I think I'm going to avoid going after achievements anymore. It's making me into a bit of a jerk especially when it comes to co-op play. I'm forgetting what it's all about, and that's having fun. It's going to be an effort for me to not think about them or steer my playing in that direction, but I think it's necessary if I want to have friends to play with. The Borderlands series especially brings this to the fore, because I get really frustrated going for achievements in this game. It's just not a healthy way to play. It's sort of obsessive. It's like I'm becoming one of the characters in the game - one who has a wildly out of control neurosis.
Better news is that I've fallen for Bravely Second on 3DS. I'm playing the demo and am totally loving it. The graphics are wonderful and I love the 3D effect in the game. It even has an AR moment at the beginning that is really cool. I love the battle system too. The world "default" is really more like "defense". While "defaulting" ("in a defensive pose") you can store up moves so that when you activate "brave", you can execute multiple moves at once. It's an interesting way to work in some of what you get in a active battle system, ie. real time elements. I hope to get the full game sometime. Maybe not right away unless I trade in all my Etrian Odyssey games. I'll have to think that one over. I'm reluctant to give over my precious E.O. games.
Au revoir mes amis!
I'm still going for achievements, but I only go for them on games I really enjoy. Also usually never with co-op games.
I really enjoyed the original Bravely Default and was thinking recently of picking up Bravely Second. I heard they discounted it recently, might be a good time for me to pick it up.
Yea, on my own I might do the achievment thing, but with friends it's becoming a bad idea. Unless they're really into it too.
I'm going to milk this demo for all it's worth. For some reason I didn't get as attached to the Bravely Default demo. I still have it though, so may revisit it. All progress carries over to the main game, I believe.
Bravely Default is one of my favourite 3DS games. Bravely Second didn't grab me though. I played quite a bit of it and then quit. I may go back at some point but it is not on the top of my list.
Second seems basically the same mechanics wise with Default as far as I can tell from just the demos. I think I like the look of Second a bit better. Default seemed too dark and lacking in color. Visual appeal gets me every time.
The only two games I'm really interested in achievements on are Final Fantasy VII (first platinum) and Valkyria Chronicles HD. Most achievements/trophies are boring.
I liked the "find every named place" ones in Borderlands because I got to do a lot of exploring.
I have the first Bravely game. I couldn't get into it. I may still get the 2nd.
I didn't get into Bravely Default either, but I'm loving Bravely Second. I'm going to have to try the BD demo again, because Second seems to be mostly the same. Just a little better graphics.
never got into achievements. I'm lazy. I tend to get the ones you can't avoid. :p
I only go for them if I finish a game normally and want to do more. First playthrough, I try to ignore them. I don't even look at them for the risk of spoilers.
I got the first Bravely Default game. It was fun at first but then kept adding more and more rules to the battles to where it was hard to understand. Plus the game kind of meadandered a bit. So I didn't get the sequel since I never finished the first. Is it too much to ask for a simple RPG nowadays? I hope the Switch RPG I'm reviewing soon, I Am Setsuna, stays simple and classic.
The RPG elements in Borderlands drive me nuts. So many stats to turn over in my mind. I want to simplify them any way I can.
OK, you made me go back to Bravely Second. I'm on chapter 2 and I'm kinda having fun with it now. It really makes a lot more sense if you complete the first one though. By the way the demo of Bravely Second is not part of the full game. It's completely standalone.
Yea, I want to play both games now.
Standalone? That's kind of cool.
Achievements/Trophies can be fun to chase but if it changes you then its good to step back and just enjoy the game with a friend.
I don't know, if you really like the EO games, hold on to them and trade some other stuff for the game.
Yea, I think it's just when I'm playing co-op with Mark that I should try and do something else. He wants to shoot a lot of stuff and I want to hunt for missions. It doesn't work too well together.
I'm keeping my Etrian games.