Platinum #196 - LittleBigPlanet
The original LittleBigPlanet! It took me just shy of 11 years to earn this Platinum (played a little bit every few years) - I don't know if it's the title that took me the longest on my list to Platinum, but it's definitely in the Top 3.
Story:
The protagonist Sackboy travels across eight lands across the world of LittleBigPlanet, encouraging him to learn to overcome obstacles through the power of imagination and creation.
While each level progresses the story, the whole point of the narrative is to get the player involved in LittleBigPlanet's community. I'd say it's kind of corny, but I came back every so often over the period of a decade - perhaps Media Molecule's tactic proved effective.
Gameplay / Graphics:
LittleBigPlanet is a 2.5D platformer that requires some minor problem solving to progress. The campaign levels progressively increase in difficulty. I remember the last few levels really tested my skills and patience. There are checkpoints that give Sackboy a limited number of lives. If you exhaust all lives at a checkpoint, you must start the level over from the beginning. During your playthrough, Sackboy can also collect bubbles and prizes (collectibles, basically).
This game is all about creation - make your own levels and upload them, play and rate other players' levels, etc. - or at least it was until late last year, as the servers (for both the PS3 and the Vita) have inevitably been shut down.
The game released in 2008, and I thought it looked good when I first played it. Every time I revisited it over the years, the graphics appeared worse and worse, but the game still manages to ooze charm; for me, it remains one of my most memorable gaming experiences. On the other hand, the game relied heavily on fetching online creations and so the loading times often suffered.
Music / VA:
The narrator is voiced by the lovely Stephen Fry, who is a joy to listen to.
DLCs:
The game has quite a few DLCs, some of which are no longer available on the PSN Store. I think some (but not all) were included on the Game of the Year Edition physical disc. I hardly strayed outside of the base game, so I can't comment on quality.
Tricky Trophies:
Acing all levels (completing them without dying) is hands-down the most difficult trophy in the game, and will most likely be the one that determines whether or not you earn the Platinum.
As mentioned earlier, the Platinum is unobtainable unless you have already completed the online / multiplayer / co-op trophies.
Conclusion:
Since the servers are no longer online, I can't really recommend this game - instead, I hope you were a LBP community member during its heyday; it really was something else. If this were 2009, I also would not recommend having a PlayStation account - Sony was infamously hacked, rendering online services unavailable for about a month. A few games (including LittleBigPlanet, inFAMOUS, etc.) were offered for free as an "apology" from Sony to PlayStation 3 owners - which is how I was introduced to the game.
Platinum #197 - Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
The Old Blood is a prequel to The New Order (covered earlier here), and little is different gameplay-wise. Other than the story, the only major change is the addition of ten Challenge Maps (in all of which you'll have to earn at least a Gold rank). Due to the addition of the Challenge Maps alone, I'd personally say The Old Blood's Platinum is slightly more difficult to achieve than that of The New Order.