Thank you to everyone who pitched in on the KickStarter, I've very grateful and counting down the days now!
Still re-playing Shenmue II again, but I reckon I'll make it in time
I would like to echo this gratitude to everyone who helped fund the Kickstarter Campaign, bought Shenmue 1 and 2 HD, and who has supported this franchise for years of false leads, cancelled plans, and general frustration leading up to the announcement of the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter in 2015. I am beyond floored that this game is finally out and still in disbelief this game exists at all.
With that said I got my Kickstarter backer copies (yes, plural) last night and began playing it. Without spoiling anything they absolutely hit the nail on the head in terms of giving us an authentic Shenmue experience 18-years after the last installment. The game looks, sounds, feels, and plays just like the previous two games and I could not be happier. It should be interesting to see how modern gamers and people with no experience with the franchise think of the game, but there is no denying they gave everyone the game we'd all hoped for. I literally binged this game for 5-hours straight and all I want to do is go home and play it some more! I cannot wait!