GAMEBOOMERS provides you with all the latest PC adventure computer games information, forum, walkthroughs, reviews and news.

GB Reviews

Latest & Upcoming Adventure Games

GB Annual Game Lists

GB Interviews

BAAGS

GB @ acebook

About Us

Walkthroughs

free games galore

Game Publishers & Developers

World of Adventure

Patches

GB @ witter

GameBoomers Store

Print Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2
How often do you use Walk Throughs #23285
04/10/07 08:20 AM
04/10/07 08:20 AM
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,490
Western New York
NYLady Offline OP
Addicted Boomer
NYLady  Offline OP
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,490
Western New York
When playing a game, how often do you go to the walk through for help?

Just curious to see if I'm abusing the privilege or not. laugh laugh I still enjoy the game even when using one because I'm still experiencing the play. I just wish I could play a whole game without one.

'fess up!!


Prices are going up everywhere except in our incomes.
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23286
04/10/07 08:35 AM
04/10/07 08:35 AM
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 1,450
somewhere in time
Happy Gamer Offline
Addicted Boomer
Happy Gamer  Offline
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 1,450
somewhere in time
You know I really try not to use walkthrus...however, if I am losing interest in a game finding it to be dull or something I might use one to get through the game. If I have spent more time than I want on a puzzle..like ones that are math based then I will use a walkthru. They are also a great tool to be sure you have seen and experienced everything in a game I think. I have finished a game, read the walkthru and gone..."oh No...I missed that" cry So I say...use the walkthrus guilt free NYLady ...at this point in life I say whatever floats your boat thumbsup

Happy Gamer

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23287
04/10/07 08:47 AM
04/10/07 08:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 352
Athens, Greece
alkis21 Offline
Settled Boomer
alkis21  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 352
Athens, Greece
It's been years since I used a walkthrough, and I almost never resort to it more than once per game.

I'm a freak, I know.


Atropos Studios
Nothing adventured, nothing gained
Visit our web site to order Diamonds in the Rough
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23288
04/10/07 09:03 AM
04/10/07 09:03 AM
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 7,764
Kentwood, Left my heart in New...
JohnBoy Offline
BAAG Specialist
JohnBoy  Offline
BAAG Specialist

Joined: May 2002
Posts: 7,764
Kentwood, Left my heart in New...
I use them only when I have to. However, games with lots of mechanical puzzles, the likes of Schism, Aura, etc., I generally play the whole game with the WT. And believe it or not it does not ruin the game for me it makes it more enjoyable. There were puzzles in Schism I could not even figure out with the WT. I dont know whether I should lol or cry


I Baag, Therefore I Am. Update: I Don't Baag Anymore, Therefore I Ain't! Update: I'm baaging again but just a little.
JohnBoy
----------------
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23289
04/10/07 09:03 AM
04/10/07 09:03 AM
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 14,334
West London, UK
JennyP Offline
Adept Boomer
JennyP  Offline
Adept Boomer

Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 14,334
West London, UK
I admit it - I peek when totally stuck. I don't read the whole thing, just my stuck bit.


When in doubt, cuddle a catcatrub
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23290
04/10/07 09:06 AM
04/10/07 09:06 AM
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,506
hunched over my computer
wysewomon Offline
Addicted Boomer
wysewomon  Offline
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,506
hunched over my computer
Only in emergencies. I like to figure out puzzles by myself. But if I'm losing interest or so frustrated that I'm about to throw the disc into the fire, then I peek because I figure I play for enjoyment and if I'm not enjoying it why bother? And being stuck for days doesn;t add to my enjoyment, for sure!

WW


"So then he says it's enough to take aim! What's that supposed to mean?!?"

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23291
04/10/07 09:28 AM
04/10/07 09:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,018
Ormond By The Sea ,Florida
Sassafras Offline
Addicted Boomer
Sassafras  Offline
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,018
Ormond By The Sea ,Florida
I agree with Happy Gamer- I only use one when I don't like the game and just want to finish. I do take a peek now and then if I am stuck but I never print them out. I like to try and figure things out myself and having a printed walkthrough is too tempting!

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23292
04/10/07 09:53 AM
04/10/07 09:53 AM
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 109
FLA
Teetsel Offline
Settled Boomer
Teetsel  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 109
FLA
My wife and I only play for a hour or two per night. When we get stuck we sleep on it, try again the next night. Then use the walkthrough as a last resort. Now playing Tunguska.

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23293
04/10/07 09:54 AM
04/10/07 09:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 15,022
Northeast NJ
Darleen03 Offline
Graduate Boomer
Darleen03  Offline
Graduate Boomer

Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 15,022
Northeast NJ
I try not to...I first ask MaG for a Little Push in the right Direction..
But if it gets to hard then I will use it. wave


Luv Dar


GameBoomers
"Games Are More Enticing Because Of Our "MaG"nificent Efficient Radiant Site"
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23294
04/10/07 10:08 AM
04/10/07 10:08 AM
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
Jenny100 Offline
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Jenny100  Offline
GB Reviewer Glitches Moderator
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644
southeast USA
I use them whenever I feel like it.

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23295
04/10/07 10:26 AM
04/10/07 10:26 AM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,680
kansas
my10rugrats Offline
Addicted Boomer
my10rugrats  Offline
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 3,680
kansas
i use them. they are a big help . i have even printed out my walkthrus that way i have them since some of the games won't minimize

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23296
04/10/07 10:28 AM
04/10/07 10:28 AM
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 23,997
UK
Rushes Offline
True Blue Boomer
Rushes  Offline
True Blue Boomer

Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 23,997
UK
I'll play a game as far as I can without one, and then if I get impossibly stuck, or if the puzzle is simply a rotten one and I don't have the patience for it, then I'll save the walkthrough to my hard drive and take a peek when I need to. Usually, not more than a couple of times per game.


"Bleat, Watson -- unmitigated bleat!" ~ Sherlock Holmes
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23297
04/10/07 10:36 AM
04/10/07 10:36 AM
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 582
cornwall england
old lady Offline
Settled Boomer
old lady  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: May 2006
Posts: 582
cornwall england
In all the years I've been playing games I've tried to avoid walkthrou. What I much prefer is the UHS hint files. It often gives just the little idea I need at times when I can't solve the puzzle or the whole answer when when I've just given up.


Has any one seen any little gray cells around as I think I've lost some? Reward for finder.
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23298
04/10/07 11:19 AM
04/10/07 11:19 AM
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 953
San Francisco area, Calif.
Carrie Offline
Settled Boomer
Carrie  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 953
San Francisco area, Calif.
I use walkthroughs regularly, in small bits... for pretty much the same reasons as everyone else: difficult puzzles (after many, many tries; time-fillers that neither require logic nor help the game progress; & games I don't enjoy overall. For these, I have the WT opened under the game, & use ALT-TAB if the game allows.


catrub
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23299
04/10/07 11:20 AM
04/10/07 11:20 AM
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,944
Nova Scotia
Flo NS Offline
Addicted Boomer
Flo NS  Offline
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,944
Nova Scotia
I'd be lost without a walkthrough. I've only been gaming not quite 2 years, and right from the start I get stuck and don't know what to do.

It allows me to enjoy the game instead of going around in circles. As for the puzzles, I will just look at a walkthrough to see what needs to be done, and then I will figure it out myself. However, if I don't know what has to be done, I'm lost.

Maybe one day, when I have lots of game under my belt I might try it without a walkthrough, but right now it is a much needed prop.

I love walkthroughs, especiall MacG's, most of mine are hers and they are all printed off for easy access.

Flo

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23300
04/10/07 12:41 PM
04/10/07 12:41 PM
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,145
Somewhere ? in Massachusetts?
cailyn Offline
BAAG Specialist
cailyn  Offline
BAAG Specialist

Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,145
Somewhere ? in Massachusetts?
I alway's say I'm not going to use a walkthrough,I start out with out one.But alway's get stuck and have to look,and after I look at the solution I say duh it was right there in front of me.I alway's look for MaG's walkthrough also wave


I may not have gone where I intended to go,but I think I have ended up where I need to be.

Sue
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23301
04/10/07 12:56 PM
04/10/07 12:56 PM
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,490
Western New York
NYLady Offline OP
Addicted Boomer
NYLady  Offline OP
Addicted Boomer

Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,490
Western New York
Ahhh Flo, me too! Actually I am not new to gaming as I was into gaming years ago with King's Quest and Simon the Sorceror. Then, I stopped doing them and now years later, I'm baaaack.

I don't feel so badly now for using the Walkthroughs and now MaG can see how much we depend on her wisdom in making them.


Prices are going up everywhere except in our incomes.
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23302
04/10/07 12:56 PM
04/10/07 12:56 PM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 493
ACUSHNET
GEES Offline
Settled Boomer
GEES  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 493
ACUSHNET
I admit I do use them. I have also found the games are not as much fun when you do. I wish someone would start a page of just hints to get you through the tough parts. I know GameBoomers has a hint section but many times they send you to the walk-through. If you could print out or download a page with just hints then you wouldn't be tempted to read on. Sometimes when you read the walk-through they take you places you haven't uncovered. It sometimes give away the story. I think a lot of us feel stupid to ask for hints. Crazy huh. It isn't always the puzzles that give me problems - It's what now or where. You find yourself roaming around for hours until you find the right spot that takes you further into the game. So many of the games I have played became boring for that reason. I hate revisiting areas I have already explored. Put everything I need there at the beginning of the game. The older games (window 98) were like that. You knew what you needed and what you were looking for. With the newer XP games I get tired of visiting every room every place two or three times to check if there is something there that wasn't there the first time I visited it. They don't give you a clue to what you're looking for or need. That's just one persons view.
Sandi
Quote:
"I believe in everything" Shirley Maclaine


GEES
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23303
04/10/07 01:15 PM
04/10/07 01:15 PM
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 69,973
MaG Offline
Sonic Boomer
MaG  Offline
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 69,973
Gees,

If you use the quote function - place the quote in between the 2 quote word brackets.

Also, if you want just a hint at Hints forum - please specify hints only and not spoiler.
Most of the time, Hints posters want a straight out spoiler because they have tried already.

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23304
04/10/07 01:18 PM
04/10/07 01:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 14,625
northern Wisconsin
auntiegram Offline
Adept Boomer
auntiegram  Offline
Adept Boomer

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 14,625
northern Wisconsin
I do use them when the need arises!!! I think the only game I played where I didn't use one at least once is "Last Half of Darkness" but I did get one hint from the hints forum so I could finish the game!! I do love MaGs walkthroughs.....there're the best!!! bravo praise


Nan

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23305
04/10/07 01:29 PM
04/10/07 01:29 PM
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 48,905
Alabama
looney4labs Offline
Sonic Boomer
looney4labs  Offline
Sonic Boomer

Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 48,905
Alabama
I use them when I have tried everything I can think of multiple times, slept on the problem, and still can't get it.

I generally just search for one word, and try not to read anything extra. Sometimes I think "no duh, you should have gotten that," but others times the answer is so out of my way of thinking that I'd never have finished without a push.

I'm always glad they are there, and yet try not to use them--I'm not conflicted, am I? rotfl


"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
-Roger Caras
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23306
04/10/07 01:58 PM
04/10/07 01:58 PM
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 953
San Francisco area, Calif.
Carrie Offline
Settled Boomer
Carrie  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 953
San Francisco area, Calif.
Quote:
Originally posted by looney4labs:
..... I generally just search for one word, and try not to read anything extra .....
Me, too Looneyrlabs... Good ol' "Ctrl-F", read just the part I need (trying, like you, to avoid reading more), then back to the game. wink


catrub
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23307
04/10/07 02:30 PM
04/10/07 02:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 226
S
SirDave Offline
Settled Boomer
SirDave  Offline
Settled Boomer
S

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 226
While I understand that the use of a walkthrough is a personal decision, here's the problem I have with them:

-Adventure games are supposed to be a challenge. The developers went to a lot of work to make them so. Consulting a walkthru at the drop of a hat seems to me counter to the whole idea of the games.

-IMO, it's very hard to use a walkthru just a little bit. Once you start using them, I think it gets too easy to avoid solving a difficult puzzle or challenge.

-For me, the use of a walkthru destroys one of the great benefits of adventure gaming: the feeling you get when you solve a really difficult puzzle or situation that may have taken hours to figure out. When that happens, I get a 'puzzle-solving high' that lasts for days! smile

-My biggest gripe about the use of walkthrus is to hear people complaining about how few new adventure games there are and then hear people say that they just played a complete adventure game in the last day or two. Since I often know how difficult the given game is, I also know that they likely played the game from beginning to end with a walkthru and something about that just bugs me!

So, I have never used a walkthru, but I have used the very occasional hint from UHS.

Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23308
04/10/07 02:39 PM
04/10/07 02:39 PM
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,853
Rockford, Illinois
S
sierramindy Offline
Addicted Boomer
sierramindy  Offline
Addicted Boomer
S

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,853
Rockford, Illinois
Sure, I use walkthroughs, hints, whatever I need to finish a game, except saves, I don't use those. Best of all though I like it when I can give someone else a hint to get on with their game, now that's a real high.
In olden times when home computers weren't taken seriously by IBM with their main frame and the idea for adventure games was just getting started using text only, help would come from others who were also playing the same game. It was a special time back then, on the cutting edge of everything new and changes seemed to come daily. Can't go back to that time, so walkthroughs are the next best thing, I think.


To love is to be happy with!
Re: How often do you use Walk Throughs #23309
04/10/07 02:39 PM
04/10/07 02:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 493
ACUSHNET
GEES Offline
Settled Boomer
GEES  Offline
Settled Boomer

Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 493
ACUSHNET
Mag I'm working on it. I can't see the lines when I put in the quote. Still learning how to use the quote function. Let's see if I get it right this time. Thanks
Quote:
If you can dream it, you can do it. Walt Disney
Mag- I think I got it. Thanks again


GEES
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

Who's Online Now
2 registered members (Lex, Urban Worrier), 225 guests, and 0 spiders.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Staff, Mod
Newest Members
PierreLombardo, Dux, WillPowerGoat, Ebalon, J7769mon
9388 Registered Users
Powered by UBB.threads™