The Ultra Rare Cleanup 2021

[Arcesius]

1 hour ago, Joe Dubz said:

MOST WANTED TARGET ACQUIRED!! I am absolutely stoked to announce that I have conquered the BEAST that is Super Meat Boy!!! My hands are still shaking right now I'm so pumped!! Funny enough, this was my first attempt today, died once on level 7-2x then just breezed right through the rest. This just goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks!! A huge thank you again to @S_y_n_e_IR_g_Y for your post with tons of helpful tips and tricks, I don't think I'd have made it through without these for a reference when I was struggling!

 

I have to say I am so very glad this is over, Impossible Boy has to be one of the most demoralizing experiences I have ever had in gaming! 10/10 would not do that again  The rest of the trophies felt like a cake walk compared to Cotton Alley dark levels. I knew at the start that would be the only one that really mattered in the end, but I'm glad I persisted and stuck it out. Definitely my most proud plat to date 

 

Man, really nicely done!  I was counting with the announcement any day... nice short completion time, too! @S_y_n_e_IR_g_Y's thread has helped so many people, it really is a fantastic source of information   

 

Anyways, you asked right when you joined why I Am Bread is not on the Most Wanted board... I hope, now that you have done both, that you understand a bit more our reasoning... Sure, IAB might be tough, but there is a difference between its challenge, and the challenge offered by the games on the Bounty-list. Multiple 10-15 minute perfect runs in SMB, a 3-4 hour perfect run in Wolf 2, extremely tight speedrun times in Splasher, frame-perfect inputs in SSFIV... you get it  

 

 

1 hour ago, Joe Dubz said:

My final death count total sits at 12,248; I'd be curious to see how others stacked up in that regard!! I think I did pretty well, but hard to tell without knowing how many deaths it took others.

 

I don't remember my exact number, but I remember that it was somewhere between 10k and 12k... Your count is not bad at all!   

 

 

1 hour ago, Joe Dubz said:

Alright, now that I finally have that one out of the way, I can continue to focus on Downwell. That hard mode is just absolutely BRUTAL!! I've made it to the end boss twice now in the last few days, however that arsehole is a bullet sponge and requires quite a bit of precision to avoid all the chaos that is happening while trying to face them. I will get it tho sooner or later!!

 

That sure is a polarizing game.. many find it to be very easy, but personally I rage-quit and didn't touch it for a month after being one laser-shot away from beating Hard mode ? Didn't take long after I came back, but besides Pier Solar there hasn't been a game yet that made me feel as frustrated as that one run did... 

[Joe Dubz]

46 minutes ago, Dzware said:

Congrats! That's quite a low death count. I had 30k+ deaths lol. That includes going for glitched levels and going for speedruns in some levels but still, would've been twice your toll either way ?

 

33 minutes ago, Arcesius said:

I don't remember my exact number, but I remember that it was somewhere between 10k and 12k... Your count is not bad at all!   

Okay interesting! I appreciate the input guys! I tried just copying and pasting the screenshot of my totals, but for whatever reason it didn't stick. Not an expert at this kind of stuff so no clue how to make that happen anyway ? @Dzware yeah those glitch levels were quite daunting, I think I only finished 2 or 3 of them. I can only imagine that added to your total quite significantly! And thank you @Arcesius, glad to know I'm in such stellar company with yourself ?

 

33 minutes ago, Arcesius said:

That sure is a polarizing game.. many find it to be very easy, but personally I rage-quit and didn't touch it for a month after being one laser-shot away from beating Hard mode  Didn't take long after I came back, but besides Pier Solar there hasn't been a game yet that made me feel as frustrated as that one run did... 

Yep, I don't remember struggling even half as bad in normal mode, granted this was probably well over a year ago since I played! I feel like this is another one where practice is very necessary... That and praying to RNGeezus to give you Knife and Fork in the first few levels ? Funny enough, right before I quit I was in a similar spot with that... down to the last phase with the boss, was lighting him up and then died abruptly! Ragequit and didn't pick it back up until last week! I'm determined to get it tho; soon enough we will be celebrating that victory along with your Eternal Slip victory!

 

Edit: @Arcesius I forgot to address your reasoning for not including I am Bread in the most wanted... I am in wholehearted agreement that trying to log one fast run for that Garden level was only half as daunting as trying to get that perfect run over several different levels in SMB! Totally agree with the decision to keep those for only the toughest of the tough!

Edited March 31, 2021 by Joe Dubz
forgot to include something!

[S_y_n_e_IR_g_Y]

2 hours ago, Joe Dubz said:

MOST WANTED TARGET ACQUIRED!! I am absolutely stoked to announce that I have conquered the BEAST that is Super Meat Boy!!! My hands are still shaking right now I'm so pumped!! Funny enough, this was my first attempt today, died once on level 7-2x then just breezed right through the rest. This just goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks!! A huge thank you again to @S_y_n_e_IR_g_Y for your post with tons of helpful tips and tricks, I don't think I'd have made it through without these for a reference when I was struggling!

 

I have to say I am so very glad this is over, Impossible Boy has to be one of the most demoralizing experiences I have ever had in gaming! 10/10 would not do that again  The rest of the trophies felt like a cake walk compared to Cotton Alley dark levels. I knew at the start that would be the only one that really mattered in the end, but I'm glad I persisted and stuck it out. Definitely my most proud plat to date 

 

Here is a video of my Impossible Boy run, in case you are interested:

Oddly enough, Share Factory somehow cut the last 10 seconds out where I cross the finish line at the very end and skipped ahead?! Dunno how the hell that happened, but honestly I don't really care all that much. Just glad it is done.

 

My final death count total sits at 12,248; I'd be curious to see how others stacked up in that regard!! I think I did pretty well, but hard to tell without knowing how many deaths it took others.

 

Alright, now that I finally have that one out of the way, I can continue to focus on Downwell. That hard mode is just absolutely BRUTAL!! I've made it to the end boss twice now in the last few days, however that arsehole is a bullet sponge and requires quite a bit of precision to avoid all the chaos that is happening while trying to face them. I will get it tho sooner or later!!

 

For my sanity's sake, I have been playing a few other things in between these games; Extreme Exorcist and Not A Hero. I will most likely add these on to Tier 2, or swap Downwell out to Tier 2 if I get close to finishing one of these first. I have also been eyeing up Bless Unleashed, which I have been considering for the next tier as well. I plan to make things a little easier on myself for this next tier after driving myself nuts trying to finish SMB and Downwell!

 

Glad to see all the progress everyone is making, happy to be part of such an elite group of gamers over here in the UR Cleanup challenge!

Thanks for the kind words and congrats!

Welcome to the club!

[Copanele]

Updated the main page with the new PS3/Vita Tier reset rule. Unfortunately I can't slap a banner on this page, it would have been more helpful  

Also congrats @Joe Dubz for SMB! Y'all platformer players are crazy  

[ExistentialSolid]

Rive (2.78%) - 100%



I was worried that Rive was going to be a generic and forgettable platformer, but, after carving my way through a sea of asteroids, infiltrating a seemingly abandoned starship, and being quickly torn apart inside anti-gravity bubbles by skywhales and electric squid, those worries were quickly laid to rest. Thrilling action set pieces assault the senses one after the other in Rive and smart level design keeps the action flowing at a breakneck pace. With tight controls and and a no-nonsense level of difficulty, I was hooked from beginning to end. Fans of games like Metal Slug or Blaster Master should definitely consider checking this one out!

With Rive's completion, I'm now finished with Tier 1!

Tier 1
1. Ikaruga (0.51%, UR) - 100% 
2. VVVVVV (0.36%, UR) - 100% 
3. Splasher (1.48%, UR) - 100% 
4. Rive (2.78%, UR) - 100% 
5. Entwined (1.36%, UR) - 100% 


Here's my 2nd tier!

Tier 2
1. OlliOlli (1.61%) - 25%
2. Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends (0.74%) - 91%
3. Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut (1.78%) - 0%
4. Dandara (2.41%) - 0%
5. Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition (2.66%) - 0%

Edited April 1, 2021 by ExistentialSolid

[Joe Dubz]

Wow, and just like that I am finished with Tier 1! I guess when you're hot, you're hot! Downwell was the final challenge for this tier, and a fitting one at that to close things out ? I wasn't letting that beast of a bullet sponge boss best me again! I am stoked to be able to close this tier out without using a single swap ?

 

The game is a very unique roguelike and an extremely good challenge at that. I would rate it 8 or 9/10 just on hard mode completion alone! Definitely gets my highest recommendations if you are up to the challenge ?

 

Have no fear, 

Spoiler

the kitty has been saved yet again from the bottom of the well and is now home purring in my lap ??

 

Tier 1: COMPLETE!

Dandara (3.03%/2.26%) 100%

Downwell (1.99%) 100% 

I am Bread (0.33%) 100%!

Pixel Junk Nom Nom Galaxy (1.19%) 100%!

Super Meat Boy (0.22%) 100%

 

I suppose that closes chapter 1 in this journey thus far, and it has been a blast at that! @Mori @Copanele @Arcesius, I am very elated you guys started this challenge and have allowed me to be a part of it (sorry/not sorry for taking so much of your money thus far ??). It has made me push myself to limits I didn't even know were possible, and for that I am grateful!

 

Now, on to the next Tier!! Here is what I have decided on:

 

Tier 2:

10 Second Ninja X (0.66%) 0%

Bless Unleashed (0.34%) 1%

NOT A HERO (2.24%) 19%

Rive (2.80%) 78%

Surgeon Simulator (0.58%) 0%

 

As I had done previously, I'm including a mix of new challenges, as well as cleaning up a few more from the backlog! Albeit, I didn't pick anything too crazy, a la SMB or Downwell. Although I hear Surgeon Sim is pretty brutal, it's made by the same devs as I am Bread anyway. That and Bless Unleashed is an MMORPG; new guide posted recently on PSNP slates the plat time at 250 hours, so I'll keep playing and see how things go. I've been in the mood for a good MMO anyway and I can always use one of my swaps I have yet to use if I'm not feeling it!

 

Cheers and happy trophy hunting peeps!

 

Edited April 1, 2021 by Joe Dubz

[Thedah]

Tier 1

Resident Evil Revelations 2 (3.26%) - 100%

PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy (1.20%) - 100%

Rive (2.78%) - 100%

Anomaly 2 (2.02%) - 100%

Lost Sea (2.87%) - 0%

 

Rive completed as well! Agreed with everything @ExistentialSolid said about the game. Although I got a bit frustrated when I had to spend 2 hours looking for the last 2 cockroaches I need since it wasn't listed in the guide ><

[Eqill5]

Dropping in with my 2nd game completed from Tier 1... Cloudberry Kingdom!!!!!

 

My desire to attempt this game began around 3 years ago, when I first came across it on someone’s profile on here. At the time I thought to myself, “I will never manage that”, so didn’t add it to my small backlog of games. However, not so long after whilst looking for a challenge, Cloudberry popped back into my head and my thoughts had changed to “Maybe I could do that”. I imagine most of you have experienced this at some point, haha. So there it sat in my backlog until December past and the time had come to truly test myself.

This is actually a really fun platformer. The difficulty curve is introduced very well throughout the story, so it’s not too overwhelming. In total I had just over 14,000 deaths. Levels 1-318 (and all of the other trophies) I died around 3000 times. The real task here as I’m sure most of you are aware are the final two levels.

 

Level 319 is considered the most difficult in the entire game, and rightly so, that damn thing took me over 8000 deaths  to learn and pull off one successful run of the level! When I reached 319 I knew I had to believe in the fact that eventually, muscle memory would come in and I’d succeed. It’s very easy to doubt yourself and think you won’t manage to finish it but it’s very much possible with a little (okay, a lot) of practice! 
 

I returned to Level 320 recently, finishing the level last night, it took me just over 3000 attempts. Though it takes a bit of getting used to as you’ll be using jump techniques that have never been used on all previous levels, it is easier than 319.
 

Here’s a video of my final run if you are interested to see it (please select HD/720p on the video as I don’t know why the original quality is so terrible, it’s my first YouTube video) 

 

Really proud to have finished this, definitely the most difficult trophy I’ve ever earned. Just wanted to say that everyone else is doing fantastic, the rate you are all going through some of these games is incredible! Keep it up!

 

1. F1 2017 

2. Cloudberry Kingdom ✅
3. Badland 90%
4. F1 2019 72%
5. Limbo (PS4) 0%

[Copanele]

1 hour ago, Eqill5 said:

Dropping in with my 2nd game completed from Tier 1... Cloudberry Kingdom!!!!!

 

Wait wait wait...since I don't really know what Cloudberry Kingdom consists of, you mean to tell me you had to avoid all that madness on the screen to complete the level for the plat Silver Trophy thanks Mori?

HOLY MOTHER of completions. Congrats !!

Edited April 2, 2021 by Copanele

[Mori]

Congratz! Thats definitely a tough one to complete. Id love to play it, but dont own a PS3.

 

Though it boggles my mind, I dont know or cant imagine how you are suppose to practice these two levels. Where do you start, what do you pay attention to? There is so much going on, just watching someone else playing it hurts my brain. Id probably just yolo'd into the madness dying over and over without actually finding a reliable strat.

 

Copa, not a plat but "merely" a Silver trophy.

[Copanele]

2 minutes ago, Mori said:

Congratz! Thats definitely a tough one to complete. Id love to play it, but dont own a PS3.

 

Though it boggles my mind, I dont know or cant imagine how you are suppose to practice these two levels. Where do you start, what do you pay attention to? There is so much going on, just watching someone else playing it hurts my brain. Id probably just yolo'd into the madness dying over and over without actually finding a reliable strat.

 

Copa, not a plat but "merely" a Silver trophy.

Edited thanks ? somehow it only being a silver makes the entire game even more rewarding. And yeah I don't think you can brute force this game...

[Eqill5]

3 hours ago, Copanele said:

Wait wait wait...since I don't really know what Cloudberry Kingdom consists of, you mean to tell me you had to avoid all that madness on the screen to complete the level for the plat Silver Trophy thanks Mori?

HOLY MOTHER of completions. Congrats !!

Thank you!! To put it simply, you avoid EVERYTHING!  The only things you can touch are the clouds, platforms (beware as some have spikes on them) and you can bounce on the flying bugs!

 

2 hours ago, Mori said:

Congratz! Thats definitely a tough one to complete. Id love to play it, but dont own a PS3.

 

Though it boggles my mind, I dont know or cant imagine how you are suppose to practice these two levels. Where do you start, what do you pay attention to? There is so much going on, just watching someone else playing it hurts my brain. Id probably just yolo'd into the madness dying over and over without actually finding a reliable strat.

 

Copa, not a plat but "merely" a Silver trophy.

Thanks Mori!! That’s a shame you don’t have one, I’m pretty sure there wasn’t a physical release either so when the store closes it will be impossible to play 

 

Haha at first it does look ridiculous, there is a lot on the screen but there is a set path (mostly) for the level. Each time you die you go back to the start of the level, so to practice I started off with learning the first few jumps and watching videos of previous completists frame by frame. Visual cues are the most important as I used something on screen for every jump, such as when a laser disappears, when a fire ball moves past you, or when a spikey yellow head is about to ball into you! Each time I played I would simply try and progress one or two jumps further - or at least reach the same place!

[AuburnDRM]

5 hours ago, Eqill5 said:

Dropping in with my 2nd game completed from Tier 1... Cloudberry Kingdom!!!!!

Absolutely fantastic job! Every time I think about this game, I can't even bring myself to boot it up. 319 and 320 really are just that crazy. 

 

[Joe Dubz]

7 hours ago, Eqill5 said:

Cloudberry Kingdom

Damn dude, that was extremely impressive... So much chaos going on, I was having a hard time following! 'Grats on your hard-earned and well-deserved 100%, I can only imagine how much practice that took you! 

Edited April 2, 2021 by Joe Dubz

[Evil_Joker88]

Today i finished the last mission of WWZ on high difficulty so i'm only missing one trophy which isn't too bad but still takes a few hours to grind

 

Also i obtained all online trophies of Quantum Theory yesterday and i'm starting the campaign in a few days (after i finished Lego Indiana Jones 2)

 

Quantum Theory 15/51 (30%)

Yu-Gi-Oh Millennium Duels 3.77%. Personal Progress: 10/12 (61%)

Rocket League 0.82%. Personal Progress: 100% (88%)

The Last Guardian. 3.29%. Personal Progress: 0%

World War Z 34/36 (90%)

[da_eMTy]

On 30.3.2021 at 0:50 PM, Mori said:

 

Sorry for the off-topic question, but how do u create such a list?

[GraniteSnake]

49 minutes ago, da_eMTy said:

Sorry for the off-topic question, but how do u create such a list?

Courtesy of @HusKy

[ExistentialSolid]

11 hours ago, Eqill5 said:

Dropping in with my 2nd game completed from Tier 1... Cloudberry Kingdom!!!!!

That was incredible! If you can survive levels 319 and 320 of Cloudberry Kingdom, every other platformer on the "most wanted" list has gotta be shaking in their boots! Congrats!

[Static_Rook]

Tier 1
Fire Pro Wrestling World
Lapis X Labyrinth 53%
Limbo (PS3) 91%
Rez Infinite  
Skullgirls (PS3) 100%

 

Finally made some progress and finished Rez Infinite. Glad I swapped it in while it's still a UR. It's more repetitive than difficult so I think it will be less rare when it goes free.

 

I won't be resetting my tier since I have 3 games done now. I'm hoping to complete Limbo this weekend, then go back to Lapis x Labyrinth next week to finish Tier 1. After that, my Tier 2 will be mostly PS3 games.

[AJ_Radio]

22 hours ago, Copanele said:

Wait wait wait...since I don't really know what Cloudberry Kingdom consists of, you mean to tell me you had to avoid all that madness on the screen to complete the level for the plat Silver Trophy thanks Mori?

HOLY MOTHER of completions. Congrats !!

It’s one of the hardest trophies out there, so big congrats and huge respect to him for getting that insane achievement.

[Eqill5]

20 hours ago, AuburnDRM said:

Absolutely fantastic job! Every time I think about this game, I can't even bring myself to boot it up. 319 and 320 really are just that crazy. 

 

Thank you! I noticed you had started it and that you had flew through the story already, I have no doubt you’d be able to finish it too, as daunting as it is!

 

18 hours ago, Joe Dubz said:

Damn dude, that was extremely impressive... So much chaos going on, I was having a hard time following! 'Grats on your hard-earned and well-deserved 100%, I can only imagine how much practice that took you! 

 

Thank you! Congrats on SMB too! These platformers take a hella practicing to get a good run down haha!

 

14 hours ago, ExistentialSolid said:

That was incredible! If you can survive levels 319 and 320 of Cloudberry Kingdom, every other platformer on the "most wanted" list has gotta be shaking in their boots! Congrats!

 

Haha thanks man!! You know it would be a perfect fit for your Please Destroy Me thread, if you were accepting PS3 game nominations, right?! 
 

3 hours ago, AJ_Radio said:

It’s one of the hardest trophies out there, so big congrats and huge respect to him for getting that insane achievement.

 

Thanks for the kind words AJ!

[willythom88]

Finished run one of Epic Mickey 2, going to try to wrap it up over the next two weeks (work stuff getting in the way this coming week).  Just need the remaining pins, side quests and the film reels and I'll be done (sounds like a lot but they kind of pour in at a certain point).  Going to move on to Stealth Inc after that.

 

1) The Fancy Pants Adventures - PS3 - 2.03%

2) Castlestorm - PS3 - 3.10%
3) Stealth Inc - PS3 - 0.31%

4) Ninja Pizza Girl - PS4 - 2.67%

5) Epic Mickey 2 - PS3 - 1.62% - Current: 47%

[BrandedBerserk]

 

On 2021-04-02 at 2:38 AM, Eqill5 said:

Level 319 is considered the most difficult in the entire game, and rightly so, that damn thing took me over 8000 deaths  to learn and pull off one successful run of the level! When I reached 319 I knew I had to believe in the fact that eventually, muscle memory would come in and I’d succeed. It’s very easy to doubt yourself and think you won’t manage to finish it but it’s very much possible with a little (okay, a lot) of practice! 

 

Huge congrats! Just curious how many hours of practice did the two hardest chapters take? 

Edited April 3, 2021 by BrandedBerserk

[Eqill5]

2 hours ago, BrandedBerserk said:

@Eqill5

 

Huge congrats! Just curious how many hours of practice did the two hardest chapters take? 

Thank you!

 

319 was roughly 25 hours and 320 was roughly 15 hours! The levels are a mere 57 seconds and 1:27 seconds long! The most difficult aspect for me was to be able to practice a section quite far into the level after first reaching it, as I would have to then be consistent enough to keep reaching it, in my opinion this is what takes up the bulk of the time!

[Thedah]

Tier 1

Resident Evil Revelations 2 (3.26%) - 100%

PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy (1.20%) - 100%

Rive (2.78%) - 100%

Anomaly 2 (2.02%) - 100%

Lost Sea (2.87%) - 100%

 

With Lost Sea done, I've now completed Tier 1! This is a roguelike game where you explore islands to find artifacts and try to escape the Bermuda Triangle. You can recruit stranded crew members on the islands for special abilities and also collect EXP/gold to upgrade your character and ship.There are 5 worlds you have to get through and each world consists of 4-6 stages depending on your rolls and a fight with a pirate at the end of each world. It was pretty fun.

 

Also, do I have to decide my Tier 2 within a time limit? Or can I take some time to figure it out? I'm waiting to see if this session for Super Street Fighter IV I'm in to get the trophy where you need 8 players will pan out or not. I will know by next week or so.