Comments on: Hands-On Shiren DS 2… Is It Easier Than The First DS Remake? http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:26:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: crow http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-558650 crow Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:19:52 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-558650 Cool. Looking forward to the new article. Also, be sure to check out the "sweet" T-shirt that a lucky 2009 Shiren fans will win for registering the game with Sega: http://chun.sega.jp/shirends2/info/ I hope to be one of them... Cool. Looking forward to the new article. Also, be sure to check out the “sweet” T-shirt that a lucky 2009 Shiren fans will win for registering the game with Sega:

http://chun.sega.jp/shirends2/info/

I hope to be one of them…

]]> By: Spencer http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-558626 Spencer Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:00:23 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-558626 @Crow - Hahaha very cool. Thanks for the tips on Shiren DS 2 now I can post another article about it! @Crow – Hahaha very cool. Thanks for the tips on Shiren DS 2 now I can post another article about it!

]]> By: crow http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-558593 crow Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:58:58 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-558593 Spencer, I ended up painting the gitan mamel and turning it into a borg mamel (wonder if that should be spoiler tagged!?!). Just over a week until release: a few new features compared with Shiren DS 1 that I've noticed from the chun/sega website (but not sure if my understanding and/or translation is correct) are 1) a monster notebook for tracking info on monsters you've conquered, 2) some sort of feature for swapping "recommended training dungeons" with friends over wifi, and 3) direct item swapping (as opposed to the dying on purpose at floor 1 method). About #2 above, this may be more basic than I first thought. It might be something as simple as (an analogy) "recommending one of Fei's puzzles to a friend", or something. Spencer, I ended up painting the gitan mamel and turning it into a borg mamel (wonder if that should be spoiler tagged!?!).

Just over a week until release: a few new features compared with Shiren DS 1 that I’ve noticed from the chun/sega website (but not sure if my understanding and/or translation is correct) are 1) a monster notebook for tracking info on monsters you’ve conquered, 2) some sort of feature for swapping “recommended training dungeons” with friends over wifi, and 3) direct item swapping (as opposed to the dying on purpose at floor 1 method).

About #2 above, this may be more basic than I first thought. It might be something as simple as (an analogy) “recommending one of Fei’s puzzles to a friend”, or something.

]]> By: Spencer http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-557843 Spencer Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:18:47 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-557843 @John H. - No word on either release. I'm starting to give up hope on Sega releasing more Shiren games since Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer sold so poorly in the USA. I even stopped myself from importing Shiren 3 since I held on to hope for a US release. TGS was the perfect place for Sega to announce it, but the only US news we got was about Phantasy Star Portable. At this point I say chances for either are slim. @John H. – No word on either release. I’m starting to give up hope on Sega releasing more Shiren games since Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer sold so poorly in the USA. I even stopped myself from importing Shiren 3 since I held on to hope for a US release. TGS was the perfect place for Sega to announce it, but the only US news we got was about Phantasy Star Portable. At this point I say chances for either are slim.

]]> By: John H. http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-557842 John H. Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:15:01 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-557842 Is there any word about this making it to the U.S.? Has that been confirmed? How about the Wii one? I'm getting impatient, dammit. Is there any word about this making it to the U.S.? Has that been confirmed? How about the Wii one? I’m getting impatient, dammit.

]]> By: Spencer http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-557781 Spencer Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:06:58 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-557781 @crow - I thought it was a trainer dungeon too, but it still seemed like I had more stuff than Shiren DS 1. Wow, it feels like forever since that training dungeon though. Yeah, I got a mamel bell for playing it. I think they're the same ones from the Shiren 3 demo last year. Mine was green. The blue one I got was last year. We should trade hahaha. @crow – I thought it was a trainer dungeon too, but it still seemed like I had more stuff than Shiren DS 1. Wow, it feels like forever since that training dungeon though.

Yeah, I got a mamel bell for playing it. I think they’re the same ones from the Shiren 3 demo last year. Mine was green. The blue one I got was last year. We should trade hahaha.

]]> By: crow http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-557776 crow Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:38:40 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-557776 I played the demo Sunday at TGS and got the impression it was the trainer dungeon, similar to the one Shiren DS had at the beginning. This was because it seemed to give the little tips ("Gitans are this world's money", etc.) every time I picked up something new. So hopefully it's not easier than the first game. Spencer, did you get the mamel bell present for giving the demo a go? I got the gold one, but wanted the blue one. Oh well, I guess mine is a gitan mamel which isn't so bad I suppose. One change I noticed and liked is that it appears that Shiren is back to his edgy days of the SNES version, with his character sprite peering out of the crack in his bamboo rain hat, looking pissed off, rather than the more "anime" big-eyed sprite from the first DS game. Anyway, I have a pre-order in at amazon Japan and am really looking forward to it! I played the demo Sunday at TGS and got the impression it was the trainer dungeon, similar to the one Shiren DS had at the beginning. This was because it seemed to give the little tips (”Gitans are this world’s money”, etc.) every time I picked up something new. So hopefully it’s not easier than the first game.

Spencer, did you get the mamel bell present for giving the demo a go? I got the gold one, but wanted the blue one. Oh well, I guess mine is a gitan mamel which isn’t so bad I suppose.

One change I noticed and liked is that it appears that Shiren is back to his edgy days of the SNES version, with his character sprite peering out of the crack in his bamboo rain hat, looking pissed off, rather than the more “anime” big-eyed sprite from the first DS game.

Anyway, I have a pre-order in at amazon Japan and am really looking forward to it!

]]> By: jeffx http://www.siliconera.com/2008/10/14/hands-on-shiren-ds-2-is-it-easier-than-the-first-ds-remake/comment-page-1/#comment-557729 jeffx Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:47:41 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/?p=19304#comment-557729 I want this but I want Shiren 3 more. I want this but I want Shiren 3 more.

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