How important are achievements/trophies to you when buying a game?

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Dgc1808 said:

Trophies wouldn't stop me from getting a game. With that said, I do enjoy a game more when the trophies present a challenge. It's really not fun if you're just getting trophies for inserting the game into your disc tray.

I loved the trophies in Demon's Souls because they forced you to explore every inch of the game and the easiest ones were actually for beating bosses.

EDIT: But then there are some that are just rediculous and off putting... Still can't believe a few of the trophies in Prototype and Confrontation.

I agree that some games have very time consuming achievements/trophies. One example is Fallout 3 or Mass Effect. But I actually enjoyed those games immensely! I spent countless hours on them, but I do think there is a difference with enjoyable time consuming achievements/tropies and just down right ridiculous achievements/trophies. One example is an achievement in Gears of War 1 called, "seriously". It requires 10,000 kills in multiplayer. ugh. But the ones that are worse are the ones that require to get to the top of a leader board. Those are a crime against gamers I say!

In addition I do agree a game with achievements that are so easy you can get them in an hour make the game seem cheap and ill-valued. One example is, Avatar: burning earth. 5 minutes for 1000 points.