i tend to skim through them when i first get the game.. most times but really... like ya man fox hound said .. if i have a problem thats when i start hitting the books! lollol MickyBlanks

The books never answer anything for me, I just look at the pictures and stroke the glossy pages. :s Normally I just use FAQs and walkthroughs if I get stuck. God bless the internet.

A tricky question.

If I know that a game is old, then I am under no illusion that the graphics are going to be poor.Therefore I never really take them in to consideration.

If I pick up a game these days then yes, I do expect very good graphics. The hardware these days is spectacular (and now with the release of DX11 capable cards, yummy) and so I expect devs to fully utilise everything they can. Plus, for newly released titles that cost £40 a shot then I expect graphics to match the price tag. However, I'd never slate a game just because it had a few mushy textures or a few cases of clipping - I'm fairly tolerant.