Even though Shenmue 3 raised $6,333,295 Kickstarter and met a number of stretch goals, the Shenmue gods have not been appeased. Developer Ys Net has begun another crowdfunding campaign for the game through PayPal.
The developers are calling this a 'Slacker Backer' period and is intended for everyone who couldn't make the deadline to pledge money before the Kickstarter campaign ended.
“There are so many people told us they could not pledge on Kickstarter, or could not make the deadline, and have asked for a PayPal page for another opportunity to contribute to Shenmue III.
“The Slacker Backer period will continue through December 31st. While the full game will be completed as promised with the use of the funding collected on Kickstarter, any additional funding collected here will go towards reaching the Stretch Goals to make the game even bigger and deeper.
“The three month window was set to allow a long enough time to for everyone who wants to support Shenmue III to do so, but short enough to keep the release date on track. The PayPal page will feature a selection of rewards from the Kickstarter campaign including the Trial Version and the Collector’s Edition.”
With the current balance sitting at $6,333,295, the next stretch goal Shenmue 3 can hit would bring an expanded battle system with ragdoll reaction, but that would mean the game reached $6.5 million. Even with all of this money made, the game is still only coming to PC and PS4.
