While getting through a tough trophy list can be rewarding, sometimes we all want an easygoing experience. We’ve dug through the PlayStation Store and used our own experiences to figure out what PS5 games in 2024 have an easy trophy list and platinum.
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Infinite Wealth puts players back in the shoes of Ichiban Kasuga as he attempts to help the ex-Yakuza after the previous game’s events. Though he must detour on that path, a new journey takes him (and the series) to America for the first time. He must now navigate the culture of Hawaii to unravel a whole new conspiracy.
Though the Yakuza-verse games are notorious for lengthy trophy lists, Infinite Wealth breaks that trend. You don’t have to deal with a difficulty trophy or worry about finishing out the completion list. Plus, the level 99 dungeon that cranked up the trophy difficulty in Yakuza 7 is also completely absent. Instead, you need to do a fair bit of side content, but by no means everything.
The game doesn’t even require you to complete every substory, so you only have to clear out 40. From the perspective of mainline titles, this one is even easier to platinum than Yakuza 6. The only difference is you’re probably looking at a pretty lengthy completion, but it is worth the ride. The hardest trophy is Legendary Dragon, which is for getting Kasuga to level 70. As enemy levels cap out at roughly 55, it’s a bit of a grind.
Tekken 8
It’s pretty fitting that Tekken 8 belongs in here, as Tekken 7 is still one of the easiest fighting game platinum trophies I have ever gotten. The game picks up a few months after the end of the previous title and focuses on a different father-and-son clash between Jin and Kazuya. As you can expect with that family, things get pretty dicey.
Overall, you’re looking at a very easy path to platinum. You can play story mode The Dark Awakens in easy mode. While there isn’t an easy option for Arcade Quest, it isn’t all that difficult to begin with. Both of these modes will run you roughly two hours each and will probably be where you get the bulk of the miscellaneous trophies.
Other than those, you just need to finish out the Super Ghost Battles and the Character Episodes, which give more of the story. As for online-only trophies, you need to win one Ranked, Player, and Group match and then play 10 additional online matches that you don’t have to win. This isn’t a lengthy trophy list at all, and it can probably be knocked out in one eight-hour marathon.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
It’s been 14 years since The Forgotten Sands was released, and the series has returned to its 2D roots with The Lost Crown. After the Persian prince has been kidnapped, the new hero, Sargon, must delve into the depths of Mount Qaf and the Citadel to bring him back home.
The Lost Crown platinum has two major things going for it. First, it lacks a difficulty trophy, so you can play the whole game on easy if you’d like. Second, there aren’t any missable trophies at all. Couple that with the game’s post-story free roam, and you can take this platinum at your own pace.
This means you are completely free to enjoy the narrative, and you can set out to pick up collectibles and complete sidequests at your own convenience. The average completion time for the story seems to be 25 hours or so, so cleaning up afterward (assuming you didn’t really do much) should take you less than half of that.
Resistance: Retribution
The Classics Catalogue for February has added a PSP title that, when it was released, enhanced an already terrific PS3 FPS franchise. In Resistance: Retribution, you play as James Grayson, who joins the European faction of the resistance to avoid a court martial. Unlike the PS3 games, Retribution is a third-person shooter developed by the studio that later made Days Gone.
Resistance: Retribution continues a trend in which the classic games that get trophy support often get easy lists. Most of the list is simply for beating the game, as each mission/chapter has a trophy for completing it, and there isn’t a difficulty trophy. Otherwise, you just need to kill 50 enemies, use the Auger WS 100 times, die once, and use 10 different weapons.
The added benefit is that all classic games include a rewind function that lets you go back several steps if you make a mistake. This makes it incredibly easy to get the trophy for dying and then reset a little bit before that. Overall, the campaign takes about 10ish hours to complete, so it’s not a long platinum journey.
Rise of the Ronin
This might seem like a weird place for a Soulslike, but Rise of the Ronin is a very unique one. For the first time, a mainstream game of the Soulslike genre offers difficulty options, and it is all the better for it. If it were not for the difficulty options, it would be an unlikely fit on this list, but it provides a fun and easy platinum worth earning.
In the game, you play as a member of the Veiled Edge, an elite group of warriors operating in Japan’s shadows to take down any threats. Every Veiled Edge warrior is trained alongside a Blade Twin. After a mission goes wrong, you are separated from your Blade Twin and venture out of the shadows and into the light of Japan to find them.
Just about every trophy can be gained before you even beat the story. Though every region across the game’s three maps has a to-do list of things to collect, there are only two things you need to collect for individual trophies. The toughest trophy is for finishing a mission on the hardest difficulty, Midnight, which is unlocked once you beat the game. However, you can do the tutorial mission on this difficulty, which is pretty simple.
Mystic Pillars Remastered
Mystic Pillars was originally released on the Nintendo Switch in 2019, though that still feels a little soon to be labeled a ‘remaster.’ This puzzle-game adventure takes players on a trip through ancient India, with plenty of colorful cutscenes. Players even have the choice to hear all dialogue spoken in the Kannada language. However, one trophy requires you to watch every cutscene in this language and not skip any, so it’s best not to change it.
Mystic Pillars has a pretty simple core mechanic. You are given a layout to follow as you move gold from one pillar to another. The game starts off easy enough but steadily builds as more pillars are involved, with a more confusing path to completion. There are 100 total levels to complete across several different regions.
If you aren’t too great at puzzle games, the trophy list might have one specific issue for you. There is a trophy for not using the restart more than 50 times across all 100 levels. I can’t tell if you can simply back out of a trophy instead of using the restart. If you find yourself stuck, there are plenty of guides out there to give you the needed solution.
Cat Quest III
Cat Quest returns with a swashbuckling adventure that takes you to brand-new lands. Upon arriving, you find a special rune that your companion suggests might take you to the North Star Treasure. Your first boss battle victory gets you access to a ship that you can use to sail to nearby islands.
The world in Cat Quest III is a bit more fractured than in previous games due to the ship traversal aspect of the game. However, every other series staple continues with chests dotting various areas and plenty of dungeons to explore.
As you might expect, the trophy list is similar to the previous two games. Nothing is missable, and you’ll eventually be at the right level to tackle any dungeon you haven’t yet tried. Your final trophy will likely be one of those that requires you to collect all of a specific type of gear.
Vampire Survivors
Vampire Survivors exists for those gamers who are too familiar with bullet hell-type games. Instead of being the one dodging the endless projectiles and bullets, the enemies become the hunted. Every weapon in Vampire Survivors is designed to climb to insane heights until a combined (and maxed out) loadout entirely drowns out whatever is happening on screen.
You are only given access to one map when you first start Vampire Survivors, but the game is very generous with details to unlock further content. The goal from the start is simply to survive the endless hoards of enemies for 30 minutes as they get stronger and larger.
The trophies are very straightforward with what you need to do while taking on the game’s many maps. They are things like upgrading weapons to a certain level or finding the right item to evolve them into a better form. The game keeps track of all this for you in various menus, so you shouldn’t ever feel lost without an idea of what to do next.
The Plucky Squire
The Plucky Squire follows the story of Jot and his adventures and plays out within a storybook. Jot initially sets out on a mini-quest to find wax so Moonbeard can press more records. The game is unique and takes place in 2D and 3D, with storybook visuals and many different types of gameplay. Most of it takes place as if you were reading a picture book.
Most of the trophies are story-related, with the rest unlocked by finding all the collectibles. The game features a chapter select to help you clean up anything you missed. You need to play the game on Adventure mode to get all trophies, but doing that from the start will help you avoid needing two playthroughs.
This shouldn’t be too difficult as long as you read through the trophy list to know what to look for with the miscellaneous trophies. The collectibles can be slightly hidden, but they are never obscured. If you finish everything, your final trophies should be for completing Adventure and Story modes, which should take around 8-10 hours.
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Plus
The creators of Danganronpa have shifted gears into a new kind of adventure game, but there are plenty of similarities. Players take on the role of Yuma Kokohead, a Master Detective reassigned to a new post. However, Yuma suffers from amnesia and doesn’t remember any important details about his role. The biggest change this time is that the game doesn’t fall into the same death game plot and is much more about investigation than survival.
Unlike the Danganronpa games, players must replay this game’s equivalent of Class Trials, which is easily doable. For the most part, just playing through the game will be the bulk of the trophy list, and then getting through each Labyrinth will take a little extra work.
Nothing is missable in Rain Code that would require a new playthrough. Everything comes down to Labyrinth cleanup to get the necessary SS rank in every single one. The best way to do this is to focus on not giving any wrong answers or losing too much stamina. Several of these will likely be achieved naturally, especially later in the game, as you get a feel for them.
Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero
It’s been a long while since the last game, but Dragon Ball Sparking Zero has arrived as a fourth installation to the Budokai Tenkaichi fighting games from the PS2 era. Though they received a remaster collection of the second and third games for the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2012, the series has been dormant until now.
Most trophies are gained through individual character Sagas, which can be done on the easiest difficulty across the board. However, some of these have extra conditions to unlock additional chapters needed for trophies that you must play on Regular difficulty. You can easily eyeball the trophy list to determine which ones need higher difficulty.
The story stuff is pretty quick and shouldn’t take too much work. The most intensive trophy in the game is Connected Rivals, which requires players to play 100 online matches. These can be boosted in private matches if you have a friend with the game, which will likely be the quickest completion. Otherwise, this trophy is only for playing, so it doesn’t matter if you win or lose.
Published: Oct 12, 2024 06:34 pm