Bioware just released a statement saying that Mass Effect 2 will be on 2 discs. I know that PS3 owners LOVE to shove the limited disc size in 360 owners faces, but am I the only one that actually (in a specific way) really likes the multiple disc games?
When I was a kid when I saw a game with more than 1 disc when I opened the box the only word that could describe my feelings was "excitement." Oh man this game must be huge! I wonder how long it will take me to get to the second disc? Does the second disc mark a halfway spot? NEVER EVER in my gaming life have I gotten to a disc swap spot and been mad...just more excited!
Shenmue was a HUGE game in my life for the Dreamcast and it was 3 discs long. The new RE games for the Cube were all 2 discs. I just finished Blue Dragon last week and that was 3 discs and I'm playing Lost Odyssey right now and it's 4 discs. I can't wait to open Mass Effect 2 CE and see 3 discs!
My question is does it even matter when the game isn't specifically a sandbox game?
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I have personally only ever owned one game that involved a disc swap and that was the Lord of the Rings turn-based RPG for the Game Cube and from my memory of it, it actually helped break the game up and gave me a feeling of progress and completion. I will say, though, that part of my reasoning for getting FFXIII on PS3 is cause of this very reason... the other is just cause it feels like the right thing to do. How's that for logic!
ReplyDeleteI never had a problem with multiple disc games. It does give you a sense of where you at with the game, i.e. FFVII. When it comes to installing games on the PC, WAAAAY easier to deal with single-disc games.
ReplyDeleteRiven was a 5 disc game, so take that! It's probably better than all of them.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, I think you're on to something. It might not be ground breaking theories, but a second (or third) disc is a landmark, a sense of completion, a mini reward to let you know you're doing something right.
More in line with the discussion of what this means for current games, why does it matter? Are we really blowing through Final Fantasy XIII so fast that we need it all on one disc? If you're going through a game that would need 2 discs as quickly as that, and you find switching to the second disc a burden... I think there's a bigger issue here.