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To the rapidly aging person reading this: GameFAQs is 30 years old, and people are sharing their memories of the venerable guide hub (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/games@lemmy.world
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[–] 18 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I once tried writing a guide for Paper Mario, and it was then I realized how much effort, consultation, and typing all of these are. It's in some ways not a surprise that walkthroughs are now just video playthroughs of the game (often involving someone backtracking 3 times as they figure out a puzzle) - that takes a lot less effort than conscious text recorded outside of a game.

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    I’ve never written a game FAQ but when I’ve done documentation for other things on a computer I’ve found that I prefer recording myself doing the task and then writing the guide while going back through the video. It’s too easy to skip steps otherwise.

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