I normally buy Strat guides for two reasons.

A) Probably something so minor, I could just look on the internet -- but I normally can't read webpages while I'm sitting on the "John" because I'm too lazy to bring my lap-top.

B) They normally have good high qaulity imagary I can choose to photoshop at my own leasure for some fan-produced content at one put in the future.

The only games I ever got strat guides for are Resident Evil 2, Brave Fencer Musashi, Chrono Trigger, Earthbound, and Final Fantasy Tactics. Two of those were free.

I could beat Resident Evil 2 in 2 and 1/2 hours on Leon and Claire's first scenerios because I had them memorized so well after awhile. :rolleyes:

I wouldn't use guides now, although sometimes I do check for stuff on GameFAQs. One game I would love to have a guide for, though, is Viva Pinata. (laugh and you get 2x! gum grenades to the face! :mad:  my 8yo daughter's into it too). There's a nice guide to the Pinatas on GameFAQs, but the game is pretty deep and there's lots of stuff to unlock (ie., how do I unlock sandwiches for the swans?!) :D

i will take the gum gernades cause i can laugh i have a 9 year old daughter that seemed to think it was funny to play it under my GT so my friends would laugh at me...HA HA HA:D

Brian Dunn wrote:

I wouldn't use guides now, although sometimes I do check for stuff on GameFAQs. One game I would love to have a guide for, though, is Viva Pinata. (laugh and you get 2x! gum grenades to the face! :mad:  my 8yo daughter's into it too). There's a nice guide to the Pinatas on GameFAQs, but the game is pretty deep and there's lots of stuff to unlock (ie., how do I unlock sandwiches for the swans?!) :D

I actually wouldn't get guides now that I can look them up on the interwebs because it saves money AND space.

I wouldn't laugh at you for liking Viva Pinata. After playing games like Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing, and The Sims, I can see why that would be a good game. :D