Topic: The Trophy Discussion Thread

@Th3solution @colonelkilgore Yeah time frame is obviously unknown, it is strange that it hasn't ever been on sale since it's release (according to platprices).
As for games flipping between the tiers, I've read of people having their Essentials licence being updated with the Extra one when they download it whilst it is in Extra, then once it leaves Extra they lose access to it.
Very annoying and I will kick off a download of Borderlands later this month just to see whether my copy is still tied to Essentials as I still need to finish BL2 (I didn't download it whilst it was in Extra so I should be ok).

@MidnightDragonDX Hey well done on that Stray plat. I still remember persevering with that catch me trophy @CaptD, it was no joke. Even though it wasn't quite as bad as the Sackboy one I did get close to my thinking with that - that I might just "sack" it off

@CaptD Oof… I hadn’t heard about that happening. 😧 I’ll keep that in mind and watch for any weird license swapping. I’m sure it could become even more complicated if a person actually purchased a game license, then the game went on Esssential, then went on Extra (because I do have a few games in my library that would fit that category). I would think the owned license would trump them all, but I don’t have much confidence in Sony’s PSN infrastructure.

I have noticed a few times that a padlock icon shows up next to a game in my library that is either still on Extra or was once on it in the past but that I own through purchase or Essential, but every time I’ve clicked on the game the “download to console” button is still highlighted as an option, even though the main page shows a locked icon.

#62 Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Thank god for that

@Thrillho
You absolute boss!
You are now my hero.
I am also jealous that you don't have to attempt it anymore.
Bet it was a nice feeling to get it over with.

Good work @Thrillho, sounds like a phew moment 👊

@sorteddan Thanks! It almost feels a bit weird not to have to do it anymore as I’ve had Netflix standup specials on in the background while doing it

Your haikus need a bit of work though

@colonelkilgore Indeedy! I had the Souls type palpitations when I knew I was getting towards the end on the successful run. Who knew a cartoony platformer would give me that feeling too

@Thrillho
My haikus are fine
Just unappreciated
Thank you very much

Congrats @Thrillho on a highly prized platinum.
Surprised you aren't wearing the banana outfit although that probably makes the perfection needed for the jumps a bit more tricky.

@Thrillho Congrats on the Sackboy platinum, I can actually say I know how pleased you must feel to get it done! I'm certainly glad I never have to do that trial again however I did get way better at this game than I ever thought I would 😄

@sorteddan
Nicely done there Dan
Sorry for disrespecting
Your previous one

@CaptD Hipster sack boy all the way! (after unlocking the gear anyway)

@render It was quite the relief! In hindsight it really isn’t that tricky but it’s just punishing for silly mistakes and, like said on a previous page, having too many goes back to back I think makes you get worse! But it’s finally done

🎉 #40 - Life is Strange 2.

A really easy (although not automatic) platinum. Yet rate of achievement is only 5.3%, according to the PSN statistics.

@Th3solution congrats bud… as someone who doesn’t generally enjoy the narrative-heavy telltale style genre, I have a real soft spot for the Life is Strange games for some reason.

@colonelkilgore I forget which of them they you’ve played. Have you run through all of them?

@Th3solution just 1 and 2 thus far… I have 3 in the backlog though and waiting for a deal on Before the Storm. I’m in no rush though, as I don’t think I’d enjoy them if I played through them consecutively. I’ve tended to play one per year since starting them.

@colonelkilgore Nice. I dropped some post-game impressions over on the “games you’ve recently beat” thread if you’re interested.

I agree that these are the kinds of games even I can’t play back-to-back too often. I have the third one to play yet and I’ll probably slot it in for late this year or maybe next year. For now, it’s back to Jedi Survivor and FF16 until I need another break in the action.

@Th3solution I’ll check it out 👍

@Th3solution Nice one! Had the game been on PS+ or something as that often skews numbers downwards as people try it and give up.

That said, it always amazes me when you look at trophy stats just how few people seem to complete games, let alone platinum them.

I’m sure I read something about Marvel Midnight Suns that the ending feels weirdly rushed and part of that was that the big wigs on the team said most people only play the start of games so they put most effort into the early and mid game.

@Th3solution Good job on that platinum. Not played any of the games but hear good things about them.

@Thrillho That’s a sad commentary on game development since I really feel like a good end game is such a huge part of the overall impact and quality of the experience. When I think about my favorite games of all time, an epic and moving conclusion is almost always part of the recipe.

But I totally understand developers’ strategy of focusing on the beginning and mid section, because so few people will see the ending — Especially in these really long games they make nowadays.

A quick inventory of my own list shows that I’ve left about 11 out of my last 50 games incomplete and never saw the ending. For me that’s about a 20% abandon rate, which is pretty high for someone as avid a gamer as I am. I definitely think that the advent of subscription services has contributed to people leaving games unfinished. But I was surprised to see that personally about half my abandoned games are purchases and half are PS+ games.

I’ve been more focused lately and try to only start games that I’m committed to, but I completely understand that some people take the approach of sampling the beginning of a lot of games and then moving on if the opening few hours doesn’t grab them. I just prefer to not have my trophy list littered with a bunch of 0%-1% entires. 😅 It’s just a weird quirk I have. I probably only have one or two games on my entire list that are at a 1% trophy list or less. I always try to at least get 2-3 trophies before giving up on a game.