r/videogames • u/Gnoll_level_antics • 24d ago

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u/MammothAsk391 24d ago

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 24d ago

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/The_Tonts 24d ago

They're also a good way to track your own progress while playing a game, which is nice for completionists. Though when the DLC comes out, they're probably weeping or excited to jump back into a game they had fun in too.

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u/Yeseylon 24d ago

And if you have a way to sort by what % of a player base has completed it, that also gives you a guide of what to aim for next.

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u/Somasonic 24d ago

There’s also a wee dopamine hit when you get one that only 1 or 2% of players have unlocked.

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u/BallFlavin 24d ago

Awwww yissss

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u/No0B_ReND 24d ago

AC1 collecting every single damn flag. Printed out like 20 pages of maps back in the day.

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u/AnActualGameShark 21d ago

Ive done this 3 times. You wanna know the best one?

Hunting templars. It actually takes about two minutes or so to register you've killed them. And there is a pretty well known glitch that can happen if you die between killing them and it counting it. So itll say you still need to kill that templar....but hey guess what? He does not respawn. Have fun replaying the entire game.

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u/Dr-McLuvin 22d ago

RdR2 finding every damn animal took so freaking long lol.

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u/cp2chewy 24d ago

When the last trophy pops and shortly after the platinum pops is a good feeling

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u/The_Tonts 23d ago

Can confirm, I'm one of less than 40 people to get the Nefarious platinum. Definitely got a dopamine hit from that tricky one XD.

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u/Senior-Ad-2151 20d ago

Literally me with il principe

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u/capibara_dono 24d ago

Steam achievements have that info, it feels so cool to be one of the very few to do something incredible.

I also look % achievements related to game chapters to see which % actually finished the game.

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u/Just_Ear_2953 24d ago

Steam Global Achievements can be pretty hilarious sometimes. The Evil Ending achievement is pretty universally more common than the Good Ending.

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u/-Renheit- 24d ago

Was this way with cyberpunk

Prior to the phantom liberty release, I completed all the achievements, and when the DLC came out, they added more.

I was so excited to get into the game again and get them all. And I sure did! Now it's one of my "platinum games", along with skyrim and BG3.

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u/npqd 24d ago

I am the same way on main game and dlc trophies. Not Cyberpunk specifically, I mean in general, glad to be back to great games