Tales of Xillia (undub) stuck after after bandai namco logos.

IluaLinerin · Feb 23, 2022

The title says it all, i tried to play this game after finding that it has an undub version going around and getting it, it boots up like normal, shows the bandai namco logos with the white background, and when it should switch to the settings screen prior to starting the game it gets stuck, no hdd led activity at all, it seems to refuse to read the game.
If anyone has any clues about what could be happening i would appreciate the help.
The game works normally on RPCS3, so i doubt thare is any problem with the files, and the Tales of Xillia 2 undub i downloaded from the same page works without any issues, the same for the Tales of Graces F undub, and Rune Factory Oceans Undub.
The game came as a folder and after using 7z to extract the game files it looks like this and thats what i moved using filezilla to the PS3:

I tried booting the game (on the PS3) without the .sfv (not the SFB, that as far as i am aware it's needed to run the game as for what i could see its basically the file that tells where to find the different files of the game inside the PS3_GAME folder, correct me if im wrong on this), since its a file for verification it might cause issues with how the PS3 reads the folders (i did it just to try something after looking what does what).
So right now my xillia folder in the PS3 looks like the image above, without the a-toxundub1.01.info, a-toxundub1.01.sfv, and tostweak.zip, it only has the PS3_GAME folder and the SFB file.
Edit: I have a CECH-3004 PS3 Slim, with HEN, and the latest version of multiman and webman mod found in brewology.

IluaLinerin · Feb 24, 2022

So small update, im stupid, i didn't make a file check of the game on the PS3, it was 3.21 Gb instead of the 6.24Gb it should have been, i deleted everything, made the transfer again, checked and now the game was completely copied without any issue, opened it again, same situation, white screen after the bandai namco logos, i read that it could be a compatibility issue with hen and that i should try making an ISO of the game to work...
And while writing this i noticed that the game made an data install on its first boot, maybe because it was incomplete the install data was corrupted? IDK, i deleted the install data aaaand booom, now it works.
Lesson of the week: ALWAYS double check your folder and installs for possible faulty installs, and delete install data in case everything else fails.
Now im gonna bonk my head agains the wall for a minute or two, this was retarded AF.
Sometimes the problem is the most stupid and small thing that no one noticed because its way too common.

Elemental_Cheese · Oct 29, 2022

Hi there OP!

I ran into the same issue as you (white screen after the NAMCO logo pops up) and tried doing what you did (at least I assume I did the same thing as you — I removed the install data by selecting the "Remove All Caches" option upon right clicking the game in the RPCS3 game list). That did the trick for me too, but only for that one time. If let's say, I exit the game and try rebooting it again, I'll get the same white screen issue.

Just wanted to know whether you ran into the same issue as me? If not, what can I do to fix this?

IluaLinerin · Oct 29, 2022

I ended up making an iso of the game (full game), and i remember that was it, now it's working as intended.
Sorry if this doesn't work for you, i managed to fix it some time ago and forgot to update this post, so idk if i did anything else.

CaliousKai · Nov 30, 2022

Why have an undub when the game is just fine how it is?

MasterJ360 · Nov 30, 2022

CaliousKai said:
Why have an undub when the game is just fine how it is?

Preference. When it comes to jrpg's or anime....Eng voices are always frowned upon even if they are decent. Undubs became popular back then b/c JPN ports were extremely slow or it never happened. Alot of the time we had JPN ported games, but with only Eng voices. Eventually JPN audio became a DLC if it wasn't included with base game.

IluaLinerin · Dec 1, 2022

CaliousKai said:
Why have an undub when the game is just fine how it is?

Have you ever tried the God Eater games on Steam? They specifically did a terrible job porting the game, and using low budget eng voiceover just to get around the liciensing issues for the japanese voice cast, the english dub is bad, lacks in emotion and feeling, has unbalaced audio issues, one scene they are whispering (not becuase they are, the audio is just extra low) and the next take you have to mute because your eardrums just exploded with a cringe AF "HIYAAAAAAAAAAA" from the female party member.
Thats why english dubbing is usually avoided by people that actually played with the original voice over, because it's often a bypass to not pay the original cast and ends up delivering a bad quality product just for the sake of avoiding to use more money, many people i know ended up waiting for an english translation patch for the original japanese game or an undub patch just to get around these issues.
It's not necessarly the case with Xillia, and there are even some cases like Final Fantasy XII/12 which the japanese voice over sucks so much that not even the japanese players want to play the game with it (and honestly the english dub of FF12 is amazing).
I personally still prefer playing with the original japanese voice over as it has more "character" compared to the english dub in case of tales of games, you can usally feel that the japanese VA's usually are more prone to "be" the actual character, while the english VA's, yeah there are some that go the extra mile to get into the character, but it's usally a rare level of commitment on english VA's, many just go to the studio, record up to "just fine" level, cash the paycheck and go back to find another job.

CaliousKai · Dec 2, 2022

Now I might be a little biased but to me the dubs aren't as bad as people say they are i know why companies do it to cut costs and that but I know a few sites where voice actors would jump in a heartbeat to do voice work in a game I myself am in a video game but because of the nda agreement I cannot give any information other than it's coming sometime this year.

however one game i will say i loathe the translation of id the dragon quest games mainly the 11th title having slang and "chavish slang words for dialect makes me want to vomit" another game is tales of phantasia with the names Cress and not the actual name Cless

and claus and not klarth aswell as disabling the sound test in the localisation on gba if i ever figure out how to hack the game i'd make a restore patch.

nubie · Dec 4, 2022

I'm rarely playing undub version of games so far

Jayro · Dec 4, 2022

I love that the original Tales of Destiny game on the PS1 never got eng dubbed here in the west, they just translated test and shipped the game to America with Japanese voices. It's honestly the best way to play it in my opinion. Especially on a PSP, it looks and plays great. Music is memorable af too. The game is graphically on-par with Tales of Phantasia for the SNES.

CaliousKai · Dec 5, 2022

Jayro said:
I love that the original Tales of Destiny game on the PS1 never got eng dubbed here in the west, they just translated test and shipped the game to America with Japanese voices. It's honestly the best way to play it in my opinion. Especially on a PSP, it looks and plays great. Music is memorable af too. The game is graphically on-par with Tales of Phantasia for the SNES.

I actually never played that title. I have played Phantasia on gba and would love to learn to edit the text and fix the translation of cress, claus and censored parts Nintendo did and restore the features like the sound test as i discovered when reading up on it's history.

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