SHENMUE III
With Shenmue 2 being released way back in 2001, Shenmue 3 seemed like one of those sequels that was never going to happen. After many years of patiently (well, maybe not patiently) waiting, we finally heard an announcement. Shenmue 3 reached its crowd-funding goal within the first day and became the fastest game to raise $1 million USD on Kickstarter. By the end of its run, it became the most funded video game campaign of all time. The announcement even caused a rise in sales for pre-owned Dreamcast consoles, the system that released the original Shenmue.
It has been 16 years since Shenmue 2 was released and we still have this high of a demand for a third game in the series. This is a testament to how good Shenmue is, and we’re hoping to see Shenmue 3 soon. While it most likely won’t be shown at E3, we might be seeing an update on the project by the end of 2017.
As of now, all trailers have been highly conceptual and do not reflect what the endgame will look like. What we do know is that the game will be open-world, and that Shenmue 3, one of the unicorns in gaming, is actually real. It may have suffered a recent delay, but that’s not stopping anyone from looking forward to its eventual release.
