The Shrine

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Anyone pick up FF: Chronicles yet? I wanna see those Chrono Trigger cut-scenes. They look fucking badass</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>I'd actually be more interested in the new translation of FF4. I've already seen the opening and ending FMV for CT.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>Still a little unsure about that one... the emulation issues with the Anthology bothered me so much that I took it back. I just got finished playing FFIV on an emulator with a great translation anyway... might rent Chronicles to see what it's like.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>You know you can download the translated Japanese ROM and not have load times. :)</div>

<div style='font: 14pt Tahoma; text-align: left; '>I got it, and yeah, those CT cutscenes kick ass! Only thing though, the load time in CT are HORRENDOUS. I'd just rent it if you only want to see the cutscenes.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt Arial; text-align: left; '>Does the PS2 reduce the loading times somewhat?</div>

<div style='font: 9pt "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>I picked it up. Load time on CT is bad but it seems virtually non-existant on FFIV except for when u try to save.</div>

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>They have them all in Quicktime at The GIA. Saves you $60 bucks. Unless they took 'em down, that is.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt arial; text-align: left; '>I've had the pleasant experience of getting to the Tower of Bab-il a 2nd time (on two separate occasions) only to find out the game is fucked up then because the translation patch can't deal with some copies of the ROM.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>That's odd. I beat the translated game.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>I had that problem too, but it's been fixed. You could try downloading both again, or just grab a save state from AFTER the glitch.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>I have a copy, I believe. But there is a certain charm to playing a console game on an actual console.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>True, but I don't own a copy of CT yet, and I've never beaten FF4. It's only 40 bucks here anyway</div>

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Hrmmm..that kinda sucks</div>

<div style='font: 9pt "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>It is kinda annoying but at least u get to play the game with virtually no load time.</div>

<div style='font: 14pt Tahoma; text-align: left; '>I don't own one, so I can't say. I would think it would.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>They are quite badass (although the GIA has prolly had the movies ever since the game came out in October 1999). Buying the game ain't a bad idea, though, and I'm gonna do that myself.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>Amen to that, man. If I'm gonna sit on my ass for hours and play a console RPG... I'd rather do so with a controller and on my television.</div>

<div style='font: 14pt Plakatbau; text-align: left; '>"Yet"? Gentz, being a total geek is not mandatory. :)</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>In CT, I think there's more cutscenes than what I've seen online. Like when each character is introduced for the first time and stuff like that</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>I still noticed the load times.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>But didya specifically turn on the loading time reduction from the PS2's main menu? (I only ask, cause, some folks overlooked that part... I wish it was automatic sometimes).</div>

<div style='font: 11pt ; text-align: left; '>You mean it's not!? Goddamnit!</div>

<div style='font: 11pt "EngraversGothic BT", "Copperplate Gothic Light"; text-align: left; '>Why would anybody want it off?</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>It IS one of the best RPGs Square put out for the SNES.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>Jesus, Eric... you've had yours since launch and I just got mine a month ago. I found that out the first day, fool!</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Seriously. Does anyone know if there are potential adverse side effects or anything?</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>I've found a few PSX games that just don't boot up when you set the disc speed to "Fast". I've yet to really find a game where it makes any difference anyway.</div>

<div style='font: 9pt arial; text-align: justify; '>No it's not.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Why do you say so? I absolutely loved the game. That and FF6 were my favorite SNES RPGs.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "Arial bold"; text-align: left; '>$40 for two of the best RPGs ever. Not a bad deal, especially considering FF4 is an upgraded version and all the extras you get with CT</div>

<div style='font: 9pt arial; text-align: justify; '>Such as the mute main character, or the giant god-like main bad guy with no personality that you don't meet or have anything to do with, really, until the very end of the game. Actually, I don't think I've ever liked the mute main character bullshit, but I have grown to look past the bad guy issue in games like Grandia. I think part of it has to do with the fact that I just couldn't stand a single one of the characters, actually. The same thing happened to me with FF VIII, which is why I never could get past the second disc. My tolerance levels have dropped with age.

With CT, however, I was younger and managed to play the game all the way through, and Jesus, do I ever regret it. To this day, the thought of trying to play it again makes me want to hit myself. I actually attempted it a few months back (via a ROM), somewhat determined to give the game the second chance that I suppose it deserved. I managed to get about twenty minutes in before I deleted the thing from my computer.

I recognize that it employed a halfway enjoyable battle system for its time, and I'm still somewhat fond of the character designs by Toriyama, and I even find myself whistling that gay-ass tune from the carnival in the beginning of the game if I'm in a particularly good mood. But I'll never play it again. Ever.

And the things wrong with FF VI...Jesus, I'm not even going to get into it, here. Talk to Stephen. He can explain better than I why we both hate playing a dirty little thief wearing panties on his head.

--Lee S.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt Verdana, Tahoma; text-align: left; padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%; '>Man, you're nuts.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>You, sir, sicken me.</div>

<div style='font: 11pt arial; text-align: left; '>Well, CT is my all-time favorite game...I feel kinda obligated to actually own it.</div>

<div style='font: 10pt "arial narrow"; text-align: left; padding: 0% 5% 0% 5%; '>You, man sir, sicken my nuts.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>I second the below statements (except the nuts one, it sounds scary).</div>

<div style='font: 12pt Arial; text-align: left; '>Amen to that. And with all the folks that call it "one of the best RPG's they've played" there's no reason not to buy it.</div>

<div style='font: 12pt ; text-align: left; '>You got me on that, I didn't have it on. It may be a little faster.</div>