[SPOILER WARNING] Placeholder Shenmue III achievements appearing on SteamDB backend

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Just thought I'd get this out there, as Shenmue III's Steam entry is getting a lot of work done to it behind the scenes, a set of placeholder achievements are now visible on SteamDB.

Right now they're not terribly spoilery, but that could change very quickly as the list grows and they get final names.

Here's the list of achievements so far:

achievements/bell_tower/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/bell_tower/displayName: bell_tower
achievements/bell_tower/hidden: 1
achievements/bet_money1/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/bet_money1/displayName: bet_money1
achievements/bet_money1/hidden: 1
achievements/bet_money2/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/bet_money2/displayName: bet_money2
achievements/bet_money2/hidden: 1
achievements/bet_money3/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/bet_money3/displayName: bet_money3
achievements/bet_money3/hidden: 1
achievements/butoku1/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/butoku1/displayName: butoku1
achievements/butoku1/hidden: 1
achievements/butoku2/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/butoku2/displayName: butoku2
achievements/butoku2/hidden: 1
achievements/butoku3/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/butoku3/displayName: butoku3
achievements/butoku3/hidden: 1
achievements/butoku4/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/butoku4/displayName: butoku4
achievements/butoku4/hidden: 1
achievements/catch_fishing/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/catch_fishing/displayName: catch_fishing
achievements/catch_fishing/hidden: 1
achievements/clear_chobu/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/clear_chobu/displayName: clear_chobu
achievements/clear_chobu/hidden: 1
achievements/clear_hakkason/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/clear_hakkason/displayName: clear_hakkason
achievements/clear_hakkason/hidden: 1
achievements/complete/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/complete/displayName: complete
achievements/complete/hidden: 1
achievements/crude_drug_all/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/crude_drug_all/displayName: crude_drug_all
achievements/crude_drug_all/hidden: 1
achievements/crude_drug_chobu/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/crude_drug_chobu/displayName: crude_drug_chobu
achievements/crude_drug_chobu/hidden: 1
achievements/crude_drug_hakkason/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/crude_drug_hakkason/displayName: crude_drug_hakkason
achievements/crude_drug_hakkason/hidden: 1
achievements/fishing_all/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/fishing_all/displayName: fishing_all
achievements/fishing_all/hidden: 1
achievements/fishing_chobu/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/fishing_chobu/displayName: fishing_chobu
achievements/fishing_chobu/hidden: 1
achievements/fishing_hakkason/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/fishing_hakkason/displayName: fishing_hakkason
achievements/fishing_hakkason/hidden: 1
achievements/gacha1/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/gacha1/displayName: gacha1
achievements/gacha1/hidden: 1
achievements/gacha2/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/gacha2/displayName: gacha2
achievements/gacha2/hidden: 1
achievements/gacha3/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/gacha3/displayName: gacha3
achievements/gacha3/hidden: 1
achievements/hanabashi/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/hanabashi/displayName: hanabashi
achievements/hanabashi/hidden: 1
achievements/hide_and_seek/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/hide_and_seek/displayName: hide_and_seek
achievements/hide_and_seek/hidden: 1
achievements/kojo/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/kojo/displayName: kojo
achievements/kojo/hidden: 1
achievements/meet_ren/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/meet_ren/displayName: meet_ren
achievements/meet_ren/hidden: 1
achievements/minigame_highscore/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/minigame_highscore/displayName: minigame_highscore
achievements/minigame_highscore/hidden: 1
achievements/money1/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/money1/displayName: money1
achievements/money1/hidden: 1
achievements/money2/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/money2/displayName: money2
achievements/money2/hidden: 1
achievements/money3/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/money3/displayName: money3
achievements/money3/hidden: 1
achievements/shopping1/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/shopping1/displayName: shopping1
achievements/shopping1/hidden: 1
achievements/shopping2/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/shopping2/displayName: shopping2
achievements/shopping2/hidden: 1
achievements/shopping3/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/shopping3/displayName: shopping3
achievements/shopping3/hidden: 1
achievements/skill_complete/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/skill_complete/displayName: skill_complete
achievements/skill_complete/hidden: 1
achievements/street_fight/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/street_fight/displayName: street_fight
achievements/street_fight/hidden: 1
achievements/subquest/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/subquest/displayName: subquest
achievements/subquest/hidden: 1
achievements/vip/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/vip/displayName: vip
achievements/vip/hidden: 1
achievements/woodchop/defaultvalue: 0
achievements/woodchop/displayName: woodchop
achievements/woodchop/hidden: 1
 
Shits getting serious. Do people really still think this game is getting delayed like.

I was one of those people that thought it would get delayed....but now I'm not so sure. Now I'm almost convinced it will make it out in August
 
Yep - it's pretty much go time now.

Activity on SteamDB has been increasingly frequent since the start of the year. Some of it has been the preparatory work for launch and opening pre-orders, but the vast majority have been general changes to the application that in all likelihood are build updates.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't place holder achievements for Shenmue I and II also get exposed before it released? Does anyone know or remember how accurate they were to the final achievement list?
 
Yep - it's pretty much go time now.

Activity on SteamDB has been increasingly frequent since the start of the year. Some of it has been the preparatory work for launch and opening pre-orders, but the vast majority have been general changes to the application that in all likelihood are build updates.

Kinda hoping for some screen dumps, but that is quite rare.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't place holder achievements for Shenmue I and II also get exposed before it released? Does anyone know or remember how accurate they were to the final achievement list?
100% the same (except, of course, the placeholder names were replaced with finalised names). The Achievements data is taken directly from Steam, so this is the real deal.
 
There are achievements for clearing Bailu and Niaowu, but not Baisha? I actually can't find any references to Baisha in there...
 
I guess that's because finishing Baisha leads to unlocking the final achievement.

1 : clear_hakkason
2: clear_chobu
3: complete


Same thing goes for the achievement crude_drug_all after crude_drug_hakkason & crude_drug_chobu.


Baisha confirmed ;)
 
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I guess that's because finishing Baisha leads to unlocking the final achievement.

1 : clear_hakkason
2: clear_chobu
3: complete


Same thing goes for the achievement crude_drug_all after crude_drug_hakkason & crude_drug_chobu.


Baisha confirmed ;)
Makes sense.
 
It feels like a dream. 4 years after announcement and 17 years of hoping for a Shenmue III we are looking forward to the release of Shenmue III.
 
The Achievements have also appeared on completionist.me in an easier-to-read format, right here.

Also, I wonder if the "hide_and_seek" Achievement is related to the single event in which the Character Perspective system is utilised?
 
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