Sony The PlayStation Platinum Club

[Nae'blis]

Finally platinumed Ender Lilies!

 

[Fire Queen]

my latest plat is, ahem, YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-

so, follow me here, this is a video game spinoff of an anime spinoff of an anime spinoff of a magazine. if you're familiar with Love Live!, that's what's going on here. the second iteration of LL (Love Live! Sunshine!!) which got two seasons and a movie recently got a fantasy world spinoff based on an illustration series that was super popular in the magazine that originated the Love Live! phenomenon. (it was a solid anime btw even if Love Live! was never your thing)

this game in particular is one of two games that were made as tie-ins to that fantasy anime. the other one is a roguelike deckbuilder in the vein of slay the spire that i will undoubtedly buy and plat eventually. this one is a nifty little metroidvania from Inti Creates (of mega man zero and azure striker gunvolt fame) that is honestly super easy to plat to the point where over half of the people who've opened the game have earned the platinum. only took me six hours. the enemy and environment designs are incredible even if the gameplay kind of flattens out once you get the best build going.

currently working on sonic x shadow generations and like a dragon: ishin! stay tuned

edit: i also noticed that the count here was one game off of the count on my PSN account--just checked and the missing plat is Just Cause 3. man i wish that game had been as good as 2 was

also since i don't think they're doing any more DLC for it, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can be upgraded to 100% and plat

also also as i was scrolling through all my trophies i noticed my backbreaking 100% of Welcome Park on ps vita is unreflected here

speaking of, there are a few cases in my list where games are mislabeled as PS4 when it's on PS5 or vita. i can go in and make those adjustments myself

 

[Spiner202]

my latest plat is, ahem, YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-

so, follow me here, this is a video game spinoff of an anime spinoff of an anime spinoff of a magazine. if you're familiar with Love Live!, that's what's going on here. the second iteration of LL (Love Live! Sunshine!!) which got two seasons and a movie recently got a fantasy world spinoff based on an illustration series that was super popular in the magazine that originated the Love Live! phenomenon. (it was a solid anime btw even if Love Live! was never your thing)

this game in particular is one of two games that were made as tie-ins to that fantasy anime. the other one is a roguelike deckbuilder in the vein of slay the spire that i will undoubtedly buy and plat eventually. this one is a nifty little metroidvania from Inti Creates (of mega man zero and azure striker gunvolt fame) that is honestly super easy to plat to the point where over half of the people who've opened the game have earned the platinum. only took me six hours. the enemy and environment designs are incredible even if the gameplay kind of flattens out once you get the best build going.

currently working on sonic x shadow generations and like a dragon: ishin! stay tuned

edit: i also noticed that the count here was one game off of the count on my PSN account--just checked and the missing plat is Just Cause 3. man i wish that game had been as good as 2 was

also since i don't think they're doing any more DLC for it, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth can be upgraded to 100% and plat

also also as i was scrolling through all my trophies i noticed my backbreaking 100% of Welcome Park on ps vita is unreflected here

speaking of, there are a few cases in my list where games are mislabeled as PS4 when it's on PS5 or vita. i can go in and make those adjustments myself

I did not understand most of the first half of this post, but my interpretation of the second half is that I need to take a closer look at the list! I'll update this later today and report back.

And congrats on the new plat!

 

[Spiner202]

@Fire Queen I added you on PSN but your trophies are all private!

I've updated based on your last post, other than the PS4/Vita/PS5 split.

 

[Fire Queen]

@Fire Queen I added you on PSN but your trophies are all private!

I've updated based on your last post, other than the PS4/Vita/PS5 split.

that’s weird. i just pored through the PSN privacy settings and can’t find anything trophy related. huh! i can just take care of the split myself in that case

 

[Spiner202]

#76: WWE 2K24

I had this one completed a while ago except for one trophy. There's a trophy for qualifying for a ranked leaderboard. All you have to do is play 5 matches online, regardless of record. The trophy can only be achieved once an in-game season ends. I started playing at the beginning of October, and the nearest season only ended today. All I had to do was boot up my Playstation and I got the last trophy!

 

[Spiner202]

#77 Dead Space

The impossible run definitely had some challenging parts, but with save scumming, it was not among the most difficult games I've ever played. Good game - not the best platinum.

 

[Jon]

Can add Dragon Age: The Veilguard for me. I was a little surprised the Plat popped when I finished the game. It was fairly easy all things considered. i wasn't actually trying to platinum it.

 

[Nae'blis]

Got the plat for Immortals Fenyx Rising! Wasn't too hard, had to use some guides for some parts, though.

 

[Jon]

Got the plat for Immortals Fenyx Rising! Wasn't too hard, had to use some guides for some parts, though.

That was an underrated game. I thought it was gonna be dumb, but I enjoyed it.

 

[Fire Queen]

took over a hundred hours, some insane savescumming and rng manipulation, chicken races, and dungeon after dungeon, we can check off Like a Dragon: Ishin! that’s every yakuza/rgg game to see a western release platted (at least until pirate yakuza in hawaii)

 

[Spiner202]

Updated to here! Congrats everyone on all the recent plats!

 

[Smacktard]

took over a hundred hours, some insane savescumming and rng manipulation, chicken races, and dungeon after dungeon, we can check off Like a Dragon: Ishin! that’s every yakuza/rgg game to see a western release platted (at least until pirate yakuza in hawaii)

Tier list when

 

[Fire Queen]

Tier list when

i’ve been cooking one up actually. might post it later this week

 

[Fire Queen]

go ahead and chuck SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS up there for me too

 

[Spiner202]

go ahead and chuck SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS up there for me too

Updated!

I also got #78 - Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Although I was surprised by it because I still have some of the DLC trophies left - these "complete editions" always make me forget that you often get the platinum long before finishing.

 

[Spiner202]

I also got #78 - Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. Although I was surprised by it because I still have some of the DLC trophies left - these "complete editions" always make me forget that you often get the platinum long before finishing.

I guess it didn't take me that much longer to upgrade this to 100%. You can really speed run this game pretty easily with the Shield Weaver outfit, even on Ultra Hard.

 

[Spiner202]

The Witcher III is upgraded to 100%. Some of those DLC trophies are not difficult, but I just had no idea what I was doing.

For example, there is one trophy for taking 7 potions at the same time without dying from the toxicity. Every guide tells you how to upgrade your toxicity, but none of them tell you that there is an auto-filter on the screen with your potion recipes that filters out several of the potions you need. I was going to every vendor I could to find those recipes, until I saw one random comment saying to remove the filter. I had the trophy only a couple minutes later.

Same thing for the trophy for winning a Gwent round with 187+ points. I spent a ton of time on it, only to realize that all I had to do was look up all available cards and find a couple easy ones to buy (I had all the cards in my first play through, but the only save file I still had was my death march play through). The next game of Gwent I played after buying a couple more cards got me the trophy.

 

[Spiner202]

#79 - Astro Bot (including DLC)

Ok I know I only got this game a few days ago, but I got sick starting on Christmas, so I didn't have much to do other than play video games the last few days.

There were a couple of really tough platforming sections towards the end, but overall, this was a super fun platinum. I love first party Sony games because they always design the trophy list in a way where you don't have to look at it until after you beat the game.

 

[Spiner202]

Got a 100% with no platinum: Turok. Will leave a longer review in the other thread where I mentioned it.

 

[Spiner202]

Assassin's Creed III Remastered - truly a terrible experience. Would not recommend.

 

[Kat]

Assassin's Creed III Remastered - truly a terrible experience. Would not recommend.

But you got a platinum in it?

 

[Spiner202]

But you got a platinum in it?

I like having as many of my games at 100% as possible. It's probably not a very good idea, but Playstation's got me hooked.

 

[Smacktard]

Assassin's Creed III Remastered - truly a terrible experience. Would not recommend.

I know you wrote about this game elsewhere, and the awful time you had playing it. I'm playing ACIV right now, the pirate one. Parts of it are cool, but IMO it's too big and empty for its own good, and moving around it just isn't fun. A giant collectathon in an empty world is not fun. There's a lot of "spend 3 or 4 minutes getting off your ship, swimming to a collectable on an otherwise empty island, getting back on your ship". The gameplay is very shallow and repetitive, too. There's 0 depth of mechanics, apart from the ship fights which are actually kind of cool.

I'll get the plat but I'll drop it after that, and I don't see myself playing another AC game for a while.

 

[Jon]

A giant collectathon in an empty world is not fun.

New to Ubisoft?

 

[Smacktard]

New to Ubisoft?

Yes

 

[VashTheStampede]

I know you wrote about this game elsewhere, and the awful time you had playing it. I'm playing ACIV right now, the pirate one. Parts of it are cool, but IMO it's too big and empty for its own good, and moving around it just isn't fun. A giant collectathon in an empty world is not fun. There's a lot of "spend 3 or 4 minutes getting off your ship, swimming to a collectable on an otherwise empty island, getting back on your ship". The gameplay is very shallow and repetitive, too. There's 0 depth of mechanics, apart from the ship fights which are actually kind of cool.

I'll get the plat but I'll drop it after that, and I don't see myself playing another AC game for a while.

I was  shocked at how much I disliked the game when I was doing an Assassin's Creed Marathon a couple years back. And I normally eat up that Ubisoft slop.

 

[Tommy Boy]

I know you wrote about this game elsewhere, and the awful time you had playing it. I'm playing ACIV right now, the pirate one. Parts of it are cool, but IMO it's too big and empty for its own good, and moving around it just isn't fun. A giant collectathon in an empty world is not fun. There's a lot of "spend 3 or 4 minutes getting off your ship, swimming to a collectable on an otherwise empty island, getting back on your ship". The gameplay is very shallow and repetitive, too. There's 0 depth of mechanics, apart from the ship fights which are actually kind of cool.

I'll get the plat but I'll drop it after that, and I don't see myself playing another AC game for a while.

I was  shocked at how much I disliked the game when I was doing an Assassin's Creed Marathon a couple years back. And I normally eat up that Ubisoft slop.

Black Flag was the only AC game I truly loved. I forced myself through Origins. I gave up 15% through Odyssey.

Damn, it must be nostalgia or something, but I thought the sea shanties and pirate ship idea was great. All AC games are repetitive by default, but this was the first time I felt like I didn't have to just "travel to town, get intel, do big assassination, repeat". It felt more at the time. I can remember racing to upgrade my ship so I could fuck everyone up without fail.

In retrospect, water games means a lot of empty space. I loved Windwaker, too, so maybe I just like boat stuff lmao.

 

[Fire Queen]

and i loved odyssey but primarily because it let you play as a big strong woman

 

[Smacktard]

I was  shocked at how much I disliked the game when I was doing an Assassin's Creed Marathon a couple years back. And I normally eat up that Ubisoft slop.

Do you enjoy the other AC games more? What's your favorite?

In retrospect, water games means a lot of empty space. I loved Windwaker, too, so maybe I just like boat stuff lmao

Wind Waker was really not my jam either. The dungeons were really fun, but there were so few of them, and I didn't like the empty sailing tbh

Black Flag was the only AC game I truly loved. I forced myself through Origins. I gave up 15% through Odyssey

I mean I've heard these two kinda suck.

 

[Spiner202]

I know you wrote about this game elsewhere, and the awful time you had playing it. I'm playing ACIV right now, the pirate one. Parts of it are cool, but IMO it's too big and empty for its own good, and moving around it just isn't fun. A giant collectathon in an empty world is not fun. There's a lot of "spend 3 or 4 minutes getting off your ship, swimming to a collectable on an otherwise empty island, getting back on your ship". The gameplay is very shallow and repetitive, too. There's 0 depth of mechanics, apart from the ship fights which are actually kind of cool.

I'll get the plat but I'll drop it after that, and I don't see myself playing another AC game for a while.

Black Flag is definitely the best of the early AC games, although it's been a while since I've played it. If you are getting the platinum, be warned that the multiplayer is brutal.

and i loved odyssey but primarily because it let you play as a big strong woman

I have heard that Odyssey has a male and female protagonist (sort of like Cyberpunk). Is it recommended to go with the woman? I have 1-2 games on deck first, but I already bought Odyssey so I'm looking forward to playing it.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Do you enjoy the other AC games more? What's your favorite?

To the notes app!

1. Assassin's Creed 2
2. Assassin's Creed 3
3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
4. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
5. Assassin's Creed: Rogue
6. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

Black Flag made me tap out of the marathon, though I did fiddle around with Liberation a bit. For a handheld game it was pretty rad but I'd still have it below Black Flag.

I actually prefer the newer games (Origins/Odyssey/Valhalla), but they're much different, more RPG/loot elements.

Odyssey was much better as a female protagonist IMO. Wonder Woman simulator!

But seriously, the female voice actor was a million times better. Plus I'm pretty sure she's the canon option.

 

[Fire Queen]

I have heard that Odyssey has a male and female protagonist (sort of like Cyberpunk). Is it recommended to go with the woman? I have 1-2 games on deck first, but I already bought Odyssey so I'm looking forward to playing it.

Odyssey was much better as a female protagonist IMO. Wonder Woman simulator!

But seriously, the female voice actor was a million times better. Plus I'm pretty sure she's the canon option.

yeah the guy is soooooo boring but kassandra is amazing. almost singlehandedly made the game worth playing. expressive, funny, sarcastic, badass, whatever you want. the romances are also pretty funny. you can peg a guy so good he walks funny after

 

[Smacktard]

To the notes app!

1. Assassin's Creed 2
2. Assassin's Creed 3
3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
4. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
5. Assassin's Creed: Rogue
6. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

Black Flag made me tap out of the marathon, though I did fiddle around with Liberation a bit. For a handheld game it was pretty rad but I'd still have it below Black Flag.

I actually prefer the newer games (Origins/Odyssey/Valhalla), but they're much different, more RPG/loot elements.

Odyssey was much better as a female protagonist IMO. Wonder Woman simulator!

But seriously, the female voice actor was a million times better. Plus I'm pretty sure she's the canon option.

No OG AssCreed?

I was thinking I would give 1-3 a try at some point after this game, until I heard Spiner say how much he hated 3. Idk now tho. I am confus. Everyone's opinions in this forum are all over the place.

 

[VashTheStampede]

No OG AssCreed?

I was thinking I would give 1-3 a try at some point after this game, until I heard Spiner say how much he hated 3. Idk now tho. I am confus. Everyone's opinions in this forum are all over the place.

I didn't have access to it on my run

 

[VashTheStampede]

Also I played 3 after being inundated with stories of how bad it was so my expectations were on the floor.

Also (x2) it's about the American Revolution and that was a very appealing setting for me. YMMV

 

[Jon]

Black Flag was the only AC game I truly loved.

It is one of my favorites!

and i loved odyssey but primarily because it let you play as a big strong woman

She's easily one of the more likable protagonists.

Do you enjoy the other AC games more? What's your favorite?

The Ezio collection is usually heralded as the best in the series, followed by Black Flag. After that... it becomes murky.

I have heard that Odyssey has a male and female protagonist (sort of like Cyberpunk). Is it recommended to go with the woman? I have 1-2 games on deck first, but I already bought Odyssey so I'm looking forward to playing it.

It does have that ability. But Kassandra is the cannon character. Deimos does NOT feel right when you use him as the protagonist. Valhalla played the same way and female Eivor is cannon there. You auto-switch to the male protagonist in the Odin scenes. Syndicate also has dual protagonists, but you can switch between them like you will be able to in the new one. They have different playstyles. In Odyssey, they function exactly the same. And the story just feels off if you aren't playing as Kassandra.

1. Assassin's Creed 2
2. Assassin's Creed 3
3. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
4. Assassin's Creed: Revelations
5. Assassin's Creed: Rogue
6. Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

I'm VASTLY surprised by this, not going to lie. Brotherhood is generally regarded as the BEST game, followed by 2 and Revelations, then Black Flag. To me, 3 was one of the worst abominations in the series. Yes, the American Revolution was my draw too, but they didn't do well with it, imo. Not to mention you play as a templar for the first 3 hours and he's a far more interesting character than Connor... whom I despised.

Rogue and Liberation I never played because they were previous/other console generations and I played the higher gen versions (so Unity instead of Rogue). And Rogue, from what I understand was piss poor, so to see it above Black Flag is even weirder to me.

If I had to rate my experiences:

1. Brotherhood
2. 2
3. Revelations
4. Black Flag
5. 1
6. Origins
7. Valhalla
8. Unity
9. Odyssey
10. Syndicate
11. 3

 

[VashTheStampede]

I'm VASTLY surprised by this, not going to lie. Brotherhood is generally regarded as the BEST game, followed by 2 and Revelations, then Black Flag.

My first time through the series, I had Brotherhood as my favorite. But I'm also a sucker for town building mechanics

Upon revisiting it, it didn't hold up as kindly. A lot of unneeded fluff and the final act of the story feels rushed and almost tacked on. It almost feels like an expanded DLC than its own game at times. There's a lot to love but overall 2 is a tighter, more well realized experience IMO.

To me, 3 was one of the worst abominations in the series. Yes, the American Revolution was my draw too, but they didn't do well with it, imo. Not to mention you play as a templar for the first 3 hours

Oh you must be referring to the most interesting opening act in the history of the franchise. Which, if you go in blind without someone spoiling it for you, is one of the best examples of an In Medias Res opening in gaming history.

and he's a far more interesting character than Connor... whom I despised.

I loved the tumultuous relationship between Connor and Davenport, and find both Connor and his father much more interesting than his grandfather.

Rogue and Liberation I never played because they were previous/other console generations and I played the higher gen versions (so Unity instead of Rogue). And Rogue, from what I understand was piss poor, so to see it above Black Flag is even weirder to me.

I'd recommend forming your own opinion here. Rogue has one of the best stories (minus one gaping plot hole, but that's AC for ya) of the whole series, while still retaining the fun ship combat of Black Flag. It's a much more stripped down experience, not a ton of boat bloat.

Also keep in mind that all my opinions are based on the most recent versions of these games, so bugs and graphics are all at their best and not the messes they may have been upon their original launches.

If I had to rate my experiences:

1. Brotherhood
2. 2
3. Revelations
4. Black Flag
5. 1
6. Origins
7. Valhalla
8. Unity
9. Odyssey
10. Syndicate
11. 3

Syndicate (well, and Mirage I guess) is the only one I haven't spent any time with and I don't see that changing anytime soon lol

 

[Jon]

Oh you must be referring to the most interesting opening act in the history of the franchise. Which, if you go in blind without someone spoiling it for you, is one of the best examples of an In Medias Res opening in gaming history.

All I was saying is a full Haytham game would have been better than original 3. To me Connor felt forced and all I wanted was more on his tibal relationship and interactions with his father. I think I just far more enjoyed Haytham than Connor.

I'd recommend forming your own opinion here. Rogue has one of the best stories (minus one gaping plot hole, but that's AC for ya) of the whole series, while still retaining the fun ship combat of Black Flag. It's a much more stripped down experience, not a ton of boat bloat.

Oh, I hear you. I've watch the cutscene story for Rogue because I never played it. Shay is another bad protagonist. He annoyed me. It was essentially the same story as Black Flag only he went from assassin to templar instead of pirate to assassin.

Syndicate (well, and Mirage I guess) is the only one I haven't spent any time with and I don't see that changing anytime soon lol

Mirage... I completely forgot than one. Glorified DLC that would be below Syndicate and above 3 for me.

In the end, it's all personal opinion, which is what makes series like AC and FF good imo. There is a different list for different reasons for almost everyone.

 

[Spiner202]

There is new Astro Bot DLC rolling out between now and March 13th. They're releasing 5 new levels, 1 per week. They've added some new trophies, so I downgraded myself from 100% back to a regular platinum

 

[Smacktard]

There is new Astro Bot DLC rolling out between now and March 13th. They're releasing 5 new levels, 1 per week. They've added some new trophies, so I downgraded myself from 100% back to a regular platinum

This is the best kind of downgrade -- free content!

 

[Spiner202]

This is the best kind of downgrade -- free content!

You're right! I'm not used to it though because I rarely buy games close enough to their release date for this to happen.

 

[Jon]

Can add God of War Ragnarok as a plat for me. Base game. Dunno if i'll do Valhalla add on

 

[Spiner202]

Updated!

Valhalla is pretty fun and definitely a big different from the base game. I'd definitely give it a shot.

 

[Jon]

Updated!

Valhalla is pretty fun and definitely a big different from the base game. I'd definitely give it a shot.

I kind of back to backed GoW and Ragnarok. I was definitely looking forward to a GOW break by the end of the plat lol

 

[Spiner202]

Got #81 tonight: Marvel's Spider-Man 2. I'm still working on the singular DLC trophy for beating it on NG+.

On the whole, I enjoyed the game. I've seen others say the gameplay is better than the other two games. To me, it seemed identical. The story was not great until the 3rd and final act, which unfortunately was quite short. When you consider this as a major Sony franchise, it doesn't hold up against Horizon or God of War to me, but as a standalone game, it is very fun. The game becomes better as you get more overpowered.

I feel like they left a lot of loose ends in the story, but apparently there is no DLC coming. I don't really feel like I need a Spider-Man 3 though unless there is a major shift in the gameplay.