Topic: Fatal Frame IV

[Ghisy]

This patch is AWESOME! I ordered the game the day the patch was released! Hurray for fan translations! Now I can't wait for the game to arrive!
And no, you don't need an import Wii or a modified one to play the game: the patch will take care of that for you (I read that info on the official patch site)

[noname2200]

They found a different way to get around all of that.

You just D/L the patch and a patch installer and follow the instructions on the site.

http://zero4.higashinoeden.com/

Thanks for the link! Now to find a reasonable import price...

You're welcome, considering that site's the same one that was in the article I posted.   

Doesn't count if my lack of reading comprehension causes me to overlook it!

[ShyGuy]

This is tempting me.

[DAaaMan64]

I have it already actually. I just haven't played it

[broodwars]

I have it already actually. I just haven't played it :

**** You.   

[ShyGuy]

Well try it out and gives us your impressions already!

[Stratos]

Import prices I found were around $70...so unless I can find the game for cheap impressions have to value it really high.

Truth be told I'm a little hesitant to use the patch because I'm nervous that Nintendo's updates may one day find the patch stuff and brick my wii. Though honestly I may never get around to getting the import copy due to its exorbitant prices.

[DAaaMan64]

Stratos, that would likely not happen. However, there is a way to get around that as well. Just make an disc image from your current copy of Fatal Frame IV, then just patch the ISO directly. Then just reburn it onto a DVD copy. There ya go. Nintendo can't **** about that. (Unless they start detecting the title or something.)

I did basically that except I put it onto my external harddrive instead.

[TJ Spyke]

I think the legality of that is questionable at best and very likely bordering on piracy (you are not just making a copy of the game, you are altering copyrighted code). Even if he doesn't distribute it, it could still potentially be illegal. If Nintendo released a update that bricked people for playing burned games, those customers would have no legal recourse because they are playing unlicensed discs.

[NWR_insanolord]

I'm pretty confident that Nintendo will never purposely brick people's Wiis.

[DAaaMan64]

And... They'd be hard pressed to do that right. Since most people that modify their Wii's use BootMii which backs up your system so if something like a bad app or an update messes it up, we can revert. Also, most people that would no about this patch would probably also be smart enough to not blindly update their system if they've modified it.

[Nick DiMola]

I've been playing this with the patch. Overall, the patch is well done but still has a bit of awkward English here or there. The game itself does leave something to be desired. I'd say it's worse than 2 and 3, but better than 1. The controls are really awful, and the ghost AI seems a bit underdeveloped almost as if the developers were compensating for the horrible controls.

I just got up to the third chapter and you get to use this Spirit Stone Flashlight in place of the camera and it's far and away the best part of the game thus far. Basically you use it similarly to the camera except you charge it up by holding a button and then discharge it and "kill" the ghosts. I'm not sure if the tool will exist beyond this chapter (each chapter you play as a different person) but I'm definitely enjoying it while its here.

For those interested, either Chessa or myself will be throwing a review up on PixlBit sometime this week.

[ShyGuy]

Could Nintendo ban your Wii's MAC address?

[ShyGuy]

Thanks Dr. Nick, please post a link when it's ready!

[DAaaMan64]

I'm not as far as Nick is, but I've played about and 1 1/2 so far and found the controls to be pretty cool :   But ya know, that was the main complaint about the game. So I might just be wrong.

[Stratos]

The controls are probably a 'love it' or 'hate it' type of thing.Some people have raved about it that I have read and others are frustrated with it.

[DAaaMan64]

We'll see when I get further. As far as I'm concerned its pretty good at somewhere around 2 hours. However, I've not played Fatal Frame before. So my experience is nothing on Nick's.

$70 import is wayy to much over this though.

[Stratos]

Could Nintendo ban your Wii's MAC address?

Honestly I think that is something Nintendo wouldn't do for that crime. At least not during the Wii's lifetime (perhaps on their next console depending on how they execute it). They only did that to people hacking games with online modes like Conduit and Mario Kart and those people were actively affecting other poeple's play experience. I think that it's once you affect how other people experience the game that you risk angering the Nintendo WiFi Gods and get a MAC ban.

[Kairon]

Must...pimp...front page... GAH!!!

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/specialArt.cfm?artid=21107

Seriously guys, Four page interview with the guys who made the Wii Translation hack possible!

[Mop it up]

Is that legal?

[Kairon]

Well, I'm pretty sure it voids your warranty.

[noname2200]

Well, I'm pretty sure it voids your warranty.

As long as the hack doesn't interfere with the hardware, I don't see why it would.

[Nick DiMola]

Thanks Dr. Nick, please post a link when it's ready!

You got it: http://pixlbit.com/reviews?action=showReview&reviewId=99

Overall, both Chessa and I agreed. Unless you are a major fan of the series I wouldn't suggest importing. Just grab one of the other games in the series. It'll be cheaper and the experience will undoubtedly be more enjoyable.