Great games seem hollow without Achievements or Trophies. It’s amazing how unrewarding a difficult task or a level completion is now without a tiny little ding and small text to pad the ego. As you well know, many early PlayStation 3 titles didn’t ship with Trophies. The in-game reward system was tacked on well after a slew of 'AAA' titles hit the system. One of those games without Trophies is Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4. It's a fact that many MGS 4 owners love to point out on the Internet.
Konami hasn’t committed to adding support quite yet, and a Sony representative recently held that non-committal line in response to a fan inquiry on the PlayStation blog. “On the subject of MGS4/MGO trophies and Konami ID - we hear you,” he wrote. “We have been circulating these issues internally, and we will report back as soon as we are able.”
Does that mean anything? At the very least, it appears that someone at Konami has heard the fan uproar. However, as time flies by, the likelihood of a Trophy patch seems to be decreasing. MGS 4 is old. Like Old Snake old, in videogame terms.
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6:20 PM on 03.02.2009
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Either way I really have to go and replay the game.
Trophy Unlocked! By watching EVERY cutscene without skipping ANYTHING, you got the "INTERACTIVE MOVIE" trophy!
There are players all over Live and PSN that have stated that they won't buy games that are otherwise great because they don't have trophies/achievements. I've seen players on the GameFAQs Valkyria Chronicles board that have gone "Oh, never mind then," when informed that the game does not in fact have trophies. How utterly moronic is that?
On the other end of the spectrum, there are players that will buy crappy games BECAUSE there are trophies/achievements.
It's a good thing that this is going to be mandatory from now on, but isn't the reward of playing a great game enough?
I will then suck you all off for chump change.
They starting doing the integral podcasts finally!?
Holy moly I smell another play through coming.
Konami seems to be making slow progress in perfecting their game(most likely to keep it running longer, those sly marketing bastards). Not only did they start the integral podcasts like ParaParaKing mentioned, but they've also announced that they have started taking action against glitchers/cheaters in MGO.
But Trophies don't really matter to me.
This isn't my Star Wars glass!!
I would imagine that they will wait until the "Substance" "Subsistence" or "Existence" game to be released. I expect it this year, as the previous "special editions" came out a year after the original was released. >looks at watch< Any freakin day now!
Trophies/Achievements are just a marketing tool shitfest now.
if anything, i see it enhancing the game. I'm the kind of person who will play a game from beginning to end, then put it down. Trophies to me give me that little push to play beyond the storyline of the game, and i can play the game to its fullest.
to those who don't buy great games because of the lack of achievements/trophies: Your an idiot.
Now? What do you think they were in the first place, especially for the case of trophies?
That being said, I would definitely play through MGS4 again if they patched a trophy system for it.
and most of the time they are unnoticeable
on the other hand, I do plan to eventually play this game again and having trophies would be pretty nice extra incentive.