Looks like it's the speech-file that's half a GB smaller than the one from the first SE, and the main PAK-file is less than half as big. I guess they've just use a better compression.
Really? Why would they do that? Is that confirmed? It says 1080p on XBL.
It's just an assumption on my part, as each and every piece of background art we've seen of the game was shown at 720p, while the first SE was promoted with screens at 1080p.
You can do it with SMI:SE if you extract the soundtrack and replace the proper cd tracks and run it in ScummVM. But you don't get speech (but people are working on that). It'll never happen with MI2, though, because the soundtracks are MIDI.....at least it looks that way.
Hey! I never knew you could pre-load! I would have done that to save time. Oh well. To late in the night now. I'll have to follow through with my original plan and have it download and install whilst I complete my chores and clean out my fishy tank. (I suppose it's just as well I have to do those things as my experience of downloading on steam is that it takes a very long time).
It'll never happen with MI2, though, because the soundtracks are MIDI.....at least it looks that way.
Obviously the classic music in the MI2SE isn't MIDI any more - hence about the same file size as the new music. So, who knows if it's possible to extract the classic data-files from the PAK and run them with ScummvM, while using digital music?
Just wondering, why are a lot of you guys saying its going to take you half a day to finish the download? I'm at 97% after an hour and a half and it's only 9AM on the 7th in Melbourne.
The only reason I suspect they did it that way (classic soundtrack) is to emulate the MT-32, on which the original MI2 sounds best and was written for. Although, based on the trailer (with the amazing CGI) it doesn't sound as good as a real MT-32.
Just wondering, why are a lot of you guys saying its going to take you half a day to finish the download? I'm at 97% after an hour and a half and it's only 9AM on the 7th in Melbourne.
Because once it's actually released there'll be a HECK of a lot more people downloading it....crashing the servers.
Just wondering, why are a lot of you guys saying its going to take you half a day to finish the download? I'm at 97% after an hour and a half and it's only 9AM on the 7th in Melbourne.
It took me about 1 and a half hour at 2M, ie. the most common speed according to Steam's statistics. The same statistics goes down to 33k, though. People should know their speed and can estimate their time their selves, of course.
An 8.9 instead of a 9.0 is just a copout way of saying "this is a great adventure game and we know it" but "its still an adventure game so we have to show prejudice and be utter bastards and give it less credit than it deserves". And yes I did imagine the reviewer wearing a top hat, monocle, with a gold tooth, and opera cape, and tying adventure games to train tracks.
And no no one is convincing me this isn't prejudice. NO ONE. I HATE THAT GUY NOW. HE IS NOT MY HERO.
An 8.9 instead of a 9.0 is just a copout way of saying "this is a great adventure game and we know it" but "its still an adventure game so we have to show prejudice and be utter bastards and give it less credit than it deserves". And yes I did imagine the reviewer wearing a top hat, monocle, with a gold tooth, and opera cape, and tying adventure games to train tracks.
And no no one is convincing me this isn't prejudice. NO ONE. I HATE THAT GUY NOW. HE IS NOT MY HERO.
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Then again, it's only a preload, there might be some files missing.
Really? Why would they do that? Is that confirmed? It says 1080p on XBL.
Doesn't that defeat the whole purpose of pre-loading?
File size comparisons (M11SE / MI2SE):
MonkeyX.pak (1214 MB / 494 MB)
MusicOriginal.xwb (104 MB / 369 MB)
MusicNew.xwb (22 MB / 365 MB)
Speech.xwb (819 MB / 342 MB)
Ambience.xwb (37 MB / 183 MB)
SFXnew.xwb (22 MB / 7 MB)
Commentary.xwb ( - / 43 MB)
It's just an assumption on my part, as each and every piece of background art we've seen of the game was shown at 720p, while the first SE was promoted with screens at 1080p.
Look at the size of the monkey2.pak vs monkey1.pak.
There ARE files missing.
But, monkeyX.pak contains the graphics, not the speech. And there are a LOT more graphics in MI2SE than SMISE.
As it says in Steam in the game's info, once preloaded "When the game is officially released, you'll be able to play the game immediately."
hehe I dont rly think that I coudlnt resit after seeing it 5 times on here :P
Because once it's actually released there'll be a HECK of a lot more people downloading it....crashing the servers.
IGN review is up!
It says downloading the LeChuck's Revenge Demo though....odd.
it worked for me when I tyed it
Hmm, what should I do then?
An 8.9 instead of a 9.0 is just a copout way of saying "this is a great adventure game and we know it" but "its still an adventure game so we have to show prejudice and be utter bastards and give it less credit than it deserves". And yes I did imagine the reviewer wearing a top hat, monocle, with a gold tooth, and opera cape, and tying adventure games to train tracks.
And no no one is convincing me this isn't prejudice. NO ONE. I HATE THAT GUY NOW. HE IS NOT MY HERO.
This is what you call prejudice:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSdf5KOxAw4