Do you care about Trophies/Achievements?

[Jackstick]

I'm a bit of a completionist, so if there's a game that I really like then I'll gladly explore every corner of it.

Do these little rewards matter to you? For me, it really only matters if I can actually enjoy the process of 100%ing the game. I had fun getting the platinum trophy for Final Fantasy XIII, beating every track and mission in Mario Kart DS, and currently I'm in the process of getting the platinum trophy for Portal 2.

However, some people tell me I'm wasting my time. I disagree; if I'm enjoying the process of finishing the game with 100% completion, then I'd say I'm getting my money's worth.


How about you? Are trophies/achievements a waste of time or are they worth the effort?

 

[OutforEC]

I like seeing the little "You've earned XXXX achievement!" pop up, but I don't go out of my way to seek them out.

Edit: Actually, the ones I enjoyed the most were the ones in Rock Band, and I did go out of my way for some of them, but more to prove to myself that I was actually getting better at playing than as a badge of honor.

 

[Ninjat_126]

I like seeing the little "You've earned XXXX achievement!" pop up, but I don't go out of my way to seek them out.

Unless it's simple, like Snipe Hunt in Resistance 2 which requires you to kill 30 Spinners, which I was doing anyway purely for the hell of it.

 

[Wintermoot]

I only hunt for achievements after I beat a game (except for a few TF2 ones) other then that I don,t actively search for them.

 

[Tourmeta]

I can check the trophy list for more stuff to do in games I love. But I don't really care about them generally.

 

[IBlackKiteI]

Not really. They're just an extra something to do, nothing to spend 50 hours getting and them bragging about to people who don't fucking care.

Damn kids...

 

[Fiad]

Only if they are not tedious to get. Portal 2 is a good example of good ones, things that just make you explore. Example of a bad one, shooting the gnome into space in Half Life 2: Episode 2

 

[Zhukov]

Ehh... sort of.

If I see the opportunity I'll go for them because hey, why not? Sometimes I'll go out of my way for one if it sounds like a fun challenge.

I ignore the boring ones though. Y'know, "Kill 200 enemies with X weapon." Bleh.

EDIT:

Example of a bad one, shooting the gnome into space in Half Life 2: Episode 2

I actually had some fun doing that. Halving to hit the brakes and reverse in the middle of a frantic helicopter chase because the gnome had fallen off the car was rather hilarious.

Although, admittedly, after the sixth such incident I was starting to wish they had included a box on the car. Or just let Alyx hold the bloody thing.

 

[Choppaduel]

I dislike them, that fucking popup is an immersion breaking pain in the ass, also it's time they could have spent making the actual game better.

I also hate the terminology. How is an "achievement" "locked." its not in some box that you need a key for. It should be "milestone reached" or "trophy awarded" or "medal earned." You don't unlock an achievement, you achieve an achievement. Unlocked is probably the worst option they could have gone with.

 

[Shymer]

I love achievements and get motivated to collect them. It tickles something in the back of my head. However I'm under no illusions that, other than self-gratification, they have no purpose - or that everyone else shares my enjoyment (or wants to hear about it). My friends laugh at me about this behaviour - but they'll sometimes help out to let me collect one which needs someone else to pitch in. I'm old enough to know better, but it's something I can laugh at myself about too.

Harmless fun.

 

[The Apothecarry]

I am proud to say that I have never received every Achieveable in any of my Xbox 360 games.

 

[Reaper195]

Not really. I like actively going out and getting certain achievements that are fun to do, but I miss most of the ones that involve collecting things. Although I am sick of the ones that you get for simply finishing a level in the main game. How the hell is that worthy of anything?

 

[Infernostrider]

my opinion is similar to yours, OP: i like spending time getting trophies, especially if its a game i want to get 100% on. I'll always do my very best to get as many trophies as possible, but in some games there are some trophies that i will feel allergic to try and get so i dont bother ^^
but..i only really care for them on my console, and not to show m off; i want them for ME

i played world of warcraft for 2 years, at first before the achi system, but also during it..and i was venomous to the system...not because it wasnt fun to do at times, but because people would go out of their way to get trophies i didnt care for...in this case, the achievement system forced people to participate, like it or not, actually detracting from the fun for the small amount of players who didnt care

so...tl;dr? i love m, long as i can get them by myself, and dont have to bother anyone else to get m

 

[gh0stb0y3]

Depends on the achivements. For example, the achivements in Fallout 3 and new vegas are as much relevant to the game as the box it comes in, you get them for doing the things you buyed it for anyway.

When you get to more complex achivements that actualy require you to display skill and will to get them, i occasionaly do hunt for them, but mainly to add an extra chalenge, not as much for the acivement itself.

 

[Trololo Punk]

Do not actively search for them, but sort of enjoy that moment when a random achievement pops up.

 

[GeorgW]

I see them either as a challenge or a way to enhance the game, and always optional. I really like when devs take their time to make great achs/trofies, and I will usually try to beat all of the fun ones, but the stupid "Congratulations, you pressed a button!" or "Congratulations, you're playing our game!" ones I couldn't care less about.

 

[L1gh7Sp33d]

It really depends on which achievement system the achievement is for. Both xbox achievements and ps3 trophies have a fairly wide player base working for the same achievements. As a result, it is easy to use said achievements as bragging rights.

Others, such as steam achievements and similar systems used on the iphone, few seem to give a damn about, and the motivation to pursue them shrinks.

tl;dr: relativity is all that really matters

 

[Seabear]

Some of them are really fun to get, and can change how you play the game.

Some are a pain in the arse, and will have you tearing your eyeballs out. Make it to a boss without getting hit you say, Scott Pilgrim? how hard could it be?

Some really are badges of honour, and I do sometimes check through my friends on XBL to see if they have also done something particularly impressive, hell, sometimes we help each other out getting them, which kinda solidifies the social aspect of gaming...

 

[InsipidMadness]

Games are entertainment, the developers have included, "this little bit" into a game and I feel it's my responsibility as a gamer to seek out and complete said easter egg.

Before achievements/trophies I still, as a fellow completionist, would attempt 100% on games I enjoyed. If I missed out on something I used to look up old cheat/hint sites or strategy guides to make sure I didn't miss any on a second run through.

With games nowadays costing more than the average college student budget, I'm not satisfied with just speeding through the campaign once on the easiest difficulty like some people. If there's a ranking system I want perfect, if there's a master difficulty lemme' at it, if there's awards or recognition for doing something out of the ordinary then count me in.

To me, that's fun.