Topic: The Trophy Discussion Thread

Two plats in one day — that’s some serious dedication! I’ve heard Cocoon has a really clever puzzle design, even if the story leaves you scratching your head a bit. It’s one of those games where you’re not entirely sure what’s going on, but the gameplay loop and the visual storytelling keep pulling you in. The way it layers the worlds inside each other is such a cool concept, reminds me a bit of Inside or The Witness in how abstract yet satisfying it feels. Definitely one I’ve been meaning to check out myself.
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After my third playthrough, taking just under 200hrs (over 700 for all 3), I have finally achieved my landmark platinum....

Platinum #150 Baldur's Gate 3

Really chuffed to have got this one as it is one of my favourite games that also takes some effort. Much like RDR2 and Witcher 3. To be fair the Tactician difficulty didn't end one being as hard as I thought it might have been but the knowledge gained from my earlier playthroughs helped.

With not playing anything else for a while, and the remaining trophies I needed for this coming near the end of the game (Tactician, Dark Urge stuff), I've been on quite a trophy drought. Baring the few needed to complete this yesterday/today, the only other trophies I've gotten since 22nd July is a couple from Aliens Fireteam Elite teaming up the guys doing their plats from here.

I might need to find some quick ones from my library to get the ball rolling again.

Another double platinum day. #148 is Ether One and #149 is Dragon Ruins (PS4)

@BearsEatBeets congrats buddy, that’s a biggie for a nice milestone. Well done!

@MidnightDragonDX 4 in two days! Impressive productivity right there.

It’s gonna slow down again. XD

@graymamba cheers. And thanks for helping me pick up those couple of Aliens trophies that prevented me from going over 3 months without any trophies 😄

@BearsEatBeets
Wow great platinum that, I would imagine.
Well done.
As mentioned Cocoon is nice and short with no missables.

Thanks @CaptD. Yeah I saw about Cocoon so gave that a play today. Whilst I enjoyed figuring out how to proceed I really didn't like the 'boss' fights or the floating/shooting sections. Totally ruined the game for me. I can't say I'm looking for insta-fail sections that send you back to the start in a puzzle game.
I know they don't take too many attempts to get past but I just found them annoying and tedious.
At least the 3 collectible things I missed could be mopped up in literally less than 5 mins.

I played the PS4 version and thought I might double up on the PS5 as well as it's pretty quick but not sure I can be bothered to go through it again for those parts. Maybe if I'm looking to fill some numbers to line up platinum 200 for something good when I get there (probably long way off yet).

@BearsEatsBeets
Totally agree about the bosses and I actually mentioned this in another thread, whilst I can see the effort that they have put into most of them (certainly not all as you will find out) they just seemed a bit meh. Thankfully they aren’t too difficult but they often terminated my play sessions which is why it took me over a week to finish the game.
As for platinum milestones, I too have one coming up and have been trying to find a game with a decent platinum description, none of this “Platinum Trophy” rubbish. I was looking at next weeks PS Plus game WRC 24 and the platinum is called “Completed it mate” which is quite funny so I might go for that.
Other than that I was thinking of the Alien Rogue Incursion VR platinum but I’m not sure I will be able to obtain that,

I’m curious to hear from the trophy hunting veterans. Do you use a guide and plan your platinum run from the get-go, potentially at the cost of spoiling things or do you go in blind? Or asked another way, does the thrill of platinum hunting lie in the trial and error of figuring out how to achieve it, or in the clinical and calculated way of executing the plan?

@Metonymy Personally, I check the opening section of a trophy guide… the part that shows you the plat difficulty, time-to-plat, minimum playthroughs, online requirements, difficulty requirements and probably most pertinent to your question - missables &/or potential glitches. I’ll then do a bit of research on the point of no return of each missable and potential glitch, play to each point blind before doing a save and then ensure that the missable ain’t… um… missed.

I try to go in as blind as possible without adversely impacting my efficiency. Nothing ****es me off more than wasting my gaming time… as it just means that my already unruly backlog just became slightly more unruly 😅

@graymamba Interesting! Yeah, I’ve found the last few platinums I’ve earned (and attempted but abandoned), I’ve run into snags as far as efficiency goes and it’s entirely because I’ve been doing it blind and sometimes the requirements are rather obscure. It’s a bit frustrating. Just trying to get some perspective on what even makes the platinum such an enticing thing to begin with and maybe get in the head of those who prioritize hunting them. Thanks a lot, that’s helpful!

@Metonymy the whole meta of trophy hunting is its own thing (at least for me). The planning of how to take pieces (games) from by backlog and fit them into my calendar using time-to-plat and plat-difficulty to deduct the amount of time I will set aside etc. adds a whole different level of satisfaction… at least to an obsessive-compulsive like myself. It’s a bit like Tetris in a weird way. I’m currently scheduled until December 31st 2032 btw 😂.

Going back to your initial question though, I do love it when I check the trophy guide summary and it states no missables. It’s a really freeing feeling when I can just go in 100% blind, safe in the knowledge that my decisions and actions won’t **** anything up.

Platinum #250 - Aliens: Fireteam Elite - I’d always planned (well since November last year anyway… when I’d just popped #200) on 250 being Dead Space 2 but I just had so much fun with this when I played it back in late August/early September that it felt appropriate. It’s built for co-op and I had some great times with @CaptD and a few of our other boosting crew, as well as getting a few missions done with @BearsEatBeets.

I’ll still play Dead Space 2 at some point, though it’ll probably be well before my next milestone so it’ll have to be ‘just another plat’, which is a bit sad really considering how I feel about the series. Oh well, so many games and so very few milestones 🤷‍♂️. See you all for #300!

@Metonymy I'd pretty much echo exactly what @graymamba said. I only check the bare minimum to see for missables or making a back-up save at certain points. I like to think that missable trophies are becoming less common, at least it feels that way for what I play.
I only consider myself a mild trophy hunter. I play what I want to play but if I can get a plat whilst enjoying a game even better. If something requires doing something too hard or tedious I'm fine to let it go. I will occasionally play something quick and easy (generally Plus games) to allow me to line up a special game for a milestone number (see BG3 few posts ago). I draw a line at those cheap Mayo type games which basically exist to buy plats, it still needs to be a game worth experiencing.

Nicely done on #250 @graymamba. I'm glad you didn't end up needed any more of my assistance with that one or it might not have gone well 😄. Crazy to think I remember us hitting 100 at a similar time and now you're 100 ahead. Well played sir 👏

@graymamba
Nice one and yes it was a good laugh. I did see someone mention Fireteam in today’s “What are you playing topic” so it is still fairly popular it seems. Alien isolation is still on my list as is Rogue Incursion VR.
Plus as part of Halloween I watched Alien last night and half of the Halloween remake which I thought I had seen but I’m sure I would have remembered it as it is pretty dark.
See you at the next milestone.

@graymamba It really does add a whole different dynamic to the hobby, eh? I can totally see how executing on that level of planning would be very satisfying. Oh, and huge congrats on your 250th!

@BearsEatBeets I see you’re due a huge congrats as well! I’ve been intimidated to start Baldur’s Gate 3 let alone platinum it. The whole trophy hunting endeavour is fascinating to me. Thanks for the reply!

Platinum for God of War Ragnarok.... wow what can I say really, the game was absolute CINEMA, the Valhalla DLC, while appreciate it was free I just did not jive with it.

@BearsEatBeets @CaptD @Metonymy cheers lads

@BearsEatBeets well… playing 700 hour games will contribute to that like 😉. Maybe if I ever take on the gargantuan task of plat’n Baldur’s Gate 3 you might well catch up. That and… I have had the odd grubby plat this passed year tbh (though Mayo and it’s ilk wasn’t one of them thankfully).

@Oram77 incredible game and I’m really glad to hear people like yourself react to it in this kinda way. For some reason the general perception of the game has been one verging on apathy, which just leaves me dumbfounded if I’m honest.