[General Discussion] Read First, no sir, Play First, no sir, Read First, no sir, Play First

So you've got yourself a new video game. What fun - what fun. Now tell me, do you tend to put your game in the console right off the bat, or do you take your time and leisurely read the instructions and want to get acquainted via books, then jump into the game?

I play the game first, especially with current games where they have a tutorial mode for you to learn by doing the motions, since that way I pick it up much faster. Similarly, you'd learn better by practicing how to drive a car, by actually driving it, rather than reading books about it - it's practical
learning.

Heck, even somewhat complicated games let you learn important points step by step - at first I thought I'd be overwhelmed by all the gambit elements of FFXII, but as stated earlier, the game does a pretty good job of teaching you. As a matter of fact, I don't think I've ever taken a look at the instruction guide. Much of the actions in games these days are quite intuitive, so it's not all that difficult to learn how to play a game. Even when the controls aren't exactly normal, taking Katamari for example, the tutorial teaches you basically everything you need to know. Basically if you've played video games before, most of them will come by naturally.

So, does anyone even bother reading instruction books anymore (besides maybe reference to the button functions on page 3 of the guide).

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Infernal Monkey

Oddly enough, every badly translated budget game that 505 GameStreet spew out comes with a really nice manual. Full of Engrish. That doesn't help at all. But you get tits and stuff.

Clearly, if you're willing to part with those guides, I'd be more than happy if you threw these special "omake" prizes into your random draw :3.

DELICIOUS TITS?

There's nowhere I can't reach.