versions?

[EL337]

is PAL and International the same?

[Sain Cai]

I believe so, yes

[mega_tonberry]

Yep. They are both the same thing.

[ffxfreak93]

yes

[Markus. D]

International does'nt get The Dark Aeons sub quest, that means no Penance T_T.

[Christmas]

International does'nt get The Dark Aeons sub quest, that means no Penance T_T.

The International Version have the Dark Aeons and other stuffs.

[Tai-Ti]

i don't know what version i have, and frankly, i don't really care ^_^d I played the game, I loved it, what do I mind witch version it is? I have the one that does have penance, Christmas says that's international, Tsukasa says otherwise........ I'll forget it.

[EL337]

seeing as i have one of them... can i do the new game+ trick (where you have to skillfully try to sneak past the al bheds at bikanel)

[TheSpoonyBard]

PAL and Int. version both have Dark Aeons and Penance. Only Int. has the New Game+ glitch. It also has the option of Japanese subtitles.

[EL337]

so why don't we just call international, Pal version?

[TheSpoonyBard]

Because PAL is for Europe (PAL region 2) and Int. for Asia (NTSC-J).

[Psydekick]

I think I have the Pal version but frankly I don't care what I have if it isen't Pal:)

[starseeker]

There are different versions because of different TV specs.
NTSC is used in the US and Japan. It uses 525 lines and 60 frames a second.
PAL is used in most of the world. It uses 625 lines and 50 frames a second.
The two systems are not compatible so that's why there's a European and American version of the english translation. Australia used the European (PAL) version because it uses the same TV system.