Is guides and walk thru's ruining gaming??

Yes in many cases it keeps us from throwing the controller against the TV. But with the internet it is all too easy to look up a guide when the going gets tough. When if we had a little more patience and explored a little bit more we could figure it out for ourselves. That is what the developer meant for us to do. So is taking the easy way out ruining the experience??

Movie games are ruining the industry.

I thought consumers were ruining the industry.Badosh

You thought right! The reason every game has tutorials and guides shoved down your throat is because of the casual audience.

I'm glad Sonic Generations at least had the option to turn those off from the beginning.

Shooters are ruining the industry.Eponique

That too! Thanks to the bro-gamers. Nothing but Call of Duty and Halo!!!...And Madden...

[QUOTE="Eponique"]Shooters are ruining the industry.GeoffZak

That too! Thanks to the bro-gamers. Nothing but Call of Duty and Halo!!!...And Madden...

I thought consumers were ruining the industry.Badosh

Yep you're right. Never have I seen an industry where the consumers wish 2/3 of it to fail.

Its imposible to get stuck in games today, why would anyone need guide unless its for post game content

There are different types of guides. Yangire and I played some Super Robot Wars this recent weekend. It's fully Japanese, and a guide helped us understand what was going on and get a better feel of the combat system. Playing a Tactical RPG in Japanese is surprisingly easier than I would have thought.

There is nothing wrong with guides or using them.

Without Guides how were we supposed to beat Golden Sun(GBA), are you mad? I got lost using the damn Walktrhough. And don't even get me started on Digimon World 3....

They is not because I's never use'm de'm guides.

I'm ruining gaming :o

I use it when I just can't for the life of me figure something out, or I need a quick tip on how to get past a certain segment of a game. It's no fun to die more than 20 times. After that, it's free-sailing from there.