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Why do we need walkthroughs, most of us have had a quick fling with one of them during our gaming lives, but why?
it seems to me that when we get the games, puzzles and level are easy to complete when you have a basic idea of the moves, nothing can stop you until.....damn, this thing puzzles you! what can it be? i'm sure it needs to go....erm, where?
*A few days later*
Your brain starts to crack, after running around in circles too much and getting your 50th glass of water from the kitchen, you decide it's time to have a peek at a walkthrough, it's nothing bad because it's only a peek, your positive you can complete the rest of the game on your own. You log onto the internet, type 'walkthrough' into yahoo's search engine, a few thousand links pop up and you instantly click on one, to save some pain from what your doing.
when you eventually find out what went wrong, you kick yourself and run to the game.
It was right infront you the whole time! why didn't you see that? it's a perfect fit!
The next few hours are once again, as easy as the first few, you have no problems finding places for things and forfilling your missions, it seems a lot easier and your more confident with the controls as you've seen all the areas around the level, i'm sure only the people that made the game have seen before.
You trug on with a big grin stretched upon your face, looking for the next obstacle, your sure you won't need the walkthrough again, and if you do, you won't look at it, you paid £30 for this game and want to complete it on your own two feet.
I think this is all part of the game, some of you complete the games without realising it was hard, some of you struggle to complete the first boss only to find out he/she had a huge neon switch on their back saying "switch me off to win" well, where theres a will theres a way, and most people see no wrong in peeking at a walthrough once and again, thats what it's there for why not? i'm saving my self £10 on the original!
it seems to me that when we get the games, puzzles and level are easy to complete when you have a basic idea of the moves, nothing can stop you until.....damn, this thing puzzles you! what can it be? i'm sure it needs to go....erm, where?
*A few days later*
Your brain starts to crack, after running around in circles too much and getting your 50th glass of water from the kitchen, you decide it's time to have a peek at a walkthrough, it's nothing bad because it's only a peek, your positive you can complete the rest of the game on your own. You log onto the internet, type 'walkthrough' into yahoo's search engine, a few thousand links pop up and you instantly click on one, to save some pain from what your doing.
when you eventually find out what went wrong, you kick yourself and run to the game.
It was right infront you the whole time! why didn't you see that? it's a perfect fit!
The next few hours are once again, as easy as the first few, you have no problems finding places for things and forfilling your missions, it seems a lot easier and your more confident with the controls as you've seen all the areas around the level, i'm sure only the people that made the game have seen before.
You trug on with a big grin stretched upon your face, looking for the next obstacle, your sure you won't need the walkthrough again, and if you do, you won't look at it, you paid £30 for this game and want to complete it on your own two feet.
I think this is all part of the game, some of you complete the games without realising it was hard, some of you struggle to complete the first boss only to find out he/she had a huge neon switch on their back saying "switch me off to win" well, where theres a will theres a way, and most people see no wrong in peeking at a walthrough once and again, thats what it's there for why not? i'm saving my self £10 on the original!
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LOL, Tomb Raider's annoying, I only played the first two, but i'm guessing they're all basically the same.
I needed a walkthrough on Zelda:M'sM, sheesh that was annoying, the walkthrough didn't help though, it was more of a skill and patience game more than an RPG, big challenge, that's why I got it.
I needed a walkthrough on Zelda:M'sM, sheesh that was annoying, the walkthrough didn't help though, it was more of a skill and patience game more than an RPG, big challenge, that's why I got it.
2 games I have wanted a walkthrough for:
Myst - Because to quote Sniper "This is stupid"
And Tomb Raider 4, because it sucked and they made it too hard with little switches and traps and things you miss if you dont stop and state at the walls for 20mins.
And the underwater room bit with the mirror.
Myst - Because to quote Sniper "This is stupid"
And Tomb Raider 4, because it sucked and they made it too hard with little switches and traps and things you miss if you dont stop and state at the walls for 20mins.
And the underwater room bit with the mirror.
Why do we need walkthroughs, most of us have had a quick fling with one of them during our gaming lives, but why?
it seems to me that when we get the games, puzzles and level are easy to complete when you have a basic idea of the moves, nothing can stop you until.....damn, this thing puzzles you! what can it be? i'm sure it needs to go....erm, where?
*A few days later*
Your brain starts to crack, after running around in circles too much and getting your 50th glass of water from the kitchen, you decide it's time to have a peek at a walkthrough, it's nothing bad because it's only a peek, your positive you can complete the rest of the game on your own. You log onto the internet, type 'walkthrough' into yahoo's search engine, a few thousand links pop up and you instantly click on one, to save some pain from what your doing.
when you eventually find out what went wrong, you kick yourself and run to the game.
It was right infront you the whole time! why didn't you see that? it's a perfect fit!
The next few hours are once again, as easy as the first few, you have no problems finding places for things and forfilling your missions, it seems a lot easier and your more confident with the controls as you've seen all the areas around the level, i'm sure only the people that made the game have seen before.
You trug on with a big grin stretched upon your face, looking for the next obstacle, your sure you won't need the walkthrough again, and if you do, you won't look at it, you paid £30 for this game and want to complete it on your own two feet.
I think this is all part of the game, some of you complete the games without realising it was hard, some of you struggle to complete the first boss only to find out he/she had a huge neon switch on their back saying "switch me off to win" well, where theres a will theres a way, and most people see no wrong in peeking at a walthrough once and again, thats what it's there for why not? i'm saving my self £10 on the original!
it seems to me that when we get the games, puzzles and level are easy to complete when you have a basic idea of the moves, nothing can stop you until.....damn, this thing puzzles you! what can it be? i'm sure it needs to go....erm, where?
*A few days later*
Your brain starts to crack, after running around in circles too much and getting your 50th glass of water from the kitchen, you decide it's time to have a peek at a walkthrough, it's nothing bad because it's only a peek, your positive you can complete the rest of the game on your own. You log onto the internet, type 'walkthrough' into yahoo's search engine, a few thousand links pop up and you instantly click on one, to save some pain from what your doing.
when you eventually find out what went wrong, you kick yourself and run to the game.
It was right infront you the whole time! why didn't you see that? it's a perfect fit!
The next few hours are once again, as easy as the first few, you have no problems finding places for things and forfilling your missions, it seems a lot easier and your more confident with the controls as you've seen all the areas around the level, i'm sure only the people that made the game have seen before.
You trug on with a big grin stretched upon your face, looking for the next obstacle, your sure you won't need the walkthrough again, and if you do, you won't look at it, you paid £30 for this game and want to complete it on your own two feet.
I think this is all part of the game, some of you complete the games without realising it was hard, some of you struggle to complete the first boss only to find out he/she had a huge neon switch on their back saying "switch me off to win" well, where theres a will theres a way, and most people see no wrong in peeking at a walthrough once and again, thats what it's there for why not? i'm saving my self £10 on the original!
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