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No, it really isn't. Most games today are either A) made with a tutorial or introductory campaign, which defeats the purpose of a manual or B) intuitive so that you can pick it up without a manual. For most games, if you need a manual, then that's just a design flaw of the game. I can understand how some games could use a manual, IE The Witcher or Dwarf Fortress because of their complexity, but for the vast majority of games, I don't even touch the manual.That is a complete, and total lie, and you know it
We live in the internet age now. There's tons information for just about every game online. And no, don't tell me "but I went to gameFAQs" because that place is, quite frankly, a gaming poophole. Most of the time, the internet is actually more useful than a paper manual, because it can talk about tricks or strategies that most manuals never get into.I have found tons, and tons of things in the paper instruction manuals that I either never would have found or it would have taken me a long time to find in the game itself.
You didn't ask for help though. You went into their forums and called the game crap.Anyway I got on the GameFAQS Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Message Board, and asked for help.
You want to know what the first couple of replys I got was? Yes that is right they told me to READ THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL as it shows, and tells you excately what you need to do, and I told them I didn't have the instruction manual because I rented it from Gamefly.
Anyway long story short. They were never able to properly explain excately how to the duels, and finally I just ended up sending the game back to Gamefly as I simply got frustrated with the duels.
If physical, paper manuals are as important as you say they are, then why is Valve doing so well without manuals?
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Errrrrrrrrrr...CRASH!Originally posted by dennis580:
The new Game Informer magazine has a excellent article called In Defense of the Game Manual". Which talks about Ubisoft's terrible decision to get rid of paper game manuals
When I buy a new game. The first thing I do when I get back in my car is to open the game, and start browsing through the instruction manual. Sometimes I will even do some reading of the game manual while driving back home.
I will also take the instruction manual in the bathtub with me, and read through. In fact if it is a good meaty game manual I will be taking to the bathtub with me for several days or even more, and study it while I take a bath.
The paper game manual has always been very important to me. It is the reason I usually buy games instead of just Gameflying them. Anytime I Gameflyed a game I always mised not having a paper manual. So the paper manual was extra motivation for me to buy a game.
I know sometime in the fall Ubisoft is suppose to be removing paper game manuals from there games.
Just wondering if you guys had plans to put a include a paper instruction manual with R.U.S.E. or not?
I seriously hope Ubisoft reverses this dumb decision. It will feel like I am being ripped off not having a instruction manual included with the game.
I love game manuals, Has anyone read the supcom manual? A backstory and description of EVERY unit in the game!
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Errrrrrrrrrr...CRASH!Originally posted by Commander672:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by dennis580:
The new Game Informer magazine has a excellent article called In Defense of the Game Manual". Which talks about Ubisoft's terrible decision to get rid of paper game manuals
When I buy a new game. The first thing I do when I get back in my car is to open the game, and start browsing through the instruction manual. Sometimes I will even do some reading of the game manual while driving back home.
I will also take the instruction manual in the bathtub with me, and read through. In fact if it is a good meaty game manual I will be taking to the bathtub with me for several days or even more, and study it while I take a bath.
The paper game manual has always been very important to me. It is the reason I usually buy games instead of just Gameflying them. Anytime I Gameflyed a game I always mised not having a paper manual. So the paper manual was extra motivation for me to buy a game.
I know sometime in the fall Ubisoft is suppose to be removing paper game manuals from there games.
Just wondering if you guys had plans to put a include a paper instruction manual with R.U.S.E. or not?
I seriously hope Ubisoft reverses this dumb decision. It will feel like I am being ripped off not having a instruction manual included with the game.
I love game manuals, Has anyone read the supcom manual? A backstory and description of EVERY unit in the game! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ye, it's pretty good.
You should see the WoW manual (original game w/o BC and Wotlk(or w/e)). It's massive, at 208 pages. And it litteraly has everything in game except quests and the story in depth.
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ummm yea question... where is that thread where you claim that you asked for help? cause the only ones i find where you posted are you bashing the game.Originally posted by dennis580:
You have wrong the topic. I did indeed ask for help in a different topic. By that point I was through with the game, and had had enough.
everything you need to know about the game CAN be learned by playing it. the only time i ever read the game manuals is for some extra background on the game.
though i will admit that the only time i actualy needed the tutorial (i did it for fun after i had beaten the game 4-5 times over) was for ghost recon island thunder, and i have to say the only thing i learned was how to open doors... thats right... i beat it 5 times without knowing how to open doors :P good ol noob tubes :P doors open and the dude on the other side is now dead... I WIN!!!!
edit: mmmm new game smell
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