Game crashing at startup / not launching?

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I validated my files, ran with different DPI settings, uninstalled and reinstalled, tried running as admin, ran in compatibility, installed on different drive. None of which worked. Am I the only one with this problem?

[Nekorun]

Nope, It's happening to me too. It worked fine until a couple days ago and now it won't boot. it launches to a black screen for a couple seconds then crashes.
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EDIT: I figured out the problem. This game requires an audio source.
I use Bluetooth headphones. As soon as I plugged in a set of wired headphones it booted right up.

[C.C. 折オリ枝 の 夫]

If you did some hex edit to remove film grain and such, that can be the cause.

For me, the game will crash if opened from anywhere else but clicking "play" in the library. If I do click "play", it will open normally and work fine.

Had the same thing happen with Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, so yea....

[D I A B L O]

Could be an audio codec setting or video codec setting you changed