A glimpse into the world of Shiren The Wanderer, a challenging and rewarding roguelike game known for its unforgiving nature, unique items, and open-ended gameplay.
Shiren The Wanderer didn't invent the traditional roguelike genre, but this long-running, rarely localized Japanese series sure as heck came to define it. A true Shiren game, and thus a true old school roguelike, must be challenging, and its players must suffer. That means everything carried is lost upon death, and all of Shiren's experience must go down the drain with it.
Every single floor must be navigated in full again—no shortcuts—and their randomized layout and loot means they're exactly as dangerous and unpredictable as they were the first time. Shiren The Wanderer is no exception to these harsh rules. Its freeform nature, heaps of weird items, and expansive ruleset make it an intimidating and often deadly experience at the best of times, and its minimalistic approach to Shiren himself, a silent avatar-hero of the classic variety with few real opinions or even expressions of his own, leaves enough room for my imagination to get to work. I get to decide if he's bravely facing down a horde of monsters, panicking at the sight of them, or reaching into his pack for some table-turning item. Every game is as unique as a fingerprint. A new run is a chance to do something different and surprising, to build a very personal story out of lucky finds, near misses, and brilliantly stupid ideas. Like that time I got cornered by a powerful behemoth in a dead-end room. I didn't have the hit points or items to take it on, and there was nowhere to run. Things were looking grim… until I remembered I had a wall-destroying scroll in my pack. Every wall and corridor on the floor vanished the instant I unfurled it, and all I had to do afterwards was walk in a straight line to the exit. I have never felt so smug in my life. So smug I forgot that as soon as there were no barriers to stop them, every single monster on the floor could rush straight towards me. I honestly didn't mind watching Shiren crumple in a heap a minute later
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