I try my best not to use walkthroughs, but if I'm getting really frustrated with a game then I will.
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Same, unlessss they are cheats a-la Goldeneye. I worked hard to unlock those cheats and they added to the fun factor. I do not use cheats to finish a game.
walkthroughs when I'm stuck or if I want to see how far I am in a game. Cheats mostly never only when I played the crap out of a game like Age of Empires 2 for example.
I only cheat after I have beaten a game and rarely {mostly when I want to feel like a god:P} I will only use a walkthrough if I am completely and totally stuck or after I have beaten a game 13 times and I want to know if I missed anything before I give up.
As for online cheating it is imoral and I do not suport it. Whats the point.
First time I go through every game legit without using any kind of hel (unless I'm really stuck which happens extremly rarely). Once I beat a game however, I have no problem using cheats, exploits or walkthrough for optional parts ^^
I'll usually beat a game, then go back and use cheats on a game. However, I try to avoid using walkthroughs, unless there is no way in hell I can get any farther without using it.
I use walkthroughs for most JRPGs at times. Not because of the game mechanics, but I hate the trigger hunts they have in towns, where you have to talk to a specific (and usually unremarkable looking) person in order to get the game to proceed. That and many JRPGs have extremely obtuse requirements for secret quests or items. IE, Vesperia had a bizarre set of quests you had to complete for fear of losing out on them entirely (lots of backtracking) and FFXII had a series of chests you could not open if you wanted the game's best weapon. Go figure. Given the length of most JRPGs, too, I'd rather not play them twice.
I use walkthough and for some rpg (demon soul) I use short cuts here and there which could be consider being a cheat. I usually don't use cheats unless its nesscary or unless its fun (GTA for example )
Cheats...depends..if it is a cheat to unlock something cool or changes the game play a bit then totally. My favorite is still the paintball feature in Goldeneye 007. Using cheats to make the game easier I have not done that since the konami code days. Most games now are easy enough to handle without them.
I like to be surprised by any plot twist or gameplay gimmick and play the game as the developer intended, so on my first try I always go commando.
Later, however, I may explore any cheats and, yes, I do consult a FAQ, guide or walkthrough to see if I missed anything.
One exception: if I notice a game sucks so bad that I'm sure I'll never play it again, then I immediately look for that information so I can save myself the trouble of having to go there again.
I don't use cheats, but I consider the "I'm above walkthroughs" attitude to be kind of silly.
If I don't know what to do in a game and can't figure it out in half an hour, I'm going to use a walkthrough to find out how to proceed and I will feel no shame about it. I don't play games to be frustrated and I don't have the time to spend all day trying to figure something out.
I use walkthroughs whenever I wanna get "rid" of a game as fast as I can (sell it), I'm more of a story-driven person when it comes to games nowadays and I could care less about the challenge. No big deal.
Before I even think about using a walkthrough for a game I go through it at least twice. First time is to get through the game and try to find all I can, the second time is to find as much as I can that I might of missed, then I use a walkthrough to see if I did missed anything.
I only use cheats if I've played a game to death and want abit more fun with it, like the GTA games, getting all weapons or a tank and running wild :D
Cheats are evil and I don't like to use them. However if I get stuck beyond belief, I'll use a walkthrough, though I often have to use them to find out that there's a door right next to my character that takes me exactly where I need to go.
Cheats are fun if it is something like AOM where you use divine intervention, because god powers make it fun, walkthroughs are boring though, only ever used one for mist 5 when I was stuck, walkthrough was to complicated as well, didn't understand anything written on the paper.
Cheats only for fun like in GTA4, walkthroughs yes all the time, i want to play a game for kicks, not to get pssst off because i don't know what to do.
I don't use cheats unless I've unlocked them somehow, and I would only use them after completing the game. I do use walkthroughs if I'm stuck. I can either be frustrated for 2 hours or get on with it, amirite?
I'll use walkthroughs if a game has a really cheap puzzle or if I've been stuck in the same area for an hour and the game didn't really tell me what area I should be going to next.
I've only used cheats after I've beaten a game and just want to play around with the game world and it's a feature in the game, like GTA.
I had a GameShark for my N64 and I used to love just loading up infinite health and ammo after I've beaten a game and just blowing through everything to feel invincible.
I'll use walkthroughs if a game has a really cheap puzzle or if I've been stuck in the same area for an hour and the game didn't really tell me what area I should be going to next.
I've only used cheats after I've beaten a game and just want to play around with the game world and it's a feature in the game, like GTA.
I had a GameShark for my N64 and I used to love just loading up infinite health and ammo after I've beaten a game and just blowing through everything to feel invincible.
If it is the type of game that forces you to spend a considerable amount of time to figure out things you have to do to progress towards the end of the game, things like wandering around aimlessly, I will use a walkthrough almost instantly every single time I get stuck. For any reason other than that, hardly ever do I use walkthroughs or cheats.
The only time I can remember using a cheat code since getting a 360 was for GTA 4. I think with the advent of Achievements/Trophies, cheats aren't as popular as they once were. I remember I wouldn't use any in Saint's Row because they would block achievement progress. I do take advantage of walkthroughs. The strategy guide for Fable 3 helped a lot in finding collectibles.
I love strat guides, I guess I just like the colorful pictures. Used to have like 80 of em on a shelf.Allicrombie
Yeah, I own a ton too. I just like to read them. Trying to find Star Ocean 4: International but it seems it was discontinued. I can find it online for $21 but I don't think I'm willing to pay that much for it.
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