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[i_like_ff8]

So i was thinking of buying this game again for the ps since my last disc broke its been so long though that i cant quite remeber how bad loading times were, since it came out on GBA does the PS version seem even slower?
also my friend reckons that if you use a ps2 and on the menu change the disc speed settings to "fast and smooth" it makes it a lot faster, is this true?

[JackNapier]

I'm not sure about the disc speed setting, but I'd just go with the GBA port instead.

[theundeadhero]

I think i would recommend the gba port too. I never played that one, but the loading speeds on PS really were slow.

[Crossblades]

Get the GBA version. It has no loading times and has extra features that the PS version doesn't have

[blackmage_nuke]

You miss out on the 2 or 3 fmvs if you use GBA. You might be able to find the vidoes on the internet though, so just go GBA. I dont think the ps2 makes a difference unless theres some special chip implanted

[Heath]

I'd recommend the GBA version too. The load times are practically non-existent, the game has some rather nice and interesting extra features (extra Espers, yes please!) and it's portable too. Yay.

[i_like_ff8]

sorry i didnt mention i dont actually have GBA, but i mean since it was relased for it does the ps1 version seem so unbearable you wouldnt want to play it becuase of loading times?

[Flying Mullet]

The loading times are still extremely long when playing on a PS2, even if you change the system settings on the PS2 to try and speed up the load times.

[KoShiatar]

You could get a used GBA, they go pretty cheap at shops like Gamestop. Really, that version's probably the best, or it would be if they hadn't edited out Celes hanging in chains.

[Flying Mullet]

Or if you have a Gamecube you can pick up a GBA player for $40-50.

[The Ceej]

I would definitely not recommend the GBA version. Let's put aside that it's a handheld. According to a friend of mine, they overcensored it. They watered it down. Whatever you do, don't buy it. If you have a PS2, the PlayStation version is the one to get. The load times aren't that big of a problem.

[cloud21zidane16]

Id get the PS version, its not that slow, also i read somewhere that its only the american version thats slow.

[Araciel]

I emulate it cause I'm evil.

[Necronopticous]

Come on, man. It's time to get a Nintendo DS Lite. There is no longer any excuse not to own one.

Once you have your DS, grab Final Fantasy VI Advance.

You're all set.

[Heath]

Id get the PS version, its not that slow, also i read somewhere that its only the american version thats slow.

Nope. I'm afraid the PAL version is just as bad. I'm a fellow Brit and the loads times weren't terribly nice in our version either. I've got to agree with Necronopticous because DS Lites are absolutely fantastic and so is FFVI-A, which leads to an unprecedented level of fantastic.