Are Achievements\Trophies important to a game?

[krogothwolf]

Alright, so EvilEarl posted in the Kirby thread that if it had this feature he would pre-order it. I could make heads or tails out of this. If a game seems good enough or you want it enough that you would make this statement, then why not just pre-order it anyways?

I'm not big into the whole trophy/achievement aspect of the games lately, to me it seems like a cute little thing to have but not that big of deal since some are cool and some are down right insane. And instead of clogging up the Kirby thread with this, I figured a new one would be better.

So, is Trophies/Achievements important for you when it comes to purchasing or playing a game? Do you go out trying to achieve them all? If so why. I'm seriously confused why these are such a big deal when it comes to games and why people rate it so high. Or are you someone like me, not really caring about them and more concerned with the game itself?