And it looks like they've upped the ante with some scans of
the Japanese game manuals as well.
Not exact matches
http://valkyria.sega.com/vcr/survey/ When you insert Valkyria Chronicles HD into your ps4, next to the digital
manual there's a Survey that ask you which
games of the series have you bought before this one (INCLUDING
japanese copies of VC3).
The very first Mario reference in the Zelda series can be found in the very first
game — Manhandla, the third boss of The Legend of Zelda, is described by the
Japanese (and only the
Japanese)
manual as a four - limbed, massive Piranha Plant.
bosses, plus another physical
game box (for a total of two) and another printed instruction
manual (for a total of two), so you will have both the Western - style and
Japanese - style versions of both items!
A classic - style
game box (Western - or
Japanese - style, your choice), a printed version of the instruction
manual (English or
Japanese, your choice), and a special Backer - only golden color variation for the
game's hero, Beck!
Actually, the
manual explains the
game quite well, but if you don't read
Japanese, you're very out of luck.
The above pretty much says it all; the differences between this and the lower all - digital tier is at this level you get BOTH the
Japanese - and Western - style versions of the digital
game manual and art / book strategy guide, AND you get access to the beta version of Mighty No. 9!
The original Space Harrier has its promotional flyers, while the other
games have their cover art and
manuals - from both the
Japanese and overseas versions of the
games - scanned at a quality so crystal - clear and a resolution so huge that you can zoom in and read every word.
And in the
game's
manual, there are interviews with and comments (all in
Japanese, of course) from
Japanese journalists and members of the original Space Harrier development team, including Yu Suzuki.
In an attempt to keep the original spirit of the
games alive, it has been announced via the official
Japanese R / B / G / Y digital
manuals that save states will not be supported.
On the same day, Capcom will also be releasing an Asian version of Monster Hunter 4 (
Japanese text / voices in
game, supports online play on the same servers in Japan, but comes with a Chinese instruction
manual, priced at HK$ 368) for the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets.
The final screen of the
Japanese version features chibi rendition of the hero, as well as the heroine Jennifer Cornet, a Nora scientist, who only appears here in the
game (she's in the
manual and on the cover, though).