Ok, so, very start of the game, after all the cutscenes (whereby EE is at 99%, GS is at 6-7%), the gameplay part comes in (at which point EE is still at ~99%, but GS has gone up to around 59-78% fluxuating).
Well, the first option DID make it run at playable speeds, albeit the graphics looking totally mussed... However, I found that part way through the first major cut-scene, the audio was cracked and then died altogether.
Mehaps I'll just have to hold off playing the R&C series till I can get hold of an actual PS2, a better PC or if/until they bring this emulator out of Beta
Thanks very much for your help

I'll look into the solution you guys mentioned regarding Grandia 2 as well
