On Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:28:23 +0100, Gunther Gloop
 wrote:

>
>>>>>  -Kevin.
>>>> was that the odd golf-thing with a frog?
>>>>
>>>> it was pretty crap, i thought.
>>> Yes it was.
>>> Did you play it in Japanese? I played it in Japanese and loved it to the 
>>> end, then loved it longtime in multiplayer for aages after. Play it with 
>>> kids especially (and wives) for the best kind of pure family fun.
>>>
>>> I played it in english thereafter and it felt a bit 'meh', but I wasn't 
>>> sure if it was because I had played it so much previously or if it had 
>>> actually lost something in translation. I think the latter.
>>>
>>>  -Kevin.
>> 
>> no, i played the english version, whatever it was called (ribbit
>> king?)
>> 
>> i just felt the actual gameplay itself was just rubbish and this was
>> after several months of people gushing iover the japanese version on
>> here.
>
>As I say, the Japanese version was lovely. As with other games, playing 
>it _in_ Japanese seems to make it a far more immersive experience 
>because you are struggling to comprehend what's going on and everything 
>is not-straightforward, so you are playing more intently and it's all 
>even greater fun when it clicks. ...And the voices are much better too.
>It really does make a difference -even to actual gameplay... something 
>region-locking kills. :(
>
>  -Kevin.

well, to each their own i guess, but playing a crap game in english
won't be improved by changing the language and making it
indecipherable for me.
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