Does anyone actually buy strategy guides anymore?  

Only if I love a game so much that I want extra reading material on it. I loved Assassin's Creed so much that I bought the guide just so I had something about it to read. It also came with the art book so I was happy as hell. I don't buy them for the actual strategy though.

I always picked up the strategy guide with most GTA games. Finding secret packages/killing pigeons/side missions/getting 100% just easy to have the guide next to you instead of internet printouts or sneaking views at the pc screen. Besides that, if I ever need a reference I use the internet.

I have the guides for just about every Final Fantasy game I bough. Now I really don't bother buying the guides though.

Like I said, not really for the strategy.

"Like I said, not really for the strategy.
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Nah i never use them anymore

For me it depends on the game, so far this gen. I have bought the guide to GTA IV, RaCF:ToD, and Assassins Creed. I like to look at them, and i use them if i get stuck or something like that.

"For me it depends on the game, so far this gen. I have bought the guide to GTA IV, RaCF:ToD, and Assassins Creed. I like to look at them, and i use them if i get stuck or something like that.
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I don't buy them.  And yeah the internet maybe be a pain as to a guide right next to you hey it's free.:P  I guess you get what you pay for.:(

I have one for The Orange Box and GTA IV biggest waste of money ever.

"I have one for The Orange Box and GTA IV biggest waste of money ever."

I have one for GTA and I only looked at it for like 10 minutes then quit.

"I have one for GTA and I only looked at it for like 10 minutes then quit."

I had one for Pokemon Silver...never again...

LOL

For a Pokemon game XD

I never bought a guide separately. I have the strategy guide for Starcraft, Brood War, Warcraft II B.Net edition, and Diablo II. All were from the Battle Chest, so they were kind of forced upon me, but I checked them out and I found the Diablo II guide quite useful. Other than that I just use the net. If I get stuck somewhere I just load of gamefaqs and find what I'm looking for in a couple seconds then I'm done. I don't see any point in buying them.

Usually if I am really into the game to the point of just wanting it so I can enjoy the game more by finding stuff or whatever, but usually no.  I think the last one I bought was for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas back in 2004 and thats just because the game was totally massive.

"LOL

For a Pokemon game XD
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I remember having one for Zelda Season and Ages way back.

for the ps1 final fantasies, I still read my FF7 guide to this day lol.

I had one for OoT but thats it

GiantBomb apparently will eventually. :P

"Does anyone actually buy strategy guides anymore?  

It just seems that since you can get almost any info you want  for free off the internet, do you still bother to buy guides

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