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Shenmue 3 E3 2015 vs Gamescom 2017 Trailers Comparison

Latest Shenmue III trailer made many of gamers worry about the graphics quality and characters models design, which seems to be heavily inspired by previous Shenmue games.
Now comparing 2015 reveal footage, even if it was not real time gameplay clearly shows differences in character’s look.
Which one do you like better?

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Neonridr2814d ago

dear god the guy on the right scares me. Why did they give him such a bland expression?

Gazondaily2814d ago

The character models are much better in the latest version. Its just that the facial expressions and animations are completely jarring. They will need to sort that out if we are to feel any attachment. The environments look great though.

Still, early days I'm sure and it has already changed dramatically from the E3 2015 showing

Neonridr2814d ago

oh definitely.. he just looks so darned creepy :P

Eonjay2814d ago

From the interview:

Game Watch Impress: The characters facial expressions are still or, how should I put this, fixed, but this part will actually change?

Suzuki: Yes, we haven’t yet put in the facial expressions. Until a month ago, we had put in the facial animations, but for the moment, they’ve been removed.

Gazondaily2814d ago

^^Ah that's good to know. Cant wait

Babadook72814d ago (Edited 2814d ago )

Nice improvement imho. Looks like a classic game with a smart revision. Apparently the faces are in no way complete tho.

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SegaGamer2814d ago

There was an interview with Game Watch Japan and it was posted on the Shenmue Dojo Forum. Here are the most important parts

"All charterers models are temporary and subject to change"
"Facial animations were initially implemented but have been removed about a month ago"

So, for sure, this is NOT the end product with facial animations and character models, there is still a lot of work being done, which was exactly what a lot of people said would be the case. As usual though, the gaming community do what they always do. They jumped on something and started spreading their usual negativity.

trooper_2814d ago

Yeah, you can clearly see the models are getting better and better.

Never played a Shenmue game but I will definitively give this one a try.

Neonridr2814d ago

I merely made an observation about the way he looks. I never once said that this would be indicative of the final product. I would hope that the devs wouldn't be that silly. You can climb down off your high horse now. It was a joke anyways..

SegaGamer2814d ago

@Neonridr

You misunderstood my post, i wasn't having a go at you or anything, i apologise if it came across that way. It was aimed more at the people looking to criticise something that is clearly still a work in progress.

frostypants2814d ago

To be fair, devs shouldn't release material if they don't want it to be judged...

SegaGamer2814d ago (Edited 2814d ago )

@Frostypants

There's different levels of judging something though. Some people will criticise it objectively, then you get people just being a******s and saying things like "Shenmue 3 look's like ass" ( This is literally how someone who works for Kotaku described it ) or people saying "It look's like a Dreamcast game" ( seen on here multiple times now ) or people saying "This game look's like s**t"

Criticism is fine, you don't want people to be blind fanboys and just accept something even if it look's terrible, but if you are just going to say "it look's like ass" without taking everything into consideration, then it makes your opinion worthless.

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rainslacker2813d ago

Seems more to me that the lighting needs a lot of work. The model itself is pretty good as a throwback to the series roots, and I am OK with that. The lack of expression in the actual trailer is a bit worrisome at the moment, so hopefully they can refine that....possibly get the Ninja Theory guys to help out if they're available as they had some pretty good tech with the limited budget of Hellblade.

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SegaGamer2814d ago (Edited 2814d ago )

This joke wasn't funny the 1st time i seen it and it's not funny the 50th time either. At least come up with something more original.

theshredded2814d ago

Significant improvements, it looks so much better now. Hopefully they beef up the animations though and I really hope PS sees the interest and give it enough of a budget or help with development like The Last Guardian.

antikbaka2814d ago

another example that Japanese developers just can't handle crowd funded games.

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The Story of Shenmue Is Far from Over, Says ININ

"Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements"

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jznrpg165d ago

Only so much time in life so hopefully it gets finished before it’s too late

CrimsonWing69165d ago

I think that’s the problem. Just give us a conclusion like we were hoping for with 3 instead of basically pulling a Shenmue 2 on us and leaving it all in limbo again,

Agent75165d ago

No trilogy collection? All the years Sega knocked out Shenmue clone Yakuza, yet took years to release Shenmue 3 on PS4 only. Was made waiting all those years after Shenmue 2 on Dreamcast.

Rynxie164d ago

Sega had nothing to do with shenmus 3.

Nerdmaster165d ago (Edited 165d ago )

And they think it's a positive thing?
Potential new fans won't be interested in future sequels because they would need to know the story of all the previous games.
Old fans who were burnt by 3 (like me) won't be interested in the next ones. Especially if they are fillers like 3 is.

The truth is, Yu Suzuki threw away his golden oportunity of finishing the saga in a dignified way. Old fans were thirsty for its conclusion and they got good money on Kickstarter.
Now that they made 3 with some of the worst game design decisions in any modern game, and made the plot be a useless filler, a Kickstarter for 4 would probably fail badly, and the shameful sales of 3 won't convince any publisher to put good money on a sequel.

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15 Biggest Unresolved Video Game Cliffhangers We May Never Get Answers To

Cultured Vultures: These 15 unresolved video cliffhangers could be solved in the future, though if we’re really honest with ourselves, we all know there’s no chance in hell of that happening.

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Fluke_Skywalker451d ago (Edited 451d 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.

Chocoburger451d 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.

shinoff2183451d 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.

Knightofelemia451d 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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PlayStation Store Kicks Off PlayStation Indies Sale: Over 1000 Games On Sale

Daily Video Game writes: "If you are a fan of indie games, PlayStation Store has good news for you! PlayStation Store is running a new game sale for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 gamers that heavily discounts over 1000 indie games right now!"

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