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Editman March 28th, 2010 11:32 PM

The Guide Book.
 
How many of you bought the guide book for the games, Why do you think, Kanto was left out of it?

GoombaMuffins March 28th, 2010 11:45 PM

yeah I bought the book, hoping Kanto and stuff would be in it, but I was quite disappointed. It has helped me lots though, it is quite handy with the SS story. But I plan on getting HG, so I will keep the book for that as well :D

yaminokame March 28th, 2010 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Editman (Post 5660789)
How many of you bought the guide book for the games, Why do you think, Kanto was left out of it?

Because they want more money :|

They did that with the Japanese guide books as well... it sort of sucks too because there's information in the Johto guide that isn't in the Kanto ones and information in the Kanto ones that isn't in the Johto ones... even though they share 90% of the same content... they're still a little different which sucks... it would be nice if it was just one book, but... yeah...

coots March 28th, 2010 11:55 PM

I was disappointed in it, I mean it didn't even have a full pokedex
D<

ソラ March 29th, 2010 2:23 AM

I havent gotten it.
I dont plan too. since I heard it was a disappointment Dx.

GoombaMuffins March 29th, 2010 3:06 AM

I wonder if I can take it back for a refund... I hope so :P

Sudeki March 29th, 2010 9:57 AM

I already posted a thread for this, but yes it was a dissapointment.

EmzStar March 29th, 2010 10:01 AM

Yeah, it was a bit short.
But I got the Game and Guide for 98p so I'm okay, I traded in 4 of my game's if you wonder why it was so cheap.
I'm gonna ask about that when I next go to GAME.

CrashSmAshley March 29th, 2010 10:13 AM

I've heard many bad things about it, so I will most likely not even get it. I usually don't buy guides anyway. If there's something I really can't figure out, I'll look it up online.

Sudeki March 29th, 2010 10:29 AM

And its not just that its missing information, its the fact that is has alot of WRONG information -_-, you would think that for making a guide of your own game, you would at least get the facts right.

billios March 29th, 2010 10:29 AM

i read this just after i ordered it -_-

i will be getting both

Heart's Soul March 29th, 2010 10:39 AM

I feel like I cheat when I read strategy guides, but I didn't have to read one for this game. Especially if it's incomplete.

CoffeeWolf March 29th, 2010 10:54 AM

The other thing I don't like is that it tells you item locations, but it doesn't tell you what the items actually are. Sometimes there would be a item that was really hard to get to, and I'd have no idea if it would be worth it or not

But in the end, I loved the guidebook. I prefer it to online walkthroughs and videos because I don't like having to look at yet another screen while playing a game :P

umbreon_4_life March 29th, 2010 1:20 PM

Yup, I got it! I've never gotten a guide book for any of my Pokémon games before, but in the little corner of this one, there was a little "Volume 1," so... Maybe Kanto's in a possible "Volume 2." Yeah, I just caught Lugia in SoulSilver yesterday, so the book's still gonna help me a little with the Indigo Plataeu. And my 11 year old cousin told me that she got me HeartGold for my birthday.

Luv ya! ♥ Umbreon

Espeon96 March 29th, 2010 1:32 PM

SS was the first game in a while I didn't get a guidebook for, I bought one for every game since Emerald.
I still got along fine.

mikey March 29th, 2010 2:16 PM

It didn't include Kanto?

Well I don't plan on buying it anyway, I could just look up what I need to on the internet.

比丽 March 29th, 2010 2:24 PM

Yeah, I didn't buy the book, but I was looking through it and it just looked really, really bad.

batmon March 29th, 2010 2:28 PM

I wouldn't need the guide, I played GSC so much that I petty much have memorized everything. But if I need some help I could just use google, IMO there is no legitimate reason to buy that book.

PalkiaSpace March 29th, 2010 3:33 PM

yeah, so is there gonna be a vol. 2? i mean there wasnt a full pokedex or kanto coverage, and it didnt say much about the magnet train or the boat in olivine. i hope there is...

wee187 March 29th, 2010 5:02 PM

I'm probably not gonna get this guide. Compared to the phone book that was the Platinum guide... I dunno, I wan hoping Kanto would be in there as well. =|

FireApe2135 March 29th, 2010 5:16 PM

The next guide is Kanto and the Nat dex. And I bought the guide just because I felt that it would be nice to complete the Johto Dex before I went to Kanto (Of course I had to transfer the uncatchable legends)

Raibutai March 29th, 2010 5:25 PM

Eh, I never buy guides. You know, there's something better about just catching stuff on your own, and completing the game normally that makes me feel better about myself.

Also, it's always fun to see what you missed after you finish the game.

GameFAQs anyone?

Tyros March 29th, 2010 5:34 PM

I find it a little horrid that it's been cut in two. I mean, it's obvious that they just did it so they could sell two books instead of one. It's a bit of a cheap move. =/

Either way, what with the internet, and the fact that I remember Crystal well enough to know my way through Heart Gold pretty well, I don't plan on buying it. I won't need it. Especially if it's going to cost me two books to get the entire thing.

- Tyros

ChrisTom March 29th, 2010 5:36 PM

Um... Actually:

That was just Volume 1 of the guide. They have 2 Volumes, 1 Johto, 1 Kanto. I don't even have the guide book, but I know this. Look on the spine, it says "Volume One"

I just thought I should get that out so they don't feel like they've been scammed by Nintendo or anything. I don't know when the next volume is coming out, but as of right now they only have Volume 1.

Eurydice March 29th, 2010 6:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Editman (Post 5660789)
How many of you bought the guide book for the games, Why do you think, Kanto was left out of it?

i bought the guide, it has helped me out quite a bit. and the reason kanto was left out is because its in volume two that hasnt been released yet, basically they were lazy and wanted more money :/


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