Achievement SO UNDERRATED

Man I just posted this thread to to show what I think of Achievements and I started a catalyst. hoankiemdinh

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but games are getting shorter and shorter with each release making achiements more appealing for players to get more life out of the game. Coincidence? Maybe.

XaosII

Games are getting shorter due to the cost, and the limitations of the disk format for the Wii, and Xbox 360 (as well as the PS3, but to a lesser degree) don't help. I believe Microsoft saw this issue, and decided to use this new idea extend the life of their inevitably shortened games. There's also another bonus to using achievements: to achieve or not achieve - multiplat games offer achievements on one console, and no achievements on another. This will certainly lead to greater software sales for multiplat games on the Xbox 360, which would only attract developers to pay more attention to Microsoft's console.

Which is why achievements may not be a great thing all the time.

Costs are a definite big factor for why games are getting shorter and shorter, but can we really be sure that some developers arent just trying to get away with shorter games by relying on achievements to a certain extent? B

that is a rediculous assumption, absolutely unfounded. My guess is that there is like one guy on a dev team who does the achievements, probably takes him less then a week.  

lol.. i never thought that zelda sucked because it didn't have achievement points. but achievement points overall is a good thing, it keeps you motivated to play.

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[QUOTE="drsports1980"]I don't understand the point of achievements. It is just giving you points for winning the game. Doesn't really make the game better, and doesn't increase the games length. Most achievements are annyoing, and almost impossible to get. I must be the only one who thinks this because almost everyone else is screaming that achievements are godly.drsports1980

Achievements for some people encourage them to play a game more and get even more achievements.  Aiming for difficult achievements can extend the longevitiy of a game.  They can be used for bragging rights to that annoying friend who says "You're full of ****, you didn't accomplish that!" Then you can just own him by showing him the achievement.  Also, in 5-10 years...you can go back and look at what was accomplished in the games you played...just in case it is somewhat forgotten. 

Achievement points earn you prizes in certain contests.

'Nuff said.