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As you can probably tell by that little tirade I went on two paragraphs ago, though, Jump Start is woefully ineffectual - if it even does anything beyond occupying a sizeable chunk of your storage.

It's not quite the same as the newer PSPs' internal cache that sucks stuff off the UMD ahead of time, but the idea is essentially the same: cut down on random seeks and loading to help smooth things out.

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There was apparently some attempt made to mitigate these pauses with something called Jump Start, which essentially duplicates (albeit more slowly) a feature on the newer 20 models of the PSP wherein cached info is loaded from memory (in this case around 250 megs or so of installed data on your Memory Stick) to help supplement the stuff on the disc. It's not bad, it's deplorable, and it quite literally leeches any potential fun out of the experience.

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To make matters worse, the game itself runs like absolute crap on the PSP, frequently dipping dangerously close to single-digit framerate territory where the PS2 version zipped along at a silky clip. In fact, just about any time there is a transition of some sort from a cutscene to when you can actually move your character will almost lock up the game - and twice during the 15 or so hours I spent with the game before I couldn't take anymore, it did lock up completely. Just pressing the jump button at times will cause the game to hitch. Transitioning between screens? Tick-tock. Getting the battle results screen? Looooooooad. Just getting the visual prompt that says you can pull in one of your reserve characters to take or deliver an extra hit in battle? Yep, chugga-chugga. Starting a battle? Expect to wait upwards of five-plus seconds to see that kick off at times. Switching tabs/characters in that menu? Wait a few more. How much loading, exactly? If it's not on the screen at the exact moment you're playing the game, chances are the game will pause to pull from the disc.

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Because the game doesn't really give you an easy at-a-glance peek at the materials needed for everything (at least not on a screen that also tells you what you have in your possession beyond the actual alchemy screens themselves), there's quite a bit of trial and error and moving between locations - something that's made absolutely mind-numbing in the PSP version thanks to all the loading. Unfortunately, it's also requires quite a bit of back and forth, jumping from off-campus hunting/gathering grounds to come up with basic ingredients, and then taking them to an alchemy pot or forge on campus to start whipping things up. It's certainly not one of Gust's best efforts, but puts their crafting/alchemy bits found in most of their other games at the fore, and can make for some interesting - if protracted - bits of item hunting and experimental mixing and matching. I'm not going to get into the particulars of the core gameplay with the exception of some new characters and new items to craft, the game is essentially the same content-wise as it was on the PS2, so if the idea of item creation from recipes sounds interesting, by all means, check out Jeff's review of the original.

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