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Phantasy Star II Consistency Hack

Original game : Phantasy Star II

Platform : GEN

Author : Squack Spencer

Release date : 25 October 2023

Category : Improvement

Patch version : 1.0

Modifications : T

Downloads : 144

ROM Information

Database match: Phantasy Star II (USA, Europe) (Rev A)
Database: No-Intro: Genesis (v. 20210226-213851)
File/ROM SHA-1: 0711080E968490A6B8C5FAFBB9DB3E62BA597231
File/ROM CRC32: 904FA047

Hack description

This is a sort of a purist hack, aiming for consistency with future titles, while also keeping the spirit of the original translation. Therefore, there are very few changes:

1) The planets and solar system were named according to Phantasy Star IV: Algol, Palma, Motavia and Dezoris.

2) Since the original names were way shorter (Algo, Palm, Mota and Dezo), some line breaks were adapted accordingly.

3) Speaking of line breaks, the infamous "The color of water around here certainly..." glitch was fixed, since all it needed were some line breaks, the whole phrase was there.

4) All names were changed from the default "UPPERCASE" to a easier to read "Proper Case".

5) Equipment and item names were also renamed for easier reading, only abreviating words as necessary. So "Carbon Suit" and "Carbon Buckler" are represented as "CarbonSuit" and "Crbn Bcklr", due to character limitations.

4) Leave the protagonist's name blank and simply press "END" to use "Rolf" and keep the Proper Casing on all characters.

This patch was possible thanks to Phantasy Star II Disassembly Project

Screenshots

Contributions

ContributorType of contributionDescription
Squack SpencerOriginal TranslationTranslation and Reassembly
lory1990Original WorkPS2 Disassembly Author

Reviews

Wish it Was Compatible With Fast WalkArctic_Slicer2024-05-09Version 1.0

This is a great mod that fixes spelling and casing issue. This mod is really good for people who want a better experience without changing the gameplay balance. Unfortunately it's not compatible with any of the Fast Walk mods that are available. If it were possible to combine this with a fast walk mod, it would probably be my favorite way to play this game.