#oneaday Day 883: I turned off Trophies

I've had somewhat mixed feelings about Trophies and Achievements in the years since they were introduced, but in the last day, I decided to turn off Trophy notifications on PS4. I've been playing lots of Switch games — which obviously don't have Trophies or Achievements — and I've actually found the Trophies I've been getting in the Resident Evil games I've been playing on PS4 to be extremely obtrusive.

I think part of the problem I have with them is that they're trying desperately to be "witty" but it just comes across as having some little gremlin on your shoulder giggling and spouting the most inane pop culture references every time you do something vaguely noteworthy. When I defeated a humanoid leech in Resident Evil Zero using fire-based attacks? "Got a light, bud?". Stomp on a zombie head for the first time? "Dead, Dead, Deadski". Try and push a heavy thing with Rebecca? "I'm a Medic, Not a Bodybuilder".

I know not all Trophies are like this, but something in me just found these Trophies in particular so utterly cringeworthy that I just can't be arsed to engage with them. They were actively obnoxious and pulled me out of the atmosphere of the game; I know Resident Evil games are inherently rather silly at heart — particularly once you've cleared a first playthrough — but while I'm enjoying that first playthrough I don't need the aforementioned giggling gremlin trying to be funny while I'm doing stuff.

So I turned him off. And I'm enjoying the peace!