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- Malakhii, on 06/15/2008, -1/+142Man not getting credit for easy and medium when I beat hard on guitar hero 3 really pissed me off.
- inactive, on 06/15/2008, -4/+93Can we please get rid of stupid, virtually unachievable achievements such as beating game developers in online mode? I'm pretty sure I'll hit the lottery before I magically matched up in an online game with a developer and subsequently win.
- orion846, on 06/15/2008, -1/+62i'm getting the feeling from these comments, that nobody on digg would approve of my 3 hours spent driving back and forth on the airport runway in GTAIV, for the sake of getting the 5 rolled over achievement. (yes... 3 hours... i don't know why either... please don't ask)
- inactive, on 06/14/2008, -2/+45Considering you had a picture of Dead Rising, I can't believe you left out having achievements unlock stuff in the game itself
- NoQuarter, on 06/15/2008, -0/+40It's alright if they'd spoil the game. Some secret achievements are for finishing levels, killing characters, etc.
The Bioshock ones would spoil the hell out of the story if they weren't hidden! - keyforce, on 06/15/2008, -3/+30Actually, the saddest gamers would be the group that complains about how others like to enjoy their games.
Why do you care how I choose to have fun with the games I purchase? - rowlodge, on 06/15/2008, -2/+28i wish people would stop asking others to help them get an achievement in halo 3, its bad enough.
- inactive, on 06/15/2008, -1/+26That's my point. Achievements should be attainable through skill, not by 100% luck.
- onlynameicanget, on 06/15/2008, -1/+25I love wolves too!
- Pyehole, on 06/15/2008, -1/+24Why climb a mountain? Because it is there.
- orion846, on 06/15/2008, -1/+24there's a term for it in psychology, i can't remember it now, but you know how like you'll spend a lot of time trying to do something, and then you feel compelled to finish it no matter what the costs, because you've already vested so much time/resources in it, and you feel like if you quit now, all that previous effort goes to waste? because of that, an hour of trying soon turned into 1.5 hours, then to 2 hours, then to 3 hours, you get the idea. i'm not saying it was logical or anything, but that's what happened. and @lcmatt, trust me that's what i'm doing, i guess i just have HORRIBLE luck, cus it's just not happening for me.
- G20NYK, on 06/15/2008, -4/+26I think they're fun.
- kajoob, on 06/15/2008, -0/+21"Sunk Cost Fallacy"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost - Me0wmix, on 06/15/2008, -2/+21I really don't like it when people in Love Wolves on Halo ask if everybody wants to get the Achievements.
Hence the name, "Achievements." - Jeffler, on 06/15/2008, -1/+20Actually, how it works is you just have to beat someone with the acheivement. Its basically assuming in the chain of wins that got you the achievement you would've beat the dev anyway.
- Greengoo, on 06/15/2008, -0/+16ElAssoWipo, if you don't speak Spanish, don't create a lame Digg Spanish username.
- Whackly, on 06/15/2008, -1/+16pique some interest or similar is a common phrase in english. get over it.
- lukasmack, on 06/15/2008, -0/+15Make thou achievemnts actually work. Yeah I'm looking at you gears of war and seriously.
- Jholder112233, on 06/15/2008, -3/+17Why would you spend 3 hours driving up and down for one achievement? (Sorry, had to ask)
- Vironex, on 06/15/2008, -2/+15That's how I justify masturbation.
- fani, on 06/15/2008, -4/+17Achievements started out as a nice concept. It gave meaning to beating that tough boss or rewarding your patience with the game etc. And getting 1000/1000 is a nice feeling of having completed the game. Achievement unlocked is a sweet sound to hear in-game.
But then comes "ok, so what now ? "
I feel achievements could have been so much more. Microsoft laid the foundation for something wonderful with achievements in gaming and then stopped. There are no rewards for the achievements - no free theme, picture pack or free downloadable extra movie or level or free arcade game etc. for having gotten achievements. Nothing. What we got is more greed from them - stupid microtransactions.
Achievements still has potential. Microsoft can still have developers give us benefits from unlocking stuff in the game....
Here's to hoping for that. - FXPooky, on 06/15/2008, -4/+16One of the many things that make Rock Band superior. :)
- lcmatt, on 06/15/2008, -0/+113 hours? It took me around 4 attempts before it unlocked. Just get loads of speed and hit the corner of the sign and you'll flip enough times to get it.
- cathpah, on 06/15/2008, -2/+13donkey kong? meaningless points?
you OBVIOUSLY have not seen King of Kong! - crashingechelon, on 06/15/2008, -0/+11I agree games like that need to have Stackable achievements for difficulty and give you the same unlocks as easy and medium. Also if you can 5 star all the songs on hard then it should give you the achievements for doing that on easy and medium as well. I was glad when I found out Rock Band had stackable difficulty achievements, sure I'm stuck on two songs on expert but as soon as I beat them i'll be getting the achievements for easy, medium, hard, and expert.
- dood, on 06/15/2008, -0/+11They're good for exactly what high score lists on arcade machines are good for.
- Quicksilver4648, on 06/15/2008, -3/+14No, you want easy points play Avatar.
- domokunt, on 06/15/2008, -1/+12For one that GTA IV achievement is viral, anyone who killed someone who killed a dev gets it. Also what really annoys me is if I complete a game and get like, 10 gamerpoints for it or on the other hand over 700 just for a run through! That sucks.
- thestranger, on 06/15/2008, -1/+11Well if you play video games you know why they are fun. Allow me to demonstrate
"What is the big deal with beating video games? I hear about them all the time, but I really could care less. Does it do anything for you? Or is it just the thrill of accomplishment?" - HeatVision, on 06/15/2008, -0/+10It's a viral achievement. I got it last night in a private match with four of my friends and none of them work for Rockstar.
- SuperSnake2012, on 06/15/2008, -0/+10Well that achievement in particular was viral; if you beat someone that had the achievement, the game would automatically give it to you.
- inactive, on 06/15/2008, -0/+10That one is fine, but 90% of the time they're misused and it's some trivial ***** that leaves you asking "...and this is secret because...?"
For example, in Tony Hawk Project 8, "Break 15 bones in one fall" or "Score a 10,000,000 point combo."
Why are those secret? - inactive, on 08/11/2008, -0/+10For me, the indivdual achievement itself (like beating the damn plane level on Veteran in CoD4) carries a lot more value than the points it's worth.
- Pyehole, on 06/15/2008, -1/+10I consider the achievement system a meta game on top of the games themselves. This was by far the best feature of any of the latest generation consoles.
- PedleZelnip, on 06/15/2008, -0/+9Huh? If that's the case then why is CoD4 with no online achievements been the king of XBL for a few months now (well, until GTA4 came along, but it recently just reclaimed the title back from GTA).
- Velok, on 06/15/2008, -0/+9A friend of mine actually got that achievement in GH. Played a random match online, he was winning the match, the other guy quit before the song was over, and that was it.
But it still is an achievement most players will never even have a chance to get.... - NoJobBob, on 06/15/2008, -0/+8The Gears of War achievement "My love for you is like a truck” is definitely my favorite title for one.
- PedleZelnip, on 06/15/2008, -0/+8Correction: the *ONLINE* achievements in Gears blew. The single-player and co-op ones actually made a lot of sense. Difficulty ones were stackable, and you basically got them for progressing through the game, with the odd one or two for doing something a little extra (beating a boss, etc).
But yeah, any achievement that reads "Get XXXX kills with YYYY weapon" sucks (and unfortunately so many games have followed suit -- RSV for example). And don't get me started on Seriously, anyone who got that one legit should legally change his/her name to Marcus Fenix as they must be obsessed with the game. - Swarms, on 06/15/2008, -2/+10I disagree with the pigeons thing in GTA. They don't take away gameplay. Sure you're not going to just happen across them while you're playing the game, but I always considered that the point of the achievements....to give you another reason to roam around and play the game, after everything else is done. It gives replay value to a game where you otherwise might have quit a long time ago. And no one is saying you HAVE to finish every achievement, to me they are just suggestions on what else you can do after you beat the game.
- Quicksilver4648, on 06/15/2008, -2/+9I personally feel that if I 'beat' a game yet only unlocked a few achievements then I never really did 'beat' it. I am looking at you Lego Indiana Jones. I completed the single player game with only 300 gamer points.
- PedleZelnip, on 06/15/2008, -0/+7TOTALLY. Mile High Club was like that, the rush after you finally nail the headshot on the terrorist was worth more than a basically random number attached to that act.
- tehdave, on 06/15/2008, -1/+8The only achievement that I have slaved over is the Zombie Genocider in Dead Rising. But only because its fun to kill massive amounts of zombies in the tunnels and the achievement name is just plain cool.
I am proud to say I am not a Achievement whore. - HeatVision, on 06/15/2008, -1/+8Dictionary cops, "piqué" with the accent has a different meaning than "pique" without the accent. The author's use with the accent was incorrect according to dictionary.com and thus I rule in favour of ElAssoWipo the sum of ten Internets.
- dolemite01, on 06/15/2008, -1/+8Whoever gets 1000/1000 on Final Fantasy XI should be locked away.
- sinembarg0, on 06/15/2008, -0/+6"Seriously" pisses me off. I've probably played gears for 100 hours, and I'm still not quite halfway there. 10000 kills is a ton. My friend has over 10000 kills (yes over 9000 too), but still has not gotten the achievement. I like games similar to the orange box, that tell you your progress, and actually give it to you when you complete it.
- du4l1ty, on 06/16/2008, -0/+6For the same reason that I played for 5-6 hours to get the mile high achievement in cod4.
- AVigorVermin, on 06/15/2008, -2/+8"Thou Shalt Not Deny Player 2 Achievement Points"
"Thou Shalt Allow the Second, Third, and Fourth Players Unlock Unique Achievements."
Why should the developer allow for the side characters to get unique achievements, but not the main character? Is it me, or is he contradicting himself here? - sinembarg0, on 06/15/2008, -0/+6I'm not a GH developer, but my friend got that achievement playing Co-op with me over XBL. He hadn't played any other online at all, so we know it was from co-op. GH3 achievements are ***** up.
- FoxOrian, on 06/15/2008, -0/+6Remember the achievements for Perfect Dark Zero's online mode?
There were achievements for beating each game mode 1,000 goddamn times. With the various game modes, I'm pretty sure I'd STILL be trying to get just one of those achievements and not be very close.
Games should never have the borderline absurd requirement achievements.
I believe a good game should allow you to unlock all the achievements within the area of 70~100 hours of play time, and some level of mastery of the game. They shouldn't feel like a second job. - inactive, on 08/11/2008, -0/+6What about "Series of Tubes" (also in Gears of War)? :D
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