Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island (Switch) Review

[@cqng341]

Shiren is basically my biggest discovery of 2024 ❤

[@dei123]

Me too

[@ttg889]

This game deserves 9/10 minimum.

[@HiddenLink_clips]

Definitely. Shiren in itself is way too underrated

[@dei123]

​@@HiddenLink_clips He could be a sick characters in smash bros

[@HiddenLink_clips]

Where are all the Darksouls try hards who need a challenge? This series is Gold and needs more attention

[@rokmare]

It’s not the first shiren game to go 3D shiren on the Wii already has 3D visuals

[@thommccarthy1139]

Shiren and the Torneko games are GOATED. LOOOOOOOOVE the n64 Shiren game the most. 60 bucks is ouchy but honestly the fact that we are even getting this should be celebrated.

[@hocotatiankirbyddd]

Ahh... I have a soft spot for Mystery Dungeon games, they seem so full of potential to me, like they should be the true modern successors to Rogue, Moria, etc. But as many as I check out, they all leave me disappointed these days. There's so much potential in the format, but seems every game just copies the formula verbatim with a couple of largely inconsequential gimmicks. I don't think I've seen a single title actually try to advance the core systems since Etrian Mystery Dungeon. As much as I'm always tempted to try out a new Mystery Dungeon, the last nail in the coffin for this one is seeing that the room generation is STILL unchanged. These are the same floor layouts that we've been playing for decades. After you've tried enough, they all start to feel the exact same, regardless of what animations are on top. When the attacks are mechanically the same, the items are mechanically the same, even the floor layouts are the same, you start to realize Mystery Dungeon games today are a creatively desolate genre of reskins. Whenever someone finally decides to marry the depth and emergent freedom of true classic Roguelikes with the userfriendliness and intuitive control of Mystery Dungeon, they'll be a rich dev.

[@fdevlin5932]

Have you tried Crown Trick? I played a bit of it and thought it offered some unique twists on the formula.

[@Dratio]

The switch to 3d is worse. Colors are muted. Textures are blurred. Shadows are poor. If they were going for a low poly style it would have been wise to look towards examples like Chrono Cross. It's textures were low resolution but skillful artists helped it retain a visually vibrant and crisp style.

[@fdevlin5932]

Truly. Tower of Fortune is one of the most beautiful games. These graphics are a terrible disappointment.

[@dei123]

​@@fdevlin5932What about we advocate for shiren to be in smash bros?

[@docireland]

In the 2000s... how quaint. Nethack was my entry.

[@eddienope6832]

Roguelikes like spelunky lmao