![]() Combat is swift and throughout my adventure, it never ceased to amuse me. Opponents only move when you act, adding a tactical element to the gameplay. For those who haven’t played a game in the series, Shiren features turned-based combat and dungeon floors that have randomly generated grid-based layouts with a wide variety of possible enemies, traps, and items within. Mystery Dungeon games are notoriously difficult and this one is no exception. The journey to save this girl is not an easy one. It’s not much of a story, but you know what, it’s a nice alternative to all of those RPGs where I’m constantly reminded how the fate of the world rests in my hands. Hearing how dangerous the tower is, you follow after him. The boy who loves her vows to save her life by collecting the titular Dice of Fate and traveling to the top of the Tower of Fortune to talk to Reeva, the god of destiny. The silent protagonist and his ferret companion Koppa stumble upon a village where a young girl is sick, destined to die. Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (jeez that’s a mouthful) takes place after the second game in the series, not that there’s anything here that would tell you that. Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate (Vita) After spending the last two weeks with it, I’m very glad it did. But I guess the dice of fate rolled in my favor as Aksys Games localized the Vita remake of the fifth game. With each passing year, I was worried I would never see this silent swordsman again. I don’t know why we didn’t get the fourth and fifth entries, both released for the Nintendo DS, but I’m going to assume it was due to low sales. Two years later, Altus localized Shiren the Wanderer for the Wii, which despite its name was actually the third game in the series. Western audiences wouldn’t see the game until 2008 when Sega brought over the DS remake as Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer. The first game in the series launched in Japan for the Super Famicom more than 20 years ago. ![]() Shiren’s road to the west has been an odd one. ![]()
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