Which pc game has the best installation?

[Yunru]

My vote goes for RA2:


Do you know any better game installation?
Most of the games i installed over the years had a realy borning one. Maybe a music and that was it. And some concept art in background.

[rayvio]

I remember Broken Sword 1 had a game of Arcanoid during the installation, that's the only one I can remember standing out

[Frozenbeef]

I don't tend to notice the installation as it takes like 2 minutes then is done forever :S

[Deleted]

I don't tend to notice the installation as it takes like 2 minutes then is done forever :S

Must be be new to pc gaming, back in the day installations took an hour or more on my pc now a days the only installation I see is the steam interface.

[-aiko-]

Must be be new to pc gaming, back in the day installations took an hour or more on my pc now a days the only installation I see is the steam interface.

Oh man does anyone remember installing and patching FFXI? Shit took days.

[rayvio]

as bad as some installations were it was still a huge improvement over "please insert disk 11" change scene "please insert disk 3" change scene "please insert your head into the wall repeatedly"

[Deleted]

as bad as some installations were it was still a huge improvement over "please insert disk 11" change scene "please insert disk 3" change scene "please insert your head into the wall repeatedly"

Oh classic wow, remember getting home from the store, so excited to play the game, I start installing, 4 hours later I'm on insert disc 2, it took my crappy computer and internet like 2 days to fully install and patch that!

[Yunru]

Sc one wasnt that bad either:


Also bugs bunny lost in time had some great music.

...but i think the days of instalation background are over . Well unless you need to instal more than 40 giga.

[endersblade]

Oh man does anyone remember installing and patching FFXI? Shit took days.

I go to therapy classes to forget that.

There have been various ones over the years that show things like lore for the game, or schematics of units/creatures/etc in the game, I love those. Just staring at a generic install screen for an hour is boring as hell.

Edit: Just watched the RA2 vid again. Man, Yuri was such a badass. One of the coolest villains ever. And RA2 was such a kick ass game, I may have to dig out my discs.

[Vankrys]

the sims 2 had mini games during install i believe.
Starcraft 2 had a story recap during install

[May90]

Starcraft 2 had a story recap during install

This. My absolute favorite.

Age of Empires 1 installation was also cool, with units walking around.

[Rob D]

If I remember correctly, MechWarrior 4 would tell the background story while installing.

[Sj]

Oh man does anyone remember installing and patching FFXI? Shit took days.

God yes! I had pretty decent internet back then too. I remember my WoW 2.3 patch got fubared somehow and I had to reinstall and patch that one and it took like half the time that FFXI did.

[Yunru]

This. My absolute favorite.

Age of Empires 1 installation was also cool, with units walking around.

Forgot this one lol.

Also:

[Flaks]

Starcraft 2 had a story recap during install

Wotlk did too. I don't think the other xpacs did though.

I hope WoD does an exceptional job recapping who the warlords of draenor were and what they meant for our characters universe before we see them changed in alternate draenor.

[Dragon2K]

Your sound card works perfectly!

[May90]

Your sound card works perfectly!

Uh, how could I forget this!

[JudgePayne]

I liked the Nox loading screen or the magic and Mayhem loading

[bestpike]

Starcraft 2 I'd say. For console games, Heavy Rain by far, during installation you create a crane origami using a piece of paper included in the game's case . I wouldn't expect that not by a long shot.

[Djuntas]

Diablo2 was the worst one, and still hate it now days to haha! First the loud sound when you pop inn CD (Im prepared now days!), and then switch CD's very often.