Life Bottle Productions has released the first full English Patch for the Japanese exclusive title Tales of Phantasia: Cross Edition.
Tales of Phantasia: Cross Edition (or Tales of Phantasia X) was a PSP remake of the original entry which was bundled with the spinoff follow-up title Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X. This version not only features new story content, but also a more modernized battle system, a new party member, and more. It is the "definitive" version of Tales of Phantasia, but up until now only those who understood Japanese could fully experience and enjoy it.
With the newly released patch, the team over at Life Bottle took additional steps to improve the original PSP release. This includes an option for 60 FPS, skit prompts on the world map, and additional quality of life updates.
Here's the full list of everything new in Patch 1.0:
- Added a skit prompt on the world map
- Added a new Red Lantern location in the Aifread quest
- Restored Suzu's controls to what they were in ToP PSX
- Restored the original ending credits song
- Removed the Dark element from Suzu's Chizakura weapon
- Made the stealth section of Alvanista Castle less jank
- Added a toggle for turning Battle Subs on/off
- Added a toggle for turning enhanced Holy Bottles on/off (enhanced bottles stop encounters fully for their duration, as in modern games)
- Monster Book is now alphabetically sorted and starts at the first entry
- The Sorcerer's Ring doesn't need to be equipped to be able to shoot fire
- Curio's Mirror and Scout Orb now carry over in New Game+ if you select the option to carry over items
- Restored Rhea Super Deformed sprite from ToP GBA
To learn more, you can head over to the GitHub page to download the patch. The team has also provided a full missables guide, for those who want to experience everything the title has to offer. Those who wish to play the game will need to legally obtain a copy of Tales of Phantasia: Narikiri Dungeon X, and will need to follow the steps as detailed in the GitHub page to patch it. Please note that this patch currently is only for Tales of Phantasia, the Narikiri Dungeon X side of the game has yet to be translated; however, Life Bottle is currently working on remedying this as well.
In addition to Tales of Phantasia: Cross Edition, the team also released an English Translation for the Japanese exclusive Tales of Rebirth back in 2024. You can learn more about it here.
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