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X-Blades - Road Map and Trophy Guide


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Overview

 

• Estimated difficulty: 3.96/10

• Offline trophies: 38 (22 (B), 11 (S), 4 (G), 1 (P))

• Online trophies: 0

• Estimated time to platinum: 20 hours

• Minimum number of play-throughs needed: 2

• Missable Trophies: "Servant of the Dark", "Dark side", "Being good is easy", "Good girl", "It's hard to be a good girl"

• Glitched Trophies: None

• Do cheats disable trophies? N/A

 

 

 

Roadmap

 

Introduction: This is a slash and hack game. Period. For those who liked Devil May Cry or easy trophies, this is a perfect game for you. The story follows a young lady who is a treasure hunter and stumbles on a mysterious orb that plunges her into darkness. She must battle back against the darkness to save herself. It is extremely repetitive and hard to pick up for the second play-through.

 

Step 1 - First Play-through: Set the difficulty to easy and focus on all the trophies except for the ones that require you to complete the game on different settings with different endings. Focus on collecting souls, artifact pieces, and kills and getting the IMPOSSIBLE combo. Take note, you have to buy the dark magic and use Dark Form BEFORE defeating The Dark One in the Dark Temple. Remember to upgrade everything on this play-through AFTER you get "The best soul collector".

 

Step 2 - Second Play-through: Set the difficulty to Pro and pick the 3rd costume (armor). This is where you will get the remainder of the trophies. Focus on getting through the game and saving your souls for when they are needed. Buy Health Regeneration and only the spells you need. Save the rest of the souls for Health and Rage. Also, focus on getting to 10,000 kills.

 

Step 3 - Cleanup: If you don't have 10,000 kills by the time you complete the Hall of Columns, go back to that level and repeat it until you get the trophy. If not, start a new game on easy and play until you get the kills.

 

Some Notes: Remember to switch out Earthquake for Flash of Light when you get it (AOE Light Spell). Don't buy Dark Magic on your second play-through but buy it on the first one BEFORE the Dark temple. Use Light Form + Ray of Light against the final couple bosses for a quick win. Save your souls for the spells and upgrades you need, including health and rage.

 

List of spells you will need:

 

1) Fireball

2) Ice Arrow

3) Lightning Strike

4) Ray of Light

 

List of spells that are good to have:

 

1) Light Form

2) Light Blades

3) Lightning Blades

4) Earthquake

5) Flash of Light

6) Ice Flower

 

 

Trophy Guide:

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/000.jpg Platinum (P)

Awarded for successfully collecting all trophies from X-Blades

 

Collect all bronze, silver, and gold trophies.

 

 

 

Story Based Trophies

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/001.jpgFinish him (B)

Defeat The Dark One at The Dark Temple

 

When you get to the dark temple, you will fight the dark one. Finish the level and claim your trophy. Earthquake works well on this level, you can take out his minions as well as damaging him. To gain back rage just slash his minions a couple times.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/001.jpgEasy Walk (B)

Complete game at Normal difficulty

 

See "It's hard to be a good girl"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/001.jpgEveryday Business (B)

Complete game at Hard difficulty

 

See "It's hard to be a good girl"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/003.jpg Tough fight (S)

Complete game at Pro difficulty

 

See "It's hard to be a good girl"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/001.jpgBeing good is easy (B)

Complete game with a “good” ending at Normal difficulty

 

See "It's hard to be a good girl"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/003.jpgGood girl (S)

Complete game with a “good” ending at Hard difficulty

 

See "It's hard to be a good girl"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/013.jpg It's hard to be a good girl (G)

Complete game with a “good” ending at Pro difficulty

 

This trophy is what you're aiming for on your second play-through. Set the difficulty to Pro and choose the 3rd costume (armor). Play smart and conserve your souls. Only buy spells you need to move onto the next level. If you don't have enough souls, replay the previous levels until you have a sufficient amount. Use heal and rage conservatively, the cost doubles with each purchase. For the last couple of bosses, use Light Form and Ray of Light together and it will shorten the battle considerably. DO NOT AT ALL COSTS BUY DARK BALL OR ANY DARK SPELL IN ORDER TO GET THE GOOD ENDING!!!!

 

 

Other Trophies

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/004.jpgOops, are you OK? (B)

Kill your first monster

 

See "Famous monster eliminator"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/004.jpg Monster hunter (B)

Kill 100 monsters

 

See "Famous monster eliminator"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/004.jpgMonster killer (B)

Kill 1000 monsters

 

See "Famous monster eliminator"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/033.jpg Famous monster eliminator(S)

Kill 10 000 monsters

 

By the end of your first play-through you should have around 5,000 monster kills. This trophy should be completed during the second play-through. If you don't have this trophy by the time you finish the Hall of Columns, the replay the Hall of Columns until you get the trophy. Otherwise you will have to start a new game to complete this trophy.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/004.jpg Annoying fly (B)

Kill a monster in the air using blades

 

In the first level after the first boss (Abandoned Coast) there are flying bugs that spawn after the crabs. Jump in the air and kill one using blades :square: to claim the trophy.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/004.jpgTake that! (B)

Execute your first combo

 

After the first melee upgrade, a screen will pop up and show you a combo that you unlocked. Use the combo on the next enemy you fight to unlock the trophy.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/004.jpgDark side (B)

Execute Dark form for the first time

 

On your first play-through, buy all the dark magic, bind dark form, and use it. You can't use or buy dark magic after the boss battle in The Dark Temple and do not buy dark magic on your second play-through. See Servant of the Dark.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/004.jpgLight side (B)

Execute Light form for the first time

 

Once you defeat The Dark One, you obtain Light Form. Just equip it and use it.

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http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgLet's go shopping (B)

Use every item at least once

 

Press :select: and go over to items. Use Heal, Rage, Max Heal, and Max Rage each once to get this trophy.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgUnbelievable metabolism (B)

Upgrade health regeneration level to maximum

 

Press :select: and go over to items. Buy the Health Regeneration Upgrade 1, 2, and 3 and the Rage Regeneration Upgrade 1, 2, and 3 for this trophy.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgNice silver thingie (B)

Collect 3 silver artifact parts

 

See "Master of all skills"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgNice gold thingie (B)

Collect 3 gold artifact parts

 

See "Master of all skills"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgNice ruby thingie (B)

Collect 3 ruby artifact parts

 

See "Master of all skills"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgShooting Master (B)

Get maximum Shooting upgrade level

 

See "Master of all skills"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgMelee Master (B)

Get maximum Melee upgrade level

 

See "Master of all skills"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgAirstrike Master (B)

Get maximum Airstrike upgrade level

 

See "Master of all skills"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/028.jpgMaster of all skills (S)

Get maximum Shooting, Melee and Airstrike upgrade level

 

This is achieved by collecting 12 of each artifact type. Search every level for artifacts. There are 0 - 2 artifacts in each level. A good strategy is once you enter a level, exit it and see how many artifacts are in the level. Then, re-enter, complete the level, and then search for all the artifacts. They are easy to spot and a guide is not necessary.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/028.jpgLock and load (S)

Learn all shooting improvements

 

Press :select: and go to the shooting section. Buy all the improvements here after obtaining The best soul collector.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/028.jpgServant of the Dark (S)

Learn all Dark spells

 

Buy all three dark spells before The Dark Temple. Do this on your first play-through!

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/028.jpgLight adept (S)

Learn all Light spells

 

Buy all three light spells. Light spells are available after defeating The Dark One at The Dark Temple.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgI'm so special (B)

Learn all Special Form upgrades

 

Just buy all special form upgrades. This has to be done on your first play-through because in order to get the good ending, you can't buy Dark Form.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgSoul collector (B)

Collect 5 000 souls

 

See "The best soul collector"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/021.jpgGreat soul collector (B)

Collect 50 000 souls

 

See "The best soul collector"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/028.jpgEpic soul collector (S)

Collect 5 000 000 souls

 

See "The best soul collector"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/037.jpgThe best soul collector (G)

Collect 50 000 000 souls

 

This is not as hard as it seems. This trophy should actually come naturally at The Hall of Columns if you only buy spells that you need. If you don't have this trophy after The Hall of Columns, replay the level until you do have it. Remember to upgrade everything AFTER you get this trophy since these trophies only unlock if you possess the souls, not if you spend them.

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http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/010.jpgMagic Woman (S)

Complete level using only magic

 

I found this to be easy at Forks in the Road level. Just use Earthquake and press :select:, fill up your rage, and use Earthquake again, over and over.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/010.jpgCounter IMPOSSIBLE (S)

Get IMPOSSIBLE hit counter

 

This requires you to get a 150 hit counter. I found the easiest place to do it is at the Abandoned Coast. There will be a wave or crabs, a wave of flying insects, and then a wave of foot soldiers. Take out the first two waves and then run to the spawn location of the foot soldiers. Get your hit count up and if it seems like you are going to get hit, use Earthquake to knock the enemies down and then continue to hit them.

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/008.jpgFlawless victory (G)

Win a boss fight without losing your health

 

The easiest boss is in The Underground Hall. It is a giant version of the lizard things. You can stand in the hallway and use the combo :square::square::r1: to kill it without entering the room. The boss it too big to come into the hallway.

 

Another possibility is the spider boss. Stand on the stairs so you can target the spider but the spider cannot hit you with it's ranged attack. Use your guns to kill the little flying enemies around the spider to gain Rage. Now jump and shoot a Fireball over the railing, hitting the spider. Once the boss is down go up the stairs and take the smaller spiders out with guns. Once you defeat all the enemies, the trophy will pop up. It may take some time, but it's a for sure way of getting this trophy. Also, this will count towards "Can you EVER touch me?".

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/010.jpgCan't touch me (S)

Complete level without losing your health

 

See "Can you EVER touch me?"

 

http://www.ps3trophies.org/images/trophies/46/008.jpgCan you EVER touch me? (G)

Complete 6 levels without losing your health

 

There are 4 trap levels in the game (regular and evening) that are pretty easy to not get hit. If you do get hit, just die and restart the level. Including acing the boss level, that is 5 you can do pretty easily. Another easy one is any level with only ground enemies that cannot shoot or have limited shooting enemies. Fork in the Road comes to mind as an easy level to ace or the level where you obtain Wide Shot for the first time (The Dungeon). Similar to the boss fight in the Underground Hall, you can stand in the initial hallway and defeat all enemies from afar.

 

Credit goes to Vyrastas for The Dungeon and The Underground Hall.

 

This trophy can span across multiple playthroughs. If you don't get it on your first one, then you can get it on your pro run! Thank you Vegetano1 for that information.

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Really nice guide :applause:

 

I was thinking about renting this cause I'd love to get the platinum but I'm really not in the mood for a long boring game. Is it at least fun on the first playthrough or is even that kinda boring in itself.

 

Just figured I could spend my time in better games if it's not worth it.

 

Thanks... :)

 

thank you =]

 

it's a pretty short game to say the least. It does get very repetitive however even during the first play-through. There are some easy plats out there that are more enjoyable than this game. Easy trophies, but maybe not worth it.

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How difficult is Pro?

 

not too bad (I did it in one night), there is one level that may prove difficult. Just save your souls for health when you really need it (don't buy health just because your low). Also, buy health regeneration, it saves you on the last couple of levels. Don't be afraid to spam magic.

 

comparison: a lot easier than crushing on uncharted, vet on MW2, maximum hazard on Matt Hazard.

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You should also list the "good" trophies as being missable as well. That's easy to miss unless you know not to buy dark magic (the game doesn't tell you).

 

Also, you'll get tons of souls in the last couple of levels, it's not really necessary to wait until you have the 50 million to upgrade everything. I upgraded all my stuff prior to getting that trophy and didn't have to grind at all.

 

The Dungeon and Underground Hall levels are extremely easy to get through without getting hit, you should mention them. Underground Hall has a boss, too, so that would also count for Flawless Victory - so much easier than the spider boss in my opinion. People seem to have a lot of trouble with that boss.

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You should also list the "good" trophies as being missable as well. That's easy to miss unless you know not to buy dark magic (the game doesn't tell you).

 

Will do , i guess they are considered missable

 

Also, you'll get tons of souls in the last couple of levels, it's not really necessary to wait until you have the 50 million to upgrade everything. I upgraded all my stuff prior to getting that trophy and didn't have to grind at all.

 

that may be true, i had a lot of souls by that time, however, if a player chooses to use Rage and Health in every level multiple times (since they increase in price after you buy it) they might be lacking some souls. It would be safe to only buy spells that you need.

 

The Dungeon and Underground Hall levels are extremely easy to get through without getting hit, you should mention them. Underground Hall has a boss, too, so that would also count for Flawless Victory - so much easier than the spider boss in my opinion. People seem to have a lot of trouble with that boss.

 

is the dungeon the one with wide shot?? and is the underground hall the one with the huge lizard thing that you have to do :square::square::r1: combo to kill it? If so i'll change that too.

 

thanks =]

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that may be true, i had a lot of souls by that time, however, if a player chooses to use Rage and Health in every level multiple times (since they increase in price after you buy it) they might be lacking some souls. It would be safe to only buy spells that you need.

 

I suppose it depends on how much you really use Rage and Health, I personally didn't use it unless I really needed to, I just used normal attacks, occasionally using the spells that add magic to your blades or guns. I thought only Pro increased the cost each time you use it but it's been a long time since I've played it, I don't remember.

 

is the dungeon the one with wide shot?? and is the underground hall the one with the huge lizard thing that you have to do :square::square::r1: combo to kill it? If so i'll change that too.

 

Yes they are way at the end. I believe for both you can just stand in the corridor before the main area and just shoot all enemies. They are very easy to get through without getting hit... I'd add those on to what you already have, give readers a few options for the other 2 levels they need to get through without getting hit.

 

Good job on the guide!

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here is 2 more tips:

 

the last boss can be beaten without hits easily(takes few practise runs)

-set "ray of light" and when level starts jump into menu :select: charge rage to full.

then shoot ray of light quickly when rage is nearly out jump back into menu :select: charge rage again,... etc etc

after doing this 5x you beaten the final boss without being hit!

 

the silver "Counter impossible" trophie can be done in the second last level by simply using light form and bash away,.. i got 180 hits,. :)

 

and thx for the guide

 

btw was posted before but you don't really need to save your soules,. the last levels got plenty,.

 

EDIT:the dlc is deleted from psn?

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here is 2 more tips:

 

the last boss can be beaten without hits easily(takes few practise runs)

-set "ray of light" and when level starts jump into menu :select: charge rage to full.

then shoot ray of light quickly when rage is nearly out jump back into menu :select: charge rage again,... etc etc

after doing this 5x you beaten the final boss without being hit!

 

the silver "Counter impossible" trophie can be done in the second last level by simply using light form and bash away,.. i got 180 hits,. :)

 

and thx for the guide

 

btw was posted before but you don't really need to save your soules,. the last levels got plenty,.

 

thanks for the tips, i'll see where i can integrate that strategy for the final boss. as for the souls, if a player were to use rage/health a lot during their hard playthrough, they could potentially run out of souls and have to replay levels. I'm just giving them a heads up.

 

For the dlc, i never knew about the dlc, if it was there it def got pulled.

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Also like to note that the "Can you EVER touch me?" trophie the levels don't have to be in the same playtrough,.. :dance: kinda stack

 

I am gonne run Pro now for the final trophies :) and thx again for the guide

 

As for the dlc i am not sure it was in the psn,. i do know its out for the xbox360,. also noticed the pc version had some extra levels i did't see in the PS3 game,.

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The best soul collector

Collect 50 000 000 souls

 

This is not as hard as it seems. This trophy should actually come naturally at The Hall of Columns if you only buy spells that you need. If you don't have this trophy after The Hall of Columns, replay the level until you do have it. Remember to upgrade everything AFTER you get this trophy since these trophies only unlock if you possess the souls, not if you spend them.

 

Yes, i think this trophy must come naturally during the second walkthrough. I had it in the 1st one coz i payed attention about, but in the second in pro-dif. , with 2x bonuses it must comes naturally. So my advice is to spend what u need even in the first walkthrough coz ur not goin to have troubles with this trophy anyway.

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Just a little hint for anyone on there pro run... the level death arena evening... to make your life easier equip ray of light and light form get full rage. and jump on top of one of the tombs and shoot the ray of light at the robot. and the ground enemies if you keep one of the lizards alive spiders wont spawn making your life even easier i just did it with no damage taken :D Good luck

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