Tales of Eternia Original Opening PSP

Tales of Eternia Original Opening
General
Author	FlamePurge
Type	Game Hacks
Version	2.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2021/10/04
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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.

Features

• Japanese opening FMV restored.
• Removed in-game battery gauge display. Credit to Belmondo and Bonesy for advice.

Installation

Game information
Title	Tales of Eternia
Region	EUR
ROM information
Serial	ULES-00176
CRC32	7099C9D5
MD5	F6B0CA760A807BA3616DBBEC1BD992CF
SHA1	925458F647402CD61A3756123FF2308741135FB7

The patch is distributed in xdelta format.

You can apply the patch with either xdelta UI (Win), Delta Patcher (Win/Linux) or MultiPatch (macOS).

It is advised to keep a backup of the original game file in case an error occurs.

Screenshots

Credits

Thanks to:

• UMDGen Team.
• Namco Bandai.
• Belmondo, Bonesy.
• And all you "Tales of..." fans out there.

External links

• Romhacking.net - https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2586/