Game Guides

[Woundup]

I have never been one to use game guides because I always looked at them as cheating, but recently I have been looking through my growing collecting of unfinished games and think that I will never complete them. So for that reason alone I am thinking of joining IGN so that I may download there game guides online instead of actually buying paper backs. Is this a good idea? Has anyone here ever used IGN's website for this reason? Is there another site I should look at they may be free of better worth my money?

[namehater]

anytime ive ever been stumped ive had very good luck just googling for help. with all the free information on the web, i cant justify paying $15 for a guide that my kids/dog is just going to screw up anyhow lol.

[Woundup]

I have done this as well namehater but I am looking for something that I can follow step by step to get through a few of the games quickly.

[Peench]

Woundup - I've always found step by step walkthru's with google's help. I've never had to pay for walkthrus. Try it first.

[dmiller68]

Originally Posted by Woundup

I have done this as well namehater but I am looking for something that I can follow step by step to get through a few of the games quickly.

Hey as long as your game score stays below mine.

[Lord Sam]

I will usually google the game and search that way, but I always fall back to GameFaqs.com, they seem to have pretty good walkthroughs there.

If you are shooting for achievements (they do have walkthroughs as well) check out Xbox 360 Achievements.

[Quo]

Gamespot has a pretty extensive selection of online game guides as well. Free. Some are better than others. Alot of them have scene pictures, etc.

[supafreak]

Most of the IGN game guides are free to view online. The pdf and psp downloads are what require an Insider account.

[lovekeiiy]

the achievement guide site is pretty good for walk through stuff as well. I don't have an issue with walk throughs, but I use them sparingly. Mainly for little crap. I tried to keep to a minimum so I don't spoil the game for me.

[2Times]

Gamefaqs.com is pretty good. I usually use the guides for things like where the gold bolts are in Ratchet and Clank games, skulls in Halo 2 and 3, etc. You can get a lot of information from these guides. And you can tell that many of the authors put a lot of time into them.

I don't really see the using them to get through a game. I don't see it as cheating. I think it just takes the fun out of solving it for yourself.