There are a total of 4 special weapons you can unlock. Costumes and accessories can be changed in the Story Menu and will be active for all your savefiles and will not void any challenges or trophies. What are the special weapons and accessories/costumes? Even though an additional run means more replays, it doesn’t necessarily mean it will take longer to platinum in general, since spending a few hours on a run might help you save some time you would lose by dying repeatedly trying to force everything into a harder run.You can unlock Special Weapons and Costumes/Accessories that will make things easier, such as Infinite Rocket Launcher in New Game+.Some of the runs are easier in New Game+ (such as no healing, knife/handgun only, not talking to merchant).Why is it easier when going for more playthroughs? What is the number of playthroughs for the “easiest” way of earning the platinum? – If you want to make the platinum as easy as the game allows it to be, it would be 6 playthroughs.What is the realistic number of playthroughs needed? – The more realistic number of playthroughs is 6.However, since Pro S+ isn’t needed for any trophy it’s much easier to do two separate runs for Standard S+ and Hardcore S+. There is one exception, beating Professional S+ is the only difficulty that stacks and unlocks both trophies for Hardcore S+ and Standard+. Additionally S+ rank trophies do NOT stack, you will have to finish it on both difficulties individually (beating Hardcore S+ does not unlock Standard S+ trophy). It is very unlikely one will be able to finish the game on Standard with an S+ rank on the first playthrough while being fast enough to get all collectibles and chapter-specific trophies. Finishing it in 4 playthroughs is both very difficult and very unrealistic though, since it would require having platinumed the game already once. What is the minimum number of playthroughs needed? – The absolute minimum number of playthroughs needed is 4 but it would require an unrealistic amount of knowledge about the game before even playing it. You need to finish the game on Standard with S+, Hardcore with S+, Professional with A rank and New Game + to collect enough money to buy the Infinite Rocket Launcher (2 Million ptas) since you can’t afford it after a single run.So it is either a very difficult route with fewer playthroughs, or multiple but easier playthroughs. You can also go for more runs in a specific order to it easier. Do you want to go for the fast route or the more doable route? – You can surely combine many requirements into a single run, but it will make the whole journey more difficult.How many minimum playthroughs are needed for the platinum? It depends on multiple factors. Getting S-Rank on the 3 Mercenaries Mode Maps -or- a playthrough on Professional difficulty on New Game without using any special weapons -> Unlocks “Handcannon” weapon for Gun Fanatic.a playthrough on Professional Difficulty with final rating of at least A -> Unlocks “Chicago Sweeper” weapon for Gun Fanatic.a playthrough wihout talking to the merchant even once -> Silent Stranger.a playthrough without using any healing items -> Frugalist.a playthrough while using only knives and handguns -> Minimalist.a playthrough on Hardcore Difficulty with final rating of S+ -> S+ Rank Investigator.a playthrough on Standard Difficulty with the final rating of S+ -> Mission Accomplished S+ (*does not stack with Hardcore S+).a 100% playthrough for completing all Treasures & Castellans & Merchant Requests -> for all collectible trophies & chapter-specific trophies.Release Date: Ma(Mercenaries Mode released on April 07, 2023).Supports Manual Saves?: Yes, 20 Manual Save Slots, 1 Autosave Slot.Free-Roam / Chapter Select after Story?: No Chapter Select, No Free-Roam. New Game+ is available and everything except Treasure Progress carries over.PS4/PS5 Autopop & Save Transfer: Yes, there is Save Transfer and Trophies Autopop but only from PS4 to PS5, not PS5 to PS4.See General FAQ section below for more info on this. Minimum Playthroughs: Technically 4, but this would require having platinumed the game before and already knowing it perfectly.Beating the game on Professional also unlocks the trophies for beating game on Standard and Hardcore. However, beating Hardcore S+ does not unlock Standard S+. Beating game on Professional with S+ unlocks the trophies for beating Hardcore S+ & Standard S+. Do difficulty trophies stack?: Yes and No.Does difficulty affect trophies?: Yes, must beat game on Hardcore in a New Game with S+ Rank (can’t earn S+ in New Game Plus). Must also beat Professional with A-rank for the “Chicago Sweeper” weapon.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |