Final Fantasy Type-0

[tintinmayo]

Finally finished this (the first runthrough, I haven't started a new game+ yet) using 0.9.8-1228.

- Haven't encountered a single crash, except that one time when I used a cheat to get all the eidolons. Pretty much expected, the eidolon in question (not going to reveal which one to avoid spoilers) isn't meant to be used by the player except for a very specific part of the story.

- using buffered rendering, simulate block transfers enabled, multi-threading disabled, fast memory disabled.

- Used the merged (1 disc) ISO with skycloud's translation patch.

- there are some glitches here and there, nothing game breaking but they can be distracting: first is the part towards the end, during the war with the SPOILER ALERT soryu kingdom and you have to make your way to the place (in world map/RTS mode) while traversing a hanging bridge, the one where a dragon (or was it a grand wyvern) is trying to kill you. The timing for this area seems to be different as it's running in 15/15 (100%) instead of the normal 30/30 (100%). It's not speed related because the area isn't particularly heavy on effects (the world map mode is way, way lighter on resources compared to the battle/mission mode). It remained that way until the first FMV where it went back to normal speeds from thereon. Next are some overlay issues during the end part when you finally meet SPOILER ALERT Cid as an arbiter. The entire scene is obscured by a slightly transparent image of the arbiter in front. Only lasted until the scene changed cameras so it wasn't enough to break the experience.

- not emu related, but the ending (and Bump of Chicken's ending song) is easily one of the saddest in the series. I love how the final scene mirrors the one in the intro FMV, when Class Zero arrives and poses with their flags and weapons.