The following changes have been made to the leaderboards after a community vote in the new Discord server:

• Leaderboards have been entirely restructured. Individual character story runs have been moved back to Level Leaderboards, and Level leaderboards are now the default landing page for the leaderboards.

• All Characters runs and 100% runs remain on the Full Game leaderboards. All characters was renamed to All Character Stories.

• A Load Remover has been created by @Nighlin for both the NTSC-U and NTSC-J Emulator versions of the game. They function identically, so you may run whichever version you prefer. You can find the files needed and the instructions for setup on each leaderboard's resources page.

• Load Removed Time has been added as the default timing method for Emulator. RTA remains the default timing method for console runs.

• When Submitting console, ONLY submit to the RTA boxes. For Emulator, you may submit both your LRT and RTA times, but your LRT time will determine your placement on the board.

• PCSX2 2.0 and above remain the only emulator allowed for submissions to emulator categories.

• All 1.6.0 runs have been archived in an "Emulator 1.6.0" category, and future submissions to 1.6.0 will not be allowed due to declining compatibility with newer PCs and the shift to using 2.0 and above for future submissions.

We have migrated the community to a new discord server. If you're interested in staying connected with the community and future leaderboard discussions, consider joining the server: https://discord.com/invite/wmNRsrqKCw

Thank you, and happy running!