I'm no pro at achievement whoring. Look at a dood like Vinchenzo or even Gerstmann, and you'll find doods that really push out those points. Not only am I no pro, but I don't even have my OWN XBL account, persay. I play on a work account. However, looking down the list over at Xbox.com...I can look at the majority of the games on the list and know that I worked for those points. I played those games. If it says something more than 100 points achieved and it's not Halo 3...then I did it. I know that I did. Therefore, I feel confident enough to say that the 17k+ points on the lansharx54 account are mine and mine alone. If you feel so inclined, you can knock about 3-4k off of it, and I'll be perfectly fine with that.
Now, with this new achievement tracking system, it's given me a new reason to jump back on the 360 and start slammin' on some games. I had said in another thread that I hope this setup will get people to play some games that they normally wouldn't have tried, and I'm sincere in all respects when it comes to that. Why? Well, it has me looking at games that I normally wouldn't have given a chance.
I've been sitting here at work for the last hour or two going back and forth between games to play for some achievement points. Hell, I stayed up here for 6 hours last night after work playing...yes, I'm about to say it...Sneak King. BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY TO JUDGE ME FOR THAT...I'm going to point out that getting an A rank on all the challenges in that game is not only time consuming, but there are some of the ranks that are genuinely tough on it. Also, for a game that only cost me $3.00, it's not that bad. = D Nonetheless, here's the games that I'm considering picking up or picking BACK up:
- MX vs ATV Untamed - as it stands, this game has a TON of rare achievements, because apparently...none of you fuckers have played it! Neither have I. I've always enjoyed off-road games, and while this may not end up being the best game ever, I'm sure it'll provide me with some well-needed fun and challenge.
- Battlefield: Bad Company - for some reason, I never finished hitting Rank 25 on that game (and I don't know why!)...and I quit playing the campaign mode because I kept getting frustrated with how long the Manic Lumberjack achievement took to get. Nonetheless, I'm going to be picking this back up and going through on Hard mode.
- Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. - the game's not exactly entertaining, but there's a ton of achievements to mine out of this one, because the Elite mode is...well...chump change. If you honestly can't beat the levels in this game on Elite mode, then please...put down your fucking controller, get a board, insert a nail, and persist to beat yourself bloody.
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance - don't know why I never beat this fucker. Gonna have to do that now.
- Civilization Revolution - this is a game that I've wanted to 1k for a while. The Game of the Week (as one of our faithful CR customers has told me) is the easiest way to pull all of these achievements off, as the map never changes. = D
- Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe - I had beaten the MK story side of this, but I stopped playing it because I didn't get two of the achievements from playing through the story. Now that this problem has apparently been remedied, I'll be picking it back up. Also, for some odd reason...I never played through the Arcade mode. Man, I don't wanna have to deal with the 360 D-pad...but oh well.
- Street Fighter IV - plenty of stuff to do on there, and all in due time.
- LEGO Indiana Jones - it would seem a LOT of you fucks have 1k on this game, and I'm kinda pissed that I don't!!! Gonna have to change that ASAP. Also need to play through LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Batman. Anyone that wants to trash talk LEGO games, FUCK YOU! I enjoy the shit out of them. = D
- Cabela's Big Game Hunter - .........WHAT?! The game has always intrigued me. It can't be THAT bad. Right? O.O
- Assassin's Creed - I just couldn't take the repetition anymore...but now, it would seem that repetition could pay off. BWAHAHAHA!!!
- Call of Duty (insert installment here) - I had started Veteran on CoD2, and never kept going. I've always wanted to 1k CoD2, CoD4, and CoD:WaW (fuck 3...multiplayer achievements can suck my dick)
- Left 4 Dead - I've got, like, 770 or so from the game...but I need those Experts. Got some buddies coming up tonight...so we'll see how that goes. = D
Frankly, I could go on and on, but as you can see, ther are actually some games in there that I wouldn't have played otherwise (Cabela's, HAWX, MX vs ATV, Marvel). So, what about you folks? With the new achievement tracking system in place, have you considered popping in some games you wouldn't have bothered trying before, and if so, which games? Why?
To all the veteran achievement whores out there...and also to the ones that are just starting out...GAME ON!!!
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