25th August 2003, 2:03 PM
I agree as well. More than that though, the game companies need to eventually take the step of making a lot of DVD exlclusive games so CD will be phased out. Too much compression and such resulting in way too much space being used on installs. ABF for some reason loves the boxes, but I never keep my games in those plus the jewel cases in the boxes are as fragile as ever. Booklet sizes? As I've suggested, a lot of the story info should be put inside the game, even as a large file (not PDF of course ABF so don't bother telling us you hate PDF files) you access on the main menu or something (with some nice music to listen to while reading it). No reason those booklets need to be so thick. Nothing that can't be put IN the game to learn how to play. As I've said, an interactive tutorial teaching the same stuff as the booklet does the job a LOT better.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)