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Blades of Time - Roadmap and Trophy Guide


Mitsuru Kirijo

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Overview:

-Estimated trophy difficulty: 4 (personal estimate)

-Offline: (35) (P)1 (G)5 (S)7 (B)22

-Online: (1) (B)1

-Approximate amount of time to (P): 15-20 hours

-Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2

-Number of missable trophies: 0

-Glitched trophies: 0

-Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes - the game must be completed on Hard difficulty

-Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No known cheats

 

 

Introduction

 

In Blades of Time you play as Ayumi, a treasure hunter trapped in a strange and dangerous land; searching for a way home, Ayumi finds that she may be heading towards her own unsuspected destiny...

 

Blades of Time revolves around very visceral combat that encompasses brutal melee fighting, shooting, and magic; the game also has some light platforming and puzzle elements.

 

Step One: Normal difficulty playthrough

 

There are no difficulty options when you first start the game; a New Game begins on Normal by default, and the only way to change the difficulty is to quit to the menu, go into chapter select and adjust the difficulty there. However, in order to unlock the trophies for finding all of the treasure chests on both Normal and Hard difficulties you're going to have to play the game twice - these trophies don't stack - so it's recommended that you play the game on Normal first. Another reason to do this is that all of your equipment will carry over to a Hard playthrough via chapter select, and enemies do so much damage on Hard that you're going to be grateful for the extra help.

 

Be mindful of the trophies Your Fire Is Nothing and Too Hot For You (both of which require you to defeat enemies without taking damage from certain attacks); and, if you choose to farm the end of chapter 9 for the Double Attack and Rain of Bullets trophies, you should unlock all trophies during this one playthrough except for Treasure Hunter, Hard Times Are Over, and the four trophies related to the game's extra Outbreak mode.

 

Step Two: Hard difficulty playthrough

 

Replay the game on hard difficulty via chapter select. All treasure chests will be reactivated and restocked on this playthrough, and you're going to have to find them all again for the corresponding trophy.

 

Step Three: Outbreak mode

 

There are four trophies related to the game's extra Outbreak mode, one of which will require you to play online. The trophy in question is easy enough to achieve, but it may be difficult to find anyone online; if this is the case you can try to find some help through this site's boosting thread for the game: Trophy Boosting Thread.

 

Otherwise, the remaining three trophies are achievable against the AI; for a strategy on how to win an Outbreak match against the AI, see the trophy description for Unstoppable.

 

A word about gameplay

 

The game has a couple of mechanics that might take some time to get used to, and because there really isn't a particular trophy that would require me to explain them, I'll just say a word about them here.

 

The first is the health system of the game: you have a health bar, and once it's depleted you die; unusually for this type of game, though, if you avoid damage for long enough your health bar will replenish. In addition to this, you have the option of healing yourself by pressing :left: if you have a health usage available to you. The way the healing option works is a bit odd: you will always have one healing usage available to you, but using it means that it will require time to recharge; also, as you hit enemies with your melee attacks, your magic gauge fills up; if you don't cast an attack spell within a certain amount of time, the magic you've accumulated in your gauge will be converted into another healing usage and your magic meter will drain; you can only have three healing usages available to you at one time, but if you keep filling your magic meter and not casting spells, those healing usages will continue to replenish (there will be a green + above your HUD indicating the number of healing usages you have available to you).

 

The second thing I'll note is the way your magic gauge works: there are three magic seals on your gauge, each represented by a red skull; hit enemies with melee attacks to fill your magic gauge (it turns yellow as it's filled); fill the first gauge to use the basic form of a spell (Ice, Ignition, Heavy Strike), and fill the second gauge in order to use the "massive" version of those spells (provided you've unlocked them). Until you acquire the Rage Saving ability from the altars you will find throughout the game, a single spell will deplete your entire magic gauge. So, if you have a full magic gauge - all three seals are yellow - and you cast a regular Ice spell, your entire gauge will be depleted even though the regular form of a spell should only deplete a single gauge. Rage Saving allows you to cast multiple spells with a single magic gauge; in other words: acquire Rage Saving and a normal spell will only deplete a single gauge of a full bar, allowing you to cast multiple usages of it; without Rage Saving the normal form of a spell will use as much of the gauge as a massive version of the same spell - that is to say, the entire gauge.

 

Because of this, it is strongly recommended that you choose to acquire Rage Saving from the altar as soon as it becomes available.

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Awarded for successfully collecting all trophies.

 

Self-explanatory; unlock all other trophies to unlock this, the game's platinum trophy.

 

 

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Kill Brutal Maul without being frozen by his shockwave.

 

In Chapter 8, Brutal Lands, you'll have a Chaos event right at the start of the level and immediately after that be introduced to the Brutal Maul enemy: they are armoured knights that carry an enormous hammer with which they can unleash a freezing shockwave with a massive area of effect (and this is the move you must avoid).

 

When you first encounter Brutal Maul there will be two of them: one visible in front of you and one out of sight to the left; the one in front of you can be shot from distance with a rifle - he won't move towards you and it's easy to figure out the range of his shockwave so that it won't reach you; if you go left, there's a little elevated shelf around the structure in the middle of the room which you can perch on and shoot the other Brutal Maul without being hit with his attack - equip a rifle and go for many headshots.

 

Do not try to get this trophy in melee combat - it's nearly impossible to keep an eye on both Brutal Mauls at once, so inevitably you'll be hit with an attack if you rush into them; content yourself with shooting one of them for trophy purposes, then proceed with as much reckless abandon as you want.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/5DB.jpgBrutal Kill (B)

Kill 5 enemies at the same time.

 

Please see the trophy for Annihilation Kill.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/FD7.jpgAnnihilation Kill (S)

Kill 10 enemies at the same time.

 

Getting 10 kills at once will also unlock the trophy for getting 5 kills at once, but, frankly, there really isn't a good place to do this in the story mode; 5 kills can be achieved in one of the handful of trials that you use to practice a few of the skills you unlock from altars in the game (specifically the trials for Earthquake or any of the "massive" versions of spells: Ignition, Freeze, Heavy Strike), but it can be tricky because you usually won't get more than 6 enemies onscreen at one time; during the final level, Dragon Temple, there will be a couple of instances where you'll have the necessary amount of enemies onscreen at the same time but it's very tricky to get them to group together in order to kill 10 at once.

 

The better option is to do this is in an Outbreak match: absorb enough Chi to unlock the "massive" category of spells: Massive Freeze, Massive Ignition, Massive Heavy Strike; make sure you don't take out any enemy outposts so that there is something to keep your own troops busy/kill them off (to keep them from getting kills you're after), then do one of two things: either let the enemy overrun your forces - simply stay by your base and wait for the enemy forces to come to you -; or run on ahead to the enemy base in order to intercept a group and get first crack at any respawning groups; once you're up against a substantial enough force, melee attack enough to fill your magic gauge and unleash a massive attack - the most effective thing to do is to use either a regular fire/ice spell and follow it up instantly with a massive heavy strike (note that you'll need the Rage Saving ability to pull off 2 consecutive magic attacks).

 

Outbreak also has the added virtue of immediately informing you of how many enemies you hit with any of your "massive" attacks, thereby giving you a sense of how to develop a strategy for getting this done if you're having trouble.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/722.jpgFamous Hunter (B)

Kill 1000 enemies in total.

 

Self-explanatory; die frequently during the game and this should come towards the end of your first playthrough as all kills are recorded, even when you die; die infrequently and this will have to be unlocked during your hard playthrough: your statistics will carry over to your second playthrough via chapter select.

 

It's worth pointing out that any enemies you kill in Outbreak will also contribute towards this trophy.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/70B.jpgFaster Than You! (B)

Use Counterattack 100 times.

 

A counterattack occurs when you are about to be struck by an enemy attack and :r1: appears over top of the attacking enemy, giving you a brief window of time to counter the attack: hold the :ls: in the direction of the enemy and press :r1: to succesfully counter.

 

Only certain enemies give you the opportunity to counter their attacks, and these tend to be slow, heavy enemies: Brutal Zombie Heavy, Brutal Zombie Fighter, Tribal Zombie Heavy, Tribal Zombie Fighter, and Humans wielding large swords.

 

It should be noted that the same combination - :ls: + :r1: - is also used to perform finishing moves on weakened enemies: finishing moves are not the same as counters and will not contribute to this trophy; counterattacks are non-lethal, so if you do an :r1: move that results in the death of an enemy, it will not count as a counterattack.

 

Frequent deaths will probably net you this by the end of the game; if not, the best place to farm counters for this trophy is in the final room of the ninth chapter, Brutal Town: it's a large room inside the castle, and when you enter it the first time there will be several Chaos Observers you'll have to deal with; killing all of them triggers a new wave that includes a couple of Brutal Zombie Heavies and several Brutal Zombie Fighters - each of these enemies will offer you multiple chances at counterattacks and the checkpoint is right at the start of this wave, so take out all but a single enemy, then let that enemy kill you in order to restart the wave.

 

 

 

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Use Dash 30 times without touching the ground.

 

There are a couple of places you can do this more or less organically: against the Shaman Boss at the end of chapter 2, Jungle, or against the Brutal Lich enemies you'll encounter at the broken bridge in chapter 8, Brutal Lands, or against the Vicar of Chaos at the end of chapter 8; in each of these instances there will be several corals for you to dash to (hold :l2: to target the coral, :r2: to dash to it), and in the instances of the two boss fights the corals will encircle the arena, thus facilitating easy movement between them. The problem with the Shaman Boss is that going in a complete circle will result in you dashing to the boss and landing on the bridge, and the somewhat sluggish movement speed of the camera makes it tricky to go back and forth between the corals in this location; against the Vicar of Chaos, there's simply a good chance that he will hit you with an attack that will knock you to the ground while you're trying to do this; so, if you're going to try to do this in either of these locations, make sure to do it after you've killed the boss.

 

You can do this anywhere, though: simply make use of any location with a handful of corals gathered together - of which there will be several throughout the game - that you can dash back and forth between; and remember that it just needs to be done 30 times consecutively, not with 30 different corals (there is no such place in the game): clear an area of enemies and work on doing this at your leisure.

 

 

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Find half the notes.

 

This will unlock after finding 16 notes; please see Collector for more information.

 

 

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Find all the notes.

 

Notes emit a tremendous glow of light and, if you're looking in their direction, are impossible not to notice; having said that, there are a couple that you will have to go out of your way to find, but, luckily, those instances are the exceptions.

 

There are 31 notes to be found across the 10 chapters of the game and this trophy will unlock once you've found all of them. Click here - Blades of Time Collectibles Guide - for a complete collectible guide.

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Find all types of equipment.

 

There are 4 types of equipment in the game: Swords, Rifles, Rings, and Amulets; each piece of equipment gives Ayumi a different buff to at least one of her abilities, and those buffs are stackable.

 

You will acquire each type of equipment very early in the game, but this trophy won't unlock until the third chapter, Human Base, when you find the Machine Gun in a treasure chest; the reason for this is the word "find" in the trophy description: this means acquiring the piece of equipment by finding it in a chest; you'll actually acquire a rifle in the first chapter of the game, but because it wasn't "found" it won't count towards this trophy.

 

 

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Win Any Outbreak Match.

 

This can be done against AI controlled enemies in the mode Outbreak Single, which is basically a conquest type of mode: both sides spawn on opposing sides of the map from a base, and each side has an equal number of outposts in the middle of the field; the goal is to progress to the other side of the map, destroying the enemy forces, outposts, and, ultimately, their base.

 

You get to choose a handful of abilities at the start of the match, and each time you die your collected Chi will allow you to buy more abilities. Also, you have an army to help you along that will respawn over time, but you have to be careful with your own deaths and respawns: too many of them and you'll start to lose outposts at your base, the ability to spawn fighters and, ultimately, the match.

 

Outbreak can be pretty challenging if you decide to just run headlong into everything; but there is a very easy way to win a match against the AI: for your three abilities at the start of the match, choose Earthquake, Heavy Strike, and Ayumi's :l1: evade move; when you spawn, let your troops move on ahead of you so that they will arrive at the first enemy outposts ahead of you - they'll immediately start attacking the outposts and be targeted by the outposts' magic missiles. At this point, if you don't attack an outpost yourself it won't target you because of how many of your troops are attacking them. Move past your troops and intercept enemy forces - make sure you're out of range (and stay out of range) of outpost attacks and take out the enemy forces by yourself. Earthquake (press :square: then hold down :circle: + :triangle:) requires no magic in order to be used so abuse it frequently; if you're taking a lot of damage press :l1: in order to activate Ayumi's auto-evade - half of all attacks will miss her for a time; once you've got magic in your meter start unleashing Heavy Strikes, spam Earthquake if you risk being overrun, and always stay ahead of your own troops.

 

The strategy here is pretty simple: if you're always ahead of your own troops, the enemies will stop to attack you, and this allows your troops to work on the outposts without being distracted. Obviously, this requires you to defeat all opposing enemies yourself, but with the difficulty on normal, being out of range of outpost attacks, and being familiar with the controls should make this pretty easy. Once all the outposts have been destroyed, move on to the enemy base. There are two more outposts there, and you're going to have to work on them from afar - let your troops run up to them, provide support by shooting from a distance (make sure to have the Old Wars Rifle equipped - it does the most damage per shot of any rifle and you can fire it while moving; personally, I find Machine Guns are useless in Outbreak because you can't move while firing them). Once the enemy ranks have thinned, run in to get some attacks on the outposts, then retreat to give your health time to restore. Doing this for a while will whittle down the health of the final outposts, leaving the base defenseless - get in there and destroy it.

 

One final note on Outbreak: Story mode items can be used in Outbreak, and any items you acquire in Outbreak can be used in Story mode; make sure to equip your character to suit your style of play before the match starts - I find that any equipment that gives you health or speed buffs are particularly useful for this mode.

 

 

 

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Kill an enemy player in an Outbreak match.

 

This is the only trophy of that game that needs to be done online.

 

Straightforward enough: play a Vs. match against another human player, find that player on the battlefield, and kill them. You have to be the one to deliver the finishing blow for this trophy to unlock - if the enemy player is killed by your troops or one of your outposts it will not count as your kill.

 

It might prove to be difficult finding someone to play against online, so if you would like to find someone to assist you in getting this trophy, you can try your luck with posting your details in the boosting thread for the game: Trophy Boosting Thread.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/6DA.jpgOutbreak Hero (S)

Kill each Outbreak boss at least once.

 

There are 6 bosses in Outbreak, and the game will let you know when a new boss or enemy type has appeared; the bosses are:

 

Blaster (this is Brutal Maul from the Story mode)

Invisible Assassin (this is Chaos Slasher from the Story mode)

Chaos Monster (in the mass of Chaos Monsters that come for you, one is considered the "boss" - just make sure to kill them all)

Giant Spider (I've gotten boss awards for killing both the Giant Poisonous Spider and the regular silver Spider, so I do recommend making sure to kill them both)

Skyguard (this is the Skyguard Commander from chapters 4 and 7 of the Story mode)

Shaman (this is the Shaman Boss from chapters 2 and 9 of the Story mode).

 

All of the bosses will spawn over time, but the Shaman seems to have some kind of mercurial requirement that I admit is completely beyond my ability to figure out - out of around 10 matches split between Brutal Lands and Jungle (avoid Desert like the plague), he spawned roughly half the time, seemingly without any rhyme or reason: he appeared when I died more than 5 times, when I hadn't died at all, when I had only one outpost left, when I had all outposts left, about 5 minutes into a match, about 15 minutes into a match...The only advice I can give for getting him to spawn is to keep playing until he does.

 

As with killing a human player, you must be the one to actually defeat the bosses in order for it to count as your kill: bosses killed by your troops or outposts do not count towards this trophy.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/B7C.jpgExperienced (B)

Play 5 Outbreak matches.

 

Another self-explanatory trophy: simply play Outbreak 5 times; 5 matches against the AI will do the job, and you don't have to win them or even accomplish a single thing in them - the match simply needs to be completed in order for your progress to be saved.

 

I will point out, though, that any new items you may be rewarded with in Outbreak can be used in the Story mode of the game, which might prove helpful to anyone looking for a bit of extra help going into a Hard difficulty playthrough.

 

 

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Find all the chests in story mode on the Normal difficulty level.

 

Please see Treasure Hunter for more information.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/77D.jpgTreasure Hunter (S)

Find all the chests in story mode on the Hard difficulty level.

 

Ayumi carries a compass in the game; pressing :down: activates "compass mode"; in this mode, a yellow triangle will indicate the direction you need to travel in order to continue with the story; if there is also a red triangle present, that means there is a chest nearby; the red triangle will spin in circles when you're next to the chest; at a certain point in chapter 2, Jungle, all chests until the end of the game will henceforth be invisible, and Ayumi will have to cast an order spell - press :up: - while next to each chest in order to reveal it.

 

When not in "compass mode", the compass can be seen hanging from Ayumi's belt; if it starts emitting a blue light, that's your indication that there is a chest nearby, and you should activate your compass in order to try and find it.

 

There are 22 chests to be found across the 10 chapters of the game and, yes, they do indeed have to be found on both difficulty levels; while some might see this as an ordeal, the boon to this is that you will find new and better gear the second time around (provided you played on Normal first). Also, the chests will appear in the exact same locations on both difficulties, so a single guide will be enough for locations on both difficulties.

 

And to see that guide, click here: Blades of Time Collectibles Guide.

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Kill 25 heavy enemies using the Time Rewind double attack.

 

The time rewind double attack can only be done against certain enemies: Brutal Mauls, Brutal Zombie Heavies, and Skyguard Heavy Infantry (the giant guys with the backpack that regenerates their health; and it's questionable that they actually count, seeing as how you only use your Time Rewind to disable their backpacks, not to actually kill them).

 

This is how the time rewind double attack works: do enough damage to the enemy and you'll get an :r1: prompt above that enemy; hitting :r1: makes you jump on the enemy and you'll then get a :square: prompt - tap :square: and Ayumi will start to pound on the enemy until he shakes her off; once Ayumi has been shaken off, hold down :l1: to rewind time until you see Ayumi's "clone" jump onto the enemy and start doing that pound move, let go of :l1:, and if you're close enough to the enemy you'll get another :r1: prompt - your "clone" will jump off the enemy as you jump onto him, and this will result in the finishing move that is required for this trophy.

 

Even with frequent deaths you will probably not get this by the end of the game; statistics do carry over via chapter select, and you will probably get this during your second playthrough, but there is a place where you can easily farm these kills if you want to, and that place is the final room of the ninth chapter, Brutal Town: it's a large room inside the castle, and when you enter it the first time there will be several Chaos Observers you'll have to deal with; killing all of them triggers a new wave that includes a couple of Brutal Zombie Heavies and several Brutal Zombie Fighters - this move can only be done against the Brutal Zombie Heavies, of which there will be two; once you've killed both of them, let yourself die and the checkpoint will restart.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/2EC.jpgAngry (B)

Kill 100 enemies during your Time Rewind Berserk buff.

 

Any time you're attacking enemies - either melee attacks or shooting attacks - you can hold down :l1: until you see another Ayumi appear onscreen; let go of :l1: and you will have another Ayumi onscreen attacking the target you've been attacking; as the "time rewind" function winds down, your screen will start to go a deep red colour, and it is during these moments that your "Berserk" buff is active - if the enemy you're fighting dies during this buff, the kill will count towards the trophy.

 

There really isn't a need to farm this as it will come with time, and it will be very helpful to you on your hard playthrough to make extensive use of this ability in combination with your machine gun to help thin out groups of monsters, especially heavies - multiple Ayumis firing machine guns into mobs will make quick work of even the most difficult situations.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/8E1.jpgRain of Bullets (B)

Shoot off Magic Armor from 50 enemies using Time Rewind clones.

 

Enemies with magic armour will have a red bubble around them; they cannot be harmed while the armour is active, and it can only be destroyed by "fast shooting" - having more than one Ayumi onscreen and peppering the target with bullets. Have a machine gun equipped, start unloading into the target, and after you've put a third or more of a clip into him hold down :l1: until another Ayumi appears, let go of :l1:, and you will now have two machine guns blasting at the target; repeat until the armour is destroyed.

 

Even with frequent deaths and two playthroughs you're unlikely to be anywhere near getting this trophy unless you've done some serious farming for it; the place to do that farming is the final room of the ninth chapter, Brutal Town: it's a large room inside the castle, and when you enter it the first time there will be several Chaos Observers you'll have to deal with; killing all of them triggers a new wave that includes a couple of Brutal Zombie Heavies and several Brutal Zombie Fighters - none of the enemies will have Magic Armour when the wave begins; only as you take some of them out will one of them suddenly acquire the armour; across the whole wave you will get two or three enemies with magic armour; if the last enemy is wearing Magic Armour, do not kill him or the wave will end - let him kill you to restart the checkpoint.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/96A.jpgGather Chi (B) (H)

Gain the ability to gather chi.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora]In chapter 1, Volcanic Dale, the very first altar you come to will trigger a cutscene in which the altar gives you this ability.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/66E.jpgRifle (B) (H)

Find the Rifle

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora1]In chapter 1, Volcanic Dale, you'll enter a room where there will be a dead human adventurer and a rifle next to his body; the game will direct you to pick up this rifle, and you can't progress until you do.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/97F.jpgCoral Dash (B) (H)

Get the ability to dash to the corals.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora2]Chapter 1, Volcanic Dale: in the room where you are first introduced to Humans and Poisonous Spiders as enemies there will be an altar, and you will have to choose this ability from it in order to continue.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/92A.jpgEnemy Dash (B) (H)

Get the ability to dash to enemies.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora3]Chapter 1, Volcanic Dale: after crossing the corals by the broken bridge, you will drop to an area with another altar and, again, you will have to choose this ability from it in order to progress.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/EDC.jpgTime Rewind (B) (H)

Get the ability to rewind time.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora4]At the end of chapter 1, Volcanic Dale, after defeating the boss, the "fire" or "dragon" version of Ayumi will appear and this ability will be unlocked - you'll need to use it to simultaneously stand on two switches to activate the portal.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/5E9.jpgOrder Spell (B) (H)

Survive Chaos event

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=5]Chapter 2, Jungle: after the cut scene at the start you will be introduce to "chaos": areas of the game in which colour drains from the screen and Ayumi slows down and finds it hard it to move. Press :up: in order to cast an "order" spell which creates a sphere in which the chaos is negated. As you progress, Ayumi will be attacked by Chaos Monsters - simply defeat them to unlock the trophy.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/C9C.jpgFree to Go! (S) (H)

Kill the Gateguard.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora6]The boss of chapter 1, Volcanic Dale: in place of arms he has two rocket launchers at about shoulder height; use dash - :l2: to lock on to target, :r2: to dash to target - to get to the rocket launchers and hack away at them using :square:; after both rocket launchers have been destroyed, simply focus your attacks on the Gateguard until he breaks into two pieces; get to the pieces and unleash everything you've got on them; if he reassembles before you kill him just repeat that process.

 

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http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/23B.jpgClear the Jungle (S) (H)

Kill the Shaman Boss.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

Please see Your Fire Is Nothing for more information.

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/D6C.jpgYour Fire Is Nothing (B) (H)

Kill the Shaman Boss without taking damage from his massive fire spell.

 

[spoiler=flora8]This is the boss of chapter 2, Jungle; he stands on a bridge surrounded by corals; dashing to the corals will lead you right to him on the bridge; hit him with your slash attack a few times until you have enough magic in your gauge to unleash a spell on him (heavy strike is most effective), then dash to a coral to get off the bridge; continue dashing in a circle, wind up on the bridge again, and repeat.

 

His massive fire spell is the one that he launches by floating upward and then crashing down - he'll start glowing just before he begins floating, so you'll have advance warning of it. The radius of the blast is indeed quite wide, and if you get caught dashing between corals while it is unleashed there's a good chance you'll take damage; therefore, it's a good idea to pause for a second at each coral before dashing to the next one; once his blast is finished you can dash quickly to him again.

 

At the start of the fight you will have a full health bar; it is very easy to avoid all damage in this fight, so keep an eye on your health gauge - if you've lost any health you've probably been caught by the outside of his blast; restart the checkpoint in order to try again.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/B98.jpgOld Temple (B) (H)

Reach the Sanctuary.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora9]This will come at the beginning of chapter 4, Temple; at the end of chapter 3, Human Base, you come to a huge open area with a massive gate; a cut scene occurs in which Michelle orders her men to stop you; clear the area and open the gate - advancing triggers the beginning of chapter 4 but you won't be aware of this; you're now on an area with a staircase leading up to a gate, several waterfalls surround you, and there will be several of Michelle's men which you will have to kill from distance. Clear the area, open the gate, advance to the laser trap, and the trophy will unlock.

 

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/261.jpgWorld of Order (S) (H)

Defeat Skyguard Commander.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora10]This is the boss fight at the end of chapter 4, Temple, and can be an absolute nightmare if you're not prepared for it.

 

Damage the Commander enough and he will levitate himself and summon several Skyguard Light Infantry and armoured Locusts to fight for him; try to get rid of the Locusts as quickly as you possibly can - they're incredibly fast and can catch you up in a multi-hit combo that is hard to get out of. After you defeat several enemies or enough time passes (either/or), the commander will drop down with a sliding attack - a red target will be on the floor where he's going to drop, so make sure you're clear of the area. Once he's on the ground again, try to get to him and hit him with heavy strikes (or earthquakes if you're getting mobbed by the infantry); keep your health up, too - if you try to get close to him with less than half of your health bar filled, there's a good chance you'll die by any attack.

 

The above process repeats over and over again with one notable exception: occasionally, the Commander will unleash a massive explosive attack - several flares of light will appear on the floor and circles indicating each flare's area of effect will appear after that; usually there is one area of the arena that won't be affected, but it changes each time - hold down :r2: to repeatedly dash around the room trying to find that spot; if you can't find it, make sure your health is as full as possible, and get ready to try and time your jump just before the blast comes.

 

Continue the above process until the Commander is defeated.

 

Two things of note here; first: you don't need to kill all the enemies the Commander summons; clear a few to make them manageable, use them to fill your magic gauge, and try to get rid of Locusts early; apart from that, though, don't get sucked into fighting a bunch of them - stay focused on the Commander and attack him every chance you get; second: make sure to have Shadow Friend unlocked for this fight (you can unlock it in chapter 3) - it's a life saver: if your health is low and you can't use your healing ability, a second Ayumi will appear; she'll tear into enemies and they will focus all their attention on her, which allows you to get clear and let your health recover; Shadow Friend is going to be especially necessary for this fight on Hard.

 

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/773.jpgBig Corpse (G) (H)

Defeat Giant Worm.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora11]This is the boss fight at the end of chapter 5, Desert.

 

The Giant Worm has three tentacles, and each tentacle has two basic attacks: it will either slam down on the ground with a wide area of effect, or it will swoop down and grab Ayumi in its mouth, then slam her into the ground. The swoop/grab attack cannot be dodged, so any time the worm uses it, hold down :l1: to rewind time and cancel it out - most times the worm will move on to the slam attack, but if it uses the swoop attack again just rewind time once more. In order to avoid the slam attack, you need to keep an eye on the tentacle that is going to attack you (only one attacks at a time) - when it starts to "wiggle" (I know - ewwww) is the time to move: hold down :r2: in order to slide out out of the area.

 

When the tentacle slams down, get to it, hack at it until you have enough of a gauge to cast a spell, then hit it with a Heavy Strike; repeat.

 

After the first tentacle is defeated, the second will attack you and a third will throw boulders at you; also, you'll start to be attacked by Sand Cuttles (the little creatures that jump out of the sand at you); don't bother with the Cuttles unless you need to - just run around and avoid them, and keep your eyes on the tentacle that will attack you. After you've destroyed the second tentacle the third will attack, alternating its attacks with the occasional boulder toss; also the Cuttles will return.

 

Try not to let your health drop below half, as any of the worm's attacks can kill you at that point, always remember to time rewind out of the worm's swoop attack, and this fight should go pretty quickly.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/A61.jpgSky Islands (G) (H)

Leave the Sky Islands.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora12]This follows the boss fight at the end of chapter 7, Sky Islands.

 

You fight the Skyguard Commander again, but this time the fight is almost laughably easy. You will be in a huge arena and there will be a couple of rocket launchers; shoot the Commander and he'll levitate into the air and summon some Skyguard Rippers (flying enemies); run in a circle on the outside of the arena (by a circle I simply mean run around the entire perimeter of the arena) and just keep firing at the commander - if you run around the perimeter the Rippers won't even come close to hitting you and they can just be ignored; the Commander will eventually drop down, but if you stay mobile he likewise won't come anywhere close to hitting you. The one thing you have to be wary of is if he launches an area of effect shockwave - you'll have to jump over it which means dropping the rocket launcher; after dodging it, simply get the launcher back and continue shooting the commander.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/AE1.jpgBrutal Lands (G) (H)

Kill the Vicar of Chaos.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora13]This is the boss fight that ends chapter 8, Brutal Lands.

 

At the start, the Vicar will be powered by two Brutal Mauls; the power he gets from them enables him to use a spell that sucks you up to him and lets him throw you down to the ground. Use time rewind to create a clone of yourself that the Vicar will focus on, then get to each Brutal Maul and kill them (they're much easier to kill than usual) - this takes away the "vacuum" spell.

 

Now things are straightforward: use dash to fly to the Vicar and hack at him; when he uses his "spinning blade" attack, simply put enough distance between the two of you to be able to turn and shoot him with a machine gun (you can use time rewind in order to do more damage to him, but beware: if you rewind time too far you'll actually restore health to him). Alternate between these two attacks - dashing and shooting - and the Vicar will be easy to deal with.

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/920.jpgDragon (B) (H)

Ayumi receives her Dragon form.

 

This is story-related and cannot be missed.

 

[spoiler=flora14]At a certain point in Chapter 10, Dragon Temple, Ayumi will be urged to jump - so jump!

 

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Finish the game on any difficulty level.

 

[spoiler=flora21]The boss fight against the Keeper comes in three stages:

 

Stage One: it's you vs. the Keeper; he will be protected by magic armour - when the armour is red, you need to use an ice spell (:circle:, :triangle:); when the armour is blue, you need to use a fire spell (:circle:, :square:); two casts of the regular forms of those spells will destroy his armour, and once it's down hit him with a Heavy Strike (which does the most damage to him by far). His attacks in this stage will consist of a string of fireballs (fly diagonally towards him - :cross: + :cross: to fly - to avoid the fireballs), a freezing shockwave, and an area of effect ground pound.

 

On normal difficulty this stage isn't too bad - keep your health up and try to be rapid with your attacks and he'll go down pretty quickly. Hard difficulty is a whole other beast, however: a direct hit from his fireball attack will kill you; an indirect hit will drain almost all of a full life bar. You need to be quick but strategic on hard - if, for example, you're at half health and can't heal yourself any further, don't rush him and risk being wiped out by a fireball; just be patient and wait for your health to recover. The fight is basically the same, you just have to be a bit more aware of your health and his attacks. I also recommend the following equipment (all of which you should have by the end of your Hard playthrough):

 

Swords of Pain: Health buff, and Rage doesn't completely reset after receiving health points

Dragon Claw Rifle: Increase the range of Heavy Strike, more damage against armoured enemies

Amulet of Strong Health Increase total health, increased resistance to ranged damage

Mysterious Ring: Increase speed

 

The health buffs stack, and the speed increase should help considerably with dodging the fireballs (which have a ridiculously wide blowback effect).

 

Stage 2: Michelle and Zero run around destroying some machinery that prevents the portal from opening, and it's your job to keep the Keeper busy while they're doing it; luckily, there are waves of monsters attacking him as well, so this is the easiest stage of the fight; if you're not worried about how long it takes, just keep your distance and shoot him with your rifle; if you want things to go faster, occasionally get close to him with enough magic to cast a spell and destroy his shield; however you play this part, Michelle and Zero will destroy four things and the portal will activate.

 

Stage 3: You're back where you began, and the Keeper has tried to follow you through the portal but is stuck.

 

During this stage you will have to defeat waves of monsters and avoid a spell cast repeatedly by the Keeper that has a truly ridiculous area of effect. Defeating each wave of monsters allows you to attack the Keeper directly for a few seconds, then he knocks you back and you'll have to defeat another wave of monsters to get another crack at him.

 

There's not much to say about this stage: Michelle and Zero cannot die, so if you're out of health don't think twice about retreating and buying yourself some time. As mentioned, the Keeper's spell covers a ridiculous amount space - don't dawdle in it, as it does a ton of damage.

 

The only thing that really needs to be pointed out here is that you should always let Michelle and Zero get to the Keeper first: he will always do a ground pound when the first person runs up to him, so let your cohorts run up there and get smacked, then follow afterwards.

 

Clear waves of enemies, then attack the Keeper, and cast Heavy Strike when you get the chance.

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/1081/030.jpgHard Times Are Over (G) (H)

Finish the game on the Hard difficulty level.

 

Go to chapter select and replay the game on the Hard difficulty level. Things won't be considerably different on this playthrough, with the main difference being that enemies hit for a lot of damage - some regular enemies can take you out with two direct hits. The good things about this difficulty are that all of your items from your normal playthrough carry over, and all of the chests will be restocked with new goodies to be found.

 

Be patient in this playthrough until you're used to how much damage you take, and never be afraid to snipe enemies from afar (or even from close range) - in many situations you can thin out a group of enemies or even clear an entire room by finding a safe perch and unleashing machine gun fire on enemies (with extra help from some time rewind clones).

 

Abuse Earthquake on Hard difficulty: it requires no magic gauge and can be used endlessly; any time you're being mobbed pull this move out of the bag to clear some space and get clear.

 

Shadow Friend and Rage Saving are the big life savers for this playthrough - if, for some bizarre reason, you chose not to acquire these abilities from the altar in your first playthrough, do so immediately: Shadow Friend will be indispensable against a few bosses and even during some regular encounters; Rage Saving allows you to cast more than one spell consecutively as long as you have enough magic in your gauge.

 

A final tip is to micromanage your equipment; every item has at least one buff attached to it, and if you're having a hard time with anything you can swap out equipment to suit your current predicament. An example of this would be if your health gets low enough that Shadow Friend is activated: Shadow Ayumi can wreak a great deal of havoc, and as soon as she's activated you can press :select: to go into your equipment tab and equip the Figured Amulet and the Magic Ring, both of which buff the effectiveness of Shadow Friend - now watch Shadow Ayumi singlehandedly slaughter 3 or 4 enemies all on her own. You can swap out equipment as often as you like, and the buffs take immediate effect, so play around and see what works for you.

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Blades of Time Collectibles Guide: 22 Chests; 31 Notes

 

 

 

Volcanic Dale (5 chests, 5 notes)

 

Chests 1-3: once you're into the game proper, the first room has these three chests, and the game will direct you to all three of them in order for you to progress.

 

Note 1: this is automatically picked up during a cut scene.

 

Note 2: on the ground in the room where you're first introduced to the Chaos Observer enemies (the ugly, floating ball-like things).

 

Chest 4: in the room where you find the first corals of the game; stay on the ground and run around to the left.

 

Note 3: go to the huge gate after opening it and you'll be attacked by two Chaos Observers; on the ground to the left.

 

Chest 5: in the room where you first encounter Tribal Lost Souls (flying skull-headed enemies), which is also the room with a broken bridge and several parasite-covered corals; on the left side behind a tree.

 

Note 4: from chest 5, after shooting the parasites off the corals, the note will be on a small rock structure between the second and third corals.

 

Note 5: in the room with the Gateguard (boss) - on the ground to the right.

 

 

 

Jungle (3 Chests, 3 Notes)

 

Note 1: when you're introduced to the enemy with Magic Armour - on the ground right in front of you.

 

Chest 1: from Note 1, look up and to the right to see a coral with a parasite on it; shoot the parasite and dash to the coral, jump from the coral to the rock structure next to it; go to the top of the rock structure.

 

Note 2: right after the cut scene with the guildmaster, it's on the path in front of you.

 

Chest 2: after the cut scene when you first come to the ship, the game will inform you that there is a chest nearby; go through some water and up the bank, and proceed to an area under the ship. You'll have to cast an order spell (:up:) to reveal the chest, and from this point on every chest will require the casting of an order spell.

 

Note 3: get onto the ship using a coral and fight several Tribal Lost Souls in the air; continue on and you'll find this note in your path as you're attacked by two Tribal Zombie Fighters.

 

Chest 3: after the cut scene with Michelle, go over some planks and then drop down to the ship below you; jump onto the next level of the ship for this chest.

 

 

 

Human Base (2 Chests, 1 Note)

 

Chest 1: after getting through the locked gate you come to a battle between humans and spiders; clear the enemies but don't go to the altar or you'll trigger the Chaos Slasher; the chest is off to the left of the altar.

 

Note 1: after getting into the next room, it will be right in your path.

 

Chest 2: right after the above note, continue up the path; the chest is at the end, where the path turns right.

 

 

 

Temple (2 Chests, 5 Notes)

 

Note 1: right at the start of the level you will be on a flight of stairs leading to a gate; there are several waterfalls, and you'll have to take out several of Michelle's men from distance; the note is behind you where you start.

 

Note 2: after opening the gate in the area of note 1, this note will be directly in your path.

 

Chest 1: find your first laser trap, shoot two human enemies at distance, jump over a spike trap, and it's directly to the right of the opening to the large room.

 

Note 3: after fighting your first Skyguard Heavy Infantry enemy, you'll progress to a quick cinematic showing several Skyguards and humans fighting on a stone bridge; the note is halfway along this bridge to the left.

 

Note 4: in the room with the series of laser traps, you'll find this as you progress.

 

Chest 2: same room as note 4; disable the lasers, and it's to the right behind the statue.

 

Note 5: in the final room with the portal and the Skyguard Commander boss fight - the note is on the far right side of the room.

 

 

 

Sky Islands (2 Chests, 3 Notes)

 

Chest 1: after the cut scene with the guildmaster, you ride several corals up to a metal walkway, go down a ramp to a watery area, and the chest is immediately to your left.

 

Note 1: in the same area, you'll be attacked by several armoured locusts; you progress by heading up a ramp to the castle, but to the left is a huge waterfall, and the note is behind it.

 

Chest 2: in the palace, defeat the Skyguard Heavy Infantry, destroy 2 of 3 locks, and ride some corals up to a metal walkway; come to the the next set of corals but don't ride them; instead go left and then right for the chest.

 

Note 2: acquire the flying ability; from the area you get it (the ability) fly to a narrow structure off to the right.

 

Note 3: after the flying area you'll move on to where you ride several corals and get attacked by a bunch of Skyguard Rippers. After the fight you shoot several parasite-ridden corals; about halfway along the corals, the note will be on a structure that you'll have to drop down to. If you get to where Ayumi says "What is that down there, an elevator?", you've gone slightly too far.

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Sky Docks (1 Chest, 3 Notes)

 

Chest 1: Fire Ayumi says "This is a power plant, they've turned it off in order to block the doors", and you have to cast order spells in order to connect pairs of mechanisms - doing that will activate several corals out where the ships are; ride them up to the top of a narrow structure.

 

Note 1: after fighting several Skyguard Interceptors on a metal walkway, you head down a ramp to a couple of obelisks you need to cast order spells on - the note will be in plain sight on the way.

 

Note 2: the ship holding Zero takes off and Ayumi jumps to it; you have to fight a bunch of enemies and just need to survive long enough to trigger a cut scene where the Commander cuts off the platform Ayumi is on; after the cut scene, the note can be seen in plain sight off in the distance to the left.

 

Note 3: in the cell next to Zero's.

 

 

 

 

Brutal Lands (3 Chests, 5 Notes)

 

Chest 1: after the first room with the altar, you'll exit and come to a chasm you use a coral to cross; having crossed, the chest will be on the right side just before the next passage.

 

Note 1: in the room with the Chaos event and the first two Brutal Mauls; you can see it in the cut scene.

 

Note 2: you come to a massive iced-over room in which Ayumi will have to destroy several blocks of ice to free some corals (doing which will trigger several enemies, including a Brutal Maul); ride the corals, and as you approach the other side, you can see the note on a ledge below where you'll land.

 

Note 3: you come to an area with a couple of Brutal Mauls, and killing them spawns more; after killing about 5 or 6 of them you'll have to cast an order spell on 3 obelisks in order to stop the "Chaos reinforcements"; ahead of you is an altar; behind you and to the right is an area that leads to a note - when you get there Ayumi will say, "It's suspiciously quiet here."

 

Chest 2: you'll come to an area where Ayumi talks about "the secrets of the permafrost", and how scientists would love to study them until the first monsters appear - you're then attacked by two monsters coming up a slope; facing the slope, turn and look directly behind you and see a ledge you can jump up to - follow the passage until you come to the chest.

 

Chest 3: in the very next area you have to kill several enemies using a cannon on a hill; from the cannon, drop to where the enemies were, and head into a watery little alcove to your left.

 

Note 4: at the broken bridge where you fight several Brutal Lich enemies - on the other side of the bridge you'll see the note straight ahead of you.

 

Note 5: continue along the only path available to you and you'll walk right over this note on your way to the end of the level.

 

 

 

Brutal Town (4 Chests, 6 Notes)

 

Chest 1: right at the start, you walk into an open area where there are several Chaos-converted Humans across a wide divide with a moving platform; a Skyguard Interceptor shows up and shoots at the humans; stay where you are, and look up to see parasite-stricken coral; shoot the coral free, dash up to it, jump to the roof, and cross the area in front of you.

 

Note 1: on the other side, you jump up to a room where you have to activate a switch and escape the Chaos Slasher; now go to the room on the side exactly opposite and this note will be in plain sight.

 

Chest 2: you come to an area with several Chaos-converted humans on the same level as you (there's a rocket launcher close to them), and a couple on a level below you; an Interceptor flies in and opens fire on them; after the fight, go to where the humans that were on the same level as you were, and go down the staircase there to find this chest.

 

Chest 3: next, you go down a steep flight of stairs and will fight several Brutal Lich enemies, some Heavy Zombie Fighters (including a Brutal, and one with magic armour); there's a frozen coral and an altar here; you continue to a moving platform and cross a divide (Fire Ayumi will be talking to you the whole time); a quick cinematic showing the Shaman Boss is triggered; after the scene, the chest will be on the other side of a wall directly to your left - you can jump over the wall.

 

Note 2: after fighting off some Rippers and passing through a Chaos event, you'll see an iced-over coral across a divide; shoot it free, dash to it, and jump to the left side for this note.

 

Note 3: after beating Shaman Boss, progress until you come to a courtyard where several enemies are fighting each other; an Interceptor comes and opens fire, is then destroyed by some Brutal Lich enemies, which you in turn kill, and then you face a Heavy Infantry enemy. After killing the Heavy, go into the door on the left and up the stairs.

 

Note 4: you come to the upper area of an arena with two cannons; clear the arena, open the next door, and you'll see the note (there will also be a mine, and you'll be attacked by a Chaos-converted human).

 

Chest 4: you next come to an open courtyard where the battle rages on - Lich enemies and Rippers fight in the sky, Skyguards and Zombies fight on the ground; from where you enter, there is a huge tree in front of you to the right; jump on to its middle, then up to its highest point; jump to the roof to your right, then cross the wooden "bridge" to find the last chest of the game.

 

Note 5: pass through the blue door in the courtyard where you found chest 4; there will be a frozen figure, a spiral staircase, some illuminating plants to your left, and Ayumi will be talking about death and danger being everywhere - the note is in amongst the plants.

 

Note 6: use the corals to get over the half-lowered drawbridge and take out the enemies and Interceptor; continue into the next room with several Chaos Observers - directly across from you on the other side the room is a structure; run around the back of it to find the last note of the game.

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I'm confused so is this game a 20 hour plat or 40 hour plat like other guide says. That's a huge discrepancy.

 

I've played the game 3 times in slightly under 30 hours: first playthrough on Normal finding all notes and chests took about 12 hours; second playthrough on Hard finding all chests and grinding out three kill-related trophies took about 8 hours; third playthrough on Normal in order to re-find all notes and chests when I decided to make a guide took about 6 hours...

 

Obviously, I can only judge these things based on my own experience, and everyone's play time will vary, but I can't see how the trophies would possibly require 40 hours of playing.

 

 

Complete guide with lots of details and some really useful tips like on how to deal with each boss and the location of all chests and notes, excellent work you did there ! Thanks for this great guide ! :applause:

 

Thanks for your kind words.

 

I was really tired when I wrote the guide, so I have a few things that I need to clarify and a few syntactical things I need to clean up, but the guide is done and should be ready for submission today - all questions, suggestions, and criticisms are welcome.

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Another good looking guide, for a game with an acquired taste. Is the combat more engaging than X-Blades, I could not get motivated enough to finish that game.

 

 

The combat - like the game in general - is more physical than X-Blades, and by that I mean that everything has more weight to it: at first, when you face more than a couple of enemies at one time, you really feel like you're being overpowered and beat down; then, when, you get used to how the game plays, you have this kind of sense of "Let me at 'em" - you can't wait to try and tear into a group of them...So, yeah, I would say the combat is more engaging - the finishing moves and their accompanying animations feel really satisfying, the shooting is a bit cumbersome but fun...

 

You're right, though, about the game being an acquired taste: the whole thing doesn't have too much in common with X-Blades besides a blonde heroine named Ayumi; Blades of Time has changed an awful lot of things, and, frankly, the game is pretty cracked - it's like it plays like a poor man's Bayonetta mashed into a rich man's Clash of the Titans with a bank account in the name of a middle class man's Darksiders; and the look of the game seems to be equally inspired by Frank Frazetta, Conan the Barbarian, Flash Gordon, and doodle art...

 

So, if you're looking for a recommendation, I can't quite give one other than to say that I loved the game; but, really, that shouldn't be taken as anything other than an example of my really peculiar taste - and I'm not sure how much of an endorsement that is.

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I didn't even know this had been released until literally just now, first thing I did was check if there is a guide. Happy to see there is, and it looks great. Going to order the game tonight and plan to make full use of it.

 

Hope I enjoy the game as much as I did X-Blades, I was in the minority of people who actually loved that game!

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I didn't even know this had been released until literally just now, first thing I did was check if there is a guide. Happy to see there is, and it looks great. Going to order the game tonight and plan to make full use of it.

 

Hope I enjoy the game as much as I did X-Blades, I was in the minority of people who actually loved that game!

 

Do not expect too much. It has lag problems during the scenes which can be very annoying. Well - at least the EU version has those lag problems. I also like X-Blades but the 1% story is a problem for me. Without the lags of Blades of Time this sequel would probably make things much better for me.

 

I hope there will be a patch released soon.

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Thanks for the trophy guide Mitsuru Kirijo. It helped out alot and I enjoyed the game aswell. I have a few tips on some trophies that may help others.

 

First hint is for the Outbreak Hero Trophy. I had the Shamman boss show up 3 times in a row on 3 seperate mathces for me, so maybe this is the key for him showing up. I picked jungle as the stage. As soon as the match started I made my way to the enemies base on other side of map and stayed there killing all enemies who spawned. Do this untill you receive the message about a treasure appearing. Then head back toward your base and open it. After opening the chest head back to the enemies base and keep killing untill another chest message pops up and go open it up too. Repeat this untill the match is over. The Shaman would show up after unlocking 2 to 3 chest and when my army was destroying the last outpost not the actual base. I'm not 100% sure this will do it but this is what I did only playing 5 games of outbreak (2 on Brutal Lands and 3 on Jungle).

 

Second tip is for the Double Attack Trophy. I earned this trophy on the Sky Docks level after picking up Note 1 of the level. Make your way back from casting spells on the obelisks by Note 1. When you get back to the top of the ramp from here guards will show up. Grab the rocket launcher and kill them. The Skyguard Heavy Infantry guy will show up last. Nail him will one rocket and dash to him for the R1 hit and do the rewind trick to him to slash his healthpack. Then just shoot him with another rocket to kill him. I would then just jump over the side to kill myself. This will bring you back to the start of the enemies again. So just keep doing this till the trophy pops for you. This might be a good spot for Rain of Bullets trophy too since one guard will have a magic barrier around him. It only takes a shot from you and the time rewind trick to knock it down. Don't know for sure though cause I did not earn that trophy here just the Double Attack trophy.

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I did not understand a trophy: hail of bullets.

 

that is, if I kill an enemy with the shield, then kill her, and I again checkpoint, and kill the same enemy, I do not count?

 

I've done twice the story, but nothing, some times I have been killed in the various battles or just fallen off a cliff. save me, or I have to play a game with 0 deaths?

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