Clawson Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Yeah...thats the main reason why I'll never be able to pick up an XBOX. I'd spend my time glaring at it being all "I COULD BE EARNING TROPHIES NOW YOUR FUCK". That and I like the concept of levelling up better than a score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWB's Best Poster. Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I kind of like the idea of gold and silver over a number too. I hear they are doubling scores for the xbox. Any reason why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I like the idea of platinum trophies. It's like a nice accomplishment for finishing all the aspects of a game. Back on the PS1 I'd finish all the side quests and such in the RPGs I played. Now I'm taking a liking to gunning for platinum trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I like the trophy/level system, but I just wish it was a little clearer what constitutes however many experience points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 At last count I had about 3 trophies. I think. Two were for playing Marco Polo in Uncharted 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ellis Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Fair enough if you don't go actively looking for them but I would have thought you would have got more than 3 since the majority of them come from story progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Nah I've got loads but they are generally from story progression (hence why I have very few above silver). I look through the lists from time to time and see if there's a trophy that sets me an interesting challenge then I might try that but I just can't give myself to trophy hunting. Much like fully completing side quests. I used to but, especially after Assassin's Creed Brotherhood I finished the main quest, had loads of side quests left and thought "do I really want to churn through all these?" and then realised that I was happy just to finish up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 There're some games that I'm happy to complete once and leave, but some earn second plays (and more), that's when I go a-huntin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 509 to be exact. Level 8. 444 Bronze, 62 Silver, 3 Gold, 0 Platinum. That shows you how much I actually search for them. Best completion rates are: Assassin's Creed 2 - 90% (that surprised me) Heavy Rain - 64% Mass Effect 2 - 63% Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - 56% Skyrim - 36% Uncharted 2 - 35% Mirror's Edge - 31% (would be higher but they added loads for the random map levels) Uncharted 3 - 30% Modern Warfare 2 - 30% Then loooooads under 20% and looooooads under 5%. How embarrassing. I have so many games and never complete them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Drags Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I kind of like the idea of gold and silver over a number too. I hear they are doubling scores for the xbox. Any reason why? XBLA games are going up from 200 to 400 available gamerscore as of June. It's like with the file size increases, just accommodating higher-quality games being brought to the arcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawson Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I like the trophy/level system, but I just wish it was a little clearer what constitutes however many experience points http://community.eu.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Trophy-Hoarders/How-are-trophy-levels-actually-calculated/td-p/10787146 Or tl/dr: Bronze: 15 points Silver: 30 points Gold: 90 points Platinum: 180 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 CSAMH, AC2 is a very easy platinum. You basically get it by finishing up the main quest, just a couple of hours of extra exploring will net you the plat. It was the first one I got. So that's why you've got 90%. I'm going through good games I've played that are also or if I actually completed would be easy platinums in my head. LA Noire was pretty easy (a bit time consuming but there's a trick to get all the vehicles), Heavy Rain wouldn't be a challenge at all, Skyrim is time-consuming but basically everything will happen to you if you complete the entire game, Uncharted 3 actually is pretty easy as long as you can make it through Crushing and I presume the same for Uncharted 2, and Burnout Paradise is super easy. Now on the other hand... Gran Turismo 5, every sports game, GTAIV, and Final Fantasy XIII are far from easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quom Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I wish they made it easier to see what gets you trophies, like if you could check in game. I have only ever checked for one game and that was more because I was farting around in the system tools and I stumbled across it than seeking it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colly Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 PS button, go to trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawson Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Hammy and Dragsy: what's a good size memory card to get for the Vita? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I got 8GB I think which sounds like it'll serve me well for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactus Drags Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I also have 8gb. Plenty of space for saves and I have Escape Plan, Super Stardust, Motorstorm RC and Frobisher Says on there, with room enough for a few half hour tv shows. If there had been a reasonably priced 32/64 gb card, and the PSN store prices weren't stupidly high, I'd have gone the download route. That was the key reason I used custom firmware on the PSP, so I could carry all my games with me and not worry about losing discs or anything. Missed opportunity for Sony, there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 PSN store prices are annoying. For example, Mass Effect 3 for £49.99?! I mean, yeah I want the game but I'd rather wait and get someone to send it than download for fifty quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colly Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Its bizarre. Obviously digital distribution is the future, but at PSN prices where even old games are £25-30? I wonder how much they actually manage to sell, other than exclusive PSN stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I'm not one of those who, in the post-apple istore world believes everything should be £1.99 or £3.99. I'm happy to pay proper prices for proper games. But charging that is disgraceful and old games RIGHTFULLY devalue and therefore prices should in kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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