(12-23-2011 04:39 PM)rama Wrote:  The NTSC version has the same problem, just much less pronounced.
I think you could try forcing a different PAL framerate via pcsx2.ini.
See if setting it to 60fps there changes anything.

Tried searching for that, but it gave me PCSX2.vm, print screened it for you.

   

But the fps shown continued to be 50~ till it crashed at the first encounter with repeating sound.

   

The enemies are still stopping after they choose a skill also...

Okay, then it didn't help
Next thing you can try (after reverting the framerate back to 50) is the MTVU speedhack.
It changes how VU1 times with the rest of the system so it could luck into fixing the problem.

(12-23-2011 06:16 PM)rama Wrote:  Okay, then it didn't help
Next thing you can try (after reverting the framerate back to 50) is the MTVU speedhack.
It changes how VU1 times with the rest of the system so it could luck into fixing the problem.

Tried that, didn't have it one before as it seemed to slow down DDS for some reason.
But it hasn't fixed it, enemy used body rush and just stands there forever.

It's not as if the game slows down at all, I can speed up to 170fps in some cutscenes and 80+ while walking around. It's just when skills are used, the enemies or characters just stand there after it says what attack they are going to use.

(12-23-2011 04:39 PM)rama Wrote:  The NTSC version has the same problem, just much less pronounced.
I think you could try forcing a different PAL framerate via pcsx2.ini.
See if setting it to 60fps there changes anything.

Well I finished the NTSC version with like 2 freezes in total (which I also got on my actual PS2 -_- ). It's playable there, the PAL one just freezes on the first spell in battle always.

(12-23-2011 07:20 PM)Bositman Wrote:  Well I finished the NTSC version with like 2 freezes in total (which I also got on my actual PS2 -_- ). It's playable there, the PAL one just freezes on the first spell in battle always.

I might give the NTSC version a try, gotta find a cheap copy now, most are £30+ :/

(12-23-2011 07:20 PM)Bositman Wrote:  Well I finished the NTSC version with like 2 freezes in total (which I also got on my actual PS2 -_- ). It's playable there, the PAL one just freezes on the first spell in battle always.

Oh okay, that is something to debug then.
I thought of the random timing related freezes, the kind where you just stand around and it decides to die on you