Overview:
-Estimated trophy difficulty: 8/10 (Vote here!)
-Offline Trophies: 12
-Online Trophies: N/A
-Estimated Time To 100%: 50-60 hours.
-Minimum Number Of Playthroughs Needed: 4
-Number Of Missable Trophies: None are missable, as Chapter Select is available.
-Glitched Trophies: N/A
-Does Difficulty Affect Trophies?: Yes, for the trophy Professional, the hardest mode must be complete with all S ranks.
-Do Cheat Codes Disable Trophies?: N/A
Important Links Used In The Guide:
Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles HD Archive File Guide
Introduction:
Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles and its sister game, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, are two on-rails shooters originally exclusives for the Wii. If you’re new to the series, what you will be seeing in this game are condensed (and sometimes tweaked) versions of two older Resident Evil games and a brand new story to the series. Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles HD holds the summarised versions of Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil CODE: Veronica, and a brand new story describing the previously-unexplained past of Jack Krauser and Leon S. Kennedy.
Trophy wise, there is no comparison. Darkside Chronicles HD demands a much longer amount of time from the player (one Title requires 50 hours of total gameplay) and requirements can be very tedious. Not to mention, Darkside Chronicles HD will result in spending double the time Umbrella Chronicles HD requires. All in all, this is the harder of the two.
Walkthrough:
I - Complete the game for the first time (Optional: Collect all Archive files)
Run through the game for your first time, picking up all story-related trophies and enjoying the content the game has to offer. Altogether, there are three main scenarios, two of which are based on elder games from the Resident Evil franchise: Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil CODE: Veronica, and a new story with Krauser and Leon. As with Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, there are Archive files scattered throughout the Chapters of the scenarios and side-missions. If you don’t mind having a guide at your side for the duration of your first play through, collect all Archive files now. If you wish not to do this and want to just play through the game for fun, feel free to do so, but it will add an extra playthrough to your 100% run. Also, make sure to get the GOOD Ending in the fifth chapter of Operation Javier. Further information is included in the Other Side Of The Coin trophy. Strategies for bosses are also located in their respective trophies as well.
On a side note, watch out for the Ninja Skills trophy. It can be quite difficult if you're not prepared. Check out the trophy for further information.
Trophies unlocked:
The Little Fugitive
What Research Holds In Store
Ninja Skills
Mad Queen
Angelic Voice
Bye-Bye, Mommy
Forbidden Power
Head Shot Freak
II - Clear the Secret Chapters (Operation Javier)
If you successfully gained the GOOD Ending in the Operation Javier scenario, you will unlock two further chapters. Unfortunately, the content isn't anything new - you're just replaying Chapter Four and Five while hearing Krauser's thoughts every now and then. It's interesting to hear, as you finally discover the reason for Krauser's hatred towards Leon. The chapters are only slightly harder in difficulty, but the same strategies apply to bosses.
Trophies unlocked:
Other Side of the Coin
III - Collect all Archive files
Collect all the Archive files in the game. The Archive files are basically small bits of information about characters, events, or the games themselves. These files are all over the place, and are mainly obtained by shooting an inanimate object, be it a light, box, shelf, etc.
There’s quite a few to collect, which is why I recommended collecting them all in your first playthrough, to kill two birds with the one stone. Of course, if you have collected all of them already, move onto the next step. If not, start up a new play through for files.
POTENTIAL GLITCH NOTE:
It seems that the most important title in Darkside Chronicles - Extreme Collector - is potentially glitched as, for some, it does not unlock even after collecting all archive files. If this happens, there is a remedy to unlocking it so read the title's description at the bottom of my Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles Archive File Guide for details on how to ensure you earn the title without restarting.
IV - Clear the Secret Stage
The hidden game is a side mission unlocked by completing the game once. It is basically a side-mission with one catch - all the enemies are blocks of tofu. You can access it by pressing the previously unavailable 'Secret' option in the Main Menu. If you are completely bewildered as to why this is so, it is an inside joke from Resident Evil 2.
Complete this stage to unlock the next trophy.
Trophies unlocked:
Tofu Smack Down!
V - Clearing all scenarios with an S rank
In this step, you must complete every main scenario and side-mission with an S rank, on the hardest difficulty. This may seem like a daunting task at first; but after having played through the game already once, you should have warmed to the controls well enough by now. Don't worry, the Secret Stage is not required for your S rank run.
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Here's the good news: the game carries only your best stats. For example, if you gain an S in Clear Time with B's in Enemies Eliminated and Headshots in a Chapter, while upon replaying the Chapter you gain an A in Clear Time with an S in Enemies Eliminated and Headshots, the game will consider you to have attained S's in all three criteria, gaining you an overall S rank. This will make gaining an S rank in a level substantially easier. You can check your recorded score in a level under Scores in the Main Menu.
If you didn’t earn the Headshot Freak trophy, you will most definitely earn it now. Completing this step will unlock the last trophy of the game.
Trophies unlocked:
Archive Collector
Professional
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