This thread is starting to feel toxic.
Who is outselling who and when etc isn't relevant at all.
The discussion should be fairly simple. Do you like them? Is your objection to the "achievement" or the settings.
An achievement popping up during a cut scene can be annoying/ruin the tension. It can also be an odd spoiler by name or the fact you did something special.
They are also fun to collect etc.
So have the debate be about if you want them, and how you'd want them to work. Not about system A being system B.
You are bound to love Earthbound.







