We discuss the recently released Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil (aka Shiren 6), with John Harris and Rob Parker.
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Synopsis & Useful Links
- John’s Roguelike Celebration presentation: A Trip Through the Mystery Dungeons
- Sam Barlow gathering all the enemies on a floor into a shop and then heading to the stairs by moving through the walls.
- A general history of the series as well as other Mystery Dungeon games (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon and Etrian Mystery Dungeon)
- John’s book: We Love Mystery Dungeon
- Our experiences with the Mystery Dungeon games
- Key mechanics in the series
- John’s First Try Completion of Shiren 6
I did find it interesting, however, that in S6 they do both standard stores and traveling vendors in which you interact via menus. I assume you could take these traveling vendor's wares if you kill them, but by their very nature, they're immune to most of the tricks to rip off standard shops.
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