So, Earth Defense Force 2017 (360, PSV) looks amazing

lol at achievements.

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Originally Posted by Melf

Fuck this shit. This is the same crap we saw with Lost Planet. I'm not playing through the game 4-5 times just to get some crappy 50 point achievement.

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The Japanese seem to have this thing with OCD-driven achievements. Take at look at DoAX2 or Bomberman for some absurd examples of timesinks. Even in the better designed games out of Japan, there are a couple of absurd ones, like getting all of the medals in Lost Planet, finishing every possible combination of race and class without touching anything in Ridge Racer 6, or surviving for 7 days in Dead Rising.

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Originally Posted by Nash

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/770/770442p1.html

Oh what the fuck? Looks like I'll be saving myself $40.

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No friends, huh? I kid, I kid. This is a game meant for split-screen co-op. Shame there isn't online, but I'll take it as is. I'm more disappointed by the lack of pale wing.

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Originally Posted by Ammadeau

No friends, huh? I kid, I kid. This is a game meant for split-screen co-op.

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I know you're kidding, but this really has been a problem for me as the years go by. Not that I'm losing friends, but less and less of my friends stay interested in video games, let alone a campy one about shooting down giant, invading, alien bugs. The ones who are still into video games only want to have Halo or Gears of War parties. Consequently, my social gaming had to be taken online.

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Originally Posted by Dipstick

Take at look at DoAX2 or Bomberman for some absurd examples of timesinks.

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No thanks, I'm good.

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finishing every possible combination of race and class without touching anything in Ridge Racer 6

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The RR6 ones are just straight up retarded. I looked at the achievements list, laughed, and got my 5 points for doing a 360 as the lone one I'm going to bother with.

Have they actually listed the EDF achievements yet, or just said that there's six of them? I can't say I really care all that much about achievements, although I've been chasing the Crackdown ones because I love the game so much, but six? Looking forward to EDF anyway, because I love blasting the living crap out of everything that moves.

The European version of the PS2 Earth Defence Force 2 never actually came out, did it? I'm never really up on where to look for European news.

James

I think it looks worth about $40. Online play would have been nice, but it's no deal breaker for this game. It's not a big release, just a quick fix.

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Originally Posted by Tain

lol at achievements.

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Yeah, they totally blow.

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Originally Posted by Dipstick

The Japanese seem to have this thing with OCD-driven achievements. Take at look at DoAX2 or Bomberman for some absurd examples of timesinks. Even in the better designed games out of Japan, there are a couple of absurd ones, like getting all of the medals in Lost Planet, finishing every possible combination of race and class without touching anything in Ridge Racer 6, or surviving for 7 days in Dead Rising.

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That one is easy, finishing the game in extreme is another story

The price is right and I could co-op with my brother for this stuff, but I'll have to see how funds are doing in a couple of weeks.