Re: [Xbox] Fable 2 achievements reward players for chicken kicking and orgies

Why do some people miss the point that a GOOD selection of achievements can
make a game much much longer than it would be otherwise? Or entice you into
a type of game you wouldn't have otherwise been interested in.

Granted it doesn't make a bad game good, but it does make a good game even
better.

Burnout Paradise being a good example. If there weren't a lot of the
achievements on that game I would never have gotten into the game at all.
Because its so different to Revenge my first impression was that I hated it.
However the more I played it the more I liked it, and going for the
achievements allowed me to play the game even when I was annoyed at having to
drive backwards and forwards between races, etc. Thanks to that I have
somewhat come to terms with the annoyance of driving back to retry an event
if I fail it. I'm not exactly happy about it, still think it was dumb and
annoying, but not enough to stop me playing the game.

An even better example would be Oblivion as the achievements make you do all
the side quests. I already know one person who played the PC version and did
NONE of the side quests and complained the game was too short. Perhaps he
would have thought otherwise had he played on 360 where he had to do the side
quests for the achievements. (not that I agree with him, if you didnt do the
side quests you cant complain the game was short)

Alex.

On Sunday 17 August 2008 05:47:04 PRoPHeTiZeR wrote:
> and you are stupid for judging why somebody plays a game. who cares what
> they do, how they play it, so on and so forth. the point of gaming is
> simply to enjoy yourself.
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> From: Edzer Alexis
> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 1:52 PM
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> You are stupid if you're going to let achievements determine whether or not
> you're going to get the game.
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> From: Alan K. Martinez <akmartinez1@yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 11:12:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [Xbox] Fable 2 achievements reward players for chicken kicking
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> These cheeves make me want to get the game now…
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> From: Xbox@yahoogroups. com [mailto:Xbox@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of
> Nelson (nelzp) Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 7:56 AM
> To: gamers_for_life@ yahoogroups. com; Xbox@yahoogroups. com
> Subject: [Xbox] Fable 2 achievements reward players for chicken kicking and
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> http://www.xbox360f anboy.com/ 2008/08/11/ fable-2-achievem ents-reward-
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> Here you go Gamerscore fanboys, a list of Fable 2 achievements has just
> been posted over on X360A.org's forums detailing all 50 achievement
> unlocking feats that must be accomplished to earn all 1000 Gamerscore. And
> after a quick look-over, we've come to the conclusion that Lionhead has
> quite the humor when it comes to Fable 2 achievements.
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> Just look at one of our favorites, the "The Chicken Kicker" achievement
> where you have to "kick a chicken a respectable distance. As if kicking
> chickens was remotely respectable." Classic! Or how about "The Illustrated
> Hero" which is unlocked if you "tattoo every part of your hero's body." If
> that isn't up your Fable 2 achievement unlocking alley, may we interest you
> in "The Goth" or even "The Swinger" where you can earn 5 Gamerscore if you
> "take part in a orgy, responsibly." Yeah ... about that.
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> [Thanks, Webster1990]
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