Trials HD Achievements Will Make You Cry
First of all, a big thanks to Matt Brett for hooking me up with Trials HD. One of the things Matt pointed out about Trials was how frustrating the Achievements were. Seeing as I love the challenge certain Achievements bring, I didn’t expect Trials HD to be that taxing. I was wrong. But it’s not necessarily in a bad way, though you may disagree.
With every game comes a treacle of easy Achievements; ones worth little that are unlocked by completing the simplest of tasks. In Skate you hop aboard your deck, move a few meters, and you’ve unlocked your first Achievement. In Brothers of Arms, you insert the disc into your tray on the 17th of September, and you unlock an Achievement. You haven’t had to work for these - they’re just spoon fed G’s. Trials doesn’t have many of those, and in fact most of the Achievements require a lot of blood, some sweat, but most of all, copious amounts of tears.
It’s one of those games where, much like Guitar Hero, you approach it for the first time and, upon diving into the harder difficulties, believe it to be impossible. Which isn’t great if you’re intending on unlocking all of the Achievements, as you’re awarded for completing every track on Hard and Extreme. Trials HD definitely requires skill to unlock certain Achievements, but it’s the kind of skill that’s developed over a period of time simply from playing and familiarising yourself with the tracks. Again, similar to Guitar Hero. Having said that, I’ve obviously not being playing enough considering I still have two to unlock. Either that or I suck.
Hmm. Uhh. Yeah. Skyrim. It’s massive. The quests are never-ending. My character has a mohawk. My class is Breton. Don’t