Anyone Else Refuse To Buy A Game Without A Manual?

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#1 dunl12496
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I refuse to. Without one no matter the game I'm not buying it. No manual no purchase. I collect games and appreciate the manual. Anyone Else?

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#2 auron_16
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I'm like that too. I feel like I"m missing out :cry:
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#3 XaosII
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Expect to be real disappointed next gen or, at most, the gen after next when everything will be digital.

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#4 dunl12496
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Expect to be real disappointed next gen or, at most, the gen after next when everything will be digital.

XaosII

I doubt this will happen soon. The physical aspect will always be close to gamers hearts. :oops:

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#5 Jordo321
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One of the thing I've always is when coming back from the store as a kid, cracking open the manual and being excited to get home to play it. I can still remember holding the Zelda: Ocarina of Time box heading home. Granted, nowadays I buy most of my games used, but I still like the manual as I like to collect games, or if I sell the game, it's easier to do so with the manual than without one. I buy alot of stuff on steam now for PC gaming. PC games don't have as much as a collector's appeal to me anyways, and I usually get games on sale so saving money on PC > a box. Console is a whole other story though, if everything goes digital, I won't even bother with the gen that does that.
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#6 GhoX
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I don't read manuals anyway, most games are either easy to figure out on the spot or have some tutorials ingame.
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#7 BradHummr
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I generally try to refuse to buy a game without a manual and definitely without the case, but I sometimes make exceptions such as: 1)Only copy I can find near me and I want the game very badly. 2) Game is a GREAT deal, such as $5 for some 360 games I bought a while ago, no case or manual but I am on low income and wanted them pretty badly. Aside from those two exceptions though, I try to go case and manual for everything.
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#8 slipkill89
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Not really. Almost all video game manuals these days are only a couple of pages long that don't tell you anything about the game.

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#9 Aspen706
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The manuals are pretty worthless, but oddly enough games are more resellable with it.
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#10 dkdk999
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are you serious i've always thought those things were completely usless.
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#11 Aspen706
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are you serious i've always thought those things were completely usless. dkdk999
On ebay there's people selling just the manual
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#12 CooperThief
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I suppose I'd try to find one case with a manual in the store I'm already in, but if I don't get one, I generally won't care that much. But I understand what you're talking about; I sometimes wish I had a manual for some of my games.

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#13 Mysticaloldbard
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I won't buy without the manual, it's a completeness sort of thing. I did once buy Fallout 3 used, to walk out of the store and realize there was no game manual. Walked back in and asked if there was one for the used game, and they were able to produce it in seconds.

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#14 wildcat2000
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Nope don't care. Theyre useless anyway. If I happen to buy an old game and it has the manual included sure I'll keep it...no reason just to throw it out but they are not a factor to me in collecting.

Interesting side note. I bought Mickey's Circus Mystery for Genesis last year (from a store I goto alot for retro games) and it came with the box, but thats not the interesting part. I opened it and it had 2 manuals. Two identical manuals. One had some passwords writen it. I still have them and the game too. Pretty odd huh?

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#15 muthsera666
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Only. I will not consider purchasing a game that is not complete. I love reading the manuals.
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#16 cobrax25
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manuals are an outdated concept...games these days are so much simpler then they used to be that there really isnt a point to making one anymore, especially with most games offering some kind of tutorial.

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#17 deactivated-57ad0e5285d73
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I like getting the complete product, but to be fair, todays manuals are downright disappointing and often times contain spoilers. I haven't cracked on open in ages, at least not until i finish the game, or its apparent I'm supposed to.

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#18 Daavpuke
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I collect games too, but as long as I can play them, I don't mind. It's all about the price vs what you get. I'm always a player first.
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#19 Sonicplys
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Right here. I returned a No More Heroes 2 used game just last week for having no manual. I only have two games that dont have manuals but bought them anyway because I know I wont find them again (Beyond Good and Evil for Xbox and MegaMan X Collection for PS2).

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#20 Ravirr
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yeah, as a patial collector (in a sense that I never sell my games) I want the complete package.

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#21 skooks
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[QUOTE="XaosII"]

Expect to be real disappointed next gen or, at most, the gen after next when everything will be digital.

dunl12496

I doubt this will happen soon. The physical aspect will always be close to gamers hearts. :oops:

Ubisoft have already announced plans to scrap manuals in favour of digial manuals, which they plan to roll out in the Autumn. Their first manual-free release will be Shaun White Skateboarding.
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#22 Gohansephiroth
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I will pretty much refuse to buy a new game unless its still sealed so missing the manual would be a problem for me, I'm a stickler when it comes to this but i like my stuff mint. But if i had no other choice like for example if i was buying a game that was no longer in print or an old game its not a huge deal breaker, cant be helped with older games since they cant all be complete.

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#23 yokofox33
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Has to have the manual and original case for me. I just like to have my games "complete."

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#24 mikey1611
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Need a manual. It's that little book that keeps me occupied on the ride/walk home. I can't imagine a case with the opposite side of the disc being empty (unless it was used). Be nice if they had some boxart, like what 3D Dot Game Heroes did. There's art behind the box cover and can be seen though the blu-ray case.

Off-topic (I just saw this a few posts ago): Won't be able to accept the digital age of downloading full games. It's not the same. Only for extra content.

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#25 Venom_Raptor
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Yeah, I like to have the manual with the game :)

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#26 bobbleheadrogue
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I refuse to. Without one no matter the game I'm not buying it. No manual no purchase. I collect games and appreciate the manual. Anyone Else?

dunl12496
well...I won't go as far as to say I won't buy it but the box sure will look empty without that wad of paper :P
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#27 Treflis
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I do get a little bummed there isn't a manual but the only games I've bought that didn't have ones where those "Two cheap games in one cover" games.
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#28 Canvas_Of_Flesh
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I do not buy games without manuals. It's part of the package.
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#29 foxhound_fox
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Why would you refuse? It is like 3-8 pages of paper, printed in black and white, outlining what the controls are and how to get online. Doesn't seem like its worth avoiding to me. Now no case? That's where I draw the line.

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#30 BSte2952
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I'm definately OCD about this. Not just about the manual and the case but the condition of the game. I almost always buy my games new. The only exceptions so far have been games that are rare or too expensive to buy new (SH2 and SH3 and FFVII are examples). If I'm buying a useddisc based game it must be in perfect condition (no scratches, must have manual and damage free case or no deal).

A game just doesn't feel complete without the manual. I always liked the manual for the Ratchet and Clanks games. The manuals double as a poster!

While a game is loading or when I feel like looking through my stack of games, I flip through the manuals looking at the pictures or character bios. Some manualshave a prologue too.

I think many game companies are too cheap with their manuals. Every Nintendo developed game or games like Jak, Ratchet, Sly, Odin Shere, Resident Evil seriesand a handful ofothers have their manuals in color. Everyone else has manuals in black and white (I'm looking at you Square). Too cheap to pay for color.

Makes me mad that Ubisoft is no longer doing printed manuals.

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#31 muthsera666
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Why would you refuse? It is like 3-8 pages of paper, printed in black and white, outlining what the controls are and how to get online. Doesn't seem like its worth avoiding to me. Now no case? That's where I draw the line.

foxhound_fox
The good manuals are much more substantial than that. Of course, I haven't bought any current-gen games, but last-gen, some of the games had some really decent manuals.
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#32 dakan45
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I dont refuse to buy because of that, i refuse to buy with all those "liberties" ubisoft has taken in the expense of gamers and in favor of their economy. If you are reffering to ubisoft not adding manuals anymore.
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#33 KeredsBlaze
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i really like to have the manual but that wont stop me from buying a game for the right price
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#34 meteo_ryte
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Don't usually need the manual but i like having them for some reason. They actually confuse me when explaining the game, since it's so much simpler just playing it and learning as i go.
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#35 dabest2500
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Even if the game was £40 and is being sold for £1 I wouldn't buy it. I want the manual, the case and the disc (obviously).

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#36 A_Falcies_Fancy
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I will look around in Gamestop at all the games of the same name until i find one with the manual. But if i can't its okay. In order of importance it is: game, original case, then manual.
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#37 BSte2952
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I will pretty much refuse to buy a new game unless its still sealed so missing the manual would be a problem for me, I'm a stickler when it comes to this but i like my stuff mint. But if i had no other choice like for example if i was buying a game that was no longer in print or an old game its not a huge deal breaker, cant be helped with older games since they cant all be complete.

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That's just like me! :D

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#38 initialanarchy
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I don't care if a game comes disc only. If I get a manual? Great! Ebays for 2 dollars american for common games, up to 4 for rare ones, sell them to "collectors."

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#39 Mister__Awesome
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I never ever read the Instruction Manuel, but I'll be pissed if I had a game without it :P
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#40 ASK_Story
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I really don't care. Manuals are nice, but since most of them are in cheesy black & white with a bunch of text and only like 10 pages, no. It's no big deal to me. Boxes, however, I do care about when I buy used. I always to try to find a box with the game. But if the game's in good condition and there's no box, I'd still get it. It's not a deal killer and I'm not stubborn or obsessed about it. I'd still get the game with no box if the game is in good condition. After all, the game matters not the box or manual. If I have a nice box and cool manual but the disc is thrashed, what's the point of that? It's ridiculously unreasonable.
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#41 oneMoreComment
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My standards are higher than just a manual (no offense). If the game disk itself has also been scracthed up to hell than that is a return as well. Recently I bought a game off ebay that was in like new condition but it came in a case with eb game stickers all over it. I knew immediatly this was bad becuase eb games is a joke. Without opening it I knew the game disk was scratched to oblivion and I knew the manual will also probably be missing. Well I was right on the disk and wrong on the manual (that was a surprise). Either way I returned it. I can't understand how people manage to scratch disks up so bad. Not one game that I have bought new has ever had a single scratch on it.

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#42 BuryMe
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Yep.

Not only are they good to read, but I trade games online, and they move a lot faster when I have everything instead of just the disc,

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#43 zelosphia_8
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Unless it's rare or hard to find, I normally won't get it without a manual. It doesn't feel complete some how, even though I never even look at or read the manual.

I wonder how people can actually lose them in the first place, not to mentiontheyactually lose the cases. How careless can you be?

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#44 DraugenCP
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Yes, I will only buy a game if it comes with the keeper box and the manual.

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#45 GreyViper
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Yeah why shouldnt I buy it, since I know I can get the manual from in pdf format anyway. Its not as the old time when you had have manual for copyprotection.

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#46 Link256
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Hell no. IMHO, this whole controversy is ridiculous.

Edit: Otherwise, I have a strict policy against buying games used.