Draft:Shiren 5 2020:Location
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Shiren the Wanderer 5 Plus: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate has a large number of locations to unlock and explore. As with previous games in the series, the bulk of the game's content is only accessible post-credits, after beating the main storyline.
Introduction
Shiren 5 and Shiren 5 Plus locations can be broken down into six categories.
Starting Villages
Inori Village and Nekomaneki Village are starting villages. In these villages, the player can interact with a large number of shops and characters, advance quests, unlock game elements, and organize their inventory. Almost all other locations can be reached from somewhere within these two villages.
Hermit's Hermitage and Sparrow's Inn are also major rest areas, but they are different from the starting villages because traveling to these locations commits you to a dungeon run. As such they are considered parts of the main dungeon, Tower of Fortune.
Tutorial Dungeon
Ouma Shrine is a training dungeon that initially separates the two starting villages. It is only accessible at the beginning of the game.
Main Dungeon
Tower of Fortune is the main dungeon in Shiren 5, and the location where the main storyline takes place. It includes many dungeons and rest areas from Destiny Trail through Miracle Alcove. Some bonus dungeons can also be launched here, once they are unlocked. The game tracks expert badges for the Tower of Fortune as a whole.
Puzzle Sets
The two Training Facilities and Statue Cave contain premade puzzles, and each puzzle consists of a single floor. Entering a puzzle does not count as starting a run. You can replay a puzzle as often as you wish, and you can reset or leave the puzzle at any time. You cannot take items into or out of a puzzle, although some puzzle sets provide rewards for beating them.
Minigames
Explosion Rocks is a randomly generated game most akin to Minesweeper but with a Shiren twist.
Bonus Dungeons
The original Shiren 5 has 11 bonus dungeons. The PlayStation Vita version of Shiren 5 Plus adds another 16, and the Nintendo Switch and Steam ports add another 3, for a total of 30 bonus dungeons. The added dungeons were available as downloadable content in the Japanese version of Shiren 5 Plus, but are included for free in the English version.
Dungeons from the original Shiren 5 are accessible from unique locations, but only after being unlocked by completing various side quests. Once unlocked, you can jump to these dungeons from the Sparrow Transport. Dungeons exclusive to Shiren 5 Plus are accessed from the Dungeon Center in Nekomaneki Village.
The bonus dungeons tend to be much more difficult than the Tower of Fortune main quest. Many of these dungeons do not let you take items or Gitan in, and will remind you to store your items and Gitan if you try to enter with them on you. If you beat or successfully escape from a bonus dungeon, you keep all items and Gitan you obtained inside. In addition, each bonus dungeon has a final reward item that you get upon beating the dungeon. Most final rewards are repeatable.
Many dungeons have some sort of twist that emphasizes one particular aspect of Shiren play. For example, Merchant's Hideout focuses on shops, Page of Youth focuses on monster licenses, Sleeping Lands focuses on night, and so on. Some dungeons, such as Double Strike Trail and Garden of Destiny, have special rules.
Most dungeons start with a shorter end goal, but after you beat them once, the end goal becomes harder (usually 99F) and stays there, with no way to play the shorter version again. Beating the initial, shorter goal counts as a victory in your Adventure Log. The game does not track whether you have beaten the harder version of a dungeon.
The game tracks 8 expert badges for each dungeon from the original Shiren 5. To obtain an expert badge, you must beat the dungeon while adhering to a very difficult constraint, such as winning without ever directly attacking a monster. You can learn more about the specifics of each expert badge by viewing the expert badges in your Adventure Log and using the left shoulder button.
List of Locations
These locations are available in the original version of Shiren 5.
| Category | Name | Prerequisite(s) | Entrance(s) | Start Lv. | Adventure Allies In | Rescues | Items | Time | Initial Fl. | Final Fl. | In-Game Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | In | Out | ||||||||||
| Starting Village | Inori Village | イノリの里 | None |
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1 | 0 | N/A | Saved | ✗ | Day | None | None | None |
| Tutorial Dungeon | Ouma Shrine | オウマのほこら | Talk to Jirokichi | Go east from Inori Village | 1 | 0 | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | Day | 3 | 3 | None |
| Starting Village | Nekomaneki Village | ネコマネキ村 | Beat Ouma Shrine |
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1 | 0 | N/A | Saved | ✗ | Day | None | None | None |
| Main Dungeon | Tower of Fortune | フォーチュンタワー | None | From Nekomaneki Village, go east | 1 | 3 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | Both | 15 | 15 | None |
| Puzzle Set | Training Facility | 試しの修行場 | None | Lady in the Inori Village Beginner House | 1 | 0 | N/A | Saved | ✗ | Day | 1 | 1 | None |
| Puzzle Set | Night Training Facility | 夜の修行場 | Talk to the hermit near the north exit of Hermit's Hermitage |
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1 | 0 | N/A | Saved | ✗ | Both | 5 | 5 | None |
| Puzzle Set | Statue Cave | 石像の洞窟 | None | Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (SW desk) | 1 | 0 | N/A | Saved | ✗ | Day | 1 | 1 | None |
| Minigame | Explosion Rocks | 爆発の岩場 | None | Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NE desk) | 1 | 0 | N/A | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 5 | 5 | None |
| Bonus Dungeon | Underground Manor | 地底の館 | None | Nekomaneki Village Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1* | 0 | 0* | ✗ | 4* | Day | 10* | 99* | None |
| Bonus Dungeon | Inori Cave | イノリの洞窟 | Beat Tower of Fortune | North end of Inori Village Beginner House | 1 | 3 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | Both | 42 | 99 | Note: Pray to the Catstone |
| Bonus Dungeon | Pitfall of Life | 人生の落し穴 | Beat Tower of Fortune, Kojirouta side quest |
North end of the Rich Man's House in Inori Village | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 25 | 99 | Note: Cannot level up |
| Bonus Dungeon | Old Road | 旧道 | Beat Tower of Fortune, level up Koharu, Okon, and Gen | From Inori Village, exit south | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Both | 38 | 99 | Note: Fullness depletes in real time |
| Bonus Dungeon | Onigiri Hollow | おにぎり穴 | Beat Tower of Fortune, long side quest | In Inori Village, use the hole in the rock wall in the NE corner | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 20 | 99 | Note: Exiting a room makes it vanish |
| Bonus Dungeon | Heavenly Lake | 天上の池 | Beat Tower of Fortune | In Nekomaneki Village, talk to an old man in the SE corner, by a barge floating on the river | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Both | 28 | 99 | Note: Dropping items makes them vanish |
| Bonus Dungeon | Gen's Turf | ゲンさんのシマ | Beat Tower of Fortune, talk to old woman in Inori Village | In Nekomaneki Village, use a giant pot in Gen's House | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 30 | 99 | Note: Control the monsters! |
| Bonus Dungeon | Bizarre Tower | 異次元の塔 | Beat Tower of Fortune, Tao side quest | Talk to the raccoon at the Tower of Fortune Entrance | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Both | 45 | 45 | Note: Reach the Floor 15 stairs, which lead to a special floor |
| Bonus Dungeon | Destiny's Descent | 運命の地下 | Beat Tower of Fortune, wish for it in Inori Cave | Tower of Fortune Entrance, staircase in the center | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Both | 99 | 99 | Note: Very mysterious dungeon |
| Bonus Dungeon | Primordial Chasm | 原始に続く穴 | Beat Tower of Fortune | In Hermit's Hermitage, use a giant pot inside the blacksmith's building | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: An even more mysterious dungeon |
| Bonus Dungeon | Lost Well | 迷いの井戸 | Beat Tower of Fortune | In Sparrow's Inn, talk to a sparrow in the SW corner outside the inn itself | 1 | 1 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | Both | 30 | 99 | Note: Can use upgraded items |
List of Shiren 5 Plus-exclusive Dungeons
| Category | Name | Prerequisite(s) | Entrance(s) | Start Lv. | Adventure Allies In | Rescues | Items | Time | Initial Fl. | Final Fl. | In-Game Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | In | Out | ||||||||||
| Bonus Dungeon | Hunter Pond | ハンターの池 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 29 | 50 | Note: Steal items from monsters |
| Bonus Dungeon | Warning Valley | 警告の谷 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: Explore with a step limit |
| Bonus Dungeon | Page of Youth | 青春の1ページ | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 29 | 50 | Note: Use the Complicated Scroll |
| Bonus Dungeon | Rousing Paradise | わくわくパラダイス | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: Monster spawning paradise |
| Bonus Dungeon | Merchant's Hideout | 商人の隠れ家 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: Consumable items are rare |
| Bonus Dungeon | Froggo's Fury | ガマラの逆襲 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 29 | 50 | Note: Gitan will be tight! |
| Bonus Dungeon | Master's Footprint | 玄人の足跡 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: Mysterious, but no heal items |
| Bonus Dungeon | Aura Ruins | オーラの遺跡 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 10 | 30 | Note: Monsters have auras |
| Bonus Dungeon | Sleeping Lands | 眠りの大地 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Night | 29 | 50 | Note: Permanent night |
| Bonus Dungeon | Double Strike Trail | 二撃の道 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: You and enemies fall in two hits |
| Bonus Dungeon | Gorger's Manor | 食いしん坊の館 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 3 | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 50 | Note: Get stuffed with special onigiri |
| Bonus Dungeon | Storm Forest | あらしの森 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: Forest of the Field Knave |
| Bonus Dungeon | Monster Hotspot | モンスター集会所 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 99 | 99 | Note: Monsters on floors where the 1st digit is 9 |
| Bonus Dungeon | Perilous Rocks | 波乱の岩場 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 50 | 99 | Note: Monster houses are likely to appear |
| Bonus Dungeon | Trapper's Sandbox | ワナ師の箱庭 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 10 | 99 | Note: Can only level by defeating enemies with traps |
| Bonus Dungeon | Aksys Challenge | ファミ通の挑戦状 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 10 | 99 | Note: Run away! |
Nintendo Switch and Steam
Three additional dungeons are available in the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows port of Shiren 5 Plus.
| Category | Name | Prerequisite(s) | Entrance(s) | Start Lv. | Adventure Allies In | Rescues | Items | Time | Initial Fl. | Final Fl. | In-Game Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Japanese | In | Out | ||||||||||
| Bonus Dungeon | Bladeless Wasteland | 無刃の荒野 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day | 25 | 99 | Note: Can only defeat monsters with items |
| Bonus Dungeon | Cloister of Certain Doom | 死線の回廊 | None | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0 | 0 | ✗ | ✓ | Day* | 99 | 99 | Note: Clear dungeon in set number of turns |
| Bonus Dungeon | Garden of Destiny | 運命神の裏庭 | Beat Tower of Fortune | Dungeon Center (NW desk) | 1 | 0* | 3 | ✗ | ✓ | Day* | 50 | 99 | Note: Defeat enemies in one blow for bonus EXP |
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| Towns | Inori Village • Nekomaneki Village • Tower of Fortune Entrance • Hermit's Hermitage • Sparrow's Inn | |
| Dungeons | Main story | Ouma Shrine • Destiny Trail • Tower of Fortune • Training Facility • Night Training Facility • Statue Cave • Explosion Rocks |
| Post-credits | Underground Manor • Inori Cave • Pitfall of Life • Old Road • Onigiri Hollow • Heavenly Lake • Gen's Turf • Bizarre Tower • Destiny's Descent • Primordial Chasm • Lost Well | |
| Bonus | Hunter Pond • Warning Valley • Page of Youth • Rousing Paradise • Merchant's Hideout • Froggo's Fury • Master's Footprint • Aura Ruins • Sleeping Lands • Double Strike Trail • Gorger's Manor • Storm Forest • Monster Hotspot • Perilous Rocks • Trapper's Sandbox • The Pinnacle | |
| 2020 exclusive | Bladeless Wasteland • Cloister of Certain Doom • Garden of Destiny | |