Roadmap
Overview
Estimate Difficulty: 2/10 (Platinum Difficulty Thread)
Offline Trophies: 60 (52 , 6 , 1 , 1 )
Online Trophies: 0
Estimated Time to Platinum: 30-35 hours
Minimum Number of Playthroughs: 1 (plus replaying some chapters to complete Sidequests).
Missable Trophies: None (Chapter Select)
Glitched Trophies: None
Do cheats disable trophies?: No cheats
Does Difficulty affect trophies?: No
Introduction:
You are FBI Agent Francis York Morgan (call him York, everyone does) sent to investigate the gruesome murder of 18 year old Anna Graham in this sleepy town. With the help of your trusty invisible friend Zach you've got to deal with the bizarre locals, fight your way past the shadows in the "Other World" and survive encounters with the legendary Raincoat Killer to reveal the truth.
We can do this Zach!
Walkthrough:
Step 1: Play the Game
The game has no difficulty settings and, from what I've heard from those that have played this on the Xbox 360, this would be on easy mode so just enjoy the madness of Greenvale! Sidequests can be done as and when but there are two that you should do as soon as possible i.e. Lost Arnold and Nameless Flower. Doing these makes the game much easier as they give you an item that allows you to fast travel, thus saving you from driving everywhere![B]
WARNING: Key Items Disappearing Glitch
There is a game-breaking bug that will make it so you have to restart the entire game over. It involves key items vanishing from your inventory.
How the glitch happens is by you getting a key item in a chapter you're playing (for example the Rod of Legends for catching Tabitha or one of the various literal keys you are given in certain chapters) then quitting out to the main menu before finishing that chapter and instead of continuing, replaying an old chapter.
This is easily avoided by not quitting out and replaying old chapters until you've reached the very start of the next chapter. Or indeed wait right until the very last chapter of the game before going back and replaying them. Just be careful and make sure to create a backup save on usb if you are going to use chapter select before reaching the final chapter.
NOTE: Check every marked building you drive past to see if it is "open". If it is then enter it, just walking through the door and back out again is enough to register it onto your Fast Travel locations list.
In this step you will earn:
Prologue CLEARED
Episode 1 CLEARED
Episode 2 (part 1) CLEARED
Episode 2 (part 2) CLEARED
Episode 3 CLEARED
Episode 4 CLEARED
Episode 5 CLEARED
Episode 6 CLEARED
Episode 7 CLEARED
These unlock after the Cleared Screen at the end of each episode.
Step 2: Sidequests/Chapter Select/Card Collecting
There are 50 Sidequests in Deadly Premonition, each one giving you a trophy when completed. To check which Sidequests you have completed go to the map in the pause menu and press . Look at the Sidequests section of the walkthrough for details on each individual quest, here is how each one is set out:
Sidequest #? - The in-game Sidequest number.
Chapters Available: The chapters in which the Sidequest can be completed.
Requirements: Any Sidequests that need to be completed prior to this being available.
Sidequest Giver/Location: Firstly the character that initiates the. quest/and then the location they can be found.
Reward: What items you receive after completing the quest.
Unlocks: Which Sidequests become available after completing this quest.
The Chapter Select function will be used a lot here, make sure you save at the end of each chapter and then go into the pause menu and return to the title screen right at the start of a new chapter. This will hopefully help avoid any potential issues. Choose the chapter for the relevant Sidequest, complete the quest then complete the chapter (you cannot save during a replayed chapter so you must complete it). This takes you back to the Chapter Select screen, select resume to continue on from where you originally saved. Any items you have carry over with you through Chapter Select, this is useful if you get in a spot of bother and need some health, just go back to a chapter and buy some to take back with you!
There are 65 Trading Cards to collect in the game and you require 64 to get the Platinum. For Trading Card Locations see Top Collector.
In this step you will earn:
Delivery Man Q
Guardian of the Art Gallery
Memories of Anna
Lost Arnold
Nameless Flower
Nice Try Cooking
Another Nice Try Cooking
Memorable Cooking
Unwanted Customer
Periodic Riddle
Snack for Willie
Someone in the Forest
Legendary Tabatha
Map to Psychic Spot A
Map to Psychic Spot B
Map to Psychic Spot C
The Bond Between Men
Part Time Job 1
Part Time Job 2
Part Time Job 3
The Legendary Guitar
Greenvale Trivia
Incomplete Treasure
Nick's Letter
Big Bag
A Return to Better Things
Where's The Dress!
Anna's Diary
Engagement Ring
Top Rank
The Beauty
Medical Studies
Special Service
Benjamin Franklin
Beginner Collector
Amateur Collector
Normal Collector
Great Collector
Top Collector
Low Gear Parts
High Gear Parts
Gas Tank Parts
York's Car
Cold Pot 1
Cold Pot 2
Cold Pot 3
Cold Pot 4
Cold Pot 5
Seven Bones
Ghost House Treasure
Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut Platinum Trophy
Helpful Hints:
Use the Map! - At the bottom of this guide is a map of Greenvale, use it to help whenever you get lost and to help with collectibles.
Check the Time - Most events in the game are time specific i.e. can only take place between 09.00 and 14.00, use the clock that is located on your HUD's minimap to make sure you're on time.
Combat - You can acquire infinite ammo weapons through certain Sidequests (Map To Psychic Spot A, Map To Psychic Spot B, Map To Psychic Spot C, Snack for Willie, Ghost House Treasure). Don't forget that auto locks onto the nearest enemy. For melee, use the quicker weapons like Steel Pipe, Bar or best of all the Sidequest reward infinite endurance Wrench (Engagement Ring). You cannot move when aiming your gun but can when using melee weapons so bear that in mind.
NOTE: There is a third option, run! You can run past most enemies and areas with no problem, the enemies are easy to dodge.
Money - You should never have a cash problem in this game, killing enemies, picking up Agent Honors (small medals lying around certain areas) and even shaving gives you money! If you ever get really short then replay an "Other World" section to farm some as there are lots of enemies and Agent Honors as well as multiple exits for a quick escape.
Start Button - Pressing the Start Button () will skip most animations reducing the annoyingly long sequences of getting in and out of a car and looking at new items/cards. If you run (hold down ) when you reach a door then press , you will barge through instead of slowly opening it.
Watch Your Pulse! - If your pulse gets too high and reaches the end of the bar, you will start to walk slowly and not be able to sprint until the bar has completely depleted, this leaves you helpless against attack so be careful!
The Graveyard Time Trick - Near the bed in Albireo Graveyard is a never-ending supply of Green Tomatoes. This means you can sleep here, then eat the free food to refill your hunger gauge. Perfect for when you're trying to find the right time and weather for a Sidequest. When your hunger gauge is empty you start to lose life over time, but luckily sleeping refills your health so you won't die in your sleep and you don't need to eat after every nap.
NOTE: This can also be done at the Tree of Anna, there are infinite tins of pickle at this location near the shed you sleep in. Credit to Boyd12 for this tip.
Fishing - Buy a fishing rod from Polly at the hotel when she is at the reception desk as early as possible, along with some bait. This is because at all the fishing spots on the map there is a Trading Card. These are marked on the spinning reel as a Pink Present, to land on the right card you need to press about 3 cards before it. Sometimes it varies between 2, 3 and 4 cards before but as long as you don't land on Emily's face you don't lose your bait. I got all the fishing cards without having to re-buy anymore than the 6 original bait, but you should buy at least 12 just to be safe.
NOTE: Behind The Woodkeeper's Cabin near the Tree of Anna there are 3 fishing spots close together, there is only one card here so you do not need to fish at all 3. Near the Lumber Mill there are 2 fishing spots, the one closest to the sleeping spot is where you'll catch the card.
[PST Would Like to Thank Xander45 for this Roadmap]