In case anyone felt like running the game on emulator with HDD loads, this is a tutorial for setting up a virtual HDD for PCSX2 1.6.0.

Setting up a virtual HDD allows you to utilize the "Install" function for Dark Chronicle JP PS2 to increase performance and reduce load times. It functions the same as console, but performs much better due to emulator already having improved performance/loads as is.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jrrjeItYM4oMOUP4LBVEiWBUuYu72g5HDwfeWA5egpg/edit