Do you read game manuals?

I very rarely ever look at a game manual. I buy and rent games all the time but always kinda figure things out on my own. There are rare cases where a manual is needed but most games have instructions inside the software.

Do you read game manuals?

Sometimes I like to read the prologue, or about the characters, but it's rare. Usually I don't bother.

Game manuals still exist?

I hate how skimpy they've become. The Saboteur was like 5 pages:|

I always read them. I don't know why, I usually know how to play the game anyways because of a demo or because it's a sequel, but I just do anyways. MGS has awesome manuals, especially 3.

If its a fighting game yeah cause it normally has the special move lists but otherwise no. Manuals are just far less entertaining nowa days. Man I remember the old Spyro manuals, those things were worth reading just for art and other info. Now it's just thrown together, no effort or flare, might as well not waste the trees.

Every time I buy a game, the first thing I do is look through the manual and read things that interest me.... Then I commence gaming. verbalfilth

exactly the same thing I do.

Sometimes, it depends on the game

Yes, I normally buy a game, open it, and read the manual before I get home, and before I start the game of course.

I read the manuals before I play the game most of time. They can be interesting sometimes.

usually with a new game that I just started to play, I go sit in the crapper and read the manual.chathuranga

I like reading the prologue and looking at all of the artwork. I am playing Metroid Prime Trilogy, and on top of a game manual, Retro/Nintendo also a small art booklet included with the game! =]

yes i do .all the time when im on the toilet. im actually being serious.forza420

Me too... I usually do it a couple of times per manual.

[QUOTE="forza420"]yes i do .all the time when im on the toilet. im actually being serious.GreenGoblin2099

Me too... I usually do it a couple of times per manual.

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[QUOTE="forza420"]yes i do .all the time when im on the toilet. im actually being serious.forza420

Me too... I usually do it a couple of times per manual.

It's like we were the same person, how exciting!! :cry:

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Or perhaps we are, and we don't know... how disturbing!!:?

[QUOTE="forza420"][QUOTE="GreenGoblin2099"]

Me too... I usually do it a couple of times per manual.

GreenGoblin2099

It's like we were the same person, how exciting!! :cry:

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Or perhaps we are, and we don't know... how disturbing!!:?

Your poll sucks. I couldn't vote. I would have voted "sometimes' if that option was in the poll. It depends on the game.

Get rid of them and save paper. Seriously. This is 2010. Everything is digital.

Get rid of them and save paper. Seriously. This is 2010. Everything is digital.

DumbDubya

Though the nice thing about manuals they useally have something that the tutorials left out. Tigerrus

Game manuals still exist?

Valiant_Rebel

That's the first thing I always do when I buy a new game. Unfortunately, they're really not worth looking at too much these days.

use to all the time, but now they're just BORING....like only 5 pages and it's all black and white

they use to be great toilet material, lol

oblivions manual is still the BEST manual this gen....screw that...OF ALL TIME

It depends,if it has extra material like character bios,story plots,ect....then Ill read them ,if not than I wont even touch the manual

they use to be great toilet material, lolCDUB316

I very rarely ever look at a game manual. I buy and rent games all the time but always kinda figure things out on my own. There are rare cases where a manual is needed but most games have instructions inside the software.

Do you read game manuals?

OwnallConsoles

yes i do .all the time when im on the toilet. im actually being serious.forza420

Same lol.

[QUOTE="forza420"]yes i do .all the time when im on the toilet. im actually being serious.Snugenz

Same lol.

Yep a lot of games I get require me to read the manual, but it starts getting a bit annoying when the manuals hit 50+ pages.

Real men jump into the game not knowing what in the hell to do 8)

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Me too... I usually do it a couple of times per manual.

forza420

Yeah, not to learn how to play, I just like to read them. The good manuals usually have bonus plot/character information, artwork, or some other extras. But some publishers are lazy and just scramble together like 5 pages in BW. :/

Slashkice

No..

Last one I read was Diablo II's, I think.

When I was a lot younger I used to read every game manual I had, nowadays I rarely read any of them. The only manual that I read post N64 era was the Fifa 09 one for PS3, just because I wanted to know how to do tricks and make all the different shots. Even then I only read like a page or two though.

Yes, but usually only if there's any effort put into it. Rare's manuals always were pure gold, for example. Leigh Loveday is my hero.

I almost always read the manuals of my Japanese games and for WRPGs and Strategy games for the PC if I bought a retail version.

I use to love reading Final Fantasy manuals, back in the PS1 era. It use to get me hyped before the epic journey I'd be par-taking. :lol: Good times.