The bizarre changes of Pac-Man World 2.......in Japan
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2024
- Today we compare the United States Version of Pac-Man World 2 head to head with it's Japanese Counterpart and then we explain why the Japanese Version just isn't that good.
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The ghosts really should've had voiced lines in the US version
I literally 100% agreed
I mean they did in the cutscenes, why not? Thankfully World 3 at least took advantage of this missed opportunity.
@Nic_2751 you mean in the pre-rendered cutscenes?
@@YassineTorchani-dc2cm Any and all text boxes (except signs, obviously.)
Also, I'm just imagining Inky saying "Think you're so smart, do you? I'll knock you onto that net!" and it...does not sound nearly as threatening. XD
The country that didn't give us SMB the lost levels because it was "too difficult" got Pac-Man World 2 extremely easy
That's What I Called Payback
@@CosmicSponge2004 I would call this funny, but it came at the expense of Pac-Man World being hated in Japan
Ironic, isn't it?
You got it all wrong. It was Nintendo of America who didn't want to release LL in the US because it was too hard, not Nintendo of Japan.
REMAKE PAC-MAN WORLD HD TRILOGY!
Agreed
Crash Did it
Spyro Did it
Spongebob 25% Did it.
Why Not Pac-Man!? A Character Older & More Recognizeable than MARIO!
@@CosmicSponge2004 because demographic
@@Nic_2751 Most pf Bandai Namco's Audience Seems To Be Dissapointed Weebs who Just Want GOOD Anime Games
@@Koven_Sabbath well too bad it’s still World 3 and it’s getting remade too.
I love listening to my drunk uncle talk about differences between Pac-Man World 2 versions
Lol
If you want the 1.0 PS2 release, just make sure it's black labeled, has an actual barcode on the back, doesn't have the "not for resale" label (that would mean it came from the triple pack), and has Pac-Man standing next to a strawberry on the disc.
It's kind of funny how Japanese releases seem to flip flop between making games harder (Mario 2 shenanighans) but then they'll go and make games so much easier (Dynamite Headdy, this game).
So basically, the game journalist version.
I'm impressed with the quality of the video, can tell lots of time was spent on this and damn it I will appreciate the effort.
Keep up the good shit :3
That is such a tired joke
But I agree otherwise. It's hard to find videos that go into this much detail about this game so this was nice to see!
Great video, bro. I actually ended up learning some new things about this game that I never knew, and whether intentional or not the rant you gave about not properly crediting the cracked PC version was hilarious. I would really love to play the original PS2 release for the difficulty.
So, Japan got the hard mario game (Super Mario Bros 2), and they traded it with the easy Pac-Man World 2🤔😏😁
Im so glad im not the only one thinking that lol
The worst part of the Japanese version is that it was one of the worst selling Pac-Man games in that region
Damn and that’s where Pacman is created. Tough that people in Japan didn’t like the game.
“I’ll never forgive the Japanese!”
Ironically Pac-man world 2 is the third most selling game of Pac-man in general
I felt it's too easy when I was younger, and these days as well.
But, I didn't know that difference between Japan and other region.
Maybe I should play other version as well.
It’s easy for me, because I know what I’m doing, and I know how to bend the game to my will now, but for beginners, they’ll definitely need a few heads ups.
Some pronunciation notes. Butane is pronounced BEW-TAYN not BOO-TEN. Magma Opus is pronounced OH-PUS not OPS. B-Doing is not pronounced like the word "do-ing," it is pronounced like the onomatopoeia "DOI-NG" to imitate the phonetic resembalnce of the bounce platforms.
10:08 that was funny af LMFAOO
Pac-Man world 2 was also my childhood
“Remaster it N-Sane and Reignited style” then you’re not asking for a remaster, you’re asking for a REMAKE!
Vicarious Visions called Crash N. Sane Trilogy a remaster because they used the game is exactly the same except for visuals, music, and other little things. Although I myself call it a remake tho
@@jerryalexis576 yeah, but it actually has new content, and cut content, so therefore it IS a remake.
@@Nic_2751 It was very minimal. When the game first released Future Tense and the removed Crash 1 level were not in the game yet, they were added as DLC, and features such as relics were brought in from Crash 3. If they added a whole extra world with 5 levels they may have called it a remake instead of remaster.
@@jerryalexis576 it’s a weird case but it’s still a remake
@@jerryalexis576 it is still a remake. Because it was made from the groundup. From the new graphics engine to the sound and character design. Those features alone makes the nsane trilogy a remake and not a remaster. They also added some slight adjustments like how crash is controlled which is different compared to the original alongside with adding more variations in the boss fights.
they give up the change after clyde I guess xD
So basically
Japanese Version=Easy
Greatest Hits=Medium
Revision 0 (Original PS2)=Hard
If there’s one thing I wish the 2.0 version would’ve kept, it’s the 1.0 version of B-Doing Woods.
It’s like Japan wanted this game to flop in their area
Yeah pretty much
18:04
You can run the PC version on Windows 10 by using a no-CD patch, but I recommend installing on a Virtual Machine first to ensure that the installation goes right along with apply the no-CD patch. Otherwise, like you mentioned earlier emulating through PCSX2 or Dolphin is the other way.
Edit:
There aren't a lot of no-CD patches for Pac-Man World 2, so I recommend using the patch on MyAbandonWare. Otherwise emulating it is the way to go for now
There are more changes in Japanese version like you don't take damage when falling off from a high platform and all the ghosts are normal (like the ghost that shoots tranquilizer dart they were replaced the normal ghost) except the ghosts in the spooky island they stay the same.
Not gonna lie, I know that red ring is really ridiculous, but it if it was like some totally original power up (like a blast radius for an ammunition) or feature for beginners to get used to the controls or something.
I can only imagine how japanese players got used to the easy difficulty, only to get to Haunted Boardwalk...
Where did you get the ISO/rom of the japanese PS2 version? It's suprisingly rare to find online.
Grabbed it from a site called The Eye. I don't think they got their PS2 Roms up anymore though.
@@JazzyTheRabbit Never heard of it. I assume you deleted your digital copy so you wouldn't be able to share it.
Very interesting differences you did forget one in Canyon Chaos in the US version towards the end of the level you'll encounter a ghost with a gun that hurts you by shooting you like all other ghosts eating a power pellet is how you defeat it whereas in the JP version the gun ghost is replaced with the exact replica ghost you see in the beginning of levels like Pac-Village,The Bear Basics,Canyon Chaos,so on and so fourth it's a very questionable and bizarre change but I've heard the reason for this is because guns were too violent for Japan or something
The virgin JP World 2
The chad US World 2
Does anyone know where i can buy a V1 version
No idea. Your best bet would be ebay just look for a PS2 Black Label Version.
How ironic that Japan got Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels, the hardest Mario game ever made, and then they get a Pac Man World 2 where it only has an EXREMELY easy mode compared to the other regions which is more difficult but fairly challenging .
Wow so I own the harder version of Pac Man World 2. Learn something new everyday
We finally made it.....
Each version of the game has a different rev roll sound including xbox and pc
@@Koven_Sabbath we actually had all of the copies but xbox was the one I beat
So basically JP Pac-Man World 2 is a Kirby game in the sense that it's very easy
Isn't it usually the other way around where the Japanese version is the harder version?
@Nehemiah Lawrence-Garcia Mario bros 2*
Depends. Sometimes for non-Japan developed games, they'll make it easier in the Japanese version. And for Japanese made games, occasionally the US branch will make it harder. And, of course, sometimes they'll make it easier.
@@ToaderTheToad I see.
Now it's the opposite. As they increase difficulty to fend off Rentals.
Yes!!!! Namco, just give us a Pac-Man World Trilogy remaster. Ghostly Adventures is basically a poor excuse for games and TV show.
REMAKE NOT REMASTER
@@Nic_2751 Don't fix what isn't broken. Remaster is much needed for the Pacman World Trilogy, than a remake. Remaster is technically a remake, cuz they are remaking the game into a more polished version, more HD, and some additional stuff, just like the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Remaster.
@@michaelrobosa146 you dumbass adding new content or cut content is excellent, and what they need, also need I remind you 2 of them are heavily flawed and need major reworking on both modern hardware, and the fundamental gameplay. Also you clearly don’t know the fucking difference between a remake and remaster to begin with, so you shouldn’t be talking.
My 2 least favorite levels is butane pain and volcanic panic
I Mean. Hell. I'd Take A GA3 Now.
Probably the only time I've ever seen the Japanese version of any game not only come out after the American version, but also be actually worse than the American version.
The Japan version makes the us version look like fucking dark souls lmao
Uh the-- what? no holes? 4:38
JP version had it easy. In US version there's a lot of pits in intro stages.
I'll give anyone 100$ if they can find a way to skip yellow pac marine
to clairfy, skip the level normally without using cheat codes
Pacman very easy mode
Lol, filled bottomless pits, reduced hitpoints for bosses and much easier platforming. Weird how they gave up on editing the game after the rollerskating level though, I remember having a lot more trouble with the game after that. I even took a break from the game as a kid, as I couldn't even figure out how to beat the level! It wasn't until months later that I figured out that you had to hold down a specific button to make Pac-Man run with the roller skates, making him jump further forward!
Oh, by the way, how do you think "Pac-Man World 3" holds up compared to the first two? I'm just going by my memory here, but I absolutely hated that Pac-Man would talk and make cringy jokes in the third game. Wasn't a huge fan of the "open world" approach they had to the game either, especially since it involved more switch pressing and backtracking.
Pac-Man World 3 is obviously the worst in the Trilogy. Loved Pac-Man's Voice but Hated the things he would say (like his awful jokes. The environments are dull and boring and the Gameplay isn't exactly compelling either. The Music is absolutely beautiful though.
It's not that great of a game imo and definitely doesn't hold up as well as 1 and 2 do.
Pac-Man's Bizzare Adventure
Because basically, Japanese people have poor reflexes and need an extra easy mode for their game to handle it.
It's not like Japan's not the master of platforming gameplay or anything.
A lot of it has to do with how video game rentals were handled back then. In America, it was pretty popular (hell I remember when grocery stores rented out games- that's actually how I first got my hands on this game when I was like six or seven) but in Japan IIRC that was illegal. Therefore, games would be made harder in America so kids couldn't beat them on a weekend rental. Granted, that was more of a thing in the NES era but this game is sort of proof that a similar mentality persisted until the idea of renting games just fizzled out.
The Japanese are no better at games than anybody else.
Actually I heard Japan just isn’t fond of 3D platformers in general because of, reasons....., and so 2D does so much better
The "Pacman World Trilogy" needs a over haul "Remake" because it is flawed. Just flawed and Pacman World 3 isn't a real Pacman World game and needs a huge mega over haul plus more.
If it only it could happened though unfortunately never heard again just like "Sour Puss" from Pacman World.
No that’s a terrible take
Maybe not a complete overhaul, but the original could especially use some QOL updates. It had the same problem as Crash Bandicoot 1 with the depth perception- nothing that couldn't be fixed.
As for World 3, it was originally going to be a lot more interesting (Dig Dug was going to be there as well as some other Namco characters IIRC). I'd gladly take a definitive edition as it could've been a good game- it just got hit hard with development hell plus it got handed over to Blitz partway through.
@@evan2902 no Blitz was given the project from scratch to basically make World 3 out of the scraps of Adventures, yeah, very resourceful Namco, and then they got SEGA’d by Namco. But yeah, all three of these games don’t even come CLOSE to the potential they have now with bigger and better technology and hardware now.