Shadow Hearts
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Developer(s): Sacnoth
Genre: JRPG
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic
Game review score: 74/100
Game description: Shadow Hearts follows the adventures of Yuri Hyuga, a Harmonixer (Shapeshifter) guided by a mysterious voice in his head. He finds himself thrown into the conflicts prior to World War I where he must save the world and the woman he loves from destruction.
Test configuration on Windows:
| PCSX2 version: | r4980 |
| Graphics by GSDX: | r4979 0.1.16 |
| Sound by SPU2-X: | r4949 2.0.0 |
| Pad plugin is LilyPad: | r4959 0.11.0 |
| BIOS version: | USA v2.00 |
Comments:
- See issues section below
Hack comments:
- EE CycleRate (2): noticeable speedup, setting it to 3 causes audio stuttering throughout the game.
- INTC Sync Hack: small if any speedup, no issues.
- Idle Loop Fast Forward: noticeable speedup, no issues.
- MTVU: Noticeable speedup in quads
Test configuration on Linux:
| PCSX2 version: | untested |
| Graphics by ZZogl: | untested |
| Sound by SPU2-X: | untested |
PC specs used to test the game:
| CPU: | Phenom II X4 965 BE @ 3.8GHZ |
| GPU: | MSI GeForce 560ti Hawk |
Known Issues
Hardware mode
- Type: Slowdown, GFX glitches
- Affected Game Versions: All
- Description: The game is very GPU-intensive in Hardware mode outside of battles. Additionally, enabling Texture Filtering will lead to visible graphical glitches.
- Solution: Use Software mode OR GSdx Hardware mode DirectX 9 (much faster than 10/11 for this game).
- Comment: However, it is safe to switch to Hardware mode during battles. This will avoid slowdowns on weaker CPUs.
Invisible characters
- Type: GFX glitches
- Affected Game Versions: All
- Description:In various environments, characters seem to be invisible.
- Solution: Set EE/FPU clamping mode to Full.
- Comment: This change requires a scene change to take effect and will not make already invisible characters visible immediately.