Does Cheating Make it Better?

Well I may have mentioned before, I'm back in Viva Pinata. The funny thing is that when I first started playing it I sort of felt buyers remorse, I just couldn't get into the game. I guess I don't like open ended games where you just "piss around" trying to figure stuff out. I guess I'm too old fashioned and like having some notion of what to do, goal oriented gameplay.
Well I downloaded a few guides from GameFAQs.com and oddly enough I really like the game now. Even with a guide there is enough figuring out and experimentation to keep the game interesting. I will say however that without achievements I would not have bothered to play the game more than 10 hours.

Achievements are the primary reason why I enjoy playing the game because in an open ended game like VP "romancing 2 squirrels" is not something I'd go bragging about nor would I feel compelled to do very often. With achievements though I want to progress through the "romancing" so I can get the "master romancer" achievement. Without achievements the game would be a hollow shell and I would not bother to continue playing the game to be honest.