I took the plunge today and picked up a strategy guide for Twilight Princess. I’m not categorically opposed to using cheats, but I generally prefer, and find it more fun, to play a game without them and figure things out for myself. For Zelda games, though, that just isn’t possible. You can get through the story and the dungeons on your own, but if you want to come anywhere near completing them, especially as regards heart pieces, you have to cheat.
I did debate, though, the necessity these days of buying a book when gamefaqs is often adequate. In the end the pretty pictures did me in and I have a nice thick book sitting on my coffee table full of maps and secrets. Anyone who wants is welcome to borrow it once I’m done with the game, but I don’t think that’ll be for a while. FWIW I’m in the third dungeon now, the water temple.