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Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure

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Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure cover
Developers
Nihon Falcom
2015 English release Opus[1]
Publishers
Japan retail Nihon Falcom
Worldwide digital Mastiff
Release dates
Windows December 25, 2004
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Platform, RPG
Art styles Anime
Themes Fantasy
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Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure is an action JRPG by Nihon Falcom originally released in Japan exclusively for Windows in 2004. It was later ported to PlayStation Portable in 2006 with five additional costumes, a minor content alteration and English localization for the Western market.

The game was rereleased digitally on Steam and GOG.com by Mastiff in 2015. This rerelease is based on the original Windows version and as such additional costumes from the 2006 PlayStation Portable version are missing. It features the English localization, which suffers from various translation and spelling errors (can be fixed), for the first time on PC at the cost of the Japanese dub being removed. Gameplay is internally locked to 30 FPS even though the UI is rendered at 60 FPS.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Original Japanese release.
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
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Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions The game does not contain microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\FALCOM\GURUMIN\
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\322290\remote\system.sav
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/322290/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\FALCOM\GURUMIN\
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\322290\remote\gdata**.sav
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/322290/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Advanced graphics settings.
Some graphical settings, including anisotropic filtering and anti-aliasing, do not work if Depth of Field and Back Buffer are enabled. However, disabling Back Buffer makes the main menu flicker, though is still usable.[2][3][4]

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Not supported in the original Japanese retail release.
Highest supported resolution in the 2015 rerelease is 1920x1080. If the display native resolution is lower than 1080p, then selecting a higher resolution than what is supported (i.e. 1920x1080 on a 1600x900 monitor) will make the game render at the chosen resolution.[5]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
See Increase Rendering Resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anisotropic filtering settings are labeled as 1x, 2x, 3x and 4x in the configuration tool. These represent 2x, 4x, 8x and 16x values.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Up to 8x MSAA.
Nvidia users can follow this guide for better Anti-aliasing.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
If Vsync is disabled in the game options, it can't be forced by third party software.[5]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Gameplay is capped at 30 FPS while the UI is rendered at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Increase Rendering Resolution

Wrap the game with dgVoodoo 2[6]
  1. Download the latest stable of dgVoodoo 2 from the official website or Github.
  2. Extract the contents of dgVoodoo2_*.zip to its own folder in a convenient location on the computer (e.g. Documents), then run dgVoodooCpl.exe.
  3. In the General tab, configure the following settings:
    • Adapter(s) to use/enable: <video card>
    • Scaling mode: Stretched, keep Aspect Ratio
  4. Now go to the DirectX tab and configure the following settings:
    • Videocard: dgVoodoo 3D Accelerated Card
    • Filtering: Leave it at App driven
    • Resolution: Set to Max to play beyond 1080p depending on the setup.
    • Behavior: Uncheck Disable Alt+ Enter to toggle screen state.
    • Antialiasing (MSAA): App driven to use the game's anti-aliasing or Off.
    • Miscellaneous: Uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark.
  5. Click Apply dgVoodoo 2 should save the configuration file to where dgVoodoo 2 installed was on the computer, then copy the dgVoodoo.conf to <path-to-game>. Alternatively, click the Add button and point the program to where the game installed to save it there.
  6. Go into the MS/x86 folder from your dgVoodoo 2 installation folder, then copy the D3D9.dll file to <path-to-game>.

Input

Controller settings and rebinding.
Controller settings and rebinding.
Keyboard settings and rebinding.
Keyboard settings and rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Button prompts assume the default control scheme is being used.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
No vertical camera control.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
New game name entry requires at least mouse input.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Deadzones are a bit lacking. See Controller deadzone fix.
Controller Y-axis inversion
No vertical camera control.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Generic DirectInput controllers are supported.
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Ability to mute either all audio or just voices. Slider for music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Not available in the 2015 English rerelease. Japanese audio can be restored with this mod.
Korean
Korean retail release only.

Issues fixed

Settings menu not activating on startup

Disable Big Picture Overlay[7]
  1. Open Steam's settings.
  2. Click on "In-Game".
  3. Uncheck "Use the Big Picture Overlay when using a Steam Input enabled controller from the desktop".

Controller deadzone fix

Use gurumin-pad[8]
  1. Download dinput8.dll.
  2. Copy it to the installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Shader Model support 3.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Mods

Improved English script

This mod fixes translation and spelling errors, typos, untranslated lines, and overlapping speech bubbles.
Download revised script files[9]
  1. Download Gurumin Script Fixes (backup link).
  2. Unpack the archive to <path-to-game> and overwrite when prompted.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) 3D accelerator compatible
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/322290/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (322290) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. <path-to-game>\manual.pdf - "Additional Steam and Windows Development: Opus Studio Inc."
  2. Steam community :: Group announcements :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure :: Gamepad Right Stick Camera Control and More! - "I forgot to mention that for some reason MSAA only works if you disable Depth of Field, Back Buffer, and Blur Effects. That should also be looked into." -AmethystViper
  3. Tested by Marioysikax
  4. Talk:Gurumin, BONKERS research
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=5048447&postcount=2959
  6. Verified by User:AmethystViper on 2020-10-24
    Tested with v2.71.2.
  7. Settings Menu not activating on startup :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  8. Temporary fix to increase gamepad dead zone :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
  9. Typos, untranslated lines, and overlapping speech bubbles :: Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023