Obviously you didn't invent them... but the fact that if you are resolving them there are some rewards (pics with girls i believe) so if you are a completionist and want all of the rewards then they not so optional, at least give me a chance to unlock those rewards in otherways... i mean just look at the explanation that
-CookieMonster666- did, you freakin' need to write down things on a spreadsheet to manage to solve them, c'mon
I mean, not really, but again I understand that puzzles aren't for everybody. My suggestion of drawing grids to keep track of stuff is to make it easier. If you have a
really good memory (mine is good, but not quite
that good) you can still follow the orderly process w/o writing anything down. And even if you draw them, it's not like you have to do formulas or anything. You're just keeping track of what's been done already instead of remembering it. Do you never write anything down (or type it in something like Text or Notepad) when playing a game where there's a puzzle or clue involved?
And no offense, but aren't completionist awards
supposed to be hard to get? Did you get the "Lucky Number 7" achievement (or w/e it exactly was called) on
Resident Evil: Village? Did you get the "Three with one blow" achievement in
ObsCure? How about the "Bond of a Pyromancer" achievement in
Dark Souls? There are varying levels of achievements, but some are hard to get on purpose, to make getting a completionist status on a game feel like an accomplishment. I assume these images are more challenging on purpose.