r/videogames • u/Gnoll_level_antics • Aug 08 '26

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u/MammothAsk391 Aug 08 '26

I definitely feel like I've got a lot more time out of games than I would have otherwise. Giving me things to do that I wouldn't have done or even thought of without them.

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u/acamas Aug 08 '26

This.

When done right, achievements are a fun challenge to milk a little more juice from a game, as it can be fun to have an excuse to continue to play a game that maybe you've already beaten. It can encourage you to play with different characters or visit different places... they're nice when done well.

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u/danisimo_1993 Aug 08 '26

I feel like if I need an arbitrary pointless task to make me play the game, I'm not really enjoying the game any more and I'm just forcing myself to play.

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u/acamas Aug 08 '26

You've never done a side quest in a game? Or just tried to do something just to see if it could be done? Odd take, but OK.

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u/danisimo_1993 Aug 08 '26

I do but side quests give me story. Yes I also do things just to see it's possible but that's something that I personally think is interesting. I don't do "kill 200 enemies in less than 5 minutes." Type achievements because I don't care about them.

For example I hated the shooting range challenges in resident evil games and I mostly ignored them. I'd probably get 4,5 more hours from the game if I do them but those are not fun hours for me. I play resident evil for the story and the atmosphere, not so I can sit in a shooting range and do challenges.

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u/acamas Aug 09 '26

Some people enjoy a challenge or trying something new, but certainly not everyone... to each their own I guess.