Kid Nocon has released a video showcasing the Hazuki residence from Shenmue recreated in Unreal Engine 4, which can be viewed below:

Shenmue III uses the Unreal Engine 4, and with its Kickstarter campaign having surpassed $6M (of a $2M goal) it has been a smashing success. Whether the assets used by Kid Nocon will be used in Shenmue 3, is unknown, but we can safely assume that the end result will likely look much better than this, as both the talent behind the project and the incredible potential of the Unreal Engine 4 could produce some astounding results.

Shenmue 3 is the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue 2

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Shenmue 3 is the true sequel to the classic open world action RPG games, Shenmue and Shenmue 2. Created for modern platforms (PC and PlayStation 4) and built-in Unreal 4, Shenmue 3 will continue the legacy of Shenmue.

Shenmue 3 will have familiar elements from its predecessors and new fight mechanics to achieve a new level of interactive storytelling.If this project reaches its funding goal, Shenmue 3 will be available on the PS4 and PC.Our ambition is to deliver a Shenmue experience that will draw in newcomers to the series and reward diehard fans with its deep story and rich gameplay.

14 years of planning and ideas from one of the greatest game designers of all time… darn right, there are Stretch Goals! Could these Stretch Goals lead this next Shenmue to change the way we play games again? You know they can. But we can't add Stretch Goals after the game is on shelves.

The more we can raise during this campaign, the more Shenmue 3 will come alive. Together, we can make it happen. Together, we can make a Shenmue that surpasses even the originals.

Other notable Unreal Engine 4 projects include the gorgeous Absention, a new survival horror titleinspired by true survival horror greats such as Resident Evil, Eternal Darkness and Silent Hill so fans can expect a mixture of mental challenge, intense gameplay, and immersive environments.

Unreal Engine forum member ‘koola‘ has recently released two screenshots from his latest project, that looked just absolutely mind-blowing, and now he has released two more images from the map and a video showcasing fully procedural ground textures. Koola mentions that big rocks come from the Epic Kite Demo.

Koola has previously delivered some hyper realistic real-time architectural visualizations using Unreal Engine 4.Taking advantage of both the power and accessibility of UE4, the results of his work have wowed colleagues and has garnered attention from the international press and the Unreal team at Epic. Earlier this year Koola became the very first recipient of the inaugural Unreal Dev Grantsprogram, a financial development fund designed to incentivize and reward innovative projects designed in Unreal Engine 4.

Witness the making of the first-person experience ADR1FT, Three One Zero’s narrative-driven survival game that takes the genre to breathless levels.CGCloud has created an incredibly impressive new project, LondonLoft, using the Unreal Engine 4.The astounding wlakthrough can be watched here.

Acclaimed game-development studio Dontnod and publisher Focus Home Interactive, announced Vampyr, a new role-playing game powered by Unreal Engine 4 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.Ad Infinitumis a first-person survival horror adventure set in a surreal world during WWI.It is built on the Unreal Engine 4 and is currently under development for the PC.

Downwardis a beautiful first person parkour based, scenery open-world adventure set during the Middle Ages, after that the events depicted in the Book of Revelation of St. John took their course.ARK: Survival Evolved, is a multiplayer first person survival game coming to Early Access in June 2015, with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions planned for 2016.

We will bring you any new information on Shenmue 3 and other Unreal Engine 4 projects as soon as it becomes available.