Poll: does anyone EVER read the manual to a game
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I always read manuals to games before I play them, and I often read some manuals multiple times if they contain character biographies, weapon/unit statistics and the like. I was actually quite annoyed when I found out GameTap does not have manuals for the majority of its games, especially Deus Ex, and so I actually found a PDF of it online before playing the game, to make sure I was up to speed on how the inventory worked etc.
Ye, I remember I used to read manuals cause installing the game was the hardest part. Going through those old menu's picking out every hardware device lol.Kunzer said:
Now which sound card do I have... sound blaster... hmm.. video card..
Sometimes I'll flip through the manual, but rarely. What I love is when I buy a used game and someone has left some crib notes on those back few blank pages you sometimes find in the manual. "I found the red key card in the 4th crate in the second warehouse on the left side of the complexe on FLOOR 3." Or if someone's left a button code for infinite health/weapons or something. Little hints to help out the next player so they don't have to go through the same frustration of searching for that key card, or that infinite health just takes the edge of off fighting that rediculous unbalanced boss fight.
Depends if its' a sequel to something or I'm familiar with the controls from elsewhere. I always need to know all the controls though.
I'm so glad I read the manual for MGS4 or I'd probably still be battling Vamp to this day. It restored my faith in manuals actually having useful information in them.
Same here. I usually go get the game, and then have to wait for my parents to finish up whatever they originally came for, so I have ample time to kill. In this time, I read the manual and become comfortable with the controls. Did I mention it gives me something to do.J'aen said:
Same here. I also look forward to seeing what type of manual it is. For example, the Killzone manual was like a magazine etc...etc...stompy said:
What, I'm the only one who reads them on the can? I find they make awesome bathroom reading.
I'm offended by strategy guides. The way I figure, the game should provide everything you need to complete the game, though I make an exception for sims/strategy games. I would like to see more designers' notes and game histories though. I live for that sort of thing.
And a related question:
Does anybody ever write notes in the notes sections of game manuals? They've been included since the days of the the 2600, and I've never written anything in any manual ever.
I'm offended by strategy guides. The way I figure, the game should provide everything you need to complete the game, though I make an exception for sims/strategy games. I would like to see more designers' notes and game histories though. I live for that sort of thing.
And a related question:
Does anybody ever write notes in the notes sections of game manuals? They've been included since the days of the the 2600, and I've never written anything in any manual ever.
Exactly.thebobmaster said:
I want to know what kind of shuriken cannon awaits me in the later level, or what kind of structure builds Nargle Riders, or what key I press to release IRCM and chaff.
That said, I applaud the sort of ingame tutorials that most games offer these days- HL2's was seamlessly integrated, most RTS's do alright, and Oblivion's wasn't bad either.
