Worth it?

[sora_freak12]

I'm really not too sure it's worth it.

1.) Have to buy Swap Magic if you're not Japanese, and if you are, how the heck are you reading this??

2.) Have to IMPORT it. This costs in addition to the original game price.

3.) English voices in old scenes; japanese or none in new cutscenes. All subtitles in Japanese. WTF??!!?

4.) Japanese Menues (not sure I'd do very well with it)

I also have a few questions: 1. Are room titles (appear when you enter a room) in japanese too? 2. Is Swap Magic a permanent adjustment to the Ps2? In other words, do I have to use Swap Magic everytime I want to switch KH2FM+ with say, an American PS2 game?

As much as I would like to get it, (I'm a real fan of KH) I don't see what the point of going through all that it, if Square could just send it to us for Pete's sake! It's like favoritism! Japan gets all the extras, spoilers, etc, while we get an original, but still pretty crappy game! Come on, admit it, as good as KH2 was, it was a let-down.

I wanna smack Tetsuya right now...

[Leonard]

Originally Posted by sora_freak12

I also have a few questions: 1. Are room titles (appear when you enter a room) in japanese too? 2. Is Swap Magic a permanent adjustment to the Ps2? In other words, do I have to use Swap Magic everytime I want to switch KH2FM+ with say, an American PS2 game?

1. No, most of them are English.

2. No, you'll have to use the tool everytime you boot Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix +. As soon as you turn your Playstation 2 off, the effect wares off, too.

Originally Posted by sora_freak12

As much as I would like to get it, (I'm a real fan of KH) I don't see what the point of going through all that it, if Square could just send it to us for Pete's sake! It's like favoritism! Japan gets all the extras, spoilers, etc, while we get an original, but still pretty crappy game! Come on, admit it, as good as KH2 was, it was a let-down.

I wanna smack Tetsuya right now...

Move to Japan then.

All these "Japan gets everything, US is f*cked"-arguments are complete bullshit.

Nomura doesn't release games around the world just for fun.

[eedvard]

For anyone who's played this all the way through, is it hard to navigate through menus or use magic, etc?

The scripts online are fine for me for all the new cutscenes but i dont think i have time to look through it in the middle of a battle when i wanna know what blizzard is

Ive just ordered swap magic for my ps2, and im waiting for the release date of bets mix!! woo!

[Leonard]

Originally Posted by eedvard

For anyone who's played this all the way through, is it hard to navigate through menus or use magic, etc?

Not at all, if you don't care about stats like Strength or total of Experience Points so far. Navigating through the cards and changing decks isn't really a hard task once you've figured out which button does what.

And if you played the original, the layout should be familiar anyway.

Originally Posted by eedvard

The scripts online are fine for me for all the new cutscenes but i dont think i have time to look through it in the middle of a battle when i wanna know what blizzard is

Well, all the cards have pictures on it, so I don't think that should be a problem. The only difficult thing could be memorizing the different sleights, but if you managed to do that in the original, the language won't make it any harder in this version at all.

[MarluxiaNo11]

Yes It is Most Defo Worth It Especailly For the Added bonus of fighting previous Organisation Members =]

[Pale-Wanderer]

It is worth it. Just going to bring that out quickly firsthand.

Language barriers can be crossed with translation guides. There is also the pricey cost, what with importing and swap magic. However, with Ultimate Hits status coming soon(if not already), then the price will drop for the game about $50, and will be more affordable.

Wait at least another month. Check and see if the game is on Ultimate Hits. if it is, then go ahead and snatch it. Good Luck.