Most Recent Platinum

[JourneySilvers]

Graveyard Keeper

 

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 Collect All Trophies 

 

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This game is incredibly fun and addictive. I don't always go for DLC trophies but I'm definitely going to revisit this for the DLC after a bit. And I'll be buying any future DLC releases for sure ?

[Lordguwa]

platinum #613 We Were Here (ps4)

completed in 3 hours and 24 minutes

platinum rarity 46.25% uncommon

platinum name: uncommon

hardest puzzle: chess (despite help of youtube guides).

game difficulty 2/10. easier if use 2 consoles by self since it's a co-op game.

 

going to amp up the difficulty a bit. try something new with platforming it's going to be almost there the platformer (ps4) i'm doubtful it's any harder than pinkman+. people had trouble with that one.

Edited May 28, 2022 by Lordguwa

[PooPooBlast]

#174 Tekken Tag Tournament HD (and 100% Tekken tag 2 prologue)

 

Tekken is one of my most favourite franchises with my first plat back in 2012 being Tekken 6 and my 100th plat being Tekken 7. Buying and playing this game was long overdue! 

 

Having said that, it's amazing what this game accomplished back in 1999 when it first released. Despite the movesets being relatively limited compared to today's Tekken, it's still pretty damn solid. That and the soundtrack was pretty dope! Here are two of my favourites from the game

Spoiler

 

 

 

My only complaint about this HD release is that all characters are unlocked from the beginning. One of my fondest memories from playing Tekken 4 and 5 back on the PS2 was being forced to play with almost every character, getting decent at them so that you unlock new characters to use. Missed opportunity here with this HD release but ah well.

 

With that, I now have all the tekken games completed . 

Edited May 28, 2022 by PooPooBlast

[Biscoito18]

 #125 - Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories

 

Memories of Summer

 

Platinum in 5 days, 20 hours

Rarity: 21,46% (Uncommon)

Difficulty: 2.5/10

Enjoyment: 7.5/10

 

I've been wanting to play this one for so many years, ever since it was announced for PS3

and had production halted after the earthquake that devastated Japan in 2011.

Some parts are poorly planned, especially the boat session, but overall, I liked the variety of situations,

the embarrassing options it allows you to do that make it all unintentionally hilarious

and in the end, I almost cried with the fate of some characters. 

It's a simple game but lovingly made.

 

 

 #126 - Ravenous Devils

 

Honest work

 

Platinum in 1 day, 3 hours

Rarity: 62,16% (Common)

Difficulty: 2/10

Enjoyment: 7/10

 

An excellent little game for those who, like me, love the movie "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street".

Too bad it's so small. In a short time you unlock all upgrades and cosmetics.

I could easily keep playing for days if they released more content.

 

Edited May 28, 2022 by Biscoito18

[Undead Wolf]

 #408 - Shadow of the Colossus

Wander and the Colossus

Acquired all Trophies

 

I finally got around to playing this masterpiece. I decided to go with the PS3 version in the end to get an experience as close to Ueda's vision as I can. Much like ICO, I adore the way this game tells its story. You're not bashed over the head by an excessive amount of cutscenes and dialogue, but rather, a lot of it comes from the gameplay itself. Just exploring The Forbidden Lands evoked all kinds of emotions from me such as loneliness and even sadness. It's hard to put into words why that is exactly, but I think people who've played the game get it. Then you have the colossus themselves which you're tasked with slaying. Not only are these battles incredible set pieces, especially when you consider how this game originally ran on a PS2 (albeit just barely), but as you get further into the game, you start questioning if you're really doing the right thing, all without the game saying a word. My absolute favourite part of this game starts just before you encounter the 16th and final colossus. I won't spoil it, but let's just say an emotionally impactful scene happens, and then you climb this tower on your to the final goal. The weather gets all stormy and dark, and then the melancholic final boss music kicks in. Such a powerful moment. One of the most memorable parts of a video game for me.

But let's talk trophies. The most difficult part of the plat comes from the time trials, specifically the hard mode ones. I'd say the two trials that put up a good challenge are colossus #3 and #15. A lot of this is because, for whatever reason, Wander loses his footing a lot more easily than in the PS2 original. It can be frustrating to be on top of a sigil trying to plunge your sword into it, but you keep getting interrupted as you watch that timer tick down. It becomes a bit more manageable though one you realize there's usually a "sweet spot" on the sigil where you don't lose your footing as much. There's also a jump trick you have to master for the 3rd colossus to even have a shot at beating the time. Took me about 40 mins to an hour on to beat each one. Once you get those two trials out of the way though, it's pretty much smooth sailing from there.

You're also required to max Wander's health and stamina, which for me, required 4 whole playthroughs. There are fruits and lizards you can find across The Forbidden Lands that increases those stats, and you have to get them all at least once for the trophies related to them, but you gain stats quicker by killing colossus. The playthroughs start going by real quick once you know all the tricks and efficient ways to kill each one though, so it's not as bad as it sounds. You can use all that stamina to climb the shrine and eat the forbidden fruit at the top which I still think is one of the coolest secrets in a game. ?

So yeah, this game is incredible. I can see why many people consider it to be one of their favourite games. I'm glad I went with the PS3 remaster over the PS4 remake. I'll get to the remake eventually, but it's nice to see what the remake is based on for myself so I can see how they might have fucked it up. ? I will of course be playing The Last Guardian too at some point which I greatly look forward to.

Edited May 28, 2022 by Undead Wolf

[JoaLoft]

 

#284 - Dark Cloud

 

I decided to jump back into an old game this time, one from my childhood which I had never finished. Now, with the PS4 port of Dark Cloud, I finally completed it and witnessed its story conclude fully.

 

Dark Cloud tells the story of Toan, a young boy gifted with a special jewel, the Atlamillia, to restore the world after a Dark Genie was released from his prison, destroying towns everywhere. Along the way he meets new people from all walks of life who join him in his quest to discover the origin of the Genie, fix everything and destroy his evil essence.

 

The story itself is mostly barebones until you reach the final area and face the end boss, at which point you'll learn much more about how the story fits together. And it is quite charming, admittedly. Even though it remains a pretty basic plot. Back in the day when this originally came out on the PS2 in 2001, however, this was hot stuff.

 

What made (and still makes) Dark Cloud so special, is its structure. The RPG is built up in two parts: on one hand you're exploring dungeons across the world and leveling up your characters, gear, upgrading stats and buying provisions to handle tougher challenges as you progress through the story. This is role-playing 101. What you also encounter on most floors of the dungeons are these - as I still like to call them - big round easter eggs which hatch when Toan touches them, which give you a part of the respective town/city you're trying to fix. These are buildings, characters, trees, pieces of road and river, items, furniture, pets, and so on.

 

This is where the second - and by far coolest part - of the game kicks in: rebuilding everything in a day-and-night cycle. As you collect more and more pieces with that special jewel mentioned at the top, you will be able to put together the houses and establishments you found, along with their missing furniture, pieces and inhabitants. Not only that: when you restore these characters, you need to talk to them to learn how they'd like you to rebuild their town. Listening to each of their demands, you will need to place houses, road and river in certain ways and wind directions that appeases everyone's wishes. This essentially turns every non-hostile area into a big puzzle where you get the freedom to rebuild the world as you see fit, complete with roads, rivers, trees and bridges, while also taking wishes into account of all the inhabitants. Rebuild everything by fulfilling demands simultaneously, and each town will grant you a special reward which might prove extra useful on your adventure.

 

Honestly: I enjoyed the rebuilding aspect even more than the whole dungeon exploration. It is a fresh concept that I still don't see in other games. Even sweeter: with the push of a button you can zoom all the way out to build and reposition structures and zoom back in down on the ground to run around with Toan and explore the towns you built, without loading screens. On current consoles, this is your average design. But again, back on PS2, this was incredible to experience. And it still feels fluid and wonderful.

 

Does that mean that Dark Cloud has survived the test of time?

 

There are elements which feel very much lacking, looking back on it now as an adult. The camera can be incredibly annoying at times or block your view when you lock on an enemy and suddenly end up behind some structure or barrier. Dark Cloud is a very light role playing game, so you don't have a jump button or an option to switch between weapons and spells for instance. Each party character has one main attack ability, and although switching between them (from a swordsman like Toan to a magic-casting genie like Ruby) plays out quickly, the combat itself feels rusty. As such, the same goes for the controls, they feel clunky. Locking onto an enemy and moving around his axis feels slow and can leave you open to painful attacks if you're reckless. The door swings both ways though: Dark Cloud can be incredibly easy the moment you exploit that system by moving in to coax an enemy attack, move away, and move back in after his animation to smack the crap out of him. And that's usually how it plays out: even the bosses can be exploited in this way and are a massive pushover.

 

Aside from an attack button, a block button and a lock-on button, you also have the ability to throw objects such as bombs and magic gems or poisonous apples an gooey peaches to inflict negative statuses on enemies. The problem is that this quick-use bar where you put all usable items, also serves for non-throwable items such as Dran's Feather (a super handy item which you'll end up using all the damn time because it makes you run twice as fast through dungeons). If you're not careful, you can end up forgetting you don't have Dran's Feather selected and still have your marker on a different slot such as a bomb. Hence, you'll press the "use" button still having a bomb selected, and end up holding the button down to throw a bomb instead of using your Dran's Feather to speed around the dungeon again after an encounter. This would not be such a big problem if you had a cancel-throw button. But guess what: there isn't one! This happened to me so many times that it became embarrassing and I ended up wasting a lot of useful throwables.

 

And the fishing minigame is straight-up garbage. Then again, I know of no fishing minigames in video games which end up being fun. It's pretty disheartening to realize that twenty years have passed since Dark Cloud, yet these kinds of minigames still haven't found a sweet spot. They sucked back then, and they still suck equally as hard today.

 

Would I recommend you play Dark Cloud on PS4/PS5? In general: no. The game still has a certain charm and the nostalgia factor plays a determining role if you played this game twenty years ago like I did. But unless you are looking for that old-school experience or you want to replay a very rough diamond from long ago, this is a pass. Too many of the mechanics feel dated and it is as such very much a product of its time. I find it only fair to stress that the simulation aspect does still hold up pretty well and that I did love rebuilding everything again. Maybe next time, just ditch the dungeons and let us build our own fantasy towns with objectives and challenges?

 

*gets epiphany*

 

... Some game studio should really get on that.

 

That all being said: Dark Cloud does make you realize how pampered we are as modern gamers and how far we have come since the days of PlayStation 2 glory.

 

(Wow, this post ended up being a lot longer than I anticipated)

 

Most frustrating trophy - A Rare Catch

 

 

Most trophies of Dark Cloud are easy to achieve, even the gold hoarding one which is laughably easy to unlock with a glitch. However, one of the trophies, "A Rare Catch", does make you catch a Baron Garayan fish. This is one of the rarest fish in the entire game and will test your patience a bit to try and catch one. You can already imagine how much fun this is, when you take into account what I mentioned about the ever-enjoyable nature of fishing minigames.

 

Specifically, this fish will only appear in a few spots in the game (I picked the oasis at Muska Racka) and you can only catch it with the Potato Cake bait. Having the Baron Garayan spawn mostly depends on luck - although I'm not sure if a specific time during the day or night increases his spawn rate - so it took multiple reloads and attempts to not only find him, but to also catch him.

 

Soul-breaking? No. Annoying? Oh yes.

[Mizz]

Plat 51

Street fighter x tekken 1.22%

[Yoey_666]

#557 - Axiom Verge

 

[Brainswashed]

Shadow Of Mordor  + All DLC ? 

Difficult : 4/10 Plat , 6/10 both DLC

Fun : 10/10

Time : up 45 hr ( 4 days , 21 hr total )

 

 

Edited May 29, 2022 by Brainswashed

[StraightVege]

 

Perfect Heaven

 

  #283

 

When it comes to walking simulators, my expectations are typically at rock bottom, but this atmospheric little mystery really surprised me. The pixelated, low-resolution art style only adds tension to your exploration of an abandoned cult compound, and while there might not be any monsters lurking in the desert, the game's disturbingly authentic portrayal of cult dynamics is unsettling enough by itself. If only the leader's voice performance had any charisma, things would've landed even more strongly.

 

Sagebrush proves that you cannot necessarily judge a game by its publisher—Ratalaika, in this case—despite what some elitists might have you believe.

 

 

[TenebraZero]

#102 

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

 

Radical Dreamer
Acquire all trophies.

 

Enjoyment 8/10

Difficulty

With cheat enabled 4/10

Without cheat 7/10

Time to plat 52 hours

 

 

 

  #103

Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising

 

An Adventurer for the Ages
Unlocked all trophies

 

Enjoyment 7/10

Difficulty 3/10

Time to plat 25 hours

[Yukiko Miyamoto]

#242 Evil dead: the game (both versions)

 

 

 

Again thank you to @MarcusPunisher for helping me with a few trophies.

 

Difficulty: 5/10

Enjoyment: 9.5/10

Estimated time: 4 days

[Infected Elite]

Platinum # 148  Crysis 3 Remastered 

Platinum

Earn all available trophies for Crysis®3 Remastered

 

 

Had to rerun the game due to a nanosuit glitch, took 4hrs to get just suit upgrades and max them out. Not too bad, just a headache.

[Arzoden]

PLATINUM #60 - Aragami

[Jamescush147]

  Platinum 319 

Life of a Consulting Detective Collect all possible in-game trophies 58.41% Common   Rereleased Version Platinum in 3 days, 7 hours     Platinum 320  Super Explorer Unlock all the Trophies. 82.00% Common   Platinum in 6 hours, 31 minutes   Just some fun weekend games to do. ?

[reaperveteran86]

Platinum #269

FoxyLand (EU)

Platinum Fox(not to be confused with the Burger Fox) - 96,27%

Harder than I thought it would be, but a short and easy platinum nontheless. Oh, and the game gave me the NP-32091-5 error, so thanks for that.

Platinum #270

Kamen Rider: Memory of Heroez

Total Conquest - 47,57%

Plays and looks like an PS2 game (not a bad thing per se). 2 and 1/3 playthroughs (1 and 1/3 of that only to level up all characters and forms of the riders).

Platinum #271

Foreclosed (EU)

Closed File - 58,42%

Short stealth shooter with a cool presentation (reminded me of XIII).

Platinum #272

Little Nightmares 2

Primetime Content Consumer - 45,07%

Better as the (good) first game. Can get really creepy.

[Zuggha]

 

Astro's Playroom

 

 

You've Only Done Everything
Found all trophies in ASTRO's PLAYROOM. See you in our next adventure!

[No longer here]

#156 - Dying Light

 

Enjoyment: 8/10

Difficulty: 4/10

Time: 30H+

PSNP Rarity: 6.51%

PSN Rarity: 0.8%

 

Another game I wanted to play for like 7 years lol. It was worth it, the combat and parkour was really fun and was easily the best part of the game. However, the story was eh and basic, a lot of things did not make sense but I was here for the ride lol. The following DLC made things better but I was already burned out so I couldn't finish the 100%. The Bozak horde I skipped, but the parkour fever challenges were tough, was able to do it but damn, easily the hardest trophies in the game. As for the base game trophies, nothing was hard or missable in my case. I believed the hardest base game trophies were the collectibles or quarantine zones as some of them were tricky. I was aware this game had glitches in the past but not so sure about now. It is also best to play this game in co-op so that you'll never be bored. The game is very power-hungry in terms of its skill and level-up system, so it made it more fun for us!

 

I recommend this game with friends and fans of parkour or zombies. I don't know if I plan to get Dying Light 2 yet, but might be worth it down the line!

[JourneySilvers]

Hyperdimension Neptunia U Action Unleashed

 

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 Platinum Action Unleashed! 

 

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Maxing out the lily ranks was the only rough part with this platinum, everything else was a blast! I have a new appreciation for muso games now... and the trophy icons for this game are just gorgeous ?

[Squarevii87]

#191

 

 

TIM SCHAFER GENIUS MIND

AND HIS DEVELOPER TEAM

 

[Qhaotic Rebellion]

Monark  

[Lordguwa]

platinum #614 Almost There: The Platformer (ps4)

completed in 2 days and 36 minutes

platinum rarity 12.26% rare

platinum name: Almost There: The Platinum

game difficulty: 7/10 (levels get harder).

 

i got challenged. i conquered the challenge. nearly decided to give up on this one several times but i persevered. pinkman+ is way easier than this. next game is rememoried (ps4) and agatha knife (ps4) but before that i'm going to take a small break and start later. 

Edited May 30, 2022 by Lordguwa

[Night-Shades13]

Shadow Warrior 3

[t-H-3_d-O-u-G]

2 latest platinums

Diablo 2

Godfall

[buenatortuga]

 #115 - God of War: Chains of Olympus

PSN: Buenatortuga
https://psnprofiles.com/buenatortuga