Poll: Walkthroughs

[Mr. Google]

You know i get stuck in games a lot of times. I'm just not smart enough to know where to go or how to solve a puzzle so i turn to a walkthrough. Then i see everything that I've missed because i didn't follow said walkthrough. So i keep using it and using it! But from what ive found on games that I've beaten with a walkthrough and games that i have beaten with out a walkthrough is that its always way more satisfying without one. It makes you feel just...good enough i guess. So i guess im just asking do you feel the same that when you use a walkthrough its just less fun but sometimes needed?

 

[enzilewulf]

I usually try to find every thing but if push comes to shove and I am stuck on a part then yes I will use my computer to look up a walk through but if its something like get all the star coins in Mario Galaxy then I won't use it.

 

[Corpse XxX]

Very rarely use walkthroughs, usually only after finished the game to see if i missed something interesting...

Albeit, i used walkthrough on RDR to find two of the goldbar treasures.
Though i found the 8 other ones on my own..

 

[Palademon]

I usually buy a guide for a game where it's easy to miss stuff and I may need alot of advice, like Final Fantasy. But apart from that I'll try to get through, if stuck or looking for stuff later I'll use a walkthrough.

 

[RyanKaufman]

I used a Walkthrough to help me pick the right stats on Star Wars: KotOR, but that was it. The only reason I used it was because I didn't find something that explained things indepth, so I used the walkthrough. But even when I'm stuck in a game, I won't use a walkthrough. If I can't beat it, then I quit and come back to it later.

 

[101194]

Nah, It's more like no/yes for me. I like them, Just don't use them.

 

[ArcWinter]

If there is a part in a game where there are collectables, but collecting them won't influence the story, I will sometimes use a walkthough to find them.

If I am stuck on one part of the game for more than an hour, while the rest of the game has been comparatively easy, I will use a walkthough for that part.

I never use walkthroughs in open-world games, unless I have played through 3 or more characters and need to find something I haven't found before.

also do you guys remember that ayleid ruin in the mages guild quests where you had to cast spells on the pillar to have it open up well i figured it out the first time and then i just used a walkthrough on my other characters because that puzzle wasnt fun doing it more than once

 

[science girl]

I'm always tempted but I haven't used one yet but some day ...

 

[tomtom94]

If I get really stuck on any game I'll consult a walkthrough, but ultimately beating everything is down to me and me alone.
(And a walkthrough can only help so much)

 

[PissOffRoth]

I always try to figure things out on my own in a game before looking at walkthroughs. If there's a particularly ridiculous puzzle or an area that I get stuck in, though, I bless the internet's unlimited information on at least seven different ways to shove your boot up any boss's ass.

 

[PatrickXD]

If it's some ridiculous collect 50 kajillion ruples for ultimate glory then I'll look up a walkthrough. But if it's a puzzle I'll stick it out to the end, or at least get help from family and friends.

 

[Kagim]

Once i beat a game and am doing a "100%" run if i get stuck i will pull one out.

Never my first run through though.

 

[Dango]

I use them if I get really stuck, they're a last resort and using them makes me feel like the game has defeated me.

 

[Get_A_Grip_]

I tend to use them a lot.

... Yeah I'm a n00b. Sue me.

 

[Valkyrie101]

I'll use them if I'm stuck, usually if I can't find my way to somewhere, which is normally the result of poor level/in-game map design (damn you Splinter Cell). Sometimes I'll have a brief peek at the walkthrough of a game I'm considering buying but haven't played, because it gives you a sense of what the game is like.

 

[The Night Shade]

Only if i want to complete a game 100%

 

[himemiya1650]

What about no/yes to the poor people??? Anyways most of the time I won't use a walk through unless I'm really stuck. The other time I'll do it is if I've beaten the game and I want to 100% it.

 

[The Procrastinated End]

I'll play through the game a few times and if theres' still something I haven't found/done I'll use a walkthrough for it.

 

[Kenko]

Only when im really stuck will I use walkthrough's, but thats only after several days stuck at the same spot.

 

[SideburnsPuppy]

I use them all the time, and it fills me with a deep feeling of shame.