Dance Collider Trophy Guide & Road Map

Dance Collider
Dance Collider Trophy Guide

Roadmap:

Overview:

Estimated trophy difficulty: 3/10 (Personal Estimate) (Poll)
Offline trophies: 11 (5, 5, 1)
Online trophies: 0
Approximate amount of time to 100%: 1-3hrs (Personal Estimate) (Poll)
Minimum number of playthroughs: 11 individual songs
Number of missable trophies: 0
Glitched trophies: 0
Does difficulty affect trophies?: No, everything can be done on Easy.
Do trophies stack?: Yes, the EU and NA versions of game have separate lists.
Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No cheats available.
Additional peripherals required?: This game requires PS VR and 2 Move Controllers to play.

Introduction:

Dance Collider is a PS VR arcade dance and rhythm game from indie developer Emerge Worlds. The game is set in a dystopian future where an advanced AI called Uriel is in charge but there is a way of fighting back against the machine - dance-offs! You will need to hit the oncoming orbs to the beat, whether that be left hand, right hand or both. To go for higher scores you need to punch with force but trophy-wise score doesn't matter, it's a case of having your hand in the right place at the right time and that's basically all there is to it.

It's not too bad of a game - it can be a decent workout if played for long enough and the soundtrack isn't bad at all, with 45 songs (5 songs for each of the 9 enemy characters). However it is not without a few issues, some of which stick out especially badly when you have played and enjoyed similar games such as Beat Saber. The timing of the notes with the music seems a little off and there is no height calibration so you can find yourself reaching so high or so low that you are bound to either hit the ceiling, the floor, or just lose tracking while your controllers go off-camera. Also, some of the notes in certain songs seem to fail to register as being hit no matter what, and the loading times are a tad on the long side. In terms of trophies, it's a very quick, easy and simple affair. There are 11 trophies in total; 8 are for beating each of the regular characters, 2 are for unlocking and beating the boss and the final one is for clearing a stage with an unbroken streak (basically, a full combo). Given that this can be done on Easy, this isn't nearly as bad as it sounds.

Walkthrough:

Step 1: Play 10 songs spread over all 8 characters

The first thing to do for this step is beat all 8 characters for their respective trophies. Playing on Easy will make this a breeze, regardless of song choice so just pick the shortest song for each character to make the process quicker or whichever song you like the sound of the most if you want to do that. You need to play 10 songs without using "No Fail" in order to unlock Uriel. "No Fail" is turned off by default so this isn't something you need to think about. You will see a "Breach Progress" bar that rises by 10% for each song beaten so once you have played and beaten each character you will need to play 2 more songs. Who you face-off against doesn't matter. You might clear a stage with an unbroken streak here but don't worry if you don't, that will come later.

After this step you will have unlocked:

Rising Sun
Fire Starter
In a Whirl
Brash and Brazen
Royal Blood
Smack-Down
Bar Brawl
Catatonic
Breached

Step 2: Beat Uriel

The next step is to beat the final boss, Uriel. You will encounter a cutscene after beating your 10th song, after which Uriel will be selectable in the lobby. Go ahead and beat him for Lord of the Net . Funnily enough, Uriel felt easier than any of the other characters, so there is a decent chance you will get your unbroken streak here too.

After this step you will have unlocked:

Lord of the Net

Step 3: Clear a stage with an unbroken streak

There is only one trophy that you might not have at this point and that's the trophy for clearing a song with an unbroken streak. It might not even have been your fault, because the game sometimes has notes that never register as hit and there are even times where a miss is recorded and your streak broken despite the fact there were no notes on screen. Now that you have a feel for the game, you will get this no problem. I would personally recommend Mindcrusher (Uriel) or Enforcer (Dre) as these were 2 songs where I got an unbroken streak on my first play.

After this step you will have unlocked:

On Fire!

...then short and easy 100% will be yours.

[PST Would Like To Thank morg106 for this Roadmap]

On Fire!

Clear a stage with an unbroken streak.
This trophy will unlock when you beat any song, on any difficulty, with an unbroken streak (commonly called Full Combo in other games).

Don't worry about this unless it is your final trophy and you therefore need to actively attempt it. If however you didn't get it naturally, play on Easy difficulty and pick a song that you are comfortable with or you got close to getting an unbroken streak naturally. I would personally recommend Mindcrusher (Uriel) or Enforcer (Dre) because these were 2 songs that I found were not glitchy and had fairly simple notes to hit, especially in the case of Mindcrusher, since you don't even have to turn your body for the duration of that song.

There are some songs that are definitely a little glitchy and register phantom misses or don't register hits. They can be frustrating so if you think you've found one and are adamant it should have worked, don't bother retrying, it's likely not your fault. Pick another song and once you have the rhythm down, you should get this without too much stress.
Rising Sun

Claim victory over Yuri.
Yuri is the character found top row, first from the left. Simply select her, pick a song and beat her for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
Fire Starter

Claim victory over Pyro.
Pyro is the character found top row, second from the left. Simply select him, pick a song and beat him for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
In a Whirl

Claim victory over Lais.
Lais is the character found top row, third from the left. Simply select her, pick a song and beat her for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
Brash and Brazen

Claim victory over Remi.
Remi is the character found top row, fourth from the left. Simply select him, pick a song and beat him for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
Royal Blood

Claim victory over Liu Wen.
Liu Wen is the character found bottom row, first from the left. Simply select her, pick a song and beat her for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
Smack-Down

Claim victory over Dre.
Dre is the character found bottom row, second from the left. Simply select him, pick a song and beat him for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
Bar Brawl

Claim victory over Sonya.
Sonya is the character found bottom row, third from the left. Simply select her, pick a song and beat her for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
Catatonic

Claim victory over Core.
Core is the character found bottom row, fourth from the left. Simply select him, pick a song and beat him for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.
Breached

Unlock Uriel.
Uriel is the 'boss' in this game, an advanced AI that reigns terror on the world. To unlock him, you need to beat 10 songs without using "No Fail". This is disabled by default anyway, so unless you go out of your way to enable it, you will have no problem there.

You could play the same song 10 times if you wanted but it's more efficient for the other trophies so play and beat each of the 8 characters; after this you will need to play 2 more songs. You will see a "Breach Progress" bar that rises by 10% for each song beaten. Once it reaches 100%, Uriel will be unlocked, as will this trophy.

Lord of the Net

Claim victory over Uriel.
Once Uriel is unlocked you can find him at the very bottom of the screen in the lobby. Simply select him, pick a song and beat him for this trophy. Ensure you are playing on Easy to make this simple and pick a shorter song to make it a little quicker.