Japanese voices.....

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Zaftwave
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Japanese voices.....

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So I imported .hack//Infection quite many years ago. Imported the U.S version and if I remember correct I could switch from english voices to japanese and from jp to eng. anytime I wanted.

So since I was short on money back then and couldn't find the rest of the three games for a reasonable price on the net I just bought the PAL version. Strange thing here is that I've just started the game and I went into the options and there is no option where I can switch between jp and english voices.

Did they remove the japanese voices from the PAL versions? Hopefully someone can answer this.

Strange enough it says on the package:

"Voiceover bonus: choose Japanese for a totally immersive experience."

No idea if they are refering to the Liminality DVD or the game itself.

I hope they didn't remove them though....but it would suck if I had to beat the game to unlock the voice over option...
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Did you press the start button?
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I have the PAL version, sooo... :3
Yes you can switch between them. There should be a "voice-overs" option when you press start. ^_^
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From what I've heard, you have to complete the game before you can use the Japanese voice overs.
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Actually...

You press the start button, and then go to "voiceover". You will two options: English and Japanese. Move it to Japanese. :D And voila!
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A friend of mine has the PAL version and he said hitting the start button did nothing so you probably have to beat the game. I also managed to get an *ahem* backup PAL version and can confirm hitting start did nothing...
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Maverynthia wrote:A friend of mine has the PAL version and he said hitting the start button did nothing so you probably have to beat the game. I also managed to get an *ahem* backup PAL version and can confirm hitting start did nothing...
If my memory is correct, I'm fairly sure you did have to beat the game first, yeah. >: But there is an option in the Start Menu afterwards.
Also, if you carry completed data from INFECTION to MUTATION, it should still work. So I guess it would work with the others too. o:
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Mistral sounds so cute in japanese! :D :D :D :D
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Ok... not to sound like a n00b or anything... but:

I've never really known what the hell a PAL version of a game is! How can you tell?

By the way, I've always been able to just hit the start button and change the voiceovers....
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Zohar wrote:Ok... not to sound like a n00b or anything... but:

I've never really known what the hell a PAL version of a game is! How can you tell?

By the way, I've always been able to just hit the start button and change the voiceovers....
A PAL version of a videogame is basically a version that only certain consoles can play- ones with the PAL region code. Consoles built in certain countries have this. o:

For example, a game from the US wouldn't play, say, an Australian game and vice versa. There are a few differences between them.
Generally the PAL versions (If the game in question was originally produced in a country with a different region code, that is) have less glitches, etc, because they're released after a previous version. The developers would've been able to find and fix glitches in the other version discovered after release by this point. o:

There are some other differences too, but I'm sort of brain dead at the moment. X_X Sorry. >:

I hope all that made sense. xD; I'm not the best at explaining this sort of thing, but I hope it helped. :3
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Lunaros wrote:
Zohar wrote:Ok... not to sound like a n00b or anything... but:

I've never really known what the hell a PAL version of a game is! How can you tell?

By the way, I've always been able to just hit the start button and change the voiceovers....
A PAL version of a videogame is basically a version that only certain consoles can play- ones with the PAL region code. Consoles built in certain countries have this. o:

For example, a game from the US wouldn't play, say, an Australian game and vice versa. There are a few differences between them.
Generally the PAL versions (If the game in question was originally produced in a country with a different region code, that is) have less glitches, etc, because they're released after a previous version. The developers would've been able to find and fix glitches in the other version discovered after release by this point. o:

There are some other differences too, but I'm sort of brain dead at the moment. X_X Sorry. >:

I hope all that made sense. xD; I'm not the best at explaining this sort of thing, but I hope it helped. :3
Thank you! That makes sense! =)
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if start doesnt work, hit select.
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