#Huntdown trophies full#

The following year, Sony hopped on board with PlayStation Trophies, and a few years later Apple and Google added achievements to their respective mobile gaming services. That was extended to Games for Windows in 2007, the same year Valve added achievements into Steam. Leaderboards and the pursuit of high scores have always been a part of gaming, but trophies and achievements as we know them today began with Microsoft’s Gamerscore system for the Xbox 360 in 2005. Your trophy count feeds into a score that can serve as a badge of honor on your gamer profile, but not all trophies are treated equally. You'll inevitably unlock a few trophies as you play through a game, but completionists work hard to unlock obscure achievements.

They’re a cherry on top, a kind of metagame you can take or leave. PlayStation trophies, like achievements on Steam or Xbox, are awarded when you complete tasks specified by the developer. After a fruitless half-hour, I give up and look for a guide online.

#Huntdown trophies full#

The Apocalypse Burnout trophy is the last one I need for a full sweep-you have to drift your motorcycle and use nitro for a speed boost simultaneously for five seconds, which is a lot tougher than it sounds. I’m playing Days Gone, which casts you as a biker in a zombie apocalypse.

I only need five seconds, four, three, two … and a zombie slams into me out of nowhere, sending me sprawling onto the asphalt. I’m doing a donut, not too tight, just clearing the parked cars. The tires squeal in protest as I spin the handlebars hard, waiting for the motorbike to start drifting before I hit the nitro. I’m burning rubber as I approach the motel parking lot.