P.N. 03

[rmoxon]

Yeah i'm sure, I doubled checked the totals, and you lose out unless you wait at the end of every room... which is a bit annoying really

[rmoxon]

Sorry... err, tripple post! lol

[rmoxon]

As Above

[Shoju]

You don't get them unless you wait in the PAL version either.

That problem is a bit of an oversight as you get judged on time. This doesn't happen in the Pal version though, I've checked several times taking note of the exact totals and multipliers and you still get them if you exit the room before they've been added. Don't know about the US version.

[Space Terrapin]

Hey CJH, thats a really cool pic you did of Vanessa! Yeah, i too have a great deal of respect and time for P.N.03. I bought the game when it first released in Japan and had great fun unlocking all the suits and trying to get combos and room perfects etc.
Just the other week i finally got the US version so i can finally fully understand the story!!
It is a real shame that Capcom seems to have abandoned this game, and all hope for a sequel is lost i think There is so much that could be done with a sequel, in fact it really upsets me that great games like this are often overlooked by gamers and of course if they dont sell too well we dont see a sequel.... I think P.N.03 is becoming a real cult game though now and more and more people seem to be discovering its merits.
ps:Im currently converting a 1/4 scale model kit of Vanessa and i think when its done it might be the only model kit of her in the world!!!

[Darwock]

Just the other week i finally got the US version so i can finally fully understand the story!!

So, do you? Cos I don't and I've had the US version from the start...

[CJH]

Thanks Space Terrapin! Good idea to create a model kit of Vanessa, I was wondering about trying to make one myself, but I'm not sure how to get it started.

With the talk of the d-pad, I can only agree; the energy drives are incredibly hard to execute. I've had moments were I have completed the sequence for a drive almost three times before the enemy hit me first! It's especially bad when your trying desperately to get a maxed out combo in a room!
I had the thought that you could hav had the energy drive on an analogue stick, like the C stick... but given that its on the side of the controller with the A button etc... it could prove to difficult.
After all, you could EASILY have the camera on the d-pad instead.

Not that I'm saying the camera is useless... in fact I found it easier to attack one enemy, turn the camera so it faces a second enemy, then once Vanessa has defeated the first, she automatically switches to the visible enemy.

[CJH]

Ok.... failed to get Papillion that time round. I had all of the suits unlocked (incl Blackbird) and their energy drives unlocked, however I hadn't maxed out their stats like Palm shot etc, but I've not seen a website telling me to do that.
I also didnt complete all of the trial missions... I wasn't sure, but some walkthroughs claimed you didn't need to do them all.
I probably missed out... missions 7, 8, 9 and 10s trials. That's probably where I went wrong...
Any other thoughts?

[Darwock]

Do everything. I got fed up with the inconsistency of information so I just went the whole hog. Got the papillon but don't have any urge to play it for a looong time.

[CJH]

Groan, ok... I'll reload the clear data and do it ALL on hard... upgrade all the stats on all the suits... do every single trial and all the missions.

See you guys in.... oh I don't know... a year??

[CJH]

I dont kno if this forum has died a death, but ive managed to unlock papillion! About time too!
I had Blackbird and all other suits unlocked, and all their energy drives unlocked, and I did all of the trials with Professional rank, and an overall professional rank at the end of the game. I think thats all you need for unlocking Papillion.

Its a very challenging suit though, with the one-hit-kill issue! But then its a great way to learn the game even more, plus you get all the energy drives!

And I gotta say, the Papillion certainly is good looking! Well worth the effort!

But now I have to upgrade it! And find some well lit rooms! Lol

[charlesr]

Sorry, missed your post last month. Congrats man!

Everyone else, the JPN version is ?5 at Play-Asia!

[mr_sockochris]

Well worth ?5, the JPN version especially as I thought that was better than the US one , mainly because you can get the Papillion suit by just finishing it twice. The Papillion is where the MOST fun is, why they made it such hard work to get it in the US version I'll never know.

[KIT786]

Does the jap version have english language options?

[Emir]

Does the jap version have english language options?

'fraid not. But it's simple enough.