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Blue Reflection (PS4)
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Menji posted...

oh totally forgot about this game

can't one of your party members use her tennis racket to attack?

no, it's a support attack from a NPC. only possible during major boss battles
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https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/5895-blue-reflection/Articuno2001
https://www.truetrophies.com/game/BLUE-REFLECTION/trophies?gamerid=5963

Probably the easiest jRPG I've played in a long time, and I played on hard. I can only wonder what it would be like on easy. Regardless, it's a good first effort by Mel Kishida, who's been a character designer for his entire career, trying his hand at writing a video game script. Even though it was an easy platinum I'm interested in where this continues to.

Next platinum should be Life is Strange: Before the Storm, which I'll be playing next. Then I'll start Horizon Zero Dawn after that.
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+drak
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MegamanX posted...

What is Blue Reflection Arti ?

a magical girl rpg

Mahjong Carnival (+2, 11/12)
Falcon Mask - Complete the Egyptian Carnival
Elephant Mask - Complete the Indian Carnival

Royal Defense (+1, 7/12)
Engineer - Fully upgrade any tower in the store

Pirate Solitaire (+1, 7/12)
Large hold - Complete 1 pack with the maximum number of points in Sea Wolf mode

Blue Reflection (+10, 29/47)
School Girls' Manners - Enjoyed chatting a great many times.
The Melancholy of a Savant Girl - Completed Yuri's Intermission.
Defeated Netzach - Defeated Netzach by Reflect Counter.
An Unfulfilled Wish - Completed Chapter 8.
Defeated Cochma - Defeated Cochma by Reflect Counter.
Be Together Again - Completed Chapter 9.
Sanae's Lyrics - Completed Sanae's Bond Episodes.
It Is MONEY That Saves the World - Completed Ako's Bond Episodes.
Cogito, ergo - Completed Yuri's Bond Episodes.
Fragment Master - Collected 50 Fragments.
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GANON1025 posted...

Is there a discord??????

Third post of this topic.

Got Heroine X after 9 tickets and 90 quartz
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pjbasis posted...

I might play it for the first time does that count

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Blue Reflection (+3, 19/47)
Mission Expert - Succeeded in 50 Missions.
A Mermaid Can Not Walk - Completed Chapter 6.
The Glow in the Dark - Completed Chapter 7.

Mahjong Royal Contest (+2, 9/13)
Crane cup - Complete the golden crane hall
Casino chip - Use bonus 50 times

Medieval Defenders (+1, 4/12)
Furious - Manually send 100 waves of enemies

Day D Tower Rush (+1, 8/12)
A Chance of Rain - Used geo-charges 10 times on a single level.

Mahjong Carnival (+1, 9/12)
Shaman Mask - Complete the African Carnival

Gem Legends (+3, 7/12)
Squad - Destroy 4 stones with explosion
No barriers - Remove 500 tiles
Irrepressible - Remove 500 stones

It's time to complete all these small games and push them to 100%. That's the plan, at least.

Blue Reflection will probably be my next platinum since it's very easy and is taking up 20 GB on my PS4 hard drive that I want back
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Decidueye
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1. Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky (Vita)

I've said many times this is the best Atelier game released here, and it's the best version of the game as well. The trophy list is the same as the PS3 version, but like every Plus game the game is enhanced. There are a lot of new events between Escha and Logy having them develop a more serious relationship, which continues into the sequel's Plus version. As with all plus version this game adds in all the DLC from the PS3 versions. This adds in more events with the DLC characters and makes it so you can do some crazy amounts of damage with their skills - up to a million damage, more than enough to kill any boss in the game. I enjoy just playing these games for a long time and just losing myself in them, and getting all the trophies is always a great experience, which is why it's my favorite platinum of 2017.
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2. Final Fantasy XV (PS4)

I did enjoy playing through the open world of FFXV, it might be because I don't play through many open world games overall (there's a lot from 2017 I have yet to play, though!). Besides the story trophies you get all the trophies simply by exploring the open world and doing sidequests, hunts, and dungeon runs. The tower that needed to be finished for one of the royal arms was the only difficult portion of the platinum - I had to do it twice because I encountered the glitch that doesn't open the bottom floors of the dungeon. I just needed to have Noctis run in circles for four hours to max out Gladio's survival rank, but that's not a big deal. As for the DLC, I have only done Gladio's episode and will probably tackle the rest at some point.
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3. NieR: Automata (PS4)

SHINE already talked about this so I won't go over too much, though I don't think the trophy shop being in the game should affect the ranking. I pretty much played it from the end of Route B to the platinum exclusively, and enjoyed almost every moment of it. I'm glad Board 8 chose NieR to be my 50th platinum or I would have never played this in the first place, so thanks all :)
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Eikichi
Yukino
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4. Hitman GO (Vita)

The Lara Croft GO writeup talked about this game a bit, so I won't repeat myself too much. I enjoyed this game a lot more as I was able to correctly finish all the puzzles and objectives in the game without referring to any guides or hints, which is good since using a hint makes you lose one trophy. There's just one dumb trophy that requires you to play for 100 turns on a single level, which tacks a few minutes on. Not a big deal.
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5. Eiyuu Senki: The World Conquest (PS3)

The only PS3 game on this list, which shows how much I played my PS3 last year (I plan to fix that this year). Actually, I had this beaten in a previous year and gave up because I could not get past a battle in the bonus dungeon. I enjoyed all the parts up to that except for the part where you can completely miss one of the endings and had to make a new file to get it (which I did). Someone eventually posted a guide to the bonus dungeon with item setups that actually worked, just had to grind out the troop amounts for some of the characters by beating a certain level of the dungeon a good number of times. There's a lot of strategy required in some of the missions, so it was a good run through. Hopefully we get a port of Eiyuu Senki GOLD at some point.
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6. Atelier Ayesha Plus: The Alchemist of Dusk (Vita)

The Dusk series is still the best Atelier trilogy and probably will be for a long time since the Mysterious trilogy isn't really that good. Ayesha has the best soundtrack and still was a blast to play through even though I wasn't too fond of it in the first place. In this game, they added some new tasks to do along with the main quest, which was nice because normally there's almost an in-game year to waste once you've wrapped up all the events. Also, they added a hard mode, which I went for first and still managed all the character events within the time limit. The last part of the platinum required beating four superbosses, but with ultimate equipment and consumables they can be beaten pretty easily. One of the bosses does ban a consumable by countering its use, so he's a little bit more difficult than the others.
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7. Everybody's Golf (2017) (PS4)

I feel like the amount of playing needed to unlock everything in this game is unnecessary, but it's much easier to play than earlier games in the series. As such, I really enjoyed playing through the five courses and the one DLC course that I got from pre-ordering the game. The only annoyance with the game is the fact that it takes 18 days (real time) to unlock all the revenge VS characters to complete the game. There's several more time consuming trophies like the condor, catching all fish, and the spiral shot but I had no problems with most of them, and they can all be done while you wait for the VS characters to show up. This game stays up here since you can play other games while you wait to get the platinum.
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8. Puyo Puyo Tetris (PS4)

Puyo Puyo Tetris is one of the best puzzle games to come out in 2017. I especially enjoyed the nonsense of Adventure Mode, and going online and beating people with Puyo matches. The platinum, however, is another exercise in frustration because of the grind to pop 100,000 puyos. By the end of everything else in the game you've probably only popped 25,000 so that's a long grind to finish it off. At least the game gives you a counter to show how many you've done.
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9. Stories: A Path of Destinies (PS4)

One of the biggest surprises that I've gotten on PS+, a short action RPG with choices that do matter and a mystery to solve through multiple play throughs. The narrator in this also reminds me of the one in Bastion, with him commenting on some of the random stuff the main character does, like smashing pots or dashing for no reason. It gets lowered because the platinum requires every ending to be reached, and with all the endings this game has, it becomes a tedious exercise when some of the results of each ending can already be predicted based on earlier choices you've made. Also, there's a few more runs tacked on to that to max out the skill tree. It was an enjoyable game other than the platinum run.
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pxlated posted...

@Arti

Life is strange spoilers

why do you say chloe will probably die anyway?

it's another Steins;Gate reference since I mentioned it in the writeup
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10. Grim Fandango Remastered (Vita)

This was a great point and click adventure game with a clever trophy list consisting of various ways to get alternate dialogue. Since all dialogues are voiced, it's definitely worth the time to get all the dialogue from as many characters as possible. The puzzles, while there are no hints that could make it easier, have some easy ones to figure out but some I had to consult a guide for. Still, I feel I could have ranked this higher if the port was as solid as the trophy list - the game crashed in Year 4 and I lost about 4-5 hours of progress in the game. The annoying need to use tank controls for one trophy also contributes to this - apparently Tim Schafer is still stuck in the 90s, which is disappointing. I did manage to do it and was relieved when it popped at the beginning of the final cutscene.
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pyresword posted...

You know I can't believe I'm saying this but I think this is a topic I actually agree with.

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Yuffie
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Haven't updated in this topic in a week, but there's too much so I'll just do the games

Grim Fandango Remastered (+46, 48/48) PLATINUM #80
Royal Defense (+1, 6/12)
Mahjong Carnival (+8, 8/12)
Mahjong Royal Contest (+7, 7/13)
Hue (+2, 5/12)
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational [PS3] (+2, 3/38)
Blue Reflection (+5, 16/47)
Arcade Archives: Bubble Bobble (+3, 6/6) COMPLETE
Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (+8, 14/39)
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale [PS3] (+2, 42/55, 1/1 DLC)
Deemo: The Last Recital (+1, 10/19)

should be back to normal updating for 2018
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bartz
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11. Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 (Vita)

I don't remember all of the story from the first Neptunia and I have no desire to ever go back to that experience ever again, but the remake fixes pretty much all the problems of the original game. A few details of the story were changed, but I think most of the changes are for the better. Also, since this came out after the sequels had been released, they backported a bunch of characters from the sequels to add more characters into the game, like the CPU candidates. The only two things I didn't like that there are very ridiculous difficulty spikes out of nowhere, especially in the midpoint of Chapter 2. Plus, the trophy for reaching 100,000,000 credits take forever and a lot of kills of the monster Clione, who only drops around 150k. There's no real faster way to do it in this game, unfortunately. If you do want to start this series, this is where to begin.
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yuffie
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I dunno what SHINE is doing so time to disappoint Robazoid instead. At this point I think I've liked all the 12 games that are left and would recommend you play each of them.

12. Life is Strange (PS4)

I only decided to play Life is Strange after all the episodes were released so I could get the full story, as in 2016 I was so disappointed with how The Walking Dead Season 2 turned out that it made me dislike the episodic releases. It was definitely worth the wait; I enjoyed most of my time with the game and the platinum wasn't hard to get either - it revolves on taking many optional pictures that let you see different scenes and dialogue in the game, which is a plus for this game. Though I still feel I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't played Steins;Gate so soon beforehand because of the similarity in the main character's abilities and the fact that I think Steins;Gate is my favorite VN. I still recommend it for anyone, especially since it's $2 on PSN right now for the PS3 version.

Also, the correct answer at the end is to sacrifice Chloe, since even if you sacrifice Arcadia Bay, Chloe will probably die soon afterwards.
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Decidueye
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Cyber Sleuth is the best one out there now. It's also getting a sequel in a month or two.
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13. Day of the Tentacle Remastered (Vita)

One of the two old Tim Schafer games I played this year, and this is the lesser one of the two. Unlike the other Tim Schafer game this has a very boring trophy list consisting just of going through the storyline with a few extra missables, and doesn't really go into the dialogue as much. Also, the game also has a port of Maniac Mansion inside it, which allows you to play the prequel to this game (and there's one trophy that requires it!) I liked the game overall but the platinum has a 42%+ rate on PSNProfiles, and it's easy to see why that is.
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yuffie;rydia
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14. Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed (Vita)

After getting the first two Neptunia platinums in 2013 and then burning out on Victory I basically took my leave from this series and didn't play much of it at all. I put this on a list of games I wanted to complete during the summer, so I went through it all. The main story was very short and it all finishes in a 50 floor postgame dungeon which is actually the best part of the game. Sadly, like most Neptunia games there's a ton of postgame grinding for lily ranks which all need to be maxed (Lv 10) between each pair of characters (45 total pairs with 10 characters). Luckily, climbing up to the top with all characters raises every pair by 1 level which minimizes the grinding needed. The game also has a pointless clothes ripping "feature" which has events related to it that are needed for the platinum. Luckily you can get items that remove the feature for each character after completing a number of missions. This also made me start up some more Neptunia games, which you'll see later in the list.
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15. Miracle Girls Festival (Vita)

I feel like I might have enjoyed this a lot more had I actually watched any of the anime that were represented in this game. Sadly I did not, but I still liked the Project Diva rhythm gameplay and some of the songs. The only dumb trophy was having to leave the game on for twenty-four hours when everything else was completed in around 8-10 hours. As such it was only average at best.
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FigureOfSpeech posted...

X_Dante_X posted...

HELL YEAH GET FUCKED

caps

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Solioxrz362 posted...

oh.

OH SHIT.

time to go play my name is mayo

don't forget to activate the sony rewards things before getting any trophies or they won't count!
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Solioxrz362 posted...

Wtf why did y'all play my name is mayo

Did y'all just really want the platinum trophies? that's a wasted dollar

well actually now that Sony Rewards gives you PSN funds for trophies, you actually gain a dollar by playing through both
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16. Wheels of Aurelia (PS4)

The weird visual novel/racing game hybrid taking place in Italy and starring Lella and her conversations with the various people she meets up with. The stories are interesting... maybe the first few times through the game, but they quickly become repetitive and the platinum requires all sixteen endings and all cars to be collected. At least the game is pretty short and doesn't require too much skill. Honestly, I had more fun just leaving the car on autopilot and watching it repeatedly crash into every car it passed by. There was no penalty for doing so, even.

Also, the trophy list says PS4/Vita but I never saw any Vita version in the PS store. I wonder why that is.
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Arturia seems too high
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17. Lara Croft GO

After playing through Hitman GO earlier I had a feeling this would be good, but it wasn't as good as I had hoped. Hitman GO has multiple objectives per stage - beat the stage within x turns, kill all enemies, etc. Lara Croft GO removed that and had only get to the end of the stage, which was disappointing already. Instead it replaced this with a pixel hunt in the background to collect treasures. Some treasures could only be opened if Lara was standing in the one square that the treasure appears, so many stages had to be played multiple times to find them. I eventually had to look up a guide to find the last few. There's also a hint system, but it doesn't actually gives you hints, it just directs you to the end in the fastest way possible. I triggered it once during a level and was annoyed that it just gave me the answer instead of a hint.
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18. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4)

First things first, the game looks great. It really captures the feeling of a rural English town in the 1980s. However, playing this game is an annoying chore. The platinum requires a whole host of collectibles that are scattered throughout the map with very little guidance to find anything. The Bittern books are a complete annoyance because of how small they are as well. The game also has the slowest protagonist in the world who can't run in buildings and can barely get up to max speed before running into another collectible object. I even missed one of the items needed for Completionist, but the game gives you leeway of one item if that does happen.

Despite the tedious walking around, the story was pretty good for the exploration part and then fell flat on its face when it got to the end. It's not worth the play through despite the graphics and parts of a good storyline.
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I guess finishing at 46/50 isn't too bad. Last year I did do the full challenge but was aided in the fact that I was unemployed the entire year, so I didn't have nearly as much time as I did this year.

I'll try to do it again next year.
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I'll do one more before SHINE starts

19. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Vita)

While I did beat this last year, I only got an A rank in chapters 2 and 3 so I had to play most of the game over again to get the platinum. Thankfully I didn't have to climb the tower again, and didn't have to go through that segment in Chapter 3. Most of the platinum run was clearing up all the collectibles I missed and solving the puzzle rooms (the best part of the game) in the three chapters I didn't A-rank. Afterwards, I farmed Monokuma kills in the beginning of Chapter 4 and the throne room in Chapter 5, where a Bomber Monokuma will spawn endlessly and you're given free Break bullets every time you run out.

I disliked the game the first time I played through it, and going through it again did little to change my mind. It's an easy platinum overall but playing it is just not fun.
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21. and 20. Arcade Game Series: Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Man (PS4)

Decided to lump these two together since their lists are basically the same. The game, as the title says, is a port of the arcade versions of each game. Both are very easy even if you suck at Pac-Man since you have five lives to pass a level and can start from the last level you reached (The platinum requires round 17). The only hard part in Ms. Pac-Man was eating all four ghosts four times in a round, and Pac-Man had that trophy plus Fruit Basket which made you eat all fruits in a single run. It took a few tries but only added another hour to the platinum.
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I didn't play 1000 Top Rated but I imagine it would be in contention for last place if I did
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Somehow, when looking over our trophy lists from the past year we ended up both having 22 platinum trophies over 2017 and decided to do a group ranking topic of the 22 games we completed.

SHINE's currently at work so I'll start off with

22. My Name is Mayo (PS4)

It really needs no introduction and is merely pressing the X button 10,000 times. Not even really a game and I never bothered adding it to my backloggery either.
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Decidueye
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Level 8
Washington (+2.5)
MIAMI (+8.5)
Carolina (+9.5)
Kansas City (+8.5)
LA RAMS (+8.5)

TB
Level 6
Cousins
Kamara
Gronkowski

Level 7
NE/NYJ UNDER
WAS/NYG UNDER
BUF/MIA OVER
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Detroit Lions (8-7)
Minnesota Vikings (12-3)
Indianapolis Colts (3-12)
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-3)
New England Patriots (12-3)
Washington Redskins (7-8)
Philadelphia Eagles (13-2)

Jacksonville Jaguars (10-5)
Miami Dolphins (6-9)
Baltimore Ravens (9-6)
Los Angeles Chargers (8-7)
Seattle Seahawks (9-6)
Los Angeles Rams (11-4)
Carolina Panthers (11-4)
Kansas City Chiefs (9-6)
New Orleans Saints (11-4)
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Forgot to post here

Grim Fandango Remastered (Vita)
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