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Fishstick_Kitty · 02/09/2010, 04:31 am

Aha! Now I know why I use them...

*Darth Marsden* · 02/09/2010, 05:08 am

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Originally Posted by Little Writer

It's true that it's become easier to find solutions to puzzles online than in the old days. Back then the best you could do when you didn't have any gaming friends to consult, was order a hint book directly from the company. I must admit I've collected my share of those over the years

Funny you should mention Strategy Guides... I kind of collect them. I've got a shelf and a half full of these books, all picked up cheaply (except for the Rogue Galaxy one, but that was a perfectly valid purchase!) on eBay or Amazon Marketplace.

The thing is, I don't buy guides for every single game - just RPGs or Platformers, where they can really come in handy is I need to consult them on something. There's just something very therapeutic to reading a book and finding a map of something, rather then having to search GameFAQs to find an FAQ with enough detail to use. Plus, I like physically owning something.

But again, just because I own them, doesn't mean I always use them. It's just nice to have them. I guess I'm weird like that.

Falanca · 02/09/2010, 05:24 am

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Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Funny you should mention Strategy Guides... I kind of collect them...

...Plus, I like physically owning something...

...But again, just because I own them, doesn't mean I always use them. It's just nice to have them...

It's like kleptomania, only legal.

*Lena_P* · 02/09/2010, 07:39 am

They do tend to have a lot of artwork in them as well. There were times when I was younger, and still actually visited games stores, that I'd be tempted to buy a guide just because I loved having an example and write up of all the monsters and characters. Why don't they ever release art books in English?

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Fishstick_Kitty Dirt's older sister Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 107	Aha! Now I know why I use them...

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Lena_P Capricious, Quirky Kook Join Date: May 2008 Location: West of Mount Diablo! Posts: 2,003	They do tend to have a lot of artwork in them as well. There were times when I was younger, and still actually visited games stores, that I'd be tempted to buy a guide just because I loved having an example and write up of all the monsters and characters. Why don't they ever release art books in English?