[General Discussion] Playing with a walkthrough

I've never been a fan of walkthroughs, and have never used one, first-time round.
I like to go through a game by myself, exploring and finding everything i can the first-time through. When it comes to the second or third time through an RPG then i will have a look through a walkthrough, and see what i could have gotten the first time.

Walkthroughs also help with the more difficult aspects of games. FFVII Gold Chocobo breeding for one. (Well, i had to use a walkthrough to do this. Eventually got one on my seventh time through the game.) But i don't use them if i get stuck on a particular part of a game that is a main part of the game, i just stick at it, and explore more and take the time to enjoy the game more.

Overall i find that walkthroughs/ FAQS/ cheats take the fun out of games. Once i have finished a game once, then i'm all for using the above mentioned methods to see if i can get anything more out of the game.

Jam it back in, in the dark.