Issues playing KHII and Shadow of the Colossus

[Dithyramb]

So does anybody know how to fix the problem, then? The pixel shader doesn't make much of a difference when I try it.

[LuisR14]

try speedhacks

[Dithyramb]

Here is what the screen outputs at the beginning of the game. The sunlight flashes through the buildings and weird lines appear on sections of the building such as is seen in the sign of the store. Roxas' character icon flickers in and out and there's no health bar (though I can't recall if it's there yet or not).

Thanks for the help thus far guys, really.

[LuisR14]

yea the sunlight shining through is known (it could be either gsdx bug or dx9 limitation ), and yea roxas doesn't have any health bar until a little later in the game (make sure you have log-z checked or you won't see it when it gets there , oh and that should fix the strange lines )

[Dithyramb]

yea the sunlight shining through is known (it could be either gsdx bug or dx9 limitation ), and yea roxas doesn't have any health bar until a little later in the game (make sure you have log-z checked or you won't see it when it gets there )

Ah, good to know it's not just me then. I've seen videos of alleged KH2-PCSX2 gameplay, and it seems much faster than what I'm getting. Is the game capable of running normally via emulation?

And none of the speedhacks seem to work-- either the gameplay stays the same, or the game won't start, just goes to a gray screen. I don't really know what all speedhacks need to be applied here.

[LuisR14]

just goes to a gray screen.

gray screen? what version of pcsx2 are you using?

[Dithyramb]

just goes to a gray screen.

gray screen? what version of pcsx2 are you using?

PCSX2
Ver. 2.0.9.6

That's my current version. Also, other errors in KH2, since that what I'm apparently focusing on.

--FMVs skip and stutter.
--The pause screen, dialogue bubbles, and reaction commands (such as the all important TALK command) flicker in and out.
--The Log-Z box fixed the weird lines, but now those sections and parts of the section outright fade in and out at places like water or ooze, as a metaphor.
--The game is still running at about 35 FPS or (55%, apparently).


UPDATE:
Whenever I do certain switch to look at this window, then back to KH2, it's fine. All the bubbles pause, bubbles and reactions are all fine now, and while the Log-Z issue is still there, it's not as bad. No idea about the FMV's yet, but the in-game videos are fine. The only problem now is that it is running still incredibly slow, as noted above.

[LuisR14]

--The Log-Z box fixed the weird lines, but now those sections and parts of the section outright fade in and out at places like water or ooze, as a metaphor.

known issue (dx9 limitation )

[Dithyramb]

--The Log-Z box fixed the weird lines, but now those sections and parts of the section outright fade in and out at places like water or ooze, as a metaphor.

known issue (dx9 limitation )

Alright, cool. That I can deal with. Also, I found out that it's pressing the TAB key on my keyboard while playing the game that controls whether or not the dialog/menus flicker. Anybody know what the TAB key does in PCSX2?

And the speed isn't constant-- in the woods outside the mansion in Twilight town, it seems to run at normal speed until I attack, at which point it drops right back down to 30 FPS.

[LuisR14]

the TAB key is a hidden Limit toggle button (it sets pcsx2 to Limit then to Normal when hit again )