Shil Pencer
Member
I love Achievements and Trophies. They get me to play games id never play and they get me to replay games i never would. I think the fact Nintendo doesnt have them in place is a bummer
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Anyone else playing Botw and wish for trophies???
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UltimaWeapon
Member
This pretty much.
I have a much better appreciation for that swooping banner that comes across the screen when you've started/finished an objective.
test_account
XP-39C²
They might be meaningless to you, but others enjoy doing the challenges. Same thing as going for 100% in Zelda for example, its exactly the same thing. But maybe you find such implentation meaningless as well though. All of this is game related, so i dont really see the complain, especially since its completely optional.
900 seeds are already tied to the 100%
LordOcidax
Member
Why?? No at all.
Barajas_201
Member
Trophies are the reason I steer away from Nintendo. Had the Switch had a trophy system I would've gotten it and BOTW.
Flying Toaster
Member
I think trophies would seripusly kill the sense of open adventure and exploration the game gives the player with a to do list.
Liliana Eileen
Member
Oh my god
The lack of trophies was a huge part of why I enjoyed it as much as I did.
When I summited death mountain, I just took time to appreciate it. Had there been a pop-up "I can see my HOUSE from here!!!!", the moment would have been ruined.
Secondly, when I was done having fun with the game I walked away having 'completed it'. I didn't have some nagging 65% trophy figure telling me "You didn't experience it all..." which is something I can't stand. In fact, Nintendo's 'prize' for collecting all Korok seeds was a brilliant response to drone-like collectionist gamers.
I really hate system-wide trophies and am so happy Nintendo dodged that with Switch.
When I summited death mountain, I just took time to appreciate it. Had there been a pop-up "I can see my HOUSE from here!!!!", the moment would have been ruined.
Secondly, when I was done having fun with the game I walked away having 'completed it'. I didn't have some nagging 65% trophy figure telling me "You didn't experience it all..." which is something I can't stand. In fact, Nintendo's 'prize' for collecting all Korok seeds was a brilliant response to drone-like collectionist gamers.
I really hate system-wide trophies and am so happy Nintendo dodged that with Switch.
The only way I'm ok with games having trophies is if I can turn them off completely. Ignoring them is not a solution.
LordOcidax
Member
This
Z..
Member
This is absolutely ridiculous, I'm sorry.
I have never, ever, played a game and thought: "oh man, this needs achievements".
Hell, i have never in my entire gaming life gotten an achievement/trophie and thought "Oh boy, the game would suck if it didn't have this notification".
Achievements are the most pointless shit ever added to games, very few of them are even clever or amusing.
They're not even like in Def Jam FFNY, first game to use the concept even in a self contained manner, which actually unlocked in game rewards.
Hell, i have never in my entire gaming life gotten an achievement/trophie and thought "Oh boy, the game would suck if it didn't have this notification".
Achievements are the most pointless shit ever added to games, very few of them are even clever or amusing.
They're not even like in Def Jam FFNY, first game to use the concept even in a self contained manner, which actually unlocked in game rewards.
Phatosaurus
Member
I feel like I'd enjoy the game a whole lot less if at the start of the game, I walked towards the cliff edge overlooking the Great Plateau and got a pop-up on screen saying "Hyrule Never Changes".
test_account
XP-39C²
Nintendo already implemented a 100% system in Zelda, so unless you collected and did everything, you would have that nagging percentage. Besides, you can still experience everything without getting 100% of trophies/achievements. Completely depends on the game. Many of those challenges arent tied to specific things story wise or such, it could be things like "get 5 kills with one grenade" or "beat X-time in Y-race" etc.. Your insult regarding "drone-like collectionists gamers" are also uncalled for. Fine that you dont like trophies, but why insult others that do?
thekonamicode
Member
I feel so goddamn free playing this game without tracked achievements/trophies.
Dsyndrome
Member
I'd be more likely to continue playing and exploring the open world with them, yes. Would partially make up for the story miscues as well from my perspective (not everyone's). As it is, it's gone on the backburner.
Edit: Fuck, some people just have an extreme hatred of something that wouldn't affect them in the slightest if they were implemented. Get a grip.
Edit: Fuck, some people just have an extreme hatred of something that wouldn't affect them in the slightest if they were implemented. Get a grip.
PingPongvonLaserstein
Member
Nah, but to be fair trophies/achievements just don't appeal to me at all. I don't think I've ever scrolled through my PS4 trophies even once.
pretty done
Member
Both sides are so dumb ITT
"Trophies would make me buy a Switch/Zelda"
"Trophies would ruin Zelda, muuuuuhhhh immersion :'("
Games are all perfectly fine on PS4/XB1/Steam with achievements. All three platforms also give you an option to disable the notification completely if you don't want to be pulled out of your video game worlds.
"Trophies would make me buy a Switch/Zelda"
"Trophies would ruin Zelda, muuuuuhhhh immersion :'("
Games are all perfectly fine on PS4/XB1/Steam with achievements. All three platforms also give you an option to disable the notification completely if you don't want to be pulled out of your video game worlds.
MegaManTrigger
Banned
I guess it's just me, but I really don't understand the appeal behind trophies. There's no balance to them (either so crappy that you can get them simply by walking, or so sparse that you need to do tedious things just to get them), and doesn't really motivate me to play the game.
It could/would have been done like other games where you only get the trophies pop up icons after you beat the game.
BizzyBum
Member
So you're skipping out on a GOAT game because it doesn't have achievements?
Just mind boggling stuff.
Phatosaurus
Member
thesaucetastic
Unconfirmed Member
There's a trophy if you get all the korok seeds.
It's hidden and only "unlocked" after you beat the final boss.
Hell, one of the most asked things in OT for a while was how some posters managed to look the % of the game completed.
They also avoided putting things like "60/120 Shrines" or "20/900 Korok Seeds" in the loading screen in order to not overload the player with the "collect them all" mentality.
I am not really that averse towards achievements but it's not something I thought the game was lacking while playing it and if they do implement them in the future just give the option to disable the notifications.
Liliana Eileen
Member
I tried to say this but was too dumbfounded to think of anything other than "oh my god."
I truly feel bad for him.
boxoctosis
Member
I look at the map, and that's incentive enough. All that stuff to explore. I do love maps though, from my orienteering youth. The contours on this map are *amazing*. It makes me want to explore.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Isn't playing one of the best games ever kinda its own reward?
ElectricBlanketFire
Member
No, what's wrong with you?
You regularly come off as snippy, condescending and dismissive to completely innocent/reasonable opinions . It adds absolutely nothing to the conversation.
Z..
Member
The world is doomed, guys. We're done as a species...
Achievements would go against one of the core themes of the game--explore as much as you want and only as much as you want. The game does not push you do anything you don't want to, and even goes as far as to make fun of people completing things just to complete things (see: 900 Korok seed reward).
shadow_shogun
Member
Wow! I'm not the only one! The whole time I was playing, I was like "Man I this game is awesome, but having trophies or achievements would make it even better".
test_account
XP-39C²
I see, but thats what he/she talked about though, having that percentage nagging him after he finished the game. I would at least assume that he/she finished the game considering being done enjoying the game, but i could be wrong though.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
SweetJohnnyCage
Member
Nope. I actually applaud Nintendo for not having trophies or achievements. This is coming from a guy who has platinums on all Souls games aside from Demon's Souls, The Witness, and a few others. Nintendo games are far more relaxing without them for me, even though I still try to 100% games that I like. There's just something about having to boot up your game in order to see all the work you did, as opposed to just seeing it from a menu.
On the opposite side of that, my former roommate REFUSED to purchase a Nintendo console because they didn't have achievements/trophies. He won't buy games if he doesn't think he can platinum them at some point, and he has bought games just to platinum them. Another friend of ours convinced him to buy Diablo 3 and said they'd play it together. They played it for one night and the friend never played it. It infuriates him that the game is sitting there with a single trophy and he won't play it again.
On the opposite side of that, my former roommate REFUSED to purchase a Nintendo console because they didn't have achievements/trophies. He won't buy games if he doesn't think he can platinum them at some point, and he has bought games just to platinum them. Another friend of ours convinced him to buy Diablo 3 and said they'd play it together. They played it for one night and the friend never played it. It infuriates him that the game is sitting there with a single trophy and he won't play it again.
funkystudent
Member
A good trophy list can really enhance a game. I bet Nintendo could really do some good stuff if they had such a feature and its a shame they seem to be so against it.
Bad achievements are bad, standard "complete mission X" ones seem pointless. But gameplay focused ones that push you to try weird or new ideas are great.
Bad achievements are bad, standard "complete mission X" ones seem pointless. But gameplay focused ones that push you to try weird or new ideas are great.
Z..
Member
I think his questions makes perfect sense, actually... OP needs something that is completely inconsequential to be implemented otherwise it interferes with his ability to enjoy something. There is quite literally something wrong with him if he's that dependent on trophies that it ruins everything that lacks them for him.
Reptars Revenge
Member
Lol hes full of it, look at his post history regarding zelda and the switch
Trying to think of games but I know you can at least turn trophy notifications off on PS4 if you want:
I used to love Trophies. Something about getting the Platinum Trophy was super satisfying.
They became annoying after a while. It's actually kind of liberating that the Switch doesn't have a Trophy/Achievement system. I can play games for however long I want and not give a shit about the little things I missed.
They became annoying after a while. It's actually kind of liberating that the Switch doesn't have a Trophy/Achievement system. I can play games for however long I want and not give a shit about the little things I missed.