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Do RPGs Need to Up the Ante on Challenges?

Ah, the platinum trophy. The top-tier accolade of gaming achievements, usually requiring the dedicated player to sink hundreds of hours into completing multiple playthroughs, adopting various styles and strategies to meet the challenges set out by the developers. But are the challenges fulfilling enough to warrant pursuing the top prize?

It is common knowledge that adding this shiny trophy to a player's collection takes a lot of (metaphorical) blood, sweat, and tears. A game such as Red Dead Redemption 2 can take around 250 hours to max out to completion, but the rarest trophy players can snag has been called out as one of the most tedious achievements to complete. Gold Rush is a silver trophy achievement that requires the player to earn a gold medal for 70 game story missions, but if the objectives fail or the character dies, the mission must be restarted from scratch. So, while this achievement is time-consuming and, at points, rage-inducing, does it truly fulfill the player's need for a challenge that immerses them further into the narrative, or is Rockstar making difficult challenges for difficulty's sake?

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