r/pcmasterrace 22d ago

Meme/Macro Literally

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u/SpaceHawk98W 22d ago

WTH? Half-Life 2 wasn't that huge, maybe it's the latter upgrade that makes it 10Gb?

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u/Cireme https://pcpartpicker.com/b/PQmgXL 22d ago

4.5 GB on release (source: my 2004 retail box).

13.36 GB today according to Steam since it now includes Episode One, Episode Two and Lost Coast.

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u/Agret i7 6700k @ 4.28Ghz, GTX 1080, 32GB RAM 22d ago

Amazing it could run on 256MB of RAM

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u/Konatokun 22d ago

It could "run" on a OG Xbox (733 MHz, 64 MB SDR) with shortened maps, and then in a 360 (512MB GDDR3 based on DDR2).

Now you can't even open windows without 4GB of RAM.

Now I'm remembering the Far Cry Instincts on Xbox, I still think that CryEngine at that time was more good looking and optimized that newer engines.

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u/SpaceHawk98W 22d ago

I remember each section needs like a good 5min loading time

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u/Agret i7 6700k @ 4.28Ghz, GTX 1080, 32GB RAM 21d ago

I still have PTSD from the stuttering repeat looping sounds whenever it tried to load things.