Shenmue 3 has already reached its $2 million funding goal, but creator Yu Suzuki has bigger ambitions for the game that require much more money.

"At the $3 million level, Shenmue 3 will be more story oriented," Suzuki explained during a Twitch Q&A. "Going to $5 million, there will be features not present in 1 & 2, features that I really want to see in Shenmue 3 like the Warring Kingdom scenarios.

"At the $10 million level, the area Choubu will get a big expansion, and be like Dobuita in Yokosuka where you will have a lot of options to explore and have fun. I hope we can shoot for that goal and make Shenmue 3 more open world like."

Suzuki also offered further details about the $5 million stretch goals.

"The $5 million Stretch Goal will focus on the area, Baisha. This will be something new and fun I would like to include for Shenmue 3. It will include siege and infiltration events based off the Warring Kingdoms period in Chinese history," notes the recap.

"The events will be very Shenmue-like and will fit into the game naturally and will not be difficult to grasp. There is also the Character Perspective System. It is a character change system, but in Shenmue, it will work a little differently. It will allow you to play as Shenhua or Ren, besides Ryo. The choices that Shenhua or Ren would make would be different from those of Ryo's because their personalities are different. It will bring out their individual character and add another element of enjoyment to the game."

18 days of funding remain, with the Kickstarter standing at $3.75m at the time of writing.

Source: Kickstarter