Board 8 > It's happening. Manuals are leaving us.

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Those guys are practically just fans of the games like you.

and thing is, that's exactly who this topic is about. some guys aren't really fans of their own stuff and churn it out. those guys okay, no manual makes sense.

but you can look at even GameFreak and Pokemon for a big name and realize their games carry a pretty thick 30-50 page manual. Atlus makes some of their games, don't make some others, but they too bust their asses when it comes to a good manual, with inklings of the character during the read. nobody cares about the generic manual that doesn't tell you anything - those guys do 2 page inserts or just make it digital. nobody's enjoyed those either. the ones people do like are the ones that actually have some heart in 'em.

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The future must protect the clone's past.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.

I'm suddenly inspired to write one of those stupid Top 10 Lists of the best game manuals ever.

Wing Commander will be in there, and Simon the Sorcerer. Probably Assassin's Creed II. Any other suggestions while I think of more?

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"I'm Commander Shepard, and you're standing in the biggest library in Citadel Space. Look me up."

working design probably owns a third of that list. NIS also does make some pretty good manuals.

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The future must protect the clone's past.
"Maybe it's a tentacle, molesting the planet itself. - Aschen Brodel.

360 is the one system where a manual is useful since I don't have an HDTV and can't read how any of the controls work on it.

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Most manuals are poor - no big loss. A small percentage contain lots of detailed/interesting/amusing content, and they're the type that will still get created and packaged, long after EA or whoever has decided there's no point in them - because the people making them want to.

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Praise the Black Turtle, Game of the Decade Guru Champ.
(Well, I never promised creativity, did I?!)