Do You Care About Achievements?

I recently set a goal for myself to collect all the achievements on as many games as possible. I say “recently”, but this goal dates back to my university days, when in my youthful optimism I believed I could conquer TF2.

I could not. I suspect no mortal can. But it’s a new year, and I am now a Fully Grown Adult Person who has learnt how to manage expectations. This time I’m attacking in a more practical manner, prioritising short (preferably Australian) games.

It has been a time.

I suspect I pin too much on earning these tiny pictures for my profile. But the sense of satisfaction at perfecting a game is one I enjoy seeking. I may have finished the main plot, but a game does not feel truly completed until I have all those little badges. I need them in order to move on. I am a cat chasing a laser – a laser wielded by devs who are probably cackling manically.

So my Big Question is this: Do you care about achievements? Do you hunt them down like you need to feed a family of five, or are they inconsequential to your gaming experience? Or did you, like me, previously care but were plunged into nihilism by a particular unobtainable goal?


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