Broken achievements & trophies should not still be a thing
<p>Picture this, you’ve just completed an entire playthrough of a game on the hardest difficulty setting without dying or restarting a checkpoint, it’s been a 16-hour slog.</p>
<p>Having failed several times prior, finally you’ve emerged triumphant. You take a breath as the credits roll and await the on-screen notification to say the associated trophy or achievement has been unlocked for your endeavour — yet nothing happens.</p>
<p>This infuriating scenario, unfortunately, has become a common occurrence for gamers of all platforms over the last decade. With trophies treated as an afterthought by many studios, an overriding attitude of ‘tough luck’ comes from the top.</p>
<p>Here’s why this shouldn’t still be happening in 2023.</p>
<h1>What’s the point of achievements & trophies?</h1>
<p>To the uninitiated, achievements (Xbox) or trophies (PlayStation) are accolades for completing specific objectives within a certain title, and all have them.</p>
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