From the Single Player perspective, you could definitely argue that this is actually easier than Assassins Creed 2.
The basis of the Single Player list is extremely similar, with a bunch of a progression based trophies, all tied to finishing the various DNA sequences and completing the main story arc.
There is also quite a heavy emphasis on side missions too, with trophies awarded for discovering the 6 main shrines in the game and destroying the 4 historical weapons, which makes up around a fifth of the list in total.
The collectible trophies also make a return, including the "Capture the Flag" trophy, awarded for removing all Borgia flags in Rome, and "In Memoriam" for collecting all feathers, which will fulfil the somewhat grindy element of the single player, totalling 150 items to collect around the world.
You can purchase maps from vendors that will expose their locations, which is more than helpful, given the sheer volume that is required for both trophies, but you also need to be aware that some flags and feathers are hidden underground and in tombs, so they're not always that easy to find, even with the aid of maps.
The ".. .- -- .- .-.. .. ...-." trophy, awarded for solving all of Subject 16's puzzles, requires you to solve increasingly difficult riddles and cryptic problems in order to unlock a small cinematic. Alot of these puzzles will require some deep thought and good problem solving ability. You can always look up the solutions in a guide, but they're tough to crack if you go through them all legitimately without any assistance, and are definitely the most challenging part of the Single Player list.
It is also important to note the "Mailer Daemon" trophy, awarded for accessing your e-mail in 2012, and the "Dust to Dust" trophy, awarded for finding 1 artefact in 2012, are most definitely missable, since you get a limited window of oppurtunity during the main story to visit 2012, so if you miss these trophies, you'll have to play through the game again from Sequence 2 in order to get the chance to unlock them.
That's about as challenging as the Single Player gets, however, the Multiplayer portion of the game is where the difficulty rating really stacks up.
The "Download Complete" trophy, awarded for reaching level 50, is hugely time consuming, and will most likely take anywhere in the region of 20-30 hours to achieve, but you do earn experience points for practically everything you do, and the game does also offer a large selection of challenges that give alot of additional experience if you can fulfil them, which can accelerate the levelling process significantly. However, that is just the tip of what is a seriously gruelling online trophy list.
Chances are, you'll be chasing the rest of these trophies way beyond level 50, thanks to the "Role Model" trophy, for achieving all the co-op bonuses in 1 session, which takes some serious co-ordination and luck on the part of yourself and your partner.
The "Abstergo Employee of the Month" trophy, which requires you to achieve every Multiplayer bonus at least once, and involves huge amounts of luck, skill and patience, and is without question one of the hardest bronze trophies out there to be found in ANY game to date. Most of the bonuses are actually relatively easy to obtain, and you should naturally unlock the majority of them throughout your quest to level 50, however, the Extreme Variety bonus requires you to achieve 15 of these individual bonuses in just 1 round, which is a heavy feat to achieve.
In reality, there isn't really a methodical way to go around achieving this trophy. You need alot of circumstantial luck, especially for bonuses like Triple Escape, Intercepted and Grounded, and the bonus list isn't really that much bigger than 15, so you don't get a big leeway in regards to picking and choosing which bonuses you go after. It leads to alot of trial and error, and the amount of persistence needed will most likely take you beyond hitting level 50, but it's a seriously rewarding trophy at the same time.
If it wasn't for the fact the Single Player portion was so easy, aside a couple of trophies, and practically the entire wedge of this games rating comes exclusively from the online, it would have easily come into consideration for a higher score, however the Single Player portion provides a minimal challenge and can be completed in full in around 20-25 hours.
The Multiplayer side of this list is where the game excels, with a number of solid trophies. It's difficult to put a concrete time estimation on it, since it depends largely on how much luck you get with the "Abstergo Employee of the Month" trophy, and the experience could easily excel the 50 hour mark.
Overall, an extremely solid Platinum that will test your skill and patience to the maximum.
Notable Trophies -
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| ..- ..-. -- ..- --.-.. .- - Solve all of Subject 16's puzzles Dust to Dust - Find 1 Artifact in 2012 Mailer Daemon - Access your email in 2012 Download Complete - Reach Level 50 (Multiplayer Only) Role Model - Get all the Co-op bonuses in 1 session (Multiplayer Only) Abstergo Employee of the Month - Get every single bonus at least once (Multiplayer Only) |
Abstergo Employee of the Month
Get every single bonus at least once (Multiplayer Only)
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