Typically, you’ll attack with a weapon, but your inventory will be filled with throwable items and magical scrolls that can be used to your advantage, too. Once an enemy has made their attack, you don’t need to rush in all-guns-blazing you have time to plan out your attack (or try to escape, if you can). You also never know what useful items are waiting for you within a dungeon.Įnemies only move when you move, so strategy is key. There’s a noticeable difficulty spike each time you progress in a dungeon, so it’s sensible to kill as many enemies as you can in order to level up. You can rush to the next floor if you want, but it pays to explore. It also means they’re ready and waiting for you when you start your next adventure.Įach of Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate‘s dungeons are sprawling, spread over multiple floors. You can bank your money and store any items which keeps them safe if you die. Every successful dungeon completion wipes your level progress back to one, but you’ll keep hold of any money you’ve earned and the items in your inventory. You see, once you’ve completed a dungeon, you’ll go back to Nekomaneki Village, which acts as your hub world. The savviest of players will think ahead, banking items and cash for future runs. But Shiren the Wanderer‘s simple but effective gameplay loop will suck you back in, and before you know it you’ll be even more powerful than you were before. Sure, starting again from scratch, particularly if you’ve lost all your items and money, can be frustrating. Die, and it’s back to the beginning you go.ĭeath after you’ve progressed through several of the game’s dungeons can be a hard pill to swallow, but it won’t stop you jumping back it. It’s easier said than done, however, especially considering Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate‘s Rogue-like nature. You’ll battle all manner of beasts, but you’ll have a range of weapons, abilities and items to help you on your way. Shiren decides to help Jirokichi on his journey, and so in order to save Oyu you’ll make your way through increasingly difficult dungeons. And before he can get there, he’ll need each of the three Dice of Fate. But in order to do that, he’ll need to reach the Tower of Fortune. Her partner, Jirokichi, wants to set out to find Reeva, the God of Destiny, in the hope that he can change Oyu’s fate. Upon visiting a village, he finds a girl, Oyu, on her death bed.
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Originally released in 2010 on Nintendo DS and later following on PS Vita, Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate has now wandered its way onto PC and Nintendo Switch.Ī classic dungeon-crawling RPG, Shiren the Wanderer throws you into the role of the titular Shiren.