PSN / XBLA Game changes (wtf)

[Maker]

To the guys with two consoles.

The version us Xbox guys know is now a somewhat modified version for PSN.

My question is based on rumors i heard on gamefaqs. Marias spells costing 15 mana. Possibilities of it being a "Pre-Nerf Version of HoD" meaning theres a possibility of the SS Charlot shenanigans among other things i dont remember.

I will be downloading it for the PSN soon, but not right away. Id like to keep this topic open for anything I or any of the other dual system users find in the initial release based on characters items / etc:

So far we have the rumor of

Maria: all spells now cost 15 mp (wtf?)

[behindtimes]

Yes, all of Maria's spells cost 15 points.

Also, the frame rate seems much lower on the PS3 than the XBox 360. As such, the acceleration glitch is significantly easier to do. (I haven't actually checked to see if you can still warp through the door on chapter 10, or into the boss room, but I have pulled off the acceleration glitch a few times online by pure accident.

[Squeezit]

Renuarb confirmed that charlotte is still nerfed

[Ren]

I'll go ahead and contribute the list of changes I've noticed and debunk some rumors.

~Menu~

First the big change is the character page. In the Xbox Version, pressing Y would give you a description of a character.

In the PSN version, there is much more:
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As you can see, a character's abilities and growth process are also listed. A much needed improvement that the Xbox needs.

Other minor changes to the book is renaming Main Menu to Status Menu.

Single Player to Locale Play
Multiplayer to Online Play

Creating an online room has the option to enable or disable voice chat.

Sound Settings no longer has the option to disable offscreen voices and sound effects. (A big negative point!)

The last interesting note for the menus is that there are a jarring amount of blank spaces where options used to be in the xbox version.

~Characters~

First of all, Charlotte cannot utilize the SSJ build. Her heal still costs 50 MP.

Second, Yoko's voice is NOT fixed. Rather than fix Yoko's echoing voice, Konami felt the need to make EVERYONE echo off screen. That means Charlotte, Shanoa, Alucard, and Soma can be heard screaming their spells from wherever they are on the map.

And yes, Maria is the pre-patched version. Her MP regeneration is horrible and spells costs 15 MP each.

~In-Game~

The only changes I've noticed so far is that candle drops are influenced by whoever breaks them. Meaning if someone with full MP breaks a candle, everyone will get a coin... even those with empty MP bars. This is problematic for the spellcasters who need hearts. I've yet to experiment if Gold Rings affect coin drops for other players.

Also the Chapter 6 Sonic Strike Glitch seems to be fixed with a new invisible wall. Jonathan can no longer glitch directly to Dracula, and instead is flung out of the castle.

.... Oh, and this sometimes happens.

[Squeezit]

havent' seen that screen glitch yet

[SimaMatty]

I've only played the psn version, but it seems that the song OUT OF TIME (one of the bonus songs that comes with ch10) has troubles looping. It starts off okay, but when it has to loop it skips a lot, even messing up sounds in the menu. Did this happen in the 360 version as well or is this psn exclusive?

Also, no more axe armors. If you don't own a dlc character but see someone else playing them, you'll see the actual character instead of the axe armor.

[novae]

I've experienced that screen glitch too (ch.9). I'm not sure of the cause, but it happened to me three times because of 'soft reseting." If I complete the level as usual, everything is dandy.

[Squeezit]

thanks to Renuarb this seems like a good thread to sticky since he provided most of the information on what changes were made.

Thanks Ren!
Also thanks everyone else who contributes!

[novae]

I've read in guides that Lapiste has more range than the Custos twins, but Custos' to me had about 1-2mm more range. This is if both were on the same hand.

[Ren]

So here's another change. Fool's Tablet now reduces your HP to 1 instantly instead of poisons. Healing or anything food pickups will reduce the HP right back to 1 within seconds.


So yes... this means Konami has nerfed Charlotte directly, as she was the only character who could offset Fool's Tablet with her heal (My emo build from the guide).

First the Skull Ring Build, now the Fool's Tablet build... and Soma remains untouched~