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d21lewis on 22 October 2009

^It's cool. Thought I was going crazy for a minute!



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almcchesney on 22 October 2009

still loading pretty graphics and loading multiple ai's are two completely different things, from the hd it reads faster also can load from two places simultaneously, so instead of rendering the enemy the oving the laser then rading the ai and applying it, it can do both render with the data from disc while loading the ai etc from hdd



Kantor on 22 October 2009
twesterm said:
Foibbles said:
No he didn't. He just doesn't have a clue. Since Final Fantasy is a linear game and the engine is loaded in memory why on earth would it have an install? The only way an install would benefit a game like this is if you installed the WHOLE game on the hard drive excluding the FMV videos.

Other games have installs for loading the game quickly because the important asssets that get reused all the time are on the hard drive. So 3d fighters for example where the characterstage modelstextures can be realisticlly installed because they don't take much space.

Talk about ignorance.

I know the day is only just beginning but I'm pretty sure this is going to be by far the funniest thing I'm going to read today.

I love it when people pretend to know what they're talking about when they have *absolutely* no clue what's going on.  The icing on the cake?  You call everyone else ignorant!  XD

-edit-

Slightly on topic, but I'm about 70% sure I'll be installing it anyways if I do get it. 

Twesterm buying a multiplat on PS3?

=O



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twesterm on 22 October 2009
Kantor said:
twesterm said:
Foibbles said:
No he didn't. He just doesn't have a clue. Since Final Fantasy is a linear game and the engine is loaded in memory why on earth would it have an install? The only way an install would benefit a game like this is if you installed the WHOLE game on the hard drive excluding the FMV videos.

Other games have installs for loading the game quickly because the important asssets that get reused all the time are on the hard drive. So 3d fighters for example where the characterstage modelstextures can be realisticlly installed because they don't take much space.

Talk about ignorance.

I know the day is only just beginning but I'm pretty sure this is going to be by far the funniest thing I'm going to read today.

I love it when people pretend to know what they're talking about when they have *absolutely* no clue what's going on.  The icing on the cake?  You call everyone else ignorant!  XD

-edit-

Slightly on topic, but I'm about 70% sure I'll be installing it anyways if I do get it. 

Twesterm buying a multiplat on PS3?

=O

That was assuming I'd buy it on the 360.  I'm assuming both versions are going to be equal so in that case achievements and the fact my PS3 sounds like a vacuum cleaner makes me get it for the 360 which means I install it. 

Now if the PS3 version is noticeably better, I'll get that one and install it if I have the option.

 



 

Kantor on 22 October 2009
twesterm said:
Kantor said:
twesterm said:
Foibbles said:
No he didn't. He just doesn't have a clue. Since Final Fantasy is a linear game and the engine is loaded in memory why on earth would it have an install? The only way an install would benefit a game like this is if you installed the WHOLE game on the hard drive excluding the FMV videos.

Other games have installs for loading the game quickly because the important asssets that get reused all the time are on the hard drive. So 3d fighters for example where the characterstage modelstextures can be realisticlly installed because they don't take much space.

Talk about ignorance.

I know the day is only just beginning but I'm pretty sure this is going to be by far the funniest thing I'm going to read today.

I love it when people pretend to know what they're talking about when they have *absolutely* no clue what's going on.  The icing on the cake?  You call everyone else ignorant!  XD

-edit-

Slightly on topic, but I'm about 70% sure I'll be installing it anyways if I do get it. 

Twesterm buying a multiplat on PS3?

=O

That was assuming I'd buy it on the 360.  I'm assuming both versions are going to be equal so in that case achievements and the fact my PS3 sounds like a vacuum cleaner makes me get it for the 360 which means I install it. 

Now if the PS3 version is noticeably better, I'll get that one and install it if I have the option.

 

It looks like both versions will have an optional install: the article doesn't say "no install", it says "no mandatory install".

And of course, achievements are the same thing as trophies, and... did you just say your PS3 is louder than your 360?



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postofficebuddy on 22 October 2009

Not that I'm calling them out or anything but doesn't the fact that the game has trophies require some form of install, albeit a tiny one?



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huaxiong90 on 22 October 2009

Neither one of my consoles are loud, lol. But, I am getting this game on PS3 since the game was originally meant as a PS3 exclusive, and no disc swapping is required.



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twesterm on 22 October 2009
Kantor said:
 

It looks like both versions will have an optional install: the article doesn't say "no install", it says "no mandatory install".

And of course, achievements are the same thing as trophies, and... did you just say your PS3 is louder than your 360?

Yeah, but I also think my PS3 is on its last legs.  I got a new 360 earlier this year and it's as quiet as a mouse (though the only time I use the disc drive is when I'm installing a game) but my PS3 is pretty crazy loud no matter what I do.

It's sad because 1) I still need to play more Demon's Soul after I finish Uncharted and 2) while I can dig out a DVD player to watch DVD's, I can't do that for Blu-Ray's.  ;_;

And to me, trophies and achievements are not the same thing.  Or they are, but I like one better than the other. 



 

Kantor on 22 October 2009
postofficebuddy said:
Not that I'm calling them out or anything but doesn't the fact that the game has trophies require some form of install, albeit a tiny one?

If you look at it that way, every game needs an install. CoD4's "install" was 12MB.



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darthdevidem01 on 22 October 2009

This is why S-E & FF rules



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