Game manuals were popular in the 80s and 90s; but they are rarely made in the current year.

    • pingveno@lemmy.ml
      3·
      2 years ago

      Yeah, if the game is complicated enough that it would have had a manual, a wiki will usually do the job better. It can update if the game is changed and go into greater depth, like suggesting strategies. But a lot of games have better game design where they’re pretty much self-explanatory and a manual wouldn’t get much use. They might have in-game help, though.

  • K4mpfie@lemmy.ml
    7·
    2 years ago

    Pretty sure most if not all games still have them…but as pdf. Usally you can find them in Steam

  • Thann@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 years ago

    Deep Rock Galactic has a really great in-game manual

    Me and my homies were having trouble with the new content, so we spent some time reading and talking over the manual, then rebuilt all of our kits and started winning!

  • wintermute@feddit.de
    2·
    2 years ago

    In the 80s manuals were often even used for copy protection,
    like enter 7th word, 2nd row, page 24
    so you had to copy the whole manual for some pirated games

  • MrGamingHimself@lemmy.ml
    1·
    2 years ago

    Manuals were important in old games because there was no tutorial. It’d tell you how to play, what buttons do what, etc.

    While manuals aren’t a thing anymore because tutorials and the internet exist, a lot of games still make guides for an extra price. If you pre-ordered Elden Ring for example it came with a small guide book.

    • Zerush@lemmy.ml
      1·
      2 years ago

      Only those of big companies. Some of the best games in these companies are based on indiegames from this source, a tecnologic institut, which offers hundreds of games, the best student works, for free download

      https://games.digipen.edu

      For example the devs of the Portal series are hired by Valve after present they Student work Narbacular Drop, a 3D puzzle game from 2005 with interconected dimensonal ports like later in Portal.

        • Zerush@lemmy.ml
          2·
          2 years ago

          I don’t know Megaman, but I know well the mencioned The Dark Mod, a game which never can be finished, because every few times the community create a new mission for it. I am playing this game for years now with a very good experience, apart of a nice and friendly support in the community it has.