Greg and PlayStation Trophies

Anthony and Cleopatra. Romeo and Juliet. Kevin Coello and Milk. Through time and space, history and fiction, there have been few other romances that have been remembered as fondly, or had as profound of an influence on the makeup of our society and culture. Yet none have been as passionate as the romance shared by one Greg Miller and PlayStation Trophies.

Before Sony’s achievement system arrived on the PlayStation 3 in 2008, Greg's love for the storied console manufacturer was waning; their latest home platform had great games like Uncharted and Lair, but he could barely step two steps through IGN's offices without some editorial miscreant making fun of him for playing on a console that cost 599 US dollars, or featured giant enemy crabs. But when trophies finally moseyed on over to the PlayStation 3, it was like gunshot went off in Greg's heart, forever binding him to the digital mementos. Nothing else before had made him feel as good about himself for completing licensed games like Up and Hannah Montana, or given him as meaningful a level to flaunt his superiority with. Within a matter of weeks, Miller was hooked, and by the end of the year, he had converted every aspect of his love to revolve around the system.

It should be noted that there are many other people that have more trophies than Greg - but there's no way that their love for the system eclipses his. Look no further than the Persona 5 Platinum for evidence of this: Greg promised that he would Platinum the fifth game in Atlus' acclaimed role-playing game series, and there's no way it isn't coming any day now!