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Posted: 18th May 2006 16:42
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Those jackasses are so inaccurate that I almost cringe to open my book now.
Their snowboarding info is wrong. Their final attack materia info had me stuck for months. (Obtained in Battle Arena) Rumah is spelled "Ranch". Death Dealer is not there but Death Claw is twice and has Dealer's stats. What the hell?! Did they feel they didn't need an Editor after page 3? Nah...They where like everyone else and rushed to release thier book. And I won't even get started on FF9's book. Stupid $15 book of advertising for playonline. I took that thing STRAIT back to Wal-Mart and told them their book was crap and demanded a refund. Sigh... I wish someone compident would take them under. The FF8 book was ok though. Stupid jackholes... -------------------- |
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Post #116841
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Posted: 18th May 2006 18:38
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It's unfortunate that the guides have errors, and they probably could put a bit more effort into them, sure. But, let's think of it like this -
1. They're probably writing them based on early translations. How do you think they could get them ready for the same launch as the game unless they're working from beta? 2. It gives CoN a reason to be. 3. When you acknowledge the difference between "strait" and "straight" you can comment on poor grammar and spelling in guides. -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Posted: 18th May 2006 19:09
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Not to mention
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Posted: 18th May 2006 19:12
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I don't need to comment on the pot/kettle/black errors on your part, thanks to Josh.
 I don't like the strategy guides, either. Most of the time, you can find far superior information on gamefaqs. The Castlevania: Symphony of the Night guide is a joke. I could write a better guide off the top of my head, and it's been months since I played the game. They miss secrets, or deliberately leave things out to "leave some challenge for the player" (I really hate it when guides do that--if I didn't want every single secret explained to, I wouldn't have bought the guide). -------------------- Veni, vidi, dormivi. |
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Posted: 18th May 2006 19:20
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Come on. Give the Brady's a chance.
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Posted: 18th May 2006 20:41
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I'm not gonna try to sift through the meaning of that for two reasons:
1) It's been picked apart by the mods, Hamedo and MM already. 2) I never used Brady. But you know a better place to find info, and it's totally free? www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff7/ *shameless suck-up* -------------------- Squenix games completed: FFIII FFIV FFVI FFVII FFIX FFX FF Tactics: Advance 2 Chrono Trigger Dragon Quest 8 Dragon Quest 11 Super Mario RPG |
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Posted: 18th May 2006 21:39
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My friend bought the FFX guide and when I looked at it, there was only general information.
You know strategies that aren't worth reading, item drops, enemy stats, sub quests, well the usual crap. I thought that I would never do like him and simply print something from gamefaqs if I wanted it on paper. Players are best suited to create guides, no one can deny this. Well, looks like the FFVII guide is pretty awful... At least you learned a lesson: Never buy/use official guides. -------------------- Sayonara |
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Post #116860
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Posted: 18th May 2006 22:53
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Sorry but can I just say...
I TOTALLY agree with you on the FFIX guide. It was a shocker. Worst £5 spent - FFIX guide Best £5 spent - Deus Ex -------------------- Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind. Me on the Starcraft. |
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Posted: 18th May 2006 22:55
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Ok...I'm not going to lie.
I dropped out and cheated through most of my spelling tests. A move I'm finding to regret... What's their excuse? -------------------- |
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Post #116878
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Posted: 18th May 2006 23:01
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Quote (Bane King @ 18th May 2006 18:55) Ok...I'm not going to lie. I dropped out and cheated through most of my spelling tests. A move I'm finding to regret... What's their excuse? Quote (Me - Wonderful Me) 1. They're probably writing them based on early translations. How do you think they could get them ready for the same launch as the game unless they're working from beta? This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 18th May 2006 23:01 -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Post #116880
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Posted: 19th May 2006 00:35
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Written guides have errors. It's not really a surprise.
And besides, there's always CoN's guides. -------------------- |
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Post #116884
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Posted: 19th May 2006 00:36
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Yeah I read that part and I'm sure "Ranch" is a commen error anyways...
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Post #116885
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Posted: 19th May 2006 00:43
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Quote (Rangers51 @ 18th May 2006 18:01) Quote (Bane King) Ok...I'm not going to lie. I dropped out and cheated through most of my spelling tests. A move I'm finding to regret... ... Yeah I read that part and I'm sure "Ranch" is a commen error anyways... Wow, I totally believe you did cheat on all of those spelling tests. I didn't realize that cheating on those tests was so commonplace. And yeah, Bradygames guides have mistakes. I own exactly two of them, and one of them has several errors that I've noticed over the years, and the other one (which I bought only a few months ago) deliberately withholds information regarding one of the game's hidden dungeons. Lame. It's probably best to stick online for good game guides, but if there's a game you *really* enjoy enough you might get one of those guides for bedtime reading or something. Hell if I know. -------------------- |
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Post #116886
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Posted: 19th May 2006 00:52
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Quote you might get one of those guides for bedtime reading or something. Hell if I know. *Hamedo snorts coffee out of his nose* Nice one, Lasz.  This post has been edited by Hamedo on 19th May 2006 20:15 -------------------- Join the Army, see the world, meet interesting people - and kill them. ~Pacifist Badge, 1978 |
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Post #116887
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Posted: 19th May 2006 03:46
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Quote commen error anyways... I'm sorry I had to do this one, it's spelled common, don't worry though I've been ripped on before. But that was way back in 2003 when I was a very naive lad. Edit Don't waste your time with any strategy guides, there are many sites like CoN out there that dedicate their time to making an awsome guide This post has been edited by Cloud_Strife510 on 19th May 2006 03:49 -------------------- "Have you ever seen a baby do that before?" |
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 Posted: 19th May 2006 19:09
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Is the FF8 guide from Brady Games? cus it was excellent and had accurate info.
But yeah since i got it from Christmas it was free....kinda, and just use a good ol' walkthrough cheaters/Ppl getting stuck.And i forget who said it but yeah GameFAQS is a excellent place -------------------- Kel'Thuzad: She is persistent. Reminds me of you, death knight. Arthas:Shut up you damned ghost. -Warcraft III Kel'thuzad comparing Arthas and Sylvanas Windrunner. |
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Posted: 19th May 2006 19:46
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Posted: 20th May 2006 10:42
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Haha it's hard not to make a good guide on FFVIII because there's so little game there in the first place. But yeah I bought that one and thought it was quite good. Then stuck the front cover on my wall below Shaq O'Neil and above my Reservoir Dogs poster - another classic piece of usless info from sweetdude.
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Post #116994
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Posted: 20th May 2006 14:05
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I agree with the translation statement. Squaresoft and Brady have their own translations. Translating Japanese phoenetically is supposed to be very dificult (not that I have done it. . .) Each translator will see it differently. Example, Gysahl greens (game) Gizzard greens (guide) with the direct translation back they are probably both right.
NOTE- Squaresoft probably does have better translators. . . . -------------------- Too much hope is the opposite of despair... an overpowering love may consume you in the end. -Vincent Valentine |
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Posted: 20th May 2006 15:14
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Quote (sweetdude @ 20th May 2006 10:42) Haha it's hard not to make a good guide on FFVIII because there's so little game there in the first place. But yeah I bought that one and thought it was quite good. It is hard cus of the Cards and the amount of Side Quests  But why are you complaining about translations? It's not going to be a easy peasy job!.....You try translating  OK Bane This post has been edited by Dragon King on 20th May 2006 15:15 -------------------- Kel'Thuzad: She is persistent. Reminds me of you, death knight. Arthas:Shut up you damned ghost. -Warcraft III Kel'thuzad comparing Arthas and Sylvanas Windrunner. |
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Post #117016
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Posted: 20th May 2006 22:21
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By the way, I seriously doubt that they check guides for spelling, grammar, and sometimes even textual errors.
All the players' guides I've owned have had various stupid errors in those ways. The meaning gets across, and that's what they're going for. They're not even going for quality here, because if a player wants a guidebook, that player likely won't care that it misspelled "Aeirs" and "WAEOPN" and misnamed the monster "Zolom Midgar" (or even "Terrato" (gasp!)) and confused several palette swaps. Come to CoN instead. If it's not here, try RPGClassics.com. If it isn't there either, then try GameFAQs. -------------------- Check the "What games are you playing at the moment?" thread for updates on what I've been playing. You can find me on the Fediverse! I use Mastodon, where I am @[email protected] ( https://sakurajima.moe/@glennmagusharvey ) |
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Posted: 21st May 2006 11:58
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Quote (Dragon King @ 20th May 2006 15:14) It is hard cus of the Cards and the amount of Side Quests There are very few sidequests and loads of pointless areas (such as Dollet). FFVIII is tiny in comparison with FFVII. The cards are all the game has going for it (just like blitzball in FFX). Oh wait level 100 easily at the start is fun too. -------------------- Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind. Me on the Starcraft. |
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