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1Listed below are common {{Video Game Achievement|s}} templates.
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3!!By method of acquisition
4->[[AC:If you want to add to the list, please make sure that your addition is generic enough to be found in games of different genres. Also, please avoid creating redundant entries.]]
5
6[[AC:Single-Player]]
7* Completed chapter X of the single-player campaign (times chapters; most, if not all, of them secret)
8* Completed the single-player campaign (times difficulty settings above Easy)
9* Discovered a [[MultipleEndings specific ending]] (times endings; all secret)
10** Discovered the GoldenEnding (secret)
11** Discovered the [[EarnYourBadEnding terrible ending]] (secret)
12** Fell for [[NonStandardGameOver game-ending]] SchmuckBait (secret, also [[AchievementMockery likely to make fun of you]])
13** Discovered all endings
14* Completed a major sidequest:
15** ...a major {{NPC}}'s [[SidequestSidestory optional storyline]] (PlayerParty members, recurring {{Quest Giver}}s, etc.)
16** ...an EscortMission with all [=NPCs=] surviving
17** ...a RomanceSidequest
18** ...a CollectionSidequest
19* Completed a DownloadableContent level
20** Ditto on HarderThanHard difficulty
21* Completed a specific level or the entire game with an additional challenge (NoDamageRun, PacifistRun, StealthRun, SpeedRun, etc.)
22* Sat through the ClosingCredits to watch TheStinger
23
24[[AC:Gameplay Mechanics]]
25* Reached the CharacterLevel {{Cap}}
26* Maxed out a SkillScore (times noteworthy skills)
27* Used a specific skill N times (times noteworthy skills)
28* Used the gimmick game mechanic N times
29* Dealt [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill an extraordinary amount of damage]] with a single attack
30* Chained together an extraordinary long and/or complicated {{combo}}
31* Got very unlucky (sorry for the bad luck, [[AchievementMockery here is an achievement]])
32
33[[AC:Enemies]]
34* Killed the [[ThatOneBoss particularly tough obligatory boss]] (secret)
35* Killed a {{Superboss}} (times such bosses; possibly secret)
36** Ditto on HarderThanHard difficulty (secret)
37* Won the seemingly HopelessBossFight (secret)
38* Killed N [[MassMonsterSlaughterSidequest mooks of a specific type]] (times types)
39* Killed N mooks with a specific weapon (times weapons, though usually limited to the EmergencyWeapon and TooAwesomeToUse weaponry)
40* Killed N mooks in a specific way ([[BoomHeadshot headshot]], environment damage, etc.)
41* Killed a specific enemy in a [[WeaksauceWeakness specific]] [[TheJoysOfTorturingMooks contrived]] way (secret)
42
43[[AC:Completionism]]
44* Visited all locations with a specific theme to them
45** Visited [[CartographySidequest every location in the game]]
46* Used each weapon/vehicle/[[FunctionalMagic magic]]/combo/etc. in the game
47* Earned [[GameplayGrading the highest rank in every ranked challenge]]
48* Gathered N generic collectable items ("stars", "gems", etc.)
49** Increase N by a factor of 10 and repeat until the total number of collectables in the game is reached
50* Filled in every MonsterCompendium entry
51* Discovered a piece of UnlockableContent
52** Discovered all hidden UnlockableContent
53* Played the game for a total of N hours
54* Attained HundredPercentCompletion
55* Earned every other achievement
56
57[[AC:Multiplayer]]
58* Joined a multiplayer game session
59* Won N multiplayer matches of specific type (times multiplayer modes)
60** Repeat any number of times, increasing N by a factor of 10 every time
61* Played a specific multiplayer mode for N hours (times multiplayer modes)
62* Scored N hundred kills online (repeat up to an arbitrary N)
63* Scored N kills with a specific weapon (times weapons)
64* Played an online game with/against a player who already had [[TheVirus this achievement]]
65
66[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
67* [[EffortlessAchievement Started the game, or did a really easy-to-perform action]] (often used to track how many people who bought the game have actually played it)
68* Performed an [[GuideDangIt arbitrary sequence of in-game actions]] existing specifically to give you this achievement (possibly an EasterEgg; often secret or intentionally vague)
69* [[WaitingPuzzle Did nothing for N seconds]] after reaching a certain point in the game
70* Killed the PlayerCharacter in [[HaveANiceDeath any]] or [[TheManyDeathsOfYou all specific ways possible]]
71* Successfully rendered the game UnintentionallyUnwinnable

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