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Episode 14: Achievement Unlocked 5G - Posted Episode 14
"Fun" and Games Podcast
English - November 10, 2017 22:31 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 43 ratingsTechnology Leisure Video Games gaming videogames Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 13: Secret Collect.
Next Episode: Episode 15: Improvise, Adapt, Overcome
Whether they go by badges, trophies, medals, stamps or achievements, the past decade of gaming has been filled with system-wide quantifiable "goals". When save game files can already display 100%, and there are countless other ways to reward playing the game, do these unlockable achievements matter? Matt & Geoff wonder if the trophies themselves are the problem.