White Screen and 'Jumping' Loading Icon

[Suikoden]

Sometimes, before some cut-scenes where the gameplay switches to the cut-scene (going back to the quest shop after finishing being the main) I'm greeted with a white screen (like when you enter the shopping area of Dol Dona) and the 'The World' loading icon jumping across the screen when the black loading screen is up. Is this normal?

I'm guessing it's the game since it only happens at certain stages and not before all cut-scenes.

[Suikoden]

Yup, imported using fleabay ages ago. As you can imagine, it would be difficult for me to test another version of the game or test the game on another PS2.

I replayed Vol. 1 before starting Vol. 2 last week - None of this white screen/loading screen logo jumping thing happened at all then.

To avoid repeating myself, here's a post I made on the GameFAQS forum:

Very odd...

With Rebirth I had an 'invisible line' issue where there would a slight freeze at a set point when nearing a cut-scene. I could go back and forth over it and get the freeze until I viewed the cut-scene. Since this freeze-up also happens during certain cut-scenes and that is 100% the game (I checked Youtube vids), I assumed that the the other freeze-up gameplay issue must also be the game.

The freeze-up when going towards cut-scenes vanished in Vol. 2, replaced by this much more annoying issue. I assumed this once again the game at fault since the white screen thing that happens when you enter the doors in Dol Dona is the exact same thing happening before certain cut-scenes, the only difference being the loading screen The World icon jumping around on the black loading screen.

[LegendaryDarkKnight]

Sometimes that would happen to me in towns. Theres really nothing you can do.

[Suikoden]

Sometimes that would happen to me in towns. Theres really nothing you can do.

If you mean the fade to white effect that happens when you go through the doors at Dol Dona, I'm pretty sure that's normal. I was using that as an example to get people to understand what I mean by white screen since it's the exact same thing, just without the fadding effect.