Munkeh111 on 03 August 2008
| Sky Render said: And what do Achievements actually add to the gameplay experience, besides a Pavlov-like drive to accomplish tasks that the sort of player who values Achievements would still be likely to try to accomplish anyway? Achievements are just giving a name and score to something that gamers have already been doing for years anyway. That's not innovation. That's quantifying a qualitative attribute of core gamers. |
Well, they add to my enjoyment of games, and encourage me to challenge myself. I would never be playing Gears of War in hardcore without achievements, but it is that much more fun this way, and the added reward decreases some of the frustration that sometimes occurs
