Poll: Sadly, I quit

[Faulty Turmoil]

I never use cheats on first playthrough. I will, however, use the walkthrough to get past certain parts if I find it too hard. Then once I've finished the game I'll probably check the cheats out on the second playthrough.

 

[Trebort]

I always cheat. ^_^

 

[Kurokami]

I usually have a wide range of tolerance for games but there are just times when I've tried and tried and nothing has worked out for me. So when pushed into a corner, do you use a walkthrough or a cheat code?

Depends on the case really, more often than not I would use a walkthrough because I'm more likely to get stuck due to being unable to progress the story, not a fight/challenge.

 

[imnot]

A walthrough, but if that fail's i'll stick in a cheat until i get past the bit im satuck on.

 

[neoontime]

I usually use both such I always manage to get stuck in any game.

 

[Mr Montmorency]

I nearly ruined Fallout 3 when I discovered the console.

Just don't do it. You'll succeed in the end, and it'll be more fun.

 

[hecticpicnic]

i use walkthough's, cheat codes are only for fun (like really big heads and a race car attack)

 

[PoliceBox63]

Never cheat. Wakthroughs and hints from gamespot or trueachievements.

 

[Socken]

If I spend say half an hour trying to figure out what to do next, I'll just quickly check that particular part on a walkthrough.

Cheating to actually get through the game on the first playthrough is a no-go though.

 

[Diablo27]

I use walkthroughs if I can't find a door painted jet black in a game as pitch black as it would be if I had actually turned off the TV and not noticed and for particularly hard boss fights. Then there are games that utterly freak me out and I either want to know the next enemy encounters (Condemned, BioShock) or where EXACTLY to go through the room or section so I get through it with minimal heart attacks (F.E.A.R. 2 massive room filled to the brim with escaped Abominations).

I only use cheat codes after I've finished a sandbox game so I can dick around...except if I'm playing GTA (only ever played II, III, Vice City and San Andreas) because I have done like three GTA missions in my life and they bored me. So all I do in those games is dick around, which means infinite ammo, all weapons, max stars, spawn a helicopter, go to the highest point in the game, survive for as long as possible.

 

[Macgyvercas]

I only use cheat codes after I have beaten the game once. But I'll use walkthroughs anytime.

 

[Da Joz]

I use a walkthrough if I'm stuck.

 

[silversnake4133]

To me, walkthroughs are like a more knowledgeable person passing on information to correctly solve a puzzle, while cheat codes are the guilty "get out of jail" free cards. One is much more rewarding then the other in the long run.

 

[oooooooooooooooooooooooooo]

I never have used a cheat or a walkthough, and I never will. For me, it takes the point out of the game; if there is no challenge then there is no point.

 

[interspark]

never dive up! power through! thats what gets me through legend of zelda games. although i hold no shame in saying i looked at walkthroughs a million times while playing monkey island 1 + 2, those games are frickin imposible!!!

 

[Evilsanta]

Only if i am stuck really long or if i try to find all hidden collectibels. Like the blue orbs and hidden missons in DMC4. And cheat codes i do mostly use in GTA games to dick around.

 

[Keepitclean]

Cheating really is a last resort. I often give up before cheating. Should I require help I will go for a walkthrough before a cheat code. Though, too often I have found that the walk through was written poorly so I am confused with the walkthrough as well as the game.