Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
Developer(s): Namco
Publisher(s): Namco (JP, US), SCEE (EU)
Genre: Action, Platformer
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 91/100
Game description: Klonoa, a long-eared creature, has stumbled on yet another mystical adventure. In Klonoa 2, a dark kingdom threatens the enchanted realm of Lunatea. Now it's up to Klonoa and his friends, Lolo and Popka, to prevent evil forces from bringing monsters and sickness into their world. Help Klonoa through 24 magical stages featuring hover-board gliding, perceptual changes, and new treacherous foes. On your adventure, you'll drop off waterfalls, get shot into the air by cannon, and gain special abilities from your defeated enemies.
The sequel to 1997's sleeper platformer hit "Klonoa: Door to Phantomile" finds our floppy-eared, baseball cap-wearing hero collecting dream stones and over-inflating his enemies with air bullets while protecting the dream world of Lunatea in this "2-D style" action game.
Test configurations on Windows:
Environment | Configurations | Comments | Tester | ||||
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Region | OS | CPU/GPU | Revision | Graphics | Sound/Pad | ||
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0.9.7 stable r3878 | GSdx r3673 |
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BIOS: USA v02.00. Broken in 0.9.8 due to it crashing in the Volk City part which works in 0.9.7 just fine. 60/60FPS | Machina |
PAL | Windows |
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1.0.0 | GSdx |
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EE/VU Clamp: tried both Normal/Normal or E+P/E+P, tried both OFF/recommended (1/0), Auto = enable manual game fix (not ticked) | |
NTSC-U/J | Windows |
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1.3 r5932 SVN | GSdx |
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USA v02.20(10/02/2006), No bugs. | |
NTSC | Windows 8.1 |
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1.3.0 20140731161737 | GSdx 0.1.16 20140731161737 | SPU2-X 2.0.0 20140731161737
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BIOS: USA v02.20,
•Set Audio latency on SPU2-X to around 3MS Set in game audio to stereo •Some fire effects do not appear with or without game fixes •Water and other effects Graphically bugged with Automatic game fixes. |
Daemyn |
PAL | Windows 7 |
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1.4.0 | GSdx 0.1.19 20160105132032 | SPU2-X 2.0.0 20151231175709
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BIOS: Europe v02.00,
•No previous game fix patches seem to work for the PAL version of this game in pcsx2 1.4.0 in 50Hz or 60Hz. Either it will crash at volk or in 60Hz mode's case I get an assertion failed error. •Set Audio latency on SPU2-X to around 3MS Set in game audio to stereo •Some fire effects do not appear with or without game fixes •Water and other effects Graphically bugged with Automatic game fixes. |
Daemyn |
Trivia
- Original names: 風のクロノア2〜世界が望んだ忘れもの〜 (SLPS-25033) & (SLPS-73404), Kaze no Klonoa 2: Sekai ga Nozonda Wasuremono in Japan
Known Issues
Missing fire effects
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Fire effects do not display in Volk Inferno and Joilant(see screenshots).
- Workaround: No known fix yet.
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Volk City hang
- Status: Active
- Type: Severe
- Description: When moving to one of the parts in the Volk City vision you get just a black screen with sound.
- Workaround: Currently needs the following patches.
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2F56CBC9.pnach comment=patches by nachbrenner //Skip sceIpuSync patch=0,EE,00305b90,word,03e00008 7EBEEBBD.pnach gametitle= Klonoa 2 - Lunatea's Veil [SCES 50354] (E) [7EBEEBBD] comment=Patch By CKemu //Skips IUP blitz patch=0,EE,003078F4,word,00000000 1645DE53.pnach comment=Patch by Shadow Lady //For hang in Volk City //Skip sceIpuSync patch=0,EE,003047D0,word,03e00008
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Missing Sound
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Some areas have no music and sound effects are missing completely.
- Workaround: Go to Config > Audio (SPU2) > Plugin Settings, and set latency to 3 ms. This can cause skipping, so set Synchronizing Mode to "TimeStretch"(start the game with "Async Mix", then switch to "TimeStretch" on the title screen).
Required objects missing
- Status: Fixed
- Type: Minor
- Description: Some objects needed to progress further don't appear where they should.
- Workaround: Update to the latest nightly version of PCSX2.
Bugged reflections
- Status: Active
- Type: Minor
- Description: Reflections on some objects like cannons and the wind ring are bugged(see screenshots).
- Workaround: Go to Config > Emulation Settings > VUs tab, and set Clamping Mode to "Extra".
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Bad graphics
- Type: Not an issue
- Description: Missing floor textures or bad colors as a side effect from the patches(see screenshots). Volk City, Volkan Inferno And Dark Sea of Tears are the most likely to crash without the patch. Other Levels may load and be completely playable.
- Workaround: Go to System tab of PCSX2 and disable "Automatic Gamefixes", and re-enable it whenever a level needs it.
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The gallery
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Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (SCES 50354)