[ALL] Someone explain the appeal of Achievements/Trophies/Gamerscore etc.

[Bear Pand]

Because I don't get it or understand them. What's the point? I have no clue how high my gamerscore is or how many ps3 trophies I have. Whenever I unlock an achievement/trophy it's unintentional. I'm one step from turning off the notifications that pop up. I don't see why I should care or be worried about them at all.

Playing through a game multiple times to get achievements?

Doing tasks / making choices I wouldn't normally do to get trophies?

Visiting websites so I can see the full trophy/achievement list or strategies for completing them?

Going through a game to complete every achievement or get platinum?


Nah, none of that appeals to me.

[killgod]

Doesn't appeal to be either TBH. I actually die a little inside when I read/listen to twigg go on about them.

There's a rare time I'll go for them (i.e. in Mass Effect 1 and 2) but that was mostly because I wanted to see every square inch of that game.

Otherwise, I don't care for them what so ever.

[calgaryballer]

It's more a pleasant surprise for me. I'd be fine if they ripped them all out

[Buzzman]

Easy, just take everything you said and like it and you'll understand why we love them.

[Bear Pand]

Doesn't appeal to be either TBH. I actually die a little inside when I read/listen to twigg go on about them.

There's a rare time I'll go for them (i.e. in Mass Effect 1 and 2) but that was mostly because I wanted to see every square inch of that game.

Otherwise, I don't care for them what so ever.

When I'm playing through a game like Mass Effect, if I replay anything it's simply because I like the game.

Like with Dragon Age I played through all 6 of the origin stories, not to unlock the achievements just because wanted to see all of them.

[Chrispy]

Don't really care for the either, unless they are necessary to unlock something in the game.

[1ke]

I love em. Gives me something to do. I think it's cool to replay something I wouldn't have before. Some odd little side task I wouldn't do anyway is fun for me.

[Maynard]

i dont care about them either. But i understand why some people do. for them its just like playing through a game. the achievements are just like that for them

[jms493]

I used to like getting them, now there are too many games and too many achievements. I could care less now. When I get one I check what it is and that is about the extent. They were cool at first but they lost appeal.

[Guest]

I'm like Killgod. If its a game that I really like (or has a lot to it, like Mass Effect or Assassins Creed) I will go back after I beat the game and try to get some achievements.

Otherwise, I'm done with it. A game to me isn't complete because I got the achievements or didn't. If I love a game, I will keep playing it again even if I got all the achievements. Its done when I am tired with it.

[Bear Pand]

Don't really care for the either, unless they are necessary to unlock something in the game.

I got into a situation like this recently.

Wanted to play through Uncharted 2 on the crushing difficulty my first playthrough. But you have to play it on hard first to unlock it and I had no intention of playing the game twice.

With Uncharted 1 it was easy enough to download a save with everything unlocked and play on crushing. With uncharted 2 this doesn't work. From what I've read and seen (error messages about trophies when loading other peoples' save.) trophies are part of the reason why.

UGH.

[G-men]

There was this kid a few years ago who tried to scam kids by selling XBOX accounts and hacks and shit. He messaged me on Facebook asking if I wanted to by his account for $50. I told him I had an account, and he responded with "but this account has a 10,000 gamerscore."

I was like

[Maynard]

I'm like Killgod. If its a game that I really like (or has a lot to it, like Mass Effect or Assassins Creed) I will go back after I beat the game and try to get some achievements.

Otherwise, I'm done with it. A game to me isn't complete because I got the achievements or didn't. If I love a game, I will keep playing it again even if I got all the achievements. Its done when I am tired with it.

and thats the problem with them now. they are now made to force people to keep playing over and over. Or even worse, making you do some ridiculous off the wall thing in order to unlock it

[Bear Pand]

Yeah, generic replay value that has nothing to do with how good or bad the game is, but how the devs structure the achievements/trophies.

I saw the list of achievements for ncaa 12, one of them was to win a national championship in year one with BYU. No.

[CrimsonGhost56]

achievements for sports games are usually pretty lame but there are a few games that have really good ones that add a fun challenge.