We will make you love Shiren
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1-31-2008 @ 1:41PM
LordGek said...
I know its an acquired taste and hope Sega doesn't blow it by marketing it as a cutesy kids game.
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1-31-2008 @ 1:42PM
Oscar Grouch said...
I've already pre-ordered this. It looks awesome, and I so want it to do well so we will see future installments.
Too many great games from Japan don't get released here because of perceived lack of interest. Please give Shiren a try!
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1-31-2008 @ 1:49PM
RDX said...
For the record, all the masochism in this post made me uncomfortable.
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1-31-2008 @ 2:02PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
It only hurts at first.
1-31-2008 @ 2:23PM
Darko said...
I dunno the screens make this game look really bland.
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1-31-2008 @ 3:14PM
Saphion said...
Well, you've won me over. Any word on a UK release?
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1-31-2008 @ 3:53PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
Indeed!
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/01/14/europe-to-explore-mysterious-dungeon-in-march/
2-01-2008 @ 4:56AM
Saphion said...
Hurrah! I've preordered it. BRING ON THE PAIN.
1-31-2008 @ 3:18PM
Tom said...
Looks alright. Too bad Days of Ruin has completely taken over my DS and is the only DS game I care about right now. Actually, scratch that . It's NOT a bad thing!It's great that Days of Ruin the the best DS gmae evar!!!
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1-31-2008 @ 3:36PM
Brello said...
You'll make me love Shiren eh? Keep trying, hasn't worked yet!
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1-31-2008 @ 3:53PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
I HAVE got that whip, you know. ;)
1-31-2008 @ 4:01PM
hvnlysoldr said...
I was going to make a comment on Alisha a . err pregnant mother with a whip but decided it was inappropriate.
1-31-2008 @ 7:58PM
Brello said...
...says the angry, ever-voracious pac-man who devoured mario. Have you no soul?!
2-01-2008 @ 4:15AM
KidIcarus3 said...
I'm afraid you'll have no luck making me like Shiren. There, I said it. Why is that? It's because I've been loving Shiren long before fanboy started posting about Shiren. I've been playing the translated SFC rom for some time now, and this little gem is on pre-order. I was more than a little pleased to hear of Shiren leaving Japan for the first time, the closest we've ever really gotten to this was Torneko: The Last Hope on the PSX.
I was quite jealous of Shiren being on the VC in Japan, but that has been a thing of the past since they've certainly made up for it now. There will be a lot of people who dislike this game, even hate it. It's hard to suggest this game to people, many won't have games like NetHack to compare it to, will play it out of context, and will likely get confused and angry. Just say "level reset" and they'll completely ignore the game.
Ah, but I'll be enjoying this one. Cheers for portable dungeon bliss!
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2-01-2008 @ 7:15AM
Lakupo said...
I just wish Sega hadn't swapped the gorgeous Japanese cover with an absolutely terrible illustration. It's like they WANT IT TO FAIL. It's mindblowing.
I'm going to print out the Japanese cover and take it with me when I buy the game so I never have to look at the horrid US cover ever again.
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20061006/shiren01.jpg
vs
http://news.filefront.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/dvnaqgrypf.jpg
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2-01-2008 @ 12:05PM
LordGek said...
I've heard it described as early 90's edginess (like Double Dragon) but it feels so, "We're the Sega marketers and we KNOW what works best to reach those gullible idiots...I mean consumers".
2-01-2008 @ 7:29AM
Tyler said...
If this is as good as Izuna, or better, then I've basically already bought it. I have the money in my hand, in shiny, plastic card form. All I have to do is go to my favorite website and order it. Gotta see some more before I decide to buy it.
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2-01-2008 @ 10:11AM
LordGek said...
Sure I may just be a FREAK, but this is one of my all-time favorite games! Its so good I've been playing my Japanese version of this game for over a year now...and I don't even speak or read Japanese (so I've relied heavily on free auto web translated Japanese FAQs and a very comprehensive English FAQ on the Japanese SNES game).
It will be great to finally play this game in English so I can actually pickup on all of the NPC dialogs and won't need a FAQ to see what any random item does. The only pisser is having to start from scratch again and redoing all of the main storyline quests and Fei's Puzzles.
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