I’m still playing Shiren the Wanderer, on and off, since I’m planning to go on 100 adventures before I quit and I’m only in my 50s. I have long since lost all the equipment I talked about in my last post, but still, a luta continua. One time I made it all the way to […]
I skipped playing Shiren 3 on the Wii, because somehow I can’t wrap my mind around playing a rogue-like on a console. The earlier games have spoiled me. Besides, it doesn’t matter which one I play or what I play it on, my play style is simple: go out there and die until I’m tired […]
Waaaah! I’ve been on 23 adventures so far and I still can’t beat that stupid tower place with the ceremony thing going on! I haven’t even made it to the boss since, I keep getting ganged up on and barely escaping with my life around floors 15-17. I go back, buff my shield/axe, train up […]
a.k.a. Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer DS 2. I have very fond memories of the first game, even though I died 14 times in 4 hours and concluded it just wasn’t for me. I’m playing Sabaku no Majou with the same “I’ll quit when it gets too much for me” mindset, but after 6 hours and […]
Baby’s first real rogue-like! I’ve played it for 4 hours total and gotten killed 14 times! That’s, uhh, my math is failing me right now… 3.5 times per hour! In the beginning getting killed was fun. I thought “Okay, I’ve figured it out, next time I’m gonna go for it!” and other encouraging thoughts along […]