I like having nice, well balanced takes on things, sometimes getting lost in nuance in ways that muddle my point. But anyone who follows me knows that some days I just to give in. I just have to be a hater. Anyone who follows me knows I have a deep seated hatred of Achievements. Not so much the vague concept of little extrinsic goals, which have been in gaming for decades. No, what I hate is the institution of Achievements. That these are a standardized thing that must exist, on the s...

Sharing because Kayin’s talk about achievements made me think about why do I even accept them in games at all so I disabled them in Steam (the only way to do this is by disabling the whole overlay =_=) and found that I don’t miss them at all.

What’s you opinion on RetroAchievements, and achievements in general?

  • PonyOfWar@pawb.socialEnglish
    8·
    23 hours ago

    I like them, it’s a fun way to replay old games. In general I like seeing statistics about my progress. It’s cool seeing that something I did in the game is something that only a small number of players did. However, I never look at the achievements beforehand or try to hunt specific ones down. At that point, they would no longer be fun for me.

    • Lucy [she/faer]@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      4·
      23 hours ago

      It’s cool seeing that something I did in the game is something that only a small number of players did.

      This is the most enjoyable part of achievements for me too.

      I had that fun moment in Caves of Qud when I was going through a quest in Bey Lah, an isolated village of deertaurs who are ruled by an authoritarian shithead who is very suspicious of outsiders. I was given a quest to solve a mystery and I ended up blaming outsiders, genuinely thinking that this was what happened. Then, this achievement popped up:

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      And I realized I just helped the fucking leader of all people there! I mean, I’d realize it anyway even without the achievement but it wouldn’t be as big of a jump from “yay I completed the quest” to “I fucked up so bad”. It’d be less funny.