Topic: The Trophy Discussion Thread

@RogerRoger thanks mate. But I do wish it was a platinum, alas only a 100% completion.

And yes, Operation Backlog is a go. But I'm only including games I've already popped a trophy for more than six months ago, more like a year. Maybe Operation Cleanup is a better name. My backlog of games I haven't started yet that I own is even more intimidating. Such is life.

Going back through the games I completed last year, these were the ones I cleaned up that had a trophy popped more than a year old. Hopefully I can get more done this year.

Ratchet & Clank - 4 years, 2 months (Plat)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - 1 year, 3 weeks (100%)
Inside - 1 year, 1 month (100%)
Never Alone - 5 years, 10 months (100%)
Until Dawn - 1 year, 4 months (Plat)
Murdered: Soul Suspect - 6 years, 1 month (Plat)
Xeodrifter (Vita) - 2 years, 5 months (100%)
Xeodrifter (PS4) - 5 years, 7 months (100%)
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan - 1 year, 7 months (Plat)
Friday the 13th - 3 years, 4 months (Plat)

@WCB wow, that’s impressive that you had the dedication to go back and complete all those. After a year or two, it’s really hard to recapture the rhythm of a lot of games and remember where you were, what the controls are, and how to play the game.

I had one game I completed last year after 4 and a half years from the first trophy — Persona 5. I was so happy to have finally cleared that one. It was probably my longest game, as far as first trophy to last trophy (it wasn’t the platinum, but just the gold at the end for completing the story). Persona 4 Golden similarly took me a while — 3 and a half years from first trophy to last trophy.

@Keith_Zissou congrats dude, glad you ended up enjoying it as it’s one of my faves from a year or two back. Some tricky moments too.

Good work from both @velio84 @WCB too!

@Th3solution most of them I have to start all over from the beginning, unless it's something like Inside where I can just jump between levels getting the collectibles I missed.

@velio84 Astro's Playroom is a quality game but Bloodborne is quite the step up. Congrats!

@Keith_Zissou congrats, man. I'd like to get to that one sooner or later, maybe when I finish Alan Wake on my Xbox.

And backlog game #2 of the year goes to FEZ

This one feels good as my first ever psn trophy was from this game. I never owned a PS3 back in the day (I do now) so this is as old as it gets. I'm not too sure if this was the first ever game I played on the PS4 when I brought it home from the store, my memory isn't that good, but this must of been one of the first PS Plus games offered when I signed up.

and I'll post this one before I hit the sack.

backlog game #3 and plat #94 InFAMOUS: Second Son

@velio84 Bloodborne as a second platinum is a great achievement, it's not an easy one !
@WCB That's some good clean up, especially Friday the 13th ! This one is rare.
@Keith_Zissou Control is a pretty good game, and I think it's the only game for which I have 2 plats ! ^^

#320 Mafia : Definitive Edition - The only Mafia game I haven't played before, and it's probably my favorite. Setting, story and characters are great, and the remake is really well made. Plat is pretty straightforward, but some gunfights are hard because of the awful aiming. Other than that, I really enjoyed that one.

@Keith_Zissou Yeah when the PS5 version was added to Plus, it was the Ultimate Edition with all the DLC, so I thought why not, the game is pretty short. Otherwise I never replay games, unless it's several years later.

I got the Guardians of the Galaxy Platinum! Fun gun and a good trophy list. My only criticism would be you can't use Chapter Select to pick up collectables you missed. It meant I spent far too much time focused on finding everything on my playthrough than on actually enjoying the story.

I think I might give up my Crash Bandicoot 2 Platinum dream. I'm about 50% of the way with the relics and 90% there with the gems but it's no fun anymore. It's a chore and I'm spending waaaaay too much time on it when I've got a huge backlog of games. I might just complete the other two's stories and be done with it.

@RogerRoger It's a weird choice because there is a Chapter Select but anything you collect via that isn't counted to your save. I almost thought it was a glitch but there's no sign of it being patched out.

Agreed! I think I'm going to try Plat Death Stranding next, my first time playing that game. I was going to wait for Horizon Zero West but I've got a couple of nights to play this week so may as well start something.

@WCB @ScarletSpidey @Cornaboyzzz nice ones guys, I’ve played Guardians… and Mafia: Definitive Edition, I’m still to play either of the PS4 inFamous games though (something that I hope to remedy later this year).

@ScarletSpidey I never bothered with the Crash platinums as the relics were just too much faff. Have you played Crash 4 though? Fantastic game but that has even more ridiculous collectibles including "N Perfect" trophies which I seem to recall were for getting every crate on a level and without dying.

Good luck if you go for the Death Stranding platinum though as I got it not too long ago. My advice would be to up the difficulty to at least a level higher than normal (it doesn't affect anything outside of combat but is needed for some delivery trophies) and also not to worry about getting to the max level with places you find straight away.

I fully agree on your thoughts on the lack of level select for Guardians too; I ended up playing with half an eye on a guide as I didn't want to do everything again for one collectible (although you don't need to get every single one).

@ScarletSpidey Wooow I remember my time with the Crash trilogy, Crash 3 was okay, Crash 1 was an absolute nightmare, and Crash 2 was somewhere in between, pretty hard if I remember correctly.

Did you get the plat for Crash 1 ? If so, you should be able to get this one. If not, switch to Crash 3, it's by far the easiest of all, and the best game overall.

@Thrillho I just started Death Stranding too, I'll keep this advice in mind, thanks !

Thanks, folks.

@Cornaboyzzz congrats on Mafia!

@ScarletSpidey also congrats on GotG! Sucks about the collectibles though, I do love it when you can still mop up after the ending.

@Thrillho That sounds intense! I've got Crash 4 on my backlog but it'll be a while before I get to it. I can't imagine I'll even attempt a Platinum run. Thanks for the Death Stranding tip!

@Cornaboyzzz Sounds weird but I actually started with Crash 2. There's a lot of nostalgia tied into that game for me as it's the first game I bought with my own money. I'd played games for like a decade before that but they were all my older brothers games. I was going to go to 3 next and then back 1 ha!

@Keith_Zissou Congrats o the Plat! I tried to get into the comic but it didn't grab me for whatever reason. It's actually just come back, if you're interested in it. Loved the game though, it's on my to replay list.

@Keith_Zissou congrats! I loved this one as well and also looking forward to the sequel.

@Keith_Zissou I just double-checked and it doesn't come out until May! Though there is a Bigby vs. Batman mini series. Sorry about that!

Just saw that Sony is doing the wrap-up again for 2021. play.st/3IsvWa5

Here's mine:

16 Plats. Only had 4 before that ha!

13 plats last year for me