Thanks to @Nighlin and @boredofspeedruns , a load remover was created for livesplit to solve the PCSX2 1.6.0 emulator problems.

The load remover is made to work with current and future versions of PCSX2, and is activatable through live split without additional external downloads.

To activate it, Right Click LiveSplit -> Edit Splits -> Enter Game Name as Dark Cloud -> Click the Activate button-> Right Click LiveSplit -> Compare Against -> Game Time

Due to the availability of the load remover, all emulator runs from March 5, 2026 onwards must be submitted using this load remover, and pcsx2 versions prior to 2.0 are no longer allowed for submission.

Thank you for the patience gamers, enjoy

Yo guys,

There have been multiple changes to the leaderboard structure.

1. Playstation Network versions of the game -- Playstation 4, Playstation 5, and Playstation 3 (JP Only) have been separated from PS2 into a new subcategory called "PSN".

This is because these versions have different advantages and disadvantages to PS2. The Playstation 4 version loads 1 second faster per dungeon floor transition and atla collection, and half a second per chest, which adds up to a lot of time by the end of the run. It also has a more difficult time achieving the diagonal run angle than PS2 due to the PS4 and 5's more complex analog stick angles. Instead of operating on the assumption that the slower run speed "evens out" the loading times, we have decided to separate the categories into a guaranteed even playing field between the consoles. This also adds the PSN download of the JP version as a submittable option for the game.

2. The category "Town%" has been renamed to "Any% Broken Dagger".

This category is just completing the game as fast as possible while ONLY using the broken dagger glitch. Town% was an old category name from a decade ago, and is confusing to new runners looking for a broken dagger category, so it has been renamed for clarity.

We are currently looking into ways to address the fact that PCSX2 1.6.0 is still the fastest version for emulator runs, despite having much worse performance overall than PCSX2 2.6.0 and beyond.

There may be a load remover created for emulator runs in the future. We will make another update when a decision is made.

Thanks for the attention gamers, happy running ✌