[ttomm46]

OK
This is a two part question..What adventure games did you finish and how much did you depend on hints and walkthroughs?

Only one for me'.Sanitarium..I used hints for maybe 25% of the puzzles.

[MdaG]

I've finished around 60 games and I think I average on about one to three hints per game.

[colpet]

I've played about 150 PC adventure games. I used hints for most of them and WT for ~3/4 (especially in my early gaming years). I found you get less reliant on WTs the more you play as you gain experience on how to approach challenges. With the games I've played in 2006, I rarely needed a WT.

[Crapstorm]

I've been keeping track of all the commercial adventure games that I've played since 2000, as well as the number of times I sought hints from any source that isn't provided with the game. Here's my list.

Sanitarium [1]
Schizm: Mysterious Journey [5]
Longest Journey, The [2]
Myst III: Exile [0]
Myst II: Riven [2]
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars [2]
Amber: Journeys Beyond [1]
Grim Fandango [3]
Full Throttle [1]
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror [0]
Aztec: The Sacred Amulet [0]
AGON I & II & III [1]
Crystal Key, The [3]
Beyond Atlantis [5]
Cameron Files 1: The Secret at Loch Ness [5]
Aura: Fate of the Ages [1]
Dark Fall 2: Lights Out [1]
Timelapse: Ancient Civilizations … the Link to Atlantis [more than 5]
Faust: Seven Games of the Soul [5]
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy [2]
Morpheus [2]
Missing: Since January [10, mostly accidental]
7th Guest, The [2]
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father [more than 5]
Zork Nemesis [0]
Magnetic [0]
Dark Fall: The Journal [4]
11th Hour, The [more than 5]
Return to Mysterious Island [2]
Syberia [3]
Myst IV: Revelation [2]
RHEM [1]
Day of the Tentacle [5]
Obsidian [1]
RHEM 2 [3]
Zork Grand Inquisitor [4]
ALIDA [5]
Realms of Illusion (a.k.a. Sentinel) [0]
Mysterious Journey II (a.k.a. Schizm II) [4]
Journeyman Project 3 [1]
Jack the Ripper: New York 1901 [3]
Physicus [1]

[DEMON]

finished over 50 adventure games, used WT for about half of them every now and then

[CoyoteAG]

I've never counted but I think I've played around 100 games.

There are games that I don't use a walkthrough at all and others that I need to consult one numerous times (or else risk throwing the computer out the window). I guess on average I probably consult a walkthrough 2-3 times per game.

[tsa]

I have no idea how many adventure games I played (I've been playing them since 1985 or so), but I've used walkthroughs for most of them. Usually consulting them revealed that I overlooked something, or there was some pixel-hunting that you had to do, or something very illogical.

[ttomm46]

I'm playing myst and the clock tower was impossible for me without a walkthrough..

[Crapstorm]

Since most adventure games are designed with hidden objects or clues as a main feature of the gameplay, adventurers will always be faced with the following dilemma. Will it be more fun/rewarding to hunt for whatever I'm missing in the game, or should I save time and frustration by looking it up online? Or the third option: abandon the game.

It's a sucky situation for a gamer to find himself in, but this is the current state of the genre.

[JemyM]

I actually keep a list of games I completed since 1985. It's pretty long.
I play games for the interactive story, not the puzzles, so when it comes to adventuregames with +1 year on their neck I tend to take hints/walkthroughs quickly.

[Burge]

I hate using a walkthrough but I have to on most games I play.

[Manhunter71]

I rarely use actual walkthroughs, but find that UHS is a better option. It makes me feel less guilty than using a walkthrough

[QFG]

Agreed - UHS is usually pretty good at nudging you in the right direction, without slapping you in the face with a "clue" that actually answers the puzzle.

[Manhunter71]

The good thing about UHS is that it lets you view as little or as much of the solution as you want