Legend11 said:
Hynad said:
Legend11 said:
No I didn't play the original Shenmue and to be honest I don't care about the new one, for me this is mainly about Kickstarter. The reason being is that I'm a big fan of games like Pillars of Eternity and some of them wouldn't get made at all if it wasn't for Kickstarter. If a bunch of major publishers had put their RPGs on there asking for money and making it seem like their games wouldn't be made without Kickstarter then there would have been the possibility of Pillars of Eternity never being made. That's the reason I care, I just want to make sure companies are completely honest on there so that they don't end up screwing over the games that really do need Kickstarter. This is not about the console wars for me, if Microsoft had done the same thing I'd be asking the same questions (I know some people don't believe that but it's true).
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Wait... Are you doubting that after 14 years, the project didn't need kickstarter?
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The fact that the funding goal was set to $2 million and the first time I heard of the Kickstarter was from a major publisher's press conference gives me some doubts. The fact that they're withholding how much funding they're getting from elsewhere and not even giving us a ballpark figure gives me doubts. Come to think of it the entire way this was handled has raised one red flag after another to me.
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Sony gave YS stage time for exposure. Where else is the best way to announce a kickstarter for a game other than the biggest gaming conference? It makes perfect sense. I'm sure other developers would love to have that exposure.
Regarding Sony's funding involvement, maybe Sony chose to keep the money that they're promising to YS a secret so as not to encourage other developers in asking the same amount. $2 million is obviously not enough for a game like Shenmue. At this point, it's just pure speculation that who is funding how much. But I have no doubt that Sony will be spending a substantial amount on Shenmue 3 even if it's just for marketing.
