Popular Post linkdevivo Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 I'm by no means saying this is YOUR opinion or experience, only mine. Pretty sure there are people like me out there, though. I remember when I bought games solely on the fact that they had an easy, short platinum (stupid games like my name is mayo and the like). We've all done it. I purposefully never played games with long time to platinum because trophies were all that mattered to me (I missed out on so many good games). But when i crossed 100 plats, and the number didn't magically make me a better gamer, I started caring less about those bad easy games. I still love trophies but now I get platinums not depending on completion time, I instead do it with GREAT games, no matter if it takes me beyond 100 hours. For example, I purposefully didn't buy Persona 5 because i read on a guide that the platinum was 120+ hours. It was on sale last month and I decided to give it a try: THIS 120 HOUR platinum gave me more joy and pride than almost all of my previous trophies and it's probably the longest i've ever spent on a game. What i'm saying is that we shouldn't be trying to prove that getting more platinums makes us better gamers. I'm done with grinding games I don't enjoy just because they have easy trophies, I now understand that it's better to have LESS "easy, boring" platinums because at the end of the day we'll remember the persona 5's, not the Hannah Montanas or the Green Lanterns. Here's to platinums you enjoy and are proud of, instead of a stupid number to boost our own gamer ego. 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThatMuttGuy Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 I'm not trying to prove anything. I just like getting trophies and that's all that I care about. 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SlimSanta94 Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) Personally if there's anything to prove then it's only to myself, I'm not the type of person that gets trophies as a way of showing off and to inflate my ego but I know a good number of people that are like that.. I personally enjoy trying to get difficult platinum trophies, I like to see what my limits are and to see what the hardest thing i'm capable of completing is. Obviously difficulty is very subjective to everyone, what might be difficult for me might be incredibly easy for others. But since I started i've been trying to find my limit difficulty-wise, that's the only thing i'm trying to prove really if that makes sense. It's a hobby at the end of the day, if you're good at something and you know it then that's all you need to know, you shouldn't have to prove anything. Edited February 18, 2018 by SlimSanta94 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebit10 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone. I just enjoy games. I have done my fair share of those stupid easy ones also and some of them I have enjoyed and some I haven't. I have also do some harder stuff also. I am trying to limit how many of the easy one's I buy now. That is just a personal choice. I have alslo been in the same line of thought about longer games. Putting them off because of how long it would take. Trying to change that also. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zajac9999 Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 I get trophies to make everyone respect and love me. 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecharobot Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I've only considered getting one game for the platinum, which is The Order 1886. Though I didn't actually get it in the end.... yet. Even then, I think it is more like the platinum is a mean to an end. I see a nice trophy list, it might give me that little boost to go ahead and get the game. However I won't play something I don't actually feel like playing when I got all these good things I can play anyway. Other than that, I do like seeing fellow hunters playing games. I've seen communities where people like to complain about games more than playing them, but hunters at least usually play their games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennRhee Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The problem is that greatness is subjective. I've played Shin Megami Tensei games since the 90s...Persona 5 is the only one I didn't finish. The Last of Us and Uncharted are praised as great games, and I know many people enjoy them, but I hated every second I spent with them (fortunately, I earned no trophies in TLOU, so I was able to delete it from my profile). Conversely, Life is Strange, Until Dawn, and Deadly Premonition are all incredibly easy plats, but I had way more fun playing them than I did other games. I just like playing games until I get bored of them. This inevitably means that most of my plats are short/easy, but I'd rather not overplay games to the point of hating them. If I come back to them to work on the plat later, I do. If I don't, I don't. But I'm an adult with a job, and I don't want to come home and feel like my hobby is even more work. Thankfully, I have a sub to PS Now now, so that makes gamehopping easier. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maaden_Swe Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I like the value trophies give to alot of games. Take Spelunky, no way I would have played it as much as I have if there werent for some fun trophies. And I still got the hardest one to fight for. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Undead Wolf Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 I've only ever avoided a game because it had online trophies that were a pain in the arse or unobtainable due to server closure. A lot of my earliest plats were easy as a way of "building up" my profile, but they were still games I enjoyed (even if I did them multiple times). I've never really been someone to buy trash games just to get a platinum thankfully. I've always played games I thought I would enjoy, and since JRPG's happen to be my favourite genre, the platinum often exceeds 100 hours. That's totally fine by me, though. Quality > Quantity. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post drthomys Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 I was always someone who shied away from MMOs because I knew I'd try to finish them, even though you can never really do that. Little did I know that trophies kinda make games into an MMO of sorts, or to be more precise a meta-game. The experience isn't about any single game, but the games become some sort of a "level" in this bigger game of trophy-hunting. I think ultimately that's why a lot of people get sucked into the world of shitty games. The shitty game is the metagame equivalent of the "experience the tutorial"-trophy, something that suggests you're making "progress" (which you are not really, but in terms of numbers you are). Shitty games are a way to quickly reach a point in the trophy hunting game which suggests you're doing well, which you are because the numbers say so, and this is all about numbers. Ultimately, like an MMO, you can never be done. As a completionist you just end up chasing completion, which you will never reach, because you're not even meant to. Shitty games with easy and fast trophies capitalize on that. Even if your psn card says 100%, there's an "infinite" supply of other games that demand completion as well. Recognizing this, I'm way more laid back about trophies and completing everything than ever before. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkdevivo Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, ThatMuttGuy said: I'm not trying to prove anything. I just like getting trophies and that's all that I care about. well then this thread probably isn't for you. 37 minutes ago, snakebit10 said: I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone. I just enjoy games. I have done my fair share of those stupid easy ones also and some of them I have enjoyed and some I haven't. I have also do some harder stuff also. I am trying to limit how many of the easy one's I buy now. That is just a personal choice. I have alslo been in the same line of thought about longer games. Putting them off because of how long it would take. Trying to change that also. Yeah man, why do we need that platinum number to grow? I do the same thing, there are so many amazing 100 hour platinum games that we don't even give a try. It shouldn't be about that. Just my 2 cents 37 minutes ago, zajac9999 said: I get trophies to make everyone respect and love me. haha i respect you now. 36 minutes ago, mecharobot said: I've only considered getting one game for the platinum, which is The Order 1886. Though I didn't actually get it in the end.... yet. Even then, I think it is more like the platinum is a mean to an end. I see a nice trophy list, it might give me that little boost to go ahead and get the game. However I won't play something I don't actually feel like playing when I got all these good things I can play anyway. Other than that, I do like seeing fellow hunters playing games. I've seen communities where people like to complain about games more than playing them, but hunters at least usually play their games. Yes, this is true. If i'm on the fence about buying a game and I see it's a short platinum i'd almost certainly buy it. Happened to me with Titanfall 2. Wasn't going to buy until I saw it had a 12 hour platinum and ended up enjoying so much. 17 minutes ago, Undead Wolf said: I've only ever avoided a game because it had online trophies that were a pain in the arse or unobtainable due to server closure. A lot of my earliest plats were easy as a way of "building up" my profile, but they were still games I enjoyed (even if I did them multiple times). I've never really been someone to buy trash games just to get a platinum thankfully. I've always played games I thought I would enjoy, and since JRPG's happen to be my favourite genre, the platinum often exceeds 100 hours. That's totally fine by me, though. Quality > Quantity. Yeah that's what it comes down to: Quality over Quantity. Took me so long to realize. 8 minutes ago, drthomys said: I was always someone who shied away from MMOs because I knew I'd try to finish them, even though you can never really do that. Little did I know that trophies kinda make games into an MMO of sorts, or to be more precise a meta-game. The experience isn't about any single game, but the games become some sort of a "level" in this bigger game of trophy-hunting. I think ultimately that's why a lot of people get sucked into the world of shitty games. The shitty game is the metagame equivalent of the "experience the tutorial"-trophy, something that suggests you're making "progress" (which you are not really, but in terms of numbers you are). Shitty games are a way to quickly reach a point in the trophy hunting game which suggests you're doing well, which you are because the numbers say so, and this is all about numbers. Ultimately, like an MMO, you can never be done. As a completionist you just end up chasing completion, which you will never reach, because you're not even meant to. Shitty games with easy and fast trophies capitalize on that. Even if your psn card says 100%, there's an "infinite" supply of other games that demand completion as well. Recognizing this, I'm way more laid back about trophies and completing everything than ever before. This is deep. It is also 100% veracious. You'll never be done, your gamer score will always go up to make you feel better but till what end? you will never be done. It's best to have a lower trophy level but have platinums that you are truly proud of and that leave you with fun memories, not just pointless grinding. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post g-bake_1986 Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) I'm not proving anything, I just find it extra satisfying to complete the trophy checklist along with the game itself. I also use my trophy list to document my gaming history and I find it makes working through a backlog more manageable. Trophy lists aren't really a competition to me, I don't care about leaderboards or who has the most. I sometimes take trophies into account when buying a game but have no interest in buying 15-minute platinums. That said, everyone is welcome to do what they enjoy. Edited February 18, 2018 by g-bake_1986 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassylvania Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 There's nothing inherently wrong with easy games. I personally like point-and-clicks and Telltale games. But I'm getting something out of the game besides trophies. What I don't get is why some people play those games solely for the trophies, skipping any challenge or story the game has to offer. If you're doing that, then the only thing you care about is your trophy count, and I think there are better ways to spend your time... But that's just me. Personally, you should just have fun. They're video games, after all. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispy_Oglop Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) I would consider myself a Trophy Hunter and i'd also consider myself as someone who isn't trying to prove anything. I play games I enjoy and if I like them enough i'll hunt all the trophies for them. I enjoy earning trophies because i'm building a digital scrapbook of all of the games and feats i've achieved - so that in 10 - 20 years time i've got a record of my progress. To some extent though - getting platinums for certain games actually does put you out there as a better gamer - especially if getting the platinum means being skilled enough to complete a tonne of in-game challenges and skill-based accomplishments. Edited February 18, 2018 by Crispy_Oglop 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkdevivo Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cassylvania said: There's nothing inherently wrong with easy games. I personally like point-and-clicks and Telltale games. But I'm getting something out of the game besides trophies. What I don't get is why some people play those games solely for the trophies, skipping any challenge or story the game has to offer. If you're doing that, then the only thing you care about is your trophy count, and I think there are better ways to spend your time... But that's just me. Personally, you should just have fun. They're video games, after all. I never said there was something wrong with easy bad games. Just saying that they don't leave me with a sense of pride and so i'm sharing my experience that for the longest time I left other GREAT games unplayed because of their plat times. Wish i would've found out sooner that it just isn't worth it for me 3 minutes ago, Crispy_Oglop said: I play games I enjoy and if I like them enough i'll hunt all the trophies for them. I enjoy earning trophies because i'm building a digital scrapbook of all of the games and feats i've achieved - so that in 10 - 20 years time i've got a record of my progress. Yeah, most of us feel this way. But do you sometimes get that feeling when seeing a really bad game on your list that you only platted for the trophies and spent time on, that maybe it wasn't worth it? Can you relate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShimizuGear09 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I simply use them as a checklist, really 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willmill97 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I've never bought a game because it was an easy platinum. (People think I bought Legends of Wrestlemania for easy platinum, but no I like wrestling.) I just like building up a nice collection of games I enjoy and difficult platinums. Sure I'll get an easy platinum, but only if I like the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlord99956 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 There are some interesting views in this thread. For me, easy games are there for when a longer game isn’t. I play any game I like the look of as soon as it launches and I only ever play 1 game at a time. If there isn’t another long/challenging game around that I’m interested in I’ll play through shorter things while I wait. I have many platinums that are over 100 hours with high degrees of difficulty that I’m proud of but I’m also proud of my leaderboard position (PS4 leaderboard that is!) and I use the short games to maintain it. Easy games are also vital if you participate in trophy competitions. Competing in comps (even if there is no prize) is a fun way of meeting other like minded players and is a great excuse to boost your trophy count and leaderboard position with a few short games! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Head Cthulhu Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I am the odd one out on this site as I despise trophies, i feel they take away from the game which is why I make dummy accounts to try out new games. So I am not trying to prove anything I play games for fun but my video game OCD kicks in so try to get the trophies "out of the way". Not everyone feels the same and I accept that, but If i can help out others I will which is why I have written guides and why I use this site. The people here are far more friendly than some of the other FAQ sites out there. Plus sometimes a trophy guide can help you with a game just as easily as a normal guide. So i say enjoy the games how you want and just have FUN, even if that means trophy hunting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMissFantasy Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I have an addiction to the sound it makes when a trophy pops but in all honesty, I like to play things that I like or peak some kind of interest. I think of trophies as either a challenge or an accomplishment of sorts. Some games I'll never finish and I'm fine with that. Others I'll playthrough and finish, platinum or not. To me, I feel like finishing a trophy list shows I (most likely) enjoyed it to some decree to go out of my way to get them. A few I absolutely did not enjoy getting (all of Far Cry 2, Nom Nom Galaxy, 7 Days to Die's 2500 player kills that I soloed for 3 days straight while listening to Rush) to name a few. Mind you, I do like 7 days. Just not that trophy lol. It's things like that I'm proud of. I only have easy games on my list because I enjoy them and sometimes you need to chill the eff out and play something easy and non-stressful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zondares Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I’m just trying to prove to myself that I played that one game, that one time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebit10 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 41 minutes ago, linkdevivo said: Yeah man, why do we need that platinum number to grow? I do the same thing, there are so many amazing 100 hour platinum games that we don't even give a try. It shouldn't be about that. Just my 2 cents I don't know if I am ready for 100 hour platinums but 40 to 60 hours is plenty for me. I will still play the easy ones to break up harder or longer plats. I just am trying to refrain from buying every easy game that comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro-Okami Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I have more difficult ones, easier ones, plats that take longer and plats that take less time. I never tried to solely go for a specific kind of plat. In the end i just play games i think i might be able to enjoy. And yeah... a game can be hard, long, easy or short but still be very enjoyable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dzstrpc Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 We aren't trying to prove anything. It's how we are as persons. I like completing things. In Far Cry 4 for example I did everything down to collecting every chest on the map, even though it wasn't necessary for any trophy. Then I found that location that had a marker under the map, that you couldn't unlock, and it bugged me so much that I couldn't clear the whole map. I later found a glitch to unlock it via youtube- Phew. That's me as a person. I would to the same with games if they hadn't any trophies, and keep the savefile as proof of my accomplishment. Your trophylist is a testament to your gaming, the good times, the bad, the time spent. Scroll through it and reminisce. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madbuk Posted February 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2018 "We've all done it." Nah. Everything I've played I've had some kind of interest in outside of trophies, I don't see the point of throwing away money (and time) on games that are bad just to inflate some numbers artificially. Nice generalization tho. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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