HOUSEKEEPING'S PROFILE

I think I'm stuck in the past--I don't have any new gen systems or a steam account, and the only last gen system I had was a wii, which doesn't have achievements. So, while I don't really have much personal experience with achievements, I've seen them from watching my roommate play games, and, on the whole, I don't really like them, mostly because they're so ubiquitous. As a completionist, having set things to complete is appealing to me, but I hate how every game is doing it, especially when it doesn't make sense for most games to include achievements, mainly because they threaten immersion. If I'm playing an rpg and then--BLOOP--a message pops up that reads "You just beat the first boss! 10 points," all of a sudden I'm aware that I'm playing a game instead of being immersed in it. If you were playing a game about games, this kind of achievement system could function in a smart way. Or, if you were playing a game with little or no story, then it makes more sense to have achievements, as these games are more aware that they're games, if that makes sense. It just seems that achievements aren't necessarily a bad thing, but they're being forced onto games that don't need them in order to maintain the status quo.

You're at about a 2--it's a pretty meaty game.

Awesome, Mizushimi! I'm glad you're liking the music (and the game itself, of course). I went through and watched some of your let's play, and the editing is really smart (especially removing the random encounters). I had to see your reaction to the hotel room scene in Silver Spring, as that's one of my early favorites with the girls (thank God you laughed!).

Yep, that's good!

Hey, Marrend, remember: you give +2 points to other people's games, +1 to your own, and -1 to games you don't like. Too, limit yourself to one per category.

I've made the wording of the rules a bit clearer now, so hopefully that will prevent any further confusion.

Edit: I took out the doubling/nullifying rules so that everything's simpler.