Tales of Eternia: Tales of Eternia Original Opening

Restores the Japanese opening cinematic, featuring the song Flying by Garnet Crow. Also removes the battery status indicator in the upper right corner. English voice acting and other localization changes otherwise remain intact.

TALES OF ETERNIA
ORIGINAL OPENING + NO BATTERY ICON
v2.0 (Oct 4 2021)

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Disclaimer
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- Tales of Eternia (c) Bandai Namco. All rights reserved.


- No ownership is claimed by FlamePurge over Tales of Eternia or the franchise from which it
originates. Commercial use of this patch, including but not limited to reproduction, sale, etc.
is strictly prohibited.


- This unofficial, fan-made patch is provided "as-is" on a voluntary (i.e. non-profit) basis.
FlamePurge is not liable for damage incurred to the end-user, their OS, or their hardware while
using this patch.


- Apply this patch only to "Tales_of_Eternia_PSP_EUR-TRSI.iso" with the following
specifications.

Hashes: CRC32 - 7099C9D5
MD5 - F6B0CA760A807BA3616DBBEC1BD992CF
SHA1 - 925458F647402CD61A3756123FF2308741135FB7


- Players are encouraged to keep a backup of their original game file in case an error occurs.

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The PSP port of Tales of Eternia, an often overlooked entry in the Tales series, is actually quite
competent. However, it is a product of its time, especially in regards to how Namco's localization
team handled the opening cinematic. The image song, Flying by Garnet Crow, was replaced with an
original fantasy score, and footage was rearranged and deleted.

There exists an undub patch that restores the opening, but map hints and battle clips aren't
subtitled. This means players require either transcripts or a knowledge of Japanese, else they must
stick with the official localization--with the edited opening.

This compromise was made as a result. The uncut opening along with its original song is restored,
but the English voice acting is retained.

In addition, the PSP port has an omnipresent the battery gauge in the upper right-hand corner of
the screen. It has been often criticized by players, and so this patch also removes it.
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Overview
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- Japanese opening FMV restored.

- Removed in-game battery gauge display. Credit to Belmondo and Bonesy for advice.
https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=17018.msg263921#msg263921
https://www.romhacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=17018.msg263936#msg263936
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Credits
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- UMDGen Team

- Namco Bandai

- Belmondo, Bonesy

...and all you "Tales of..." fans out there!
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English European version
ULES-00176
Apply only to an unmodified ISO
CRC32 - 7099C9D5
MD5 - F6B0CA760A807BA3616DBBEC1BD992CF
SHA1 - 925458F647402CD61A3756123FF2308741135FB7