discussion Do you enjoy games that have/require a walkthrough?

[lanny]

Yes I do! It's great when it's an in-game WT. Give you the options to pursue the routes you want, withouth the hassle of guessing the way to achieve it. But the mystery disappear as a negative, but on the wole, I prefer it with the WT still.

 

[Seo In-guk]

Yes, the guide is needed to play because sometimes the decisions are complex and you don't know what to choose.
I enjoy the help mods

 

[jimmecimme]

I can enjoy them

 

[sXtnZa]

Yes, I prefer when it's included; it saves you from having to look elsewhere if you're stuck.

 

[MagusArcane]

I like a walkthrough so I don't accidentally miss a scene because I answered a question wrong. If not it at least needs a replay screen that tells me what I need for the scene.

 

[KYLINJ]

Sometimes playing this kind of game feels tiring.

 

[goons]

Not usually, though if they are really good I'll still give them a go.

 

[TC1316]

I don't like when its so hard to predict where your choices will lead you that a WT is the only way to get through, but I'm always a fan of branching decisions. In which case, knowing what path I want to take on that playthrough is super handy. A good WT mod can make it much more enjoyable.

 

[abdoaltreke]

No i hate. Those ones a game shouldn't be that hard

 

[UStinky]

I'd say yes, but it depends how outrageous it is. if its simply too much, i'll delete it

 

[Epica_so]

No, that basically is killing the point of the game

 

[Gornpa]

A lot of the games that I really enjoy do need a walkthrough or a wiki, but I don't think it's always a good thing. The more complex the gameplay, the more likely to need a wiki/walkthrough. But at the same time, if the mechanics are great but complex, then of course you'll need a walkthrough/wiki.

 

[cptgrinner]

I like the variety of games so having that in depth of decision making is a plus

 

[Johngawn61]

Not a huge fan of games that are so convoluted you need a walkthrough to not just straight up miss content, but appreciate the modders who make the walkthroughs for the good ones like that. I don't mind choices that provide alternate content to be clear, just the ones that make you lose content for the sake of having a "choice".

 

[Redyscom]

It sucks when you can't play certain games without a guide because the developer thinks it's a good idea to lock certain content from the player because they made a mistake in a random dialogue with no clues or hints. It can really make someone completely quit a game out of sheer frustration.

It's not a problem if it's because the player took a course of action that led them to an event through in-game decisions, such as choosing between the classic "Corruption or Love," and depending on the path, certain events are different or don't happen at all. That's all fine.
It's also fine to lock content with challenges and missions for a player to obtain as rewards, or to have event variations depending on how certain things are done. That's all fine because the player still gets something for their effort and time.

What is not right is that a character gives you a mission to do X thing and when you return to complete the mission, the content is blocked because during the dialogue the player wanted to drink their tea with sugar and not honey, so now that scene is blocked in your game.

 

[RodriguezQueso]

Honestly, I like playing without knowing anything at the beginning, but when a lot of the story changes or you miss scenes just because you didn't give the right answer, I think a walkthrough becomes necessary.

 

[akranatos]

In AVN i like the walkthrough because sometimes it's a bit complicated to choose the best decisions, other times the plot is boring but the sex scenes are hot so the walkthrough gives the possibility to skip the dialogues

 

[Boberson1234]

Yea I prefer a walkthrough.

 

[impisi]

I like it when the game itself has something like a decision chart that tracks the path you've taken through it and shows the other options as you start to unlock them, adding to it with NG+ or the likes.
In terms of VNs, I'll typically play through the first time blind and then go back with a walkthrough to see the other options when I inevitably end up getting a bad end

 

[Monseigneur]

You can throw slippers in me, but I don't like it. Most games pass for me starts Saturday at 12:00 am. And ends at 4: 00 a.m.. I turn on the game and start to quickly scroll through the plot. By 4am it is already the second not finished game that writes me that need to wait for next update, and nothing interesting there so and not showed. As a result, I go to X video, quickly finish the case and go to sleep. I'm tired of unfinished porn games in which most of the time is nothing erotic happened.