Robot Claw

You may or may not have noticed the link to my PS3 trophies on the sidebar to the right, not to mention the post about it a while ago.

Also, I may or may not have mentioned one of the reasons I got out of WoW was I became aware that the only appeal the game had held for the last few weeks had been the achievements, and once I lost interest in them I realized I wasn’t enjoying the game any more.

Achievements in games are here to stay, and as long as youre score is public then they are – for many – a badge of honour. They can be fun, they can be frustrating, they can be addicting, they can be irritating. They are a double edged sword, and for some players, they are (in my opinion) dangerous indeed.

Read this very interesting article to see what I mean.

I have mixed feelings. Yes, I have done stuff in games/WoW just to get an achievement, but I’d never consider playing a game that wasn’t fun just for the achievements. As for the achievements themselves, well I think they are wonderful. For instance, I’d love for them to have been around forever, and to browse through nearly 30 years of my gaming career in the form of achievements… such as:

“UFO Get” – Shoot down your first UFO (obtained XX/XX/78)

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