Gaming irks

[nakamura]

You recall incorrectly! The co-op is the best thing about resistance 2 and is, or was, really good fun.

Gotcha. Must have been another game then!

[eastyy]

Xbox backward compatiblity forum

For starters unable to post games that i want to see and in the top 10 most requested there is 5 call of duty games i mean come on they are released every year

[Anpanman]

I was going to suggest a co-op session on Resistance 2, but they've turned the servers off!
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/son.../1100-6418790/

Used to enjoy it when I didn't keep getting lost.

[charlesr]

Xbox backward compatiblity forum

For starters unable to post games that i want to see and in the top 10 most requested there is 5 call of duty games i mean come on they are released every year

And the people asking for CoD will never play them again once they become BC anyway (my guess).....

[nakamura]

All I want is Forza Horizon and I'm done.

[The Moleman]

You might be surprised by just how many people still play old CODs online. I expect around 40-50k on MW3 tonight.

[Kit]

Online elements (multiplayer, co op) in games that really really don't need them.

E.g.

Bioshock 2
Rage
Metal Gear

I love all those games but the single player is why I play. The time they spent on multiplayer just seems like wasted dev time they could have put into the single player.

[eastyy]

I really wondered just how good bioshock 2 would have been if they put all the effort into the single player rather then multiplayer as i thought it played better then the first but just felt a bit short and rushed.

[k0pp0]

Can I say MP/Co-op achievements again?

Good.

Co-Op achievements.

[Kit]

Can I say MP/Co-op achievements again?

Good.

Co-Op achievements.

The new Tomb Raider might be the worst ever for this.

Half of the achievements are multiplayer in a single player focused game.

Take that completists.

[k0pp0]

The new Tomb Raider might be the worst ever for this.

Half of the achievements are multiplayer in a single player focused game.

Take that completists.

That's where I am with the 360 version. Everything done bar the MP, which isn't terrible, but ain't good enough to stick with.

I think I need to work on my achievement addiction though - it could get out of hand.

New Irk: Achievements

[BaronSqwelch]

The worst thing about MP achievements is that even if you find a game you enjoy, its ruined by people just doing whatever x achievement demands.

(He says after leaving Godzilla online while eating dinner to get the 10x trophy )

[JazzFunk]

Achievements in themselves are annoying. They serve as some weird, OCD, rewardless, willy-waving thing. If I do well in a game, give me an extra costume or gun or level or character like in the PS1/PS2 days. But because DLC takes care of bonuses these days (in many but not all cases)...we pretend to ourselves that cheevos are gooooood.

They really are a meaningless way to max out a game's lifespan and we're all fooling ourselves if we think otherwise. They are The Emperor's New Clothes of modern gaming.

[noobish hat]

I disgree. They really do encourage me to get the absolute most time out of a game. I have recently completed all of my games to a much higher percentage than I would have done otherwise, despite enjoying them. I think we can all relate to the fact that, although games are supposed to be entertainment (and have no other reason for existing), we often look at them as a kind of job that needs doing (again, even when we are thoroughly enjoying them), and increasingly so as we get older, I find. It's weird, but it's true. We often need some extra reward on top of being entertained. The fact that the reward used to be something fun or useful in-game (new weapons, characters, levels, etc.) and is now part of the meta-game of trophy-hunting is irrelevant. In fact, in some cases this is improvement. I remember 100%ing games to be rewarded with nothing more than a different title screen (I'm looking at you, Mario Kart). I also have limited funds for buying games these days, and I definitely feel better about spending that money when I have totally rinsed a game.

In N64 Magazine, they had a section where readers wrote in with challenges for older games, which were awarded with three different medals (for example, I remember one that was to run around the top of the well in Kakariko village in Ocarina of Time as many times as possible without falling off). I thought that was a very fun (if silly) way to add gameplay and replayability. The fact that we now have proof of these achievements (and therefore a way to willy-wave with your friends) is just an improvement in my book. We all love willy-waving, admit it.

[Yakumo]

Can I say MP/Co-op achievements again?

Good.

Co-Op achievements.

I agree with this. Although I do have a gold account and do play online time to time, I find it a joke that some of these online achievements need you to live your life playing online.