Blood Will Tell

Blood Will Tell

Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20782 Release date: September 21, 2004 CRCs: 89954774 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-52755 Release date: June 5, 2005 Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J: Serial numbers: SLPM-65526 SLPM-66207 (Sega The Best 2800) SCAJ-25047 SLAJ-25047 SLPM-60248 (Trial) SLKA-25225 Release date: September 9, 2004 November 23, 2005 (Sega The Best 2800) Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Sega
Publisher(s): Sega
Genre: Action, Adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 67/100
Game description: Blood Will Tell follows the adventures of Hyakkimaru, a samurai who embarks on a quest to uncover his past and regain his humanity. Robbed of his limbs and organs at birth, Hyakkimaru integrated weapons into his body. As Hyakkimaru, you can battle with various weapons such as blades embedded inside of his arms, a bazooka hidden inside of his leg, or weapons hidden in each level. Throughout the game, Hyakkimaru's friend, Dororo, guides you and fights alongside you. Only through cooperation, exploration, and violence will Hyakkimaru ever be able to live a normal life.
The game is based on the Japanese manga series Dororo, which was created by Tezuka Osamu. It concerns a hero named Hyakkimaru ("Little Monster"), who has had much of his body stolen by forty-eight fiends, and has prosthetic replacements. Along with his ally, the thief Dororo (comes from dorobou (どろぼう lit. thief), Hyakkimaru must defeat all forty-eight fiends. Both Hyakkimaru and Dororo are playable characters in the game.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	?	Intel core i5 m480 @2.67 GHz ATI mobility radeon 5650	0.9.8.r4600	gsdx (dx9 software rendering) sse4-r4600	SPU2-X r4779 lilypad r4600	between 40fps & 60fps but mostly 55-60fps, ingame issue with dx9 hardware rendering (black and white box grid)	Bmwz4y
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5576	GSdx 5570 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Status goes from ingame to playable. Runs above full speed., Graphics are completely corrupt in gsdx hardware mode. Looks fine in software mode, with light occasional flickering of graphics.	General-Plot
NTSC-U	Windows 8.1	Intel i5 2500K @3400MHz GeForce GTX 460 SE 768MB	1.1.0. r5594	GSDX AVX-r5580	SPU2-X r5559 xpad	Post-processing failure at the beginning of the game, shadows don't show up. Fluid gameplay during hardware mode, with 3x upscale. 55-60 FPS. Software mode is also ok.	Yuri

Trivia

• Original names: どろろ (SLPM-65526), どろろ SEGA THE BEST (SLPM-66207), 多羅羅 (SLAJ-25047), 도로로 (SLKA-25225)
• Also known as Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo (US, EU), Dororo (JP), Duo Luo Luo (AS)
• Widescreen support with .pnatch file from the PCSX2 forums.

Known Issues

The very beginning of the game (post-processing error)

• Status: Active
• Type: Serious
• Description: When you start a new game, instead of the black and white effect on the screen (Hyakkimaru's eyes), it has black and grey blocks/bars. Unable to see the game characters and the whole level. Very similar problem to the Valkyria Profile 2 Lost Forest part. The reminiscence scenes with sepia effect also suffer from this glitch.
• Workaround: Use software mode during this section of the game.

Character shadows display error

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: The characters in the game have a blob like shadow, but only a rectangle border show up a little around the characters (which should be invisible at normal conditions).
• Workaround: Use software mode if it bothers you.

Grey subtitle fonts

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: The subtitle fonts are grey colored, instead of white with a black outline. Minor glitch. Subs are readable.
• Workaround: Use software mode if it bothers you.

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