Yeah, that doesn't work, and its insulting to people who get stuck. In the absence of a hint structure - which is in any case very much preferable to wakthroughs - a walkthrough is only being nice. Especially when you run into one of the "puzzles" that doesn't HAVE a rational solution.

And people playing the whole game and putting it on youtube don't count. That's not a walkthrough, that's watching somebody ELSE play. There's no way to pick out just the one hint you need to get unstuck when you have to sit through 30 minutes or more of a playthrough. That inevitably spoils the whole thing.

Frankly I'm sorry I spent a penny on this game at this point, given this sort of attitude on the part of the creators. It's bad enough I have to wait years for the rest of the game. I shouldn't have to wait years for a hint system - or at the very least a written "walkthrough" that you can scan for just the info you need - on top of all the rest of the waiting.

I've been adventure gaming since there were first computer based adventure games. I know how they go. And a hint system is an absolute boon to us all.