Using Guides

[clopzat]

Hey what's everybody's opinion about guide usage to complete zelda games? I personly are not sure and am conflicted between both sides. P.S this is my first thread yay

 

[PhantomTriforce]

Using guides is perfectly fine to complete a Zelda game, and it is not cheating. The only problem is that is could ruin the fun of the game, but other than, there's nothing wrong.

 

[meow79]

As long as theres no spoilers. I only use it when im stuck.

 

[merricontrari]

I always end up using a guide to complete the game, but I like to play through the first time by myself. Sometimes I get stuck on certain puzzles and need a clue, and of course I don't have the patience to hunt down all of everything (like the Skulltulas in OoT), so guides are my friend.

 

[Aurelia]

I don't like using guides. I like using my head. But the only time I use a guide is after I defeated the game atleast 3 times. That way I know I did not spoil anything and I am just increasing my knowledge. :3

 

[DeletedUser9]

I use guides for Zelda on the rare occasion when I'm stuck and have no idea what to do whatsoever. I don't think it's a good idea to keep playing when you're frustrated and don't know what to do since video games are... well... games. You should have fun with them.

If you need to use a guide after being stuck to have fun, that's fine. I'll use them to find that last secret I'm missing or to pass a puzzle I've been doing for 10-20 minutes straight, etc. Other than that, I don't use them at all. I like a challenge and almost always work through it.

 

[Artemis]

too lazy to think sometimes on a dungeon/puzzle so I'll look it up. But Majora's Mask e-o I'm really having a tough time with this game for some reason so I've just been using a guide for it.

 

[LolGames4U]

I sometimes use guides to complete the game, then when I feel like going back and replaying them I won't use a guide (note: using future tense. I've never beaten a Zelda game more than once so far.) I won't use guides all the time because I love the feeling of satisfaction you get when you figure out a puzzle.

 

[Phlegm]

The problem is that if I use a guide once, I can't stop using it. Because of that I just don't like guides. I enjoy earning 100% on a game by myself. I have gotten a OoT, MM, TWW, and a PH 100% by myself.

 

[Chilfo Freeze]

Personally, I don't like to use guides, only because I like to try to beat the game for myself first. Although I'd have to say that using a guide for MM was quite mandatory for myself. I tried to beat the game once before without a guide, and I couldn't get past the Snowhead Temple. Too many sidequests that I had no idea existed and were needed to beat the game.

Anyways, in general, guides should be totally fine to use. They are for 'guiding' per se.

 

[pacpix]

I only like to use them when I am doing 100% runs

 

[zeldakid895]

There really is nothing wrong with using guides, except that it ruins the fun a little bit.

 

[bbevington90]

I use guides when I'm really stuck on something, because a lot of times it's something stupid I'm stuck on. For example, when I was in the Lakebed Temple in TP, I was in the room where you get the first key, and I could not figure out how to get it to save my life, so I had to look at the guide. Of course, it was as simple as shooting down the stone pillars from the ceiling with the bomb-arrows and I felt like a complete idiot

Most of the time, though, I try not to use a guide, because I find it more fun without it, and it makes me feel like I accomplished something.

 

[Hylian Knight]

I don't use guides or walkthroughs unless I'm stuck, I probably wouldn't have many games if I didn't use a guide.

 

[SuperLink]

I think it's alright but you should only use it when your really stuck.