Norman's Great Illusion Trophy Guide & Road Map

Norman's Great Illusion
Norman's Great Illusion Trophy Guide

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Overview:

Estimated trophy difficulty: 2/10 (Platinum Difficulty Rating)
Offline trophies: 13 (0, 2, 10, 1)
Online trophies: 0
Approximate amount of time to Platinum: 30-60 minutes (depends on how fast you can solve maths problems) (Estimated Time to Platinum)
Minimum number of playthroughs: 3
Number of missable trophies: All of them except for It's the End but none if you follow the Roadmap
Glitched trophies: 0
Does difficulty affect trophies?: No
Do trophies stack?: Yes, 4 stacks are available: NA PS4, EU PS4, NA Vita and EU Vita

Introduction:

Norman's Great Illusion is a pixel art adventure game where you play as an engineer trying to move up the corporate ladder and getting your co-workers to like you. You make choices throughout the story which impact the ending you get and play two mini games. While the

is overall very quick and easy, it does require some concentration as the mini games are time-sensitive. One of the mini games involves solving math problems within a time limit and without making too many errors but don't worry too much because you can just pause the game and use a calculator if you're having trouble. The other mini game is driving to work and all you have to do is press

when the moving line ends up on the fat rectangle when it's green. Based on how well you do on the mini games, you will receive some money. If you run out of money before the end story, you will get a game over.

Every day, you will go through the same morning and night routines. Every morning, walk up to your wardrobe right next to your bed to put on your clothes. Then go to the top right corner to sit down at the table and eat breakfast. Once the conversation with your family is over, leave the house at the top. Every night, go to the top right corner to sit down at the table and eat dinner. Once the conversation with the family is over, go to the bottom left corner to your bedroom, interact with the wardrobe to take off your clothes, then go to bed. Now the next day will start.

Walkthrough:

Step 1: Playthrough 1 - Get fired from work

This will be your longest playthrough and what is considered the "good ending". Don't fail when doing the mini game where you drive to work. You have room to make a few mistakes but don't make too many, especially early on, as the counter for the mistakes carry over to the next days. Also, make sure to pass the work mini game, where you solve math problems. You are allowed to fail a maximum of 2 times per day but the counter for this mini game resets every day. If you are having trouble solving the math problems, you can pause the game and use a calculator.

Whenever you have the chance to make a choice in the story, always choose the first option, except on Day 185 where it's recommended you select "Inform the police, just in case". This will give some extra money in case you make some errors with the mini games. On Day 305, you will want to choose "Resign" for Your kind is not welcomed here .

At the end of this step, you should have unlocked the following trophies:

You got a reward
Employee of the month
Merry Christmas
Your kind is not welcomed here
It's the End
Very expensive lesson
Need to start from something

Step 2: Playthrough 2 - Burn down the factory owner's house

This playthrough is easy because you don't have to do much work. You have to fail every mini game. In the mini game where you are driving to work, either mash

or don't press anything at all. In the work mini game, just keep pressing the "Enter" button. On Day 62, select the story choice "Get revenge on the factory owner" for Terror is always a bad idea .

At the end of this step, you should have unlocked the following trophies:

Real pedestrian
This is not rocket science
Terror is always a bad idea

Step 3: Playthrough 3 - Become part of an underground organization

This playthrough is very similar to Playthrough 2. Fail every mini game but this time on Day 62, select the story choice "Join a clandestine Marxist study circle" for Undergrounder .

At the end of this step, you should have unlocked the following trophies:

Undergrounder
Three endings
Norman's Great Illusion Platinum

Norman's Great Illusion Platinum

Good job! Completed all tasks!
Unlock all of the other trophies.
Need to start from something

You have made your first choice
While playing through the story, you will eventually come across a screen that will let you select a story choice. Select any option and the first time you do so, this trophy will unlock.
It's the End

You have completed the game
Complete the game at least once. There are 7 possible endings but it doesn't matter which one you get.
Three endings

You have reached the ending three times
There are 7 possible endings in this game but only 3 are required for this trophy. If you follow the Roadmap, you should unlock this trophy at the end of Step 3.
Employee of the month

You have earned a promotion
To earn a promotion, you must pass all of the mini games. You are allowed to make a maximum of 2 mistakes per day in the work mini game. Also, make sure that you don't run out of money before you reach the point in the story where you receive the promotion and don't damage your car too much in the mini game where you drive to work.
Your kind is not welcomed here

You were fired
If you are following the Roadmap, you should unlock this trophy at the end of Step 1. On Day 307, you will get an option to select either "Resign" or "Do your best to fill the government contract on time". Make sure to select "Resign".
Real pedestrian

You broke your car
In the mini game where you are driving to work, you will notice a bar on a left side of the screen. Every time you make a mistake in the mini game, the bar will slowly fill up. You can either mash or not press anything and you will fill up the bar. If you don't unlock this trophy during the one round, you can continue on the next day as the progress carries over to subsequent days. Just make sure you fill up the bar before the end of the story or before you get a game over screen. Once the bar gets full, your car will break and this trophy will unlock. This will also unlock Very expensive lesson at the end of the day.
This is not rocket science

You failed work minigame
The work mini game is the one where you solve math problems. You are allowed 5 mistakes before you fail the mini game for good so get the incorrect answer 5 times in a row, then this trophy will unlock. Alternatively, you can just keep pressing the "Enter" button until you fail the mini game. This will also unlock Very expensive lesson at the end of the day.
You got a reward

You got a bonus
You get a bonus if you complete any work mini game with 2 mistakes or less.
Very expensive lesson

You got a penalty
(1)
You get a penalty if you fail enough times during either the work mini game or the mini game where you drive to work. This trophy will unlock at the end of the day when you return home from work. Refer to Real pedestrian or This is not rocket science for more information.
Terror is always a bad idea

You burned factory's owner house
This is one of the endings you can get. Refer to Step 2 of the Roadmap for more information.
Undergrounder

You became a member of an underground organization
This is one of the endings you can get. Refer to Step 3 of the Roadmap for more information.
Merry Christmas

You attended a Christmas party
This is one of the endings you can get and will unlock on Day 338 if you received enough promotions, passed all the mini games and survived with a positive balance in your bank account. Refer to Step 1 of the Roadmap for more information.