Trophies and achievements - a game ruiner or a game improver

I feel like trophies and achievements can be a game destroyer, because they tend to make you play the game just to get them. It's like if you bought a game and you don't really like it, you're gonna spend countless hours on it anyways just to get that trophy or achievement so you can brag to your friends about it.

So what do you guys think; Do achievements and trophies improve games or do they ruin them?

As someone who is addicted to collecting them, I can honestly say I wish they were never invented.

Since they add replay value, I think they improve games. If you don't like them then don't go for them.fabz_95

That's exactly what the problem is. I don't like them, but I feel a need to go for them cause I can't stand when my friends keep saying they're better than me at a game just because they have more trophies than me

I personally have never really cared about them. I can see why a lot of people feel they ad replay time to a game, and if that's important to you then I guess they can be a good thing. Personally I like to play a game because I'm enjoying the story and/or it's fun. If I'm not enjoying the game, then there really isn't any reason for me to be playing it.

Its only positive (as long as none of them are online related with stupid objectives) because you can ignore them. You are playing for fun (well atleast that's why I play games) so how you enjoy it is up to you.

I personally have never really cared about them. I can see why a lot of people feel they ad replay time to a game, and if that's important to you then I guess they can be a good thing. Personally I like to play a game because I'm enjoying the story and/or it's fun. If I'm not enjoying the game, then there really isn't any reason for me to be playing it.

shadowcat2576

They add to the game. I like going on a trophy hunt to get a few extra Trophies / Achievements.

If you don't like them then don't worry about them when they pop up. No one is forcing you to collect them.

Its only positive (as long as none of them are online related with stupid objectives) because you can ignore them. You are playing for fun (well atleast that's why I play games) so how you enjoy it is up to you.

ActicEdge

Game ruiner in some cases and improver in others e.g. achievements like get 100 kills with knife etc i tend to go for them from the very first mission which ends up with me dying so many times trying to kill everyone with knife that the game becomes frustrating and im no longer enjoying the game but some achievements improve the game by increasing replay value e.g. completeing gears on the hardest difficulty and collecting all dog tags or doing all side quests in oblivion. I wouldnt have done that if it wasnt for the cheevos.

I dig 'em. IMO its better than replaying a game just to get a higher score (remember when gamers did that?).

Trophies and achievements - a self-esteem ruiner or a self-esteem improver

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Part of the issue is when people stop playing the game for fun and instead play it for virtual points or trophies. Once people forget about what gaming is all about, then we have a problem, especially when they're boasting about achievement points from shovelware games. Not every game needs it, and sometimes I feel that achievements can impede the enjoyment of a game.hiphops_savior

I dig 'em. IMO its better than replaying a game just to get a higher score (remember when gamers did that?).

NEStorianPriest

That was even lamer...

I see nothing wrong with trophies and achievements.

So what if people hunt for them? For them it's a fun experiance and a form of enjoyment. Just because some people hunt for trophies doesn't mean they forget about why we play video games which if for fun but it's their form of entertainment. I don't see how it really can ruin a game. It's not like your forced to get them. If someone rants about their trophies/achievements just ignore them.

Agreed.

However, I play games to enjoy them, and for A challenge. Once I'm "done" with a game I like to go back and try to get all the trophies...because I think its fun and sometimes challenging. Just because I like trophies doesn't mean I don't know how to enjoy agame.

Trophies and achievements - a self-esteem ruiner or a self-esteem improver

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catfishmoon23

I see nothing wrong with trophies and achievements.

So what if people hunt for them? For them it's a fun experiance and a form of enjoyment. Just because some people hunt for trophies doesn't mean they forget about why we play video games which if for fun but it's their form of entertainment. I don't see how it really can ruin a game. It's not like your forced to get them. If someone rants about their trophies/achievements just ignore them.

fusionhunter

I feel like trophies and achievements can be a game destroyer, because they tend to make you play the game just to get them. It's like if you bought a game and you don't really like it, you're gonna spend countless hours on it anyways just to get that trophy or achievement so you can brag to your friends about it.

So what do you guys think; Do achievements and trophies improve games or do they ruin them?

Depends on how they are used many different games do them many different ways.
Orange box for example has one of the best examples of achievements/trophies instead of giving so few they give us a plathoria of them and make up whacky stuff to do in game to get them.

Who else loved carrying a garden gnome across huge stretches just to put it in a rocket ship and wave good bye?

I enjoy them. However, I don't think they really improve, nor ruin a game. The option is there, go to town or don't bother.

i think they're just a fun addition, and don't really add or detract from a game. i love wii games, and they don't offer achievements or trophies. then again, when i'm playing 360 or PS3, i get a kick out of earning one.

they are nothing but a chore. Tedious chores for no purpose.NintendoNite

they are nothing but a chore. Tedious chores for no purpose.NintendoNite

i think they add to the game alot. when i like a game that has achievements/trophies, i will replay that game alot more til i have most if not all the achievements. during my first play with said liked game, i play it normally. it's when i replay it that i aim to capture achievemtns/trophies. if a bad game has achievements/trophies, i simply just choose to not play a bad game, because a bad game is exactly that, A BAD GAME!

Depends on the implementation.

I remember early on there were some damn impossibly hard cheeves to get, like online leaderboard cheeves for Quake IV or Chromehounds. Then you get softballs like Airbender which give you all 1000 GS points by spamming the B button for 5 minutes.

And yeah, I'm guilty of letting my tykes play on my gamertag just to get the GS for Lego and Dreamworks games. I'm not a proud man.

I thought Fable 3 had a great implementation of rewards - quite a few gained just by finishing the main quest, even more by exploring Albion after the main quest, and a few gained online. To get some of the cheeves you had to keep playing & exploring, and there was a lot of areas I hadn't even ventured to during the main game.

Proudest/hardest cheeve yet: Finishing FEAR on Extreme. Damn. Took over a year & 2 smashed controllers.

How on earth could trophies/achievements be a bad thing? They literally do nothing for you except give you a goal to complete. If anything, they strive for me to play games on harder modes and give me a reason to challenge myself.

I don't have a problem with them

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Its only positive (as long as none of them are online related with stupid objectives) because you can ignore them. You are playing for fun (well atleast that's why I play games) so how you enjoy it is up to you.

locopatho

I wouldn't try to define fun if I were you. Nothing good can come from it.

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Its only positive (as long as none of them are online related with stupid objectives) because you can ignore them. You are playing for fun (well atleast that's why I play games) so how you enjoy it is up to you.

ActicEdge

I wouldn't try to define fun if I were you. Nothing good can come from it.

I think virtual rewards in the form of text boxes have not the slightest ability of influencing a game's quality.

"HEY BRO, LET ME GET TORQUE BOW. I'M TRYING TO GET THE ACHIEVEMENT" I'm guilty of achievement whoring too though :(Juggernaut140

Typical. You'd get it eventually and it would have been legit as well. Back when I had a 360 and Gears. I only needed the achievements, "This is Annex" and "Seriously" :(

I think they add value to a game you already enjoy playing.reiv

They aren't really either for me. They are just simply there. I don't usually go out of my way to try and get them all.

Game improver. They can make games last longer and make additional thing to do in them.

I don't actually care at a conscious level.... but I still wonder why my MGS4 is getting dust on my shelf... as opposed to all other PS3 games I have finished with trophy support...

They help add replay to games, so improver.