Topic: The Trophy Discussion Thread

@RogerRoger There is a demo! You can play up until Chapter 2 and saved data carries over to the full game. The game is also on sale at the moment.

#46 - Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time

Any positive feelings I have about the stuff this game does right (space exploration and the little planets were a nice touch) were completely undermined by the way the game handles Clank sections. I hated them with a passion. Completely destroys the pacing of the game, bland time-consuming puzzles and also it just makes the platforming harder and slower as Ratchet until you get the admittedly fun hoverboots. The games just continue to get streamlined and forced down the stupid ‘cinematic shooter’ route though, the tight platforming is completely stripped by now, with no wall jumping or crouching at all. The trophy list was straight forward, 100% on hard then a challenge mode playthrough. Challenge mode was incredibly boring, there’s no trophy for maxing out weapons so just a bland run through of the game which makes you think even less of it. I can’t stress enough how much the game has been smoothed out to create a pale imitation of the PS2 games, it’s insane. The most exciting part of the game was beating the final boss on challenge mode while listening to Atari Teenage Riot, which at least livened things up a bit. And apparently the next few games are worse!!!

Platinum #91 Spider-Man 2.

Maybe for you. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

I'm honestly impressed by @LtSarge and @nessisonett's dedication to keep playing games to 100% whilst also just... not having a good time? What possesses you people to torture yourself so, haha?!

@Tjuz I’d done most of the hard work, I just had to rush through a new game plus to get the platinum!

@Tjuz In this case, it was mostly because I just had a couple of trophies left and it just bugged me that the last one was so simple but because I got 100 percent in the game, I couldn't perform the actions that were required to get that trophy.

You're right though. I don't have much time for gaming that I really should use my time more wisely. But seeing as how this was a new release, I wanted to get my money's worth so to speak. Fortunately, the next Platinum trophy that I'm going for, which is Spider-Man 2's, has been simple enough thus far.

Understood. I really enjoyed it. Will probably jump back in when they add NG+. Hopefully witha new trophy or two for me to chase.

@RogerRoger I thought A Crack in Time was fantastic when I played it back in the day. Maybe I wouldn't feel the same 14 years later, but I know back then it was great. The remake of the original on the PS4 on the other hand, not so much.

Platinum #45: Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Very straightforward trophy list!

@RogerRoger I think I'm more in the minority in regards to the PS4 remake. Obviously it's a lot easier to play than the actual PS2 original as it incorporates the gameplay advancements that the series experienced, but the latter part of the remake frustrated me enough that it at least partially ruined the experience for me. Granted I'd take middling Ratchet & Clank still over a lot of other games, and I'm not saying you won't enjoy it a lot more than I did, as obviously mileage varies.

I still have a lot of the series left to play as I haven't played anything outside of the PS3 games and so on (I dabbled in the PS3 remaster of the original), but I do suggest playing Rift Apart whenever you feel the price is right. It was good enough that I really hope Sony doesn't make it a routine now where we only get one Ratchet & Clank game per generation (the remake was it last gen).

The world is a little darker without the Colonel’s monthly platinum check in.

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• lonely trumpet mournfully plays out across the cold November evening *

@LtSarge The first Spidey is also the only game I've gotten the platinum on (minus the cheating Telltale games), so if the sequel is anything like that I'm sure it was a breeze! Especially compared to what came before, haha. A nice reward for your previous suffering. Hope next time you might be able to break loose from the completionist urge when the game is not deserving of it.

Platinum #51 - Marvel's Spirder-Man 2
Not much to say other than idk how people are saying it's a 25h plat. Took me significantly longer, maybe because I used fast travel like 3 times total.

Anyway, great game, enjoyed every bit. It teases at least a couple character appearances for DLC so I hope that gets announced soonish.

@AgentCooper

@RogerRoger The case of Ratchet & Clank does seem to be a bit different than just game development or Sony's spacing of their exclusives being the culprit though. It seems more like Sony wanting them to make Marvel games, which I do love too, and that Ratchet & Clank ends up being a casualty because of that. I wonder if we would have gotten a Ratchet & Clank game at all on the PS4 if they didn't make the animated movie.

I'm loving Spider-Man 2, the original was one of my favorite exclusives from last gen, and I'll end up really looking forward to Wolverine once the hype starts up. They should be able to make a Ratchet & Clank game along with that though, as you wouldn't think Insomniac would be a small studio incapable of developing multiple games at a time given their success and length of time with Sony.

#65 - STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor

Not too bad a list but picking up all the priorite shards was a bit of a pain, particularly as it's not always clear if you've going to get one of those or a different type of collectible. Most of the rest were fairly organic for me, I just needed a guide to find a few tears I'd missed.

Had a lot of fun with this.

Congrats to everybody else that got plats recently!

@LN78 I got the more expensive version that gave you access to it on the 31st.

@LN78 I have 2 weeks off work, so plenty of time to game! I’m not entirely sure what else came with it. I only paid the extra for the early access. I think it was some RoboCop and weapon skins.