English Translation Patch for
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Tales of Hearts
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for the Nintendo DS
* Demo Patch *
By Kajitani-Eizan
blade_2187@yahoo.com
blade2187.110mb.com
Contents
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- Introduction
- Patch History
- Notes
- Credits
- Disclaimer
Introduction
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Released in December 2008, the third Tales title for the Nintendo DS is
special in that it was released in two editions -- the Anime Edition and CG
Edition. Unfortunately, the difference between the two editions lies solely
in the FMV cutscenes. The developers didn't bother to make the menu
portraits or skit portraits CG. This, plus the fact that many people think
the CG character designs are ugly, leads to the Anime edition generally being
considered the "real" edition. The translation project was started in
June-July 2009, amidst growing doubts that the game would ever officially
make it to western shores. (Please be sure to buy it if it eventually does!)
You follow the journey of the ostentatiously named Xing Meteoryte, a
village boy who, true to JRPG form, hasn't been allowed to leave his village
for the sixteen years of his life because apparently he has some sort of
secret power that he must first learn to control. This all changes when
Kohaku and Hisui Hearts wash up on shore, looking to ask Xing's grandfather
Zeks to protect them from the evil sorceress that is chasing them. Zeks used
to be a Soma Master in the past -- a warrior who wields a Soma, a combat arms
system that can also control Psi Spells to "Spir Link" with people's Spiria
(so basically, a glorified psychologist). Hijinks ensue. Also, SPIRIA SPIR
LINK SOMA SPIRIA SPIR
Patch History
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Demo -- The preview demo patch, which translates up to roughly the end of
Chapter 1 (Xing leaving Siebr Village). You may not load a saved
game in this version, though you can save should you wish to do so.
Notes
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Names
Since there would predictably be much bellyaching about the characters'
names, a selection option has been provided. For those not in the know, the
official Japanese English spellings for the characters' names are Shing,
Kohak, and Hisui. Personally, I think these are silly, and without going into
the reasons why, the defaults in this project are Xing, Kohaku, and Hisui.
You can change characters' names yourself once they properly join your party,
but before then, you may prefer other names.
If you prefer the original Japanese English (i.e. Engrish) names, hold R
as you start a New Game or enter the Museum. This will activate the Rocarized
default names, meaning that your characters will start out being named Shing,
Kohak, and Hisui. If you would prefer a more localized flair, hold L instead
for the Localized option, which will provide names that might have been used
had this been an official localization project: Xing, Amber, and Jaden.
FMVs
Should you not want the subtitles to be present during an FMV, you may
use the SELECT button to toggle the subtitles on and off.
Credits
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Special thanks to...
- Namco Bandai Games for making yet another great Tales game!
- throughhim413 of Absolute Zero Translations fame. His advice, translating
tips (including ones not directly addressed to me), and script edits were
of great, great help.
- Kingcom, master hacker extraordinaire and author of armips. His tools,
tips, advice, were and are instrumental to the success of the project.
Also, he has very graciously allowed me to use his subtitle engine, which
is pretty awesome.
- Carnivol for testing, quality assurance, and suggestions. Also, I have to
give credit where it's due -- calling it the Rocarized option was his idea.
- Cless, Yetika, and company over at Phantasian Productions, for help,
support, and suggestions along the way!
- The members of and utilities hosted at Romhacking.net (RHDN).
- The members of the official Tales forums.
- Martin Korth for making the No$GBA debugger, which is a great great tool.
Hope you're okay, man... (I have monies for you if you want it)
- DarthNemesis for his awesome NFTREdit tool.
- theteapirate (who is now MIA... where are you, dude?) for a few script
edits.
- Aselia, the Tales wiki.
- The Japanese Tales of Hearts Walkthrough/Summary wiki.
- And anyone else I forgot...
Disclaimer
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I do not own any of the rights to the various intellectual properties owned
by Namco Bandai Games and affiliates. All my projects are good faith fan
translations created out of love for the series and the games. I have no
intention to sell anything, and there is no profit being made from any of
this. If you own the rights in question and would like me to take down any
of the content on my site, please do not hesitate to contact me. (Though, I
ask that you first please carefully consider whether the projects really are
doing you more harm than good.) Thank you for your consideration!
Kajitani-Eizan
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