements along with it

Q: Among the characters of Shenmue or you other games, who...
would you like to be friend with?
would you like to make your girlfriend?
do you actually hate?
YS: My wife is too scary, I can't answer that.


YS : Ryo (Akira) in student (in response to a question above)



Q: Will Ren, who said "this is getting interesting!" when Ryo went to Guilin, appear in Shenmue 3. (Translation)
YS: He will! I have an interesting appearance in mind.

Q: I noticed @fumito_ueda , and @Kojima_Hideo follow you on twitter, could they support you in anyway?
YS: @diebenjidie @fumito_ueda @Kojima_Hideo Please support the Kickstarter Shenmue 3 project!

Q: What is your favorite programming language ?
YS: I think C# is a good one among the recent languages.

Q: With QTE being overused in games now, often badly without deep thoughts, how will you approach this in Shenmue 3?
YS: I want to make a streamlined, Shenmue unique QTE.

Q: Any plans of a Shenmue TV drama once maybe the full story is revealed in the games?
YS: I look forward to your support!

Q: How did Ryo get a Sega Saturn in 1986? Does he have time powers?
YS: That's a secret.

Q: Is it impossible for you to work with a japanese crowdfunding site (like Makuake)? I'm not that confident with foreign websites
YS: At the official site there's an explanation of kickstarter so please take a look at that. There are Japanese speaking staff that can answer Kickstarter messages.

Q: I loved the soundtrack more than the story or graphics. Will there be a special CD like the jukebox from Shenmue 1.
YS: We're planning on adding nostalgic tracks from Shenmue 1 and 2 on the soundtrack that comes with the 250 dollar pledge.

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YS: Thank you very much everyone for your questions! I look forward to this again. Let's make this next week the best yet!

Update #33 - July 12 2015 a écrit:
Masaya Matsukaze Back with More

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for all of your #YouaskYu questions! All of the questions and answers from today's session will be posted on a later update. Keep your unasked questions safe, because Yu-san will return on #YouaskYu!

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Masaya Matsukaze, the actor who played Ryo in Shenmue 1 & 2, is back to give the second half of his interview. He shares his experiences with the audition, the Shenmue phenomenon, and even gets into his love/hate relationship with video games and how it helped him get the part.



Thanks again Masaya-san! We look forward to seeing you again!

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Last up for today, we have one more reward for all you believers of fate.

LEND SHENMUE A HAND - $900
Your hand and all the mysteries that lie within its palm will be featured in a book at a fortune teller. See what your future will hold! $600 Reward included.