Do you use walkthroughs?

Portosan · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: Do you use walkthroughs?

im just curious to find out. i know people that use walkthroughs heavily which i think takes alot of enjoyment out of the game. i will use a walkthrough only if im really stuck, but otherwise not at all.

razor_alchemist · Yari Ashigaru Joined: Jun 18, 2005 Posts: 385

I try to avoid walkthrough's as much as I can, but it can be hard not to use them. I have only used walkthroughs about 3-4 times in my life though. I use them if i get stuck,stop playing for a week then try again, if i'm still stuck stop playing for about a month, then try again. If I fail that time i use a walkthrough. I dont like using them though. takes the fun from the games.

Schoolsux728 · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject:

Walkthroughs is okay. I only use it when I am really stuck and all, most of the time I ask people or I just play till I get it on my head. I usually save the game and then mess around for awhile till I get it. LOL
So there my answer, Yes, but not as often.

Fenix · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject:

I usually don't use walkthroughs. The only time I've actually used one, was after I bested a game. I wanted to find all the secrets I didn't find the first time, and therefore read a walkthrough.

Did this with Baldurs Gate: Shadows Of Amn and Deus Ex. In Baldurs Gate after I finished it the 2nd time I think, and in Deus Ex after the 3rd or 4th time through it.

Otherwise I never use walkthroughs. Voted for option 2.
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KamiNoSeigi · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject:

I used to use walkthroughs when I was a bit younger. I remember buying a walkthrough for Pokemon red/blue because I was terribly lost in the cave without light and I didn't have a pokemon who could perform flash.

Walkthroughs are alright to use after you beat a game, you know so you can get that 100% completion
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Lithium2346 · newbie! Joined: Sep 28, 2005 Posts: 28

hmmm, i sued to use walkthroughs a lot not because i was lost in the game, its just that i want to find every single item, any secret which can be missed, and i dont want to miss anything...

nowadays, when i play games, i dun care as much about finding all the secrets, as long as i beat the game, so i dun use them anymore...

aprun · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Jul 02, 2004 Posts: 68

Well, I try to go on my own. But sometimes, I have no clue what I'm doing. For example, I use an emulator, so the games I play don't tell me what things do. So obviously I have to use a walkthrough/guide. As long as it doesn't dictate your game play, it's okay. After all, the walkthrough is there to help you. But I still don't know what fairy water and full moon herb in dragon water do :pouts:

Viewtiful_E · Conscript Joined: Sep 15, 2005 Posts: 115

I go at a game without one and beat it that way The only time I'd ever even use one would have to be when I'm trying to complete all of the stuff that ya just would have never thought of doing. Like the Obel Lake Quest in Final Fantasy VIII.

silverkitsune · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject:

In lot of adventure games (e.g. Grim fandango, Monkey island, etc.) sometimes a walkthrough is neccessary. People tend to get stuck often in adventure games since not all items' usage are easy to figure out.
You could literally waste away hours just trying to figure out what you missed in order to progress to the next step of the story.
But just use it only when you get stuck, so I think that's ok.
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Sanz · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Oct 19, 2005 Posts: 51

I use walkthroughs cause i can't stand not getting a secret or not taking advantage of something when im going through the game. The reason i don't play it through once without a walkthrough then play it a second time to get all its secrets is because i hate playing something over again cause then it feels like a waste of time (even though playing video games are already a waste of time Razz

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Honno · Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:46 pm Post subject:

I use walkthroughs at little times. But i uses them if i'm Stuck or lAzy. Just like The Legend of Zelda: Orcina of Time (OR something like that) on the Nintentdo 64. That's way old...

pnayako · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:11 am Post subject:

The only game I use a walkthrough with is.......
*drum rolls*
All the Pokemon series, embarassing as it is, but yes, I use them for Pokemon and Pokemon only. Embarassed

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Kliska · Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 12:48 am Post subject:

Yes I dont mind using walkthroughs when a game is really hard and Im like ... seriously stuck. hahaha ... otherwise I would prefer to not use walkthroughs and just enjoy the song as it is you know?

Hurrican · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 53

yes but only after Ive beaten the game...usually heh

lapis · Heimin (Commoner) Joined: Aug 09, 2005 Posts: 52

nope...for the first time I play and use just a little to find what I've miss after finish that game
...and then... play it again