Looking back on my gaming youth I realize that I didn't finish many games. Out of all
the games that came my way, I maybe finished 2. Maybe it was due to the difficulty of
the game or just my lack of dedication to anything in my life but I would get midway
through and just stop preferring to catch reruns of Captain N The Game Master instead.

Even well into my teens I remember getting a gift certificate and buying up three
Dreamcast games and ended up not playing one of them until I let my friend borrow it.
It wasn't until I got my 360 where I started progressing through at a regular pace and
actually finishing games!

With the achievements, I can gauge how far I've progressed through a game.
For example, a game like Gears of War outlines how many Acts you have to complete to
finish the game. Sometimes I get the urge to pick up a new game and achievements
give me a sense of whether I'm just buying a game to have one or if I've actually put
the time and effort into completing a game. If I've netted a good amount of points then
I can walk into the store and confidently hand over my money knowing that I started a
task and finished it.

Another aspect that didn't hit me until recently was the fact that people can see your
progress through a game. Being a little kid with no one to really share my love of
gaming with probably contributed to my inability to finish any games. One of the things
I enjoy is going through my friends list and seeing how far people have gone in
a game or how "good" they are. Likewise, I want to share with people my progress
through a game. Grant, nobody but me will look at my record but it's nice to know that
it's out there.

So with that, check out the picture below. Maybe my score is a sign of things to come.
:D