#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <new>
 
/* load_file(filepath, destination)
 
   -Returns whether it succeed or not. True meaning succeeded.
   -Takes a path and writes to a std::string, completely memory safe.
*/
 
bool load_file(const char *filepath, std::string &dest)
throw (std::bad_alloc) {
    using namespace std;
 
    ifstream file;
    file.open(filepath, ios::binary);
    if (!file.good()) {
        cerr << "Fatal error while opening file." << endl;
        return false;
    }
 
    //get filesize in bytes from ifstream
    //seek end, get pointer, rewind
    file.seekg(0, ios_base::end);
    size_t file_size = file.tellg();
    file.seekg(0, ios_base::beg);
    if (!file.good()) {
        cerr << "Fatal error while getting filesize." << endl;
        return false;
    }
 
    //read file in string from ifstream
    //allocate array, read file in array, set the term. null byte, set string to array
 
    char *file_content;
    try {
        file_content = new char [file_size+1];
    } catch (bad_alloc &memException) {
        cerr << "Probably went out of memory while allocating " << file_size+1 << " bytes!" << endl;
        file.close();
        throw;
    }
 
    file.read(file_content, file_size);
    file_content[file_size] = '\0';
    dest = file_content;
 
    //clean up
    //close file, free array
    file.close();
    delete[] file_content;
 
    return true;
}
 
void custom_terminate() {
    std::cerr << "--Aye, unrecoverable exception thrown!\n"
    << "Try doing what the messages say (if anything) and run the program again or ask someone with a bit more expertise to help you out." << std::endl;
    std::abort();
}
 
 
int main() {
    using namespace std;
 
    set_terminate(custom_terminate);
 
    string file_content;
    load_file("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\SEGA\\Condemned - Criminal Origins\\Game\\CondemnedA.Arch00", file_content);
 
    return 0;
}

Probably went out of memory while allocating 2384200440 bytes!
--Aye, unrecoverable exception thrown!
Try doing what the messages say (if anything) and run the program again or ask someone with a bit more expertise to help you out.
 
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.