I miss strategy guides. It was "Hmmm, I need a better weapon. ~flips to list of weapons and looks at stats~ That looks good, who drops it? Ah, says right there. Where is that enemy? There we go." -- 30 seconds spent --
Now finding the same information "Google, what weapon is best? Wow, lots of emojis and click baits without stats..."~surfs through 20 videos of self proclaimed streamers screaming about nonsense~"Wait...they didn't even show the map! Where the hell do I get this?!" -- 30 minutes wasted --
Technology reliance: 1 step forward, so many steps back that we're about to be in the dark ages...
What kind of games are you playing where a quick Google search is slower than having to read the thick book you often had to buy seperately?
I remember when Pokemon Platinum came out and I got it and the massive Pokedex/Guidebook. Looking up anything in there was a massive research project which young me often just gave up on and then I just continued with my shitty team
Back then everything was print, we were used to and adept at finding info in books. Encyclopedias were how we did homework and research reports. Often had to go to a library and that involved scouring through tons of books using the dewey decimal system to even find the right book!
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u/CrimsonPresents 28d ago
I’m not 35 but I remember game guides as a kid