Totalcross3000 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I saw Odin Sphere available for PS Vita but I wondered where the franchise started. I googled and saw there was a game called Princess Crown. Looks awesome to bad I can't find it on the Playstation store. Sold my PSP too so any suggestions to get my hands on this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasondm300 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Well it was never released outside of Japan, thats why you can't find it. I have heard really good things about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetEntity Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) It isn't avaliable on PSN and is Japan-only. PSP port is a bit inferior to the original Saturn version (big border and a bit messed up resolution), so you'll be better off playing that. I doubt you have Saturn or will be able to track down the physical Saturn copy (they are reeeeally pricey), so your best bet is to resort to emulation. (I don't know what your stance on the emulation is, fellow forumites, but will still mention it.) There is a fan translation patch for Saturn version in the works, but it is going pretty slowly, so if you want to understand the story, there exists full complete text translation (with an awesome site included) on the Net. The domen expired long time ago, but the good old Wayback Machine saves the day again. http://web.archive.org/web/20080304171404/http://www.andriasang.com/princesscrown/pcrown/translation.html Edited July 20, 2016 by NetEntity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma999 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Didn't knew that Princess Crown was available on PSP actually. I thought it was Sega Saturn exclusive but apparently both versions were only release in Japan , what is kinda of a letdown . Princess Crown should be release outside of Japan in newer platforms , i would buy it in a blink . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance_87 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Princess Crown not being localized is one of the biggest gaming "whys" just like Muramasa The Demon Blade not getting a HD Remaster treatment or just any home console port after the Wii one. I hope someone translates Princess Crown for PSP someday. On a side note, i only discovered today that someone fan-translated Half Minute Hero 2 for the PSP, years after the Steam release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasondm300 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 It isn't avaliable on PSN and is Japan-only. PSP port is a bit inferior to the original Saturn version (big border and a bit messed up resolution), so you'll be better off playing that. I doubt you have Saturn or will be able to track down the physical Saturn copy (they are reeeeally pricey), so your best bet is to resort to emulation. (I don't know what your stance on the emulation is, fellow forumites, but will still mention it.) There is a fan translation patch for Saturn version in the works, but it is going pretty slowly, so if you want to understand the story, there exists full complete text translation (with an awesome site included) on the Net. The domen expired long time ago, but the good old Wayback Machine saves the day again. http://web.archive.org/web/20080304171404/http://www.andriasang.com/princesscrown/pcrown/translation.html I think with emulation, if it is a dead system and there are no new copies available, it is more acceptable. I see emulation as a form of archiving. so anything for sony that is ps2 or ps1 and is not availible on PSN, I would consider acceptable. Now if a game I have emulated came availible (Valkyrie Profile, Terranigma) came availible digitally, I would buy it in a heartbeat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetEntity Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I think with emulation, if it is a dead system and there are no new copies available, it is more acceptable. I see emulation as a form of archiving. so anything for sony that is ps2 or ps1 and is not availible on PSN, I would consider acceptable. Now if a game I have emulated came availible (Valkyrie Profile, Terranigma) came availible digitally, I would buy it in a heartbeat I follow the similiar mindset. Just thought some carefulness won't hurt. Some sites and forums ban and burn any mention of emulation and the connected activities, which makes it rather "hard to breathe" sometimes, as I love me some retro console games and often find myself using workarounds to get my hands on them- it's impossible to find anything older than PS3 \ X360 games here and I refuse to be hampered by the region lock (as my PS1, PS2 and PSP are PAL and Cube and Wii are NTSC... and I want to play all the JRPGs, dammit.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasondm300 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I follow the similiar mindset. Just thought some carefulness won't hurt. Some sites and forums ban and burn any mention of emulation and the connected activities, which makes it rather "hard to breathe" sometimes, as I love me some retro console games and often find myself using workarounds to get my hands on them- it's impossible to find anything older than PS3 \ X360 games here and I refuse to be hampered by the region lock (as my PS1, PS2 and PSP are PAL and Cube and Wii are NTSC... and I want to play all the JRPGs, dammit.) Totally understand covering one's own ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Ookami Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) With OS being remastered, there's always a chance of port =D Not to mention, we actually got one JP-only PSP port recently (FF Type 0). Edited July 20, 2016 by Satoshi Ookami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegeth Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I thought this was an announcement about Princess Crown getting rereleased on the Vita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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