Stuff like this really gets me riled up.

I came across a story this morning on Siliconera that basically outlined some of the differences between the Japanese versions of Star Ocean 4 and the North American version. Take a look:

Japanese Version

North American Version

Notice the character portraits at the bottom? Apparently Square Enix thinks North Americans just aren’t into anime or something. Personally, I would have much prefered they had kept the anime portaits, but maybe that’s just me. If you follow the link to the original story, you’ll see some screen shots of the menus as well. I have to admit, the NA menus look much sharper, but it doesn’t change the way I feel.

So what version do you prefer? Are you as upset as I am about the NA version? Do you think the CG faces are better? Debate!