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Overview:
- Estimated trophy difficulty: 2.5/10 (poll)
- Offline trophies: 24 (6, 11, 6, 1)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to platinum: 10-15 hours (poll)
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1
- Number of missable trophies: 0
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: No
Introduction:
When his town is set on fire by unforseen evil, Eil forms a partnership with a Grimoa named Nogard to stop the evil from spreading across the world. He will soon make new friends and Grimoa companions to help him on his journey.
Bonds of the Skies has an unusual trophy list for a Kecmo RPG; you don't need to worry about synthesizing weapons or fighting in challenge arenas or opening a set amount of treasure chests. The list is very straight forward - a third of the list is story-related and the majority of the rest involves levelling up all of your characters, with a few miscellaneous ones thrown in. The two trophies you really want to keep track of are Material Collector and Quest Master so read up on them before starting the game.
GLITCH NOTE: There's a bizarre glitch that occurs on the current Vita patch (1.01). Sometimes, when you stay at an inn, your characters won't completely recover If you save your game after staying at an inn, they will be recovered. I don't know if this affects the PS4 version of the game. This glitch does not affect trophies or gameplay (other than the obvious); it's just a strange little thing so always save after resting at an inn.
Useful Links:
Walkthrough - by Angstless. Based on the 3DS version of the game but works for this version.
Walkthrough - by LV 1 Blue Slime. Has good descriptions/screencaps of some of the rarer materials.
1oldtymer over on RPGInsanity has put together a world map for the game, which I am posting here:
When his town is set on fire by unforseen evil, Eil forms a partnership with a Grimoa named Nogard to stop the evil from spreading across the world. He will soon make new friends and Grimoa companions to help him on his journey.
Bonds of the Skies has an unusual trophy list for a Kecmo RPG; you don't need to worry about synthesizing weapons or fighting in challenge arenas or opening a set amount of treasure chests. The list is very straight forward - a third of the list is story-related and the majority of the rest involves levelling up all of your characters, with a few miscellaneous ones thrown in. The two trophies you really want to keep track of are Material Collector and Quest Master so read up on them before starting the game.
GLITCH NOTE: There's a bizarre glitch that occurs on the current Vita patch (1.01). Sometimes, when you stay at an inn, your characters won't completely recover If you save your game after staying at an inn, they will be recovered. I don't know if this affects the PS4 version of the game. This glitch does not affect trophies or gameplay (other than the obvious); it's just a strange little thing so always save after resting at an inn.
Useful Links:
Walkthrough - by Angstless. Based on the 3DS version of the game but works for this version.
Walkthrough - by LV 1 Blue Slime. Has good descriptions/screencaps of some of the rarer materials.
1oldtymer over on RPGInsanity has put together a world map for the game, which I am posting here:
Tips and Tricks:
- The game will point it out but it's worth remembering: always search bookcases, jars etc. If you walk up to one and see a question mark, there will be either an item, a crafting recipe or some money in it.
- After defeating Rednaught the first time (Last Battle with Rednaught ), you should be around level 35-40. You'll also be able to freely sail the ship. Hop on the ship and fight every battle and within an hour you should be around level 50 - and on either shore are easy enemies and two towns with inns that will fully restore your HP/SP. I recommend doing this before moving on with the story. Stock up with Pancho Ear items, because the mermaid enemies love to cast Pancho on your party. Make sure you get the new quests from the statues in Marmedia and Tartaros first, as some involve enemies you encounter on the sea.
- As indicated by her weaspon (a shield) and her stats progression, Avi is not a great fighter. Use her as your mage/healer and equip her as such. When you defeat Britz, he will drop the Hermit's Chain accessory. Put it on Avi for the rest of the game.
- Eil's best weapon is called Excalibur,and is located in a chest in Dolphin Eye Forest (SW of Desert Labyrinth), accessible once you get the airship. You'll need to fight the hero from Dragon Quest/Warrior I to get it! Ilk's best weapon is called Sceggiold and it's found in a chest on Eastern Island (the E-shaped one).
- Premium Purchases: The XP and damage ones really aren't needed, nor is the full restore one. If you have an extra $2, I would actually recommend the "no encounters" one. You are going to hit the level cap searching for rare materials and the potential spawn point for diamonds is so far into the Ice Palace that the battles you'll encounter on the way will be annoying, even if all you're doing is running from them. Not having to worry about those battles can save some time and certainly some annoyance.
Walkthrough:
Step 1: Play through the game - Normal End
Simply play through the game. Since this is a rare Kemco game without a difficulty option, you may find it a bit more difficult than ones you may have played before. Just keep your levels up and you should be fine. Remember that you can save absolutely anywhere. Strive to get all of your character's levelling trophies in this step, as that will put you in a good place to defeat the Normal End boss.
You will also very likely level up all of your Grimoa companions but if for some reason you don't, there's an excellent place to do so post-game; it's covered in Step 2.
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
Encounter with Nogard
Encounter with Iks
Encounter with Avi
Battle against Rednaught
Looking for an Airship
...and if you kept up with levelling:
Nogard's Growth
Titanus' Growth
Loreley's Growth
Britz's Growth
Baum's Growth
Marcia's Growth
Eil's Growth
Iks' Growth
Avi's Growth
Step 2: Continue story until the final boss fight/miscellaneous cleanup
When you regain control after the credits, warp to the Fire Ruins.Make your way through and speak with Rednaught. Once you do, he will join you as a companion - he'll join you whether you fight him or not. You will likely just level him up in the Ice Palace while searching for Diamonds but if you managed to have all of the rare materials you need, then there's an area in the Ice Palace past where you met Lumina that will give a ton of XP to your Grimoas - the area that leads to the game's final boss.
Once you have Rednaught, continue following the story quests. In the Ice Palace, you will eventually come across a room with a Blue Ruby in a chest in the bottom right corner of the room. This room leads to the game's final boss. Don't progress the story and defeat the boss yet (or just don't make a save after you do), else you will risk making a New Game+ save, which means you will lose all progress you've already made towards Step 3 of this Roadmap.
By the end of this step, you will have earned (if you didn't in Step 1):
First Offering
Exciting World
Transformation
Dreaming to Be a Hero
Rednaught's Growth
Last Battle with Rednaught
Step 3: Material Grinding and Quests
If you're incredibly lucky, you already have everything you need for Material Collector but you likely still need to grind out the rare stuff. Now is the time to do so, so you can craft the final three items needed for that trophy. If you didn't take care of the sidequests in Step 1 or 2, now is the time to do that - they were all available to you once you gained the airship.
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
Material Collector
Quest Master
Step 4: True Ending
When you've gotten all other trophies on this list, make your way through the Ice Palace and defeat the true final boss of the game.
By the end of this step, you will have earned:
Game Clear
Complete Conquest