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I look for walk throughs before I buy the game to check it out
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I read through them before I play
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I only look for them when I get stuck
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I read through them after finishing a game (or section) to see if I missed aything
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Walk-throughs are for wimps
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I write walk-throughs
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Old 02-21-04, 08:38 AM
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How do you feel about walk-throughs? Any good sites for them?

Just curious as to whether or not people use walk-throughs? Additionally does anyone have some links for sites they know/like usually have good ones. I guess the main reason is I'm currently playing The Thing and while I've found a couple of "hints/cheats" there doesn't seem to be a complete walk-through anywhere. I guess overall it's linear enough that you don't really need it but I always enjoying looking at them to see if I missed anything
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www.gamefaqs.com , the only site you need.
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Originally posted by flashburn
www.gamefaqs.com , the only site you need.
I'll have to check that site out...cool.

I usually go to GameSpot
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Another vote for gamefaqs.com I recommend it to people a lot.
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If it's not on gamefaqs, it probably doesn't exist.
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GameFaqs and only when I'm stuck, and after I'm done on some games.
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For videogame stuff, I basically only have 3 bookmarks

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gamefaqs
and www.gamerankings.com

What do you all use for the latest news? And are there other good, non-juvenile forums, like this one?
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Gamefaqs....*the* site for, well, game faqs.
General video game info sites, I have bookmarked:

here
Gamespot
IGN [yeah, I know]
Videogamereview.com

I'll hit a walkthrough/faq when I'm stuck and have tried repeatedly on my own. After beating a game, I'll check them for secrets or codes/cheats to just have fun with the game.
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Originally posted by Trevor
[B]For videogame stuff, I basically only have 3 bookmarks

this forum
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and www.gamerankings.com
B]
That's all I use too...

I figure gamerankings has all the ratings and links to reviews/previews. Gamefaqs has all the walkthroughs and game guides you'll ever need (even cheaper than those penny strategy guides ) and this forum has all the....err... gossip and "opinions"
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I don't know if anyone's mentioned this one yet, but I like GameFAQs.
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Originally posted by flashburn
www.gamefaqs.com , the only site you need.
Exactly my thoughts. I wouldn't join their message board or anything! Seriously, their faqs list is uncanny. But I don't go there for anything else (especially for opinions on games).
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Originally posted by Breakfast with Girls
I don't know if anyone's mentioned this one yet, but I like GameFAQs.
Try the second post in this thread . But you are correct.
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And the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and now, 10th and 11th posts of the thread also.
So, every post except the first.
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Originally posted by Trevor
For videogame stuff, I basically only have 3 bookmarks

this forum
gamefaqs
and www.gamerankings.com

What do you all use for the latest news? And are there other good, non-juvenile forums, like this one?
For games you really should add cheapassgamer.com and/or vgtalk.com to your list of bookmarks if you wanna find good gaming deals.

As for walkthroughs gamefaqs is the only one you need. I find walkthroughs ruin the game for me if I use them to "walk me through a game." But if I get stuck, and especially if it will cause me a lot of extra time and frustration if I can't figure something out, then I will use a walkthrough.
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While you're at gamefaqs, check out the FAQ I wrote. It's for an old Commodore 64 game called Mission on Thunderhead.

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While you're at gamefaqs, check out the FAQ I wrote. It's for an old Commodore 64 game called Mission on Thunderhead.

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OMG! If I printed out a copy... would you sign it!?!

http://db.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/...hunderhead.txt
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I only hit the walkthroughs when I am really stuck and go where everyone else has mentioned, gamefaqs.

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