The next gen consoles are quite pricey. Says the one who'll think nothing of spending £250 on a graphics card but will baulk at the idea of spending the same on a complete console!
I think one good thing about achievements is that they often incite you to explore bits of a game that you might've otherwise passed by: sometimes it can just end up being rather pointless grinding, but other times it's really enjoyable. One of the few good things about Steam (not a fan of DRM, so in general it's a Bad Thing in my view) is that it has achievements! But I wish it actually counted playing time properly: time that the game is paused and minimised is not time that I'm playing it, curiously enough... which doesn't matter if it's just a few minutes, but I tend to leave it overnight and forget about it. Hmm, what else can I moan about! And, yeah, playing pirated games online: what could possibly go wrong...?
I've been playing a fair bit of Saints Row 4 over the past few days, and it's been surprisingly enjoyable so far. Yes, it's very silly, but it's fun. A bit of grinding here and there, it'd be nice if more quests were unique, but most of the variations are good fun. I particularly enjoy the Tron-esque 3D takes on old 2D platformers. I'm still surprised I got into this series so much because on the face of it, it seems so much like it's just not my sort of thing at all, but I think the humour pulled me in: and they do have a fair bit of exploration potential too.
