If you are playing a fan-translated English patch on PCSX2, the original NTSC-J save file will still work perfectly, because the translation patch does not alter the game’s save structure or ID ( SLPM-66403 ).
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Access all survival and time attack modes immediately. If you are playing a fan-translated English patch
| Offset (Hex) | Size (Bytes) | Purpose | Key Observation | |--------------|--------------|---------|------------------| | 0x0000–0x001F | 32 | Magic Header & Game ID ( SLPS-25677 ) | Fixed ASCII; identifies region (JPN). | | 0x0020–0x0023 | 4 | Checksum (CRC-32 variant) | Custom polynomial; not standard ZIP CRC. | | 0x0024–0x0027 | 4 | Save Slot Index | Allows 3 slots; 0xFF = empty. | | 0x0028–0x02FF | 728 | Profile Data | Username (Shift-JIS), difficulty setting. | | 0x0300–0x3A2F | 14,128 | Story Mode Flags | Bit-packed: 1 bit per chapter/scene. | | 0x3A30–0x5FFF | 9,680 | Character Stats (6 characters) | Each char gets 1,613 bytes. | | Offset (Hex) | Size (Bytes) | Purpose