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|developer        = SEGA
|genre            = Fantasy action-adventure
|genre            = Fantasy action-adventure
|gameinfo          = Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo, released as Dororo (どろろ?) in Japan, is a PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. It is based on the Japanese manga series Dororo, which was created by Tezuka Osamu.<br/> 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.<br/> Both Hyakkimaru and Dororo ar playable characters in the game.
|wikipedia        = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Will_Tell Link]
|wikipedia        = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Will_Tell Link]
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|reviewlinks      = [http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/blood-will-tell Metacritic]
|reviewscore      = Metacritic: 67
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|hacks            = The default ones and MTVU
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|fpsinfo          = 55-60 FPS
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|comment          = Post-rocessing failure at the beginning of the game, shadows don't show up.
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==Known Issues==
===The very beginning of the game (post-processing error)===
* '''Type:''' GFX Glitches
* '''Affected Game Versions:''' All
* '''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 levels. Very similar problem to the [[Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria#Known Issues|Valkyria Profile 2 Lost Forest]] part.
* '''Solution:''' Use software mode during this section of the game.
===Character shadows display error===
* '''Type:''' GFX Glitches
* '''Affected Game Versions:''' All
* '''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).
* '''Solution:''' Use software mode if it bothers you.

Revision as of 18:36, 21 March 2013

Blood Will Tell

Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers: SLUS-20782
Release date: September 21, 2004
CRCs: 89954774
Windows Status: Playable
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region PAL:
Release date: June 5, 2005
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?
Region NTSC-J:
Release date: September 9, 2004
Windows Status: ?
Linux Status: ?
Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): SEGA
Genre: Fantasy action-adventure
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic
Game review score: Metacritic: 67
Game description: Blood Will Tell: Tezuka Osamu's Dororo, released as Dororo (どろろ?) in Japan, is a PlayStation 2 game released by Sega. It 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 ar playable characters in the game.

Test configuration on Windows:

PCSX2 version: 1.1.0. r5594
Graphics by GSDX: AVX-r5580
Sound by SPU2-X: r5559
Pad plugin is pokopom: r107

Comments: Post-rocessing failure at the beginning of the game, shadows don't show up. Hack comments: The default ones and MTVU

Test configuration on Linux:

PCSX2 version: untested
Graphics by ZZogl: untested
Sound by SPU2-X: untested


PC specs used to test the game:

CPU: Intel i5 2500K @3400Mhz
GPU: GeForce GTX 460 SE 768MB

Comments: Fluid gameplay during hardware mode, with 3x upscale. Software mode is also ok.

Known Issues

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

  • Type: GFX Glitches
  • Affected Game Versions: All
  • 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 levels. Very similar problem to the Valkyria Profile 2 Lost Forest part.
  • Solution: Use software mode during this section of the game.

Character shadows display error

  • Type: GFX Glitches
  • Affected Game Versions: All
  • 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).
  • Solution: Use software mode if it bothers you.