PoPoLoCrois crash when select new game option

[Capryloyl]

As title states, when I load the game, everything is fine and dandy. However, once I confirm "new game" on the title screen, it freezes, the screen goes black (controls still there), and then the emulator crashes and closes.

This is on the Android version of PPSSPP.
I have tried 1.6.3, 1.7.4, 1.8.0 and 1.9.4 all with the following settings:

GRAPHICS
backend: OpenGL
Mode: skip buffer
enable simulated block transfer
frameskipping (1)
1x psp rendering and display resolution.
Enabled hardware transform, software skinning, vertex cache.
(Have tried enabling and disabling lazy texture caching and slower effects)
Retain changed textures enabled
Low spline curves
upscale off
deposterize off
anisotropic filtering off

SYSTEM
fast memory on
I/O on thread on

I haven't been able to find anything to help on the forums, as no one has stated there being an issue on the title screen when choosing new game. It doesn't seem to be an issue with my rom either as I have downloaded a few more copies from different places to test. (UNDUBs, USA versions, etc) T_T
Send help...