- Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10 (Poll)
- Offline trophies: 34 (14, 16, 3, 1)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to platinum: 2-4 Hours (Poll)
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1
- Number of missable trophies: None, all sections can be replayed
- Glitched trophies: None
- Does difficulty affect trophies?: No, you can play on easy - but note that there is no traditional difficulty selection *See Walkthrough for details on how to set the difficulty*
- Do trophies stack?: Yes, there are separate lists for the Asian region and NA region. As of right now the game is not available in the EU region
- Do cheat codes disable trophies?: No cheats
- Additional peripherals required?: No, this is entirely offline single player
ICEY is an interesting story driven side scrolling hack and slash game. There is a heavy reliance on narrative, with a lot of tongue in cheek humor and regular breaking of the fourth wall.
Combat is fluid, with a number of combos to learn, although enemy variety and overall difficulty is low enough that if you are playing on easy, you can more or less mash and get through the game. Still, it does make the game more enjoyable if you master a few of the combat techniques.
Upgrades are obtained via cash, and while defeating enemies does reward some, finding the hidden areas with treasure chests is definitely the way to go. Areas are relatively small, and it would be hard to get lost, so feel free to explore.
Trophy-wise, this is a pretty short and easy platinum. Going in it will seem confusing at first, as the layout is a bit odd. There is no traditional menu or level select, but rather the game environment is laid out as if you were in a computer program. As such, you can reload sections of the game to get any optional trophies (most of which are for triggering 'endings', which will kick you to the boot menu so to speak).
I would recommend referring to the excellent text walkthrough by YoKa_sun. I can confirm this works for both the NA and Asian region stacks. For the purpose of this guide, I have prepared videos which will guide you through the steps for each trophy, but will assume you are either exploring the environment yourself, or referring to his guide to navigate. Again, it is very well written.
A final note on the stacking lists. At present, this game is only available in the NA and Asian regions. There is no EU release, and it is not known if that will have a separate list if/when it gets released there. For ease, I would recommend the HK store for the Asian stack (Link)
Step 1 - Complete the Tutorial, Set the Difficulty and Start the Game
When you first start the game it will take you right into combat. There will be a short section that teaches you basic moves and combat, and will end with a very easy boss battle (and your first trophy).
You will then reach a strange screen where your game 'crashes' (press any button to get past the warning menus) and you will restart in a series of computer rooms.
This is important, as this section ends with a computer monitor which asks you a series of questions. Your answers determine the difficulty setting for the game. Make sure you choose the option each time (there should be 4 entries), and the game should tell you that you will be progressing on Easy.
While it is not trophy related, please refer to this video to make sure you have this correct, as there is no way to change the difficulty later.
Trophies earned in this step: (1)
Trinity's Chains
Step 2 - Complete the game
Once you have cleared the tutorial you can start the game in earnest. Again, I would refer the user to the excellent text walkthrough by YoKa_sun. Many of the trophies do require a bit of out the way thinking or exploring, with the rest all being progress related.
Overall the sections are pretty small, so you aren't going to get lost, and you can drop out to the Icey.bin menu at any point to reload previously unlocked sections. Accordingly, nothing is missable.
For ease, I have formatted the forum trophy guide in the order that you can unlock the trophies if following the text, and added videos for each of the sections.
Trophies earned in this step (31):
Follow the Leader
Once Isn't Enough
Pitfalls
Restart, Restart
Junk Jumper
Waiting for Nothing
Bronze Trophy
Silver Trophy
Trophy Addict
Gorger's Apathy
Gate Crasher
Buy Another Copy!
Thor's Loyalty
ICEY, UCEY
Parker's Lost Heart
SHIO
Carlos' Ambitions
"Outside" Fire
CEO and Miss Perfect
And the Next Song is...?
Jack's Faith
The Abyss Watches Back
Modern Day Pandora's Box
Ideon's Resignation
God's 9 Billion Names
True Love
Dahal's Pain
Trinity's Self
People Are Pigs
Judas' Repentance
Black Star Rises
Step 3 - Post Game Clean Up and Alternate Ending
Assuming you have followed the guide, you should only have the alternate ending left. You should see a new green section from the Icey.bin menu, and can simply select this for a mostly non-interactive section and the last trophy.
If you don't have the green selection available, it should appear once you have cleaned up the other trophies, as those are mostly tied to optional endings in the game.
Trophies earned in this step (2):
To Meet You Again
Hastur