Do you still buy new player's guides for recent games?

[RPG_Fanatic]

I buy strategy guides only for RPG's. My last one I think I bought was for dragon Quest VI for the DS.

[Lady Jaye]

The last strat guide I bought was for Dragon Age II, but I don't usually buy them. All in all, I only own a few guides, and none for recent games aside from DA2 (the second most recent guide on my bookshelf is Kingdom Hearts II).

I'm a visual person, so I'm not too fond of GameFAQs for that reason, but it's better than nothing. Now that I have an ebook reader, I use it to carry the walkthrough to my current handheld game (right now, Ocarina of Time for the 3DS), so I can consult it even on the go.

Anyway, Aussie was right 2 years ago, this thread shouldn't be in OT. Time for a move! (swoosh)

[Tron 2.0]

Strat guides rarely and if i do get one it's for a rpg.Usely i try to play the game the hard way but if i get stuck then i check,gamefaqs and youtube.Still if either doesn't cover what i'm looking for then i buy a guide.

[SpaceHarrier]

I haven't purchased a strategy guide since 2007..

[Colorado Rockies]

I only buy the hardcover Bethesda and Bioware guides

[AceAerosmith]

Never bought a one. By the time I get around to playing a game, there's a complete walk-thru somewhere on the interlinks.

[calthaer]

I've historically bought the Pokemon guides, largely because of the compendium of information they used to contain about characters, moves, etc.

However, of late they've been withholding info on the "promo" guys that haven't been released as of the guide's printing - info that's readily available on Serebii.net in a lot better format. There were a few things that the guides used to be useful for, but no longer. I wasn't that impressed with Black / White, and probably won't get the guides in the future.

For most other games, I use Gamefaqs. I do like guides with maps and pictures and such, but it's not really a necessity worth paying $15+ for.

[xelement5x]

I like to get the guides, like most I normally pick them up for RPGs though. The last one I got at retail was the hardbound Skyward Sword guide, before that it was the the FF13 limited edition one. I didn't need to open either though

[kainemaxwell]

People print out GameFAQs guides? It seems so wasteful. And the searchability goes, too.

Exactly, especially if your pc is away from your consoles and dont feel like printing for each section of a game or running back and forth. Games that dont have game guides use gamefaqs, others i use both.

[Zama]

I do buy game guides but not very often anymore. RPG games seem to be the exception though

[duffmanth]

I never really bought game guides much to begin with. I have a few old Metal Gear Solid guides I picked up for dirt cheap simply as collectables. I would never spend $20-30 on new guides when you can hop onto any number of gaming sites and have access to a million walkthroughs/guides.

[BlastProcessing402]

Last one I bought was Dragon Quest IX. Mainly wanted to be able to look up recipies for the alchemy pot and stuff without having to keep my laptop running. Sadly, compared to the DQ8 guide it's not as good for that sort of thing. (Not that the DQ8 guide didn't have issues of its own).

Even with the internets, I probably would still buy them more often if they hadn't shot up in price so much. I used to buy a lot when they were like $15 or less, but now they're like $20, $25 or more and I just don't want them quite that badly.

I really miss the guides that Nintendo published. Those really seemed to be a notch above what Prima and Brady put out. And of course Working Designs had some guides that were in a league of their own, even before they went all hardcover deluxe; those are some guides I wouldn't mind paying 20 bucks for.

[duffmanth]

I also pick up collector's editions of guides if I come across them for dirt cheap.

[Beefy Hits]

Yea, but only for RPGs usually. recently I caved in and picked up the strategy guide for Zelda: Skyward Sword. I get it out of convenience. But I get the RPG strat. guides for collectability.

[thegamezmaster]

Once in a while. Usually use Gamfaq or emuparadise for guides. Try to use them if I just get stuck.

[Flashback2012]

The last guide I bought with a new game was Disgaea 4. I miss the days of getting penny guides.

[The Shawn]

After reading this thread I decided to check out Amazon and picked up a brand new Dead Rising 2 hardcover guide for $4.14. Just came today actually.

I only buy the guides aftermarket for games I enjoy, or think I'll enjoy if I haven't bought the game yet. (Such is the Case with DR 2)

Besides, seeing that DR 2 is another real-time themed game I wanted to make sure I knew where shit was while playing it. (God I wish they'd stop doing that in Zombie games!)

[joshnickerson]

Generally if it's a game I like, I'll pick up the guide as a companion piece, though sometimes a long time after I buy the game. I picked up the Skyward Sword hardcover guide off of Barnes & Noble's site for $25, since paying $40 retail is just insane for a guide, and for some reason Amazon is sold out of them...

I do wish I had picked up the New Super Mario Bros. Wii guide when I had the chance, since it commands insane $50+ prices on eBay now... not even sure why, because it wasn't even THAT good of a guide!

I will say that I enjoyed the old Nintendo Power guides much more than the Prima guides these days... they just seemed much more organized and better laid out, with big maps and points of interest... the Prima guides read more like rambling GameFAQs postings... sigh.

[RPG_Fanatic]

I do wish I had picked up the New Super Mario Bros. Wii guide when I had the chance, since it commands insane $50+ prices on eBay now

I still have it sealed in the shrink wrap and to think I was thinking about throwing it away since I don't have the game anymore. Looks like I'm going to have to Ebay it soon.

[jrokshady]

Complicated, really long, difficult games, games with a lot of secrets or unlockables, hidden items, stuff like that is what will make me purchase a guide. Pokemon, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, Metal Gear Solid, and any RPG guide are what I need a guide for.