Longtime Shiren fans who aren't too offended that levels and progress are maintained after death should still enjoy this title's other mechanics, which are unchanged. Gamers new to the subgenre looking for an entry point should start with the better, more enjoyable, and more entertaining Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns or Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon, and if you find yourself wishing Chocobo provided limited access to healing items, no magic abilities, no job classes, a boring plot, a bland setting, weaker music, muddier visuals, and a horrible interface, then give Shiren the Wanderer a shot.
Game Rant talks to Spike Chunsoft about bringing back the classic Shiren the Wanderer series with new title The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island.
Game runs perfectly on the steamdeck via Yuzu. Crazy hard though, hardest entry in the series, would recommend dice of fate as the funnest mechanics are unlocked right away and not locked behind postgame like serpentcoil.
With Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon out on the Nintendo 3DS last year and Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate gracing Vitas two weeks ago, you may have developed a taste for tough-as-nails dungeon-crawlers. Roguelikes are on the rise. But then, when it comes to these Spike Chunsoft joints, they always have been.
Spike Chunsoft has opened the official website for its Shiren the Wanderer roguelike series’ 20th anniversary.
