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fuck it, I'm gonna play my Wii. and not have anything to prove for it.
Unless you play Mega Man 9. :P
Honestly, I couldn't care less about Achievements, Trophies, or anything like that. I just play, and if I get some along the way, then fine. In some very rare instances, like Mega Man 9, I like to go for them, just because I love Mega Man and want to see if I can meet the challenge. But those games are about one in a million.
Unless you play Mega Man 9. :P
Honestly, I couldn't care less about Achievements, Trophies, or anything like that. I just play, and if I get some along the way, then fine. In some very rare instances, like Mega Man 9, I like to go for them, just because I love Mega Man and want to see if I can meet the challenge. But those games are about one in a million.
The only game I purposely rented for a 1000/1000 GS was Fight Night Round 3, which I already had beaten on my PS2. I might glance ahead and look at some of the achievements for a game before I play it but I try to play the game like I normally would. After I'm to the point of not wanting to play it anymore(beating it or wanting to break the disc) is when I'll do my grinding.
Getting gamer points/trophies only ruins a game if you want them to. And yes, FC2 was a steaming pile of poo.
Getting gamer points/trophies only ruins a game if you want them to. And yes, FC2 was a steaming pile of poo.
It's the player that chooses. You don't have to get the trophies or achievements.
Capitals, on the other hand, are a must at the beginning of sentences and for names.
Capitals, on the other hand, are a must at the beginning of sentences and for names.
Like takeshi said, a man chooses, a slave obeys. Games have had a "Score" component to them since the atari days, you just need to keep it from being your focus when playing. It's an OCD thing, I was obsessed with gamerscore until I hit a certain point where I didn't see any reason to bump my score higher than 10k so I stopped thinking about them.
I freaking love trophies. They have caused me to play amazing games that I would never have played otherwise. (pixel junk eden, cuboid, quantum of solace etc etc)
This topic has been broached more than comparison videos. Your issue with them while still topical is self induced. It's about choice whether you play the game and enjoy it or let the Achievements/trophies be the sole purpose of why you play it.
But to say they ruin the games is a bit much. I've learned this.
But to say they ruin the games is a bit much. I've learned this.
I can understand the problem-- even though you can choose whether or not to go for trophies/achievements, if you're a completist at all you feel like you must do it "because it is there."
Sounds like you just have to start ignoring that nagging voice in your head that keeps telling you to go for trophies-- it'll stop eventually... Well, probably.
Sounds like you just have to start ignoring that nagging voice in your head that keeps telling you to go for trophies-- it'll stop eventually... Well, probably.
achievements and trophies add replay value to games, let those who enjoy them enjoy. If you don't like them, don't pay attention.
It sounds more like you are ruining games by only caring about trophies and achievements. Both systems add replay value and bonus objectives to games, which is a good thing. If you can't cope with them, perhaps you should stop gaming.
What Covah said. Although I could live without a few achievements. I really don't feel like wasting my time doing 25 different challenges in Rock Band 2 on Expert when I've already unlocked all the songs via Tour Mode. I also am in no rush to work on the 53,595 zombie kill in L4D...but I'll get it eventually.
It sucks for games like Valkyria Chronicles, which don't have trophies and seem to have suffered for it. I won't say it's the #1 reason it hasn't sold well, but when I searched to see if the game would ever support them (after buying it, which I would have done with or without trophies), I found dozens of people who said they would pass until the game included them.
I love to play for Achievements because it gives me an overall goal that connects all my videogames. I see where you're coming from and I agree with you... but that's why I like them.
