What is your Favorite Video Game Instruction Manual

[Arehexes]

So I've been looking at some instruction books for reading material and notice some have...nothing in them. But some are awesome, like for me the NeverWinter Night 2 Manual is a fun book to read. But I was wondering what is your favorite manual to read?

 

[crocop69]

Mine would be fallout 3, I absolutely loved reading through that when i first got it and it was awesome.

 

[Karthesios]

I give credit to Shadow of the Colossus's manual, just for its sheer minimalism. Surprised me quite a bit.

 

[friboy2791]

I especially enjoyed reading the manuels to warcraft III as well as fallouts 1-3 mostly for their plethora of information on ingame lore

 

[Urgh76]

The Gameboy Color Manual which came with EVERY GAME. I found like 20 of them while cleaning out old stuff today.....

Ah nostalgia......

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

I like any manual that lists all the games' weapons. I liek weapons :3

 

[Lem0nade Inlay]

The Fallout 3 one was pretty cool, in that sort of 1940's vintage fashion.

Also, the STALKER ones (especially the ones that came in the limited Shadow of Chernobyl edition).

 

[Ordinaryundone]

Ones with a lot of lore are great, like Majesty's. I also liked Assassin's Creed's manual, all the little notes added by Vidic and Lucy really fleshed it out.

 

[New Troll]

Ones with a lot of lore are great, like Majesty's.

Took the words right out of my mouth! Majesty, Diablo, WarCraft, Neverwinter Nights, Baldur's Gate, etc...

 

[Zephyer]

The manual in Fallout 2 had instructions on how to make wasteland pancakes. I don't need anything else.

 

[Aerialfrogg]

I had actually given up on manuals a long time ago. It seemed like they all just contained controls to the games. I thought, "I'm just going to have to do a tutorial anyway".

I might have to look at my Fallout 3 and Assassin's Creed booklets, if they aren't as entirely lame as I assumed.

 

[TundraWolf]

The original Assassin's Creed manual was pretty sweet, mostly because of all the extra comments put in by Lucy and Vidic and the like. Made you feel like it was really part of the lore.

The manual for Demigod is pretty cool too, mostly because they put a fair deal of humor into it. Lots of little jokes here and there, which made for an entertaining read.

 

[WorldCritic]

I've always liked the Final Fantasy VII and Metal Gear Solid 1 & 2 instruction booklets. I remember when I first got Metal Gear Solid 2 I actually kept looking through the instruction booklet because I was so excited to play it.

 

[archvile93]

It's been so long since I've seen a game with a decent manuel, I can't remember.

 

[JourneyMan88]

Wait... games come with MANUALS?!?

 

[fallouthirteen]

Arcanum, http://troika.wikia.com/wiki/Arcanum_Manual only with artwork. I take it most people saying Fallout 3 haven't seen the manuals for Fallout 1 & 2, F3's just seems like an attempt at being like F1&2's only coming up a bit short, much like the game itself.

 

[Neotericity]

I enjoyed the original Brother's in Arms manual, and rpg's with tech trees in their manuals are fun because my brother and I can argue about how to make a better class

 

[Arehexes]

I also think the Izuna manual is pretty funny, when Izuna makes a crack.

 

[Weslebear]

Any Gamecube ones that are brand new and fresh, they all have a certain smell that I absolutely adore. Yeah >_>.

 

[kingcom]

Baldurs gate 1's manual was absolutely fantastic, narrated by Volo and Elminster. Great stuff. I wish modern games had proper manuals.....