A japanese 3ds cannot play english games without those games having a language option, however, if you were to purchase an inexpensive flashcart for around $20 online, you can install a cfw in a matter of minutes.
-You can also use the monster health plugin, which i personally adore. It adds a health bar on the bottom screen for monsters.
That cheat kinda beats half the point of the game, learning monsters and observing them, to improve your judging of their health from the signs they show (drooling, limping, etc.). Also, depending on his firmware version, there might be a free method available for him (unless he meant 11.6).
How long does the NTRBoot CFW install method actually take? I’ve heard some people say it takes up to a couple hours and others say it takes much less time.
With ntrboot (flashcard needed), it takes about 15-20 mins tops depending on the speed of your SD card. Most of that time though you will simply be waiting for it to finish, so don't worry, it's really easy and quick. I did it on 11.3 with Soundhax (normally takes about twice the amount of time) and got it installed in 22 mins thanks to my fast SD card.
Even when I look at the steps of the guide I’m still nevertheless afraid of screwing something up. I really wish I could find someone to help me with the process in person. Even simple computer stuff I tend to screw up.
If you follow the steps EXACTLY, nothing will go wrong. However, if you are too afraid to do it yourself, I think it's possible to send your system to a fellow verified reliable temper, have it installed for you, then shipped back to you. The thread should be in the CFW section of the forum, so look for it.
Brick rates have finally hit 0% as of recently, meaning it is 100% completely impossible to mess something up. The worst you could do is forget a step and have to go back later. Also, it roughly takes 15 minutes. It used to take several hours, but ntrboot has speed things up significantly.
Actually that's not true, bricks can still happen, only difference is that now with ntrboot bricks are recoverable from. They can happen, just you never risk an unrecoverable brick unless you do something ridiculously stupid to the point it's impossible even if on purpose
