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Untamoi on 25 August 2009
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outlawauron said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
outlawauron said:

Final Fantasy VII was 1.2 GB compressed into a digital download. That means there is no reused data and there certainly isn't 256 MB that the developer can actually use. (much like 360 games can only use a max of 6.8GB of the disc due to Nintendo software/anti-piracy software)(1)

@ Soriku

4 Gigabits is 512 MB. He's right.(2)

 1. Unless the FMVs were recoded, it's still compressed MPEG-1, which can't really be compressed a lot without loads of artifacts.

2. Yeah, I don't think he understood what I wrote.

Even if they're able to cut down to half the size, it's still not small enough. I don't think the DS makes a smart choice for "remakes" of games that would be worse than their former versions. I think that the DS should get the 2D remakes and 3D remakes should be made with the PSP using the Crisis Core engine. It's purty.

EDIT: This is, of course, assuming that the FF remakes will continue to ignore the touchscreen of the DS and not hardly use it. FFIV did use the touchpad, but only for those pointless mini games.

FMV's during release of FF VII had terrible compression algorithms. You can get the same quality FMV's (perhaps even better) at around 20% of the original size by just using better algorithms. Not sure though if DS can use the best algorithms because those require a lot from hardware.