[Shard]

http://inside.mygamercard.net/2008/0...-the-hardcore/

Achievements For Mega Man 9 Reward the Hardcore Not just the ‘Hardcore’, but the dedicated (”Gamer’s Day”), pacifists (”Peacekeeper”), and the truly skilled (everything else). This is definitely not your normal set of Achievements. How many do you think you can grab? Jitterbug Clear the game in 60 minutes or less. 20 Invincible Clear the game without dying. 30 Almost Invincible Clear the game without continuing. 20 No Coffee Break Clear the game without using any Energy or Mystery Tanks. 10 Peacekeeper Clear the game by defeating the fewest number of enemies possible. 20 Conservationist Clear the game by using the least amount of Weapon Energy possible. 20 Gamer’s Day Clear the game 5 times in 1 day. 20 Whomp Wily! Clear the game once. 5 Destroyer Defeat your 1000th enemy. 20 World Warrior Defeat every type of enemy. 5 Trusty Sidearm Defeat the 8 Bosses with the Mega Buster. 20 Blue Bomber 10 Defeat a Boss without getting damaged.

[sevenchaos]

Dammit and I already suck at Mega Man games. This shit is just too hardcore.

[Classic_Gs]

Those are insane, lol.

[Guy Legend]

Holy shit.

[Mike G.E.D.]

[Drunkenthumbmaster]

Wow a game I may actually play and earn zero gamer points.

[madmook]

Well fuck that shit, lol.

[Coin Return]

God damn.

[Metalic Sand]

Hell yes. Make the acheivements as hard as Megaman should be!!!

[Amir0x]

WOW.

Good thing I hate achievements or else goddamn even I don't think I could do some of these

[HUELEN10]

Thanks a lot for posting spoilers.....

Now we know Wily is the last boss.......

I actually thought that Light turned evil in this one, but now all that hope in finding out for myself is gone. Thanks a lot. God I'm pissed.....


Back on topic, they do sound hardcore, but doable with enough practice, I say they are fair.

[Tiktaalik]

Honestly I feel like most 8 bit MegaMan aficionados could get at least half of these without a big deal.

This is sort of how achievements should work though right? Maybe only the last two seem extreme to me.

[Snaku]

Holy fuck, suck on that Achievement whores.

[HomerSimpson-Man]

[Strider2K99]

Damn, that's crazy.

Does PSN version have trophies?

[maxax]

http://inside.mygamercard.net/2008/0...-the-hardcore/

Please have trophies as well. I like them to be a challenge. Maybe this is a bit too much, but I guess they are doable. I probably could do some of them in MM2. Peacekeeper and Conservationist are kind of stupid though. At least tell me how many enemies and how much Weapon energy I am allowed to use.

[g35twinturbo]

Hooooly shyt!

[MGrant]

Now we know Wily is the last boss.......

Damn, I was expecting it to be someone who wasn't the villain for the past eight consecutive Mega Man games.

[ascii42]

Awesome, been a while since I've played a MegaMan game, don't remember actually beating any. I might have beaten 2, 5, or X5, I don't remember.

[lawblob]

Since when did achievements become the domain of only the hardest of hard-core?

Same with Pixel Junk Eden on PSN, have played for hours and only have one measly trophy. F this nonsense.... I don't want to be forced into controller-throwing-rage every time I try for a new achievement!

[HUELEN10]

Damn, I was expecting it to be someone who wasn't the villain for the past eight consecutive Mega Man games.

I know I am not alone in this. Due to the intro, it seems like it could go either way. I actually thought they were gonna do something different for once, but no, I was wrong. Nothing wrong with that.

[X26]

Honestly I feel like most 8 bit MegaMan aficionados could get at least half of these without a big deal. This is sort of how achievements should work though right? Maybe only the last two seem extreme to me.

Yea, "hardcore" avhievemnts like this or funny/unique ones (fable, geo wars 2) are the right way to do them imo

[MGrant]

I don't want to have to achieve anything just to get a damn achievement!

Fixed. These are pretty hardcore, but achievements are for bragging rights. Why would you brag about doing something the majority of gamers are capable of doing?

[tanod]

No fucking way.

[Stumpokapow]

Since when did achievements become the domain of only the hardest of hard-core? Same with Pixel Junk Eden on PSN, have played for hours and only have one measly trophy. F this nonsense.... I don't want to be forced into controller-throwing-rage every time I try for a new achievement!

yeah why should you have to achieve an achievement!?

[PixelJunkie]

Those look like some of the most hardcore achievements I have ever seen.

[RockmanWhore]

[Snaku]

Since when did achievements become the domain of only the hardest of hard-core? Same with Pixel Junk Eden on PSN, have played for hours and only have one measly trophy. F this nonsense.... I don't want to be forced into controller-throwing-rage every time I try for a new achievement!

If they hand you them on a silver plater, then what the fuck did you "achieve?"

[JSnake]

Thanks a lot for posting spoilers..... Now we know Wily is the last boss....... I actually thought that Light turned evil in this one, but now all that hope in finding out for myself is gone. Thanks a lot. God I'm pissed.....

Good joke.

Anyway, these achievements are just... :|

[Opiate]

Excellent. First time I've genuinely cared about Achievements in quite some time.

[Zombie James]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRw8Ma8sgSw

[schild]

Best achievements ever.

[Jamesfrom818]

gg Capcom

[goldenpp72]

Thanks a lot for posting spoilers..... Now we know Wily is the last boss....... I actually thought that Light turned evil in this one, but now all that hope in finding out for myself is gone. Thanks a lot. God I'm pissed..... Back on topic, they do sound hardcore, but doable with enough practice, I say they are fair.

stop crying

[MGrant]

I know I am not alone in this. Due to the intro, it seems like it could go either way. I actually thought they were gonna do something different for once, but no, I was wrong. Nothing wrong with that.

No, there's nothing wrong with that. I can understand your disappointment, but with as much talk of "going back to the basics" they surrounded this game with, it's kind of unrealistic to expect a new villain to make an appearance. I've been expecting 8 robot masters + Wily for a long time, and it looks to deliver on that.

[AstroLad]

this would definitely F up my achievement % (which is >50% right now) and also i'd be paying like $2 per achievement point.

PASS.

[Zombie James]

It's a shame you can't get Platinum trophies in downloadable games, this fucking deserves one.

[Seiken]

Me before entering this thread: "How hard can they possibly be?"

Me after reading this thread:

[MGrant]

this would definitely F up my achievement % (which is >50% right now) and also i'd be paying like $2 per achievement point. PASS.

Back in my day, we paid for games, not achievements.

/off my lawn

[Rpgmonkey]

...No thanks.

[Torquill]

Jitterbug - Depends on stage length and how many wily stages there are. I did this with MM1 the other day, but that was with short stages, only 6 masters, and very few Wily stages.
Clear the game in 60 minutes or less. 20

Invincible - Not doable unless you're a freak
Clear the game without dying. 30

Almost Invincible - Doable if there's a good way to continually stock lives, may depend on the ability to re-etner stages or to re-enter robot stages after starting Wily
Clear the game without continuing. 20

No Coffee Break - Doable unless as long as there's no MM7 Dr. Wily
Clear the game without using any Energy or Mystery Tanks. 10

Peacekeeper - Doable or insane depending on how this is figured.
Clear the game by defeating the fewest number of enemies possible. 20

Conservationist - Doable
Clear the game by using the least amount of Weapon Energy possible. 20

Gamer’s Day - Doable
Clear the game 5 times in 1 day. 20

Whomp Wily! - Doable
Clear the game once. 5

Destroyer - Doable
Defeat your 1000th enemy. 20

World Warrior - Doable
Defeat every type of enemy. 5

Trusty Sidearm - Doable with E-tanks
Defeat the 8 Bosses with the Mega Buster. 20

Blue Bomber 10 - Doable
Defeat a Boss without getting damaged.

[ascii42]

i'd be paying like $2 per achievement point. PASS.

That's an interesting way of looking at it.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

i recommend watching you tube videos of MM2 speed runs to see how to play 8-bit MM like a god.

seriously, some of those guys did things i never even thought of. namely, the way they use item 1/2/3 to pull off stunts i normally thought impossible.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I was thinking about how many I could do when I realized that I haven't actually beaten a single Mega Man game.

[sangreal]

smash tv/robotron dethroned

[lawblob]

Fixed. These are pretty hardcore, but achievements are for bragging rights. Why would you brag about doing something the majority of gamers are capable of doing?

I think achievements should be a mix of easy to attain - medium difficulty - hard difficulty. I don't mind some extremely difficult achievements, but it irritates me that some devs still go to the extreme; either all easy or all extremely tough. I just don't see whats so hard about creating a good balance in attainability.

[Kilrogg]

Hate, hate, hate achievements. Seeing them in a game I really care about makes me even more angry. Well, that's hyperbole obviously, and I know I'm not required to do any of them, but still, I hate the very concept. If there was one thing from today's game design that shouldn't have been brought to this 8-bit-inspired sequel, that's it.

Oh well, I'll get over it. The game won't suck or rock because of them, that's for sure!

[MrPing1000]

I like to think smart developers make achievements hard to express their distain at how silly they are.

[Asskicker064]

Seriously? This is "super hardcore" to most people? I would expect any of you 'core' gamers around the age of 21 - 28 to have done most of these already.

[Seiken]

Seriously, the trophies for this better not be this hard.