There isn't an awful lot that distinguishes this game's list with that of Hitman 2 : Silent Assassin.
The volume of trophies is roughly the same, as are the requirements of them, and although there are a few differences here and there, most of the key points to be made are relevant for both lists.
The "5 Professional Silent Assassin Ratings" trophy, awarded for 5 Silent Assassin Ratings on Professional difficulty, requires you to perfectly beat (with a slight margin for error) 5 levels in the whole game on the hardest difficulty level.
As before, you can be selective about which missions you choose to beat for this rating, however, it is important to note that you will have to beat every single mission on Professional difficulty with a Silent Assassin rating to achieve the Platinum trophy anyway, which is explained in further detail ahead, so picking and choosing doesn't really matter in the grander scheme of the list.
The "Professional Mode Complete" trophy, awarded for completing the game on Professional difficulty, ensures you'll have to beat the game on the top difficulty level, which isn't terribly hard, but given the fact you'll have to earn a Silent Assassin rating on every single mission, it will make sure you're beating every level in the most efficient way possible. You can also unlock the lower difficulty trophies at the same time as this one, meaning it is only necessary to play through the game once to fulfil all the requirements of the list.
Again, the game still suffers from some horrendous AI, and given the fact you still don't get granted any saves to use during missions on the top difficulty, you do have to beat them all first time in order to register a perfect Silent Assassin rating, which can be hard when you're trying to figure out the best ways to beat a certain level.
There are also significantly less missions in this game to get through, and they can be beaten very quickly when you know the right strategies to take. It doesn't necessarily make for an easier game as a result, but the amount of time taken is seriously reduced, and as before, there are also trophies awarded for 5 Silent Assassin ratings on the other difficulties which will stack if you're playing through the game on the higher levels.
The game still presents a solid challenge in some aspects, and clinical thought and execution will be required in various places if you want to perfect this game, but the 12 main story missions can still be beaten on Professional difficulty in around 10-15 hours.
The "All Firearms Collected" trophy, awarded for collecting all firearms and displaying them in the Training Room, is the most difficult trophy in this list, and, as touched upon before, is also the big way in which this list differs to Hitman 2 : Silent Assassin.
To collect all Firearms in the previous title, you simply had to acquire them through carrying them out of levels, and although some of them could be difficult to extract, there wasn't that great of a challenge in smuggling them all into your collection. However, in this list, half of the weapons available can only be obtained in a single way, which is to beat each mission on Professional with a Silent Assassin rating, meaning a total of 12 weapons can only be acquired through beating each of the games 12 missions by fulfilling the requirements of Silent Assassin.
It can sometimes be a little bit frustrating trying to perfect certain levels, since the slightest bit of aggression, or break in stealth can cause you to drop below Silent Assassin at any point, which isn't really an issue in Hitman 2 : Silent Assassin, because you only have to obtain the rating 5 times (within a much larger selection of missions too). The fact you also don't have the luxury of being able to save your progress during the vast majority of the missions also adds to challenge of having to nail them in 1 go with no room for error,which can easily lead to much repetition.
As for the weapons you have to extract through levels, they work the same way as they did before. Some are easy to extract and can be seen in multiple levels, whereas some of the larger weapons, such as sniper rifles, light machine guns and the minigun, have to be wielded to the exit, which can make them tricky extracts to perform.
The vast amount of repetition needed, both in terms of trying to nail every mission with a Silent Assassin rating, and mopping up anything else that was missed at the end, also adds to the difficulty of the trophy, and you can argue the sole focus of this entire list hinges on this one, given the fact that every other trophy will fall naturally into line with it, as long as you're striving to complete the entire collection of firearms.
Another difference from the previous game, albeit a very slight one, that is important to mention is that you cannot lose weapons from your collection anymore. Previously, if you used a collected weapon in a level, and didn't extract it, you would have to recollect it in order to store it again, whereas with this game, any weapon that is extracted and shown in the training room will stay there permanently, meaning you have much more freedom of weapon selection when going for any other trophy in this list.
Speaking of which, the rest of the list is still very easy. You can unlock a bunch of stackable trophies related to difficulty and collecting the different sections of weapon types, and there are also a small collection of trophies awarded for killing targets using a variety of methods, most of which you will just naturally stumble across during the game.
Even though this is a much shorter list than before in regards to completion time, it's offset simply by the fact you will need to achieve a Silent Assassin rating in every mission to fulfil the requirements of the Platinum trophy. You can still Platinum this game in a fairly comfortable 20-25 hours, because missions can be completed quickly as soon as you figure out how to beat them, and there is a fair amount of post-game grinding in the quest to collect all firearms, but in terms of overall difficulty, it's about on par with Hitman 2 : Silent Assassin.
There are significantly less levels to get through, but that is offset by the fact you still need to beat every single one of them with a Silent Assassin rating on Professional, which more than makes up for the lost time.
Hardest Trophy -
All Firearms Collected
All Firearms Collected and displayed in the Training Room
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