Well It rather Friendly for import ive i have it though i can read some Japanese so I know some of the story though other then that i can say most of it rather easy to play and is alsome.. Only like 5 hours in so yea

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just got my copy yesterday. I think I'm the ONLY one here with a copy (outside of evil pirates). :)

and yes, I do feel very superior right now.

fantastic game, I'm already 7 hours into it. I'd give it 9.4 out of 10. only flaw is the lack of leveling up.

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Get GOW first then you can feel superior ;)

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I've "imported" it.
I'm a total gaijin.
I got stuck pretty early on, multiple times. For instance, to start missions you have to select a save point, then open up your menu, select some seemingly obscure Japanese menu item then pick the mission. After I completed the mission, there were no other missions to complete and the guard at the door wouldn't let me though.
So in conclusion, its probably best to know the Japanese, or at least be able to type what you see into a translator or something if you get stuck.

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This games is gonna be so awesome.

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As much as I hate final fantasy and everything it represents, I'm really glad to see this game on the PSP. It the kind of game that will make a lot of people take notice of the PSP platform and we all benefit from that. So even if I never play them, keep those games coming Square-Enix.

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I'm guessing Square-Enix will announce a US release date at TGS, probably alongside the new Kingdom Hearts game announcement.

Oh and by the way, to the PSP Fanboy editors, you forgot to mention that yesterday was the official release date of the PSP Slim in the US. I know it was leaked before, but you could've written a little article about how Sony was happy about selling it early.

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you can look at a lot more gameplay videos here:
http://youtube.com/subscription_center?s=0wf_uLT3Elg

@kingofwale, you do level up, it's just completely random

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Other JRPG nerds:
Was that the little town that Cloud was crazy in and the lifestream broke open on the second disc? I can't recall. If so, my pangs of nistalgia may force me to import.

*grrblbblrg* Nevermind. Pangs of hunger may force me to import this.

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>@kingofwale, you do level up, it's just completely random

hence why I detest it, because it's completely random, I leveled up twice in one battle, and didn't for next 2 hours. I mean, technically, if you're unlucky, you're screwed.

@Jordon.

all you have to do is to open the locker number 6

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"As much as I hate final fantasy and everything it represents"

What exactly do they represent? Besides high quality rpg games.

@kattleox

I think your talking about the town Mideel.

I'd love to play through the Japanese copy, but I want the game to be fresh to me when I get the NA version. I love FF7 TOO MUCH to ruin this game for myself, by playing something I can't understand. :P

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w8 kingofwale didnt u say somethin lyke "Most people use psp for homebrew12!2213!"

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HEHE i got this game Now its so damn beautiful cept that i can't read japanese its real confusing for me XD

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>12. w8 kingofwale didnt u say somethin lyke "Most people use psp for homebrew12!2213!"

hmmm, no, but I believe you were thinking the time when I defending homebrew when people are implying it as if it means "piracy", I said Homebrew helps free PSP to people creative enough to add content to a console that has HUGE potential that is otherwise untapped yet.

and I went on to say that Piracy is not a huge deal on PSP as people believes. Sure Sony will want you to believe it's a HUGE deal and that everybody who has a CE is a pirate and should be locked up, and that it's KILLING the industry. Pretty much the same thing RIAA and MPAA are telling us.

and if you notice, I'm (as far as I know) the only person who paid 75 bucks to import this game from Japan (via eBay)

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"Sure Sony will want you to believe it's a HUGE deal and that everybody who has a CE is a pirate and should be locked up, and that it's KILLING the industry. Pretty much the same thing RIAA and MPAA are telling us."

Sony has never tried to make us believe any of that. Yes, they don't like homebrew because it allows for piracy. But I've NEVER seen Sony try to suggest that it's a huge deal and that it's killing the industry, or that every CFW user is a pirate. Comparing Sony to the RIAA and MPAA? WTF?!?! Hell, Sony on some rare occasions have said positive things about homebrew, and said it's given them ideas on features they could add to official FW.

"and if you notice, I'm (as far as I know) the only person who paid 75 bucks to import this game from Japan (via eBay)"

No, I don't "notice". I'm not saying you're pirate(even though maybe you're), but you haven't provided any proof that you did actually buy this game. Now, maybe it's me, but the more you obviously try to have us believe you're not pirating, the more I don't believe you. That's probably the vibe that NotAFanboy was getting as well. It's not like pirates are going to admit they download games. Hell, I remember one retarded hyprocrite who I knew was a pirate, and he posted about how we all need to support psp games by buying them. Anyways, my point is that pirates are going to deny stealing games, so they don't get banned or ridiculed.

"HEHE i got this game Now its so damn beautiful cept that i can't read japanese its real confusing for me XD"

That's exactly why I'm waiting for the NA version. ;)

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I agree with Saigon 100% there. King the more you try to defend it the more and more of a pirate you sound. Many people have imported it and your not the ONLY one. You seem to harp on the fact you"bought" it and in reality if you did you wouldnt make such a big freaking deal about it. Either post a pic of it or shutup because the more you talk the more obvious it is you downloaded it. And where exactly did you "get" it from yesterday? Most sites didnt even begin shipping them until yesterday and I doubt you got one that fast.


Anyway on topic, ive played it briefly on a friends psp who did in fact d/l it and I was very impressed. Not usually an rpg fan but ill check it out when its released here. I would d/l it myself but i bought a slim which atm is on fw 3.70

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Jebus Crust, can't we at least keep the homebrew vs. anti-brew/piracy wank for actual articles involving homebrew and CFSs????

I was much more impressed with this CC video. I've seen clips of the Angeal/Genesis/Sephiroth fight scene, but this is the full video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKzAhPMgu_E

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of course Sony is not against homebrew... other than actively upgrading its firmware to discourage it. and oh. this

http://kotaku.com/gaming/banhammer/sony-bans-psp-homebrew-talk-on-forums-297088.php

and I never said I want anybody to believe me. I was simply defending the homebrew community as a whole.

now. back to the topic.

@GoBob

yeah, I am now 8 hours into this and I just saw the video in its entirety. Wow, what a great cut-scene.

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""of course Sony is not against homebrew... other than actively upgrading its firmware to discourage it. and oh. this

http://kotaku.com/gaming/banhammer/sony-bans-psp-homebrew-talk-on-forums-297088.php
"

Uhmm, in my first post, I never argued that Sony *wasn't* against homebrew. So yeah, please learn to read. I simply said you're point is **UNTRUE** about Sony trying to promote ideas to psp users, that homebrew is killing the industry, that everyone who uses CFW is a pirate, and that it's a huge problem.

"and I never said I want anybody to believe me.

Sure, I know you never said it. But as me, NotAFanboy, and Annoyed can probably agree, you obviously are trying to have us believe you. But, we all seem to have an idea as to why.

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>you obviously are trying to have us believe you. But, we all seem to have an idea as to why.

like I said, I don't care if you believe me, although I do find that certain people would go as far as questioning everyone who owns a copy of CC quite laughable. Could this be from Sony PR to discredit anybody who owns a CF? who knows, I do love my conspiracy theory.

think anything you want, me highjacking planes to Japan to get my copy for all I care.

If you don't mind, I'd love to talk to someone who ACTUALLY played the game, as this is the actually topic of this post.

back to random Leveling. Just go up 3 levels in 2 missions (both on EASY), how sad. magic mixing is fun, but confusing as hell. It's as fun as Jeanne's magic mixing, but without a guide.

Still. probably the best game on PSP this year.

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