Achievemenets/Trophies

Achievements are starting to be in lots of games.  No longer are they just 360, but it seem everyone but nintendo is doing it. Sony as well as some pc games are joining in.  granted, some of them do it in a horrible fashion (I'm looking at you WOW) but overall, what do you think of achievements?

I dig achievements a lot.  I mean, yes, I want to play the game for the GAME first and foremost.  However, once all is said and done, it's kind of cool when you are playing a game like Left 4 Dead and you do something awesome and it goes "Bleep bloop, you're awesome".  That little sound makes me smile.  I'm satisfied by the simple things in life.

I think they're fine, and I don't see why anyone would have a problem with them. Games have had Achievement-like challenges for years. All achievements/trophies are doing is unifying them in a system outside of the game.

Before trophies came I had never played a game with any form of achievement. The impression I had was that they were a silly implement, a thing that I'd never care about. But I do admit that it was partialy a jealously feeling I had for the lack of it on the ps3.

Now that I've played a couple of games with trophies/achievements I think they are a great implement. It makes you really value and milk every single thing that you can from a game you really enjoyed. It gives a little something for going that extra mile, instead of the usual "unlocked artwork!".

I like them!

They're fine I guess.

"They're fine I guess.

I don't really care much about them."

"I dig achievements a lot.  I mean, yes, I want to play the game for the GAME first and foremost.  However, once all is said and done, it's kind of cool when you are playing a game like Left 4 Dead and you do something awesome and it goes "Bleep bloop, you're awesome".  That little sound makes me smile.  I'm satisfied by the simple things in life.

Granted, there are games that you'll probably play just for the achievements being easy to get (like all the whores with Avatar on their gamercard), but even then, there are some games where achievements are wicked fun to get - i.e. Crackdown, Left 4 Dead, and even Fight Night Round 3.  I know, I know:  Fight Night has easy achievements.  However, it's such a solid game, even after all this time, that it's impossible to NOT play it for achievements.

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I like achievements...they remind me of the good ol' days of playing in the arcades, but I do think some people take them a bit too seriously. Farming for achievements is something I'd never do.