Acheivements? Why do you get them?
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Usually because they're fun and it gives me different challenges in games I enjoy that I want to complete. Which annoys me when developers choose the lazy options like collectables or completing set missions. They should be gameplay challenges, like Don't Touch The Sand in HL2 or flying under all the bridges in GTA4. Those are the sort of things that add longevity to the game and I enjoy doing. I really couldn't give a damn about my gamerscore.
For the same reason I work to get the high scores on the off-line Guitar Hero scores: to prove to myself that I am capable of it.
Why do people try to get first place if the only prize is a trophy? It's just something fun to do to be able to say you did it.
People say that there's no purpose to getting achievements, but by that logic, there should be no purpose to playing games at all. It's for fun.
I make achievements of my own - I'm more creative than the list of achievements that the game says is worth wasting my time on. That sounds cocky, and it isn't intended to be...it's just that I make my own stupid little challenges, like, Wear a monkey mask through the ENTIRE experience of MGS3 - on extreme difficulty, without alerting a single person.
Not "collect all this shit, and play the game for this long while upping your kill count".
Not "collect all this shit, and play the game for this long while upping your kill count".
I hear you there. Granted, I only own a PS3, but Insomniac have had skill points in their games since before Microsoft started making consoles. But it's always the random skill-based challenges that keep you (well, me anyway) coming back for more. Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction had some awesome skill points, such as Chorus Line, in which you have to turn a dozen enemys into penguins with a Transmorpher, then hit them with a Groovitron to get them dancing. Since the effects of both weapons are only temporary, you really have to pick the right spot, but when you do get it going, it's worth the effort. The unlockable extras also help.Strafe Mcgee said:
Because there is a definitive correlation between the number on my gamerscore and the size of my penis.
I'm a sucker for a good game mechanic. Challenge someone with something seemingly trivial and you find them working harder then they normally would otherwise to achieve... Kind of like that one big frat guy who always has to drink himself retarded AND smash all the cans about his thick unfeeling cranium
Sometimes for something to do. Once I beat a game, I usually look through all the achievements to see what else I could do to spice things up.
Also, I think anyone who plays a game just to get the achievements and nothing else is completely missing the point of gaming.
Also, I think anyone who plays a game just to get the achievements and nothing else is completely missing the point of gaming.
Shits and grins mainly.
Other than that, total accident. See: the achievement for having an enemy medic heal you as a disguised spy.
Other than that, total accident. See: the achievement for having an enemy medic heal you as a disguised spy.