StormLegend2438d ago

So glad this is still being worked on and I hope the development goes well for them. They just need to focus on those facial animations and this will probably be the best Shenmue game.

-Foxtrot2438d ago

Give them time I guess

It's not coming out in a month the way some people are freaking out over them

StormLegend2438d ago

Agreed some people act like it's coming later this year when it's stated for a 2018 fall release.

SegaGamer2438d ago

They could have made it look like Shenmue 2 and i would still be happy. The people that are so heavily critical need to remember where we were before E3 2015. Shenmue was dead, pretty much everyone had given up hope of ever seeing the continuation of the story, so to be getting the game at all is a gaming miracle.

They need to take budget into consideration too, if people are expecting this game to look like other big budget AAA games then their expectations are way too high. It's a Kickstarter funded game, the game not looking like AAA games should be expected.

For a teaser, i am more than happy with that.

darthv722438d ago

I am really looking forward to that eventual reveal that there is an HD compilation of the first two games that releases before this one. At least... that's what should happen (no guarantees though).

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SegaGamer2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

@Tacobell323

Halo 4 on the 360 had a budget close to or more than $100m. Shenmue has a budget of around $6.5m. Try and keep things in perspective at least.

Omnislashver362438d ago

The graphics and art style are really good! I'll agree the facial animations are only 50% there, but everything else looks amazing. Hopefully it progresses well in the next year or so.

badz1492438d ago

those facial animation needs lots of work. at its current state, it's bad...ME Andromeda kinda bad!

smashman982438d ago

@SegaGamer

I agree with most everything your saying and while it is true this game is lower budget than most triple A games it is not solely funded by kickstarter. They have been very open about receiving outside funding for the game as well

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Genuine-User2438d ago

Ryo and all the other characters look kind of horrifying with that plastic skin texture. I'm sure they'll improve the character design by launch but as of now, it looks kind of crap. That said, the world looks great.

freshslicepizza2438d ago

Agreed. Some looks pretty good but those facial animations look creepy.

I'm not sure how close this will be to the original Shenmue's scope. That was what was so cool about the first game how much you could do.

CryofSilence2437d ago

The environments look great. I think the character models are placeholders, and the facial animation is clearly not fully implemented.

joab7772438d ago

They stand out as everything else is beautiful.

sampson31212438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

the facial animation will most likely stay the same. like the originals, i think it's a matter of the art style.
i will be checking this out for sure.

alexgibson2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

Seems like they are going for a stylized aesthetic.

frostypants2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

Especially the main character. His face looks like a plastic doll. His face is frozen. The NPCs all look better.

callahan092438d ago

God damn seeing Ryo Hazuki's face again brings back memories! Nostalgia overdrive. I can't wait to play this.

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Angainor72438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

Hopefully people will understand that this is a game of a past era and not compare it to the latest AAA titles such as Horizon, God Of War etc. The game is looking unbelievable for it's purpose and those facial animations have almost more than a year to be fixed. I'm more than optimistic that it will be the best Shenmue when it finally releases. Graphically looks phenomenal.

Gazondaily2438d ago

They look like lifeless dolls. Environments look nice though

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affrogamer2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

lol it looks like a remastered Dreamcast game but yea the environment looks good.

Kribwalker2438d ago

Much like Crackdown 3, this game is using an artstyle simmilar to the other games. In modern times people can be quite harsh on it as we've seen the past few months, even though they may play the same. I've never played shenmu, will wait to see if I'll give it a go

WasimAkram2438d ago

Just enovironments of shenmue puts the car-humping simulator meltdown 3 to shame.

SegaGamer2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

If people knew anything about Shenmue then they would know that the facial expressions were always very limited anyway. Ryo had that frown and stare throughout pretty much every moment in the first two Shenmue games, the same goes for most characters. And no, this wasn't because of limitations at the time, it was because the games characters were designed that way. If they changed that part of Ryo's personality now then he would be like a totally different character.

starrman19852438d ago

Hmm, I do think in part it was limited to hardware too.. I am sure if Shenmue 1 was created now they would have taken advantage of more facial tech.

starrman19852438d ago

The problem is it absolutely will be compared to recent games! I absolutely adored Shenmue 1 & 2 and at the time they were remarkable, but if they have the same sort of combat mechanics etc now it'll have a bad time.

I'm really not trying to be pessimistic to get an argument going, I am just very wary of getting my hopes up. I think you have accurately described it, it will likely play like the previous games and personally, I don't think I can commit to that, I would rather watch a video on the story!

kevnb2438d ago

I think the characters look good :/

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stonecold32438d ago

Look absolutely beautiful can't wait for Shenmue 3 to come out on PS4

GamesMaster19822438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

You must own a xbox being salty over games you never going to get.

ONESHOTV22438d ago

calm down because i could say you aren't getting the better version of the game anyway how does that sound fair?

Segata2438d ago

As a PS4 owner and a backer of the game and a person who followed the series since it's Berkley days. His comment was funny. The game isn't looking very good either.

GamesMaster19822438d ago

@ONESHOTV2
I'm fine with how it's looking, hell i would settle for Dreamcast Graphics on this game as ive been waiting too many years to finish the story on one of the best series ever made.

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mark_parch2438d ago

pretty sure this and final fantasy 7 will end up on xbox at some point

ONESHOTV22437d ago

RealMadridFan---- "said the PC beggar" hmm that's a classic right there lol dude I own a PS4 pro and a high-end rig what the hell am I begging for? it's not my fault that you have a low financial status it's called working for what you want here is a tip go and find a job

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elmachooo2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

they should add xbox and switch to the kickstarter and triple the funding. it will do the budget of the franchise justice.

WasimAkram2438d ago

It's not like game will sell on xbox. Maybe if tried making shemue 3 a shooter, then only it could sell on dudebroBox.

Segata2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

Looks awful. I backed this. Now wishing I didn't. In fact, I plan to sell all my Shenmue stuff when this launches. My former fandom of this franchise dates back to 1998 with Project Berkely. 1998-2017. I just don't like it anymore, same with Sonic.

Segata2438d ago

The dickish fans ruined this franchise for me. Every time I see this franchise I can't get that toxic set of whiney fans out of my head.

_-EDMIX-_2438d ago

"The dickish fans ruined this franchise for me"

Ok.

Who cares?

I don't play games based on fans. You telling me you are so self centered and easily impressionable that you play your games based on what others think?

smh. Buddy, buddy....who cares? You ruined it for yourself buddy, no on told you to play games based on what fans think.

"Every time I see this franchise I can't get that toxic set of whiney fans out of my head"

So.....this is how you buy your games?

Sad.

Segata2438d ago (Edited 2438d ago )

Ed

I spent over a decade in that community. I joined years after I first played the game. It's to this day the only fan community I was ever part of because at one time I adored this series. Those fans are seriously mental. Posting pictures of poop porn, hacking other websites of the same community. Hijacking others. Mods who are insane. I saw someone banned because they politely had a concern with one of the Shenmue characters. Others for less than that. They like to choose one person a year to bully it seemed and at the end of the year award them with shame. They bullied many people off the place. I only was part of 2 of these fans forums and their Facebook 500K. Facebook one they were the whiney ones and constantly whining about Jeff Gerstmann. The 2 forums were nuts. I have never seen so much toxicity somewhere. not even N4G or Gaf. They were in fighting with their mods. Yeah horrible fan base can ruin a game.

Also yur assumption could not be more wrong since I buy all my games knowing what I will like. I never read reviews because I don't care. I know what I like. But I didn't even go into the surface of the disgusting things they did and yeah the game reflects that fanbase. Besides 18 years later some games age badly and Shenmue has aged like milk on a hot summer day.

rainslacker2437d ago

OK....where were you going for this community? You now there are more communities surrounding this game than wherever you went. How did you join it?

Ever consider that you just picked the wrong place to hang out with Shenmue fans?

I'm sorry, but if the community is turning you away, then you are too easily impressionable. If you like the series, then like the series, and who cares what others think or do?

This is an early trailer of the game, and hopefully things will turn around, but I can't see why you'd be so pissed at this point in time. Game still has a while to release. Maybe just wait it out a bit.

callahan092438d ago

Graphics aren't 2017 state of the art, but they are acceptable to get the gameplay and story across, and that's ALL that matters (coming from someone who still loves the original game, even though this looks 100x better than that by today's standards, the game is still cool). I think this looks like ShenMue through and through, and for that, I am excited, regardless of graphics!

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Fluke_Skywalker74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

Never say never, I really didn't expect to ever see Space Marine 2 and 12 years later its almost here.
So there is still hope for all these games.

Chocoburger74d ago

I've completed 5 of the games on the list, but the author forgot to include Advent Rising. It was supposed to be a trilogy, but it bombed hard, and the two sequels never got made. It was Mass Effect, a console generation before Mass Effect.

The game is buggy and unpolished, it needed a few more months of development, but the potential was there. At the end of the game, you have all these super abilities, I remember the stomp attack that created a shockwave being especially powerful.

shinoff218373d ago

I personally think days gone will recieve some sort of sequel at some point. I'm personally also hoping it's not the rumored multiplayer online stuff. I'd think most that enjoyed it would rather thisnto.

Knightofelemia73d ago

Sony needs to dust off Sly Cooper and Days Gone so needs a sequel two of my favorite Sony titles. Bulletstorm I love great game wish it also got a sequel. And I wish Namco would finally give Enslaved a sequel another great game.

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anast686d ago (Edited 686d ago )

Dragon's Dogma and XCOM 2 are the best deals. The rest of the games are still overpriced. I would say 8.99 is good for AC: Origins, but you need to put $10 more into MTs to avoid the grind that slows down the story. So, the game is actually 18.99.

It's not on this list, but Pathfinder: Kingmaker is only $9.99. This is a deal if you have a current gen. consoles, as it runs poorly on prev. gen.

hangdang686d ago

I beat AC origins without grinding or spending any money on MTX?

anast686d ago

I had to grind for side missions. So, did many other people.

HeliosHex686d ago

Has anyone been able to login in to the ps store on ps5 I haven't been able to in days and my network is good.

RedDevils686d ago

Reset or shutdown your PS5. I always can go login to PS5, in fact just a moment ago.

HeliosHex685d ago

Hey thanks again. Although the shutdown/reset didn't work i found that resetting the mdm and hub did the trick. I use a Lan network instead of wifi. In case anyone has a similar setup and problem.

RedDevils685d ago

I forgot to mention about the router reset, that usually do the trick when it come to network problems happen with iphone/android. btw np