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Sensei on 08 July 2012
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IIIIITHE1IIIII said:


 I will never understand the importance of achievements. Do people not enjoy the game once they are completed unless they have a list of things to do? Do people want proof that they have completed certain tasks so that they can show friends and brag about it? Are people incapable of making up their own enjoyable achievements?

*cough suchascompletinghaloreachonlegendarywithoutdyingwhichihave cough*


I agree that playing games *only* for trophies and achievements is silly. I for sure don't, I only play games I enjoy.

However they do add replay value by adding extra things to do. Having a public list of games you ever played is very neat as well; even if I'm not obsessed with maxing all games' trophies out, when I make new friends and compare games, we instantly have an idea of tastes in games and which games we can play together. Countless times I met people with very similar games list and it helped us be closer friends (bunch of Capcom games + bunch of Sega games, etc). Of course comparing and bragging rights is cool as well, seeing someone with a list of maxed out, very hard games, is rare but nice to see.

I for one will be far more likely to concentrate my next-gen gaming on the PlayStation platforms, and Microsoft's to some extent because I already have huge game lists/trophies/achievements on them and a lot of added friends. Nintendo is being too slow to join this and meanwhile people build their loyalty to other brands. If Wii had an interesting achievement system, or even a good social/online system, I'd get one, but it never really happened. I love the PS3 which I got first, I even bought the 360 which I like too (good social aspects), but the Wii never interested me so I think Nintendo really needs to get it right with the Wii U if they want to bring in players from the Sony and Microsoft sides. Achievements on the Wii U would be a good motivator for many players; there are even sites/whole communities specialized on it.

Besides what I don't understand is what people have *against* trophies and achievements. They are an added feature and take nothing away from the game; the notifications can even be turned off, so those who dislike collecting them can safely ignore them.