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Rarities: Breath of Fire III for PSP in English
Any owner of a PSP will tell you there are not many decent RPGs for the Playstation portable. Breath of Fire III is an exception, which is probably why Japan decided to port it to the PSP from the Playstation version. The game’s story is the same as the others in the series: a dragon boy named Ryu tries to save the world and his princess friend Nina from the forces of evil. The graphics are timeless, being mostly hand drawn 2-D sprites and 3-D cartoony backgrounds. Each dungeon is an extremely elaborate puzzle, and the Dragon transformation system is probably the coolest in the series, allowing the splicing of various ancient dragon genes.
The PSP version was translated into English and sent only to the UK. It was released in limited numbers, and for whatever reason SCEA or Capcom decided to not bring the game to North America. The UK version is in English, and the PSP is free of region restrictions, so anyone with a PSP can play it. Finding it outside of the UK is where things get a little tricky.
There is of course eBay, but as you can see the price for the English version (if the seller even specifies the language) is going for quite a bit, around $40-50 including shipping. If you are patient a good “Buy in Now” price may pop up, I have seen one for as low as $26.00. Another option is UK’s Amazon. While this version of Amazon refuses to ship software to North America, there are some sellers who will ship internationally. The price is a bit cheaper for just the game, but keep in mind the prices are in GBP(£), so you need to basically multiply the actual price by 2. This goes for the shipping as well. The average for the game on Amazon UK is around $19-28, so as long as you can find shipping for around $5 you will have a pretty good deal. Be sure to e-mail the sellers to confirm shipping prices before you make the order.
*NOTE* When ordering from Amazon UK you can still log in with buyer information from NA’s Amazon.com, which should recall all of your shipping and payment information. If you decide to simply purchase the game off of eBay instead, make sure to confirm that you are not purchasing the Japanese version before placing a bid (unless you don’t mind ???). The Japanese version may have a gray border around it, meaning it is a “greatest hits”.
If you manage to snag a copy, congratulations, and enjoy it!
Please check out the update to this post here.
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