AskFTW #5: Gaming Guides

[Maiku2010]

for some reason you look like adam sandler in this vid lol

[Bojan456]

i try not to use a gameing guide but if i'm stuck on something for like a hour, i use one

[shooterman619]

HE HAS HAIR!!!!!!!!

[AlexanderArts]

It's weird, I guess you planned on buying MW2 at that time.

[AlexanderArts]

Outtakes are awesome.

[FrostfoxFTW]

I had to go back to re-watch it. Man, that was funny stuff!

[AtharvVij]

I got the beta code but guess what, whenever i try to install it, it says it is corrupt so i cant play it even though i hav it.

[FrostfoxFTW]

That happens sometimes when the download goes wrong. If you don't download it all in one sitting, try pausing the download before shutting down the PS3.

[AtharvVij]

@FrostfoxFTW Thx. I will do that next time.

[Germanator5000]

I actually just platinumed my first game which is Assassin's Creed 2. I'm so proud of myself. On that topic though, I did use a game guide to find all of those fucking feathers scattered around the game. There is no shame in doing that.

[sickgringo007]

When I get stuck in a game, first, I usally try to find out myself, where it goes on. I look at several spots where it could go on and go back to see if I missed something. If nothing works, why should I be ashamed of using a guide? I would find it more embarassing if someone, who gets stuck in a game just stops playing it, cause he would look like a n00b if he used a guide. Seriously who would do that?

[sickgringo007]

contest

[FrostfoxFTW]

This contest entry doesn't count. Sorry.

[sickgringo007]

wth? why not?

[FrostfoxFTW]

According to the rules "Get your entry in early, as I can't get you in the contest after I film. To be safe, answer by Sunday (November 29th) night." and "Say somewhere in your comment to the question, that you want to be in the contest.".

[sickgringo007]

:-(

[rack72]

Obviously it depends, I always persevere to complete a game with out a guide. However, if I'm completely mind boggled I will use an official strategy guide. Finally if that dosen't I will use game faqs and i don't feel ashamed because being stuck is really Frustrating.

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[TheTrophyAssassin]

I think that guides are good but only if you really stuck. I use guides for mostly the posters but for something like Assassin's Creed flags, I'm definitely going to use it.

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[00bmx4life00]

i will only go to the internet for help when i'm really stuck. i have never used one to get through a campain but i have on extras, for example getting some of those impossible trophies or in modern warfare 2 on the second last spec op, i dont see why people think its a bad thing to do as if you are completly stuck on a game and are ashamed to go to a game guide you might stop playing that game. Contest

[elementalneos1234]

Yes, I would be ashamed for using a gaming guide. I would be ashamed because video games are supposed to help your critical thinking skills and crap, and by using a game guide you don't really get anything out of the game. Plus, walkthrough guides usally cost money. (Unless you're using an online guide).

[mightyhawk96]

well i don't buy them i have 1 but yer anyway i have used them before but not like this. oh theres 50 guys round that corner look in a vent to get a super gun!!!. i do stuff its kinda embarrassing but like in uncharted 1 and 2 there was this bit were you had to get a book from a plane you had to climb a rope it took me about an hour till i looked on youtube then the same thing on u2. so its cool as long as its like that. -contest!!!!!!

[chickenmonster150]

i keep trying on a game until I'm COMPLETELY stuck or just really annoyed or angry at the game, but eventually I will look it up on the internet but I won't buy a guide because I'm just too cheap. contest!

[JAGSTER1235]

well if i get stuck i try again i dont really play it 15 times to platinum it i go through so i dont use guides for games if i do get so stuck though i go on youtube because there are so many playthroughs

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[tonnmiister]

I've only used actual gaming guides a few times, those mostly being Final Fantasy's and GTA games, but I do often go on online gaming guides like GameFaqs if I am stuck out my mind on a game, like recently, I was stuck in Uncharted 2(mostly because it was on Crushing difficulty) so I checked out NextGenWalthrough's for some help(didn't give much help though) No, I'm not really ashamed to use a gaming guide because being stuck for ages can seriously lower your enjoyment of a game.

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[stan0486]

if i was stuck on the same level for ages then i would probably check online to see how to get past the level .. but normally i try to complete the level without any help . -Contest

[aziz7071]

ill only use a guide if im really stuck, why should i be ashamed?

[ChimeranHelghast]

I try 3 timez if i can't do it then I just go on th internet i guess. But i got 83 treasures in Uncharted 2 without the guide

[joboyo12]

i have used gaming guides once or twice if i am really stuck and getting frustrated. but i will only do that after trying and trying and failing so many times that it almost feels imoposible i feel it take some experiance out of the game and i dnt know what it iz i just dont like useing them or useing tips from websites.

[REDXREAPER1]

i only use gaming guides when im looking for something hidden,

i don't get stuck for more than 20mins

BFBC2 BETA IS FUN!

[Toppers128]

I never use gaming guides,I usually ask my friends to help me out after all 5-10 heads are better than one:)!,So I guess I'm not ashamed to ask for help.

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[sk8erbaker500]

I dont mind looking at the guide as long as it doesnt spoil anything for me :P

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[sunnyfabregas]

i just got uncharted 2's plantium trophy!

[killimo33]

thanks a lot for choosing my comment frostfox! it really made me feel involved in your show. i will definitly make you an intro now.

[smacker55555]

omg there are gaming Guides

CONTEST!!!

[websitegamers]

i dont buy a gaming guide cuz if i cant pass something i get cheats so i can beat the game 100%

[SiIverGriever]

You will sell Uncharted 2?? º_º

CONTEST!!!

[segamaster1]

i usualy dont care if i buya guide or not... i usually go on youtube and see if the awesome frostfox has run into the same problem. If i get stuck, i just go on youtube or ask a friend if they beat that part of the game. I also want to be in the contest.

[bagy999]

well i do if im badly stuck but ill end up on trying to get it in 30 mins and then ill go for a walkthrough CONTEST

[MaxedOutStudio]

It depends for me. Sometimes, when I have been trying to find a door that I need to go into or a switch that I need to pull for 2 hours, I go look at guides. I also look at them for things like the blast shards in inFamous. Other then that, not really.

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[ScottEdens69]

I've been buying guides with my games ever since the PS1 days. For almost every game I own I have a guide. When I got "WET" for the PS3 I asked the sales clerk if they sold the guide. She told me there isn't a guide for "WET". I looked online for a guide, no guide. I seriously considered not buying the game because I could not find a guide for it.

I use the guide when I'm stuck on a puzzle and can't figure it out and to look for treasures I didn't find on the 1st play through. I have no guilt.

[collapsingdude4926]

it depends if its a puzzle game and im stuck i will but most other games i know theres a way im just not looking hard enough contest

[Kroogah81]

It depends. I do not use them on things that I'm just too lazy to achieve. No no, I use them on sequences that I have completely no idea how to go through or finish. That's pretty much it. Oh, and also for some really sick trophies *looking at Late Boomer in SSHD*.

[REDXREAPER1]

i think Shock And Awe is the hardest on SSHD

(its the only 1 i can't get!)

[Kroogah81]

@REDXREAPER1

I got Shock and Awe on my first try :P Late Boomer is killing me inside.

[lordvalke1]

Lets see would I be ashamed using a game guide. Let me think abNOOO!!! If Im stuck like on an rpg game or Im looking for special items like with treasures on Uncharted 2 I wont even question doing it ill be like hell yea. Yes I have no sham deal with it.  Sadly I already got a beta key and its fun if you ask me.

[fightclubXXXA]

I play HL2 and its so Hard becuse of the light the guards are not so HARD but somtiems in the game it is reALLY Hard.

[LaughingLeaf]

Sidebar fail!!

[Rougeman0]

The thing is that gaming varies very much from the region you live in.

So pretty much the game you got on 20. November (yes I'm talking about ACII) i have to wait for several months for it to get here.

And during all that time i sometimes just cave under the anticipation and go look at the guide at ign just so i can get another dose of the game.

But on account of actually getting stuck in the game, so far that has almost never happened to me and if it does i call my gaming-expert/friend to help.

[Rougeman0]

OH SHIT.....

MAN.....

DAMMIT.....

JUST SAW THAT I FORGOT TO WRITE CONTEST.....

WELL CONTEST, BUT IF YOU DONT ALLOW IT NEVER MIND......

SORRY.....

DAMN..... + youtube is effin' me up and this is like the tenth-million time i'm trying to post this condament....

[14Schofield]

I sometimes use guides, usally on my first playthrough of a game, I just beat the story. A game like Uncharted 2, it has treasures you can collect, I find as many as I can by myself, and if I can't find the rest, I'll use a guide. I also use game playthroughs after I beat a game to see what other players do. I'd like to be in the contest.

[parkerdipProductions]

i only use guides when i am trying to find secrets hidden in a game like the 200 pigions on gta as i think its impossible to find them all without i guide, i try not to use a guide to help me with like missions as i prefer to figure it out as you get more out of the game if you do it without help.

[keenanlfc]

I prefer not to use guides because i feel like you dont get to fully experience the game! The only time i use guides is if i have tried over and over again to no avail! For example in Infamous i followed an echo into a park and was basically stuck there, after hours of running around i used a guide and released a boss was suppose to appear! So i basically had to turn the game on and do the mission again so it didnt glitch!

[keenanlfc]

Thanks for choosing my comment! Nice outakes lol answer in next comment!

[FrostfoxFTW]

AlexanderArts picked your comment for this video.

[keenanlfc]

in that case thanks for nothing you jackass! Just kidding, i have a beta code for avatar demo i got free with assisins creed if you want it for a prize on your show?

[FrostfoxFTW]

All donations are welcome.

[AlexanderArts]

OMG - "Maybe Sheva won't hurry..." Makes me crack up like crazy every time. Love those outtakes.

[ShallaMalla031]

Well, I'm not embarased but when it's an extremely easy part and I can't pass it... I'm embarased... E.G. I played HL2 and because of the unjustable brightness I couldn't pass it... That was embarasing.... CONTEST!!! I ENTER CONTEST!!!

[robo141x]

Personally i like to get my trophies myself, only as a last resort will i use a guide to find out although i do think its a good idea to have them at hand just incase you have no idea what your doing

[Shadowfied]

Interesting thoughts and really funny outtakes. :)

[BIGman19822007]

Great video as always m8.

Your very welcome for the intro picture :)

Martin :)

[Fastshadow69]

Well if im feeling REALLY stuck i always have the temptation to use it , but nowadays i always just go through teh game and the only time i use a guide is when im REALLY annoyed with the game. But sometimes even then i always give it a go. I've only EVER bought 2 strategy guides.

1. MW2 for the maps online for my planing and hiding spots.

2.WoW Wrath of the Litch King cus that was another thing big when i did play WoW, i quit now.

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[0okk]

Well, first hand experience... I used a guide for zelda... *snivel

I was chuffed I completed it, but still, I didn't get the excitement and thrill of beating the puzzles, and being wowed by things you find by accident, which happen to make you move forward in the game. I have regret... not shame.

No shame for games which don't have puzzles. Now, I'm going to point out things like UC here. I played it all the way through. No guide. I became a trophy whore. So, I cheated for all the collectibles!

[LukazGreeny]

I have never used a gaming guide EVER for any game, for two reasons, 1, they cost quite a bit of money which i would rather spend on a game & once i ve used it i wont need it again!

2, if i ever do get stuck i just look at walkthroughs on youtube!

I do however use trophy guides on trophies such as rockhound (infamous) which are near impossible to get without help!

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[metalgearsolid444]

the beta keys for bf:bc2 came for free at gamespot maybe there are still some left...

[PS3owns94]

extremely bent but good :)

[sk8er15421]

Back in the old days when PS2 was popular, and the current gen consoles weren't around, I use to use gaming guides if I was stuck. Now, I rarely do. If I get stuck these days, I normally just sit there and try to figure it out, or I get off that game, and go play another. As for the question, I do feel ashamed when using guides, I'd rather just figure it out myself, and have the gratification of figuring it out.

[Myk44]

cool.

[LOL4TehWinz]

Do I feel ashamed to use a gaming guide?

Not at all, maybe if its something really simple and I just can't be arsed :P

But i always use trophy walkthroughs and they are there to help. To be honest, on a trophy like 'Find 350 blast shards' If you do that without using a walkthrough, you're too hardcore and maybe need to get a life.

[fionnathon1992]

Great video as always.