save + load= fix
had the freeze on "life something " chptr. 3
Save (ingame not savestate), quit, load, carry on. Solved for me.
Used Video: Pete's DX6 D3D 1.77 (nice. 16bit, unfiltered framebuffer, color dith., spec.:mixed soft fb acces), Sound: peops DSound 1.9 (high compatib., reverb psx reverb, interpolat: gaussian interpol, enable xa, change xa, spu irq valkyrie)