Fallout 3 Walkthrough Guides, do they SPOIL the fun?

I am convinced that some games are ENHANCED with walkthrough guides, wheras others are SPOILED.

Like lost odyssey, its just so much more fun to play with a guide, wheras it was frustrating and sooo easy to miss great content without a guide.

Is Fallout 3 or GTAIV or MGS4 or Double Agent also enhanced or are they spoiled with guides?

Thing is. ...are some quests UNOBTAINABLE after a certain point, (ie u cant do a quest if u are over a certain level, or u cant go back to a region u previously were at)...in games like these, i would use a guide.

I guess my question is... does Fallout 3 have sidequests where u cant go back and do them after u pass a certain point?

I honestly don't know. When itcame to Fallout 3 I pretty much did ti all myself. Except for the unique guns list. I checked that out so i could find the good stuff.

Personally I think that a guide is acceptable if you've been stuck on a certain boss/mission ect for days or even weeks.. But continually relying on a guide due to frustration or lack of patience isn't the usual comment from ya average individual who enjoys gaming..

Ask yourself a question "Why do I enjoy gaming ?"

The whole point of gaming (especially sand box titles like F.3) is the simple fact that exploration, exploration and more exploration is thekey.. which eventually opens up all undiscovered doors to the player.. even if it takes the player over 200/300 hours to open up the entire map of a game like F.3.. at least you've accomplished it by yourself !

Drop the guides, your wrecking your whole gaming experience !

^This.

I think it's ridiculous to refuse a guide if you are frustrated and can not figure out a game for the longest time. I'm all for exploration and such, but you've got to draw the line somewhere, you know?

It is nothing more than personal preference. I don't have time to explore every game in depth to get everything I want, I like being pointed in the right direction. I didn't play Fallout 3 to explore, as much as I did to have all the badass weapons and armor and annihilate everything. I play RPG's to get all the best equipment AND take in the story. But my priority is the best equipment. Without a walkthrough it would take too much time to discover all the goods, and even then it's far too easy to miss out.

a guide in a game can kinda be like using a guide or program in a museum, gallery, or exhibit.. good thing to have if you want to find particular things or experience as much of the game as you can without wasting a bunch of time just wandering around...