Reasonable on 07 February 2009
I don't like them when playing (i.e. I want to turn of the alerts) but I do find them amusing to review.
When playing an immersive game I hate when they pop up. I mean consider, you're playing something like Fear 2 (shortly) and right in the middle of a tense, dark scene you get a cheery little pop-up telling you that you've just got your 30'th shotgun kill or something similar. It just ruins the experience for me.
On the other hand when I review them I do find it amusing to discover I've killed 100 foes via exploding barrels or something of the sort.
But mostly I think they're bragging rights for folks of a certain age and disposition - and yes I'm not being complimentary with that view.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
