Topic: The Trophy Discussion Thread

Congrats @render, I’m pretty sure I have this in my backlog (or on my wishlist perhaps), looks really good and glad you enjoyed. Any co-op required for the plat mate?

@colonelkilgore Cheers man. You'll be glad to know no coop is required for the plat at all.

Whilst I initially played a little couch coop with the missus I carried on solo after she didn't really take to it as much as I did. The main differences are that you can get through dungeons so much quicker as a pair as you get respawned in that mode 5 or so seconds after a death as long as the other player doesn't die at the same time. You can also rack up cash and other items so much quicker but towards the middle of the game I didn't find I was struggling for that anyway.

I'm sure you will find the game very enjoyable when you get around to it 😀

@render ahh cool, maybe I’ll try it with my missus in that case. Always on the look out for games we can try together 👍

My fiance learned how to play Mahjong (or, at least, Yakuza Mahjong) to get the platinums in every Yakuza game, and then she taught me so I could do it.

@johncalmc Pretty sure that’s the sign of a keeper!

well done guys!
@jdv95 Shout out to anyone with the perseverance to platinum any Yakuza game, let alone multiple of them. Hurrah to you.

@render
As a sometimes fan of indie stuff and Drinkbox's previous efforts that's one that's been on my radar since I first saw it. Glad to know you enjoyed it. How long did it take?

@RogerRoger Thanks 🙏

@sorteddan Thanks too. Pretty sure it was around the 45 hour mark but to be honest I played it a lot with the kids and we spent loads of time messing around with different builds. If you get your head down then I reckon it’s possible in considerably less time.

Just got the platinum for Neon White. Absolutely love the game, wish I knew how broken it was on PS5. I knew about the screen tearing and similar issues but I didn't realize the game's autosave function wasn't working. Had the trophy for getting all gifts glitch out; looked online and there were accounts saying they got the trophy after restarting the game. So I did only to be greeted by "New Game" and nothing else.

@Azex congrats bud, though as someone who’s looking forward to playing and plat’n Neon White that glitch is concerning. I’m assuming that you had to play the whole thing through again to get that final trophy?

@sorteddan thank you!

@colonelkilgore Yeah, I did. Abandoned the platinum first but I replayed the first few missions a couple of times and just committed.

Platinum #122 - Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune - third time that I’ve played through it over the years… and I enjoyed it more than ever. The Crushing difficulty added a layer of tactical play that I hadn’t experienced in the series before and was far more fun because of it. Looking forward to squaring-away the rest of the trilogy throughout the year before playing Uncharted 4 and Lost Legacy for the first time in 2024.

@colonelkilgore Congrats Colonel, thought you were taking your foot off the gas this year? You're smashing it out of the park haha.

I still have the Uncharted series to play. Which is the hardest one you've come up against to platinum?

@RogerRoger @The_Moose cheers guys, much appreciated!

@The_Moose I am taking it easy (well easier) I promise… I’m just putting in the work right now as I’ve promised to take the missus shopping on one of my mid-week days off this month so I’m 12 hours down on my hours-to-be-played for January if you get me.

In regards to Uncharted I’ve only played the first three… and I played them before I was the obsessed trophy-whore that stands before you today. I remember finding challenging parts on all three back in the day (& on Normal difficulty too) but once I got used to Crushing difficulty (took around an hour) it was plain sailing tbh. That might change when I try the others I don’t know. They’re great games though… never really appreciated them as I was always looking for open-world action rpg’s and the like… but I guess that our tastes change and I’m onboard right now for sure.

@colonelkilgore As long as you're good mate and hit the right balance, that's what counts.

Well I look forward to your progress in the series none the less.

@The_Moose cheers buddy, yeah I can’t complain tbh… and I love a moan if I have the chance 😅. What you working on post-conquering Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Nightmare mode anyway… something a little more chill I’d wager?

@colonelkilgore Too rights. I've been having a bit of a mare since Christmas and been seemingly none stop since New Year so not much time to invest. Been playing through an indie murder mystery called Rainswept. Nothing difficult and quite engaging story wise so far, see what happens at the end though, platinum is a breeze and easily done by games end.

Also playing FIFA 22 now and then, in two minds to go for the platinum as it's one of those games I think most trophy hunters don't even strive for really.

@Azex Congrats on that platinum for a clearly challenging experience

@colonelkilgore Congrats. I've got the platinums for all the Uncharted games and know about the crushing difficultly playthroughs. I seem to remember 4 taking me awhile to get through as it's a much bigger game, plus having to do the speed runs but still enjoyed the experience enough that I came back and did the Lost Legacy collection last year.

@render cheers mate, yeah I’m quite excited to eventually get to 4 and LL to see how the step up in console generation has effected the series. From what I gather, there are a few massive open-environments in them as opposed to purely linear sections. Sounds like my cup of tea for sure.

@colonelkilgore
I remember reading that 4 was one of the best games of the PS4 generation and then getting it on Plus then thinking I should probably make time for it....
But as I also had the Uncharted collection and had never played any of them I thought it would make sense to do them in order.
Then due to going for the platinums and 100% requirements I didn't want to overdo it so spaced them out and I think it eventually took me over a year to get around to 4.
So when I finally did, I was a bit underwhelmed to be honest. Maybe I had built it up too much in my head or believed the hype but I didn't particularly care for the less linear design or new traversal mechanics. Think I preferred 2 or maybe 3.
But maybe it's just me.

Well done on crushing the first btw.