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Death Stranding Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Death Stranding Trophy Guide. Difficulty: *** An action game taking place in an open-world post-apocalyptic United States. The Platinum is not difficult but will require many hours of gameplay and grinding.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Death Stranding *** 63 Kojima Productions Japan 59 2 1 6 0

Death Stranding

Death Stranding is an action game designed by Kojima Productions, and is the first game by Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear Solid series, since leaving Konami in 2015. Set in an open-world post-apocalyptic United States in which creatures roam the Earth, players control a courier who must deliver supplies to isolated colonies and reconnect their communications network.

Freelance courier Sam Porter Bridges, played by actor Normal Reedus, sets off on a quest to help humanity which is close to extinction by journeying across the continent and reconnect colonies while avoiding the spectral creatures that roam the world.

Death Stranding received positive reviews with an average score of 82%, and won several Game Awards, praised for its music, voice acting, graphics, and creative concept, while criticized by some for its repetitiveness and added details which some critics found more frustrating than fun.

The Platinum for Death Stranding is not particularly difficult, but very time consuming with a lot of grinding, hence the 3-star difficulty. There are no missable trophies to worry about, as the game allows for a post-game play in which all outstanding trophies can be mopped-up. There are technically six online trophies, though these merely require online connectivity as you play single-player. Only the Growth Of A Legend trophy requires 20 deliveries to be made on Hard difficulty, though this can be done anytime in post-game, which means the story can be played on the easiest setting.

Expect anywhere around 100 hours for the Platinum depending on how you play the game, whether you are exploring and taking your time, or rushing through.

There are no missable trophies to worry about, so you can begin by simply playing through the story and enjoying it. You can switch the difficulty mode at anytime. There is only one trophy, Growth Of A Legend, which requires you to make 20 deliveries on Premium difficulty, though this can be easily be done in post-game. As a result, feel free to play the game on its easiest difficulty mode.

Keep in mind that there are six trophies which require you to be connected online as you play through the game. Also, avoid using lethal weapons on any NPCs or MULEs, as a “voidout” will occur if the body is left to decompose over three days.

By the time you complete the story, you will have unlocked a massive chunk of the trophies.

After the credits, you will enter a post-game mode. Here is where you will want to change the difficulty mode to Hard in order to get S ranking on 20 Premium Deliveries for the Growth Of A Legend trophy. Work on getting all Facilities to 5 Stars, reach at least Grade 60 in all delivery evaluation categories, collect all Memory Chips, fabricate all available items, as well as build and fully upgrade all structures. If you feel this will take a lot of time, that is because it will. Expect to put in more hours in the post-game play than in completing the story.

Once those objectives are complete, simply mop up any miscellaneous trophies you may still have outstanding. Be sure to check out the Death Stranding trophy guide links under our Links tab to see what trophies you are still missing and their requirements.

First, IGN has a Walkthrough here:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/18/death-stranding-walkthrough-and-strategy-guide

And a detailed Walkthrough by Peter Brown:
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/full-death-stranding-walkthrough-guides-and-tips/1100-6471243/

Here is a great Trophy Guide by pennysticks:
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/game/death-stranding/guide/

And PowerPyx has a great Trophy Guide here:
https://www.powerpyx.com/death-stranding-trophy-guide-roadmap/

And here's a detailed Trophy Guide by vex1993:
https://psnprofiles.com/guide/9355-death-stranding-trophy-guide

vinheim has some good Trophy Guide tips here:
https://www.neoseeker.com/death-stranding/Trophies/Trophy_Guide

A simple but useful Trophy Guide by Huzaifah Durrani:
https://exputer.com/guides/death-stranding-trophy-guide/

Here's a video demonstration of the Growth Of A Legend trophy, by pennysticks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ykazHAvlWs

And a video demonstration of the Any Porter In A Storm trophy, also by pennysticks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JHWWnJaLJU

And pennysticks' video demonstration of the Public Service Porter trophy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dH18I8Zalc

And a video demonstration of the In Sam We Trust trophy, by pennysticks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7VEl044hHY

Here is pennysticks' video demonstration of the God Particle Go Getter trophy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ewrC8J2As

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
https://www.exophase.com/game/death-stranding-psn/trophies/

Metal Gear Solid 4 Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Metal Gear Solid 4 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ****  The stealth series continues in this chronological sequel to Metal Gear Solid 2. The game was released in 2008, but added with trophy support in 2012. Requires a minimum of 8 playthroughs for the Platinum trophy.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots **** 34 Kojima Productions Japan 19 9 5 0 0

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, is the sixth MGS title directed by Hideo Kojima, and the chronological sequel to Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of the Liberty, taking place five years after. Guns of the Patriots was released world-wide in June of 2008, but was updated with a trophy patch in August 2012.

Set in 2014, Snake is suffering from Werner's Syndrome, resulting in accelerated aging and allowing only a year left to live. For his "final mission," he accepts a job from Colonel Roy Campbell, now working for the UN, to infiltrate Liquid's army camp in the Middle East to assassinate him.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots received high praise by nearly all online gaming critics, with an average score of 96% for its innovative gameplay, fantastic graphics and presentation, and clever story.

If you thought the previous HD Metal Gear Solid games were long and challenging for the platinum, Guns of the Patriots takes the cake. You will need to do a minimum of 8 playthroughs, and that's provided you managed to achieve your trophy-hunting and emblem-hunting goals in each. If you make a mistake, expect to do a ninth or tenth playthrough.

This 4-star rating is based on both time consumption (nearly 100 hours of gameplay) as well as skills involved.

There's no way getting around having to do 8 playthroughs, as you need to fulfill certain requirements to collect all the emblems. However, if you play your cards right, you can avoid having to perform more than eight. The game also includes a number of missable trophies you'll need to collect along the way - just make sure you've obtained them all at some point during your eight playthroughs. Check out the Metal Gear Solid 4 trophy guide links under our Links tab for further details.

NOTE: The trophies are not retroactive, which means if you've played and completed the game BEFORE the August 2012 trophy patch, you will not automatically acquire any trophies.

On your first playthrough, select Liquid Snake difficulty, and focus on acquiring The Chicken emblem. This includes having to play the game a total of 35 hours minimum, which makes this run an excellent opportunity to acquire the majority of the missable trophies, such as the "Doll" trophies, Flashback Mania, Sunlight!, Ghost Photophraph Addict, Crop Circle, and many others. By the end of this run, you should have hopefully 22 of the emblems collected. Check out the walkthroughs in our Links page for further details. Also, after having acquired The Chicken emblem, you will have obtained the Corpse Camo, which is necessary in the next step.

For your second playthrough, aim for the Assassin and Tarantula emblems. By the end of this run, you should also be able to obtain the Divine Wind and the I Just Don't Fear Death trophies.

Next, play the game four more times to acquire the next four emblems: Spider, Centipede, Leopard, and Jaguar. Also, use this opportunity to collect any other missable trophies you may have missed earlier. This includes the Infinite Ammo, Stealth Camouflage, and the I Am THE Expert On Weapons trophies.

Now, for the toughest part of the game, you'll be playing your seventh playthrough to acquire the Big Boss emblem. This will also unlock another 9 emblems, such as Hound, FoxHound, Fox, Raven, Pigeon, Wolf, Octopus, Mantis, and Scorpion, for a current total of 38 emblems.

Finally, load up your eighth and final playthrough, to acquire the remaining 2 emblems: Panther and Little Gray. After this, you should acquire the Sounds Of The Battlefield trophy, along with the Platinum.

In case you get stuck, here's a great Walkthrough on Mahalo:
http://www.mahalo.com/metal-gear-solid-4-walkthrough/

Here is a wiki Walkthrough:
http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_4_Walkthrough

And a text-based Walkthrough, by Tarrun:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/926596-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots/faqs/53118

This is a fantastic, detailed Trophy Guide by Zolanton, and perhaps the most useful one on the internet:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-patriots/167253-metal-gear-solid-4-trophy-guide-roadmap.html

Here is a text-based Trophy Guide, by Tarrun:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/926596-metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots/faqs/64759

And a Trophy Guide, by Horror Spooky:
http://www.cheatmasters.com/blog/2012/08/11/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-trophy-guide/

And a Trophy Guide, which includes videos, by Ferry Grenendijk:
http://www.videogamesblogger.com/2012/08/06/metal-gear-solid-4-trophies-guide.htm

This is a valuable Emblem Guide, by Zolanton:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-patriots/167253-metal-gear-solid-4-trophy-guide-roadmap-2.html

And Zolanton's Walkthrough for the Big Boss Emblem:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-patriots/167253-metal-gear-solid-4-trophy-guide-roadmap-2.html#post2954566

Finally, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots-trophies.html

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  A revamp of the original stealth game released in 2010 on the PlayStation Portable. The Platinum requires a lot of time and grinding.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker *** 50 Kojima Productions / Genki Japan 39 8 2 3 0

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is an action-adventure stealth game, first released on the PlayStation Portable in 2010, then re-released for the PlayStation 3 with trophy support as part of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection in 2011.

Set in Costa Rica in November 1974, ten years after Snake Eater, Snake has left The Patriots group and is now leading his own band of mercenaries called the Militaires Sans Frontieres, attempting to stop a secret organization from putting into use their latest weapon, called the Peace Sentinels. The game features two main modes, Mission which are story-based and include side-missions, and Mother Base in which players manage and simulate the missions. A multiplayer function is also included.

The 2010 PSP version of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker received high praise, with an average score of 91% for its fascinating complexity despite being designed for a portable game console.

While a few trophies can get frustrating, the main reason for this 3-star rating is in the time required for the platinum. After completing one thorough playthrough, you will need to grind several missions over and over to collect staff and gear, as well as gain S-ratings. In addition to all this, there are a few online trophies to worry about as well.

Overall, expect to put in around 80-100 hours of gaming for this Platinum.

There's a lot to do here, so the first thing is to go through the Main Ops which focuses on the story-baed aspect of the game. Unfortunately, this is the easiest part of working towards that Platinum.

Once you've finished, you will need to go through the Extra Ops. Here, you'll want to collect staff members to help you through the Outer Ops missions, as well as unlock advanced gear which you'll need to acquire S-Ranks in missions. Overall, there are 32 Main Ops and 128 Extra Ops to grind through.

Once that hard part is done, there are three remaining online trophies to acquire: Trader, Versus Ops All Rules, and Vic Vos. Luckily, after having finished all the Ops grinding, these three online trophies should feel quite easy in comparison. Also, check out the forums under our Links tab if you're looking for a boosting partner.

First, IGN has a good Walkthrough, here:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker/Walkthrough

This is a vast list of Walkthroughs and Guides on IGN, including S-Rank videos:
http://www.ign.com/faqs/games/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker

Here's a great Trophy Guide, by Kheapathic:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-hd/guide/

This is a useful text-based Trophy Guide, by odino:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/632694-metal-gear-solid-hd-collection/faqs/63849

Another great Trophy Guide, this one by Hitman:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Metal-Gear-Solid:-Peace-Walker-HD-Trophy-Guide

Here is a Boosting Forum on PS3Trophies, if you're looking for a boosting partner:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-hd/132710-co-op-partners-thread-mgs-pw-co-ops-read-first-post.html

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/metal-gear-solid-peace-walker-hd-trophies.html

Metal Gear Solid 3 Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Metal Gear Solid 3 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: **  A revamp of the original stealth game released in 2004 on the PlayStation 2. The Platinum is significantly easier and less time consuming than its prequel.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater ** 46 KCEJ / Bluepoint Games Japan / U.S. 36 5 4 0 0

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, is an action-adventure stealth game, first released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, then re-released for the PlayStation 3 with trophy support as part of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection in 2011.

Set in 1964 during the Cold War, FOX operative Naked Snake wanders through a Russian jungle in search of a defective Soviet weapons designer named Sokolov, who has been developing a nuclear-equipped tank named the Shagohod. Though assisted over the radio by Major Zero, Para-Medic, and The Boss, Snake's missions are rarely without twists and surprises, and this one is no exception.

The original Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater on the PlayStation 2 received outstanding reviews, with an average score of 91%, praised for its incredible details, beautiful visuals and cinematics, and complex but engaging plot.

Considering you can play the game on Very Easy mode, and that it's possible (if you're careful and follow a guide) to earn all the trophies in one playthrough, this game is significantly easier than its prequel, Sons of Liberty.

There are a vast number of collectibles to find, including several missable trophies, and at least one playthrough where you can't kill anyone. Follow one of the guides in our Links page to a T, and you should have yourself a new Platinum.

If you've already played this on the PlayStation 2, then you're at a great advantage to knowing where to go and how to defeat the bosses. If not, then don't fret. Just follow the walkthroughs and guides under our Links tab, and you'll be fine.

If you plan on earning this platinum in one playthrough, then you'll need two things: a guide which you'll have to follow strictly, and multiple saves in case you miss a missable trophy. There are no chapter selects, so missing a trophy means playing the game again.

Since there is no trophy related to the difficulty mode, you may as well select Very Easy, unless you simply like challenges. But playing on Very Easy also equips you with the EZ Gun, which holds an infinite ammount of tranquilizers. In order to unlock the Peace Walker trophy, you will need to play through the game without killing anyone, so the tranquilizer is a handy tool.

So, play the game from beginning to end, remember not to kill anyone, continuously save along the way, and follow the guides to find all the collectible and missable trophies, and you should have a new Platinum after 15-20 hours of gameplay.

First, this is a most invaluable link. A Collectibles and Missable Trophy Guide, created by Kheapathic. Follow this, and you should be able to get the Platinum in one playthrough:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-hd/134911-metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-hd-trophy-guide-road-map.html#post2304779

Here is a text-based Walkthrough, by El Greco:
http://www.ign.com/faqs/2005/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-walkthrough-569007

And if that's not enough, this is an entire list of Walkthroughs:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/914828-metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater/faqs

And, here's a Walkthrough on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater/Walkthrough

This is a great Trophy Guide, by Kheapathic:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-hd/guide/

Another great Trophy Guide, this one by Spratters53:
http://www.trophiesonpsn.com/forum/showthread.php?3413-Metal-Gear-Solid-3-Snake-Eater-Trophy-Guide-amp-Roadmap

And NeroRadec707 put together this detailed Trophy Guide:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Metal-Gear-Solid-3:-Snake-Eater-HD-Trophy-Guide

This is a useful text-based Trophy Guide, by odino:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/654725-metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-hd-edition/faqs/63884

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://www.allps3trophies.com/retail-games/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater-trophies.html

Metal Gear Solid 2 Trophy Guide

Editorial Team

Metal Gear Solid 2 Trophy Guide. Difficulty: ***  A revamp of the original stealth game released in 2001 on the PlayStation 2. The Platinum is both time-consuming and challenging at times, requiring 5 full playthroughs on each difficulty mode.

Game Name Difficulty Trophies Developer Country Bronze Silver Gold Online DLC
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty *** 46 KCEJ / Bluepoint Games Japan / U.S. 36 5 4 0 0

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was first released on the PlayStation 2 in 2001, and is a sequel to the 1998 Metal Gear Solid for the PlayStation One. In November of 2011, the game was re-released for the PlayStation 3 In HD with trophy support, as part of the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, which also included Metal Gear Solid 3 and Peace Walker.

Metal Gear Solid 2 is a third-person stealth action game, and the fourth Metal Gear game produced and directed by Hideo Kojima. In a prologue taking place two years after the events of Metal Gear Solid, Solid Snake and Octocon are now members of Philanthropy, a non-governmental organization, investigating the development of the new Metal Gear RAY. The story then jumps two years later, and introduces Raiden - a rookie agent for FOXHOUND and the main character in the game - who is attempting to rescue hostages, including the US president, from the Sons of Liberty terrorist group.

The original metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty for the PlayStation 2 received high praise, with an average score of 95%, winning several Game of the Year awards from multiple gaming magazines, and was generally considered quite an advanced game in its time.

This game is both time consuming and will require a fair amount of skill. If you've already mastered the game on the PlayStation 2, then acquiring the Platinum shouldn't be overtly difficult. If this is your first time to play Metal Gear Solid 2, then you're in for a bit of a challenge.

You will need to play through the game at least 5 times, once for each difficulty mode. This is the minimum, considering you managed to find all the collectibles, such as dog tags, along the way. If not, you'll be playing the game 6 or 7 times. Also, the VR missions and some boss battles, especially when playing on the harder difficulty modes, can be extremely difficult and will require a lot of skill, patience and persistence.

Since you'll be playing this game five times, you'll want to first start on Very Easy and try to obtain the majority of the trophies along the way. This will also include collecting all the dog tags on this setting, as well as getting the Complete Stealth trophy out of the way, which involves clearing the entire game without setting off any alert modes. Aside from the story-related trophies, you'll also want to aim for Animal Control, Down In Smoke, To Catch A Predator, Hurt Locker, Kissing Booth, Photo Finish, Steel Grip, Steamed, Sexting, Johny On The Spot, Vamp Eyer, Who Ya Gonna Call, and Moving Day.

After your first playthrough, select Casting Theatre from the options menu and watch the clips featuring the different characters to acquire the Love Hurts trophy.

Next, load up your clear game data and play through on Easy mode. In this playthrough, you'll be aiming for the Bye Bye Big Brother, Don't Taze Me Bro, Silcence Is Golden, Nothing Personal, Rent Money, Yorkie, and Beagle trophies.

by now you should have a pretty good feel for the game and know where to go, with only a few trophies to collect. Start your next playthrough on Medium and focus on collecting the dog tags. By the end, you should have the Poodle and Shiba Inu trophies.

Your next playthrough will be on Hard difficulty, collecting all the dog tags, and earn the S.Bernard trophy.

Next is your Extreme difficulty playthrough. Find all the dog tags, and earn the Great Dane trophy.

Only a few more trophies to go. On the Main Menu, select Special and Boss Survival. Once you've completed all the boss encounters, you'll get the No Boss Of Mine trophy.

Next are the 5 alternate missions on the Snake Tales, which will earn you the Tell Me A Tale trophy.

Last, is one of the most difficult challenges: completing every VR Mission with each character and beating the top score. This will hopefully net you the final three trophies: Piece Of Cake, In It To Win It, and Virtually Impossible.

Unless there's any mopping-up you still need to do, simply lean back and enjoy watching that Platinum bling on your screen. You deserved it.

First, here's a Walkthrough on IGN:
http://www.ign.com/wikis/metal-gear-solid-2-sons-of-liberty/Walkthrough

And if that's not good enough, here's a list of about 30 different Walkthroughs:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/913941-metal-gear-solid-2-sons-of-liberty/faqs

Here's a great Trophy Guide by Kheapathic:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/game/metal-gear-solid-2-hd/guide/

And another great Trophy Guide, this one by SauroHibaki:
http://www.ps3trophies.org/forum/metal-gear-solid-2-sons-liberty-hd/134027-metal-gear-solid-2-sons-liberty-trophy-guide-road-map.html

And a detailed, text-based Trophy Guide by odino:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/xbox360/632696-metal-gear-solid-hd-collection/faqs/63975

And another detailed Trophy Guide, created by ChrisValentine:
http://ps3trophies.com/forums/showwiki.php?title=PS3-Trophy-Guides:Metal-Gear-Solid-2:-Sons-of-Liberty-HD-Trophy-Guide

This is an Achievement Guide (same as the trophies on PS3) for all three games, by AndreyCout:
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/metal-gear-solid-hd-collection/guide/

This is a text-based guide for all the Tanker Dog Tags, by PackingHeat and ZeroVirus:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/632694-metal-gear-solid-hd-collection/faqs/63356

And their text-based guide for all the Plant Dog Tags:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps3/632694-metal-gear-solid-hd-collection/faqs/63365

Lastly, here's a basic Trophy List:
http://psnprofiles.com/trophies/1163-Metal-Gear-Solid-2