With all the different death animations developer Striking Distance Studios has squeezed into PS5 and PS4 survival horror The Callisto Protocol, it was always going to find a way to force you to see them. And according to an interview with IGN Japan, this is its solution: you ain’t getting the Platinum Trophy without dying dozens upon dozens of times.
Specifically, you’ll need to see every grisly murder in all its gory glory to unlock a gong. “We’re working on our Achievements and Trophies at the moment, and we actually have an achievement in there for seeing all of the deaths,” dev Mark James revealed. “You are gonna die in our game.”
This could potentially become a frustrating Trophy to unlock, depending on how many permutations there are. “We're not going to reveal the number of deaths at the moment,” James teased. “But I think you’ll have to work hard to do it.” We imagine many of the animations will be missable, so unless there’s straightforward chapter select, you may have to go in prepared.
Specifically, it’s not just the aliens in the game that can kill you – it’s the environment, too. “Each monster has its own way it kills you, and environmental hazards are hazards to you as well as to the enemy,” continued James. “In one of our trailers, he backed into a fan, and when you’re backing away from a monster you’ve got to be really careful because these hazards can kill you as much as the enemy in front of you.”
It all brings new meaning to the iconic Dark Souls adage: prepare to die.
[source ign.com]
Comments 18
with my gaming skill, i will get this naturally lol.
Oh man am I going to cringe at these death scenes....
Cant wait for this instant classic in the making.word up son
Uh oh! Ive never died in a video game before!
This is a nice example of a useless platinum trophy.
This is just busywork, which is what the vast majority of trophies are.
Never really been into these murder porn style games where deaths have to be so incredibly graphic. Reminds me of being forced to watch those nasty Laura Croft deaths in the Tomb Raider reboot.
@GreatAuk This is an example of all trophies, as they are equally useless. At least this one will show you some cool animations, unlike just picking up 500 collectibles etc.
@ATaco It's games made for adults. If pixel blood is too much, try another genre, and stay far away from horror movies, as it looks more real with real people.
Awesome. Will be fun to see every death scene.
@Humaniac I do, thanks for the obvious warning though.
@Humaniac Hard disagree. Some good games have trophies based on mastering mechanics you enjoy or cool things to note to appreciate the full game. This is just tedious.
So what I'm just going to put my controller down and keep on dying Thru the game for plat? That is boring 😤😤
@ATaco It's meant to accentuate the horror of the thing you are facing.
This is actually cool.
I was super excited for this game, but then I saw that he has force powers for some reason? Kinda broke it for me, ruins the horror.
This looks superb and just my cup of tea, haven't looked forward to a game in a long and this has changed that.
@Shions_Glasses ahh you know because it looks cool or something. Why pick em off when you can just pick em up and throw em in the blender.
@jdv95 Same here haha, for once my ineptitude at surviving shall be my triumph.
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