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US PSN: Golden Week Sale Celebrates Japanese Games

Madrugador said:
Not sure if I want the ToS games.

I loved Symphonia on Gamecube but I heard the PS3 version is a bad port and runs at 30 FPS :/
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Aside from being 30fps and the game having the occasional spelling error in the dialogue/text, it's not really a bad port IMO. It's not as good as a remaster as something like KH 1.5 Remix, but it's not nearly as bad as lets say ZOE2 pre-patch or the Silent Hill HD Collection.
 
Flandy said:
Well last time we had this promotion it got leaked through the Vita store over the weekend and we Sony didn't announce it until Monday. So I don't think it's really safe : Pretty sure it was right after Project Diva f had come out too and I had gotten that day 1 so it didn't count towards the promotion ;_;
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Sony loves being total sleazeballs. Whatever. I'll wait tomorrow. If they don't do the promo tomorrow, I'll give them my money.
 
I'm getting real close to buying a US PSN+ sub and making it my secondary account. Not being able to share discounts between Vita/PS4/PS3 is really starting to get to me.
 
Cudder said:
I'm playing Chrono Trigger on Vita right now, and I'm pretty sure setting disc speed to fast shaved off a couple seconds for the "loads". They're about 3 seconds or so, when before they were more like 5-6 seconds. It's also my first time through the game, so it probably bothers me less than it would some people. Still, completely playable.
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Hmmmm. Is that "fast" setting also on PS3? Does it also halve load times? I've always wanted to play through Chrono Trigger and the price would be right.
 
Barakov said:
What was the verdict on Rain?
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I mentioned it a few pages back, but for the sale price, it's worth checking out if you want something more calm that focuses on stealth & a touch of puzzle platforming at times. It'll probably take you less than a day to fully 100% it, but it's a nice break from the more action packed stuff I was playing at the time.
 
People afraid of Chrono Trigger PS1...remember there is a iOS/Android port of the DS version that's supposedly pretty good!
I know no one is gonna go for that

C'mon sale...start, start!

Ocaso said:
Hmmmm. Is that "fast" setting also on PS3? Does it also halve load times? I've always wanted to play through Chrono Trigger and the price would be right.
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I believe it iis! Other Settings -> Disc Speed -> Fast when you press the PS button during the game.
 
Sorry if this was already mentioned someplace. I was curious if any of the titles on sale have embedded Japanese either while the system is in English or if you change your system to Japanese?

I'm trying to keep my Japanese skill moving forward and some fun games would definitely help :) Thanks.
 
repdetect2 said:
Sorry if this was already mentioned someplace. I was curious if any of the titles on sale have embedded Japanese either while the system is in English or if you change your system to Japanese?

I'm trying to keep my Japanese skill moving forward and some fun games would definitely help :) Thanks.
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You mean Japanese text as well as audio? Phew, that's a tough one. The ONLY game I've heard of personally that has that option is Deception IV (PS3/Vita).
 
Zonic505 said:
Gonna be disappointed if I can't get ToSC before I leave for class, considering it's 9.2GB, meaning it's gonna take quite some time to download & it'd be nice to use those 3 hours to download.

Wait, can I leave my PS3 on & then once I buy it on the PS Store via browser, it'd start automatically? Or is that only via 360?
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Yes, you can leave your PS3 on. I did it last week to download some stuff.
 
GunnerGlory said:
Yes, you can leave your PS3 on. I did it last week to download some stuff.
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Ahh, okay. I just remember sometimes I'd have to go into the download history in order to make something I got on the browser store to download (though maybe that was the Vita, can't recall). But oh well, I turned it off since I had to go & the PS+ price still isn't up yet. Guess I'll just have to get it once I'm done with class in 2 hours.
 
plutoknight said:
People afraid of Chrono Trigger PS1...remember there is a iOS/Android port of the DS version that's supposedly pretty good!
I know no one is gonna go for that

C'mon sale...start, start!



I believe it iis! Other Settings -> Disc Speed -> Fast when you press the PS button during the game.
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Thanks for confirming! Now we just need a brave soul to confirm that it halves load times on PS3 just as well as on Vita.

Edit: reading back a few pages I see some people saying it makes no difference on PS3. A shame. Guess I'll wait and play it elsewhere at some point.
 
Seeing PS+ price on ToS Chronicles now....just as my college class starts. Oh well, guess I'll get it once I'm home.
 
Ocaso said:
Thanks for confirming! Now we just need a brave soul to confirm that it halves load times on PS3 just as well as on Vita.

Edit: reading back a few pages I see some people saying it makes no difference on PS3. A shame. Guess I'll wait and play it elsewhere at some point.
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Yes. For what it's worth, it maybe sped things up a second or 1.5 seconds tops on Vita. It felt just like the PS1 version of CT either way.

It's really not THAT bad....well. the menu takes 7-8 seconds to load....okay fine..yeah..
 
Ocaso said:
Thanks for confirming! Now we just need a brave soul to confirm that it halves load times on PS3 just as well as on Vita.

Edit: reading back a few pages I see some people saying it makes no difference on PS3. A shame. Guess I'll wait and play it elsewhere at some point.
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The load time is hard coded to the game. It'll always take as long to load, no matter the setting.
 
I still can't get over $10 for ToS: Chronicles. I almost bought the game for $40. This game cam out two months ago and already 75% off? Glad I'm a Plus member.
 
Cudder said:
Sale prices (PS+) seems to be going up now!
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Weird, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection has been updated, but I'm not getting the PS+ discount on it (it shows up at $19.99). Anyone else seeing the same thing?

edit: not seeing the PS+ prices for anything, actually.
 
plutoknight said:
Yes. For what it's worth, it maybe sped things up a second or 1.5 seconds tops on Vita. It felt just like the PS1 version of CT either way.

It's really not THAT bad....well. the menu takes 7-8 seconds to load....okay fine..yeah..
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Freedom = $1.05 said:
The load time is hard coded to the game. It'll always take as long to load, no matter the setting.
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Thanks for the confirmation. I'm definitely skipping it.
 
Man this sale... I was so ready to get Child of Light, then this happened. Looks like I'll be dropping close to $50 today and then I'll be day one-ing MK8 at the end of the month. Gonna have to dial it back a bit and maybe play some of these games! Sorry CoL. Maybe during a winter sale...
 
Question!!

The Atelier games on Vita are only digital here in the US or also got a physical release?

I prefer to buy physical, but if they are only digital, this is the time!
 
lolez2matt said:
Question!!

The Atelier games on Vita are only digital here in the US or also got a physical release?

I prefer to buy physical, but if they are only digital, this is the time!
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No physical sadly.
 
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