[General Discussion] This port tastes terrible

Originally Posted by Qwarky

Seriously. I don't understand all this bitching about FFVI on PS1. The loading times weren't any worse than the other PS1 RPGs (much shorter than most) and for a person who doesn't have access to the SNEs originals (which is quite lot, ok) that's fine. But no, UUUUGH DON'T BUY THAT GAME IT'S FUCKING AWFUL 2/10

Those other PS1 RPGs also had high quality 3D graphics and shit. :| But as someone who's used to the SNES versions of FFVI and Chrono Trigger, the loading times bug me a a lot. I'd recommend emulation much more highly than those ports.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

The thing is, I have an absolutely terrible computer. It's rather old and very low-performance. Despite this, I have never really had any problems with SNES emulation. Sound, for the most part, is perfect, and I don't experience any lag whatsoever unless I'm running millions of programs. Furthermore, I have a PC controller, so I don't experience any negative effects from using a keyboard to play a game designed to work with a controller.

You're right, emulation isn't perfect, but SNES emulation has reached the point where it's damn near close. Sure, I have plenty of problems when emulating GBA or Playstation, but I've never experienced much of a problem with SNES emulation, and if I did, it was usually ROM-specific. I own Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VI, and Final Fantasy IV for the SNES, but at this point, I'd much rather just play those via emulation, since there's absolutely no quality in gameplay lost, in my point of view.

The loading times in Chrono Trigger may seem like a minor irritation at first glance, but once you play for long periods of time, it becomes extremely annoying, especially if you're accustomed to the original. To me, emulation seems like a much better gaming experience in this case.

There's nowhere I can't reach.