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Did You Care More or Less About Trophies/Achievements This Gen? What Changed?
- Thread starter Zombine
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Way too much.
Switching from Xbox 360 to PS4 as my main console this generation, the "Platinum" trophy really tickled my completionist bone, to a detriment.
Like, i actively look up whether or not a game is (realistically) platinumable before doing certain impulse buys on sales.
Strongly thinking about switching back to Xbox next gen (also due to Game Pass... and my ever decreasing time spent playing games) to free myself of the baggage of my 'platinum trophy' track record.
920 / 1000 is so much more 'acceptable' to me than 'still lacking the platinum trophy'.
Switching from Xbox 360 to PS4 as my main console this generation, the "Platinum" trophy really tickled my completionist bone, to a detriment.
Like, i actively look up whether or not a game is (realistically) platinumable before doing certain impulse buys on sales.
Strongly thinking about switching back to Xbox next gen (also due to Game Pass... and my ever decreasing time spent playing games) to free myself of the baggage of my 'platinum trophy' track record.
920 / 1000 is so much more 'acceptable' to me than 'still lacking the platinum trophy'.
This. I still try to get the platinum in games belonging to certain series (Atelier, Neptunia, Souls), but in general I prefer to give my time to the most games possible.
I stopped caring. The reason: I have less time but enough money to get new games.
Back when I was at school I couldn't afford many new games so I had to squeeze every hour out of it. Also I only used to play on one platform back then. Now with using multiple consoles I just can't care about any scores whatsoever.
Back when I was at school I couldn't afford many new games so I had to squeeze every hour out of it. Also I only used to play on one platform back then. Now with using multiple consoles I just can't care about any scores whatsoever.
I got bored this gen because the following in games just annoys me for trophies:
Grinding
Hidden Collectables
Missable trophies on things that can't be easily replayed
Multiplayer trophies I just ignore as I'm not an MP guy but that doesn't really hurt my fun. But hidden collectibles just suck so bad, I think GTAIV broke me, but I find looking for those things, especially something like in Uncharted just breaks the pace and fun of the game, referring to a guide or replaying levels just for hidden shit.
Grinding is self explanitory, but who really wants to level up all the characters in Travis Strikes Again when a successful run of the game doesn't even give me enough XP to get just Travis fully leveled up.
So yeah, these days its just Yakuza really (Because its the one series I love doing absolutely everything on) and Capcom games that I bother with. Everything else I just play for fun.
Grinding
Hidden Collectables
Missable trophies on things that can't be easily replayed
Multiplayer trophies I just ignore as I'm not an MP guy but that doesn't really hurt my fun. But hidden collectibles just suck so bad, I think GTAIV broke me, but I find looking for those things, especially something like in Uncharted just breaks the pace and fun of the game, referring to a guide or replaying levels just for hidden shit.
Grinding is self explanitory, but who really wants to level up all the characters in Travis Strikes Again when a successful run of the game doesn't even give me enough XP to get just Travis fully leveled up.
So yeah, these days its just Yakuza really (Because its the one series I love doing absolutely everything on) and Capcom games that I bother with. Everything else I just play for fun.
I will use them to extend a life of a game I am enjoying. But I don't really care for them. I find it a good opportunity to catch up some podcasts though if I did go for the plat.
Much, much less now. I had 130 games at 100% on xbox 360 vs 14 platinum trophies this gen. Life changes as we get older. The less you care about them - the better. Some games require ridiculous amount of time for 100%.
I became a trophy hunter this gen so I really like this system. I feel really satisfied once I unlock the platinum of a game that I really like.
I don't chase them but the sound that pops when you get a diamond (rare) achievement on Xbox is sogood.gif
Way less, never cared about Trophies, and still don't. But I did enjoy Achievements. Microsoft just devalued they so much this gen. 1000 points for every game coupled with Achievements for watching TV. Add in the fact it took ages to compare mine with other people and I couldn't be arsed with it this gem.
Much less. Went from loving them to feeling like they are mostly a waste of time. I note them when I get them, but that's a bout it. Don't actively go out of my way to get them.
FAR less. Playing so much on Switch broke the spell, and ironically, probably ended up saving me a lot of time.
When the Xbox 360 first came out I liked them for about a month then never thought about them again. They add nothing in my opinion. In fact, they just feel like chores.
From a game dev point of view, the work that was done in regards to first party achievements has now moved in-game. First party achievements are far less interesting, relevant, and valuable compared to making in-game persistence and engagement systems. Thus overall, there is a lot less care and focus put on first party achievements.
I have never had the desire to collect trophies outside of what I run into on a general play through. While it can be fun for games like Forza Horizon I rarely find any enjoyment from replaying single player titles on repeat to unlock a single trophy. That being said it's fun to see some sort of scalable metric I can use to track the games I've played.
I used to be obsessed over them, but lately there have been so many super difficult games (COD Black Ops 4) or just extremely grindy games that I've stopped caring about them last year. But most importantly, I started to believe that it is simply wrong that you are forced to buy a subscription service (PS Plus to play online) to 100% complete some games.
Now I'm rid of my trophy obsession and I've switched to PC gaming where cheevos just don't matter as they're easily hacked anyway.
Now I'm rid of my trophy obsession and I've switched to PC gaming where cheevos just don't matter as they're easily hacked anyway.
Never been bothered about them, most of them are just busy work anyway that amounts to nothing in the grand scheme of things.
Never cared enough to go out of my way, and still don't. I'm a couple of hours or less from Platinuming a dozen games, at least, but why bother when I have other hobbies and back log? Experimenting and finding weird/creative ways to engage with mechanics is how I play naturally. Trophies/Achievements never introduce me to new or novel ways to approach game, they simply turn them turn these tedious, grindy checklist exercises. No thanks.
That said I can appreciate the record keeping aspect. It's nice to have a little log of what you played and when.
That said I can appreciate the record keeping aspect. It's nice to have a little log of what you played and when.
Less. I used to hate when guest would play on my account and unlock trophies. Now I don't care what my kids play and unlock, I'm too tired.
I never gave a shit about achievements, except for the very rare occasion when a game does something cool with them. Wandersong for example
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Battle passes and in-game rewards have essentially replaced the system for me. I can either throw my character off a ledge 1000 times in single player, or gain XP in COD/BF/Fortnite/Destiny/etc. and unlock that item I really want. Having a tangible reward for my time feels damn good.
I care more because I have the feeling they're more easy to obtain this gen. Last gen I tried to 100%/Plat some games but never done it, this gen I have some Plat and 100% games on Xbox. I try to see the trophies/achievements as something who push me to discover/explore a game and all it offers.
I have been "in" on achievements for longer, and there's still a part of me that gets tickled seeing the number get higher that speaks to me more than the trophy level stuff. Really it comes down to the game though.
Less time for games means I only platinum those where is it feasible/I really want to spend more time with the game. Overall I still really like having a record of what I have accomplished (don't care about overall score) and I wish Nintendo would implement their own system.
I don't care about them at all anymore.
I purely game for my own fun these days. I will push myself because i know from experience that that's rewarding. But i pay zero attention to trophies and achievements. But in the years of the 360 and PS3 i did like to hunt for them and get 100% sometimes.
I purely game for my own fun these days. I will push myself because i know from experience that that's rewarding. But i pay zero attention to trophies and achievements. But in the years of the 360 and PS3 i did like to hunt for them and get 100% sometimes.
More, because of games like Resogun and Bloodborne, where the process didn't feel grindy. Partly because the first half of this gen rejuvenated my interest for the hobby. Yeah, that's possible even after spending around 30 years gaming.
The only game I cared about achievement hunting in the last decade or so was Celeste, which was honestly just an excuse to replay the game. I think achievements are fine when implemented into some games, but I've never liked them being in all games.
It had an impact when I went from 360 as my main console over ps3 to ps4 as my main console over Xbone. Then I swapped back to Xbone recently thanks to Game Pass.
My achievements are scattered all over the place now, so I can't really use it as a metric anymore.
But yes, I like them.
My achievements are scattered all over the place now, so I can't really use it as a metric anymore.
But yes, I like them.
Less, as in on PS3 I tried to Platinum everything, I don't do that now but I still do go for trophies as long as they aren't stupid grindy or making me do something I don't really want to do.
I will still get a game on PS4 over anything else 100% of the time because of trophies though. Switch and Xbox are exclusives only because of it.
I will still get a game on PS4 over anything else 100% of the time because of trophies though. Switch and Xbox are exclusives only because of it.
I was a bit into trophy hunting for a few years. Felt pointless after a while, in terms of basic xbox/PSN/Steam achievements.
I really like achievement systems that tie into some sort of tangible reward in games, even if it's just say, experience points. For instance hunting and adventure logs in Final Fantasy 14.
Achievements would be a nice record of accomplishments, but far too many sets are polluted with pure filler. Usually some dumb "kill 5,000 of this one enemy". And online achievements are the worst. Many games out there have permanently broken achievement lists due to their online components being shut down.
I really like achievement systems that tie into some sort of tangible reward in games, even if it's just say, experience points. For instance hunting and adventure logs in Final Fantasy 14.
Achievements would be a nice record of accomplishments, but far too many sets are polluted with pure filler. Usually some dumb "kill 5,000 of this one enemy". And online achievements are the worst. Many games out there have permanently broken achievement lists due to their online components being shut down.
ive never cared about them, nor do i intend to start. i dont hate the system and think it certainly provides a fun and interesting conceit for getting the most out of your games, just not for me. i rarely have time or energy to play the games i play for my own basic enjoyment, let alone trying to 100% it.
I was never into them that much but I am definitely less into them than I used to be. I just don't have the time to grind everything out and even if I did I would just prefer to move on to the next game. For me 100% has never been the goal, beating the game is the goal.