Do You Use The Instructional Booklet???

[peace4myheart]

The other day I opened a new game. Pop it in the PS2 and just start playing. Never even once looked at the instructional booklet. I know the booklet is there for new users but I have found myself looking at it less and less and figuring everything out from playing the actual game. I usually just look at it once for the arts and put it away for good. I was just thinking. Does anyone else in here even use the instructional booklet anymore???

[vlame]

The other day I opened a new game. Pop it in the PS2 and just start playing. Never even once looked at the instructional booklet. I know the booklet is there for new users but I have found myself looking at it less and less and figuring everything out from playing the actual game. I usually just look at it once for the arts and put it away for good. I was just thinking. Does anyone else in here even use the instructional booklet anymore???

im pretty much the same as you, but i hate having an incomplete purchase.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

The other day I opened a new game. Pop it in the PS2 and just start playing. Never even once looked at the instructional booklet. I know the booklet is there for new users but I have found myself looking at it less and less and figuring everything out from playing the actual game. I usually just look at it once for the arts and put it away for good. I was just thinking. Does anyone else in here even use the instructional booklet anymore???

im pretty much the same as you, but i hate having an incomplete purchase.

I will use the booklet for more complicated games and I too hate having an incomplete game.

[Scooter]

I typically read through the entire book at least once. Sometimes I start playing the game first, sometimes I read the book first but I almost always read the book at some point. On the better games there are typically a few good tips on how to play and succeed at the game. Plus, some portion of the cost of the game is the book, so I consider it part of the entire experience and cost.

ALL my PS1, PS2, PSP, Genesis, Saturn, Genesis, Sega CD and 32X games are complete with media, box and book. Almost all of my Game Gear games are also complete. A handful are just the game and the book, and about half a dozen are just the game but I continue to search for books for those orphans!

How many of you have and read the instruction books for your hardware? Again, I read them all!

[itsamemario]

even though i never open the manual for 90% of the games i buy, i still refuse to buy a used game if it's not included...it's just nice to have for completion's sake & they sometimes come in handy...

i usually skim through the instruction booklet for games that have tons of weapons/items or have so many actions that every button on a 10-button controller gets used...

for example, i was extremely frustrated with the sniping in splinter cell (xbox) until i read through the instruction booklet and found out that you can steady your aim by holding your breath with the L trigger, lol...

until then i was like "how the **** does anyone snipe in this game when the reticule moves around like a damn drunken bumble bee"

[ImportBoy]

Rarely with modern games, though like others have mentioned I dislike buying used games unless it is included.

I mostly will look at the manual these days if it is a more complicated game or I have some specific issue with the gameplay I can't figure out.

For old (DOS-era old) PC games I will usually take a glace through the manual, as many games in that era had their own unique quirks, such as startup parameters or specific memory requirements (not just X ammount of RAM for the youngins here - you have it easy now!). I don't want to be using CGA settings when I could be getting EGA graphics!

While we are on the manual topic - what is up with more and more publishers of PC games puttng the manual in PDF format on the disc? I can't stand reading manuals that way!

[ott0bot]

I like havng the booklet and I usually read through it at some point. I love fighters who have moves lists in their manuals, because sometimes I can't figure out a super move or counter.

Mostly I read through it for the artwork and nostalgic factor. It's cool when I open up my old nes manuals and find notes or codes, even though it degrades the value.

[Mozgus]

Usually I pay no attention to manuals, unless they're on good paper and in full color. Then I'll gleam over them real quick. However for the past month I've been reading the Guild Wars Platinum manual, because it quickly covers all 4 games, and is as up to date as possible. Taking me a month because I take ninja dukes; I'm out of the bathroom in 60 seconds.

[andymol21]

I usually read the manual on the way home from buying the game in anticipation of playing it. After that, or if it is delivered, I never set eyes on it again. Used games without manuals don't bother me either, just means I have to entertain myself some other way on the train home.... and I'm useless at singimg

[Ack]

I'll usually look at character info and storyline info on the car ride home after buying a game. Then I don't bother until I'm a few hours into the game. Usually around that time I've learned most of the commands, but one or two may escape me. Makes it easier to remember how to do the commands I missed if I don't have to think about all the rest of it as I would on a first reading.