The Sega Dreamcast is a console most gamers of a certain generation won\u2019t recognise due to its extremely short life-cycle of only three years (1998-2001) which is surprisingly brief even by today\u2019s standards. What many gamers may not know, but cult fans will, is that a title named Shenmue and its successor Shenmue II, which pioneered the open-world genre; and a third instalment is\u00a0on the way.<\/p>\n
After an eternity in development limbo the third installment of the Shenmue series is slated for a release in 2018 on the PS4, and for those who remember the first two instalments fondly there will be a lot of pressure on the newest entry to live up to the revolutionary reputation of its predecessors.<\/p>\n
An intriguing aspect of Shenmue III\u2019s development is that the original creative team crowd-funded its development budget on the Kickstarter platform and reached its goal of $2 million in record time, and it went on to collect over $6 million by the time the campaign ended. \u00a0The creative team released its teaser this past month, which can be seen below, but unfortunately it garnered mixed responses.<\/p>\n