Final Fantasy XIII [BLUS30416]

I gave up on RPCS3...

You're giving up too soon. Consider how are FFVIII, RE4 and other older console PC ports standing up today. I mean even if they work, is it pleasant experience, no issues like gamepad? Also how many software issues were raised just by switching to new Windows version,  W7->W8, W7,8->W10 ...->W11 etc. With emulator, you actually have a guaranteed preservation across the systems, even different ones like linux/bsd. I cannot imagine playing PS1,2 PC ports today when emulators provide such a fantastic, stable, guaranteed experience - without installers! RPCS3 have already over 2/3 library compatibility, likely more than reported with correct setting/HW.

FFXIII,XIII-2 on PC had issues for many people, there exist a community patch for that reason. Same for Yakuza games and so on. Many ports are shitty. I also read somewhere that PS3 XIII videos are of better quality but cannot confirm. Overall I think emulated experience can be better once you got a HW for it and occasional regression mean nothing in the long run. Guys working on this are incredible.

REPORT: v0022-13648 works without issues for me past the first battle, I haven't played further but it certainly does not lock up at the beginning.

@Melchior:
Controls can be changed during initial tutorial at the beginning of the game!