I'm a stickler for buying the actual games as opposed to downloading them, so it's not a worry for anyone that I'll be using an illegal copy to play the translation patch, if I do.
I wasn't really asking about the translation project. While it would be nice to be able to play it in the language I know best, I know enough Japanese to get about 80% of the text, so it's not a huge issue.
Could you comment more on the game itself?
On the game itself AFAIK you're completely right (although I don't know my way around in Japanese for either games); it's only "worth it" for leon's side, or at least I for one wouldn't consider replaying the main quest just for those minor addictions at place. (and I'm sorry if I sounded too much of a snob in my first reply too)
I bought it cheaper than that price back when Play-Asia did some week promotion on the item shorty after the release, you might wait for that to happen, although we don't know when and "if" it'll happen.
Also seeing you seem to know some Japanese you could go to
yahoo auctions japan and either buy one from someone who ships overseas or try to convince some guy to send overseas, as I'm pretty sure you're bound to find better prices there.
Oh, and reading what Carnivol wrote, yeah, I'd say it's only worth buying with the whole collectors edition pack thing, the artbook, hardcase, Soundtrack and game.
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