Topic: The Trophy Discussion Thread

@Gremio108 I've done each of the trials individually and have got gold on pretty much all of them I think but just struggle to chain it together into one long run. I then probably got put off by watching some videos of other peoples runs and thought that time was going to be really difficult to make. Sounds like I just need to go back and try to put it altogether into a run again.

I'm at 90% on the trophies so just have that one and the one to high five another player, which I somehow missed doing, and I'm there. I really want to get it as I love the game and if I don't do it then it will irk me somewhat. Probably not as much as being as close to getting the The Witness platinum but still quite a bit 😂

@render Yeah, juat concentrate on getting through it and the time factor will take care of itself. For example, I'm terrible at the bit with the giant rotating platforms, so I just stood still and waited for the right time to jump rather than try and keep jumping about everywhere. Once you've practiced at your weakest trials you'll be able to string it all together no problem.

I say "no problem", it took me a whole weekend to beat! Just try and enjoy the struggle, because it leaves you with a weirdly empty feeling when you've finally done it. And high-fiving another player will be a good way to get the platinum!

@Gremio108 Good advice, cheers. I think I'll start having a quick go at the each of the trials again through the week and then try and get this done one weekend as well. I feel the same way every time I get a platinum, like I was expecting something super exciting to happen but it never does.

@render I sometimes get a washed-out feeling when I get a platinum. It's usually the games I've enjoyed most and I think it's because I've put so much of myself into it, and now it's over. Sounds strange I know, but I think there's something in it.

I've enjoyed Sackboy so much that I'll probably keep playing it for a bit. I got the final dreamer orb the other day. I'm considering 100%-ing all levels, including ace-ing them, but that might be a bit much...

@Gremio108 I know exactly what you mean, and for me as well it's the thought that perhaps that's all I can get out of the game unless there's another reason to keep playing. For some games like Returnal and Death Stranding I've found a reason to do that, and I think Sackboy is one of those too what with the extra challenges.

I made a start on getting all the orbs and 100%-ing the levels a while ago but have probably only managed to do 60 - 70% of them, still plenty to go. Good luck if you continue down that path.

@render @Gremio108 I carried on playing The Pathless after I got the Platinum, but only to take a more screen shots and do a few more puzzles.

Think I played on after Ghost of Tsushima, but only briefly as it felt a bit soulless.

@JohnnyShoulder @Gremio108 I think I used to carry on playing games way past finishing them but now that I'm not restricted to just playing the one game that I could afford out of the 2 - 3 I'd buy a year then I just want to move onto something else. The game has to offer something truly special to want to carry on which only a few games do. I think in some ways the trophies actually prolong me moving onto a new games in that way they are good, but also once I've got the platinum I don't always go back to that game again.

Plat 55 - Mass Effect 3

Phew after 120 hours that's the trilogy finished. Eyed up the insanity extra trophies and got annihilated attempting the omega dlc. Looking up trophy guides biotics are one of the worst for attempting an insanity run and it wasn't fun. So screw those additional trophies.

@themcnoisy well done!

@themcnoisy yeah respect for ploughing through all three. Think I'm gonna have to have at least a years break between each one.

@themcnoisy
Well played sir
Hurrah.

Plat #89 Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition
Managed to get to round 10 on endless mode for last trophy after a few failed attempts.
And yes, Romero would be proud.

@Sorteddan nice, how many hours do you reckon it took? I'm keeping an eye out to catch this one on sale (& Alienation).

@colonelkilgore
Hmm probably in the 20-30 hour region but I did more playthroughs than absolutely necessary.
1 co-op with a friend on normal, 1 collectables run on grim (hard), replayed a few stages to pick up all loot I had missed, 1 run on morbid (harder)!! Then a few hours on arcade/endless modes.
It could probably be done in 15-20 with a guide and skipping the run on normal (you have to do Grim to unlock Morbid though) and completing the whole campaign co-op is needed and I don't actually know if it can be done online - I did local.

To be honest, I think I had more fun with Alienation but more challenge with this.

@Sorteddan nice!

@Sorteddan cheers for the info 👍

@WCB @colonelkilgore @Keith_Zissou @Sorteddan @RogerRoger thanks team.

I've just started judgment, I'm going to plough through on my first run on normal and play it without looking at the trophies. Yakuza tends to have missable trophies but using a guide takes you out of the story. Then go back on easy, skipping when possible and mop up any I've missed.

@themcnoisy I never got anywhere near a Yakuza platinum until Y6, mainly as it was the first to not require a legend difficulty play through or for you to 100% the completion list.

Judgment and Like a Dragon are still in my backlog though!

@Thrillho I can see Judgment being a pain in the backside. We've got detective stuff on top of the usual Yakuza tropes. The story so far is great!

@Thrillho out of interest, have you ever tried the legend difficulty on any of them?