Mike "Scrimshaw" Potts discusses the sad decline of the instruction booklet, as demonstrated by comparing Halo CE's manual to Halo 4's.
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I used to love reading the instruction manual. I agree with the author, I wasn't always with my game console, so sometimes I would read the instruction booklet to tide me over until I could play the game. Or sometimes I just liked to learn more about the story before I jumped in and started playing.
I guess some kids nowadays don't have the patience us older gamers have. They are all in guns blazing without a care in the world. What story they say.
I understand with companies trying to cut costs where they can, they figure that all games share the same basic controls now, so why show them when they can just learn it on the fly. Plus, they figure they can just give us a story synopsis during the opening credits of the game.
May the instruction booklet Rest In Peace.
The were nice but in theory a waste of money and time. It does make sense to put them on the disc now/ have a good tutorial
I prefer an in game guide in the menus. I'd rather pause to look something up, instead of grab the case and pull out the book. Plus most games first levels hold your hand with a tutorial... which is getting old in itself. How many virtual target ranges do I have to visit?
I noticed this last night.
It's sad, to be sure, but at least it's cost effective and saves trees.
I don't think I have ever used one of those "manuals". But I think we can all agree that when we were younger we tried to find "cheat codes" or "level walkthroughs" in the manuals. Or maybe that was just me.