In the interest of full disclosure, I would like
all you dear readers to know that I have, in fact,
been living under a rock, in a deep, dark cave far
beneath the ocean floor. Now that I have that out
there, I have a question for you: Have you heard
of Kongregate?
For my fellow underside-of-a-rock dwellers, it's a
in various genres. What makes it way cooler than
any of the myriads of other Flash gaming sites out
there, though, is precisely the same thing that
generally makes me choose a 360 version of a game
over PS3 when given a choice: Achievements! Oh
yes, nerd points, you keep me coming back. As if
Flash-based games weren't addictive enough,
Kongregate implements one of the neatest features
of the 360, bringing the achievement-hunting,
point-accumulating addictiveness of Live to the
browser game.
To be clear, I've never been the achievement whore
type. I might check out the list of Achievements
beforehand just to get an idea of what to expect,
but I've spent exactly no time in the specific
pursuit of any certain Achievement. I like the
idea of just playing the damn game for the game
that it is, and if I unlock any cheevos along the
way, then hooray! I think this is close to what
Microsoft intended when they first implemented
them. And I've managed to rack up 4000-something
points over the past couple of years by playing
this way, which isn't too shabby.
Now if you'll excuse me, my Kongregate account is
anxiously awaiting my arrival at Lvevel 2.
boox
