Why is the X1 version smaller than the Wii U version, then?
Lego City Undercover Switch cover mentions 13GB download [Up3: Full game on card]
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Okami Haundo
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Even in cases like that, I don't recall seeing that "online required" message on the front of a box before. Maybe it'll just be a new thing for Switch but I just can't find any context for that.
Waluigilicious
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The point is that it devalues physical games and could possible start a new trend.
Gamezone
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These are patches/content updates. Neither of them is required to play these games.
More languages available? I'm not sure what the resolution plays into here, given that the original game was 720p and 20GB.
Thats what I dont get, it cant be a day 1 patch can it? Has there ever been a game with a day 1 patch bigger then the game itself lol.
Yep. I think that untill the game launches, or someone gets the hands first on it, we won't know for sure. Because the statement didn't deny that there could be a 13GB download of "something" to run the game.
But they kinda admit the game cover was wrong on the "game download" part.
On WiiU the reason was that data was duplicated all over the disk for faster access (at least this is what I read), this wouldn't be necessary on a cartridge.
Optimization, most likely. The Wii U game ran really bad, with a lot of loading times. Maybe they redid the game in another engine.
Okami Haundo
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I'm not sure if game boxes detail requirements for a day one patch. I think messages like that normally detail storage requirements for future DLC.
Not going to say I'm 100% sure on this one though. I won't pretend that I've checked every game that has day one DLC to see what the back of box details.
That might be plausible, since it was their first open world game that they had in development at the time (I think LEGO Batman 2 beat it to the punch as far as release date, but LCU was in the works earlier).
Interface23
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Could be Voice Acting, faster loading times, a bunch of things. World of FF did that on Vita
Compression? Refined code? I don't know, what matters is that it is and I can't think of a good reason why the Switch version might be higher.
Why wouldn't they use the extra 30gb or so on the Blu-Rays for more languages?
As for the resolution, it's relative between the X1 and Switch versions. The Wii U version isn't a direct comparison as it's not the same version of the game.
mckmas8808
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WOW! This is terrible.
March of the Crabs
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Master Chief Collection's was required to play most of the game I think? I could be wrong.
lyrick
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The Wii U version was coded POORLY. The game is great but the load times are absolutely fucking horrendous (and that is an understatement).
Something went terribly wrong during development and it was never addressed. It seems like TT was given a 25GB storage media on the WiiU so they just slapped all their game assets onto it without regard to how it was going to be accessed. Then they copy pasta'd the entire thing into the download version.
To this day I think it's the only game on Wii U that sees no significant reduction in load times when comparing the download version to a disc version.
March of the Crabs
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I once made and ate a small meal while that game loaded.
Gamezone
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Nope, the entire single player portion was playable. Stinkels did a good job defending this on Neogaf back then.
pirateluigi
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And that's a big part of the reason I want to buy the switch version. I'd love to play through the game again but several minute load times are really unattractive.
I hope we know the full truth about this game before launch.
The easy explanation goes back to the cost of game cards, which could mean that WB wanted to load up the Switch version with all the necessary languages to save the cost of having to publish more than one or two versions of the game worldwide. Blu-rays aren't as potentially cost prohibitive and don't have anywhere near the same kind of lead times required, which allows them to not need it.
I mean, I don't really see that much plausibility in the game actually being large on Switch than on other platforms myself, but I'm just spitballing possibilities as to how it would be possible.
I think the PR line about being able to play without the "patch", actually means you can play a part of the game without the patch (as in, the tutorial, or a few missions). That means the game IS playable as far as Nintendo is concerned.
And because the game without patch is 8 GB, the game is 8 GB as far as Nintendo is concerned, too.
I don't know what's going on with the "8.2 GB" thing in the european eShop tho. This would be even more stupid if they're actually using a 16 GB cart in Europe yet only filling 8.2 GB... holy shit
And because the game without patch is 8 GB, the game is 8 GB as far as Nintendo is concerned, too.
I don't know what's going on with the "8.2 GB" thing in the european eShop tho. This would be even more stupid if they're actually using a 16 GB cart in Europe yet only filling 8.2 GB... holy shit
March of the Crabs
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I never touched the SP on it so that explains why I thought that! Good to know!
Waluigilicious
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Then why limit sales by writing "Internet required" on the cover when you can say something like "Internet required for full features" or whatever. Or heck just do something like PD expansion pack info:
I don't know, this whole thing is a mess
Gamezone
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WB probably hasn`t even noticed.
Waluigilicious
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You're right, there's a few options. The WB employee could be drunk, high, being smart, or could have misunderstood the question. It's hard to tell which it was
Gamezone
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You're right, there's a few options. The WB employee could be drunk, high, being smart, or could have misunderstood the question. It's hard to tell which it was
I don`t get how they could misunderstand the question.
talkingood
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How big is the X1 version? I haven't been able to find info on that at all.
They didn't misunderstand the question. They answered it as it was asked.
What EG probably should have asked "is this game able to be played from beginning to end without a download on the Switch platform," which leaves a hell of a lot less wiggle room for a PR person to comment upon.
Waluigilicious
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Process of elimination eh, I like!
Are the cutscenes videos, or are they in-engine?
If they are in-engine and not videos, are there any chances that all the voices in all the different languages could possibly be 13 GB in total, or is that beyond the question?
Because MAYBE, just maybe, that's what is in the 13 GB "patch".
If they are in-engine and not videos, are there any chances that all the voices in all the different languages could possibly be 13 GB in total, or is that beyond the question?
Because MAYBE, just maybe, that's what is in the 13 GB "patch".
Robin64
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17.87 GB
Save data doesn't get saved to the SD card ever. It's internal storage only.
Who said the contrary?
Gamezone
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This would be so much easier to dead with if the game didn`t have the internet required text on the box.
If the 13 GB download is a patch then the eShop doesn't count it for the game size. It would be a 7/8/whatever GB game with a 13 GB patch, so the eshop only lists the "game" size.
Devilgunman
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What if "playable without internet" means you can start the game, hit start at the title screen then the "additional data required" prompt shows up
Videogames were a mistakeWhat if "playable without internet" means you can start the game, hit start at the title screen then the "additional data required" prompt shows up
Yeah, there's that too.
Why wouldn't you be able to download both the game and the patch if you buy it digitally then ?
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What?
Let's say you buy, I don't know, Hyrule Warrirors Switch. I don't know, any game.
Let's say the game is 10 GB but it has 5 GB worth of patches.
The eShop will download the 10 GB game AND the 5 GB patch, BUT the eshop listing will show 10 GB, not 15 GB.
Do you see where I'm going? The 13 GB download is considered a patch, so the eShop doesn't count it for the game size in the listing.
-shadow-
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The cutscenes are all in real time, there's a reason why the load times on the WiiU were that bad every time a new one would play. It's possible that the 13GB patch is technically the voice acting in other languages, but 13GB is a ridiculous amount for just the audio. Unless they went with uncompressed audio, which would be outright insanity.