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Platinum Players Only Please

Playstationer writes:
We are all guilty of being overly zealous about a game from time to time, Whether it’s the guy that has all of the ‘Final Fantasy VII’ action figures and a girlfriend called ‘Aerith’ or the lady that has ‘Parappa’ tattooed on her foot, we all need to express our reasons for making that one game mean more to ourselves than any other person in the world.

Like many of you reading this I collect gaming figures but I feel this is not an entitlement to ownership. Anyone can walk into a store and purchase an officially licensed action figure. Not everyone can achieve a platinum trophy. I can shout and yell about how much I love a game but without that glistening platinum trophy on my scorecard my arguments are null and void.

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Sithlord-Gamble5379d ago

I also only go after platinum trophys for games I thoroughly enjoy. My plats r as follows: Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Portal 2, Killzone 3, & Demons Souls.

Christopher5379d ago

I don't go for trophies at all. I have on platinum, and it's a no brainer for completing Sly Cooper. Probably will be the same for completing Sly Cooper 2 and 3. Sure, I could have gotten a trophy for AC2 if I wanted to waste my time looking for all the feathers, but why?

I play a game to have fun the way I want to have fun, not to match up to what some intangible little images say I should do.

trouble_bubble5379d ago

Maybe platinums are fun for some people too? If you like the game it's fun getting that 100% in it, you got your money's worth and people can tell what you're into. You help eachother, there's a community aspect to it. It ain't just a lil' image whispering 'redrum' lol! Same way if you like a sports team you probably have a jersey or something to wave.

Having 30 games sitting at 2% can tell you a lot too, like the guy's a casual that finishes nothing. *click* delete. I mean what are you gonna talk about, really? Title screens?

Wintersun6165379d ago

That's definitely a better approach than playing to collect trophies. I personally first enjoy the game as much as I feel like, and then check what trophies there are and depending on how I liked the game and how good or reasonable the trophies are, I'll go for a few more trophies or the platinum. That way I think I'm getting the best of both worlds.

badz1495379d ago (Edited 5379d ago )

why? I also only play games I wanted and like and I do trophy hunting too! who says hunting for trophies is not fun? I am sure as hell having fun playing the games I love and going for Platinum in every single one of them although not all the time I can manage to due to limited time and there are other games to play too!

edit: by the way, I have 20 Plats and I enjoyed every single 1 of them!

Ramas5379d ago

i so agree with you, but i think very few people will understand you.
Most think that if they want to prove to someone thatthey are good or they like a game they must have platinum (i have few friends like that) playing all games just for truphies and ofcourse always using guides or internet how to get trophies faster)

M-Easy5379d ago

I have over 100 plats and hated maybe half of those games by the time I platted them. Getting the plat can enhance a great game and torture you with a bad one.

http://www.yourgamercards.n...

Christopher5379d ago

***Maybe platinums are fun for some people too?***

Where did I say that getting trophies wasn't fun for some people? In fact, this is exactly what I said: "I play a game to have fun the way I want to have fun, not to match up to what some intangible little images say I should do."

At any point in that quote did I say that going for trophies wasn't fun for someone else?

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Too_many_games5379d ago

i have a Platinum in only 2 games :(

Sonics Ultimate Genesis Collection and Bioshock

bwazy5379d ago

Bravo on Bioshock, those tapes are a ***** to find. Especially if you accidentally missed one lol.

Too_many_games5379d ago

Soooo close with Dragon age 2 but due to some bugs...i am stuck with replaying it over again and getting all the materials.

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synchroscheme5379d ago (Edited 5379d ago )

I normally only try to go for Platinums for games that I like, since after beating them I look to get more out of them.
I loved and still love Demon's Souls. However, trying to collect every weapon in the game is a very difficult task to do without farming upgrade items or using the dupe glitch. I get more satisfaction out of my experience with the game, rather than the trophy count or percentage.

thorstein5379d ago

One of the more frustrating for me has been LBP2 because I am killing myself trying to Ace every level.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot68d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle68d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7768d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer77d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde75d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy75d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12575d ago (Edited 75d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7776d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga76d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199276d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga76d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman75d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger76d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box76d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion75d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7276d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7576d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit76d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14976d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7776d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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