Hi folks, I know there aren't many trophy hunters here but there must have been gaming moments when you really enjoy conquering a challenge and feel good about it.
For myself it is the "REQUIEM FOR A KILLER " trophy from Batman Arkham Knight.
This one might be a lost gem to most players as it came with the last free update for the game, long after the launch. But IMO it is a great trophy not for its sheer difficulty, but for it made me start appreciating the game's combat system.
The description is kinda vague but it essentially requires defeat Killer Croc in the Iceberg Lounge combat arena. In order to spawn Croc in the arena, you will need to start defeat endless waves of enemies to reach a score of 1,050,000 and this essentially means you need to perform a 400 flawless combo.
Sounds daunting and uninteresting huh? My initial thoughts as well. But when I started doing it, I realized it is a very well designed challenge. At start you face normal rioters with baseball bat and as time goes, the enemy wave gets stronger and diverse. In order to maintain your combo, you will need to utilize most batman's techniques.
The mobs with spark rod requires you to tap over them and punch from behind; Medic will revive fallen mobs and charge them thus need to be taken down quickly, but sometimes you want to deliberately leave a gunner in the field for gap closing purpose; you need to use batclaw grapple to discharge the electrified guys; to deal with tower shields, you can either destroy them use combo gauge or just disarm them(but enemies can pick it up again); for the ninja type enemies, you always need a plan B as sometime they will evade your attack and counter; You need to think before use your combo gauge : to damage the giant enforcers that are only vulnerable to take down moves or to destroy an assault rifle in the field, or to boost the combo points by using batbang multiple take-downs on grounded enemies.
When playing the campaign those enemies just come alone so it is not too bad to deal with them at all, but in this small arena where there are always 10+ guys sounding you plus you have to maintain your combo, things get very intense but also thrilling.
It takes not only sharp mind to make right strategies to the enemy combination, but also firm muscle memory to execute those moves. I failed the combo innumerous times hitting directly on an enforcer, getting countered by a ninja or suffering a surprising attack from behind (yeah good sense in the field is also needed), but magically I didn't get too frustrated and just wanted try again as It was at the middle of this fight, I realized that arkham combat system can be called "reactively deep" : in action games with deep combat systems like DMC or Bayonetta, the stylish combo moves are performed based on players themselves skill and creativity; while in this challenge, the richness of combat comes from your response to the delicately spawned enemy type combination.
When I finally finished the challenge it was midnight already, usually I'd get very tired and just want to turn of the console, but I was so satisfied with the experience and I did it again, lol. Sadly I didn't record my own footage but here is a video of this challenge:
I have bunch of other trophies rarer than this one but I think I enjoy this experience most, what's favorite of you folks?
For myself it is the "REQUIEM FOR A KILLER " trophy from Batman Arkham Knight.
This one might be a lost gem to most players as it came with the last free update for the game, long after the launch. But IMO it is a great trophy not for its sheer difficulty, but for it made me start appreciating the game's combat system.
The description is kinda vague but it essentially requires defeat Killer Croc in the Iceberg Lounge combat arena. In order to spawn Croc in the arena, you will need to start defeat endless waves of enemies to reach a score of 1,050,000 and this essentially means you need to perform a 400 flawless combo.
Sounds daunting and uninteresting huh? My initial thoughts as well. But when I started doing it, I realized it is a very well designed challenge. At start you face normal rioters with baseball bat and as time goes, the enemy wave gets stronger and diverse. In order to maintain your combo, you will need to utilize most batman's techniques.
The mobs with spark rod requires you to tap over them and punch from behind; Medic will revive fallen mobs and charge them thus need to be taken down quickly, but sometimes you want to deliberately leave a gunner in the field for gap closing purpose; you need to use batclaw grapple to discharge the electrified guys; to deal with tower shields, you can either destroy them use combo gauge or just disarm them(but enemies can pick it up again); for the ninja type enemies, you always need a plan B as sometime they will evade your attack and counter; You need to think before use your combo gauge : to damage the giant enforcers that are only vulnerable to take down moves or to destroy an assault rifle in the field, or to boost the combo points by using batbang multiple take-downs on grounded enemies.
When playing the campaign those enemies just come alone so it is not too bad to deal with them at all, but in this small arena where there are always 10+ guys sounding you plus you have to maintain your combo, things get very intense but also thrilling.
It takes not only sharp mind to make right strategies to the enemy combination, but also firm muscle memory to execute those moves. I failed the combo innumerous times hitting directly on an enforcer, getting countered by a ninja or suffering a surprising attack from behind (yeah good sense in the field is also needed), but magically I didn't get too frustrated and just wanted try again as It was at the middle of this fight, I realized that arkham combat system can be called "reactively deep" : in action games with deep combat systems like DMC or Bayonetta, the stylish combo moves are performed based on players themselves skill and creativity; while in this challenge, the richness of combat comes from your response to the delicately spawned enemy type combination.
When I finally finished the challenge it was midnight already, usually I'd get very tired and just want to turn of the console, but I was so satisfied with the experience and I did it again, lol. Sadly I didn't record my own footage but here is a video of this challenge:
I have bunch of other trophies rarer than this one but I think I enjoy this experience most, what's favorite of you folks?
