Trophies = The want of something that isn't real that is.

     This is an aspect of the gaming industry I like and at the same time appall. With a simple sound you think you're awesome of are intrigued as to what you did to earn a little badge of pixels that you have to brag to your friends about. I will admit I'm overly guilty of this too. This should have been around in the 80's because it's amazing how simple this idea is and how that now it's really hard to find a game that doesn't want to use this option. For the non gamers let me clarify a bit of how a trophy or on Xbox the achievement works. This is for some of you parents out there.

Gaming lingo Definition
Trophy/Achievement - a pixelated badge for completing a goal set forth by a gaming company builds your player rank/score.

     Now let me clarify the ups and downs of this simple joy and why they get so popular and also so despised by a gamer.
Pros

• some are easy to get and well that's free points of showing your friends that you can play a game.
• some are for things that one normally would not do in the game allowing players to see other options of gameplay.
• some are inside jokes that well give the player a laugh and a feeling of understanding by the game company
• some are for things that one just would not think possible

Cons
I apologize ahead of time for some of this as you got to know how much this irritates me

• Some games are short and sweet but there are anal retentive people who say you've not completed a game till you get all of the things offered.
• some are pointless. I swear if I get another trophy for pressing pause.....
• Some are for things you just can't see doing. IE killing off 5.9 trillion bad guys in a game that is populated with no more than a thousand enemies.
• Some are for things no one really wants to do IE playing a game for 2 years straight.
• some give away that you have beaten the game

Now I'll admit there are some exaggerations there but not for the aspects of what you are thinking. This is why the idea is great and a bit iffy at the same time. I have no personal hatred for the idea, but sometimes there are things that would be a nice end to a bad game instead of trying to complete all the trophy aspects.

- William Dreimann