Just like the setting solar, 2024 has pale away. And just like the rising solar, 2025 has come round far too early, far too brilliant and much too God-damn cheerful for its personal good. The excellent news is that other than squinting, complaining about it being too brilliant and questioning if it’s doable to get one other 5 minutes, 2025 is shaping as much as be a great yr in videogames. Effectively, apart from all of the business turmoil which is able to hopefully settle its bottom down this yr.
2024 was a reasonably loopy yr for the business as nicely. Clearly job losses continued to be a shadow looming over all the pieces, nevertheless it was additionally the yr the place Xbox video games got here to PlayStation, the yr the place a PlayStation printed recreation got here to the Swap and the place everybody brazenly mentioned engaged on handheld consoles.
Anyway, getting on observe, I used to be enthusiastic about doing a New Yr Decision. Usually, I don’t care about that form of factor, however this time I had a enjoyable thought for myself: Platinum trophies. I’ve had an itch for the previous 6 months or so to seize a number of shiny trophies and that itch solely received itchier after I wrote the information to the preferred Platinum trophies. Taking a look at my very own assortment I’ve simply 7 measly Platinums, a number of of which got here largely by chance. Thus I hatched a plan: 12 Platinum trophies by 2026, rising my horde by almost 3 instances ought to I truly handle it.
The large query, in fact, is strictly what video games I wish to Platinum. There are such a lot of good decisions on the market. I do have a number of fundamental guidelines: I wish to hold it to experiences that gained’t take greater than about 30-hours, purely so I can do an hour a day all through the month. I’d like to put in additional time, however I wish to hold most of my gaming reserved for no matter title I’m reviewing. This will even assist guarantee not one of the Platinum’s I hopefully purchase can be a prolonged grind, as a result of I hate the thought if spending 100+ hours looking down collectibles.
It goes with out saying that I would find yourself making an attempt to Platinum no matter recreation I’m reviewing, too. I’m by no means limiting myself to 12 Platinums – if extra occur to fall into place, I gained’t be complaining.
And it additionally goes with out saying that I can be avoiding a budget Trophy tat that adorns the PlayStation storefront. I don’t need something that offers me the Platinum only for hitting the beginning button and enjoying for 5 minutes.
I believe I’m going to chase Trophies in video games I haven’t performed, too. It’s tempting to return and end up any video games I’ve come near getting the Platinum in already, and I could do a number of, however I believe I’d a lot relatively play video games I haven’t skilled earlier than, or on the very least video games I haven’t performed in a really very long time or performed on one other platform completely.
Right here’s a number of I’m planning on doing or contemplating:
- Sly 2
- Sly 3
- Ratchet & Clank (2016)
- Ratchet and Clank: Measurement Issues
- Toy Story 2
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2
- Horizon Zero Daybreak Remaster
- Evil West
- Mass Impact Legendary Version
- Center-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Mafia: Definitive Version
- Doki-Doki Literature Membership
- Ghostbusters: The Video Sport
- Tunic
- Maneater
- Immortals of Aveum
- Pacific Drive
- Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
- Uncharted sequence
- Concrete Genie
- Alan Wake 2
- Destrou All People
- Destroy All People 2
- Ape Escape
- God of Conflict 3 Remastered
As you possibly can see, it’s a prolonged checklist largely compiled by flicking by my backlog of video games. And I’m certain there’s a billion extra I’d like to attempt, as a result of there are video games popping out all the time. Like, far too many.
In case you have any solutions for fairly brief, enjoyable Platinum’s to chase I’d admire listening to about them! Drop a remark under letting me know the best or extra satisfying Platinums you’ve chased.
And at last, ought to I hold you all up to date on this little quest? Or ought to I simply hold it to social media and a put up right here subsequent yr?
Talking of social media, I’m on Bluesky now! Come discover me at https://bsky.app/profile/badenronie.bsky.social
P.S. I’ve genuinely although about 3D printing every trophy as I get it, to create a bit bodily collectio.
