GNT: Achievements & Trophies – Good or Bad for Gaming
GNT: “BING” Achievement unlocked – Begin to read this article – 1000G
When the Xbox 360 was released in late 2005, there was a new phenomenon which hit the world with Achievements. 7 years later, the achievements are far more difficult, usually, than they once were as developers look for the gamer to put as much time and effort into games as they can. Also, with Sony’s Playstation 3 being released in late 2006, they released a similar award scheme with Trophies. Throughout the duration of both Xbox’s and PS3’s lifetime, there has been much talk of achievements and what they add to games. Is this something which gaming needs or is it something which the industry could do without?
