Text on a Japanese Game?

[MACandCHEEZWIZ1]

What I'm basically asking is: On the typing screen (for nicknames, character names, etc.), is all of the kanji/katakana/hiragana (I don't know the difference) the same as normal text used throughout the game? Are there any symbols that the game text uses that you cannot include in your nicknames/character name (not counting games in other languages)? Also, is the main difference between kanji, hiragana, and katakana that they have different sounds, or is it another type of writing altogether?

[Relyte]

Yes, it's the same as is used to write Japanese names and places in other versions of the game and it is used as regular text in the Japanese games.

The difference between Katakana, Hiragana and Kanji is thus:

Hiragana are the generally-used characters for writing. They approximate letters.

Katakana is used in some names and in English-based words, such as hamburger or milk in Japanese. The difference between Katakana and Hiragana is simply in the character. They maintain the same sounds.

Kanji are characters that mean words or parts of words. Single Kanji can mean a word and then be combined with other characters to make other words. To say or to write Kanji fully, one would use Hiragana or their sounds.

Hope that helps

[MACandCHEEZWIZ1]

Why, thank you, good sir! Now I'm off to learn some more. *flies away*

[MACandCHEEZWIZ1]

*flies back* Do the games only use Kyo-iku Kanji or do they also use Joyo Kanji?

OR

Is any other type of kanji used?

[Relyte]

chances are, they only use Kyo-iku kanji. From what little I've seen of the game, there isn't even much of that. Bear in mind that I haven't really played the game much in Japanese.