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InconspicuouslyConspicuous
11/01/09

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Everyone here is pretty much concurs... I just have to throw this in. Some games make it impossible to achieve these medals... Uncharted is not one of those games. I'm sure alot of games require some type of skill in order to recieve these trophies. But some are just a tad bit too challenging. (i.e. Warhawks Lone Wolf (top player, no deaths) and Wipeouts' Beat Zico, namely)

At the time I played the hell out of those games, but I still can't get them trophies. I was really happy with the Uncharted trophy list... these are very doable and may be my first (hopefully, not last) platinum. #uncharted2
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janai
11/01/09

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Best trophies in Uncharted 2:

Marco!
Polo!

I stumbled across that set by accident and got such a laugh... #uncharted2
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OctaneHugo
10/31/09

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"We didn't want people playing through the game and feeling there was no way to ever get the platinum trophy, that there was no way to get all the trophies because it was so super-complex," Minkoff said. "We decided, if it's core to gameplay, it gets a trophy. If it's a skill-based honor, like a ‘Hey man, look what I can do,' thing, then it's a medal."

I'm not a perfectionist or an achievement whore by any means (well, excluding TF2) but I really wish more devs would think like this. Achievements should be impressive-but-relevant things like "Kill 6 people at once with 1 grenade" or something. An in-game medal should be "Bounce a grenade off someone's head to kill them". #ps3
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gachzorge
10/31/09

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I actually think the Uncharted trophies are kind of lame, I would like trophies for harder things, and more for online, or one that requires you to get all of the online medals, that would be fun to try and achieve.. but instead it's just kill this many people with this kind of gun. I do like hunting for all of these though. #ps3
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the7k
10/31/09

@gachzorge: I thank God that there are only two trophies for online mode, and that it's just "Try these modes, please." Granted, I love playing Uncharted 2 online, but I like doing it my way, not the trophy lists' way. #ps3
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XODIS
10/31/09

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I'm just going to throw in my two cents and say how much I love trophies. I think they are a great addition and I agree with everything this article talks about. #ps3
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marbury187
10/31/09

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Fuck yeah, these guys rule. I wish other devs were like this with their trophies. I have yet to get the platinum in Resistance 2, because I don't feel like getting 10,000 kills in competitive mode, got all the others though, co-op was a blast. #ps3
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Khalil
10/31/09

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The Uncharted games (and PacMan Championship Edition) are the only ones where I actually bothered to get platinum/full gamerscore. They are actually FUN to get, unlike lots of other games. #ps3
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ph15h
10/31/09

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Although I didn't really enjoy the first Uncharted (got dizzy and had other games to play =/), the late introduction of trophies and how well they worked and explored more of the game felt like that should have set the tone for trophies for Playstation 3 games. Now, the trophies for recent games feel like ordinary achievements. I'm not saying this to bash on the 360's achievements or hate on developers for being lazy and porting the lists over or saying people aren't being creative with the exploration of their games, but I had high hopes for trophies after the first Uncharted's trophies. Instead of being a topic of conversation, a story, or something to be proud of, games' trophies are starting to feel like mundane checklists. Uncharted 2 does it well, so I'm guessing these great trophies are a Naughty Dog thing... Please PS3 devs, follow their example. Reward us for doing random shit and finding the things way off in the distance. In-game incentives are nice too . #ps3
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popsicleStix
10/31/09

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I believe companies attempt to bolster their online participants or create longevity for their multiplayer aspects by putting in ridiculous multiplayer trophies/achievements.

That being said, I hate them, not only does it cut off those who don't have their systems connected to the internet from ever obtaining them, but its just a cheap way for them to try and say, hey, look how many people we have playing our game online, even if the online completely sucks.

Thus I must say, I love Naughty Dog for keeping their trophies to single player only, the same as CoD Modern Warfare. It had amazing online so they didn't need to implement achievements into it to get people to play it.
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Psudonym
10/31/09

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Ya know, I always find the real treasure being the stories you can relate to your friends. I may not have many of these stories on my own, but I can recall how breathless a friend of mine was after having countered E-Honda's torpedo thing with Guile's Ultra whatever combo.

A trophy is just a paperweight in your cabinet. Sure, having a goal creates lucrative incentive to go further than you might do otherwise. But the real joy is telling people "how" you bowled that 300. #ps3
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Bondage_Zombie
10/31/09

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Honestly, the only trophies that really interest me are the hidden ones for doing things you don't have to.

Ones given through the normal course of play are fine and all, but they get no response out of me at all. :O

If you give me a trophy for backstabbing 500 enemies in Demon's Souls, i'm game.

A trophy for every boss I beat? 'meh, whatev'.

'Beast Mode' sounds like a trophy worth having. #ps3
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Archaotic
10/31/09

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The thing I like most about UC2's trophies is that, with the exception of "Charted! - Crushing", ALL of them are doable by a player of essentially any skill level, time permitting.

I hate forced multiplayer trophies and achievements, so I'm glad to see they didn't put in a ton of those. The only two in the game are incredibly easy to pull off. #ps3
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xeleion - Mains El Fuerte
10/31/09

@Archaotic: Yeah, that's something I noticed to. I have a friend who's a trophy whore but with real spotty internet, so he can't really get any multiplayer trophies. He hates it. #ps3
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Archaotic
10/31/09

@xeleion - Mains El Fuerte: I just don't have the patience to persevere through match after match. Multiplayer bores me very quickly, haha. #ps3
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ph15h
10/31/09

@Archaotic: I hate multiplayer trophies and achievements too. =/ They're nice and all, but shouldn't be mandatory for that Platinum trophy.
That or let's put a higher tier above platinum (like diamond) so that distinction could exist. lol
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rpkk
10/29/09

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Nolan North still has my vote!

Plus, they look similar right? RIGHT?! #uncharted2
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CrazyJ
10/29/09

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I think Joe Flanigan from SG Atlantis would be a pretty good match. #uncharted2
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mcderek3000
10/29/09

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Let's cast Keanu Reeves. He's so popular with the kids these days!

Sorry. Just trying to get inside the mind of a Hollywood producer. #uncharted2
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