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more about #mgs anabbeynormality: That was a really in interesting article, but I disagree that incomplete achievements equates to a player quitting or failing to complete a game. I th... more » apoloimagod: I am more concerned about finishing the game than getting achievements. That being said, sometimes I also strive for achievements as a way to extend t... more » Maddogdw: Why would this be a concern for MGS? Wouldn't they want people to buy the game and lose interest? Obviously looking at the list they are still buying ... more » TrjnRabbit: The article seems to be more about motivating people to achieve goals than anything else. So the completion rate of games is really a flawed demonstra... more » bangbangblah: More often than not, achievements / trophies are what bring me to tap back into a game I haven't played in awhile. For example, on the PS3 front, I h... more » Whooped.D.Dew: I like how our options for reasons are "frustration, boredom, distraction or just plain laziness" Are you trying to attack your readers character or ... more » kirbyfan: I don't have any 100% complete games, but I just got my Xbox in August. Actually, I was one away in Viva Pinata, but there was no way I was going to ... more » CakeCommander: I don't personnally like gamerpoints that much, Ive got almost 13,000. But most are from completing games or a few from multiplayer but I don't like h... more » mellowspaz: Most of these games have absurd achievements, like someone said below me, they're too difficult to obtain. I haven't had a full completion on any my ... more » lordargent: WARNING: Essay ahead When an achievement is beyond the skill level that I want to attain in the game, or is just grind work, (or worse, requires peri... more » Cookie: It's a problem? Are you kidding me? Do they realize how difficult it is to get 100% inmost games? I'd be willing to bet that a significant portion co... more » Slothboy: I love achievements and I think they add a lot to the games I play. Some of them are utter crap though and I stop short of flogging myself just to get... more » robinandtami: I like to see the little acheivement window pop up, but I never play a game with a goal of getting acheivements. My gaming time is too limited alread... more » WittyUserName: MGS considers this a serious issue? Oh, do they? Is that why they don't curb achievements that are blisteringly impossible to get? Like Godlike in ... more » Brodka: regrettably: Wonder what the percentage of 100% gamerscore is for Left 4 Dead. Or Trails HD. I bet both are less than 1%. #gamerscore more » deanbmmv: This is quite a good video related to the Gamasutra article. The Gamersutra article is quite interesting. Not every game will fit all shapes and s... more » CPS-1: I'm curious, is anyone aware of any achievements for griefing? It wouldn't surprise me. #gamerscore more » mind in rewind: I have to admit that i'm usually incapable of getting all of a game's Achievements. Some of them are just too damn hard. My only 100% game is Fallou... more » AOClaus: I'm three away from having Fallout 3's done completely, that includes the DLC. I should really just get the last few, they're not hard. #gamerscore more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: There are only a few games that I would care enough about to get all the achievements. I did it for RE5, I'll do it for Braid (eventually), and by the... more » -
#achievementunlocked
Do You Strive For Gamerscore Completion?
An interesting feature over at Gamasutra looks at the percentage of players who actually achieve a perfect Gamerscore in popular Xbox Live titles. Do you play until the last point is awarded? More » -
#hollywood
Christian Bale Plays Metal Gear Solid, Hasn't Talked MGS Film
Christian Bale, star of a Ms. Pac-Man commercial and other things, talks about Metal Gear Solid. Sorta. More » -
#gonegold
Halo Wars Is Golden, Demo Drops February 5th
Ensemble Studios' real-time strategy take on the Halo universe is heading to the printer, with a single player demo of Halo Wars ready to strike Xbox Live Marketplace on February 5th. More » -
#metalgearsolid
Hey, Metal Gear Solid 5 Could Be A Prequel, Star Big Boss
COULD! I say COULD! Not will. So relax. You cool? Then we cool. While chatting with the 1UP crew, Kojima Production's Ryan Payton has said "There are some misunderstandings that this is the final Metal Gear game. But it's really the final chapter of the Solid Snake story. That's all". Care to elaborate? Well, right before that, he said there's "still a lot of room for filling in the gaps as far as Big Boss is concerned". Make of that what you will. My favourite part of the interview, though, doesn't even concern Metal Gear. After he's asked whether Japanese devs should start adopting Western control methods in order to improve their games, Payton says: "If other Japanese publishers want to improve their controls, I wouldn't say they need to adopt western ideas, but rather that they simply need to improve them". Too true. More » -
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#review
Frankenreview: Lost Odyssey (Xbox 360)
While Microsoft snagging Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi may not have set the Japanese market on fire, we're still interested to see the games that he's creating for the platform. Lost Odyssey is his studio Mistwalker's latest attempt to make the Xbox 360 an RPG system as classic as predecessors from Nintendo or Sony. More »
