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?

  • Zykino@programming.devEnglish
    12·
    22 hours ago

    I like achievements. I usually won’t hunt for them but the little extra gratification is nice. On Nintendo games I’m not really missing them…

    But on games I like and I “finished” (killed the final boss / beat the last level / …), I most often can’t get myself to play them anymore since I have no goal anymore. And this is at that point that I sometime choose to chase achievement to 100% a game (extending its lifetime).

    I could also look online for what’s hidden that I did not do… but the achievements are already tailored to my playthrough and may give hint “spoil free”. Online guides both spoil the puzzles and the reward…

    • Lucy [she/faer]@piefed.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
      3·
      22 hours ago

      But on games I like and I “finished” (killed the final boss / beat the last level / …), I most often can’t get myself to play them anymore since I have no goal anymore. And this is at that point that I sometime choose to chase achievement to 100% a game (extending its lifetime).

      I did this with Lunacid and had a blast. Achievements totally have a place in gaming!