Instruction Manuals

Originally Posted by Kaiten

I catch on far too quickly to need instruction manuals, but I will say this:
Blizzard games (and many other PC game manuals) have outstanding work put inot them.

I definitely agree. I've seen lots of outstanding manuals from PC gaming companies, Maxis being one of them. I love how they design their manuals to not read like a textbook. They're often filled with funny quips and even non-gaming information related to the game to boot. In the SimAnt manual, for instance, there's a whole section dedicated to the real ants. More companies should do stuff like these.

In regards to the topic question, yes, I always read the manuals when I buy games. It's sad that nobody ever reads them nowadays, and they spend their time asking questions in forums when the answer can be found right in the manual. : /

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Hmm, from all the games I have, I think the best is definitely Sid Meier's Gettysburg. Firaxis put in a lot of hard work with this manual. It's filled to the brim with strategies and tactics from the real war that can help you out in the game as well. It contains detailed information about every single button/mode/menu in the game, as well as the history, etc. In fact, it seems to be a trend with Firaxis, as Alpha Centauri has a very good manual as well.

Any of Maxis' manuals are excellent.

I think FFX-2 was was only made to sell stategy guides. There's no bloody way you can see the perfect ending without one.

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