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Shenmue III

January 01, 1970

Shenmue III[a] is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Ys Net, published by Deep Silver for PlayStation 4 and Windows and produced by Shibuya Productions. Like the previous Shenmue games, it consists of open-world environments interspersed with brawler battles and quick time events, with a day-and-night system, variable weather effects, non-player characters with daily schedules, and various minigames. The story continues the quest of the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki, who searches for his father's killer in the mountains of 1980s Guilin, China.

Shenmue III
Japanese PlayStation 4 cover art, featuring Ryo and Shenhua
Developer(s)Ys Net
Publisher(s)Deep Silver
Director(s)
Producer(s)
  • Yu Suzuki
  • Cédric Biscay
Designer(s)Aki Tsuchie
Programmer(s)
  • Kazuya Tomii
  • Eric Layton Bergen
Writer(s)
  • Yu Suzuki
  • Jyunichi Yoshida
Composer(s)Ryuji Iuchi
SeriesShenmue
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
ReleaseNovember 19, 2019
Genre(s)Action-adventure, life simulation, social simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Yu Suzuki conceived Shenmue as a saga spanning multiple games. Shenmue and Shenmue II were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast in 1999 and 2001. The original Shenmue was the most expensive video game ever developed at the time, though this development also covered some of Shenmue II and groundwork for future Shenmue games. They attracted positive reviews and a cult following, but were commercial failures.

At E3 2015, following years of speculation, Suzuki launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund Shenmue III, with Sega having licensed Shenmue to Suzuki's company Ys Net. It became the fastest campaign to raise $2 million, in under seven hours, and ended the following month having raised over $6 million, making it the highest-funded video game in Kickstarter history at the time. Further funding came from Sony and Deep Silver and crowdfunding on other platforms. The development team was much smaller than that of previous Shenmue games, though key staff from the original team returned. The game was built using Unreal Engine 4.

Shenmue III was released on November 19, 2019, 18 years after Shenmue II. It received mixed reviews; some critics described it as outdated, while others praised its faithfulness to the franchise. Retail sales were low, but exclude digital sales and copies sent to Kickstarter backers.

Gameplay edit

Like the previous Shenmue games, the player controls the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki, who is searching for his father's killer. Most of the game is spent exploring the open world in Guilin, China, searching for clues, examining objects and talking to non-player characters for information.[1] The game features a 3D fighting system similar to the Virtua Fighter series; Ryo can practice moves to increase their power.[1] In quick time events, the player must press the right buttons at the right moment to succeed.[2] Ryo can earn money through minigames such as gambling, fishing, woodchopping, and forklift driving, and by selling foraged herbs.[3]

Shenmue III introduces a stamina system, whereby Ryo's hit points (HP) gradually decline as the player explores. If his HP drops too low, he loses the ability to sprint while exploring. Ryo can restore HP through sleeping and eating.[4]

Plot edit

In 1987, the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki has journeyed from Yokosuka, Japan, to the mountains of Guilin, China, in search of his father's killer, Lan Di. Ryo and his new friend, Ling Shenhua, search for Shenhua's missing father, the stonemason Yuan, in Shenhua's hometown of Bailu Village. They learn that thugs have been harassing the local stonemasons, looking for the phoenix mirror, which Ryo has brought from his father's dojo. Another stonemason, Xu, is also missing. Ryo defeats two of the thugs, but is defeated by their boss, Yanlang.

Ryo learns that Lan Di's father, Sunming Zhao, visited Bailu Village with Ryo's father to train under the local grandmaster. Zhao died under mysterious circumstances several years later. Ryo also discovers that the phoenix and dragon mirrors were created by Yuan's grandfather at the request of the Chinese emperor. Their creation is connected to the local Verdant Bridge, constructed to honor the visit of a Chinese envoy.

At the thugs' hideout, Ryo is defeated again by Yanlang. He convinces Sun, a local martial arts master, to teach him a powerful Bajiquan move, and uses it to defeat Yanlang. A village elder helps them discover a map to the treasure connected to the mirrors. Ryo fends off an attack from Lan Di's henchman, Chai, who reveals that Yuan and Xu have been taken to the city of Niaowu.

Ryo and Shenhua travel to Niaowu by boat. Ryo learns that a local gang, the Red Snakes, is holding Yuan and Xu. Ryo encounters his Hong Kong ally, Wuying Ren, who has traveled to Niaowu in pursuit of the treasure connected to the mirrors. At the Red Snakes’ hideout, Ryo and Ren are defeated by their boss, Ge, who uses an animalistic fighting style. Ryo meets a cormorant fisherman, Grandmaster Bei, who teaches him a similar Bajiquan move to defeat the Red Snakes.

Ryo and Ren approach the hideout, only to find Li Feng, a mysterious woman whom Ryo has encountered previously in Niaowu. She tells them that the Red Snakes have kidnapped Shenhua and taken her across the river to a castle. Ryo convinces Bei to take him and Ren by boat. Before departing, Ren reveals that he has acquired a counterfeit phoenix mirror, believing it could be useful.

The three cross the river with Hsu, a former student of Bei, and Lin Shiling, the maiden of a local shrine. Ryo and Ren infiltrate the castle while the others guard the perimeter. Ryo finds Yuan and Xu trapped in a cell; Ryo defeats Chai again and releases them. In the process, they learn that Li Feng is a Chi You Men leader: Niao Sun. Ryo gives her the real phoenix mirror to spare Shenhua's life, and Niao Sun tells them Lan Di is up ahead.

Ryo and Ren fight their way to the top of the castle, defeat Ge, and find Lan Di. Ryo challenges him to a fight, but Lan Di defeats him easily. Ren offers Lan Di the counterfeit phoenix mirror in exchange for Ryo's life. Lan Di accepts, but Ren hurls the mirror out of a window. Niao Sun has her men distract Lan Di in the castle and consolidate her power, and Ryo and Ren escape.

Ryo, Shenhua, Ren, Yuan, and Xu depart Niaowu by boat. On board, Yuan reveals that the mirrors were initially locked away in a cliff temple; Zhao Sunming retrieved them to keep them from "falling into the wrong hands". After Zhao died, his son, Lan Di, was raised by the Chi You Men. While captive, Yuan also learned that the Chi You have taken over the cliff temple. Ryo, Shenhua, and Ren continue their journey along the Great Wall of China.

Background edit

 
Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki speaking at the 2011 Game Developers Conference

The first two Shenmue games were directed, written and produced by Yu Suzuki. They were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast in 1999 and 2001.[5] Suzuki planned to tell the story across multiple games.[6] With a level of detail considered unprecedented,[7] the original Shenmue was the most expensive video game ever developed at the time, reported to have cost between US$47 and 70 million, including marketing. The development also covered some of Shenmue II, which was completed for a smaller figure,[8] and groundwork for future Shenmue games.[9]

Despite attracting a cult following and appearances in several greatest video games of all time lists,[10][11][12][13] the first two Shenmue games were commercial failures.[14] Suzuki worked on various projects which failed to see release,[15] including Shenmue Online, a massively multiplayer online role-playing game for the Chinese and Korean PC markets.[16]

Fans petitioned for Shenmue III,[17] and in 2005 the BBC series VideoGaiden ran a campaign for its release.[18] On several occasions, Sega spokespersons said they recognized the interest in Shenmue and did not rule out another game,[19][20] and Suzuki said that Sega would be open to the project with the right budget.[21] In 2008, Suzuki established his own development company, Ys Net, while remaining at Sega.[15] That year, Sega announced Shenmue City, a social game for the Japanese services Mobagetown (for cell phones) and Mobage (PC). Suzuki hoped that if Shenmue City were a success it would allow him to make Shenmue III.[22] However, it was shut down in December 2011.[23]

In September 2011, Suzuki left Sega to focus on Ys Net.[15] In 2012, he suggested that Sega could license Shenmue to Ys Net to develop Shenmue III independently.[24] News arose in March 2013 that Suzuki was considering crowdfunding or console exclusivity to fund Shenmue III.[25] During the 2014 Game Developers Conference, Sony Computer Entertainment approached Suzuki about Shenmue III as it was one of the most requested games.[26][27][28] In March 2014, Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, said Shenmue III was the most requested sequel from Xbox owners.[29] Sega renewed the Shenmue trademark that May.[30]

Crowdfunding edit

 
Shenmue III was announced at E3 in June 2015.

On June 14, 2015, the day before the Los Angeles E3 industry event, Suzuki tweeted "E3" with a photo of a forklift, a reference to a minigame in the original Shenmue.[31] During Sony's E3 press conference the next day, Suzuki announced a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to develop Shenmue III for PlayStation 4 and Windows with a tentative release date of December 2017.[32] The surprise announcement drew publicity,[17] winning the "Best Debut" award from GameTrailers[33] and generating a surge in sales of pre-owned Dreamcast consoles.[34] In January 2017, Time,[35] The Guardian[36] and Den of Geek[37] included Shenmue III in their lists of anticipated games.

The initial Kickstarter funding goal, the amount necessary for the campaign to succeed and development to begin, was $2 million. Additional goals, to encourage further donations, included a "rapport system" that changes interactions with characters depending on player choices, and a "skill tree system" allowing for greater customization of Ryo's fighting abilities.[38] Suzuki said that for Shenmue III to be a "true" open-world game, the campaign would need to raise at least $10 million. Nonetheless, he said he would not be disappointed by a smaller figure and would work within the budget.[39]

Shenmue III became the fastest game to raise $1 million in crowdfunding, in an hour and 44 minutes, and the fastest to raise $2 million, in eight hours and 43 minutes.[40] It ended on July 17 having raised $6.3 million from over 69,000 backers, becoming the highest-funded video game in Kickstarter history at the time.[39] On September 17, crowdfunding resumed using the online payment system PayPal. On March 15, the project began accepting pledges through the Chinese crowdfunding platform Alipay.[41]

Crowdfunding ended in September 2018, having raised $7,179,510 from 81,087 backers across multiple platforms.[42] Though this is a large amount for a crowdfunded project, it was relatively small for a high-profile game. However, Sony and Deep Silver provided further funding.[42] After the game was released, Suzuki said it had reached a budget of around $20 million.[43]

Development edit

Shenmue III was developed by Suzuki's development studio Ys Net.[17] Sony and Shibuya Productions provided production, marketing, and publishing support.[44][45]

Whereas Shenmue and Shenmue II were developed by between 250 and 300 people, Shenmue III had a core team of about 75, with a further 100 outsourced roles, excluding voice actors.[46] Ten key staff had worked on the previous Shenmue games,[46] including Suzuki, the second director Keiji Okayasu, the scenario director Takao Yotsuji, the writers Junichi Yoshida and Masahiro Yoshimoto, the character designers Kenji Miyawaki and Hideki Kawabata, and the composer Ryuji Iuchi.[47][48] The chief executive of Neilo, Takeshi Hirai, was a lead programmer on the first Shenmue.[17] Other staff had credits for games such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and series such as Streets of Rage and Virtua Fighter.[46] Masaya Matsukaze and Corey Marshall reprised their roles as the Japanese and English voices of Ryo.[49][50]

In November 2015, Suzuki visited China to promote the project and research the locations, traditional clothes and martial arts of Guilin. In a presentation at China's Chuapp conference that month, he said that Shenmue III's story and "composition" were complete and that "baseline research" with Unreal Engine 4 had begun.[51] Suzuki chose the engine as it allowed the team to build prototypes quickly.[52] In late 2015, the team began using Shenmue II characters to run simple battle and conversation tests.[53] In February 2016, Suzuki demonstrated the weather effects, lighting, and music at the Monaco Anime Game International Conference.[54] By December, the game had left preproduction and motion capture and voice tests were under way.[55]

In June 2017, Shenmue III was delayed to the second half of 2018. According to Suzuki, the game had become "bigger and more beautiful" than he expected through the use of new technology.[56] That August, Suzuki announced that Ys Net had partnered with the German publisher Deep Silver to publish Shenmue III globally. He told Eurogamer this allowed them to make a larger open world, and that Sony and Sega were still supporting development.[52]

Ys Net released a teaser trailer on August 22, 2017.[57] Some fans and journalists criticized its "stiff" character models and animation.[58] In December 2017, Ys Net announced that the Indian studio Lakshya Digital would provide additional character models.[59] In May 2018, Ys Net and Deep Silver delayed Shenmue III until 2019.[60] At the Gamescom trade fair that August, Deep Silver displayed a new trailer and announced a release date of August 27, 2019.[61] A new trailer was shown in March 2019 at the Monaco Magic festival, showcasing the Guilin setting, fighting system, and several new characters.[62] The fighting system was redesigned to make it accessible to less experienced players.[63] In June 2019, Shenmue III was delayed to November 19.[64] A new trailer, showcasing arcades and fighting gameplay, debuted at the Gamescom trade fair in August 2019.[65]

Release edit

Shenmue III was released on November 19, 2019, 18 years after Shenmue II. It was published in China by Oasis Games on PlayStation 4 and the WeGame platform on PC.[66] Shenmue III includes a letter to fans from Suzuki expressing his hope to develop Shenmue IV.[67]

A demo was released for Windows in September 2019.[68] The Windows version of Shenmue III was exclusive to the Epic Games Store for the first year.[69] The exclusivity announcement drew criticism from some fans.[70] Kickstarter backers who had requested the Steam version were offered refunds.[70]

In January 2020, Ys Net released the first Shenmue III downloadable content (DLC) expansion, "Battle Rally". As Ryo, Ren or Ryo's sparring partner Wei Zhen, players compete in arcade-style races.[71] A "story quest" DLC expansion was released in February, and features the return of Zhang Shuqin from Shenmue II.[72] The third DLC expansion, "Big Merry Cruise", was released in March.[73] In April 2021, fans released a mod for the PC version that replaces the voices of Greg Chun and Kyle McCarley as Ren and Lan Di with Eric Kelso and Paul Lucas, who had voiced them in the original games.[74]

Reception edit

According to the review aggregator website Metacritic, Shenmue III received "mixed or average reviews".[75][76] Reviewers were divided over its similarity to the older games; some felt it was a faithful sequel, while others criticized it as outdated.[90] According to GamesIndustry.biz, "Ys Net hasn't rebooted or reimagined its franchise; rather, it has made a game as if (for the most part) the intervening years never happened at all."[90]

Kirk McKeand of VG247 wrote that he enjoyed Shenmue III despite its "decades-old sensibilities".[91] In a positive review, Martin Robinson of Eurogamer described it as "archaic and arcane ... completely ignorant of modern trends in open world gaming, or indeed trends of the last 20 years ... It looks and plays like a Dreamcast game that's as off-kilter, maddening, magical and majestic as the original Shenmue games, both all-time classics. I think there's good reason to rejoice in that."[1] GamesRadar+ described it as "a magnificent, authentic, totally uncompromised sequel that crucially ignores virtually every gaming trend of the past 18 years".[2] Kyle Hilliard of IGN criticized the plot, feeling it moved the series no closer to a conclusion.[92] At the 2020 NAVGTR Awards, Shenmue III won for best franchise adventure game and was nominated for best franchise original light mix score.[93][94]

Sales edit

In Japan, the PlayStation 4 version of Shenmue III sold 17,857 retail copies in its first week, making it the week's fourth-bestselling game and the bestselling new release.[95] In the UK, Shenmue III entered the charts at number 17, selling half as many copies as the 2018 Shenmue remaster. GamesIndustry.biz and VG247 said the sales in both regions were likely lower than hoped, but noted that the chart excludes digital sales and copies given to Kickstarter backers.[96][97] Lars Wingefors, the CEO of Deep Silver's parent company Embracer Group, said that Shenmue III had been "fine" financially and that it was a "core niche product".[98]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Japanese: シェンムー3, Hepburn: Shenmū 3

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shenmue, 2019, action, adventure, game, developed, published, deep, silver, playstation, windows, produced, shibuya, productions, like, previous, shenmue, games, consists, open, world, environments, interspersed, with, brawler, battles, quick, time, events, wi. Shenmue III a is a 2019 action adventure game developed by Ys Net published by Deep Silver for PlayStation 4 and Windows and produced by Shibuya Productions Like the previous Shenmue games it consists of open world environments interspersed with brawler battles and quick time events with a day and night system variable weather effects non player characters with daily schedules and various minigames The story continues the quest of the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki who searches for his father s killer in the mountains of 1980s Guilin China Shenmue IIIJapanese PlayStation 4 cover art featuring Ryo and ShenhuaDeveloper s Ys NetPublisher s Deep SilverDirector s Yu SuzukiKeiji OkayasuProducer s Yu SuzukiCedric BiscayDesigner s Aki TsuchieProgrammer s Kazuya TomiiEric Layton BergenWriter s Yu SuzukiJyunichi YoshidaComposer s Ryuji IuchiSeriesShenmueEngineUnreal Engine 4Platform s PlayStation 4WindowsReleaseNovember 19 2019Genre s Action adventure life simulation social simulationMode s Single player Yu Suzuki conceived Shenmue as a saga spanning multiple games Shenmue and Shenmue II were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast in 1999 and 2001 The original Shenmue was the most expensive video game ever developed at the time though this development also covered some of Shenmue II and groundwork for future Shenmue games They attracted positive reviews and a cult following but were commercial failures At E3 2015 following years of speculation Suzuki launched a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund Shenmue III with Sega having licensed Shenmue to Suzuki s company Ys Net It became the fastest campaign to raise 2 million in under seven hours and ended the following month having raised over 6 million making it the highest funded video game in Kickstarter history at the time Further funding came from Sony and Deep Silver and crowdfunding on other platforms The development team was much smaller than that of previous Shenmue games though key staff from the original team returned The game was built using Unreal Engine 4 Shenmue III was released on November 19 2019 18 years after Shenmue II It received mixed reviews some critics described it as outdated while others praised its faithfulness to the franchise Retail sales were low but exclude digital sales and copies sent to Kickstarter backers Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Background 4 Crowdfunding 5 Development 6 Release 7 Reception 7 1 Sales 8 Notes 9 References 10 External linksGameplay editLike the previous Shenmue games the player controls the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki who is searching for his father s killer Most of the game is spent exploring the open world in Guilin China searching for clues examining objects and talking to non player characters for information 1 The game features a 3D fighting system similar to the Virtua Fighter series Ryo can practice moves to increase their power 1 In quick time events the player must press the right buttons at the right moment to succeed 2 Ryo can earn money through minigames such as gambling fishing woodchopping and forklift driving and by selling foraged herbs 3 Shenmue III introduces a stamina system whereby Ryo s hit points HP gradually decline as the player explores If his HP drops too low he loses the ability to sprint while exploring Ryo can restore HP through sleeping and eating 4 Plot editIn 1987 the teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki has journeyed from Yokosuka Japan to the mountains of Guilin China in search of his father s killer Lan Di Ryo and his new friend Ling Shenhua search for Shenhua s missing father the stonemason Yuan in Shenhua s hometown of Bailu Village They learn that thugs have been harassing the local stonemasons looking for the phoenix mirror which Ryo has brought from his father s dojo Another stonemason Xu is also missing Ryo defeats two of the thugs but is defeated by their boss Yanlang Ryo learns that Lan Di s father Sunming Zhao visited Bailu Village with Ryo s father to train under the local grandmaster Zhao died under mysterious circumstances several years later Ryo also discovers that the phoenix and dragon mirrors were created by Yuan s grandfather at the request of the Chinese emperor Their creation is connected to the local Verdant Bridge constructed to honor the visit of a Chinese envoy At the thugs hideout Ryo is defeated again by Yanlang He convinces Sun a local martial arts master to teach him a powerful Bajiquan move and uses it to defeat Yanlang A village elder helps them discover a map to the treasure connected to the mirrors Ryo fends off an attack from Lan Di s henchman Chai who reveals that Yuan and Xu have been taken to the city of Niaowu Ryo and Shenhua travel to Niaowu by boat Ryo learns that a local gang the Red Snakes is holding Yuan and Xu Ryo encounters his Hong Kong ally Wuying Ren who has traveled to Niaowu in pursuit of the treasure connected to the mirrors At the Red Snakes hideout Ryo and Ren are defeated by their boss Ge who uses an animalistic fighting style Ryo meets a cormorant fisherman Grandmaster Bei who teaches him a similar Bajiquan move to defeat the Red Snakes Ryo and Ren approach the hideout only to find Li Feng a mysterious woman whom Ryo has encountered previously in Niaowu She tells them that the Red Snakes have kidnapped Shenhua and taken her across the river to a castle Ryo convinces Bei to take him and Ren by boat Before departing Ren reveals that he has acquired a counterfeit phoenix mirror believing it could be useful The three cross the river with Hsu a former student of Bei and Lin Shiling the maiden of a local shrine Ryo and Ren infiltrate the castle while the others guard the perimeter Ryo finds Yuan and Xu trapped in a cell Ryo defeats Chai again and releases them In the process they learn that Li Feng is a Chi You Men leader Niao Sun Ryo gives her the real phoenix mirror to spare Shenhua s life and Niao Sun tells them Lan Di is up ahead Ryo and Ren fight their way to the top of the castle defeat Ge and find Lan Di Ryo challenges him to a fight but Lan Di defeats him easily Ren offers Lan Di the counterfeit phoenix mirror in exchange for Ryo s life Lan Di accepts but Ren hurls the mirror out of a window Niao Sun has her men distract Lan Di in the castle and consolidate her power and Ryo and Ren escape Ryo Shenhua Ren Yuan and Xu depart Niaowu by boat On board Yuan reveals that the mirrors were initially locked away in a cliff temple Zhao Sunming retrieved them to keep them from falling into the wrong hands After Zhao died his son Lan Di was raised by the Chi You Men While captive Yuan also learned that the Chi You have taken over the cliff temple Ryo Shenhua and Ren continue their journey along the Great Wall of China Background edit nbsp Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki speaking at the 2011 Game Developers ConferenceThe first two Shenmue games were directed written and produced by Yu Suzuki They were developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for the Dreamcast in 1999 and 2001 5 Suzuki planned to tell the story across multiple games 6 With a level of detail considered unprecedented 7 the original Shenmue was the most expensive video game ever developed at the time reported to have cost between US 47 and 70 million including marketing The development also covered some of Shenmue II which was completed for a smaller figure 8 and groundwork for future Shenmue games 9 Despite attracting a cult following and appearances in several greatest video games of all time lists 10 11 12 13 the first two Shenmue games were commercial failures 14 Suzuki worked on various projects which failed to see release 15 including Shenmue Online a massively multiplayer online role playing game for the Chinese and Korean PC markets 16 Fans petitioned for Shenmue III 17 and in 2005 the BBC series VideoGaiden ran a campaign for its release 18 On several occasions Sega spokespersons said they recognized the interest in Shenmue and did not rule out another game 19 20 and Suzuki said that Sega would be open to the project with the right budget 21 In 2008 Suzuki established his own development company Ys Net while remaining at Sega 15 That year Sega announced Shenmue City a social game for the Japanese services Mobagetown for cell phones and Mobage PC Suzuki hoped that if Shenmue City were a success it would allow him to make Shenmue III 22 However it was shut down in December 2011 23 In September 2011 Suzuki left Sega to focus on Ys Net 15 In 2012 he suggested that Sega could license Shenmue to Ys Net to develop Shenmue III independently 24 News arose in March 2013 that Suzuki was considering crowdfunding or console exclusivity to fund Shenmue III 25 During the 2014 Game Developers Conference Sony Computer Entertainment approached Suzuki about Shenmue III as it was one of the most requested games 26 27 28 In March 2014 Phil Spencer the head of Xbox said Shenmue III was the most requested sequel from Xbox owners 29 Sega renewed the Shenmue trademark that May 30 Crowdfunding edit nbsp Shenmue III was announced at E3 in June 2015 On June 14 2015 the day before the Los Angeles E3 industry event Suzuki tweeted E3 with a photo of a forklift a reference to a minigame in the original Shenmue 31 During Sony s E3 press conference the next day Suzuki announced a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to develop Shenmue III for PlayStation 4 and Windows with a tentative release date of December 2017 32 The surprise announcement drew publicity 17 winning the Best Debut award from GameTrailers 33 and generating a surge in sales of pre owned Dreamcast consoles 34 In January 2017 Time 35 The Guardian 36 and Den of Geek 37 included Shenmue III in their lists of anticipated games The initial Kickstarter funding goal the amount necessary for the campaign to succeed and development to begin was 2 million Additional goals to encourage further donations included a rapport system that changes interactions with characters depending on player choices and a skill tree system allowing for greater customization of Ryo s fighting abilities 38 Suzuki said that for Shenmue III to be a true open world game the campaign would need to raise at least 10 million Nonetheless he said he would not be disappointed by a smaller figure and would work within the budget 39 Shenmue III became the fastest game to raise 1 million in crowdfunding in an hour and 44 minutes and the fastest to raise 2 million in eight hours and 43 minutes 40 It ended on July 17 having raised 6 3 million from over 69 000 backers becoming the highest funded video game in Kickstarter history at the time 39 On September 17 crowdfunding resumed using the online payment system PayPal On March 15 the project began accepting pledges through the Chinese crowdfunding platform Alipay 41 Crowdfunding ended in September 2018 having raised 7 179 510 from 81 087 backers across multiple platforms 42 Though this is a large amount for a crowdfunded project it was relatively small for a high profile game However Sony and Deep Silver provided further funding 42 After the game was released Suzuki said it had reached a budget of around 20 million 43 Development editShenmue III was developed by Suzuki s development studio Ys Net 17 Sony and Shibuya Productions provided production marketing and publishing support 44 45 Whereas Shenmue and Shenmue II were developed by between 250 and 300 people Shenmue III had a core team of about 75 with a further 100 outsourced roles excluding voice actors 46 Ten key staff had worked on the previous Shenmue games 46 including Suzuki the second director Keiji Okayasu the scenario director Takao Yotsuji the writers Junichi Yoshida and Masahiro Yoshimoto the character designers Kenji Miyawaki and Hideki Kawabata and the composer Ryuji Iuchi 47 48 The chief executive of Neilo Takeshi Hirai was a lead programmer on the first Shenmue 17 Other staff had credits for games such as The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and series such as Streets of Rage and Virtua Fighter 46 Masaya Matsukaze and Corey Marshall reprised their roles as the Japanese and English voices of Ryo 49 50 In November 2015 Suzuki visited China to promote the project and research the locations traditional clothes and martial arts of Guilin In a presentation at China s Chuapp conference that month he said that Shenmue III s story and composition were complete and that baseline research with Unreal Engine 4 had begun 51 Suzuki chose the engine as it allowed the team to build prototypes quickly 52 In late 2015 the team began using Shenmue II characters to run simple battle and conversation tests 53 In February 2016 Suzuki demonstrated the weather effects lighting and music at the Monaco Anime Game International Conference 54 By December the game had left preproduction and motion capture and voice tests were under way 55 In June 2017 Shenmue III was delayed to the second half of 2018 According to Suzuki the game had become bigger and more beautiful than he expected through the use of new technology 56 That August Suzuki announced that Ys Net had partnered with the German publisher Deep Silver to publish Shenmue III globally He told Eurogamer this allowed them to make a larger open world and that Sony and Sega were still supporting development 52 Ys Net released a teaser trailer on August 22 2017 57 Some fans and journalists criticized its stiff character models and animation 58 In December 2017 Ys Net announced that the Indian studio Lakshya Digital would provide additional character models 59 In May 2018 Ys Net and Deep Silver delayed Shenmue III until 2019 60 At the Gamescom trade fair that August Deep Silver displayed a new trailer and announced a release date of August 27 2019 61 A new trailer was shown in March 2019 at the Monaco Magic festival showcasing the Guilin setting fighting system and several new characters 62 The fighting system was redesigned to make it accessible to less experienced players 63 In June 2019 Shenmue III was delayed to November 19 64 A new trailer showcasing arcades and fighting gameplay debuted at the Gamescom trade fair in August 2019 65 Release editShenmue III was released on November 19 2019 18 years after Shenmue II It was published in China by Oasis Games on PlayStation 4 and the WeGame platform on PC 66 Shenmue III includes a letter to fans from Suzuki expressing his hope to develop Shenmue IV 67 A demo was released for Windows in September 2019 68 The Windows version of Shenmue III was exclusive to the Epic Games Store for the first year 69 The exclusivity announcement drew criticism from some fans 70 Kickstarter backers who had requested the Steam version were offered refunds 70 In January 2020 Ys Net released the first Shenmue III downloadable content DLC expansion Battle Rally As Ryo Ren or Ryo s sparring partner Wei Zhen players compete in arcade style races 71 A story quest DLC expansion was released in February and features the return of Zhang Shuqin from Shenmue II 72 The third DLC expansion Big Merry Cruise was released in March 73 In April 2021 fans released a mod for the PC version that replaces the voices of Greg Chun and Kyle McCarley as Ren and Lan Di with Eric Kelso and Paul Lucas who had voiced them in the original games 74 Reception editReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreMetacriticPC 69 100 75 PS4 67 100 76 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid7 10 80 EurogamerRecommended 84 Famitsu32 40 77 Game Informer6 10 87 GameSpot5 10 86 GamesRadar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 78 IGN5 9 10 89 PC Gamer US 83 100 82 Push Square nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 81 RPGamer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 85 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 83 USgamer2 5 5 88 VG247 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 79 According to the review aggregator website Metacritic Shenmue III received mixed or average reviews 75 76 Reviewers were divided over its similarity to the older games some felt it was a faithful sequel while others criticized it as outdated 90 According to GamesIndustry biz Ys Net hasn t rebooted or reimagined its franchise rather it has made a game as if for the most part the intervening years never happened at all 90 Kirk McKeand of VG247 wrote that he enjoyed Shenmue III despite its decades old sensibilities 91 In a positive review Martin Robinson of Eurogamer described it as archaic and arcane completely ignorant of modern trends in open world gaming or indeed trends of the last 20 years It looks and plays like a Dreamcast game that s as off kilter maddening magical and majestic as the original Shenmue games both all time classics I think there s good reason to rejoice in that 1 GamesRadar described it as a magnificent authentic totally uncompromised sequel that crucially ignores virtually every gaming trend of the past 18 years 2 Kyle Hilliard of IGN criticized the plot feeling it moved the series no closer to a conclusion 92 At the 2020 NAVGTR Awards Shenmue III won for best franchise adventure game and was nominated for best franchise original 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