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[Noi]

Between trying to get all the emblems in Sonic Adventure 2 and replaying Dark Souls for the DLC, I'm off to a terrible start for the month.

At least I'm getting a few trophies from smaller stuff like NiGHTS and the occasional P4G trophy.

Still need to wrap up my Yakuza 4 plat, but ugh replaying the game two more times.

 

[george21000]

"LordOdadjian 2325"

YES. Outside the top 10 but I'm happy to finally have a really good month. It was several months of 15-gamerscore per month until I finally played and completed Sleeping Dogs (and completed Walking Dead + Spec Ops The Line to boot).

Also, here is a nice customer service story for you fellas. On Dec 4th I stupidly bought the Painful Memories Max Payne 3 DLC pack, even though I'm a season pass holder. The pack was not available for season pass holders at the time, and I was impatient, so I bought the pack. Today I decide, hell, why not give a refund a shot. I didn't even have to call Xbox customer support. I went to xbox.com/support/contact, chose the "request callback" option, and they called me 20 minutes later. I then explained what I stupidly did back on December 4th, almost a lifetime ago, and they gave me a refund for 800 MS points. I didn't even need a code. They automatically applied the 800 points to my account.

xbox customer service... actually good? O.O! mind = blown

 

[Chauncy Talon]

A new year and a fresh new PS3. I'm in it to win it this month! #STROKE

 

[Returners]

Congrats to the winners.
My obsession with Forza definitely stalled me in putting up a higher score, but it would have been impossible for me to crack even top 5 on the 360 list this month.

Edit: Just informed Returners of his appearance in the banner.

MEH.

Anyways, to Steven and Daevv, any of you guys free this weekend? Thinking of trying a last time on this tower POS. I start working next week and I won't have that much free time.

 

[StevePharma]

MEH.

Anyways, to Steven and Daevv, any of you guys free this weekend? Thinking of trying a last time on this tower POS. I start working next week and I won't have that much free time.

Sure man.

I'm usually free on Saturday and Sunday should be good as well.

 

[daevv]

MEH.

Anyways, to Steven and Daevv, any of you guys free this weekend? Thinking of trying a last time on this tower POS. I start working next week and I won't have that much free time.

As of now I'm off Sunday so I should be good to play. I have not played Tranzit since we played so I may be rusty.

 

[Montresor]

Ugh, Black Ops 2 has some of the worst achievements... Can someone help me out with the achievement for Good Karma + Ship Shape? Do I have any unnecessary steps down there?

Also... SPOILERS, for BLOPS2's campaign below.

Good Karma + Ship Shape in one go:
1) In mission 3 Old Wounds, resist shooting the guy at the end so you can reveal a clue about a mole.
2) Complete strike force shipwreck
3) Complete strike force fob spectre
4) In mission 4 Time and Fate, collect the folder inside the cocaine bunker. When inside the cocaine bunker, fight your way in, when you get to the part where people are burning papers turn right and the folder will be on the table.
5) In mission 5 Fallen Angel, must keep the voice trained on them at all times, must record enough dialogue to unlock the strike force mission.
6) Complete strike force ied2.
7) In mission 6 Karma, let the bad guy escape.
8) Complete strike force second chase (i.e. rescue karma).
9) Complete mission 7 Suffer With ME, make sure to shoot you know who twice in the chest.
10) Complete stirke force dispatch
11) In mission 8 achilles veil, kill the good guy, don't kill the bad guy.
12) In mission 9 odysseus make sure you shoot you know who in the leg.

I fucked up Step 4 in the Time and Fate mission. No matter where I looked I couldn't find that damn folder in the cocaine bunker. And so I've rewound back to the beginning of mission 4. =/

 

[Balphon]

Ugh, Black Ops 2 has some of the worst achievements... Can someone help me out with the achievement for Good Karma + Ship Shape? Do I have any unnecessary steps down there?

Spoiler

I didn't find the folder in mission 4 and I unlocked them both fine. It's also easier if you kill DeFalco rather than let him escape, but it works either way. I also don't think it matters for those achievements if you kill Mason in mission 7, but it does affect another one.

 

[Montresor]

Spoiler

I didn't find the folder in mission 4 and I unlocked them both fine. It's also easier if you kill DeFalco rather than let him escape, but it works either way. I also don't think it matters for those achievements if you kill Mason in mission 7, but it does affect another one.

Thanks. Well it's a moot point anyhow since I just found the folder. I think it literally gets burned by those guys if you take too long. And yeah I tried to make that list as comprehensive as possible for myself. I do have quite a few achievements but I never got that Ch. 7 cheevo you talk about in your spoilered text.

Also, I've decided to be more respectful and make my descriptions in the above steps more vague (i.e. not naming names).

 

[Footos22]

Black ops 2 was awful in my opinion. I'm not gonna play shit missions over and over. So left it at 53% and I never do that when i know ots quite easy.And zombies mode is the lamest zombie game I have ever seen.

 

[BlindMonkey]

Well done to everyone that charted and especially at the top, I'm guessing I must've joined after January to not be there.
But I've never scored high so would be bottom half, and travelled a lot last year so missed a lot of gaming time.

I feel positive for this year, already got 1 Plat on New Years day

Huge backlog to work through and self restraint needed to resist new games, except Ni No Kuni and Last of Us will be day zero.

 

[daevv]

I've been totally addicted to Plants Vs Zombies on Vita since picking it back up over Christmas. I'm down to only 2 trophies left for the platinum: Survive 40 waves of endless and Collect all Zen garden plants. I haven't tried endless yet, any tips?

 

[StevePharma]

I've been totally addicted to Plants Vs Zombies on Vita since picking it back up over Christmas. I'm down to only 2 trophies left for the platinum: Survive 40 waves of endless and Collect all Zen garden plants. I haven't tried endless yet, any tips?

I'll check for the thread (I believe it was spring/summer last year) when PvZ was a thing amongst early Vita adopters. We posted some good setups there for Endless. I'll edit them in here in a few min. Also real talk: PvZ2 is one of my most anticipated games of 2013. No joke.

EDIT: HERE'S THE POST WITH MY ENDLESS SETUP (got it on the first try)

Also, my quest to delay starting RAGE continues because I just started Spec Ops: The Line

I heard and read ITT that FUBAR difficulty is pretty frustrating (need to unlock it first though), but hey I platinumed CoD: WaW so I should be OK right?..... RIGHT!?

 

[Montresor]

I'll check for the thread (I believe it was spring/summer last year) when PvZ was a thing amongst early Vita adopters. We posted some good setups there for Endless. I'll edit them in here in a few min. Also real talk: PvZ2 is one of my most anticipated games of 2013. No joke.

EDIT: HERE'S THE POST WITH MY ENDLESS SETUP (got it on the first try)

Also, my quest to delay starting RAGE continues because I just started Spec Ops: The Line

I heard and read ITT that FUBAR difficulty is pretty frustrating (need to unlock it first though), but hey I platinumed CoD: WaW so I should be OK right?..... RIGHT!?

I'm very excited to hear your thoughts on the game. I absolutely adored it.

Know this: if you've beaten the first fight of Ch.6 on Fubar then you have earned that achievement/trophy in my books. You're home free after that. It'll still be tough and frustrating but you will be on a high after completing something so difficult.

 

[RPG]

Finished my 4th Plat over my holiday break by finally getting around to completing Bionic Commando on Commando difficulty. Knocked out VLR (excellent game), Far Cry 3 (Ubi servers be damned) and Hitman: Absolution prior to that.

Turning back to Resistance 3 and then planning to continue chipping away at my back log (Syndicate, Max Payne 3, Spec Ops), because I don't see anything in 2013 yet that screams buy me Day 1. At some point I'd like to get around to finally digging all the way down to Fallout 3 on my list.

 

[Joni]

EDIT: HERE'S THE POST WITH MY ENDLESS SETUP (got it on the first try)

This is a very good set-up. The mushroom set-up is the best for Survival Endless. The Cob Cannon Type set-ups are powerful, but not suited for the laggy Vita/PS3 versions of the game. I used a similar set-up myself, the one that is in the trophy guide at PS3Trophies.

Just make sure your middle column doesn't get destroyed too much. It can help to add those metal spikes at the front. They kill all vehicles and they cause problems for the Garguantors. And never use the imitator at the front of the line if there are zombies. It is usually too slow to change and it gets lost.

(For the Zen Garden: don't sell plants that you don't have doubles of and each row of plants in the overview corresponds to one of the Survival Hard types, you'll only get 6 types of plants per type of Survival Hard game)

 

[Papercuts]

8th on xbox and last on PS3...oh well.

I'm getting really close to passing 100K gamerscore but Okami HD and various Wii U games are sucking away most of my time right now.

 

[Returners]

Wrapped up Tony Hawk Ride, something I started 2 years ago.

Need to finish up Assassin's Creed 3 and Liberation.

 

[Roxas]

I gotta say, I'm surprised that I'm 2nd in the PS3 list. My game completion rate is waaaaay below everyone else's and I hardly platinum games.

 

[daevv]

Thanks for the tips and pics guys I'll give endless a try later tonight. Although I may be playing Chapter 4 of The Walking dead later as my wife is dying to know what happens next. She hasn't been into watching me play a game like this since Heavy Rain and Uncharted 2.

 

[Tizoc]

Well I'm a few trophies away from Platinuming Tomb Raider Legend~
Will get back to Munch HD to finish it with the good ending, and start TR Ann.

 

[george21000]

Also, my quest to delay starting RAGE continues because I just started Spec Ops: The Line

I heard and read ITT that FUBAR difficulty is pretty frustrating (need to unlock it first though), but hey I platinumed CoD: WaW so I should be OK right?..... RIGHT!?

You'll be fine, but unlike WaW you have teammates you have to keep alive

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Wrapped up Tony Hawk Ride, something I started 2 years ago.

I see we're looking for ways to punish ourselves in the new year?

 

[Joni]

Platinum #82: Smart As. This is my rarest Platinum Trophy with a whopping 9 owners and a 0.76% average owners. It was a fun one though.

 

[Nori Chan]

Thanks. Well it's a moot point anyhow since I just found the folder. I think it literally gets burned by those guys if you take too long. And yeah I tried to make that list as comprehensive as possible for myself. I do have quite a few achievements but I never got that Ch. 7 cheevo you talk about in your spoilered text.

Also, I've decided to be more respectful and make my descriptions in the above steps more vague (i.e. not naming names).

The folder is in the bunker but you have to act quick as it will burn after a small period of time

 

[Tizoc]

PLATINUM 24 GET!
Tomb Raider Legend.
Only hard part was the final battle on hard which was more hilarious than rage inducing lol.
Also Croft Manor has some very nice exploration and platforming, sadly I was lazy and just used a guide haha.

 

[Returners]

I see we're looking for ways to punish ourselves in the new year?

Not as bad as your UDraw stuff I'm seeing. ZING. ;D

 

[Joni]

Platinum #83: Start the Party! Save the World. It took me a few days, but now those Survivor trophies are wrapped up. Funny though, my last attempt before earning the trophy was 3m58 when I needed 4m. Actual succesfull attempt was 5m and that last minute was funner than the first four. It makes three Platinums for the month/year so time to move on to the next one. Should be either LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 on Vita or EyePet & Friends on PS3.

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Not as bad as your UDraw stuff I'm seeing. ZING. ;D

3 1000 games Gand a piece of history for $20 dollars is a decent investment.

 

[Atolm]

Plat #49: Darksiders II. Not bad, but grinding to reach level 30 was boring. And the collectibles are horrible, if you attempt this, do yourself a favor and print a list with them.

 

[I3rand0]

I started streaming on Twitch. I'm thinking we should make a trophy/achievement stream group. You can watch me here:

http://www.twitch.tv/I3rand0

 

[Returners]

Platinum #83: Start the Party! Save the World. It took me a few days, but now those Survivor trophies are wrapped up. Funny though, my last attempt before earning the trophy was 3m58 when I needed 4m. Actual succesfull attempt was 5m and that last minute was funner than the first four. It makes three Platinums for the month/year so time to move on to the next one. Should be either LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 on Vita or EyePet & Friends on PS3.

Really easy.

3 1000 games Gand a piece of history for $20 dollars is a decent investment.

So was mine.

 

[george21000]

I started streaming on Twitch. I'm thinking we should make a trophy/achievement stream group. You can watch me here:

http://www.twitch.tv/I3rand0

followed

 

[LiquidSolid]

Platinum 112 - Ratchet & Clank: Q-Force
Not as good as the real R&C installments, but still a pretty good game. I did find the physics somewhat weird though, a lot more floaty than previous Ratchet's.

The platinum was pretty easy. The online ones are simple, thankfully, because that mode wasn't much fun. In SP, I only had to grind one of them and get GraveRobberX's help with one of the three dev times (thanks again for that), the other two I managed to get while playing solo.

I've no clue what I'm going to start next. Maybe P4G or back to Way of the Samurai 4. I've been on a DS backlog kick for the last few weeks, as my DS is dying and I'm trying to get as many done as possible, so maybe I'll just focus on that.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Yo' Liquid we are getting DLC for R&C LOL!

Free map of Metropolis in a patch for MP

=/

; ;

No new trophies on the horizon

 

[LiquidSolid]

Yeah, I figured it'd be MP related. Lame.

 

[StevePharma]

I started streaming on Twitch. I'm thinking we should make a trophy/achievement stream group. You can watch me here:

http://www.twitch.tv/I3rand0

Subscribed. Seems like a good idea since I wanted to get some streaming equipment this year anyway.

Yeah, I figured it'd be MP related. Lame.

Also rocking the Real Pic January I see

 

[Freak]

"Add me Bro"

 

[LiquidSolid]

Also rocking the Real Pic January I see

Haha, I wish.

 

[KAOz]

Metal Gear Solid 2 Platinum get.

Only really hard one was Virtually Impossible. The rest; not so much since the whole game is ingrained into my DNA.

 

[Joni]

Really easy.

So I heard, but I just saw I need two Motion Controllers to finish it up. I'll have to wait a bit.

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Just Cause 2 has sucked me in. I think I'll end up getting the Platinum for it, the completionist in me won't stand for anything less!

 

[I3rand0]

followed

Subscribed. Seems like a good idea since I wanted to get some streaming equipment this year anyway.

Thanks guys and deedubs for the follows. I'm just about to start playing again if anyone wants to see how bad I am at Sleeping Dogs:

http://www.twitch.tv/I3rand0

 

[nonnocere]

I think I dropped out of the PSN wall somehow.

Not that I'll be a threat, contender or anything.

Congrats to the winners!

 

[GeoramA]

Just Cause 2 has sucked me in. I think I'll end up getting the Platinum for it, the completionist in me won't stand for anything less!

Very fun game to platinum. Thank god you don't have to 100% it though :lol

Remember to download the free vehicles off PSN, because there are a couple in the game that are a bitch to find.

 

[Returners]

Steve and daevv, I'm online. Lets do this tower.

 

[Tame]

had fun platinuming Sleeping Dogs. Now on Hunted the Demon Forge.

Ive already broke my new years resolution of not tramping games i don't like

 

[StevePharma]

Steve and daevv, I'm online. Lets do this tower.

I'll be there in an hour or so. Need to do something in a min. and grab some dinner and then I'm ready to GO.

 

[Montresor]

I accidentally posted this in the December thread last night, but I got the original 200/200 in Doritos Crash Course last night! It felt so good. That's a damn good 2-d platformer, especially for a free Doritos advertisement game! And when I clinched the 200/200 I went ahead and bought the new January DLC to bump myself to 300/300. I'm glad I didn't buy the DLC before I earned the original 200/200. Buying the DLC has glitched that for a bunch of people.

I'll be there in an hour or so. Need to do something in a min. and grab some dinner and then I'm ready to GO.

I'm guessing you guys are on PS3 right? I'm willing to help if you guys are on 360.

I'm personally just trying to get the Standard Equipment May Vary achievement before I can say I'm satisfied with my progress in the game. I want to get that achievement and then be done with the game. After that, all I'd need to do is prestige in multiplayer and I'll have a good looking 830/1000 in the game and I'd be happy with that.

Anyone on 360 Black Ops 2 want to help me out with Standard Equipment May Vary? I'd be willing to help with other zombies achievements too!

edit: I got lucky and joined a full zombies mic'd zombies team. 780/1000 finally, with only the 50g prestige achievement remaining before I'm fully satisfied with this game.

 

[StevePharma]

I'm guessing you guys are on PS3 right? I'm willing to help if you guys are on 360.

We're doing it right now. No further comment. I'll explain later