12 Platinum Trophies – WGB

Just like the setting solar, 2024 has light away. And just like the rising solar, 2025 has come round far too early, far too shiny and much too God-damn cheerful for its personal good. The excellent news is that other than squinting, complaining about it being too shiny and questioning if it’s attainable to get one other 5 minutes, 2025 is shaping as much as be a very good yr in videogames. Properly, except for all of the trade turmoil which is able to hopefully settle its bottom down this yr.

2024 was a reasonably loopy yr for the trade as nicely. Clearly job losses continued to be a shadow looming over all the pieces, however it was additionally the yr the place Xbox video games got here to PlayStation, the yr the place a PlayStation revealed sport got here to the Change and the place everybody overtly mentioned engaged on handheld consoles.

Anyway, getting on monitor, I used to be serious about doing a New Yr Decision. Usually, I don’t care about that form of factor, however this time I had a enjoyable thought for myself: Platinum trophies. I’ve had an itch for the previous 6 months or so to seize a couple of shiny trophies and that itch solely received itchier after I wrote the guide to the most popular Platinum trophies. Taking a look at my very own assortment I’ve simply 7 measly Platinums, a couple of of which got here principally by chance. Thus I hatched a plan: 12 Platinum trophies by 2026, growing my horde by practically 3 instances ought to I really handle it.

The massive query, in fact, is precisely what video games I wish to Platinum. There are such a lot of good selections on the market. I do have a couple of fundamental guidelines: I wish to maintain it to experiences that received’t take greater than about 30-hours, purely so I can do an hour a day all through the month. I’d like to put in additional time, however I wish to maintain most of my gaming reserved for no matter title I’m reviewing. This may even assist guarantee not one of the Platinum’s I hopefully purchase can be a prolonged grind, as a result of I hate the concept if spending 100+ hours looking down collectibles.

It goes with out saying that I would find yourself attempting to Platinum no matter sport I’m reviewing, too. I’m by no means limiting myself to 12 Platinums – if extra occur to fall into place, I received’t be complaining.

And it additionally goes with out saying that I can be avoiding a budget Trophy tat that adorns the PlayStation storefront. I don’t need something that offers me the Platinum only for hitting the beginning button and enjoying for 5 minutes.

I feel I’m going to chase Trophies in video games I haven’t performed, too. It’s tempting to return and end up any video games I’ve come near getting the Platinum in already, and I could do a couple of, however I feel I’d a lot relatively play video games I haven’t skilled earlier than, or on the very least video games I haven’t performed in a really very long time or performed on one other platform completely.

Right here’s a couple of I’m planning on doing or contemplating:

• Sly 2
• Sly 3
• Ratchet & Clank (2016)
• Ratchet and Clank: Measurement Issues
• Toy Story 2
• Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2
• Horizon Zero Daybreak Remaster
• Evil West
• Mass Impact Legendary Version
• Center-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Mafia: Definitive Version
• Doki-Doki Literature Membership
• Ghostbusters: The Video Recreation
• Tunic
• Maneater
• Immortals of Aveum 
• Pacific Drive
• Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
• Uncharted collection
• Concrete Genie
• Alan Wake 2
• Destrou All People
• Destroy All People 2
• Ape Escape
• God of Warfare 3 Remastered

As you possibly can see, it’s a prolonged checklist principally compiled by flicking by means of my backlog of video games. And I’m certain there’s a billion extra I’d like to strive, as a result of there are video games popping out the entire time. Like, far too many.

When you have any strategies for moderately brief, enjoyable Platinum’s to chase I might respect listening to about them! Drop a remark beneath letting me know the best or extra gratifying Platinums you’ve chased.

And at last, ought to I maintain you all up to date on this little quest? Or ought to I simply maintain it to social media and a publish right here subsequent yr?

Talking of social media, I’m on Bluesky now! Come discover me at https://bsky.app/profile/badenronie.bsky.social

P.S. I’ve genuinely although about 3D printing every trophy as I get it, to create somewhat bodily collectio.