Ni no Kuni: WotWW [NPUB30932] Freezes after ship cutscene

Game has ran perfectly up until this point. Upon boarding the ship after getting Swaine, it goes to a cutscene, then the game hangs.
rcps3 latest build as of last night

default settings except for GPU:
renderer: Vulkan
default res: 1280x720
graphics device: 1660ti
resolution scale 400%
vsync enabled
add. settings:
write color buffers: X
strict rendering: X
vsync: O
stretch: X
disable vertex: X
multithread rsx: X
disable async: X
aspect ratio: 16:9
framelimit: off
aniso. filter: 16x
anti-aliasing: disabled