Japanese Games and YOU!

Now I know what you're thinking, "I can't play imports... I don't understand them!" But it's actually easier than it looks. With a little practice, YOU can play Japanese games with ease!


STEP 1: The Basics.


はい (Hai) means Yes, and いいえ (Iie) means No. These options could mean life or death! (A bit too dramatic, I must think)

If you're playing a sony console, Cross (X) is usually the conformation button, and Circle is the cancel button. This is reversed in Japanese games, so pay attention to that. I ended up spending 10 minutes trying to get passed the load screen once.


STEP 2: Explore the Options.


When you see something like this:

ストーリー

天下統一

自由合戦

ギャラリー

各種設定

...Don't worry! Just explore the different options and see what they do. There might be translation guides, or you could write them down yourself. Exploring them all makes things easier for you. That troublesome list above could turn into this:

ストーリー Story Mode

天下統一 Unification Mode

自由合戦 Free Battle Mode

ギャラリー Gallery

各種設定 Options


STEP 3: Play!


After you've explored all of the options available to you, start the game and enjoy!






I just thought I'd write something about Japanese games, because I've been playing a bunch of them myself recently. More on that later. ;3