Do you consider it cheating to use a walk through?

Question

I sorta do.

when i was playing the legend of zelda: twilight princess, the walk through i printed out was practically my best friend.

every time i got stuck (which was very often) i just checked the walk through.

mainly cause that game was so d**n hard. imo, the hardest one yet. i don't remember using a walk through in the previous ones (even though i most likely did. just not as much as this time, hah)

it probably would of taken me a year or something similar to complete it if i hadn't used it.

do you consider it cheating? have you ever done it?

Answer 1

well if you needed help with it then its not cheating but i would recommend not using walkthroughs because it takes the fun out of the game

Answer 2

It is cheating but I use them if I get stuck and I can't figure it out.

Answer 3

I would not consider it cheating because you are not competing against another human being. If you're going to brag, though, and say that you beat the game before any of your friends, then I would consider it cheating.

What makes the difference is that in one case you're vying for a position (first to finish). In the next case, you're just playing for fun. Part of the fun is playing the game, and if you're just wondering around aimlessly stuck, then the game isn't any fun.

So, if you're playing for fun, it's not cheating. If you're competing against others, it is cheating because it gives you an unfair advantage.

Answer 4

I did use walk-throughs when I was younger and playing harder games.

But no I don't consider it cheating. I mean I remember playing the water temple in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and I just could not get past it, I had no clue what I was doing so I simply just stopped playing it for months because every time I tried I just got lost and frustrated.

I had a friend who was always bragging about how they finished the game and I wasn't gonna waste a game by giving up so I used the walkthrough. And I got through and eventually I was able to win the game, and now I've bet it at least 3 times again without using the walkthrough.

It may be a huge handicap especially if you use it a lot but, if you're stuck, you could wait a couple months go back and hope that you'll find something different but, when you want to win that game, sometimes you need to look up a guide.

Answer 5

No I never used a walk through it just ruins the game.the only game that I use a walk through becuse it was so hard I mean really hard was  The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (now that games was hard)

Answer 6

Yes, I consider it cheating.  It ruins the game.  You might as well just be watching a movie because you're not doing anything yourself and you get no sense of satisfaction for overcoming obstacles.  I only use one if I am stuck in the same spot for over an hour.

Answer 7

well kinda. half and half. ive done it before but it made me feel like cheatling beacause all my friends beat the game with no help but i did. but its not cheating cause i feel like its my best friend too.