Wow, that is... Bad.

Lol that FMV looks like it came from a long lost GBA Video release of Star Wars

And not to mention: the original versions actually run fine to this day. Pure money grab and they made the product(s) worse to do it.

The original games are about 4 GB each. Together they should be around 8 GB.

What the fuck is the rest of the size used for!?

Looking at the 34GB install, I’m guessing it’s some kind of massive emulation layer; it’s scary to say but I feel like we’ve just run out of game developers that can genuinely code against the machine itself to optimize install size and performance.

When you look back on the meager specs of old consoles and what they got running there, it now feels more and more impressive.

Wow this looks so disappointing.

It look like they just barely fixed controller support in the original.

I expected at least upgraded textures and particle effects.

Two Battle front let downs in a row (EA, and now this). 😞

Bugs with textures and lighting seem just the way I remember BFII.

34GB? Yowch.

Well I’m glad you laying it out for us, I’ve got a better idea what I’m dealing with. And it really does miff me on how unnecessarily wasteful the game is with storage

How hard is it to just release a game that works?

Harder than delivering shit and cashing in just as much. The grab&run simply is more profitable than actually putting in the work - especially since there seem to be no palpable negative consequences.

I want to blame the company but from their point of view this business model works so I understand why it keeps happening.

Steam refunds are great for situations like these but I doubt the average casual knows how easy it is. The other platforms are much stricter on refunds.

There's also the culture shift of gamers defending broken releases with "at least they fixed it!" Or "they released a roadmap for future fixes" that encourages early releases.

A game with a working version on the same platform and distribution program, no less!

Nightdive, my beloved

Sear the name Embracer into your mind. This is what's going to happen with any studio owned by them. This is what ruthlessly taking a blowtorch to all of your studios headcounts gets you.

Generally speaking, game devs never like putting out a bad product. It's a creative industry, and one that people go into because they love games (otherwise they'd be working in fintech where the pay is much better). I guarantee it was Embracer who made the call to launch this product in its current broken state, and probably also Embracer who put so little money aside for server infrastructure.

Night Dive should've been given some of these old Lucas Arts SW games. These were my childhood, and I've watched as Aspyr has been assigned game after game of my childhood to be released on modern platforms, and time and time again they either don't give enough of a shit to do anything more than get them running (sometimes barely that, Republic Commando runs worse on a switch than an original Xbox), or they're not given the proper time or financial budget to pull it off.

It's a crime.

I want to see Jedi Knight now

I was not aware this existed. Thanks for pointing it out! Added to wish list and waiting for sale :D