So, did the latest update permanently end support for this game on Windows 7? Is there an actual reason to do that or just a general "get with the times" thing?

AGAIN ... the game stuck on the start screen (loading endlessly).

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просто перестало грузиться, бесконечная загрузка и все, был в другом городе, работало нормально, вернулся домой и ГГ, ничекго не работает

I completed the requirements for the "Got Sanshi" achievement, as well as several others. None of them triggered as completed.