[Amusing] My Achievements. Let me show you them.

Inspired by a thread derailment.

So, let this thread serve as your battleground to TOTAL ACHIEVEMENT** WHORE victory. Microsoft had this whole "achievement" concept locked down quick, what with offering players no real incentive except an ever-increasing number that lets gamers say "oh hay i play moar than u, so let me show u mai acheevmints." Sony's cashing in on this cow too, with trophies. I'm sure Nintendo won't be too far behind; something like little Mii Medals? I called it.

Anyway, some people like them and others hate/don't care about them. I don't really give a shit about these point-tally systems, since ultimately they don't amount to anything other than bragging rights. If Microsoft and Sony were to give free XBLive Points or PSN Store dollaz I'd be down -- there'd be a valid reason to shoot for those (oftentimes horrendously difficult or ridiculously easy) little victories.

So, whatcha think. Achievements? Trophies? Mii Medals? None at all? Also, if you care to expand on the discussion at hand, (Achievement Unlocked 500G: Rhymed in a Sentence) tell us your most memorable/hardest/easiest achievement you know of.

**"Achievement" will refer to both Xbox 360 Achievements Points and PlayStation 3 Trophies. It's an awfully convenient word for this thread.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

On the 360 side of things, Mass Effect actually gives you in-game rewards for getting Achievements, such as extra EXP gain, more health, etc. On the PS3 side of things, Uncharted has a similar concept -- new weapons, cheats like one-shot kills, unlockable characters and tons of concept art and movies.

I love a reward-based system all day long, but yeah Achievements for the sake of Achievements is kinda dumb.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune trophies now available!

Quote:

"The patch adding Trophies to Uncharted: Drake's Fortune has finally been released, offering PlayStation 3 owners even more reason to play the critically beloved action-adventure game.

48 trophies are now available for the title: 47 merely convert the game's "Medals" into the new system's arbitrary points, while the final one offers players a Platinum Trophy for acquiring the other 47.

Unfortunately, any Medals already earned by Uncharted fans will not be automatically converted to Trophies by the downloadable update, forcing those who desire Trophies to replay the game."

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.