Duke Nukem: Time to Kill because of its badass attitude or Twisted Metal: Black, because I liked the journals of a psychopath in it
What is your Favorite Video Game Instruction Manual
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Final Fantasy for the NES was my favorite. I'd never played an RPG before (I was only 8 at the time) and that manual served as a great walk-through for the first half of the game (while reading like a story). They even gave you advice on which spells were worth your money! The manual was probably almost 100 pages. Along with the already-generous manual,you got a World Map, a Monster Chart, maps of the various dungeons, and a complete compatibility chart of all the character classes for the various weapons, armor and magic available. I wish I still had that stuff, although it would be worn down to confetti by now.
I rarely even read the manuals nowadays, but both the GTA IV manual (including the one for Episodes from Liberty City) and the Manhunt manual (which looks like a photocopied, crudely put-together catalog for snuff films) impressed me a lot.
I rarely even read the manuals nowadays, but both the GTA IV manual (including the one for Episodes from Liberty City) and the Manhunt manual (which looks like a photocopied, crudely put-together catalog for snuff films) impressed me a lot.
Age of Empires always had great manuals. Thick, detailed... Homeworld and Arcanum are also great.
But in my book the grand prize goes to Pharaoh - a small novel-sized illustrated work with a building reference section in the back and accounts from an ancient trading expedition interspersed at regular intervals. Just beautiful. (Then again, the image quality did vary a bit, with some of the printed images being rather pixelated. Oh, well...)
But in my book the grand prize goes to Pharaoh - a small novel-sized illustrated work with a building reference section in the back and accounts from an ancient trading expedition interspersed at regular intervals. Just beautiful. (Then again, the image quality did vary a bit, with some of the printed images being rather pixelated. Oh, well...)
My faves have already been mentioned, Arcanum, Baldur's Gate 2, Diablo etc. So I'll just add this.
In the Assassins Creed 2 manual it says in a note under one of the sections
'There are far too many silly acronyms here IMHO'
Made me chuckle.
They don't put the effort into manuals like they used to it's kind of sad really
In the Assassins Creed 2 manual it says in a note under one of the sections
'There are far too many silly acronyms here IMHO'
Made me chuckle.
They don't put the effort into manuals like they used to it's kind of sad really
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.
I love the way it's presented as an actual briefing manual for your mission. It's designed to make it look like an ordinary book that has had pages, pictures and photographs all stuck inside it. The manual gives you a lot of backstory, some of which isn't even explained in game, and it even gives you information on all of the faction leaders and the mercenaries.
I love the way it's presented as an actual briefing manual for your mission. It's designed to make it look like an ordinary book that has had pages, pictures and photographs all stuck inside it. The manual gives you a lot of backstory, some of which isn't even explained in game, and it even gives you information on all of the faction leaders and the mercenaries.
The manual for Super Smash Bros. Melee always gave me something to do when I was that bored. I miss that game.