Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Developer(s)	The Game Designers Studio
Publisher(s)	Square Enix, Nintendo
Series	Final Fantasy
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	JP August 8, 2003 NA February 9, 2004 EU March 12, 2004
Genre(s)	Action role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player, Co-op
Input methods	Gamecube Controller, Game Boy Advance
Compatibility	4 Playable
GameIDs	GCCE01, GCCP01, GCCJGC
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia Debug Symbol Files

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is a 2003 action role-playing game for the Nintendo GameCube. It is a spin-off of the Final Fantasy series, and spawned a metaseries of the same name. It was released in Japan on August 8, 2003; in North America on February 9, 2004 and in Europe and Australia on March 12, 2004.

Problems

New Game Glitch

Selecting New Game at the Main Menu leads to a locked black screen. To play, use a pre-made save file.

Audio Problems

The game's music often becomes distorted and on slower computers the music can become desynchronized.

Graphics Glitches

Safe texture cache must be enabled in the video plug-in.

Multiplayer Support via VBA

Multiplayer support via VBA is currently broken, refer issue 3177.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Texture Cache Accuracy	Position 1	Unclear if 'Position 4' is safe

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r5286

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5.0-21401 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r7367	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II 720 BE @ 3.2GHz	ATI Radeon HD 4850	Works playable	ultramann
r7367	Windows XP	AMD Athlon II X2 215 @ 3.45GHz	nVidia GeForce 7025	Game doesn't go after intro cutscene - constantly showing some book. No audio in intro. White squares in menu.	†.fl.l).
r7482	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE @ 3.4GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6850	Works playable, some slowdowns at the intro	Digital hunter
r7482	Windows XP	AMD Athlon II X2 215 @ 3.45GHz	nVidia GeForce 7025	only black screen	†.fl.l).
r7505	Windows 7 x64	Intel Pentium T4300 @ 2.1GHz	ATI Mobility Radeon 3650	Only Black screen still no matter what settings	WordsMyth
r7571	Windows XP x86	Intel Core2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 260	NTSC version stutters occasionally during cutscenes, otherwise beautiful under DX9. PAL version gives the same black screen issues other testers have.	nykotik
r7617	Windows 7 x64	AMD Athlon II X4 630 @ 2.8GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 460	Works with the dx9 graphics plugin but not with the dx11	ChaosGiant
r7717	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i5-2410M @ 2.3GHz	nVidia GeForce GT 540M	Similar to an earlier entry on an nVidia card, game freezes on a book in the intro. No audio. White squares replace text. Only PAL version tested.	LtCaptain
3.0-167	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II 965 BE @ 3.7GHz	nVidia GeForce 560 Ti	Work great. No issues using DX11 Renderer	Hellbringer616
3.0-226	Windows 7 x64	AMD Tricore	Radeon	NTSC version works playable and fine, PAL version gives the same black screen issues other testers have	Lob3zNo
3.0-505	Windows 7 x64	Intel Core i7-980 @ 2.8GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5800	PAL: Map Screen Black, No Sound, Dolphin Crashes at Saving-process	Jackall4BDN

Gameplay Videos

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on Dolphin Emulator

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 4 Players in Dolphin (Work in Progress)

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles(Dolphin)GC Emulator

• Dolphin r7608 Final fantasy Crystal Chronicles GC Gameplay