Tue, Jan 19, 2010 | 23:13 GMT
Patch removing region lock for Fatal Frame IV surfaces
Some crafty folks have issued a homebrew English translation patch for Fatal Frame IV, and removes the region lock.
Created by fansite Beyond the Camera’s Lens, the patch not only removes the Japanese text in Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, but enables the Japanese disc to be loaded on regions locked Wiis.
It also runs from an SD card on any Wii without the need for modding, according to Joystiq.
This is wonderful news for those who’ve been crying into their pillows since Tecmo revealed in June that FF4 would never leave Japan.
Cheer up kiddos. Go blow your noses, wipe away those tears, buy the Japanese version and download the patch through here.
You can also watch the how-to video through YouTube.
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Posted in: Horror, Hot, Koei, Nintendo, Tecmo, Wii
Tags: fatal frame 4, Fatal Frame IV, fatal frame IV: mask of the lunar eclipse
8 comments
#1
Hunam
19/01/10, 11:19 pm
This is quite cool. I hope Nintendo don’t lock this sort of thing down just because.
I would go and buy it now. But honestly, I own the first three on the PS2 and I tried to play the first one a few times and just get too freaked out.
#2
onlineatron
19/01/10, 11:24 pm
I wish this would just come out here.
I loved Crimson Butterfly on PS2… scared the bejebus outta me!
#3
mescalineeyes
19/01/10, 11:49 pm
about to boot this up. beyond pumped. its a suda game after all, innit.
#4
Gekidami
20/01/10, 7:51 am
Its actually already pretty easy to remove the region lock off Wii ISO’s, its been doable for ages. The Englsh patch on the other hand is interesting.
#5
Madlink
20/01/10, 8:25 am
Been waiting for this patch for a while. However, it’s pretty easy to get through a big chunk of the game with no understanding of Japanese at all. You can still get a grip of the story and well, a key is always going to unlock the door you just tried to get through, isn’t it?
Well done to this team, a lot of work must have went into it.
#6
Blerk
20/01/10, 8:50 am
I’d be almost tempted to give this a go if I wasn’t 99% sure that Nintendo will knobble the hack before I got around to playing it.
#7
Gekidami
20/01/10, 9:01 am
Only if you decide to update your Wii probably. And theres little point in ever doing that.
#8
Bulk Slash
20/01/10, 9:53 am
Some games come with a forced system update, so unfortunately you can’t avoid Nintendo’s region locking fetish forever.
I’ve got a second Wii that’s from Japan, that I use for homebrew so I might give this a try on that system.