Trophies have nearly ruined gaming for me.

[Hynad]

curl-6 said:

I hate trophies and achievements, they actually detract from the experience for me.

First off, it's distracting. Completely pulls me out of the game when an ugly out-of-place notification pops up in the middle of a game.

Plus it's patronizing. It treats me like I'm a three-year old getting pats on the head every time I do something right. "Oh, you beat that boss you HAD TO BEAT ANYWAY? ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!" "Oh, you killed x number of generic goons? YOU GOT A TROPHY!" I don't need to be spoonfed, thanks.

They're one of the most worthless gimmicks to come out of the 7th gen.

I hope Nintendo never makes an equivalent, or if they do, that they can be turned off.

If only they unlocked features in the game... But no. They're just empty challenges in most games. The worse of them are actually given to you for merely just playing the damn game. -_-

Unless it's the first 2 Uncharted games. In which they were actually tied to hidden features and bonuses.