Yeah, you can load the state, make an in-game save and just use that in-game save with no worries The save state saves the state of the emulator (as the name implies), so any issues that are caused by the state it's in will always be present upon loading it
I didn't ask earlier because you said it was doing it with other games, and I figured you didn't have a state for those.
Well, I tried it without using the saved state, but still the same issue. Also I realized that the characters when they stand still definitely don't look right, their features are distorted depending on their position. Can anyone recommend a good "screen recorder" so I could just record it and upload it to youtube so I can just show the issue I'm having?