I wholeheartedly echo the sentiment that video game achievements were a mistake. Even as someone who has come to ignore them (for the most part) I would still enjoy the game more if they weren't there, buried, waiting for me to unlock them. It's one of the reasons I play everything on PC when I can (I've never been even slightly interested in Steam/Origin achievements because they go out of their way to make them meaningless). Also, it's one of the things I've come to appreciate about Nintendo and gives me another reason to play something on Switch as opposed to PS4, for example. To be fair, Nintendo not having achievements can be attributed to their incredible lack of industry awareness, and not a conscious decision, but in this case it works out.
Fortunately, I don't feel compelled to Platinum/get all the achievements in every game I play like the OP, but I do have that nagging itch in the back of my brain when I see a low "completion percentage" for a game I've played on my PS4 trophies page, or in the Xbox One achievements section. For me, before I start a game I always, always look at the trophy/achievement list. If it looks relatively easy, I'll keep that in mind and often consult a guide while playing if there are missable trophies/achievements. Usually the guide is for collectibles, another video game mistake, but that's a different thread. If the list looks too involved/difficult I just go about playing the game normally. It's very bizarre, I know. There is no reason I shouldn't be able to take that extra step out of my own way and just not think about trophies/achievements when I'm playing anything, but it's a weird psychological compulsion that always has me at least look up the list before playing.
