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Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by curst 04/02/2003, 9:11am PST
Has any game even come CLOSE to filling up an entire DVD yet? I mean, besides Eternal Destiny Conquest of course.


The Baldur's Gates? Or are all theses CDs for looks?


I'm pretty sure BG, and all computer games I've seen for that matter, are still CD-ROM only. I don't know why this is, but my guess is that computer developers have never made the switch to DVD-ROM because of potential compatibility issues that could arise from the vast array of available DVD drives. Whereas PS2 developers would have no such problem since you only have to make your game compatible with one fixed configuration.

A quick google search told me that DVD-ROMs have 7x the storage capacity of CD-ROMs - that's approx. 4,550MB! I don't know of any game that could possibly use that much data, Dynasty Warriors 4 included.

I mean, yeah, the textures are high-quality, the sound is top-notch and there's tons of it, there's the 60+minute soundtrack, some 30 movie clips, at least 30 unique "levels", etc... but that still doesn't add up to 4,550MB in my mind.
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Dynasty Warriors 4 rawks! It won't convert non-believers. Voicework sucks. Etc. by curst 03/27/2003, 9:25am PST NEW
    What the hell is with this English-only shit? by Damocles 03/30/2003, 5:58pm PST NEW
        Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by curst 03/31/2003, 8:47am PST NEW
            Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by Damocles 04/01/2003, 7:50pm PST NEW
                Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by FABIO 04/01/2003, 9:51pm PST NEW
                    Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by foogla 04/02/2003, 3:00am PST NEW
                        Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by curst 04/02/2003, 9:11am PST NEW
                            Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by FABIO 04/02/2003, 1:34pm PST NEW
                            Re: What the hell is with this English-only shit? by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/02/2003, 1:56pm PST NEW
                                correction by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/02/2003, 2:01pm PST NEW
                            The Pandora Directive -nt- by Entropy Stew 04/02/2003, 6:33pm PST NEW
                                Gabriel Knight 2? by Damocles 04/04/2003, 3:03am PST NEW
                                    Only played the first, but heard the second was good like you said NT by Entropy Stew 04/04/2003, 3:18am PST NEW
                                        It's the main reason I don't piss and moan when I see "FMV" by Damocles 04/04/2003, 1:03pm PST NEW
                                            Re: It's the main reason I don't piss and moan when I see "FMV" by FABIO 04/04/2003, 2:54pm PST NEW
                                                Holy crap, Harvester by Damocles 04/04/2003, 8:17pm PST NEW
                                                    Re: Holy crap, Harvester by FABIO 04/04/2003, 8:41pm PST NEW
                                                        Mechwarrior 2 actually NT by FABIO 04/04/2003, 8:41pm PST NEW
                                                            So did you actually like Mechwarrior 2? -NT- by Damocles 04/04/2003, 8:50pm PST NEW
                                                                Re: So did you actually like Mechwarrior 2? by FABIO 04/04/2003, 10:09pm PST NEW
                                                                    As long as the thread necromancy is going on... by Damocles 07/06/2003, 11:35pm PDT NEW
                    One, maybe. by Damocles 04/02/2003, 2:34pm PST NEW
                        multiple DVDs cost more money by sabo10 04/02/2003, 5:30pm PST NEW
                            Re: multiple DVDs cost more money by Damocles 04/04/2003, 3:02am PST NEW
    Something I forgot to say: non-believers are infidel scum. DW akbar! by Damocles 04/04/2003, 8:53pm PST NEW
        Re: Something I forgot to say: non-believers are infidel scum. DW akbar! by curst 04/05/2003, 3:19pm PST NEW
            why I could never get THAT into the three kingdoms period by FABIO 04/05/2003, 4:05pm PST NEW
                Re: why I could never get THAT into the three kingdoms period by curst 04/05/2003, 6:21pm PST NEW
            Does this mean Zhang He is a furry? by Damocles 04/06/2003, 12:08am PST NEW
    Re: Dynasty Warriors 4 rawks! It won't convert non-believers. Voicework sucks. Etc. by @!)@M 07/03/2003, 8:44pm PDT NEW
        Re: Dynasty Warriors 4 rawks! It won't convert non-believers. Voicework sucks. Etc. by mark 07/03/2003, 11:35pm PDT NEW
            You're in luck! Maybe! by Mood: Perplexed 07/04/2003, 2:38am PDT NEW
            Meh, here's my new long short review of it by curst 07/04/2003, 3:12am PDT NEW
                expansion pack question by K. Thor Jensen 07/05/2003, 2:22pm PDT NEW
                    stand alone NT by FABIO 07/05/2003, 9:48pm PDT NEW
                        But far better with both. NT by No Body 07/06/2003, 1:00am PDT NEW
                            Why on earth would you buy both???? NT by FABIO 07/06/2003, 2:17am PDT NEW
                                Old game Musou with new game difficulty/sidekicks NT by Principal Scudworth 07/06/2003, 3:30am PDT NEW
                                    Re: Old game Musou with new game difficulty/sidekicks by No Body 07/06/2003, 10:59pm PDT NEW
                    Re: expansion pack question by curst 07/08/2003, 10:40am PDT NEW
            FABIO-esque? NT by FABIO 07/04/2003, 10:18am PDT NEW
        I summon all the dark spirits of Thread Necromancy! NT by Damocles 07/04/2003, 11:18am PDT NEW
 
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