i knew there was a documented list of the changes somewhere
Heres all the differences
Regional Differences
Gameplay Changes
The North American version features numerous improvements over the original Japanese release.
You can now sort items in menu.
You can change the equipment of all of your Einherjar, unlike the Japanese version, where only the four members in your active party were applicable.
In the Japanese version, Lenneth's skills will all be unequipped when she changes weapons. Not only does this cause a hassle, but this adds fake difficulty to certain events where you're forced to change your weapons before engaging the fight. This was fixed in the English version by making it "remember" the skill set for each weapon.
There was a bug in the original version that had prevented enemies capable of casting Great Magic, making some later-game boss fights rather pushovers. This was fixed in the North American release so that the bosses are as hard as they're intended to be.
Graphical Changes
The pentagram was removed in Lezard Valeth's teleportation spell.
Badrach's cigarette was edited out completely. This also alters his PWS. In the Japanese version, it involved him dropping ash from his cigarette around the enemy, then setting it on fire by throwing the stub. In the North American version, he drops gunpowder around the enemy instead, then ignites it with his gun.