Just yesterday I was watching the Resident Evil retrospective on Gametrailers when I was struck with the urge to play RE: Code Veronica. So today I dusted off the Gamecube and threw the game in only to realize that I had no idea where I left off. Then I remembered the trusty Official Dreamcast Magazine I have tucked away with a strategy guide in it. When I say tucked away, I really mean buried in a box in my closet. So I took a deep breath and delved into the depths of my closet and, of course, didn't find it. I did find, however, strategy guides for every other game from the PS1/N64 era.
That's at least 80 bucks right there. God I'm lazy.
Ok, I'm exaggerating but holy shit I have a lot of strategy guides. The ones pictured are just the ones I kept out for the purpose of this blog. I also found guides for GTA3, Vice City, San Andreas, Final Fantasy 9 & 10, Jedi Outcast, Resident Evil 4, TWO guides for Ocarina of Time and several others that escape me at the moment. The thing that really freaked me out was how much money I'd spent on these things over the years. I figure I've wasted a good $200-300 on these things, but thanks to the internetz, never again
My wallet thanks you GameFAQS.The last guide I actually paid for was for Oblivion, which I didn't plan on buying until I saw how phonebook-ishly thick it was which kind of made me panic. RPG's were never my strongest genre so whenever I did decide to play one I always ended up buying the guide for it, which is evidenced by the pile of Final Fantasy guides I unearthed in my closet. So what was the last strategy guide you bought? Did you end up feeling mildly idiotic spending your cash on it? Let me know!
