Pokemon X and Y Will Be 1.7 GB... Can We Revisit Older Regions In The Games?

Pokemon X and Y will be 1.7GB each, making them the largest Pokemon games till date.

But, and here's the kicker, they're the largest Pokemon games till date by a HEFTY margin.

• Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow were all 512 KB (yes, Kilobytes. Half a Megabyte).
• Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal were all 1024 KB (or 1 MB).
• Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire were both 16 MB.
• Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen and Pokemon Emerald were 32 MB.
• Pokemon Diamond/Pearl were 64 MB.
• Pokemon Platinum, HeartGold/SoulSilver, and Black/White were 128 MB.
• Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 were 512 MB.

Given all this, what does X and Y's file size mean? Are they that big simply because of the new 3D graphics and orchestrated sounds for 700+ Pokemon, or are we looking at a game that will let us revisit one or more of the older regions? Maybe Hoenn?

Are they that big simply because of the new 3D graphics and orchestrated sounds for 700+ Pokemon.charizard1605

A three times increase in size from B2W2 is easily explained by the jump to 3D models for battle and such.

If it was older regions, that'd be much more, I'd imagine.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Are they that big simply because of the new 3D graphics and orchestrated sounds for 700+ Pokemon.darkspineslayer

I don't think it means anything, GameFreak had to do over 700 3D models. bbkkristian

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I don't think it means anything, GameFreak had to do over 700 3D models. darkspineslayer

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I don't think it means anything, GameFreak had to do over 700 3D models. darkspineslayer

[QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I don't think it means anything, GameFreak had to do over 700 3D models. darkspineslayer

The shinies will just use the same meshes but will have different texture. It doesn't really have much to do with programming, it's pretty just going into the modeling program (usually autodesk maya) and applying a different texture file to the model.

only 1.7, it should be bigger :)

you guys getting X or Y? I need to know which to preorder so I can have people to trade with. =PAllicrombie

you guys getting X or Y? I need to know which to preorder so I can have people to trade with. =PAllicrombie

[QUOTE="darkspineslayer"][QUOTE="bbkkristian"]I don't think it means anything, GameFreak had to do over 700 3D models. bbkkristian

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Are they that big simply because of the new 3D graphics and orchestrated sounds for 700+ Pokemon.darkspineslayer

Makes me remember how I used to think "no, their cries are supposed to be their own names, not this."starjet905

you guys getting X or Y? I need to know which to preorder so I can have people to trade with. =PAllicrombie

[QUOTE="starjet905"]Makes me remember how I used to think "no, their cries are supposed to be their own names, not this."darkspineslayer

I sincerely doubt it. Would that be awesome? Yes.

Nah, its cause of the graphics.  Up until now they ahve been pretty poor.  

PS - is there a good video showing off the audio of the battles?  I always hated the poor quality of the pokemon cries.

all i care about are the pokemons not the regions.

Physical copy for sure.

Doesn't mean anything at all, er regarding visiting other regions.

Probably just new models, landscapes and sounds.  X and Y are vastly improved visually over predecessors.

old cry are being revamped.

[QUOTE="starjet905"]Makes me remember how I used to think "no, their cries are supposed to be their own names, not this."darkspineslayer

Physical copy for sure.

Zen_Light

Couldnt care less about the file size just give me the f**king game already!

Reading the post gets me hyped for the game.  I will probably go for the Y version.  Man things have come a long way since I was a young kid playing the blue version when it first came out.  Boss-Mode.

From what I heard of the demo the music quality is greatly improved.  Professor Sycamore's theme is very awesome

It is at this point that I remind everyone that the amount of data a game uses up has absolutely nothing to do with the overall quality of the game.

For some reason Nintendo games have some ridiculous storage sizes.

Metroid Other M: 7.28 (This is more than alot of PS3/360 games)

Resident Evil Revelations: 3.17 GB (This is more than any Vita game)

Rayman Legends Wii U- 7 GB

Rayman Legends PS3- 2 GB

Looks like it has an extremely boring and unimaginative world to explore with terrible battle scenes (An empty green field with some trees...yay).  This will be the first Pokemon game that I don't buy.  Said the same about B/W and ended up buying those and realzing they were crap, I won't make the same mistake twice.  They really haven't made a good pokemon game since R/S and X/Y looks to be the worst yet.  Whats the point of having 1.7gb of data if the game is so dull looking?

For some reason Nintendo games have some ridiculous storage sizes.

Metroid Other M: 7.28 (This is more than alot of PS3/360 games)

Resident Evil Revelations: 3.17 GB (This is more than any Vita game)

Rayman Legends Wii U- 7 GB

Rayman Legends PS3- 2 GB

 

 

crimsonman1245

[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

For some reason Nintendo games have some ridiculous storage sizes.

Metroid Other M: 7.28 (This is more than alot of PS3/360 games)

Resident Evil Revelations: 3.17 GB (This is more than any Vita game)

Rayman Legends Wii U- 7 GB

Rayman Legends PS3- 2 GB

 

 

charizard1605

I was referring to games on Nintendo platforms, they arent compressed the way they are suppose to be or something. The PS3 version of Rayman is 2 GB, the Wii U version is 7 GB, why is that?

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

For some reason Nintendo games have some ridiculous storage sizes.

Metroid Other M: 7.28 (This is more than alot of PS3/360 games)

Resident Evil Revelations: 3.17 GB (This is more than any Vita game)

Rayman Legends Wii U- 7 GB

Rayman Legends PS3- 2 GB

 

 

crimsonman1245

I was referring to games on Nintendo platforms, they arent compressed the way they are suppose to be or something. The PS3 version of Rayman is 2 GB, the Wii U version is 7 GB, why is that?

Yes, going from 2D to 3D would make the file size considerably bigger.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

For some reason Nintendo games have some ridiculous storage sizes.

Metroid Other M: 7.28 (This is more than alot of PS3/360 games)

Resident Evil Revelations: 3.17 GB (This is more than any Vita game)

Rayman Legends Wii U- 7 GB

Rayman Legends PS3- 2 GB

 

 

crimsonman1245

I was referring to games on Nintendo platforms, they arent compressed the way they are suppose to be or something. The PS3 version of Rayman is 2 GB, the Wii U version is 7 GB, why is that?

It's the first 3D game.