Like many of you I grew up on Yu Suzuki's Shenmue. For those of you who never playes Shenmue, then allow me to let you in on a secret...there will be no open world games like Batman Arkam Asylum or Grand Theft Auto without Shenmue. Shenmue was a pioneer in many areas that's why it's a legendary cult classic. The game was left incomplete and unplayable to most american gamers bc of limited release.
Nearly a decade later, the third game entitled Shenmue 3 is going to be released for the Playstation 4 and PC.
The game will feature a new skills system that will connect to the different aspects of the game. You can collect scrolls from completing mini games in shops or gambling rings. The techniques scrolls will allow you to use the skills right away in battle without having to practice and master them like in the previous Shenmue games.
Shenmue 3 will take place in ancient China focusing on three areas Baisha, Baili Village, and Choubu. No release date was given but Yu Suzuki said with kickstarter the fate of the Shenmue was in our hands.
I don't why but I felt a little embarrassed for Yu Suzuki when he was begging for money to help make the Shenmue 3 possible. For an older visionary like Yu Suzuki to be reduced to wearing khaki jeans and a common jacket while standing in the middle of Tokyo square saying he needs help to make the project possible...it seem a little like he lost face. I just expected someone like him to be on it a little harder than that. Kickstarter is more for unproven business ventures not something of this scale.
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