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Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate |OT|

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Dash Kappei

Not actually that important
Not port-begging, just asking a question since I don't own a Vita: is there any chance this could come to PS4 or 3DS in the future (not super fond of playing it on PC but I'd take that option as well if that's the only way)?
I've loved the sh!t out of Shiren TW ever since getting it on DS and Wii thanks to GAF's recommendation back then!
 
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Dandy Crocodile

Member
Dash Kappei said:
Not port-begging, just asking a question since I don't own a Vita: is there any chance this could come to PS4 or 3DS in the future (not super fond of playing it on PC but I'd take that option as well if that's the only way)?
I've loved the sh!t out of Shiren TW ever since getting it on DS and Wii thanks to GAF's recommendation back then!
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Seeing as this is already a remake of a DS game and who knows if another port would happen much less be localized... Your non-Vita hopes are probably not gonna be realized. :/
 
autoduelist

autoduelist

Member
Frustrated -- got myself all hyped for this and... Amazon messed up my preorder. Just spent an hour with customer service and still no resolution. Argh.
 
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Pellegri Testament

Member
Dash Kappei said:
Not port-begging, just asking a question since I don't own a Vita: is there any chance this could come to PS4 or 3DS in the future (not super fond of playing it on PC but I'd take that option as well if that's the only way)?
I've loved the sh!t out of Shiren TW ever since getting it on DS and Wii thanks to GAF's recommendation back then!
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The most you'll get is possibly a PC port down the line since Aksys has been starting to dip it's toes in the water there.
 
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Shizuka

Member
Something I didn't see anyone mentioning, but the bonus items you get from the tutorials at the beginning of the game are random. I started a new game and just got completely different (and way better) equipment from that.
 
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Dandy Crocodile

Member
Night time sucks man. I've got my methods down by now where I can make due with most anything the early dungeons throw at me.
I even survived a couple monster houses...
But once I get to about floor 7 of the Tower and night comes around I get trampled and have to use an herb to escape.

I have one Night-Day Scroll bit I feel like I should save it for a more dire circumstance.
 
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HotHamBoy

Member
Dash Kappei said:
Not port-begging, just asking a question since I don't own a Vita: is there any chance this could come to PS4 or 3DS in the future (not super fond of playing it on PC but I'd take that option as well if that's the only way)?
I've loved the sh!t out of Shiren TW ever since getting it on DS and Wii thanks to GAF's recommendation back then!
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It's highly unlikely because it's such an incredibly niche series. Even if it got ported it would have to be localized as well.
 
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YianGaruga

Banned
Dash Kappei said:
Not port-begging, just asking a question since I don't own a Vita: is there any chance this could come to PS4 or 3DS in the future (not super fond of playing it on PC but I'd take that option as well if that's the only way)?
I've loved the sh!t out of Shiren TW ever since getting it on DS and Wii thanks to GAF's recommendation back then!
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I could see Spike Chunsoft putting the game on Steam, they're doing a lot of ports themselves these days. The other platforms are very unlikely
HotHamBoy said:
It's highly unlikely because it's such an incredibly niche series. Even if it got ported it would have to be localized as well.
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It's already localized though?
 
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Dash Kappei

Not actually that important
Thanks for the replies guys. Any of the JPN-only Shiren games on DS have been fan-translated perhaps?
Game looks great, another gem to go to the pile of awesome stuff I'll def buy if I ever get my hands on a Vita someday.
 
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Jonny Rizzo

Member
Dash Kappei said:
Not port-begging, just asking a question since I don't own a Vita: is there any chance this could come to PS4 or 3DS in the future (not super fond of playing it on PC but I'd take that option as well if that's the only way)?
I've loved the sh!t out of Shiren TW ever since getting it on DS and Wii thanks to GAF's recommendation back then!
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My best advice is to look for anyone selling a PSTV/Vita for cheap, its a nice little console that has a pretty good game selection. I picked one up just to play Persona 4 Golden on my TV, I am glad they made Shiren 5 PSTV compatible as well.
 
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chrono01

Member
Any unboxing videos of the Limited Edition? I kind of want to see what the bracelet/art book look like before I commit.
 
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rockmanjoe

Member
Managed to reach the boss of Fortune Tower. Died pretty much immediately lol. At Ieast I have an idea what items to prepare with for next time.
 
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perfect free

Member
Man, coming from Shiren (1) DS, the amount of items in this game is almost staggering by comparison—and you don't have much more inventory space to lug things around. It seems like the game is encouraging you to make more immediate use of the things you find, rather than trying to stock up for a rainy day. I like that.

Also, lord, this game badly needed another proofreading/editing pass on its text. Lots of repeated words and weird constructions.
 
Joe Molotov

Joe Molotov

Member
Wow, the tutorials are...extensive. I thought I was done, but it keeps throwing more at me. Which is totally fine (since they're optional). I'm fairly familiar with Mystery Dungeon mechanics, but it's a good refresher just to make sure I know how all the systems work. And it actually walks you though each topic, as opposed to throwing a bunch of text boxes at you that are easy to gloss over.

I played it for about 2 hours last night, beat the first tower.
 
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MatrixMan.EXE

Member
This is my first mystery dungeon game and I'm liking it so far. How long are these games usually?

And when you die, do you also lose your levels?
 
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Lunarwhale

Member
Never played a Mystery Dungeon game before but went ahead and ordered this. I love roguelikes and that pixel art looks gorgeous. Just wondering, but how does this one stack up against others in the series? I've heard less than stellar things about the Wii entry, but beyond that I don't really know much about popular opinion on these games.
 
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Dandy Crocodile

Member
Hot damn, this Tower of Fate boss is no joke. Im gonna need a stockpile of items to even hope to take it down.

At least I made it to the top of the online leaderboard!

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OrbitalMatrix said:
This is my first mystery dungeon game and I'm liking it so far. How long are these games usually?

And when you die, do you also lose your levels?
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You lose your levels when you die or exit the dungeon. It's not as big of a deal as it seems.

Lunarwhale said:
Never played a Mystery Dungeon game before but went ahead and ordered this. I love roguelikes and that pixel art looks gorgeous. Just wondering, but how does this one stack up against others in the series? I've heard less than stellar things about the Wii entry, but beyond that I don't really know much about popular opinion on these games.
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This is probably one of the best Shiren games, and one of the better mystery dungeon games in general.
 
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ChrisDM

Member
Dandy Crocodile said:
Hot damn, this Tower of Fate boss is no joke. Im gonna need a stockpile of items to even hope to take it down.

At least I made it to the top of the online leaderboard!

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You lose your levels when you die or exit the dungeon. It's not as big of a deal as it seems.


This is probably one of the best Shiren games, and one of the better mystery dungeon games in general.
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rockmanjoe said:
I thought the rankings were automatically uploaded.

Uploaded mine from yesterday where I died on the boss.
I'm first now :p

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Gyoru said:
This is just going to keep escalating.

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Most amazing three posts in a row in a long time. I love this so much.
 
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Akselziys

Aksys Games Dev.
meppi said:
Waiting for my copy to arrive from Canada as I didn't want to go digital if I have a good alternative to it. Hopefully it'll be here next week.

This certainly is a review that should be added to the OP btw. ;)
http://www.usgamer.net/articles/shiren-the-wanderer-vita-review-rogue-leader
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Great review!

I've also consolidated the reviews/articles so far in this post here, for easy access to update the OP with too :)

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=211471788&postcount=78
 
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Tremis

This man does his research.
Got a Vita!!!

So excited starting this up today. There's so much more to it than Mystery Dungeon for the DS and I loved that game. Worth the price of a Vita alone, although I had to find one used.
 
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Dandy Crocodile

Member
Made it to the Tower of Fortune boss again. Wiped out the minions, had double speed on, everything was going well, had probably 250 damage done.
I'm alternating between mage wands blasts and sword slashes when I get blinded and hit with a laser. Health drops down to Red and I can't use my escape scroll cause I'm blinded.
Ugh.
 
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Bento

Member
Just started the game and I'm going through the tutorials in the Beginner's House and in doing so have ended up with a fully stocked inventory, is there a way to put some of it in a storage or something? I think there was a storage in the DS game but I could be wrong about that since it's been a while since I last played it.
 
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EGM92

Member
I asked the sales team internally and they said Amazon Canada should be receiving it tomorrow. Sorry for the wait!

The story is light, gameplay is more so the focus as is the modus operandi for rogue-likes, but there is an overarching story line that will be enough to keep you interested :)

Also, if you notice the text at the start of the game, Shiren The Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (the 5th game in the series) actually takes place right after the events of Shiren The Wanderer DS2: Magic Castle of the Desert.

Shiren The Wanderer DS2: Magic Castle of the Desert was originally on Gameboy Color and was a direct sequel to Shiren The Wanderer 2: Demon Invasion! Shiren Castle! on N64, which takes place when Shiren is a child.
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Thanks for the info but I got an email from Amazon saying I'd be getting my copy between Sept 7th to Nov 6th not waiting that long for a game that was released the other day. I might get it when its on sale or maybe not at all now. Hope the game does well, always nice seeing new titles on the vita
 
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perfect free

Member
Bento said:
Just started the game and I'm going through the tutorials in the Beginner's House and in doing so have ended up with a fully stocked inventory, is there a way to put some of it in a storage or something? I think there was a storage in the DS game but I could be wrong about that since it's been a while since I last played it.
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If you go through Inori Village's east gate, you'll end up in the hub town of Nekomaneki, where you'll actually find two storage facilities: one the regular warehouse you might remember from Shiren DS, and the other a menu-based storage system. You can come back to Inori and finish the tutorials after you stash your stuff, if you like.
 
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Bento

Member
perfect free said:
If you go through Inori Village's east gate, you'll end up in the hub town of Nekomaneki, where you'll actually find two storage facilities: one the regular warehouse you might remember from Shiren DS, and the other a menu-based storage system. You can come back to Inori and finish the tutorials after you stash your stuff, if you like.
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Thank you!
 
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Dalibor_San

Member
Man I would buy this game in a heart beat,however due to having no space on my 32GB memory card and not willing to buy an overpriced pos memory card from Sony,I'll have to think long and hard on a game I can delete.

This is the only issue I have with the vita....overpriced memory cards, oh well I'll just watch playthroughs of this on Vita.
 
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soothe.

Member
Dalibor_San said:
Man I would buy this game in a heart beat,however due to having no space on my 32GB memory card and not willing to buy an overpriced pos memory card from Sony,I'll have to think long and hard on a game I can delete.

This is the only issue I have with the vita....overpriced memory cards, oh well I'll just watch playthroughs of this on Vita.
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so, are you really playing every single game that you have on your Vita all the time?

you do know you can always download your games again with no restrictions?
 
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Dalibor_San

Member
soothe. said:
so, are you really playing every single game that you have on your Vita all the time?

you do know you can always download your games again with no restrictions?
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Actually, yes I am as I took advantage of the glitch in the store so I have the Spyro and Crash Bandicoot games on an US account, then I have some pretty large games.

I'll get the game just not until I decide on which game has to go from the memory card just yet.
 
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Dalibor_San

Member
Yeah, I decided to get rid of Metal Slug Anthology on the PSP...it was a badly ported set anyway due to loading issues.

I'll be buying this game as I enjoyed the one on DS many years ago, hopefully Its not a let down.
 
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Gu4n

Member
I imported the Japanese version, and despite numerous attempts, I never made it beyond the area after the village. Now that the game has been released here, I hope to discover some tips and tricks that motivate me to try it again.

What I'm basically struggling with is the pacing of progressing: when do I stick around in a room to level up, what do I do with my weapons, how do I avoid certain enemies - that kind of stuff, nothing concrete. I'm just hopelessly stuck, haha.
 
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