Topic: The Trophy Discussion Thread

Platinum #30 - Control: Ultimate Edition

@Th3solution fine work sol, an enjoyable plat to be sure.

so how do you all look at platinumed games that do not have all dlc trophies?

for example the base game for controll is platinumed but because i don't have all dlc trophies the game is stuck at a less than 100 procent total completion rank.

does it stil count or does it devalue it?

@jdv95 counts in my book, a plat is a plat is a plat... for me as a trophy hunter, dlc is for games where I enjoyed playing them so much that even though I have earned the platinum I just wanna keep on playing. Some people have a different view but it takes all sorts.

@jdv95
Totally counts. I couldn't be bothered to get all dlc trophies for control either, but when I check my total trophies it says plats - 77. It's only if you are bothered (compulsive) about the 100% next to the games name, which I'm usually not. In particular for games where I don't own the dlc, I'll happily accept the plat and move on.

...and on that. Platinum #77 achieved last night for Shadow of War. Have only been playing a couple of hours a week with a mate so it's taken months! An ok game but a a bit repetitive and grindy and plot mostly went over my head - Bjork tree lady was cool though. And as I don't own the dlc, game showing 72% completion.

@colonelkilgore @Sorteddan
share the same feeling.

just wanted to know some other people's perspectives on this tnx

@jdv95 Not having a 100% completion to correlate with a platinum used to bother me, but now I don’t let it deter me from my platinum accomplishment. It’s getting fairly common and now more often than not there is DLC (Control), add-on content (Astrobot’s Playroom), post-release multiplayer modes (Ghost of Tsushima), post-release NG+ trophies (Spider-Man) which keep my platinum from registering 100%. It’s so common that I think it’s just become a secondary target now to 100% a game separate from getting the platinum. Of course there are also games which I’ve 100%ed (wow, I think I just made up a word) but yet have no platinum to show for it (Firewatch, What Remains of Edith Finch, Inside, etc) so I guess it goes both ways.

Personally, I’m more motivated to go for the platinum and if I 100% something then it’s just icing on the cake. For example, I’m happy with my Astrobot platinum but I haven’t been bothered by the one time trial trophy in the add-on list that I can’t seem to get.

@nessisonett Yeah, the loss of game shops is a real shame as I always enjoyed popping in whenever I was in town. The pandemic has only accelerated the decline and now my local GAME is gone too. All that's left is CEX. There was a nice little indie store where I'm originally from, but I'm not sure if it's still around.

@RogerRoger I loved Electronics Boutique in the '90s! Those were the days when they actually stocked a wide range of titles and not just chart stuff, and only had small trays of pre-owned titles. HMV and Virgin were really good back then, too.

Was wondering if anyone here would be interested in partnering for getting the online trophy in Wreckfest... I had been trying to so it with team games as suggested in another forum but that doesn't seem to work

There were two GAME's locally until around 2 years ago, then one closed and now the other has relocated (from a largish store to a small department of a large department store). There is also a CEX.

I find that I make almost all my purchases from Amazon now sadly.

Used to have 2 GAME stores in the nearest town, plus another one in a Debenhams and a Gamestation. Only got one left before lockdown. Dunno if it is still there as I've not ventured that far since working from home. Most of my purchases these days (even before lockdown) are from a few trusted online sites or digitally.

@DualWielding I’m planning on getting it as I’ll eventually want to plat it (so I have been considering getting the online ones out of the way relatively soonish).

I’m neck-deep on TLoU multiplayer and Ashen atm but I’d be down in a couple of weeks?

Similarly, my home town also used to have two GAME stores, but one closed before the lockdown. The remaining GAME is right next door to a CEX.

@crimsontadpoles Yeah our remaining one is across the road from a CEX too. Seems to be that way on purpose if most cities have them in close proximity.

@crimsontadpoles @nessisonett Oh yeah, there is a CEX in my nearest town too, round the corner from HMV and GAME is a bit further down. And that is it apart from a smallish sainsbury store which has a very small selection of video games.

#34 with Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The NG+ run for the final trophy was pretty easy as I only had to focus on the main story which isn't that long at all.

Got my 16th Platinum for the FMV game Late Shift. It's easy to get as the gameplay is purely making story decisions, but it takes a bit of time since there's multiple endings to get, and no way to speed up or skip scenes.

And not trophies exactly, but I did go back to Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair again and grab all the achievements I had previously missed.

Latest Platinum achieved today > The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

I played this back when it first came out in 2019, but after one go through I was a bit disappointed it wasn't up to snuff. But after getting the plat for Until Dawn early this year I decided I might as well go for the series and I'm glad I did as I found it better this time having to see most of the choice permutations, also knowing what to expect helps.

I'm hoping Little Hope has a better story as I will be starting that one soonish.

Mass Effect 2 was my first ever platinum way back in the day on PS3. I got it again in the Legendary collection thing. Much easier the second time around thanks to the trophy changes.