Language Audio Options

[Yakhont]

I just started the game and the cutscenes are Japanese audio.

My Steam Library languague setting are English and there doesnt seem to be any options in the Launcher and ingame menue settings.

How can I change the audio to English?

[󠀡󠀡󠀡⁧⁧the.jester]

Options to change language to english are in the launcher under sound settings.

(However it is very possible some regions only have japanese language, for example SEA)

[Yakhont]

Well Im SEA region. This is completely unexpected and bizzare.

Im going to try this now

https://steamcommunity.com/app/292120/discussions/0/613938693073407769/

[Skyblue]

Originally posted by Yakhont:

Well Im SEA region. This is completely unexpected and bizzare.

Im going to try this now

https://steamcommunity.com/app/292120/discussions/0/613938693073407769/

So, does it work?

[Yakhont]

Originally posted by Skyblue:

Originally posted by Yakhont:

Well Im SEA region. This is completely unexpected and bizzare.

Im going to try this now

https://steamcommunity.com/app/292120/discussions/0/613938693073407769/

So, does it work?

No; the Dropbox files have long been taken down. I am just playing through in Japanese.

[Skyblue]

Originally posted by Yakhont:

Originally posted by Skyblue:

So, does it work?

No; the Dropbox files have long been taken down. I am just playing through in Japanese.

Soooo, I'm not saying that I'm doing this, I'm just saying that this works.

A friend does own the game in steam, and to his horror, there is no english dubs. So he figured that he already own the game, so it's okay to pirate it, right? So he download a pirated copy, the one that is 50+ GB, it's the steam version.

So he installed the pirated copy and play the game, but because he's not used to this sort of things, he forgot to copy the crack to the installation folder. The crack was meant to pass the steam verification so you can play the game without steam. But because he play without the crack, he ends up connected to steam.

Now this is the thing. It doesn't matter if your copy is Asian or Europe, it will still have the same steam ID. So this means that my friend's pirated copy works like a legit one, because he actually own the game on steam and have it installed. So when he play the "other" copy, steam read it as if he play the original steam game. He could connected to steam, he can get achievements, and he can use his old save files. He doesn't have to do anything complicated, no replacing files, copying save files, or editing in any fashion.

[Phreya™]

Originally posted by Yakhont:

Originally posted by Skyblue:

So, does it work?

No; the Dropbox files have long been taken down. I am just playing through in Japanese.

The dropbox file is actually just a picture showing Steam store page for FFXIII NA/ROW version which got both English and Japanese voiceover after the backlash.

Have you tried the solution posted by Naus from the same thread? https://steamcommunity.com/app/292120/discussions/0/613938693073407769/?ctp=4#c613938693247353372

[Yakhont]

Originally posted by Phreya™:

Originally posted by Yakhont:

No; the Dropbox files have long been taken down. I am just playing through in Japanese.

The dropbox file is actually just a picture showing Steam store page for FFXIII NA/ROW version which got both English and Japanese voiceover after the backlash.

Have you tried the solution posted by Naus from the same thread? https://steamcommunity.com/app/292120/discussions/0/613938693073407769/?ctp=4#c613938693247353372

I dont know where to download the english files in the first place, which Naus alludes to

[Yakhont]

Originally posted by Skyblue:

Soooo, I'm not saying that I'm doing this, I'm just saying that this works.

A friend does own the game in steam, and to his horror, there is no english dubs. So he figured that he already own the game, so it's okay to pirate it, right? So he download a pirated copy, the one that is 50+ GB, it's the steam version.

So he installed the pirated copy and play the game, but because he's not used to this sort of things, he forgot to copy the crack to the installation folder. The crack was meant to pass the steam verification so you can play the game without steam. But because he play without the crack, he ends up connected to steam.

Now this is the thing. It doesn't matter if your copy is Asian or Europe, it will still have the same steam ID. So this means that my friend's pirated copy works like a legit one, because he actually own the game on steam and have it installed. So when he play the "other" copy, steam read it as if he play the original steam game. He could connected to steam, he can get achievements, and he can use his old save files. He doesn't have to do anything complicated, no replacing files, copying save files, or editing in any fashion.

See I am exactly in the position of your friend; I just want to play the game in English but only found out it is Japanese only after buying it.

After some research, I discovered I could 1) Buy from SQ-Enix's store for a NA Steam key(to buy a particular version of a game I already have), 2) Hunt around Steam forums or Reddit to trade for a NA key (never done it before and seems risky), 3) Download from somewhere for the Enlgish language files and launcher or a fully cracked version (risk of downloadig malicious files), 4) Complain to SQ-Enix in hopes they will solve this probelm.

In the end I just decided that playing the game as it is fine, and I can watch the English scenes on Youtube.

[is0ris]

my region is SEA but i live in the middle east... the game was supposed to be japanese audio only as they described clearly, and i was like.. okay, i have the english one already on ps3, and thought that maybe having it in a different language can justify the new purchase... anyway i bought it, but turns out it's region locked, i can only start the installation if im in ASIA, i refunded the game immediately, and to my surprise i got refunded within an hour, back to my bank account, which normally would take days... i bought a CD key from G2A , a bundle ffxiii and xiii-2, where it said english, and it was way cheaper than the steam sale price, when i started it there is an option in the launcher for the audio language, i can play with both english and japanese audio which was a relief. i dont know if it was an update that applies to all, or just this specific copy that i bought on g2a, its still a steam key.

[Yakhont]

Originally posted by is0ris:

my region is SEA but i live in the middle east... the game was supposed to be japanese audio only as they described clearly, and i was like.. okay, i have the english one already on ps3, and thought that maybe having it in a different language can justify the new purchase... anyway i bought it, but turns out it's region locked, i can only start the installation if im in ASIA, i refunded the game immediately, and to my surprise i got refunded within an hour, back to my bank account, which normally would take days... i bought a CD key from G2A , a bundle ffxiii and xiii-2, where it said english, and it was way cheaper than the steam sale price, when i started it there is an option in the launcher for the audio language, i can play with both english and japanese audio which was a relief. i dont know if it was an update that applies to all, or just this specific copy that i bought on g2a, its still a steam key.

For some reason the website you bought it from is censored with hearts. Can you describe it in an identifiable way?

[is0ris]

i just added you if you dont mind... i can describe it but im afraid maybe its against the rules or what

[Skyblue]

Originally posted by is0ris:

i just added you if you dont mind... i can describe it but im afraid maybe its against the rules or what

Does it start with a G or with an H? But whichever it is key reseller is usually frowned upon, of course in this particular context is fine by me.

[is0ris]

g 2 a, its legit and has a good reputation