Burning Rangers, for instance, isn't expensive at all as an import. Would it be just as enjoyable without any knowledge of Japanese?
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Burning Rangers, for instance, isn't expensive at all as an import. Would it be just as enjoyable without any knowledge of Japanese?
I don't know much of anything that can make Burning Rangers enjoyable. But the US version does have a lot of English speech telling you where to go and whatnot.
Gasp! Is someone actually criticizing Burning Rangers? Do tell - I've only heard gushy fanboy opinions up to this point.
What about Guardian Heroes?
I have a loose Guardian Heroes and when I get a complete copy in the future it'll be for sale/trade.
Until then... which will be next year, you can dream. :)
Pfft. I don't want it loose. :DQuote:
I have a loose Guardian Heroes and when I get a complete copy in the future it'll be for sale/trade.
Until then... which will be next year, you can dream.
What I'm thinking is that I'd rather pay twenty for a Japanese GH than 80+ for a US one. It can't lose *that* much without the dialogue.
The Japanese version is more like $40 nowadays.
Damn fanboys increasing prices! :(
yes the game is still enjoyable without any knowledge of Japanese but you will be missing out on the story if you care about that kind of thing what is cool is if you do get the japan version and then some day get the US version you can use the old japan save game on the US version:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Genesis Knight
The dialogue was part of the greatness of Guardian Heroes, IMO.
If you're just looking for examples of pricey US Saturn games with cheaper Japanese versions, one such example is Street Fighter Collection. There's not really any reason to need the US version, unless you're super anal. Puzzle Fighter is also cheaper from Japan, but I would actually not recommend the Saturn version in general. The Japanese version of House of the Dead is probably cheaper too.
Burning Rangers' voiced directions are often wrong anyway, so it's no big loss. Worse, I think, would be not being able to read the e-mails from the people you rescue, but that's not going to affect the game. The only other concern I would have is that the US Burning Rangers is glitchy enough as it is with that bad camera. I'd be cautious of a Japanese version possibly having more problems, as many bugs and problems tend to get squashed with later releases. I thought Burning Rangers was a neat idea but a fairly dull game, and the control aggravated me so I sold it.
Guardian Heroes is fun without the dialogue, though there are quite a few dialogue bits making having to scroll by the "gibberish" a chore I think. Still worth it for the improved cover art. :) You do miss out on Genjiro's "H!" and other quotes, but it's still plenty fun.
I had sold a number of my newly expensive Saturn titles thinking I could make due with the Japanese ones. That'll work for action oriented games to an extent, but even ones not as dialogue heavy such as Dragon Force is a pain just because you'll miss being able to read the menu options, even if you already know what they are.