Tag: Going Platinum
Feature Going Platinum #14: Concrete Genie
Where dreams are made of
Platinum Trophy #14: Concrete Genie Date Earned: 8th October 2019 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Concrete Genie has an air of sadness about it, despite being a pretty joyous experience to play. It was only the second game produced by developer PixelOpus, but it was much bigger in scope and offered something quite different from...
Feature Going Platinum #13: Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Rescued it
Platinum Trophy #13: Astro Bot Rescue Mission Date Earned: 3rd March 2019 Dopamine Index: stars:5 Look, I messed up, didn't I? This was meant to go out last Saturday, and I straight up forgot to write it. If you were worried I'd lost interest, or run out of platinums to vaguely talk about, I'm afraid it's just my tired brain more...
Feature Going Platinum #12: Burly Men at Sea
Story time
Platinum Trophy #12: Burly Men At Sea Date Earned: 30th November 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:3 This instalment of Going Platinum is going to be a shorter one for a few reasons, but maybe that's quite fitting for a shorter game. Burly Men At Sea can be platinumed in an afternoon if you aren't hanging about, but that's not to say this is...
Feature Going Platinum #11: Spyro the Dragon
Reignited childhood
Platinum Trophy #11: Spyro the Dragon (Reignited Trilogy) Date Earned: 18th November 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:4 As a child, I was very lucky to grow up with access to an original PlayStation, but the library of games we accrued was entirely down to the discernment of my parents. That meant our collection was a proper mixed...
Feature Going Platinum #10: Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
Funny business
Platinum Trophy #10: Jazzpunk: Director's Cut Date Earned: 7th October 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Comedy is incredibly difficult to get right, and that goes double for video games. When the player is in control of the action, the developer essentially relinquishes most of its control over a game's carefully constructed jokes...
Feature Going Platinum #9: Marvel's Spider-Man
Big swing
Platinum Trophy #9: Marvel's Spider-Man Date Earned: 16th September 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:4 I think it probably says a lot that I got the platinum for Marvel's Spider-Man within 10 days of launch. I looked back at the dates I earned each Trophy, and between launch and getting the platinum, I progressed the list almost every day...
Feature Going Platinum #8: Donut County
The hole experience
Platinum Trophy #8: Donut County Date Earned: 26th August 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:3 Donut County is a game I reviewed here on Push Square, and I was happy to do it. It's perfectly in my wheelhouse; it's a short indie game with a novel premise and a decidedly unserious tone. You can keep your big blockbusters and samey...
Feature Going Platinum #7: Burnout Paradise Remastered
Take me home
Platinum Trophy #7: Burnout Paradise Remastered Date Earned: 2nd April 2018 Dopamine Index: stars:5 Burnout Paradise launched all the way back in 2008, and it remains my favourite open world racing game to this day. Anyone who knows me will be familiar with my love for this series, and while I prefer the stage-based approach of the...
Feature Going Platinum #6: Everything
Everywhere, all at once
Platinum Trophy #6: Everything Date Earned: 24th December 2017 Dopamine Index: stars:3 You read that right, I have the platinum Trophy in Everything — mission accomplished! Just a little joke there, at the top. But yes, I do have the plat for Everything, the game, not everything, the everything. The funny thing about...
Feature Going Platinum #5: The Sexy Brutale
No masking it
Platinum Trophy #5: The Sexy Brutale Date Earned: 2nd December 2017 Dopamine Index: stars:4 While knowing every game that comes out is a feat growing less and less achievable by the day, I like to think I have a higher-than-average level of awareness. I've never been formally diagnosed with autism, but I'm fairly sure I'm somewhere...
Feature Going Platinum #4: Undertale
Temmie about it
Platinum Trophy #4: Undertale Date Earned: 19th August 2017 Dopamine Index: stars:4 For someone as deeply entrenched in the video game space as I am, it was very difficult to escape Undertale for a while. The massively successful indie RPG was a phenomenon back when it launched on PC in 2015, with players falling head over heels...
Feature Going Platinum #3: Tales from the Borderlands
Tale as old as time
Platinum Trophy #3: Tales from the Borderlands Date Earned: 9th May 2017 Dopamine Index: stars:2 The Borderlands series is one I've dipped my toe into a couple of times, but I just don't get on with it. It isn't even really the style of humour that puts me off, which I know is a hurdle for some. I like the cel-shaded art...
Feature Going Platinum #2: The Witness
You should've seen it
Platinum Trophy #2: The Witness Date Earned: 21st February 2016 Dopamine Index: stars:4 Something I've only just thought of: I never earned a single platinum Trophy before I started writing for Push Square. It was only after I became involved with this website that my interest in Trophies started to really take hold. Fun...
Feature Going Platinum #1: Rocket League
Nice shot!
Hello. My name is Stephen Tailby, and I’m fine, thanks. Welcome to a new feature on Push Square, in which I recount every game I’ve platinumed. It's a verb now, alright? "You gonna platinum Balatro, mate?*" It's a verb, and it's all good. We need to make peace with this now, because it's gonna make things easier in the long run...
