So I've decided to go ahead and just play through from scratch from the start of the game. I'm likely going to do several playthroughs for the sake of making sure I unlock every character, just as I did before I lost my original save (old computer died unfortunately). I'm sure most of you know what I mean by that, so I won't be elaborating further because spoilers, obviously. I've purchased the game from the actual seller and I'm running through the game without using any modifying software or anything else whatsoever. Playing the game as intended only. Once I get far enough to where I think my save could be pretty useful, I'll dump my save file here. That way, I can at least help some people, and whoever uses my files won't have to worry I've modified anything on cheat engines or anything that may contribute to file corruptions.
