Ragnell Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) When you purchase a game, do you read the instruction manual or not? Some people consider it wimpy to read them before playing the game, so I'm wondering if you guys read 'em. Edited December 31, 2008 by Ragnell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noremaC Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) No i don't, my brother does though and it annoys me because he won't let me play until he reds them. Well that is for 360 and wii games, he doesn't look at them fore the DS because he doesn't play it. Edited December 31, 2008 by Noremac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufasa Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Only if needed. Though it probably would have been useful to figure out how to equip skills before half way through the game in TOV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanarkin Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Yes alsmost everytime i buy a game. I like to know what the game has, how to play, and everything the booklet includes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intoner Two Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I mostly look at the booklet to see about any characters and the general button config -several times I end up wanting to change something to make it more comfortable for my fingers- yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celice Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I voted yes, because I like to look through things later on for fun. Not really to pay attention to it, but for its own self-value--anyone with some of the better manuals of the NES days, like the original Zelda, could appreciate this. I never read them to know what's going on, as few, if any, games these days give a need to do such. This isn't back in the day where you needed to dip a letter in water to get the magic code 747, or look up a reference character chart to input a few symbols to continue a game. Most "manuals" are integrated into gameplay nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuli Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I always read it. I don't want to miss anything I'm suppose to know. D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmartRutter7 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I usually end up browsing through it really quickly, so i have a good idea of the controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalis Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Sometimes the manual gives away spoilers, so I only read the INSTRUCTIONS and ignore everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Mecha Death Christ Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 The way I used to do it is play the game first, then go back to read the instructions later to see if there's anything I missed. There were a couple of games where reading the instruction manual first could have saved me a lot of frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowAreYaBud Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Well sometimes I get really bored and I read them for entertainment, not that they're really entertaining... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edorian Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I normally read them in my way home after biuying the game, because Im kinda anxious to play the game but I still can't so in the meantime I read the instruction booklet just to get even more anxious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I always skim through them just to get a feel for what's going to be in the game. Then, if I can't find adequate help in-game, I go back and take a look at the manual, or online. On a random note, I remember how I couldn't get past the first boss in Illusion of Gaia, when I was younger, so I had to make do with reading the mini walkthrough in the instruction manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowAreYaBud Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I always skim through them just to get a feel for what's going to be in the game. Then, if I can't find adequate help in-game, I go back and take a look at the manual, or online.On a random note, I remember how I couldn't get past the first boss in Illusion of Gaia, when I was younger, so I had to make do with reading the mini walkthrough in the instruction manual. lolminiwalkthrough I couldn't get past the first boss in Illusion of Gaia when I was a kid, and I still can't get past the first boss in Illusion of Gaia <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Mecha Death Christ Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) On a random note, I remember how I couldn't get past the first boss in Illusion of Gaia, when I was younger, so I had to make do with reading the mini walkthrough in the instruction manual. Huh? I couldn't get past the first boss in Illusion of Gaia when I was a kid, and I still can't get past the first boss in Illusion of Gaia WHAT!? Who was the first boss? I don't even remember it cause it wasn't... memorable. Tell ol' Terranigma Freak who's the big bad bully that's in your way. You should know I would be to one to ask about the Soul Blazer trilogy. Edited December 31, 2008 by Super Mecha Death Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burning_phoneix Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 No i don't, my brother does though and it annoys me because he won't let me play until he reds them.Well that is for 360 and wii games, he doesn't look at them fore the DS because he doesn't play it. Ha! Your brother is like me then. I prevent my younger siblings from playing a game until I've read through the instruction manual first. Not for instructions mind you, but rather for any backstory, art or character bios in it. I miss the olden days when Instruction manuals were tomes that had listed the complete backstory of every faction and character in the game. *Sigh* :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ercdouken Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Sometimes I do, but I usually go ahead and play the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Who was the first boss? I don't even remember it cause it wasn't... memorable. Tell ol' Terranigma Freak who's the big bad bully that's in your way. You should know I would be to one to ask about the Soul Blazer trilogy. This guy. I could only beat him with savestates, and only just barely. Yeah, I suck DX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I used to be a big game manual junky, but not anymore. Most manuals nowadays are completely uninteresting. Working Designs used to make the best manuals ever, but they no longer exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltoshen Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 This reminds me of a time when I got my GameCube. We were heading out for vacation, and I couldn't bring my GameCube, so I just brought the games instead. XD I ended up spending the whole car ride reading through the instructions and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Envoy of the Beginning Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Considering how anxious I can get, I hardly read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Mecha Death Christ Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) This guy. I could only beat him with savestates, and only just barely. Yeah, I suck DX Oh him. Holy shit, you suck. Just destroy his hands, then run around the place avoiding the shit, then hit his eye when it opens. Of course you should know that after seeing the video. I could understand if you guys were complaining about the Vampire boss in Mu, but this guy's nothing. Edited January 1, 2009 by Super Mecha Death Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Changed by VASM :( Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I only open them to look at the pretty pictures on the way home from gamestop. Besides instruction books are a little superfluous considering there is always a tutorial at the beginning of the game weather you like it or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze340 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Depends on game. 98% of the time though, I don't bother reading instructions. I just pop in a game and learn naturally.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uguu Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Depends. Am I on the way home after buying the game? Yes. Am I getting it as a gift and have the ability to play it right then? No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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