Sorry, but when you say "I'm close to comfortable with kana" that means you are very very early into learning jap and trying to suffer through kana only games makes no sense. You would be surprised how much gets changed, whether on purpose or just by accident through poor translation. You can also replay all of your old favorites that got changed during translation. You're much better off actually learning Japanese than remaining reliant on poor quality fan translations that take forever to complete and are often abandoned. If you want to get into Japan-only stuff there's so much to get lost in. I've said this before, but video games are actually a great way to learn Japanese (Especially visual novels and rpgs which are very commonly left in Japan), so if you want you could absolutely learn Japanese to play that stuff and also use those games to aid you in learning Japanese. And some consoles/handhelds/PCs never left Japan at all like the WonderSwan, PC98, FM Towns and others. Some consoles, almost the entire library never left Japan like the PC Engine or the MSX. Some consoles have hundreds of games that were left in Japan, like Dreamcast or Playstation. There's also a lot that got fan translations but the translations are awful and ruin the game, in some cases so badly that it can't be completed without a guide like Sweet Home. Most of which are not known about in the west. So is there a complete translation for the game or not? The actual version was taken out and is not available, as pointed out. It's not intended to be used with that version at all. Meanwhile, on the addendum page : >Apply this to a ROM that already has V1.0 of the Star Ocean: Blue Sphere English translation patch applied to it." >Note that V1.0 of the English translation patch is currently unavailable." ROMs applied with the repro patch (which do not need the addendum patch) are.ĭid you even read the links you posted? >.is intended for use with this unfinished translation patch: >link you posted is patch version 0.1 The game is still not fully translated using both those patches. is intended for use with this unfinished translation patch: What would be the point - especially if the game is text heavy.ģ.This addendum patch (the ONLY addendum patch available): I downloaded the repro patch before it was taken down. The repro patch isn't available anywhere. Coincidence, you're wrong, or you're full of itġ. I've heard some people say they're born with the symbols literally inscribed on their cells but I don't know if there's an actual in-game source for that. Some species are naturally born with access to magic such as the Featherfolk (people with bird/angel wings) or Nedians (the blue haired girl with elf ears from SO2). Magic in the Star Ocean series has been variously referred to as Symbology/Heraldry/Crest Magic, the lore IIRC is that you literally have to tattoo the symbols on your body to use the magic associated with it. Some guy on Something Awful was playing throigh it and translating as he went (even putting english text in the textboxes!) but I just checked and it looks like that section of the forums is now unviewable to those without accounts.Īs for me, as a huge Mystery Dungeon fan I'd like to see an english translation of Milandra, the game looks really unique and interesting. The battles take place on side-scrolling screens and are action-based, with the player directly controlling the main selected character in the team, while others act according to their own AI.Linda Cube has been mentioned multiple times in this thread and it seems like that's the holy grail translation. The monsters are seen by the team and battles may be avoided. Each member has a certain number of skills, which may be used and developed in traditional Japanese RPG style, and some unique abilities. When on the ground, the player may switch between team members, walk around the planet, go inside locations, interact with items, talk with friendly persons, and begin battle with hostile creatures. The player must then assign three crewmates to the team in order to explore the planet. While the help is coming, the first events begin. Opera wakes up, gathers all crew-mates and decides to send S.O.S. The game starts with the crash land of Opera's starship on the Planet Edifice. Star Ocean: Blue Sphere is an installment in the Star Ocean series and is a direct sequel to Star Ocean: The Second Story.
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