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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)
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[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days 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.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days 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.

[–] Damage@feddit.it 6 points 5 days ago

And explaining actions in text is much more difficult than just showing them

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago

Don't go for a whole guide, pick something smaller like all the recipes or a map of Dry Dry Desert (two things I remember printing off back in the day!)

[–] Ashtear@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago

Even just revising my guide for the new Final Fantasy Tactics remaster is way too big a project for me right now. It's amazing how much work it is.