1337mokro said:
I never got the whole strategy guide thing.
To me it looks like buying a puzzle and then buying a step by step instruction book for it. Where is the fun in that?!
I don't know. For me, it was a way for me to experience the game without actually playing it. When I was little, I would buy strategy guides to my favorite games and take them everywhere I went practically. Sure, I would know what was coming up in a game, but back then, knowing how to do something and actually being able to do it were two different things for me. I might know how to beat a boss, but I probably wouldn't be skilled enough to actually beat him. At least not on the first try.
Also, I just loved looking at the various screenshots of the game and also reading on the lore or background of the game that some guides would add.
Now-a-days, with the internet, if I was stuck on something I could just look up GameFaqs and if I wanted to experience the game again when I'm not playing it, I would just go to Youtube. So yeah, guides are kinda redundant now in those aspects and I don't buy them anymore.
Still though, guides were a pretty big part of my gaming childhood. And I'll always hold a soft spot for them.