Most Recent Platinum

[andyb712]

GtaV was my most recent platinum

[Dr_Mayus]

#108-Beyond: Two Souls

 

This was the game I was most excited for this year. Heavy Rain was my GOTY for 2010 as I felt it was the one game that actually immersed me in the gameplay and story.  I actually questioned the moral dilemma of shooting a drug dealer holding a picture of his kids, I felt a twinge of pain when I cut off my fingers, and I felt a sense of panic when the apartment was on fire or I was drowning in the car. I was hoping to recapture all of this when I put in David Cage's new game Beyond Two Souls...those feelings never came.

 

Now I am not saying Beyond is a bad game it is just it would have made a much better mini-series than a game. I have been going back and forth on whether or not I liked this game for a couple of days now and in the end I have to say that I am very disappointed and I will try to explain why.

 

 

THERE WILL BE SPOILERS

 

The Good

Let me start off by saying there is a lot that is good with this game. First off graphically it is beyond (I'm so punny) most games I have seen before. This is one of the prettiest games I have ever seen and just for that it is worth checking out.

 

Second the acting (except for the party scene but we will get to that later) is top notch. All the characters deliver their lines with real emotion and it helps you to believe in the characters. A shout out to David Coburn who plays Stan the homeless guy as his reaction to hearing his dead wife's voice actually made me tear up.

 

Finally the story/characters were also quite good but there were some problems with the pacing (which I will also get to later). I loved the relationship between Jodie and Aiden as we got to see it grow and fall apart over the course of the game and the player could actually see what it would be like to live with this being for 24 years. 

 

THIS PARAGRAPH CONTAINS SPOILERS-there was a couple of levels that really showcased that close bond and got me emotionally invested in the characters. The end of the Conductor stage (if you beat the scientists and got the key card) you blow up the conductor and Jodie thinks Aiden had vanished. Her emotional cries calling for him made me feel the angst that Jodie would be feeling. On the same note I felt her relief at the end of First Night when Cole and Nathan rushed into the room after witnessing young Jodie being attacked by the Entities and Jodie saying "it is OK now, Aiden isn't scared anymore" you knew then that for bad or good Aiden would always protect Jodie. One final scene was my favourite ending Alone, here Jodie decides to abandon everything and go off on her own to rediscover life without Aiden. She is an emotional wreck (as anyone would be after losing your partner of 24 years) and at the very end she is sitting in a hotel room and the room goes dark and on the TV "Still Here" is written and she knows that Aiden is still close by watching and protecting her.

 

You see there is a lot of good in the story which is why it pisses me off so much that the rest of the game fails.

 

The Bad

 

The pacing of this game was all over the map. Jodie explains why the game is out of order (because that is how her memories work as she is writing it down) but it really hurts the story telling of the game. The problem is it is hard to set a tone or get in a certain mood when the atmosphere is all over the place. First we will have the heart wrenching Homeless level where we are begging for food, giving hope to your homeless friends and delivering a baby into the world...then we are sent to the past where we get to choked our foster father, then we are running for our lives in the woods and blowing up towns, then we are in the Middle East being a CIA agent, then we are a kid again , then we are piloting an underwater sub, then we are riding in the desert on horses killing demons ...like I said hard to get a grasp on what is happening.

 

It seems that the writers of the game all had something they wanted to add in and they knew because of the way the story was being told they could just throw ideas and it would fit in some way. Like some guy wanted a horse, while someone else wanted a motorcycle, while someone else wanted a forest scene, or a desert scene, or an ice world, or an underwater world, maybe Jodie is a Goth or maybe she is into grunge, or maybe she likes tye-dye or maybe she likes to dress formal...OR MAYBE STICK TO ONE IDEA AND FLESH THAT OUT INSTEAD

 

I do understand that most people do go through different periods of their life and making her a Goth chick the whole game would have been really stupid but since we were jumping time periods every 30 minutes or so it was hard to get invested in this girl's life because it changed so often. It would be like all of your picture albums falling in pile and you put the pictures back any way you liked, it would be annoying to look through the book.

 

The reason Heavy Rain's story worked so well was because each chapter built on the last (like a book) and would end in little cliff-hangers so you wanted to see what happened next. The game would then cut to another character leaving your anticipation of what happened to Ethan to grow until you got to see how your decision played out. Oh wait you liked making decisions for your characters and having those decisions matter...well welcome to Beyond where nothing matters.

 

I played through this game twice and I did my best to alter everything I did to try to get different stories to happen. It didn't matter what you did because the story plays out the exact same way (with minor tweaks that have no real bearing). The first time I did everything I could to fall in love with Ryan (despite him being a major ass), on my second play through I did everything I could to get away from Ryan (including not caring about our date, scaring him off and getting his eye gouged out) and guess what we still ended up together in the end. I would fail missions and it didn't matter they found a way to finish them without me. I saved/killed off characters and except for a little 1 second shot of them in the end it played no major part in the story. No character was ever mentioned again in the story and that is because with a disjointed timeline they couldn't mention characters because they didn't know what your decision would be (another reason that was a stupid idea).

 

So this is why the game should just have been a mini-series. If gameplay is pretty much non-existent and the story doesn't alter based on the gamer's input then why make a game at all?

 

Finally the twist ending-OBVIOUSLY THERE IS SPOILERS HERE AS WELL-I saw this coming from a mile away. Now I don't claim to be some brilliant mind that knew Rosebud was a sled or that Bruce Willis was dead the whole time. In fact the twist ending of Heavy Rain caught me by complete surprise and it was one of the reasons I loved that game so much because the whole time I kept trying to figure out whom the killer was. No, the reason I knew Beyond's twist was because they cast Willem Dafoe as Nathan. Hell I knew Dafoe was going to be the bad guy before the game even came out because Dafoe is a fucking lunatic. I actually said out loud (to myself ) when I started playing "why would they cast Willem Dafoe as the caring doctor? That's the role for a guy like Kevin Spacey or Liam Neeson. Dafoe should always play a crazy person...what a stupid choice." Then at the end when Dafoe goes crazy I was like "FINALLY, that's the Willem Dafoe I know and love .

 

The last thing I will complain about is the Party scene AKA the worst thing to ever happen in any game. This level made me quit playing for the night and had me dreading coming back. Now I hate teenage party scenes in movies (because they are obnoxious and hard to watch) but this scene goes above all that. Now at this point in time I still thought my decisions mattered so I really tried to play the level as a teen desperately trying to fit in. I drank the beer, danced with the group, didn't take the guy's hands off my ass and was open when asked about my life. Then the gift giving scene happened and...what the fuck? I give the girl a book and all of a sudden the whole group goes ape shit and starts calling me a witch and one of them burns me with a cigarette, finally they pick me up and lock me in a closet. WHAT THE FUCK. I gave her a book of poems and that translates into torture? You can't even claim they were drunk because they had like half a beer each. So on my next play through I played it completely different. I was cold and distant, took his hand off my ass, showed off my powers and guess what they were all cool with it...until I gave her the book and once again they went ape shit and burned me and locked me in a closet ...so showing I have supernatural powers is Kool and the Gang but a book of Poems translates into WORST PERSON EVAR.

 

On top of that the camera control was wonky (changing perspective every time you turned around). The  "hard" setting for Aiden was annoying so I changed it to easy so I didn't give myself a migraine every time he decided to fly all over the place. The game was sequel baiting pretty hard to with that ending and for a game that is supposed to be an "interactive drama" it had a lot of gamey aspects (including collectables).

 

So that was a pretty long rant and I say if you like a good story or enjoyed Heavy Rain then check this game out, just lower your expectations a little otherwise you will end up like me .

[wolfofthepack]

[Stevieboy]

 

Gravity Rush

 

Now playing through the DLC.

[Killer_App_23]

#48:  Hotline Miami

 

 

Trophy Addict

 

 

If you can get used to the controls and chapter layouts the game is pretty fun, but quite short.  Only took me 2 days playing off and on to platinum.  Very fun and addicting though!

[Masamune]

                                                                                                        Far Cry 3

                                                                                            "Mastered the Jungle"

                                                                                

[Kirbz]

#77 Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2

Time: 35 hours
Difficulty: 5/10

Fun:5/10

 

Wasn't a big fan of this game. It felt more like a chore. Story didn't draw me in, and the combat was just "okay". At least the characters were cute. The game was more confusing than difficult, really.

[PaperTiger93]

Sniper Ghost Warrior #118

 

 

 

The single player part of the game was very fun. I would say difficulty wise probably a 4/10. The multiplayer is dead so you most likely have to boost it. Overall a very good game. The second one in my opinion is a much better game.

[bald_merchant]

#63 - [PROTOTYPE 2]

 

Very fun to play, way much easier than the first game.. you feel like a real super prototype. Nothing can stop you, NOTHING!

[zajac9999]

Platinum # 89 Sound Shapes

 

Alright game, death mode was pretty frustrating, but also fun on occasion. 

A quick platinum though and with the dlc a nice boost of silver trophies.  

Got my 6000th trophy on this game too.

[ZoKu08]

Grand Theft Auto V

 

#21

 

 

Los Santos Legend
Congratulations! You're Vinewood's biggest star!

 

0.37%
Ultra Rare

Edited October 26, 2013 by ZoKu08

[LA00_LA0]

  # 30 Mortal Kombat

That's one lame ass looking plat

 

 

[Ala-Arska]

Final Fantasy XIII

 

 

Ultimate Hero

Acquired all trophies

 

The hardest FF so far, at least for me. Got my ass handed to me more than a couple (of hundred)

times. Nothing overly difficult, though. And that Treasure Hunter trophy...just no.

Oh, just noticed that my two most recent Platinums are called Complete Hero (LEGO Batman 2) and Ultimate Hero   

[barney-army86]

Assassins Creed 3 Liberation

 

[Paulie1313]

PROTOTYPE 2

 

# 47

 

Really fun, but extremely easy game. By the time you get to New Game +, you are maxed out on skills/mutations that you are almost invincible and makes the game a breeze.

 

Plat Difficulty 2/10

Enjoyment 5/10

[SurvivorBlues]

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West 

 

4th platinum

 

 

Overall I can recommend this game, it's a bit of a mix between jak and daxter and the uncharted games but doesn't meet the quality of those games.

It isn't a really hard platinum but gets annoying fast if you realise that you need to do all the chapters again to get all the tech orbs.

[iMilkCarton]

Just got Hotline Miami platinum. Fairly easy, but some sections made it tricky to get an A+ in certain levels. I'm not sure if I would recommend the game to others; you should watch gameplay before purchasing it.

[Stevieboy]

Sound Shapes

 

Got the plat for both the PS3 and Vita versions.

[Paulie1313]

48

 

DARKSIDERS

 

 

Finally got this freaking plat after 1st starting the game 2 years ago. Started it after reading that it was similar to the God Of War series. There are traces of it, but this game is far different than GOW. Didn't really like the game at first, but as Ievelled up I started to enjoy it a bit more. Again, part of the reason might have been due to starting on Apocalyptic and not having Abyssal Armor unlocked. Regardless, I got through it but the 160 kills on the Angelic Beast is what kept me from Plat. Glad I am finally done with this game as I was tired of seeing it at 97%.

 

Plat Difficulty 5/10

Enjoyment 4/10 

 

And that is being very generous. 

Edited October 26, 2013 by Paulie1313

[Div_Muzza]

 

100% Complete

1.61%

Ultra Rare

[JaM]

Just got Hotline Miami platinum. Fairly easy, but some sections made it tricky to get an A+ in certain levels. I'm not sure if I would recommend the game to others; you should watch gameplay before purchasing it.

 

 

Same here... Can't say it's that easy though because getting A+ on some level is somehow frustrating... well can't complain since I got it for free

[Chaosweaverkira-]

#58

 

Tomb Raider

 

 

SP was fun enjoyed it a lot but the MP was just a plain grind hope the sequel doesnt have MP

[Connie]

Payday 2 

Completely Overkill

 

Really glad to get this platinum after a final 10 hours of grinding the same mission for experience. I would recommend this game to any group of 4 players, really fun with a few coop partners to blast through with. The only trophy that is annoying is the level 100 trophy, as you won't get higher than level 50 through natural road to the platinum and that isn't even half way. It'll take about 20 hours to get to level 100 alone. Other than that though the game and platinum is great and i really enjoyed it, looking forward to the DLC that is coming out for it. Would like to thank KillerJazz420, BroTizzle, Kirbyseph, Malik and kevinnummer1 for helping a bro out. If you don't mind level grinding get this game!  

[Dragon-Archon]

#74 Far Cry 3

A great game with a crazy antagonist. A lot of people praised Vaas’ insanity speech, so naturally I was really looking forward to this. However when I finally heard it, I was a little disappointed. Probably because I expected too much. Nevertheless, Vaas is one of the best antagonists ever and his voice actor did an outstanding job. Hunting animals was a nice change and a lot better than Assassin’s Creed III (which was surprising, considering both games are from Ubisoft). Liberating outposts became boring after a while, so I tried to kill everyone undetected. That added some new elements, like planning and recon (not to mention a lot more xp) . It was a bit annoying to plan the whole thing, only for a predator to walk in the camp, alert everyone and they’d spot me . In times like these, I threw tactics out the window and relied on superior firepower (meaning I used the RPG ). I didn’t need to grind for xp though, I got all the skills just before the final ceremony. I did activate radio towers, liberate outposts and collected relics, letters and memory cards the moment I entered a new region. The co-op part is also enjoyable, but pretty much the same as singleplayer, albeit without the hunting and crafting part. There was this weird glitch in mission 4 where I fell through the ground into the sea and I could see the other players above me. I would like to thank Anthon1664Ours for playing all 6 co-op missions with me  .

Edited October 27, 2013 by Dragon-Archon

[sonicace101]

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