Got home, got manual, got disappointed!

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Leif_-:
*sighs* Oh, for a return to the golden era of computer games - back when the Amiga was Queen of World and games actually came with large, well-written manuals (and extras.) The likes of Ultima V, or Flight of the Intruder - or even Eye of the Beholder.

Yeah, tell me about it. In my day, the measure of a good manual was the ability to render a man unconcious with it by whopping him upside the head with it. Bet you can't do that with manuals today, and games today are supposed to be more complex. You'd think they'd warrant a bigger manual.

[Taqwus]

Now, the _EU_ manual was pretty goofy. T'was a good history pamphlet... but it largely omitted details on how to play the game.

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Taqwus:
Now, the _EU_ manual was pretty goofy. T'was a good history pamphlet... but it largely omitted details on how to play the game.

The Victoria manual makes the EU manual look good by comparison. Paradox really needs to hire a professional manual writer, or better yet a writer with strategy guide experience (such writers tend to have more attention to detail).