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Final Fantasy XIII Nightmare Looms for Xbox Owners | Sankaku Complex
That would suck so bad! It looks like it's two cases deep too, so that's like a hundred discs. I really hope this doesn't happen.
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Final Fantasy XIII Nightmare Looms for Xbox Owners | Sankaku Complex
That would suck so bad! It looks like it's two cases deep too, so that's like a hundred discs. I really hope this doesn't happen.
Keep in mind that despite its incredible level of graphical sophistication FF12 only filled up 1/2 of a regular DVD. So by filling up a Dual-Layer DVD there is 4x the space that was used.
So if we are talking 4 disks (which FF8 was), there is 16x the space that FF12 took up, which is the ballpark, I as an outside observer who doesn't know anything about game encoding, would estimate it to be.
It’s all about how efficiently they code it. (I'm so going to get burned for saying this...) A game like FF12 used 1/2 a DVD, whereas Star Ocean 3 used 2 DVDs. And it certainly appears as if FF12 is a noticeable more graphically advanced game.
It'd be nice to return to the days of multi-disc Final Fantasy games xD
o_o
If only it was on the PS2, like it was going to be originally. >:(
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You're a funny character. I doubt it would there would be that many discs and I never heard of a demo cominghere and for the 360. I think one of the staff would've announced that if that were the case. But like everyone knows multi- disc is inferior in the fact that the odds of having a defective or scratched disc is increased. I am well aware the same thing could happen with a blu ray disc, but its's more scratch resistant and it could be highly frustrating playing a game halfway through to only find out that the 3rd disc is scratched.Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪
This is almost guranteed for frustration if you buy it used too.
I dislike the multi-disc and that is the reason why I have 4 copies of Final Fantasy IX and two of VIII. I don't have any multiple copies of any of the PS2 generation FFs.
I think it'd be cool to go back to muli-disc gaming. That just means you're getting a game well worth your money 'cause it's so long. I just don't want this one to be multi-disc 'cause you'll be changing discs every five minutes.
There is also that feeling of accomplishment you get when you move on to the next disk. I liked that.
The worst part about disk switching is getting up. The disk switch usually comes after one of the hardest and longest bosses yet and a long cut scene and I got comfortable.
The demo is most likely not as efficient as the final release, by the way. There are HEAPS of factors to consider that the article is so ignorantly ignoring.
"... and so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written."
I highly doubt there will be that many disks -_-;
FFVIII was on CDs not DVDs, meaning it took 4 CDs, roughly 700MB each. Meaning that it occupied roughly the same amount of space as FFXII. That being said, I was under the impression that FFXII was more around the 3GB range. *shrugs*
Also, there's been plenty of games that exist for both consoles and there has been no difference in the number of discs, as far as I am aware. The 360 is doubtfully going to be a simple rip of the data of the Blu-ray version onto DVD or HD-DVD. The two machines simply don't function the same way. Plus they will probably trim off some of the fat as it were. :/
Yeah, it's pretty much been known the 360 version is going to have issues, and they're more than likely going to hit several bumps along the road, even with the multiplatform-ness of the crystal tools engine.
I'd honestly like them to just record the voices and translate it, so I can have this game before they have to get around porting this to the 360. I think they owe me that much for buying every game they put out over 3 generations of consoles (well, the main ones at least).
I own every single final fantasy as well, but I'm a 360 owner because I don't think there's enough exclusives I would want on the PS3 to warrant spending that much money on the system. Why should I be shafted in comparison? Saying that you've supported them previously is retarded. Many of us have. Just wait it out and be happy that we're getting the game on either system at all.
Assuming the game is 1 blu-ray disc, then I don't imagine the 360 version being more then 3-4 dvds tops. I own a couple multi-disc rpgs for the 360 (Such as Lost Odyssey, it's like what FFXII would have been if sakaguchi was still at squeenix <3) and I'll be glad to add another.
Heres my prediction. They will get the game on 3 discs max and the 360 version with run just as good as the PS3 version. 360 owners won't get gimped like every PS3 fan says so and both will get the exact same experience.
Is disc swapping an issue anyway? In some ways the 360 version will feel more like a Final Fantasy title with multiple discs.
Not at all. I have blue dragon and lost odyssey, both multi-disc games. I have no problem with it and don't see why others do either. Heaven forbid I have to get up off the couch every 20-30 hours of gameplay to switch disks. And I don't have to worry about them scratching because *gasp* I take really good care of my stuff.
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