The Platinum Rush: To The Credits… And Beyond!

As someone too fond of sitting to ever run a marathon, I never imagined I’d ever have that experience of a crowd cheering me to a finish line. And yet this week, albeit doing something far more sedentary, I received many PSN messages from people willing me on, which was nice.

I finished Yakuza 4 on Hard on Friday and spent the weekend dipping into some of the activities on the periphery of the game in Premium Adventure Mode. Normally, the game would be filed away in the cupboard as soon as the credits had finished rolling but I’m pressing on. The plan is to do all of the side-quests before stocking up on Taurinier for a playthrough on Extra Hard.

Below is how I’m getting along so far, with trophies earned in bold. I’m not going to be using any online guides so if you have been playing the game too and can offer any tips then that will be a huge help. In particular, I need hints on how to play Pachinko because I currently have no idea what I’m doing; I need to know how to collect emblems from gang fights, because I don’t think I have any yet; I have no idea where to find the ‘non-casino gambling games; and what is shogi?

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History Buff (Bronze)
View all Reminiscences from YAKUZA to YAKUZA 3

Heir to the Powerful (Silver)
Max out all characters to level 20.

Indomitable (Silver)
Clear Normal Mode without reverting to Easy mode

4 Substories (Bronze)
Complete or finish four substories

20 Substories (Bronze)
Complete or finish twenty substories

40 Substories (Bronze)
Complete or finish forty substories

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Gourmet of Kamurocho (Bronze)
Order something at least once at each restaurant

Way of the Key Master (Bronze)
Open five coin lockers

The Joy of Gifting (Bronze)
Have a hostess wear a present you give her

After-Work Hookup (Bronze)
Have a hostess invite you on an after-work date.

Fashionista (Bronze)
Gather at least one outfit from each category in “Hostess Maker.”

Business Card Hunter (Bronze)
Receive buisness cards from all hostesses, including ones you train in “Hostess Maker.”

Emblem Collector (Bronze)
Collect ten emblems from survivors during gang encounters.

Star of the Coliseum (Bronze)
Acquire the title of “Star of the Coliseum.”

Master in Training (Bronze)
Have one of your apprentices win the Rookie Tournament in “Fighter Maker.”

Weapon Master (Bronze)
Create one or more weapons for each weapon category.

Revelation Seeker (Bronze)
Acquire three Revelations.

VIP Member (Bronze)
Become a VIP member at the massage parlor.

Table Tennis Pro (Bronze)
Smash the ball three times in one match.

The Human Jukebox (Bronze)
Sing all songs at karaoke.

Hat Trick (Bronze)
Achieve a hat trick in darts.

First Carom (Bronze)
Win the first point in Four-Ball pool.

Boiled Turkey (Bronze)
Achieve a turkey in bowling.

Novice Gambler (Bronze)
Play all non-casino gambling games.

Casino Rookie (Bronze)
Play all casino gambling games.

Welcome to SEGA (Bronze)
Play all minigames at Club SEGA

Way of the Pachinko King (Bronze)
Obtain the trophy prize in pachinko.

Shogi Promotion (Bronze)
Achieve a promotion in shogi.

Seven Pairs (Bronze)
Collect two of each different tile pattern in mahjong.

Captain Two-fer (Bronze)
Successfully hit two panels at once at the batting center.

Mr. Outdoors (Bronze)
Golf and fish five times each.

Walking Bank (Bronze)
Possess 10,000,000 yen or more.

Kamurocho Iron Man (Bronze)
Traverse 100 kilometers or more.

Kamurocho Stampede King (Bronze)
Knock over 100 people you pass by.

Akiyama Award (Silver)
Earn 1,000,000 yen playing as Akiyama

Saejima Award (Silver)
Purchase five hand guns playing as Saejima

Tanimura Award (Silver)
Acquire 10,000 casino points playing Tanimura

Kiryu Award (Silver)
Destroy 100 weapons you pick up playing as Kiryu

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Memo Master (Bronze)
Collect all Memos in the Pause Menu.