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100% Achievements or Platinum Trophies you tried your hardest to get?
- Thread starter Fahdi
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Mini game master in Yakuza 3. Basically do every single mini game to completion. Takes an extreme amount of time invested. And some of them are very difficult and annoying. Had to put a piece of tape on my screen to help me do the batting I remember.
I have all of those but the one I found painful was the get 10,000 loyality with each team, and get 50 assassinations online.
It's fair enough to make your trophy set hard, but why'd they have to make it boring too. That's the real problem with Wipeouts trophy set, it's the difficulty plus grind that dissuades people.
Mr Perfect in Mega Man 9. Complete the game without getting hit. Made it to Wily so many times and always get hit on him. I threw in the towel. One of the few times I've ever given up on a challenge.
The only one I would say was even remotely hard (of the games I play) was the plat for DMC4 SE. Still wasn't even that hard really.
The DMC HD collection was nuts. DMC1 was hard af, DMC2 was disgustingly fucking boring(you had to do both campaigns on all difficulties) and DMC3 was a slog by the end of it. Then my dumb ass decided to do it all again when it rereleased on PS4. DMC4se was also tough as shit as you had to S Rank every mission of every difficulty, the orb requirement made it ridiculous because all it took was you forgetting to break a single environmental item and you had to restart the entire mission because you'd miss out on the S Rank. Don't even get me started on the BP trophies. By comparison DMC5 was easy yet frustrating.
I'm not super hardcore like some but the ones I did go for and spent time acquiring were LA Noire, NFS 2015, and Mass Effect 3. Really enjoyed chasing all of those.
This was one of the ones I stopped short on. Got every trophy except the All Items one, and was working towards it til I realized I probably had 10-15 more hours of grinding giant turtles to finish it and just gave up.
Also got most of Yakuza 3's trophies until I really looked into Mini Game Master and realized what I was up against.
I did platinum FF13-2 and Yakuza 4 to make up for both of those, at least.
Back when I still collected Trophies obsessively, I got the Platinum for Persona 4 Golden on PSV. It should still be one of my rarest trophies.
It's a testament to just how much I loved that game that the 2 playthroughs it took didn't feel like work. There is absolutely zero chance I would do this again (for any game) in 2020 lol.
It's a testament to just how much I loved that game that the 2 playthroughs it took didn't feel like work. There is absolutely zero chance I would do this again (for any game) in 2020 lol.
Deadly Premonition on PS3 so many of the trophies require specific times of day and certain requirements to meet. And most of that is spent with a car that is terrible to use. I also spent many days at the cemetery sleeping to get the right time of day and weather.
I don't often go for 100% completion on achievements/trophies but the hardest by far was probably for Titanfall 2, thanks to the achievement for Becomes the Master, which requires you to run the training gauntlet in less than 33.65 seconds. I probably ran that gauntlet 100 times, using different weapon combos and routes, before I finally nailed it.
Beating the game on Master difficulty was also probably the toughest FPS campaign I've played through.
Beating the game on Master difficulty was also probably the toughest FPS campaign I've played through.
Mad Max. Tried it three times and got the same bug in one of the collectors trophies. Fucking annoying because I love that game.
Super Time Force Ultra and Rayman Origins were pretty fun and mildly challenging platinums. Nothing ridiculous but I greatly enjoyed them. Of course I platinum'd games like Dark Souls 1, 3 and Bloodborne and they were all great too.
I have a bunch of other platinums but nothing I would consider challenging.
I have a bunch of other platinums but nothing I would consider challenging.
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What difficulty were you playing on? Cause it sounds like a different game.
I usually don't go for multiplayer trophies but did for The Last of Us Remastered.
Think it was 200+ online matches with me knowing if I messed up somehow I'd have to start over again. I did not enjoy that one.
Think it was 200+ online matches with me knowing if I messed up somehow I'd have to start over again. I did not enjoy that one.
Oh man i gave up on it, don't do the iceborne one it's worse..
He's not kidding. I spent nights trying to beat Radec on the hardest difficulty. I was convinced it wasn't possible. That's when I saw a YT video saying just use the knife for the boss fight. Beat it the first time and it was beyond easy. So I imagine you'd have similar success elsewhere.
I got all the Achievements for Super Meat Boy back when it was released on the 360. So, yeah, I never got the later Achievement/Trophies (Wood Boy, etc.), but I'm damn proud of getting Golden God!
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The Radec fight was a knife fight, always was intended to be. I'm talking about the first and second wave of Helghast that come before him.
In the final room? That's what I'm talking about, I used a knife for the entire room.
I'm not really sure about how hard I tried for all the ones I got (pretty hard, I guess), but the one I tried hardest and failed to get was Dead Space 2. I just couldn't get through Hardcore Mode.
Most recent one is transformer devastation.
I wonder if any god players on era platinumed Mighty No.9 or Wolfenstein 2... Those two are the hardest one I came across (I couldn't do it).
I wonder if any god players on era platinumed Mighty No.9 or Wolfenstein 2... Those two are the hardest one I came across (I couldn't do it).
DJMax Respect. Specifically, "Complete 50 Missions" and "Get Max Combo in 30 Level 10 Songs". The DLC made it easier (no way I'd have done it without, especially the missions), but it was still an incredible challenge that took me months to achieve.
I have one last trophy in Smite to earn and it's not even technically the hardest one.
It's called 'Final Form' and requires you to kill 5 gods using a single ability. When trophies were originally added it would have been possible to get this by using a passive ability or a stim to kill the enemy team of 5, a hard enough task but doablein a team fight.
Since the game has been updated countless times to adapt to meta, the stim element of getting this trophy has essentially been made obsolete, so the only way of getting Final Form is to kill the entire team of 5 enemies with one attack, a much harder version of the rarest trophy 'Penta Kill' which is to kill the enemy team within a window of time. A subtle difference, but one that means I'll likely always be at 98% completed.
It's called 'Final Form' and requires you to kill 5 gods using a single ability. When trophies were originally added it would have been possible to get this by using a passive ability or a stim to kill the enemy team of 5, a hard enough task but doablein a team fight.
Since the game has been updated countless times to adapt to meta, the stim element of getting this trophy has essentially been made obsolete, so the only way of getting Final Form is to kill the entire team of 5 enemies with one attack, a much harder version of the rarest trophy 'Penta Kill' which is to kill the enemy team within a window of time. A subtle difference, but one that means I'll likely always be at 98% completed.
Coming back to this, Turok on Xbox 360 is probably the 1000G i'm most proud of. That was a really nice and varied achievement list that wasn't easy by any means.
Metal Gear Solid 2 (I really enjoyed getting the Platinum trophy)
Bloodborne (playing alone)
The Last of Us (PS3 ver, was rolling alone. Those MP trophies were really challenging)
Killzone: Mercenary (gotta say, I didn't enjoy getting the P trophy)
I tried:
Gran Turismo 5 (I gave up, because I was busy and the last challanges are tough)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (I did the hard parts, only one trophy left but I just got bored)
Bloodborne (playing alone)
The Last of Us (PS3 ver, was rolling alone. Those MP trophies were really challenging)
Killzone: Mercenary (gotta say, I didn't enjoy getting the P trophy)
I tried:
Gran Turismo 5 (I gave up, because I was busy and the last challanges are tough)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (I did the hard parts, only one trophy left but I just got bored)
Usually I don't bother if it looks hard, but a few years back I had almost all the achievements for Sonic Generations.
All I was missing was beating the end boss without taking a hit. Seems easy enough.
... so then of course I proceed to replay one of the worst bosses I've ever fought
a boss with no visual representation for if I even get hit in the first place
over and over
"that looks like a homing shot"
over and over
It was a waste of time and I feel idiotic for doing it.
I did get there in the end though. It wasn't worth it.
All I was missing was beating the end boss without taking a hit. Seems easy enough.
... so then of course I proceed to replay one of the worst bosses I've ever fought
a boss with no visual representation for if I even get hit in the first place
over and over
"that looks like a homing shot"
over and over
It was a waste of time and I feel idiotic for doing it.
I did get there in the end though. It wasn't worth it.
I can only think of two games where I'm really close to the Platinum but didn't get it because of something difficult: Goat Simulator and Infamous 1.
In Goat Simulator I couldn't do fucking Flappy Goat, which if you don't know is just the same as Flappy Bird. Never was any good at that bastard game! I did all the other trophies in an afternoon (thought it was a fun game just to mess around in and my son still occasionally plays it) and probably spent a couple of hours on Flappy Goat, but I couldn't do it.
In Infamous 1 I still had 2 or 3 of those little electric balls to collect. Fucking things. I spent a lot of time looking as I really wanted that Platty, but eventually gave up.
In Goat Simulator I couldn't do fucking Flappy Goat, which if you don't know is just the same as Flappy Bird. Never was any good at that bastard game! I did all the other trophies in an afternoon (thought it was a fun game just to mess around in and my son still occasionally plays it) and probably spent a couple of hours on Flappy Goat, but I couldn't do it.
In Infamous 1 I still had 2 or 3 of those little electric balls to collect. Fucking things. I spent a lot of time looking as I really wanted that Platty, but eventually gave up.
Got the second, my hardest platinum besides Super Meat Boy. It was like turning your ultra instinct on to become one with the controller and the game itself in some sections lol
Burnout Paradise had like 4 trophies connected to its multiplayer. One of them was to get 8 players to go into the stadium in the southeast, I believe, and I think maybe I managed to be in an online session with eight players once, but maybe they already had the trophy, or maybe they didn't know about it, because they did not seem interested in gathering in the stadium. I just waited there for someone to join me, doing a little shuffle step.
Two big ones come to mind immediately:
The Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection on PS3. Especially the latter game, whose trophies had you - among other things - eat every single fruit in the world (about 120+ total...and yes, that includes the several dozen fruits in the secret garden that decrease your max health/stamina), and kill every single white-tailed lizard in the world (there's 70+ of them and they can each be a pain in the ass to find if they want to be). Mercifully, the trophies for Shadow of the Colossus 2018 were far more reasonable. I actually really enjoyed getting that one platinumed.
Final Fantasy XIII. Specifically, Treasure Hunter. That one nearly broke me. I had to take a ton of notes just to figure out how (best) to upgrade stuff, and made a ton of lists for everyone's equipment. I ended up with so much useful info I wrote a guide for it on Steam to help others get it in the least painful way possible.
The Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection on PS3. Especially the latter game, whose trophies had you - among other things - eat every single fruit in the world (about 120+ total...and yes, that includes the several dozen fruits in the secret garden that decrease your max health/stamina), and kill every single white-tailed lizard in the world (there's 70+ of them and they can each be a pain in the ass to find if they want to be). Mercifully, the trophies for Shadow of the Colossus 2018 were far more reasonable. I actually really enjoyed getting that one platinumed.
Final Fantasy XIII. Specifically, Treasure Hunter. That one nearly broke me. I had to take a ton of notes just to figure out how (best) to upgrade stuff, and made a ton of lists for everyone's equipment. I ended up with so much useful info I wrote a guide for it on Steam to help others get it in the least painful way possible.
The original COD4: Modern Warfare
Beat the game on veteran, did mile high, but made the mistake of having one of the dumb novelty visual filters on while collecting some of the hidden intel packages after I had finished the game. You can't get achievements while cheats are on (which the filters are part of), and you can never get the packages again once collected (think this was a profile saved thing, so starting fresh on a new save wasn't even an option from what I remember)
Got the acheivement for all packages, but am forever locked out of a lower one
Beat the game on veteran, did mile high, but made the mistake of having one of the dumb novelty visual filters on while collecting some of the hidden intel packages after I had finished the game. You can't get achievements while cheats are on (which the filters are part of), and you can never get the packages again once collected (think this was a profile saved thing, so starting fresh on a new save wasn't even an option from what I remember)
Got the acheivement for all packages, but am forever locked out of a lower one
I'm not even into the series or the genre, but i got hooked on Black Ops 2 because I could hang out with my friends on Xbox live and play with them. The single player mini achievements were hard, but then came the Easter eggs with the main game and then the DLC. Those damn Easter eggs require so much teamwork and communication..some of the most stressful shit I've ever done. Guess I enjoyed it
I spent a good chunk of early 2019 grinding the Kingdom hearts platinum in anticipation for KH3 and it severely tried my patience.
Birth By Sleep's list in particular does everything in its power to waste your time, by 100%ing the game with 3 characters in 3 separate playthroughs, on top of having one of the most bullshit, poorly designed optional bosses in existence.
Crash N Sane trilogy was also quite time consuming in grinding those time trials.
My latest effort was platting Judgement and that game basically want 100% completion involving some major grinds, revolving around things like drone racing and the king's ransom needed to buy all mods, and our good friend mahjong. I thankfully paced to plat through my first playthrough so I wasn't overwhelmed post game
I did this as well, and it is a serious investment on top of basically 100%ing the game which is no mean feat. The Colisseum grinding alone took ages.
I've been playing all the Yakuza games on PS4 and did this some months ago. The gambling grind is annoying enough, but few if any of Yakuza 3s minigames still hold up well.
Yakuza 4 basically expected the same minigame completion grind to get the golden gun, but since that actually didn't have a trophy attached, I was like NOPE!
With DLC included, this just took ages for me. I actually quit for 3 months just because I burnt out. Origins I got 100% in a fraction of the time including all DLC.
Birth By Sleep's list in particular does everything in its power to waste your time, by 100%ing the game with 3 characters in 3 separate playthroughs, on top of having one of the most bullshit, poorly designed optional bosses in existence.
Crash N Sane trilogy was also quite time consuming in grinding those time trials.
My latest effort was platting Judgement and that game basically want 100% completion involving some major grinds, revolving around things like drone racing and the king's ransom needed to buy all mods, and our good friend mahjong. I thankfully paced to plat through my first playthrough so I wasn't overwhelmed post game
I did this as well, and it is a serious investment on top of basically 100%ing the game which is no mean feat. The Colisseum grinding alone took ages.
I've been playing all the Yakuza games on PS4 and did this some months ago. The gambling grind is annoying enough, but few if any of Yakuza 3s minigames still hold up well.
Yakuza 4 basically expected the same minigame completion grind to get the golden gun, but since that actually didn't have a trophy attached, I was like NOPE!
With DLC included, this just took ages for me. I actually quit for 3 months just because I burnt out. Origins I got 100% in a fraction of the time including all DLC.
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Guilty. But I did it after 10 years when it was $5 at some pawn shop. Last trophy I needed too.