Overview:
- Estimated trophy difficulty: 7/10
- Offline trophies: 47 (36, 7, 3, 1)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to platinum: 20+ Hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 2
- Number of missable trophies: 1 (Classic Flavor)
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes
- Do trophies stack?: N/A
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: Yes (Konami Code disables trophies)
Introduction:
Welcome to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2! This game is the long awaited sequel to the underground hit Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and its sequel Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate. For those that are unaware, the Lords of Shadow saga is completely separate from the main canon story found throughout the other Castlevania titles. This game features trophies largely based around finding collectibles and maxing all your stats. There are also some challenges that must be completed on the hardest setting.
Overall, the trophy list in this game is not too rough. Many of them will come through natural gameplay. There are some areas that can prove troublesome such as the challenges, and finding certain collectibles for 110% completion. This game is very similar to it's main console predecessor, but it requires a lot more time since it is open world with a lot more to do. However, if you can grit your teeth and plow through, you'll have a very nice platinum on your hands. (With a very cool title, if I do say so myself)
Step 1: Learn to be a 'Creature of the Night' or a 'Lord of Shadow'
At the start of the game you will have the option to pick between 'Twilight Knight' (Easy), 'Creature of the Night' (Normal), or Lord of Shadow (Hard). You may notice that 'Prince of Darkness' (Very Hard) is locked out. This means you will need a minimum of 2 playthroughs for the platinum. For your first playthrough I highly recommend just playing through the story and getting a feel for the mechanics of the game. You will get all the story related trophies and most likely some of the experience and combat based ones as well. You may also like to find most of the gems and other collectibles as they can make your 'Prince of Darkness' run a little bit smoother. This is not necessary though as 'Prince of Darkness' isn't too difficult. Make sure to take note of Classic Flavor as it is missable. It isn't crucial at this moment since you have another playthrough to do, but you may want to get it out of the way since it offers a nice bonus if you do it. I would not focus on mastering the weapons yet, since mastery levels get reset on New Game+. I would not recommend starting the Kleidos challenges yet either since you will need to beat them all on 'Prince of Darkness' difficulty anyway to obtain Kleidos Legend.
Step 2: Become the 'Prince of Darkness'
Now you will start the more difficult run through the story, 'Prince of Darkness' difficulty. This isn't too difficult, but can have some trouble spots due to the increased enemy damage and aggression. If you would like some useful tips and advice you can check under Prince of Darkness. Want you'll need to do is go into the menu, then go into Extras, and select New Game+. This will start a new game on 'Prince of Darkness' while still keeping all of the collectibles you found in your first playthrough. All of your gems, upgrades, Kleidos pieces, lore, artwork, and experience will carry over to your next run. Unlike the first game, you will not start out with all of your relics and abilities. You need to play through the entire story again from the beginning. During this playthrough make sure to get the missable Classic Flavor if you have not done so that way you won't have to do a 3rd playthrough later on. At this time you will also focus on buying all weapon skills and upgrades, alongside mastering them all for The path of the warrior and Weapons Master. Two playthroughs is more than enough to acquire the amount of experience you need for every skill and upgrade, so you may even get yourself Veteran.
Step 3: Shift from hunting monsters to hunting collectibles
Now that you have finished the story, it is time to begin your collectible hunt if you haven't done so already. The reason we are doing this now is because all of these upgrades will be useful for when you attempt the Kleidos challenges later on. Right now you will be locating all of the Life gems, Void gems, Chaos gems, Relic upgrades, and Kleidos pieces so that you will be fully equipped to attempt all challenges. This in return should also net you Expert Silversmith and Multiple Pockets. You will also need to locate all lore to contribute towards your 110% completion for The Outer Limits. Artwork will also contribute to your percentage, as well as the trophy Philanthropist. Another part of your percentage comes from locating secrets like the dungeon monuments. These require dungeon keys to open them, and usually contain 2000 experience points. The Chupacabras' shop is going to have most of these things. The Chupacabras' shop contains 1 of each type of gem so make sure to go there and buy those since they are necessary. The shop also contains artwork you need to buy, and also the dungeon keys you need to open up each monument. When you buy everything you need from the shop (Not including any relics you buy) you will most likely be very close to getting, if you haven't already gotten, Customer of the month.
Step 4: A challenger for the ages
Here comes what will most likely be the hardest part of the platinum, the Kleidos Challenges. At this point you should have all health, magic, and relic upgrades as well as all weapons mastered. Also, with 2 playthroughs under your belt you should be familiar with the mechanics of game, and the different weaknesses and strengths of enemies. There are 4 sets of challenges in total. Each set contains 3 to 4 different challenges. Each challenge will feature different enemies, and will require that you perform certain tasks as you defeat them. Usually along the lines of "Do not use any magic" or "Keep the focus meter going for x:xx amount of time." There are certain tricks for some of these challenges that can make them very easy. Others can be very hard depending on what you are required to do. For a guide on how to complete these challenges check under Kleidos Legend. If you have done everything else up to this point, after completing the challenges you should unlock The Outer Limits.
Step 5: Cleaning up the blood stains
At this point there should be really nothing left for you to do. If you weren't careful and haven't gotten Classic Flavor, then now is the time to do it. However, make sure you have done EVERYTHING else before starting a new game! You do not want to start a new game and have your mastery levels reset if you haven't gotten The Outer Limits yet. At this point if you are still missing some mastery, then now is the time to finish those up. You should also focus on finding any secrets and collectibles you may have held off on so that you can have your 110% completion rate. This includes the various lore hidden throughout the game! If you are struggling with any collectibles, look under The Outer Limits for a guide on finding them all. Once you've done everything else, you will have Trophy Hunter! Congratulations!
Special Thanks
Dinos for his Kleidos challenge guide
360GameTV for his collectible guide
RED_REBEL44 for the banner and tabs
Snake2410 for various game and collectible info
Molasar for moral support on the guide
[PST would like to thank SonicBelmont for this roadmap]
Overview:
- Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10 (Personal Estimate)
- Offline trophies: 10 (7, 3)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 100%: 2-4 Hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 2
- Number of missable trophies: 0
- Glitched trophies: None
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes
- Do trophies stack?: N/A
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: N/A
- DLC cost: $8.00
Introduction:
Welcome to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 "Revelations" DLC! This downloadable content is the first and only piece of content that will be available for Lords of Shadow 2. This DLC provides an explanation for the events that happened within the gap of the main game's prologue and the main game itself. However, in this DLC you do not play as Gabriel Belmont/Dracula, instead you take the role of Alucard who is a key figure within the events of the Lords of Shadow saga. If you have not played the main story, I highly suggest that you do that first because this DLC can give away certain things that were meant to be surprises in the main game. The content is a bit small for the price that is asked, but if you are a Castlevania fan it's a bit more worth it. I'm a big Castlevania fan, but even I was a little uncomfortable with the price tag.
Regarding the trophies in this content, they are very easy. If you had no trouble with the main game's list, then this list will be a cakewalk as it is 100 times easier. The only trophies that may give you trouble are Prince of Darkness if you are totally new to the combat system (However there is a playthrough you must do to unlock Prince of Darkness so you'll get acquainted anyway) and collecting all artwork since they are a bit random in appearance. Everything else is extremely easy and takes a small amount of time. There are very few collectibles, and there is no completion rate trophy so you may do them on any playthrough you choose.
Step 1: Complete the game on 'Twilight Knight', 'Creature of the Night', or 'Lord of Shadow'
In this step you will focus on completing the game once to unlock 'Prince of Darkness' difficulty. Take this time to get acquainted with Alucard's move set. He is way easier to learn than Gabriel and much easier to master as well. Also, break any destructible items you may find since they may yield artwork. This will lessen the work load for you later on. Once you complete the story, you will have the option to continue exploring the castle, or start a New Game+ on 'Prince of Darkness' difficulty. I recommend exploring the castle as explained in the next step.
Step 2: Find all collectibles, and master the Crissaegrim
In this step you will be locating all collectibles and mastering Alucard's only weapon, the Crissaegrim. The Dodo Egg relic is still available for you to use, which can really help you in finding all the collectibles in the DLC. Collecting them all will help you during your run through 'Prince of Darkness' since you will have full magic and full health upgrades. If you are having trouble finding them all, look under Fine Nose for a guide on collecting them all. You'll also want to master the Crissaegrim now for Crissaegrim Master, rather than wait for it to reset on 'Prince of Darkness,' because it takes less mastery to level up a weapon now than it will on 'Prince of Darkness' difficulty. You can choose to go around destroying stuff to get all artwork as well, but you may wish to hold on that since you have to run through the story one more time anyway. Chances are, unless you farmed experience, you may not have all of Alucard's skills unlocked for The Path of the Wolf. This is okay since experience points are reimbursed at the start of a New Game+.
Step 3: Complete the game on 'Prince of Darkness'
Now that you're geared up and practically done, it's time to start 'Prince of Darkness' difficulty. If you collected all Igneas, Life, and Glaciem upgrades, you are more than ready to tackle this as it is not that hard anyway. Simply go through the story one more time, destroying stuff if you still need artwork. After this step, you should be done with the DLC unless you are still missing some things.
Step 4: Clean up
If you haven't found all the collectibles, now is the time to do that since you can roam the castle freely. You may also be missing the trophy Not again... or possibly Butcher if you haven't gotten them during the previous runs due to neglect. It's also possible that you are missing Art Dealer, so make sure to look around for things you can break. Simply finish up anything that you have left during free roam, and that's it. You are done!
Special Thanks
Kuroblade - For the banner and tabs
360GameTV - For the collectible video guide
[PST would like to thank SonicBelmont for this Roadmap]