Comments on: Localization mysteries revealed in our Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer interview http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lord Gekhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-348774 Lord Gek Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:59:21 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-348774 @John: I wonder, I plan on reading the review myself today. This is exactly what happened to Torneko: The Last Hope back in 2000. It was torn limb from limb in the reviews with the reviewers finding the game too harsh and simplistic (which, yes, if you didn't get that this was a roguelike and not a standard RPG they may have had a point). @John: I wonder, I plan on reading the review myself today. This is exactly what happened to Torneko: The Last Hope back in 2000. It was torn limb from limb in the reviews with the reviewers finding the game too harsh and simplistic (which, yes, if you didn’t get that this was a roguelike and not a standard RPG they may have had a point).

]]> By: Lord Gekhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684854 Lord Gek Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:59:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684854 @John: I wonder, I plan on reading the review myself today. This is exactly what happened to Torneko: The Last Hope back in 2000. It was torn limb from limb in the reviews with the reviewers finding the game too harsh and simplistic (which, yes, if you didn't get that this was a roguelike and not a standard RPG they may have had a point). @John: I wonder, I plan on reading the review myself today. This is exactly what happened to Torneko: The Last Hope back in 2000. It was torn limb from limb in the reviews with the reviewers finding the game too harsh and simplistic (which, yes, if you didn’t get that this was a roguelike and not a standard RPG they may have had a point).

]]> By: John H.http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-348302 John H. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:11:36 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-348302 Lord Gek: Sounds to me like a classic case of a clueless reviewer. He's probably never even heard of Nethack. Lord Gek: Sounds to me like a classic case of a clueless reviewer. He’s probably never even heard of Nethack.

]]> By: John H.http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684856 John H. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:11:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684856 Lord Gek: Sounds to me like a classic case of a clueless reviewer. He's probably never even heard of Nethack. Lord Gek: Sounds to me like a classic case of a clueless reviewer. He’s probably never even heard of Nethack.

]]> By: Godaihttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-346310 Godai Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:40:43 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-346310 Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a "new edge" for me. Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a “new edge” for me.

]]> By: Godaihttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684868 Godai Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684868 Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a "new edge" for me. Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a “new edge” for me.

]]> By: Godaihttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684869 Godai Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684869 Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a "new edge" for me. Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a “new edge” for me.

]]> By: Godaihttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684870 Godai Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684870 Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a "new edge" for me. Sorry, this terrible box art does not convey a “new edge” for me.

]]> By: Lord Gekhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-346253 Lord Gek Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:19:18 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-346253 Rumor has it Nintendo Power's March '08 issue (Tales of Symphonia cover) gave it a 6.5 (its too harsh with its death penalty). I have no reason to doubt this but haven't seen this for myself yet. Rumor has it Nintendo Power’s March ’08 issue (Tales of Symphonia cover) gave it a 6.5 (its too harsh with its death penalty). I have no reason to doubt this but haven’t seen this for myself yet.

]]> By: Lord Gekhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684853 Lord Gek Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684853 Rumor has it Nintendo Power's March '08 issue (Tales of Symphonia cover) gave it a 6.5 (its too harsh with its death penalty). I have no reason to doubt this but haven't seen this for myself yet. Rumor has it Nintendo Power’s March ’08 issue (Tales of Symphonia cover) gave it a 6.5 (its too harsh with its death penalty). I have no reason to doubt this but haven’t seen this for myself yet.

]]> By: Spencerhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-346020 Spencer Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:31:43 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-346020 Thanks for the positive feedback, I'm glad you guys enjoyed the interview!@Lord Gek - I wasn't aware Gamespy even did a Shiren interview too. Thanks for the heads up. I'm glad Shiren is getting more coverage so it doesn't slip past people's attention. Thanks for the positive feedback, I’m glad you guys enjoyed the interview!

@Lord Gek – I wasn’t aware Gamespy even did a Shiren interview too. Thanks for the heads up. I’m glad Shiren is getting more coverage so it doesn’t slip past people’s attention.

]]> By: Spencerhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684857 Spencer Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684857 Thanks for the positive feedback, I'm glad you guys enjoyed the interview!@Lord Gek - I wasn't aware Gamespy even did a Shiren interview too. Thanks for the heads up. I'm glad Shiren is getting more coverage so it doesn't slip past people's attention. Thanks for the positive feedback, I’m glad you guys enjoyed the interview!

@Lord Gek – I wasn’t aware Gamespy even did a Shiren interview too. Thanks for the heads up. I’m glad Shiren is getting more coverage so it doesn’t slip past people’s attention.

]]> By: John H.http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-345732 John H. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:43:44 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-345732 While some of the guy's answers are definitely marketdroid speak (like how he ducked questions about the fan translation), there is some heartening stuff here. I'll probably have to write a column about this.... While some of the guy’s answers are definitely marketdroid speak (like how he ducked questions about the fan translation), there is some heartening stuff here. I’ll probably have to write a column about this….

]]> By: John H.http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-684855 John H. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:43:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-684855 While some of the guy's answers are definitely marketdroid speak (like how he ducked questions about the fan translation), there is some heartening stuff here. I'll probably have to write a column about this.... While some of the guy’s answers are definitely marketdroid speak (like how he ducked questions about the fan translation), there is some heartening stuff here. I’ll probably have to write a column about this….

]]> By: jeffxhttp://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-345109 jeffx Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:56:18 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2008/02/08/localization-mysteries-revealed-in-our-mystery-dungeon-shiren-the-wanderer-interview/#comment-345109 very awesome interview! to anyone from SEGA reading: THANKS!!! Moar Mystery Dungeon o kudasai. very awesome interview! to anyone from SEGA reading: THANKS!!! Moar Mystery Dungeon o kudasai.

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