Guide or No

[Ultimate Rpger]

So my fellow future GTA4 gamer...I have a question. Are you going to use a guide for GTA4 or are you going to try and beat it yourself?

I'm going to try and beat it myself without the guide and I cannot wait.

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Without... first off, I've never had a GTA guide, second, I'm buying a console so I can play the game so I'm not spending any more money on this monster than I have to.

[crazyeyes]

No guides for me.

[Woozie]

The official San Andreas guide had a lot of false information and mistakes in it, hopefully they've improved on that since then, but I'm not a big guide guy myself. I'll probably play the game without any help, unless there's some mission that's really frustrating me.

[Immortal_Knight]

never have used a guide for any gta games. Looking information on the internet is much better xD

[Darth-gamer]

The official San Andreas guide had a lot of false information and mistakes in it, hopefully they've improved on that since then, but I'm not a big guide guy myself. I'll probably play the game without any help, unless there's some mission that's really frustrating me.
I usually get the guide, and rarely use it. I only use it if I need to remember a mission or some obscure name. And yes, SA's guide was very messed up.

[NY_Yankees26]

I got the SA guide because it seemed cool to get when i got San Andreas, i dont really know why though. And i probably wont get the GTA4 guide because i really didnt use the guide much for SA, so i probably wont need it. Plus its not like im trying to get 100%. Thats way too hard for me.

[jjm]

I usualy don't find guides usful, I just look on the internet if I don't understand how to do a certain mission.
GO SOX!:D

[Coleman]

I always get the guide for GTA. However I have rules about the guide.

When I first get it, I read through the info about the game, the vehicles list, the weapons, features and sh*t like that. Then I play through the main story missions and NEVER TOUCH THE GUIDE. I always beat the missions under my own power. Then I use the guide for hidden packages, unique jumps, whatever else.

I'll definitely be getting it.

However the guide for San Andreas was NOTORIOUSLY unreliable for the hidden packages and stuff. I remember the maps being all off center so everything was wrong, good times.

I didn't realize where this thread was. Bumping up to GTAIV forum.

[The Eye in the Sky!]

I've been thinking since I'm not buying the game, this one looks like a monster game that I will really immerse into. I may get the guide just for reading when I'm obligated to let someone else play.

[I]

I never use guides. So no guide. they are just a waste of money.

[Coleman]

I never use guides. So no guide. they are just a waste of money.
I bet you've never gotten 100% in GTA either, then.

[Woozie]

GameFAQs is free and works just fine for your 100% needs.

[Coleman]

GameFAQs is free and works just fine for your 100% needs.
It's a lot easier with the guide. And not put together by 12 year olds with a console and PC.

[Spectro]

I bet you've never gotten 100% in GTA either, then.
I've gotten 100% in Vice City without a guide. It was my favorite GTA and I literally searched every nook and cranny for hidden packages. I also got somewhere in the 90s on GTA3.

It's a lot easier with the guide. And not put together by 12 year olds with a console and PC.
It's a lot easier to use control+F to find a certain mission than look through a whole guide, and I don't think any of the guides on GameFAQs were put together by a 12 year old.

[Woozie]

It's a lot easier to use control+F to find a certain mission than look through a whole guide, and I don't think any of the guides on GameFAQs were put together by a 12 year old.
Yeah, not every guide submitted is accepted, it's reviewed to see if it makes any sense and if it's organized.

[Coleman]

I've read the guides on GameFAQs. If they weren't submitted by a 12 year old. Then they were edited by one.

[TheDukeOfBoston]

I don't need guides for GTA, even for all the extra stuff, that's why people post maps online. The missions and such, I've never needed a guide for.

[crazyeyes]

I've never tried to get 100% but I might this time.

[Comatose Man]

Nah, I'm not going to get the guide, unless I've got a bit of loose money and I need help with something.

[Dabuckster]

Ive pre-ordered the guide as I think there a good read and its only a tenner