Lumines: can anyone outline the exact differences between the US and JP versions?
- Thread starter john tv
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http://psp.ign.com/articles/592/592124p1.html?fromint=1
Straight from the horses mouth not exactly exact, but I remember reading this article hope this helps.
Straight from the horses mouth not exactly exact, but I remember reading this article hope this helps.
Well I never played the JPN version, but I watched gameplay videos like thousands of times...I think the transitions between skins have changed. In the JPN version, there seems to be a 'gap' of silence between the skins, which means it's loading the next skin obviously. In the US version, there is no gap...it plays a bit more of the current skin, then it changes to the next skin. Smoother transition.
And there's a Ubisoft splash logo on bootup
And there's a Ubisoft splash logo on bootup
Anyone who is really into Lumines is just going to have to pick up the US version. WHereas in the Japanese version ther eis a clear drop and a moment of pause for loading between skins, in the Japanese one, it is practically seamless. I was not going to pick up the US Lumines but after playing my sister's copy, now I have to!
aerodynamik
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I actually like the gap, the blur, the silence and the confusion they entail. The transitions would be bland without them.
I don't know if this is the new retry feature added in the US version, but when you fail a puzzle in puzzle mode, there's an option to either Retry (X button) or go back the menu (Triangle). Was that in the JPN version? I thought 'retry' would be selectable in the start menu...