Section 1. Overview
- Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 4.5
- Offline Trophies: 12 (9 2 1)
- Online Trophies: 0
- Approximate time to /100%: 25+ Hours
- Minimum Number of Playthroughs Needed: 3 (2 Main Story, 1 Separate Paths)
- Number of Missable Trophies: 3 - Do Not Shoot the Water , A Terrifying Assassin , What Are They Worth?
- Glitched Trophies: None
- Does difficulty affect trophies: Yes, A Heart of Steel requires beating the game on Professional Mode.
- Do cheat codes disable trophies: None
Section 2. Introduction
Resident Evil 4 HD is a high definition remastered version of a game that first released in 2005 and subsequent releases on later dates. Resident Evil 4 is the first game where Capcom broke away from the old style gameplay; so even if you haven't played Resident Evil 4 before but have played Resident Evil 5, you should have a strong enough understanding of the controls and how to effectively combat the standard enemies. Since this is a PSN title there is no manual but the game is very friendly with tutorials to help you along. Most of the trophies are story related with all but one of those being boss fights.
Section 2.1 - Controls
The HD version comes with two different control types. The first is not an exact copy of the old PS2 version but comes close enough to it. The second control scheme seems to be more friendly for people used to a third person shooter and less of the original controls. If you've never played Resident Evil 4 but have played 5 I suggest going with the first control scheme as it is more similar.
= Walk/Turn
/ = Walk Forward / Backwards
/ = Turn Left / Right
= Look
= Interact / Pick up / Contextual Commands
= Map
= N/A / + = Run / + 180 Quick Turn
= N/A
= Ready Knife / + = Swing Knife
= Ready Weapon / + Aim Weapon / + = Fire Weapon / + = Reload Weapon
= N/A
= Command Ashley
= N/A
= N/A
= Options / Skip Cinematics
= Inventory / Status
Section 3. Walkthrough
This HD remake has all the content that the PS2 version had, but you will only need to focus on the main story and one of the side stories to earn 100%. If you're new to the game I advise to explore and pick up everything you can.
Section 3.1 - First Playthrough
This will be your first storyline playthrough. You will earn most of the trophies during this playthrough and you should earn the two missable trophies here. By the end of the game you should have a strong command of the controls and what weapons suit your playstyle. Once you complete your first playthrough be sure to save the cleared game data to your hard drive; having a cleared save data unlocks the first optional costume set, Professional Mode and many of the optional modes.
*If you have the EU version of the game you must play through on Normal to unlock Professional Mode.
Trophies Earned
It Begins With a Ring
Do Not Shoot The Water (Missable)
A Rock and a Hard Place
Secure the Ballistics
A Bloodline Severed
A Terrifying Assassin (Missable)
The Castellan Falls
The Ties That Bind
We're Going Home
What Are They Worth? (Missable)
Section 3.2 - Separate Ways
Separate Ways is 5 chapter side story depicting what Ada was doing behind the scenes while Leon was carrying out his mission. It is only a few hours long at best. Separate Ways is under the Extras tab on the main menu and will be unlocked once you have a cleared game save. Completing Separate Ways will unlock the Special 2 costume set which will make Professional Mode much easier.
Trophies Earned
The S Stands for Stylish!!
Section 3.3 - Professional Mode
In Professional Mode you will die a lot. Enemies are more aggressive and hit much harder while ammunition and herbs are less plentiful. Regularly save your game and if you feel you could've done a certain section easier, it'd be better to retry the area then to get stuck further down the road. Even if you obtained all bottle caps on your first playthrough I'd recommend doing it again as each time you earn a set you will be rewarded with money to spend on items or upgrades. The most important part of this run through though should be making sure you use the Special 2 costume set. The costume does nothing for Leon but will make Ashley not only invulnerable to damage but prevent the Ganados from carrying her away.
Trophies Earned
A Heart of Steel
Section 3.4 - Cleanup
If you failed to earn any of the missable trophies, now is the time to go and get them. The game does not have a chapter select but you can load a cleared save data and play through with all your upgraded weapons and equipment.