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    I wonder if walkthroughs hurt the gaming industry?

    I never played The Last Of Us 1 & 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and others, I watched the walkthroughs.

    I had a discussion about this with a friend yesterday.

    Personally, I don't think it does. Gamers want to game. Some of us don't have the patience to complete a huge open-world game, but just want to see the game being completed.

    I walkthorughs weren't a thing, I still wouldn't play these games.

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    • It seems to me that walkthroughs are nothing new, anyway. Prior to the internet, they existed in printed magazine form for popular games.Continuity
    • The short answer is, nah, I don't think they hurt the industry at all. As you say, gamers want to game.Continuity
    • I remember playing ICO on the PS2. Was possibly the first game I played all the way through. I still watched the walk through though, to see how others did itIanbolton
    • I followed the walkthrough for Fez though. That was solid. Got to 96% complete and lost my saved game, so never played games again!Ianbolton
    • think it can depend on the studio size. Doesn't effect Giant studio's but a small indie developer that may sell 1200 copies and have 2500 walk though views...Nutter
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