Achievment Hunting

I just also started some games to try and 100% them. You should try (and ofc 100%) Firewatch. Pretty good story, not a long game, kinda easy to 100% - and the game is not expensive. :)
Have fun and thank you for the GAs!

Thank you for the giveaways! All I can say is, enjoy your games!

I switched to a mood were I'm ignoring achievements initially. There are many games where achievements actually undermine the enjoyment of the game. At one point, I was just following guides to make sure I didn’t miss a single secret or collectible. This isn't fun. Like Wolfenstein: The New Order, The first level is pretty straight forward and not too complex. I always like to explore the environment and I didn't rush through it but I somehow missed all secrets and collectibles. WTF, the 1st level! This pissed me off and I decided that, in order to enjoy this, I need to concentrate on the game and not on the achievements.

I do have some 100% games, but now I mainly want to experience the game for what it is, enjoy the story, or immerse myself in the virtual world that's been built. The game should be fun to play. Every achievement I get is a bonus, but I don't focus on it. My backlog is so big that just finishing a game already feels like an achievement, preferably with an "official" achievement "You have completed the game," but that's no longer necessary. That’s enough satisfaction for me to move on to the next game.

Only after beating the game do I check if there are any achievements that I can still reasonably get, perhaps with the help of a guide. For example, a secret I missed or some collectibles I didn’t complete but can still be found by reloading a level, etc. I also like creative achievements that force you to play the game differently. For example, complete a level without killing any enemies even though it’s an FPS.

Whether I complete a game 100% depends on the game and the achievements (duh). I'm inclined to ignore many grindy achievements, such as: replay the game multiple times on different difficulties or for alternate endings while the game isn't fun enough to play again. Or something like: kill 100 of these rare enemies that only spawn once per hour, or rare events like kill a player with with a mackerel while he also kills you with a mackerel (that kind of stuff).
There are so many other fun games that it's a shame to stay in one game too long just for one or two achievements when it's no longer fun to play.

B.t.w. for some games, grindy achievements aren't that bad because the game loop itself is already grindy. For example, Back 4 Blood is all about replaying the same maps over and over to collect weapon skins and other cosmetics. An achievement like "Kill 53,600 Ridden" actually provides some extra motivation to play it again (BTW, this is a nod to the Left 4 Dead 2 achievement "Kill 53,599 infected").

I used to be achievement hunter like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee Then at some point I noticed that some games turned achievements into some kind of trap to keep you farming playing time. And I quit. When it's fun I play to 100%, if it's almost like second job and makes me tired instead of having fun - then I don't 100%. So small advice - remember that you are doing it for fun :)

And don't try to 100% "rabbit hole 3D". This is a nightmare. And it's the game that finally freed me from being devoted achievement hunter xD I found another one idiot like me and we split work in half. I took half of the levels (with even number) and he the other half. We made list of correct moves and then glued it together in one big instruction to follow (because last level is all previous levels as a whole and you can't make even one mistake). Maybe first couple of levels were fun. But the rest was like full time job. Just tiring.

Tekken 8 is now done (at least achievement wise), so another Giveaway.

Tekken 8 - Giveaway

I love achievement hunting, but more often than not I will start a game, enjoy it a lot, and by the end not want to pursue the remaining achievements because of the difficulty / time investment / feeling exhausted.

When I intentionally go out of my way to try and 100% a longer game it just takes a LOT out of me.
Most recently I've done this with RDR2. I tried to pursue a ton of missions, side content, 100% the bestiary etc. and after about 100 hours of gameplay over that playthrough I just felt sick of it. Immediately uninstalled after finishing the prologue.

However! Shorter games or games that I really totally love with all my heart and get super invested in are a beauty to achievement hunt in.
Dishonored, Rodland of Pipes, and most recently Death Stranding are all games I enjoyed doing achievement hunting in (, especially the last two, Death Stranding is such a beaut of a game.)

I try to do it casually, and only go for the full 100% if I really enjoy the game.

Like 1 hour left bump. Didn't notice this thread before.

Congratulations on so many 100%s!

I typically don't do 100%, it's usually a chore and there are so many games which has achievements which is just busy work. Ghostwire Tokyo "collect all the spirits" is just awful... but I do 100% games that have a lot of content achievements and are games that I thoroughly enjoy. The last games that I probably went out of my way to 100% is Clair Obscur and before that... maybe Piczle Cross Adventure. Even games I love, I may not bother with going for 100% if the achievement is boring enough.