The Last Story: Difference between revisions

|image         = [[File:Last Story Cover.jpg|300px]]

|developer     = Mistwalker, AQ Interactive

|publisher     = {{vgrelease|NA=XSEED Games|JP/EU/AUS|Nintendo}}

|released     = {{vgrelease|JP=January 27, 2011|AUS=February 23, 2012}}{{vgrelease|EU=February 24, 2012}}{{vgrelease|NA=August 14, 2012}}

|genre         = Action role-playing

|modes         = Single-player, Co-op (6)

|input         = Wii Remote + Nunchuk, Classic Controller

|forumlink     = http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-wii-the-last-story

With '''EFB Copies to Texture Only''', parts of the body and clothing will be missing, some will be rendered as complete black, and a few pieces will be properly textures. This is related to the game's texture color changing effect, and is only present on the main party characters. Disable '''EFB Copies to Texture Only''' to fix this. '''EFB Copies to Texture Only''' is disabled by the GameINI, however it may still appear if the graphics configuration window is opened during play, or if the user manually overrides it while looking for a speed up.

 

*NOTE: You can re-enable '''EFB Copies to Texture Only''' once the game is running. Keep in mind that with '''EFB Copies to Texture Only''' disabled, every time a new model is introduced, such as meeting a new character, going through a loading screen, equipping a new armor, etc, it will not load. Switch to RAM before a new model is loaded to prevent it.

**A hotkey can be set to toggle '''EFB Copies to Texture Only'''. The hotkey can be assigned in Options > Hotkey Settings.

=== DoF Blur ===

The games' depth of field effect is not emulated properly. The DoF effect is meant to change constantly throughout gameplay, yet instead it is always stuck in one position or another throughout play. Usually it isn't in the way, and presents itself as having no DoF effect at all, and other times it will blur the characters and foreground elements beyond recognition. This is especially problematic during cutscenes, where the DoF effect is changed rapidly. If it becomes stuck in gameplay, you can create then use a savestate (Shift+F1 then F1) to get rid of it.

As of ~{{revision|4.0-3500}}, the depth of field blur is remarkably better. Generally it will not become stuck and the depth of field effect's transitions are properly emulated. However, during some blur transitions it may flicker, and in some extreme circumstances (such as cinema scenes) it may become distorted and stuck. Unlike previously however, it can fix itself and the DoF becoming stuck is very rare.

{{image|The Last Story Blur Bug2.jpg|Current extreme behavior|br}}

=== {{s}}Fifo Overflow{{/s}} ===

In certain intense scenes, the game may present a Fifo Overflow error. Usually it is random throughout the game, but in the Lazulis Attack scene in Chapter 36, it becomes so bad it is impossible to clear the section. The only solution is to disable Dual Core or to use SyncGPU. GPUDeterminism fixes it, but does not work since it does not work with EFB Copies to Texture Only disabled. Fixed by {{revision|4.0-4203}}.

|efb2texonly            = Off

|accuratetexturecache = Balance (Middle)

|accuratetexturecachenotes = Required by the DoF Blur

|pal60notes         = Needed for the game to start.

{{VersionCompatibilityVersion|4.0-4203|****|Fifo Overflow errors fixed}}

{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-269|OS=Windows XP|CPU=Athlon II X2 215 @ 3.56GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce 440|result=Game completed! FPS at town 11-24Hz, in dungeons 20-30Hz, in rendered video cutscenes - better set "EFB Copies to texture" to get 27-30Hz. Get random crashes/hangs during savestate save/load. Sometimes fog based lightning (fog of war) work's incorrectly. Also blurring depth set incorrectly (normally it should blur close? and very distant 3D-surfaces). Loading savestate seems to recalculate some variables and fix it.|tester=†.fl.l).‎‏}}

{{testing/entry|revision=4.0-3482|OS=Windows 8.1|CPU=Intel Core i7-2600K @ 4.3GHz|GPU=NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680|result=With internal resolution set to 1x native, runs at 30FPS much at the time.  Drops to low 20s occasionally with associated audio skipping, making the game somewhat unplayable.  If EFB to RAM is explicitly disabled by editing the game INI (and set to EFB to texture), the game runs unthrottled, using the same settings, at ~100FPS, but with the missing/garbled texture anomalies described at the top of the page.|tester=Damaniel}}

== Gameplay Video ==

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