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Lack of trophies/achievements turn off gamers from games ?

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  • #52
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    Hey, I read 50 posts in this thread? Where's my achievement?


  • #53
    maximoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,207 ✭✭✭maximoose


    CrazyRabbit wrote: »
    Hey, I read 50 posts in this thread? Where's my achievement?

    There's a glitch and you actually only read 49.


  • #54
    Browning2010
    Registered Users Posts: 456 ✭✭Browning2010


    I wouldn't be obsessed about getting them but when I've finished a game I'll have a look at the achievement list and see is there any easy ones I could do.


  • #55
    Techniques07
    Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭Techniques07


    Browning2010 wrote: »
    I wouldn't be obsessed about getting them but when I've finished a game I'll have a look at the achievement list and see is there any easy ones I could do.

    Exactly the point, to make games have a longer life that it otherwise would have. At least it isn't as bad as the ranking up to get a different badge (Ooooh shiny) in the likes of cod.


  • #56
    Mr. K
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,485 ✭✭✭Mr. K


    I still like achievements/trophies. They're a fun way to bring all of your accomplishments on a single console together and they can add hugely to a game's lifespan. But stuff like the Gears series "Seriously" achievements are just a bit stupid, grinding for hours defeats the purpose.

    I'll always glance at the list and go for the ones that seem feasible on my first playthrough. If they add significantly to the game, I'll play some more and go for the rest.

    The Deus Ex Human Revolution list is really good, it inspires players to play through in a very different way. Makes me want to play through the game again! I also love Pacifist runs through games, ever since MGS2!


  • #57
    HigginsJ
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,317 ✭✭✭HigginsJ


    In general its always nice to get a trophy on the PS3. I do tend to replay games quite regularily but more to replay than go "trophy hunting"

    The one game that I did become obsessed with regarding trophies is Madden. Its the one and only game I play as a trophy exercise.

    I agree with whoever said its annoying when you finish a game multiple times but only showing a ceratin % complete. I have played through all the RE4 scenarios and played the main story 3 times and am still only 71%. Grrrrrrr!!


  • #58
    deathrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    I was just thinking earlier on while doing a bit of G hunting myself, will we be seeing more of the same on the next gen? It seems the next generation is heading our way in the next year or two. Will we see this achievement/trophy situation spilling over into the newer consoles, or will it just be one of those things were in years to come people will say "Back in my day, games had achievements"?


  • #59
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,287 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    At the rate things are going, you'll need to do things like "Interacted with 50 friends while playing the game" or "Posted screen shot of last kill to facebook".


  • #60
    SeantheMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,912 ✭✭✭SeantheMan


    I have no interest in trophies/achievements whatsoever.

    I enjoy a game because of its content


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  • #61
    Captain Chaos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Captain Chaos


    CastorTroy wrote: »
    At the rate things are going, you'll need to do things like "Interacted with 50 friends while playing the game" or "Posted screen shot of last kill to facebook".

    There already is. In Portal 2 there is one for hugging 5 people on your friends list. In Rainbow Six Vegas 2 there is one for scanning in your face with the Xbox camera. Or Forza 4, uploading a video of a race to the Forza store front.

    In PGR4 you could buy an an achievement in the in game store with kudos that you earn in game.


  • #62
    JohnMarston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭JohnMarston


    I do enjoy getting some trophies that have catchy names.

    For instance i spent a considerable about of time getting almost all of the Ghostbusters video game trophies because most of them were quotes from the movie :D

    I remember another trophy i got in Borderlands was named "There are some who call me...Tim"

    I shouldn't have to tell you where its from.:pac:


  • #63
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    http://twitter.com/XboxLIVErewards/status/215097955890380800
    We've hit 50,000 followers, which means it's time for an announcement! Coming Fall: a new way to earn Rewards based on your Achievements!

    /Crosses fingers and hopes its retro active and there's quite the windfall for me ........ unlikely.

    Most likely it will get tied to earn x achievement within x time of launch and get MS 20 points.


  • #64
    Frisbee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,569 ✭✭✭✭Frisbee


    I like trophies. They give me different things to do in a game.

    Would I base my decision to buy a game on it's having/not having trophies? No.

    The only game I have a platinum on is Assassins Creed 2. Freaking loved that game. Spent ages after I finished it just running about the rooftops so figured I may as well collect all the feathers.

    What I do find hilarious though is how pretentious people who don't like trophies act towards people who do. So someone else wants to just play games that they can log their progress and notable achievements in. So what? If you don't like them you can just ignore them.


  • #65
    sarumite
    Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭sarumite


    JohnMarston wrote: »
    I do enjoy getting some trophies that have catchy names.

    For instance i spent a considerable about of time getting almost all of the Ghostbusters video game trophies because most of them were quotes from the movie :D

    I remember another trophy i got in Borderlands was named "There are some who call me...Tim"

    I shouldn't have to tell you where its from.:pac:

    I liked the "My brother is an Italian Plumber" trophy in borderlands. You get an enemies health really low and then jump on his head to get the trophy.


  • #66
    JohnMarston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭JohnMarston


    sarumite wrote: »
    I liked the "My brother is an Italian Plumber" trophy in borderlands. You get an enemies health really low and then jump on his head to get the trophy.

    I was trying to figure that out for days, its a good one though


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  • #67
    JohnMarston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭JohnMarston


    Frisbee wrote: »

    The only game I have a platinum on is Assassins Creed 2. Freaking loved that game. Spent ages after I finished it just running about the rooftops so figured I may as well collect all the feathers.

    i found the feather collecting quite satisfying actually


  • #68
    Beefy78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,166 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    JohnMarston wrote: »
    I do enjoy getting some trophies that have catchy names.

    For instance i spent a considerable about of time getting almost all of the Ghostbusters video game trophies because most of them were quotes from the movie :D

    War for Cybertron is like that as well. Loads of the trophies are named after lines from the 1986 animated Transformers movie. I'm far more inclined to go after them than random trophies in another game.

    I'm going for my first platinum at the moment. In Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? :D


  • #69
    JohnMarston
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,881 ✭✭✭JohnMarston


    Beefy78 wrote: »
    I'm going for my first platinum at the moment. In Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? :D

    All the best in your endeavour


  • #70
    Beefy78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,166 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    Do I get to keep the cash if I get it?


  • #71
    deathrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,699 ✭✭✭deathrider


    JohnMarston wrote: »
    i found the feather collecting quite satisfying actually

    Collectables are something that alway did my head in. Even more so in sandbox games, because it can be so hard to keep track of where you've already searched, and where you haven't.


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