[General Discussion] Won’t you walk this way, walk this through.

For me it depends on how much I like the game as to if I want something official or not. The one guide I really really wanted was the one for Star Ocean the Second Story, for getting those extra things that I had no idea about the first time I played. I miraculously managed to find it, and bought it in a heartbeat.

There's one guide I bought mostly for the artwork. Another that a friend gave to me, and one I seem to have permanently borrowed, as I borrowed it from a friend's boyfriend, they broke up, and... he never did ask for it back (it's a long story really, not going into it).

Besides that I have no issues looking up walkthroughs online, especially if it's a game that has no official guide or the guide isn't easy to find. Or maybe I'm just cheap. I did help "navigate" from an online walkthrough for a friend when she was playing Wind Waker. That was fun!

Jam it back in, in the dark.