Poll: Do you Read Video game instruction manuals?

[Blaster395]

I do usually read the manual unless its a 5 page instructions-only thing. Fewer games these days are coming with anything substantial though.

 

[Eggbert]

Back in ye olden days when they were good, sure. Nowadays I rarely bother since the vast majority are just a couple instructions better told in-game on a spare piece of tissue paper whoever packaged the game had laying around.

Oh, God, yes. Baldur's Gate's manual had footnotes from Elminster, and was written by some other in-universe character, Sacrifice's is written alternately by Zyzyx and each of the five gods. They're not just instructions, they're generally interesting reads in those cases- particularly Baldur's Gate, which has footnotes on the major towns, where you can buy and sell rarer items, etc.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Always. Sometimes for aid, sometimes just for pleasure reading.

 

[DustyDrB]

Yeah.

[sub]on the toilet...[/sub]

 

[Blastinburn]

If something keeps me from playing the game but I am not occupied by anything (eg. car trip home, going to bed) I read the manual. I will also read it if I seem to be missing some piece of information that keeps me from progressing or makes the game harder than I suspect it should be (such as a technique/mechanic that was not explained/poorly explained).