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Have 'Achievements' Ruined Gaming?

Tony from gamingvice.net writes:

"The Achievement system on XBox 360 was an evolution, allowing players bragging rights for their efforts in gaming overall. People want recognition for their gaming, for this reason Sony followed Microsoft's lead with the Trophy system, even Quake Live has an achievement system; Rewards (hereafter all systems are referred to as Rewards.)

There was a time that I was happy with my save file, knowing that the info of my efforts were contained therein. But today I need to have the Reward for 'Story Complete' and 'All Jumps Completed'. Almost like monetary compensation for employment, games need to give something other than the enjoyment of a hard days work, back."

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Delta5344d ago

How can they? If you have an unhealthy obsession with them that's your fault. Now please stop crying.

GWAVE5344d ago

If anything this gen "ruined" gaming, I'd be much quicker to point the finger at the overabundance of DLC than at Achievements/Trophies, but that's just me.

Ron_Burgundy5344d ago

Trophies are the only way to go

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You Already Know5344d ago

I'm wondering how that bullshit article that is being passed as a duplicate story in comparison to this one (read the actual article posted here) and has been approved and has 70 degrees?...

what a joke...

THE MAX SPEED 215344d ago

acheivements is the same thing as getting the higher score @ the arcade.

stop crying fool

You Already Know5344d ago

...no it's not...

you can't be serious..

GameOn5344d ago

I see what he's getting at. They aint the same but they have the same effect.

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10 Best Terminator Games of All Time

The Terminator's record at the box office might be somewhat spotty, but there's been a few enjoyable romps involving the iconic murderbot.

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Indo793d ago

i always love Terminator 3 Redemption for the in-game battle damage you receive when killing off other terminators. And Terminator Dawn of Fate was a 6/10 but was enjoyable enough to rent at Blockbuster.

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Please stop comparing video games to movies

"Many video games catch not only great commercial attention but remarkable critical attention as well. We have seen games like Heavy Rain, The Last of Us Part II, and even entries in the Metal Gear series described as fantastic interactive experiences, even heralded in the same way as Hollywood's greatest films.

I would suggest that not only is this an unfair comparison but also a harmful one. Video games, by their very nature, are an intricately different medium and should be weighed against one another rather than another form of media," Phillip writes for GF365.

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Fist4achin1258d ago

Yes, please stop. They're better than most hollywood drivel nowadays.

BLAKHOODe1258d ago

I think Hollywood films will becoming increasingly more like video games in the future, especially as the world embraces the "new normal" from the pandemic. It makes sense, as games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales showcase just how realistically we're reaching in graphical capabilities, as well as showcase extreme action sequences in spectacular ways. And as time goes by, it'll get easier and cheaper to produce such "art", as well as create new star "actors" that never age, never die, never complain, never gets involved in scandals, etc. Technology is amazing and we're only just getting a taste of what it'll eventually be.

sourOG1258d ago

No. Some games are like movies.

medman1257d ago (Edited 1257d ago )

No. For the money spent, a quality game provides far more entertainment value than a quality movie. Especially when looking at what is going on in the world, and how a studio can attempt to pilfer from consumers by charging 30 dollars for Mulan via streaming. Ridiculous. There is no comparison....games all day.

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The David Cage Experience: Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain

What exactly is the David Cage experience, and is it of value? We examine two classics, Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain, to find the answer.

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