Siege Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 Anyone know how many CD's JKII ships with? I remember the original being two and was curious as I enjoy having lots of content.
Wacky_Baccy Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 Almost certainly only one. AFAIK, JK only needed two due to the live-action cutscenes, which, sadly, JO lacks. But that doesn't mean it won't be as good as JK was - far from it, especially with Raven at the helm BTW - Welcome to the forums - make yourself at home, and enjoy your stay here
Indy4 Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 then why did escape from monkey island have 2 cds? SEYA
TUS_Tomcat Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 thats a whole different game genre, with different space demands No vaild comparison IMHO
Proto Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 In fact I woul be quite disappointed if there was only one CD. This game is supposed to be huge, isn't it? Elite Force was on one CD as it was quite short and claustrofobic (I know, I know, the level scale has not much to do with it;) ).
Cracken Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 I think it all depends on how Raven decides to compress their files. My guess would be that they would try to keep the # of cd's as low as possible.
bsbuckeye21 Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 When fmv isn't involved, it usually comes down to the texture diversity. (uh-oh)
digl Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 1 CD hmmm you played EMI? all those graphics and cutscenes need a lot of space a FPS doesn't
Dark Bob Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 If you go to the Lucasarts Outcast page and go through the ordering process, it says that there will be 1 cd somewhere in there. Hope this helps . . .
Dan12R Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 If it does take more than one CD, I'd perfer it be on a DVD.
Cracken Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 That's great for people like you who have a DVD-Rom, but from a marketing standpoint its suicide. Most people today (like myself) choose CD-RW over DVD-Rom when presented with the choice. Limiting the game to DVD would severely limit its appeal, and for a game like JO that would just be plain stupid.
SlowbieOne Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 One thing that I'm wondering about is if you will need the JK2 CD in the drive when playing multiplayer. I have 2 computers in my house on a network that I use for LAN games, and there is nothing worse than buying a game mostly for MP then you can't even play a LAN game without buying another copy of the game or getting a CD crack (ususally takes awhile for them to make one too). Yes I'll admit it, I'm one of the people who would download a CD crack because I don't believe I should have to buy another copy of it just to play on 2 different computers in my house. They make you use the CD in most of the games released (by "they" I mean video game companies) and it's a shame . Hey, everyone has to make money, but it's obviously just a choice to either make you use the CD, or not. Frankly, I think it's quite greedy when they make you use the CD and an insult to the hardcore PC gamers in which they KNOW play LAN games. My 2 cents. I'm worried because Soldier of Fortune and Elite Force required the CD in the drive. On the other hand, Quake 3 Arena didn't require the CD. It could go either way, but if you do need the CD, Lucasarts won't be getting my $ for a second copy of JK2. I would rather wait a week for a CD crack rather than shell out another $50.
Desslock Posted March 9, 2002 Posted March 9, 2002 Originally posted by Dan12R If it does take more than one CD, I'd perfer it be on a DVD. As well as the reason Cracken stated, why? Its not like your going to get a performance increase as the Quake 3 TA engine is spun off the harddrive.. and since the cutscenes are ingame, I see no valid point besides the case look and the CD look.
Belgirion Posted March 10, 2002 Posted March 10, 2002 Originally posted by Proto In fact I woul be quite disappointed if there was only one CD. This game is supposed to be huge, isn't it? Elite Force was on one CD as it was quite short and claustrofobic (I know, I know, the level scale has not much to do with it;) ). well half-life only had one CD and that was a pretty long game...
digl Posted March 10, 2002 Posted March 10, 2002 Dark Forces was pretty long and it only used CD because it didn't fit in a floppy
Silent_One Posted March 10, 2002 Posted March 10, 2002 Sheesh. Who really cares whether JO has 1 or more cd's?? Big Deal.
DigitalVapor Posted March 10, 2002 Posted March 10, 2002 I CARE!!! I TOO PLAY LAN GAMES. IN JK YOU COULD PLAY MULTIPLAYER GAMES FROM EITHER DISK, MEANING YOU DID NOT NEED TO BUY 2 COPIES. THATS A GREAT VALUE RIGHT THERE. I NEED 2 DISKS TO PLAY THE LAN GAMES THEREFORE I DEMAND IT BE A 2 DISK SET!!
Moses Posted March 10, 2002 Posted March 10, 2002 Geez, calm down man. Turn capslock off, you are hurting my ears. It's nighttime here and you will wake my whole family up. However, I do agree with what you are saying. I'm not ready to make any demands, but I do hope there is some way to play on two computers in the household without buying a second CD. I don't think I would play with a direct cable link if I needed to buy another one. If you have other friends that are buying it then you can use theirs, but if you don't have friends that are buying it then you shouldn't be stuck. (though you'd need a friend to play on the other computer anyway.) P.S. There was a milk carton once that on the side of it it said "Got Friends?" If you didn't have friends, think of how bad that would have made you felt!
TigZy Posted March 10, 2002 Posted March 10, 2002 Originally posted by DigitalVapor ...THEREFORE I DEMAND IT BE A 2 DISK SET!! I'll go notify lucasarts.
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