We’ve come so far, gaming. BACK IN THE DAY, in a galaxy that was not so far away I can still remember being absolutely gob-smacked when I picked up a video gaming magazine (it was like a video game website, only the news and reviews were two months late). The one advantage that print had when it came to the rising tide of those filthy nerf herder gaming websites however, was the humble demo disc.
PC Format easily had my favourite demo disc, mostly because each CD-ROM had a hidden folder filled with low resolution toilet humour. Brilliant stuff. But those discs are what brought the latest game demos to our doors. Games that we simply could not download back then, as those tens of megabytes were too much for a 56K modem to handle.
Hell, back then I could barely look at dodgy anime pictures without my line screaming like a One Direction fan at a show. These days, we scoff at such downloads. Scoff to the max. 90mb game demos? Say hello to gigabytes of data just for a beta. And really, it’s obvious stuff. Bigger games, bigger resources and bigger quality means massive file sizes.
And that brings us to Star Wars Battlefront. I wasn’t massively bowled over by Star Wars Battlefront during the beta. I mean, it’s solid but I’m just not feeling the magic yet. What I will say however, is that it is easily one of the prettiest games of the year. The maps look gorgeous, the frame-rate is smooth and looking up to see Rebel Alliance cruisers and Imperial Star Destroyers duking it out is something that is straight out of the movies.
Hot damn, that’s going to be one massive download, right? Not really. Because Star Wars Battlefront won’t bust the Bothan bank, as EA confirmed:
@cristianvaca_ Star Wars Battlefront will be a 23GB download on PS4, 19GB on Xbox One and 27GB on Origin.
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) November 9, 2015
Not bad at all. That’s the base game, all the maps across four planets, a half-dozen heroes/villains and various sound effects. It’ll most likely be the DLC and weekly updates, that chow your data like a Rancor in Jabba’s palace, once the game has launched next week.
Last Updated: November 10, 2015
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 09:12
Because it’s not magic D, it’s midichlorians.
VampyreSquirrel
November 10, 2015 at 09:18
Mehdichlorians, right? RIGHT?
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 09:18
Don’t make fun of their space mehgic!
VampyreSquirrel
November 10, 2015 at 09:20
But why not? Spoil sport.
Oh did that damn piece of Volt drop after I ducked?
Ottokie
November 10, 2015 at 09:21
Nope, we did not run without you. And then my Interwebs got all screwed up, Got an SMS this morning saying they are working on the exchange… o boy
VampyreSquirrel
November 10, 2015 at 09:23
Ah ok cool. Sucks about your interwebs (again).
I see you’re on Steam but “away” 😛
Ottokie
November 10, 2015 at 09:24
Was using my phone to check if the damn thing has changed to Rands yet 😛
VampyreSquirrel
November 10, 2015 at 09:27
Still dollars last time I checked.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 09:26
The first time you dropped we went on to round 10, Vex armour giving a 400% odd buff to my Ignis damage was face-meltingly good.
Ottokie
November 10, 2015 at 09:28
Was on skype with Beefcake, I had a play by play of all the carnage and death going on xD
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 09:29
lol yeah it wasn’t pretty. That Nova that joined wasn’t the most helpful, didn’t use MP much.
Ottokie
November 10, 2015 at 09:30
I noticed her MP did not go far, probably a new player. And without a constant AOE those infested rip your face off 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 09:25
Star Wars fans are more rabid than a Rancor with a sore tooth. You’d swear someone shattered Han Solo and used him for ice cubes.
Ottokie
November 10, 2015 at 09:25
10/10
VampyreSquirrel
November 10, 2015 at 09:26
Hahahaha! So true
Mark Treloar
November 10, 2015 at 09:22
Wrong!!
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 09:23
Don’t come here with your science!
The D
November 10, 2015 at 09:32
You’re dead to me.
Hammersteyn
November 10, 2015 at 09:17
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view2/1424924/star-wars-porkins-o.gif
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 09:19
Diabetes is a silent killer, even in space.
Hammersteyn
November 10, 2015 at 09:21
METHstar, not even once
VampyreSquirrel
November 10, 2015 at 09:22
No one can hear you go into a diabetic coma in space.
Dutch Matrix
November 10, 2015 at 10:20
I still feel bad whenever I see him dying…
James Anderton
November 10, 2015 at 09:25
Its like, what, 12 maps or something?
Reason for it being so small is the lack of content.
Hammersteyn
November 10, 2015 at 09:25
^this
miaau
November 10, 2015 at 09:28
Are they well realised, well created and above all fun and DIFFERENT maps?
I should think 12 quality maps would be better than 40 samey maps.
James Anderton
November 10, 2015 at 09:31
Did I comment on their quality or playability AT ALL? Or, are you just being a total turd?
miaau
November 10, 2015 at 09:58
sigh, today is not my day. I seem to offend as easily as breathing.
No, I was asking what your thoughts around the playability and quality were, and delivering my opinion as well.
Sorry about that.
James Anderton
November 10, 2015 at 10:09
K, well this is pretty easy. What is better:
40 “well realised, well created and above all fun and DIFFERENT maps”
or
12 “well realised, well created and above all fun and DIFFERENT maps”.
If you answer is 12, I’d love to hear your argument for it. Because it shouldn’t be.
Obviously time is a factor during development, right?
My argument is that DICE haven’t been given nearly enough time to create a decent amount of quality content that should be there at release.
Because EA is EA and EA is close to the worst.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 10:17
My guess would be they didn’t “waste” their time because players tend to stick to a small number of favourite maps anyway.
Dutch Matrix
November 10, 2015 at 10:18
WAAAAAIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!!!!!!! This is not Common Sense Thursday!
James Anderton
November 10, 2015 at 10:21
Great, so we should pay less surely?… oh wait.
miaau
November 10, 2015 at 10:24
Well, I chose 12 quality over 40 copy and past maps any day of the week, easy.
But yes, I do agree with you, 12 does seem a bit on the “I want to sell loads more maps as DLC, we already have the created maps and will dole them out slowly, as we think you get bored with certain maps”, side.
Dutch Matrix
November 10, 2015 at 10:17
Don’t be sorry. I think Mr Anderton’s last encounter with his girlfriend, Ms Palmer, did not meet expectations.
James Anderton
November 10, 2015 at 10:24
Oh nice. Masturbation jokes.
This thread just needs to degrade to a comparison of Hitler or Nazis and we’ve just about hit every internet cliche out there. Nice.
miaau
November 10, 2015 at 10:26
Sh1.t. I totally did not get that till now. And now I am sad.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 10, 2015 at 10:26
Oh don’t mind him, he sticks to what’s familiar. 😉
miaau
November 10, 2015 at 10:27
You comment here enough that I have to lean strongly towards the side of your choice of wording was deliberate. And funny.
Ick.
Dutch Matrix
November 10, 2015 at 10:40
I DON’T STICK. I BATHE! ONCE A MONTH!
Though with these water restrictions, I am going to have to go back to bathing with my mum.
Wait. You weren’t talking about me, rihgt? I mean right? I can’t say right right.
Dutch Matrix
November 10, 2015 at 10:33
Oh, and asking a guy if he’s a turd is the height of adult conversation, right?
miaau
November 10, 2015 at 10:25
Ah, but Dutch, that is 2nd person I have upset, on these comment pages, in a short space of time.
I am not a happy person, not slept well, got major deadlines, fighting at office, so, yeah, maybe that is coming out in my choice of words. I do not like that!
Dutch Matrix
November 10, 2015 at 10:42
Yeah man. I hear you. Your comment wasn’t that out of touch in fact I thought it moved the conversation forward. So him going for the turd comment seems a bit far fetched
James Anderton
November 10, 2015 at 10:54
If only I had known I was going up against the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen I would have come up with something less… well…. shitty?
Turd will have to suffice.
miaau
November 10, 2015 at 11:00
at least I am a gentleman. Today, I will take that
James Anderton
November 16, 2015 at 09:55
Well, guess we’ve found the rest of the game. It’s behind a $50 pay wall.
I rest my case.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 10, 2015 at 10:09
Came here for this comment
Kromas untamed
November 10, 2015 at 09:37
Rancors are cold blooded and only eat slaves/prisoners every other week. 😛
doctorhino
November 10, 2015 at 15:15
Battlefield 4 was a good 40gb at launch. This game must be pretty small (content wise) considering it should need roughly the same resource set as Battlefield to operate.