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Kayinworks - I Irrationally Hate RetroAchievements (kayin.moe)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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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?

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[–] 14 points 3 months ago (1 child)

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...

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 3 months 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!

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