[:plant:] Right. Let's talk guides.

Jesus Meia, you guys make me so jealous. I've always wanted to start a huge guide collection, but I simply didn't have the green to throw around for it. I did my share of purchases, but I about half of them have vanished on me one way or another.

I just placed a order for:

Super Mario Galaxy Collectors Edition Guide
Eternal Sonata (Brady Games)
Lost Odyssey (Prima)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Prima)
Mass Effect (Prima)

Ones that I have on me:

- Brady Games -
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Anthology
Xenosaga Episode 1
Star Ocean 3
Phantasy Star Universe
Final Fantasy XII
Tales of Legendia
Tales of the Abyss
Chrono Cross

- Versus -

Phantasy Star Online

- Prima -

Breath of Fire IV
Starcraft 64
Wrestlemania X8
Resident Evil 2 Dual Shock
Fear Effect 2

- Nintendo -

Pokemon Diamond & Pearl
Super Metroid

M.I.A Guides that I remember having in the past:

Saga Frontier 2 (Brady)
Resident Evil 2 (Prima)
Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo)
Digimon World 2 (Prima)
Final Fantasy VII (Versus)
Driver 2 (Prima)
WCW/NWO Revenge (Prima)
Eternal Darkness (I think Prima)
Many others that I'm forgetting.

People tend to be too spoiler happy with FAQs. Plus, you can't beat having area maps right in front of you. My friend bought the GODAWFUL FFIX guide. As far as my most hated guide that I own goes, FF Chronicles has to take it. You know there's something wrong when the guide is barely 150 pages for TWO games... I also disliked the Nintendo Zelda: OOT guide a lot. Instead of explaining everything, they tried to write it like a story. Interesting idea that made it fail ever so miserably. My favorite guide is the Super Metroid one. Screen caps of all the whole game map is as good as it gets.

Jam it back in, in the dark.