SAMURAI WARRIORS 5 (1591530)

Compatibility Report

• Name of the game with compatibility issues: SAMURAI WARRIORS 5
• Steam AppID of the game: 1591530

System Information

• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
• Driver/LLVM version: NVIDIA 470.86
• Kernel version: 5.13.0-25-generic
• Link to full system information report: gist
• Proton version: 6.3-8 && Proton Experimental

I confirm:

• that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
• that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

steam-1591530.log

Symptoms

The game installs and launches with no issue. I can even load an initial menu! See screenshot below:

After hitting any key, it goes to a black screen forever - I suspect it may be trying to play some kind of video.
I had installed Media Foundation workaround and while no video plays after that initial prompt, it seems I load into some kind of second menu, as my mouse clicks generate a sound effect sometimes yet the screen remains black.

Reproduction

Install the game
Set Proton compatibility to 6.3-8 or Experimental
Launch the game
<Workaround removed by moderator>
Using a controller after the initial menu that loads seems to let you select SEVERAL options but none of them I can tell actually fix the black screen issue.

Start by reviewing steam-1591530.log alongside the reported Proton 6.3-8 and Experimental runs, then reproduce the launch sequence after the initial menu. Done means the game proceeds past the persistent black screen under the reported setup, with the behavior verified against the listed reproduction steps.