Nintendo Achievement awards

[Zero Kirby]

Achievements are pretty neat... sometimes. There's really ridiculous achievements like pretty much all of the ones in the original post which are unlocked for mandatory shit, which don't really feel like Achievements as much as they do "hey you're this far in the game now" checkpoints. This was one of my main problems with Achievements in the recent Batman Arkham games, since you get at least a quarter of the Achievements just playing the game normally. Stuff like getting a combo up to a certain number, or clearing a difficult level without powerups or whatever, that's the kind of thing that's Achievement worthy.

Though I would prefer it if Achievements came with unlockable extras, like the checklists in Kirby's Air Ride. Not all of them would have to, as KAR only had a handful of Achievements with unlockables but at least even the non-prize ones built up to a larger prize in the end. Even Team Fortress 2 does this, where after unlocking a bunch of class Achievements you get an item. If Gamerscore actually did something, I wouldn't mind so much, but I really would like something better for my efforts than a few numbers and icons.