PlayStation®3 General Discussion

[NuttyOne]

Hi all,

Well coming up to Christmas I've been searching for a good game or two to get into. I've also come across a strategy guide for almost EVERY game now released. Furthermore, each one appears to have a 'collectors edition' as well!

Now I've not bought a SG in a long while, probably the last ones being MGS as the books were very detailed and even helped with the story. So I was wondering if anyone here still buys them? - just to get more out of the game? or to get that 100% complete status...

Marc

[CrustyJockStrap]

No.

If i need help I use gamefaqs.com   Not been in a long while though

[ocelot07]

I had not bought one for years until 2 months ago. I bought the Dark Souls Limited Edition hardbook guide. What has really done my head in is apparently the guide is a bit outdated as the developers moved a few things around in the last update.

[McNeilio]

dont see the point in them anymore due to the amount of info readily available from the internet

u can find anything u need to know about pretty much any game nowadays

[Clxmj]

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McNeilio wrote:
dont see the point in them anymore due to the amount of info readily available from the internet

u can find anything u need to know about pretty much any game nowadays

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Pretty much this but sometimes, for the right price, you can get a really decent SG that also looks the part and you can see that alot of effort has gone into the presentation and such. I'll only buy them if i get a hardon from the game. Just for that little bit extra.

[nx13]

Never have bought them.. used to buy ps2 cheatbooks though .

Also, games get patched so often now, no point.

[Godz_Mercenary]

I do, but don't use them as a strategy guide just like the stuff they sometimes put in. Like the Metal Gear 5 limited one, got a cool limited artwork thing with it. 

[Cardiff1]

My youger brother always buys them when he buys a game. Surely it takes the fun out of it.

The only time I've used one was about 15 years ago when virgin megastore had one out of the cellophane. Me & my mates all memorised 2 fatalities each for MK2.

[Comrade-Bozzey]

Nah. I find they're pretty pricey. Although helpful and good for big games I just love the whole finding out by yourself thing. 

I was offered a Skyrim guide for a extra £10 but thought.nah.It takes away all the excitement of stumbling on a camp of giants and thinking  " Oh sh*t .... COOL " and then thinking " LET'S GET IT ON !!! " If i had the guide and knew before hand takes away that surpise and your' all like " Ahh this is that camp i saw in the book  oh well might aswell do this".

I like my surpises to be free ! Even if they do lead to me being killed over and over again hahaha.

[TheWorldsOnFire]

I bought the Uncharted 2 strategy guide from Gamestation about a year ago because it was only 99p and ive also got Gears Of War and MGS4