This is the PAL release of the PS2 version of Odin Sphere. The reason I'm putting it here is because, the only version I saw, available on this site, was the NTSC release.

1. Ntsc Vs Pal Camera

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Generally the PAL versions of PS2 games are not-worse-than-NTSC at best, broken at worst. This is one of the few exceptions to that, when Square Enix released it in Europe (Yes Squeenix released Atlus games I didn't make that up) they fixed all of the framerate issues of the American release. This game supports 50/60 hz switching so you should be able to play it with no issues even on an american TV once you get past the first screen (2 times down and press X and than follow instructions). I highly recommend playing it in NTSC mode even if you have a PAL compatible TV not because the game isnt optimized (it actually works the same in PAL as it does in NTSC) but because the resolution adjustments ruin allot of textures making them look really blocky. Outside of the improved framerate this game is pretty much the same, content wise, as the NTSC version.

Ntsc Vs Pal Camera

The only other notable difference is that the zig-zaggy textboxes are mostly gone and replaced with subtitles on the bottom of the screen (you still find them at the cafe and restaurant for some random reason). If you're a GSM user, DON'T run this game in 480p or 1080i, while at first it might seem like it works it causes incredible slowdowns and crashes during fights or saving the game. OPL has no issues with it. The video contains some spoilers towards the end of first character's story if you want to avoid them stop watching after 3:20 (I needed to include the spoilerific bossfight since it's infamous for the amount of slowdown and framerate issues in the NTSC version).