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Walkthroughs/Guides

#1   Eugine 

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    Posted 15 April 2010 - 02:06 PM

    Simple question:
    To what extent do you use walkthroughs and guides?

    Well, for me it depends on the game.

    For example, Dragon Age: Origins.
    I did not use a walkthrough, but I did read this guide to help me build my characters
    http://www.gamefaqs....le/920668/58876

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      Posted 15 April 2010 - 02:09 PM

      unless i'm real stuck i try not to look through a strategy guide until i've played through the game once. then i'll use it to 100% the game.

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        Posted 15 April 2010 - 02:10 PM

        I'm kind of a cheat. Like, for Mass Effect I like to know which characters to bring along with me/how to level them up etc. Occasionally I'll see what's in store for me later on based on game-changing decisions.

        I also don't mind getting spoilers from people (Nos) that I talk to about games before I play them.

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          Posted 15 April 2010 - 02:17 PM

          er, yea, i guess i'll use a guide for character development too. did that to see which paradigms i should level in ff13.

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            Posted 15 April 2010 - 02:56 PM

            Eh, I usually only look at guides for very specific things. Examples are EVs/IVs for Pokemon and just to see different strategies people use for games that can be competitive, such as BlazBlue.

            And to some extent, I write the occasional guide myself lol.

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              Posted 15 April 2010 - 03:03 PM

              fighting game guides are different. aksys staff have said that same of the harder combos will be impossible to pull off without exact timing, and proper knowledge of the combo. i watched nu's training video 100+ times before i could get some of her air/standing D combos.

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                Posted 15 April 2010 - 04:48 PM

                I'll give an example of a case where using a walkthrough is valuable. For Fire Emblem, it's important to decide on your team and select the characters you want to level up early on. Yet each chapter varies in the # of character you get with you. The most important is, of course, the final chapter, and knowing the number of characters you are allowed with you is almost crucial so you don't waste your time and effort in leveling up more than your party will allow.

                Hence, a simple peek at the walkthrough helps here.

                With this exception, I only use walkthroughs in the most dire and difficult of circumstances.

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                  Posted 15 April 2010 - 05:40 PM

                  I never use them except to assist in character creation or weapon customization in RPGs. (read: anything stats related that isn't made obvious)

                  Recently I did this for Dragon Age and Demon's Souls. Demon's Souls in particular, the worst part about that game is how badly the game mechanics are explained. That game is pretty much all about making the most of your equipment to defend yourself, and it's actually more deep than you'd initially expect. The game doesn't explain very well about how to upgrade your equipment to suit the character build you're trying to go for. Making a dexterity fighter? Use slashing weapons that have a Sharp upgrade branch. Going for a strength build? Get hammers or axes and use Crushing. I figured that out after using a guide.

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                    Posted 16 April 2010 - 01:14 AM

                    I looked at some different tactics for one boss in FF13 recently but that's it. Used a guide in ME2 cos I was sick of my characters dying, and heavily used one in FE GC/Wii so I didn't spend time on weaker characters etc
                    Otherwise unless I'm stuck on a puzzle or something I don't.

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                      Posted 16 April 2010 - 01:53 AM

                      View PostMy Best Wishes, on Apr 16 2010, 12:14 AM, said:

                      I looked at some different tactics for one boss in FF13 recently but that's it. Used a guide in ME2 cos I was sick of my characters dying, and heavily used one in FE GC/Wii so I didn't spend time on weaker characters etc
                      Otherwise unless I'm stuck on a puzzle or something I don't.

                      In those two FE games all the characters you stick with end up OP. Just saying. But god damn I miss playing Radiant Dawn.. even if it's one of the only two Wii games I ever played.

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                        Posted 16 April 2010 - 08:24 PM

                        > finish game unaided
                        > spam gamefaqs on next playthrough
                        > ????
                        > ZODIAC SPEAR!!


                        I prefer to play new games with an open mind, before I get serious over sidequests and crap. I don't play adventure games, so I don't usually scout solutions unless my teeth are starting to grind, or I get the feeling it's something blatantly unfair.


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