I love how people say achievements get people to finish the game or play the games more. Funny, I thought the game being good was supposed to keep one's interest. If you need achievements to keep you interested in a game then you are playing the wrong game. Simple as that... If you need some stupid alert telling you accomplished something in game to feel more rewarded about playing the game then you might as well buy an ipad and declare it the best gaming system ever.
Just an example... I beat a Civ 5 scenario yesterday. I was happy to beat the scenario (just on normal but will probably go higher difficulty soon). I plan on trying the same scenario on a harder difficulty not to get an achievement for beating a scenario on a harder difficulty but because the scenario was fun to play. If the scenario sucked but I played it again on a harder setting just for an achievement then that is a problem. Basically, achievement whores help support shitty game developers and publishers by renting and buying shit games just for achievements.
