The Platinum Rush: A Quest For Acceptance

I cant remember my first but LBP was my proudest, doing some of those levels without dying was insane, i thought i was gonna have a heart attack when i was one jump over an electrified roller away from the Platinum on the dreaded bunker level!

Plus the social trophies took months to get as well.

I have no platinum trophies either. I really should do ./

My only real attempt at getting one was with Uncharted 1, but I kind of lost interest half way through a playthrough on Crushing and with a handful of treasures left to find. I think I’ve become more interested in moving my trophy completion rate for games closer to 60% than its current average of 3-5% than getting any platinums… I’m very much a fan of your popcorn method of game playing.

Got 4 platinums. Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection(which was easy apart from the eye-wateringly difficult Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine trophy), Borderlands(easy but pretty time consuming), Uncharted 2(easy, but finding every treasure takes some dedication although to my shame I used a guide for some of them) and most recently Killzone 3 which was propably the easies platinum I’ve gotten.

So not all of them require that much effort. Good luck with your trophy quest James.

Oh wait i do remember my first it was Burnout Paradise City, fantastic game.

I think a lot of people’s first platinum will have been Burnout Paradise, one of the first games to get patched with trophies and it’s a very easy platinum.

I’ve currently got 25 platinums but I don’t really go for them like I used to. My first was Burnout, my last one was Sly 1.

The perfect game for an easy Platinum is Terminator Salvation. Just play through it on hard and you’ll get the Platinum Trophy. In theory, I think Trophies are a great idea, but after playing so many games you see that Trophies are not used to extend your fun, but to extend the time you keep the game before you sell it. Trophies are not tied to anything anymore since Publishers want us to buy DLC for their games. There are unlockables and then there are Trophies. Take a look at the Resident Evil 5 Trophies. A lot of them are tied to in-game rewards and that’s a great thing. Now take a look at MAG. It’s literally impossible to get the Platinum without spending additional money – such things should simply not be allowed.

Awesome loving room James
Is that a 3DTV i see? TV all blurry I got Killzone 3 platinum and Smackdown Vs Raw 2010 less than a day

I’m playing Yakuza 4 as well and it’s a fantastic game. I’ll enjoy every step of my road to the platinum in this game. I already have 19 platinums though.

Yakuza 4 is a bad choice for your first platinum since it’ll take a lot of time to complete but it’s a good choice since it’s a great game and going for the platinum forces you too see everything this game has to offer which is A LOT. It probably won’t be too difficult for you, just stock up on plenty of healing items for the boss fights, especially on Hard and Ex-Hard. There is also a secret reoccuring boss from the previous games which usually presents the biggest challenge in these games that you have to beat. Come prepared…

Good luck! I’ll see if I can race you to the platinum. I’m close to finishing my first playthrough now!

currently going for my 14th Platinum (Dead Space 2) my first was inFamous, not a huge challenge but Im only going for Platinum on games i really enjoy

Hahaha James my PSN ID is very similar to yours ^^ Rank 11 with 0 Plats and for exactly the same reason as you.

Singularity was the closest I ever came to getting a plat with 75% but the On-line trophies prevented me from doing so.

Maybe as we both have the same problem I shall take up the challenge too! I am almost done with Dragon age 2 and never played a Yakuza game before so could be amusing.

My first platinum was Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and I definitely recommend going for that one when you get a chance. It’s an amazing game and the platinum isn’t too difficult either.

I personally refuse to play Hannah Montana and all other games labeled “trophy wh*re”-games, especially all those children’s games that most trophy hunters go for first. I used to be all about platinum in any game, but now I only go for the platinum if I either almost got the platinum already or if I truly enjoy playing the game. There’s not enough time in a day to waste on playing something you don’t enjoy after all.

If I remember correctly, my first was the original Uncharted. Enjoyed every minute of it.

I had a lot of fun getting Burnout’s platinum. Great game.

My first platinum was burnout paradise which was also my first game when I bought my PS3.

Two platinums with about 14-20+ hours gameplay I would recommend the god of war collection.

I currently have 7 platinums. My first was LBP, i was on like 99% for ages until i got that stupid hearted trophy

The only one I have ever been able to get is the Burnout Paradise, and enjoyed every minute getting it, was not a chore at all.

Good luck with the challenge James. My first was also Burnout Paradise. My second I just got today on Sonic & Sega Allstars Racing. Guess I can only play driving games, that said am only a couple of trophies shy of platinum on Fallout 3, been meaning to go back to it for months now.

My “proper” platinums I am most proud of are Dantes Inferno, The Saboteur, Heavy Rain, LBP, Assassin’s Creed 2, Arkham Asylum, Burnout Paradise, inFamous, Buzz Quiz TV, and finally Rock Band 2.

I’m closing in on LBP2 and AC: Brotherhood but a couple of the multiplayer trophies may stop getting that one

I’m loving Yakuza 4. I’m sure Yakuza 3 had the more difficult platinum though as Yakuuza 4 doesn’t have the Mini Game Master trophy, some of the mini game requirements took some patience!

As for using guides I agree with Ross, though I usually check to see if there’s anything that’s missable if it’s going to be a long game I’ll only play once or twice, like the Flyswatter trophy in Assassin’s Creed II (though they made it unmissable later in the DLC).

I’m also going to get the Yakuza 4 platinum as I love the series and will find any excuse to keep playing them, then I’ll be playing the slightly different release of Nier that Japan got as I loved the version we got, that’ll make for my first trophies in Japanese

Anyway, good luck getting the Yakuza 4 platinum James! And I agree about playing the hostess stuff in the office, a friend walked in on me when I was dressing up Lily during the hostess club test Akiyama gave her… awkward, lol.

hahan like the way you had to try sell plus at the end, no different form plugging in a usb stick and click really and you dont have to pay as much for that

on a side note, i got 5 platinums now… madden 11, Mass Effect 2, Tron: evolution, Heavy Rain and Buzz: quiz tv

My first and only platinum is on Trine. Was very close to one on LBP1 but didn’t have the creativity to grab the level creation trophies.

I have a few platinums

Bioshock
Infamous
The Saboteur
Final Fantasy XIII
Bioshock 2
Assassins Creed 2
Sly 1
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Uncharted 2
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time

As you see most of those are single player. I enjoyed Bioshock playing survivors mode with no vitachambers on.

The games I really enjoy I try and get the platinum. James just find a game you really enjoy and play the hell out of it. I seen people with the Platinum in White Knight Chronicles which takes 600 or so hours.

My first and only was Sly 2 (or Sly 3, not sure which one it was). It was almost too easy. I was going to go platinum on Infamous also, but I was a bit bored after the shard hunting…

fair play mr Gallagher, yakuza platinums are not for the faint heart. purely because of some of those awkward side storys. ironically enough i just picked this up today. lol

Anyway if i were you i would have started slowly with something like uncharted to kick of your platinum quest.

If you need any help and advice let me know and i’ll see what i can do. with 74 plats under my belt and having just crossed over 5500 trophys (PSN lvl 27) i’m sure i can offer you up some advice. )

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Anyways, my favourite Platinum to get was Fallout 3, especially since at first i couldn’t stand the game but after awhile i got reall into it and enjoyed the Story. Currently going through Vegas. Loving the songs on this one too. For everyone who’s played the game, there’s one song that stand out lol: http://mnrxkk.link-protector.com

Having 41 of those much loved platinums I would implore you to avoid the cheap path of Terminator Salvation and Hannah Montanna along with the Disney games, simply because they are too easy, from my understanding, there’s no challenge in them… I have none of them, nor do I want to tarnish my collection with them either.

No offence to those who have them of course, to each their own.

The key to gaining a platinum is enjoyment of the game. If you feel that you can enjoy the game enough to do everything the trophy list asks of you then that’s what you should aim for.

If you play through a game once and figure that’s enough for you then that’s just how it’ll be. If you don’t get the enjoyment out of it then a trophy simply isn’t worth it.

I recall my first plat was Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, 2 weeks after the patch was launched to be able to gain trophies in the game. Have fun and your plat will come eventually, there’s no shame in not having any as long as you have fun while trying.

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hey terminater really easy if you want to sell yourself but my plat is from godfather 2 which no one has mentioned. 1 play through, no guide needed as anything you look for is on map or in rival componds and it not bad game.
good luck

Justa thought James, whats up with your ID why Lovewhale lol?

oh right.

Shaky hands is worse with a camara early lol. but awesome set up

First plat: Burnout Paradise.
Second plat: WipEoutHD.

Big difference

I have quite a couple. My very first was the original Dead Space, and my latest was Killzone 3 & Dead Space 2. The proudest plat however, goes to Call of Duty: World at War. Try playing through the Heart of the Reich level on veteran, it’s insane, took me two days to get past it, and that was stuck on the excat same spot. Complete it, and the game on veteran, and you’ll have my undying gamers respect

PS: Would you mind if we sent you a friend request on PSN?

MAG and killzone 2 still rate highly as my proudest but i have so many fond mermories off so many games. arkum ayslum, matt hazard, resistance 2, final fantasy, all the COD’s, Uncharteds just so many great games and gaming moment. And of course one game i’m surprised no one mentioned. the GOW collection and GOW 3. was there ever a more epic trilogy?

I share the feelings of Mr. Gallagher. 1 000+ Trophies but only one Platinum. My one and only Platinum Trophy is from Terminator Salvation. Took about 6 hours on one sit-through and wasn’t particularly hard at any point. Definitely not the Platinum Trophy you can be proud of but still better than nothing.

My only platinum (for now) is Assassin’s Creed 2. I think it’s a great game to get your first (or only) platinum on as it’s not too easy, but doesn’t require a great deal of work (like multiplayer trophies or multiple playthroughs).

Playing through the game and completing all the optional (and awesome) tomb hunts unlocks a lot of trophies, including all the silvers and golds. Many of the bronze challenge trophies will also unlock as you go along, like sprinting 100 meters, upgrading a building or synchronizing with 10 view points.

The trophies that you probably need to pick up afterwards are mostly trivial challenges that you never thought to perform, along with a collectible requirement or two. Collecting all the feathers was by far the most time consuming, but still much easier than in the first game. There’s also one easy but missable trophy which can be picked up easily in one of the DLC packs.

I didn’t even plan to get a platinum in Assassin’s Creed 2. I just finished the game and found myself so close to a platinum that I had to try getting it. The same thing happened with Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, but two lousy multiplayer trophies stand in my way and I’m not sure I’ll ever get them.

I agree with both of Ross & Orihara-san’s advices, & I do that method too, every new game I play in my first playthrough I just try to enjoy the game & it’s story (along the way you’ll get a bunch of trophies too , because if I just try to get the trophies the 1st time I never enjoy the game’s experience.

@ James the trophies for hot pursuit are strange.

Apart from two trophies just playing the game will net you 90% of the trophies.

The two that throw the whole scheme off are golds for finishing all the challenges patrol/racer in gold medals as some of the challenges in later races etc. are frustrating.

Try Tekken 6!!!

one of the easiest platinum trophies to get, took me just under 1 weekend to get it, but i have been playing tekken games since the late 90′s .

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totally agree with you, resident evil 5 was a great platinum to get as it was all tied in with the story, and it was great that you didn’t have to buy all the downloadable content to get the platinum

i have 23 platinum trophys.
my 1st was burnout paradise and my last was demon’s souls.
i recomend you ratchet & clank acit,its a great game,its fun and a easy platinum.
you should avoid games with online objectives,sometimes is more about luck that anyting else.

good luck with yakuza 4

@ 33 I mentioned the gow collection in my comment on 14 lol

my bad. lol

Kebby on the blog? has he come back to his sneses or does my spidey sense detect a sega blog post soon? lol

I have managed to get 6. Resident Evil 5 being my first, followed by Sega Mega Drive Collection, God of War 3, Toy Story 3, Little Big Planet and my favourite Uncharted 2!

I have one trophy for Dead Nation left and i’m on my way to getting Monopoly Streets, Infamous, Killzone 3 and Uncharted: Drakes Fortune.

I love earning my trophies but i’m not a pure bred trophy hunter. I know someone who plays games just for the Platinums and he has many a easy/boring/bad quality game on his list which doesn’t make me rate him at all.

Games with online trophies suck in my opinion as I do not want to spend hours in every games muliplayer ranking up. So theres certain games I will never achieve platinum in.

But, at the end of the day, it’s all about enjoyment of the game. If a game doesnt appeal or i put it on and it’s rubbish, I will not play.

I just love having something to show for my hard work!

I’m of a similar level to you James and I also have no platinum for very similar reasons to you, I enjoy playing through my games and collecting trophies, but I’m never going to play on insane difficulty or run through the game again collecting every last thing as I just don’t have the time.

There are too many great games out there to play that I can’t afford to spend days collecting 1,000 penguins or completing every level dressed as a Koala Bear.

I got the Yakuza 3 platinum. Now that was a tough one. First was WipEout HD.

I have platinums for AC2, which is a dead easy platinum, and for inFamous, which I got without even intending to, I just loved it that much. I’ve just entered Shambhala on Crushing, so hopefully, I’ll have my 3rd platinum by the end of the week

Also, James, you say you’re involved with the PS.Blog App? I love it, but there’s only two things that annoy me: No comments on blog articles, and you have to keep signing in for the PSN part. I have a kind of long email and password, so it gets kind of annoying. Maybe in the next revision?

Good luck with the Platinum quest!

I can’t lie, after getting tired of looking a 0 platinum trophies I went and got a couple ‘easy’ ones on The Godfather 2 (my first), and Tomb Raider Underworld. However, I have since achieved a few that I’m proud of just because I did them not because they were ‘easy’, but because they were games I liked. Assassin’s Creed 2, Uncharted DF, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain and most recently, Mass Effect 2.

also MR Kebby if your listerning. Yakuza kenzan, of the end please and HD remakes of 1 & 2. all D!P if you make it happen. promise. ;o)

What I don’t get is how people have the time! There is so many games I want to play (have a backlog of about 10 atm). If I “waste” time getting plats I would never get through them all! 1 playthrough on the hardest most available + small dabble online is all I can afford time wise usually.