SO4 is on 3 disc

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"]I have nothing against switching discs, its just the prospect of losing or scratching one disc that really annoys me. nothing is more frustrating than losing a single disc and then searching for it for ever. You cant exactly justify buying the game again because it would feel like a waste, but at the same time you cant find the one disc you need. The horror! :cry:mtradr43

[QUOTE="Racer_XLR"]Okay? Three disks..... I see no problem here. What.. is the price of this game going to raise now that it's on multiple disks? :PLionheart08

If gamers wanted to be active we'd go outside and play some sports. Microsoft needs to get with the times and realize that we don't want to get off our butts after putting the disk in the first time. :roll:

Also think of the risk in making the dangerous trek to your console, you could end up breaking you leg, or die by exhaustion. Or a crazie gunman could rob you on your way to the system.:P

I really don't see the point in whining about multiple discs. It seems it is mainly the cows who wouldn't have to put up with it, just use it as 'ownage' to the Lems.

[QUOTE="Nike_Air"]

How much more does it really cost to go 3 discs over blu-ray though ? Anyone have any clue ?

BumFluff122

Well SO4 will officially be on three disc whats your thoughts on this? Any comments on blu ray is useless now?

http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/12/06/xbox-360-star-ocean-needs-3-dvds-why-microsoft-needs-blu-ray/

I WILL BUY IT idont care

but i love my blu ray:D

[QUOTE="AdobeArtist"]

The only reason it's on 3 discs - the same reason for Blue Dragon, Lost Odessey and Last Remnant being on multiple discs - is that Japanese developers haven't let go of their dependance on CGI video for cut scenes. This is an outdated method that is unnecessary today when in-game graphics engines are more than capable of beautifully depicting the cinematics in story telling. Just look at WRPGs like Mass Effect, Oblivion, and Fallout 3, that are loaded with hours of gameplay, and still fit on a single DVD9.

Now I can already see the counter-argument. "Adobe, you're complaining about CGI video being outdated and unnecessary with better alternatives available. Can't the same be said of DVD9 today when there's a better alternative in BluRay?" The difference is, Blu Ray costs the gamer more in money, whereas the implementation of in-game cinematics rendering over CGI costs us nothing, and still allows games to fit on 1 disc. Plus Blu Ray being in it's early stages of technical development still carries hinderances to gaming, mainly in the form of slower drive speeds to DVD.

gunswordfist

The real point of CG's obselesence, is that back in those days they were both an innovation and a crutch at the same time. Innovative for ushering in a new era of gaming that allowed for detailed fully fleshed out story telling by means of cinematic presentation that took games beyond the simplistic formula of just scrolling through segmented levels and stages.

But it was also a crutch to compensate for the fact that the game engine couldn't depict the story scenes adequetly by the creator's vision. So the pre-rendered video was put in place just for the movie segments, but then the player went back to the game graphics that was nowhere near as visually powerful. In the PS1 days, the visual gap between game graphics and CG was mountainous. But that just isn't the case today, where game engines can produce stellar visuals for the story segments, and seamlessly blends in with the game play. The calibur of in-game graphics have made CG unncecessary and even more so, a waste of memory resources.

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

[QUOTE="Racer_XLR"]Okay? Three disks..... I see no problem here. What.. is the price of this game going to raise now that it's on multiple disks? :PChaos_HL21

If gamers wanted to be active we'd go outside and play some sports. Microsoft needs to get with the times and realize that we don't want to get off our butts after putting the disk in the first time. :roll:

Also think of the risk in making the dangerous trek to your console, you could end up breaking you leg, or die by exhaustion. Or a crazie gunman could rob you on your way to the system.:P

I really don't see the point in whining about multiple discs. It seems it is mainly the cows who wouldn't have to put up with it, just use it as 'ownage' to the Lems.

Near enough 3 times the production costs? I can see why developers should care.

Are you goping to make thread about Last remnant being on two disc, infiniteundiscovery on 2 disc, Lost opdyssey on 4 disc. are you going to make a thread about those ?

Only when the blu ray is useless comments stops :P jk Just wanted to see waht everyone thinks about it.

How would you install it?Leejjohno

Since there have been a few multi-disc games since before NXE, it's very likely they took that into consideration, and you'll simply see a prompt to insert the next disc during the installation.