Credits Achievements

[Incompl te]

I finally got around to finishing Assassin's creed (after putting it off for a month) and after the 15min long credits (most of it being voice actors and team for every language the game was produced for). I got an achievement. Sure it wasn't related to watching the whole credits without turning the console off but it got me thinking. I think there should be achievements for watching the whole credits after the game ends (exceptions might be games like Assassin's Creed where there is still a bit to do after credits [storyline wise not flag collecting]). It could be good initiative to watch the credits instead of turning the console off once they start rolling.

What do you think?

 

[xitel]

Well, there's been credit incentives for a while now. I remember Kirby would put a cheat code after the credits for people that watched it, or being able to start over like in Ratchet & Clank.

 

[Markness]

Whats the point of watching the credits, Im not going to remember anyone's name. Im not even going to read the names. There is no practical reason for the credits to be there for most people.

So, thumbs down.

 

[Emmitt_Nervend]

Most games encourage the gamer to view the credits by not saving until after they have finished rolling.

 

[Incompl te]

If the game saves before the credits then just goes to the main menu after i skip them. (see kingdom hearts 2)

 

[Antiparticle]

I always watch the credits, it gives me time to do a little yes-I-completed-the-game victory dance. And you never know what interesting things might happen during/after the credits. I like it when there's a hidden surprise at the end. (Gears of War 2 is a recent example of this.)

 

[Darth Marsden]

I generally like to let the credits run. I may not really pay attention to them sometimes, but I don't see any reason to skip them. They tend to have funky music in them anyway,so that's another incentive.

Unless it's in something like Lego Star Wars, when they run every time you finish a chapter. Then they get skipped.

 

[Willwillwritehiswill]

I usually watch the credits anyway. I like to at least fleetingly know who delivered a game to my house besides the postman.

 

[Llil]

In FEAR there was a short dialogue after the credits, which explained the plot a little.
I always watch the credits for that reason, there might be something interesting after them.

 

[Incompl te]

I generally like to let the credits run. I may not really pay attention to them sometimes, but I don't see any reason to skip them. They tend to have funky music in them anyway,so that's another incentive.

Unless it's in something like Lego Star Wars, when they run every time you finish a chapter. Then they get skipped.

God words cannot describe how much i hated that. And how much I hated myself when i realized they were skippable.

 

[latenightapplepie]

A video game had to earn my respect before getting me to watch the credits. If it hasn't been good enough, I'll probably skip it / ignore it to get cup of tea or something.

That said, I'm a sucker for achievements so I'd probably endure the credits of a bad game to get it. Hopefully I haven't bought a bad game to begin with though.

 

[Jandau]

I let the credits run the first time I finish the game, so I can feel like I beat every single person on that long list

Seriously though, I tend to endure them for two reasons:

1. The people who made the game I just played through to the end deserve to have their names seen (not sure I can explain it better).

2. The secret suprise endings, fanservice, previews, etc. I'm always a bit sad when the credits end and I just get shipped back to main menu

 

[fedpayne]

Eli Vance is Rafiki!

 

[Kermi]

I always sit through the credits anyway, but the only time I've got an achievement got it was in guitar hero 2.
But yeah, I sit through to bask in the afterglow of beating the game.

 

[Damolition]

It adds nothing to the game, they are just rewarding you for putting up with their ego.


Credits should be an incentive themselves to sit through.

Banjo Kazooie:N&B used humorous quips from Kazooie, Gear of War has the cole train rap and Viva Pinata2 had interactive pinata you could bash with a stick to release the credits.

The idea for getting an achievement for doing nothing irritates me.

 

[Bob_F_It]

If I were rewarded for watching the credits, I still wouldn't watch them. I'd just let them roll while I, say for example, cook dinner; that's how I get unlockables for playing x amount of hours. It's a pointless achievement that really detracts from the meaning of the word.

 

[The Shade]

Mass Effect's credits are awesome just because I love the song so much.

Halo 3's credits had some pretty funny stuff in them if you take the time to read them. Also, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, and Adam Baldwin all did voices in it! Wow! (I guess I know what tv show the guys at Bungie were fans of!)

 

[tiredinnuendo]

Is there honestly anyone left in the world who doesn't know that almost all game credits nowadays end with some form of easter egg? What good would an achievement do?

- J

 

[Vlane]

I always watch the credits in the MGS games because the songs are great (with 2 being my favourite ) and at the end there is always a interesting conversation.

 

[Puppeteer Putin]

Whats the point of watching the credits, Im not going to remember anyone's name. Im not even going to read the names. There is no practical reason for the credits to be there for most people.

So, thumbs down.

It's more a matter of respect and, in my view, manners. That argument could apply to Remembrance Day or any sad national remembrance. Do you refuse to do a minutes silence because you don't know those who died in the line of duty?

These people have made a game that you enjoyed and put a lot of time, effort and care into, the least you could do is watch their names flicker in front of your face for a fraction of a second.