Although this list really isn't dissimilar to the 2 previous titles in the HD trilogy, it is without question the easiest list of the trio, not the mention the lowest in quantity too, with just 25 trophies, including the Platinum trophy.
The "Professional Mode Complete" trophy, awarded for completing professional difficulty, is really no different of a challenge to the previous games. The AI is significantly improved in this title though, and given the fact it makes enemy behaviour easier to predict, it does actually make it a less frustrating experience in comparison to before.
The challenge of Professional mode is roughly the same standard though, but added gameplay mechanics such as a notoriety bar and more intelligent enemy AI can increase the difficulty curve somewhat. Even still, there are only 13 missions in the game and a single run through from start to finish should be no more than a 12 hour experience, though it could be slightly longer if you're trying to achieve many Silent Assassin ratings (which you will need to do at least 5 times, and maybe more for the "High Roller" trophy).
On the subject of Silent Assassin ratings, the "5 Professional Silent Asssassin Ratings" trophy, awarded for achieving 5 Silent Assassin ratings on Professional mode, isn't terribly demanding, and although you will need to be shroud and clever in achieving them, you can afford to pick out the easier levels in the game in order to obtain 5 Silent Assassin ratings. It is important to try and get a Silent Assassin rating on every level though, mainly for reasons attached to other trophies in the game, but some missions can be very tough to get a Silent Assassin rating on, especially on Professional difficulty, where the requirements are heightened in comparison to easier modes.
With 13 missions with a Silent Assassin rating available to them, you do get a nice selection to choose from, just incase you do stumble across the odd mission or two that is too frustrating to beat with a Silent Assassin rank. A stark contrast to the previous game in the trilogy, where you needed to obtain a Silent Assassin rating in every mission in the game.
The "High Roller" trophy, awarded for accumulating $5,000,000, requires you to amass earnings of this total at any one time. Although it isn't clearly stated in the trophy description, you will need to have this amount of money on hand at any one time, and is not just a general cumulative total across the game.
This is important to note for a few reasons; First, and more importantly, the fact that earnings from replaying missions will decrease drastically after the first time you've beaten them, and although you can go back into missions and beat them again for additional funds, you only earn a fraction of what you earn first time round (which can easily be almost $900,000 if you nail the mission perfectly). If you get yourself into this situation, be prepared for a bit of a grind.
Secondly, even though the temptation to upgrade weapons and equipment is strong (especially given the fact there are a selection of trophies awarded for fully upgrading various weapons), it's better for the interests of unlocking this trophy to hold back until you hit $5,000,000. You shouldn't need to upgrade your weapons at all, especially if you're going for Silent Assassin ratings, and spending money on upgrades will only take you further away from the milestone you need to achieve. It makes much more sense to accumulate $5,000,000 first, and then spend all of it at once on upgrading your weapons, and if you follow this method, things will be much easier.
It is also important to point out that higher difficulty levels will pay out more money, and there are other ways to additional bonuses within missions, including successful hits on extra targets, achieving a better overall mission rating and damage/noise control. You can also be deducted funds for certain actions, such as leaving customised weapons behind in levels, failing to retrieve you suit and causing too much mayhem, so there are a variety of things that can impact your overall payout too.
The "All Firearms Collected" trophy, awarded for collecting all firearms displayed in the hideout, holds exactly the same principles as before, with a series of guns to collect by carrying them out of levels successfully.
However, where this previously would have been considered one of the tougher trophies in other titles, it is made much easier by the addition of ICA boxes. These boxes, which can be found in every level, allow you to place weapons inside of them, and finish missions without having to worry about extracting them and being caught in the process. Not only is this ideal for larger, non-concealable weapons, which are usually notoriously hard to smuggle out of levels, but you can store as many weapons as you want inside them, meaning you can bag up to 5 weapons in one swoop for your hideout when you extract from a level.
The ICA box negates the need to constantly go into levels extracting weapons one by one, especially in the case of non-concealable weapons, which can also blow your cover and fail the mission for you. It saves a tremendous amount of time, and is a much more efficient and hassle free way to collect all the firearms you need to unlock the trophy.
The other trophies in this list are mostly just progression based, or stackable on top of anything relating to Professional Mode, and there really isn't much you can't unlock by just playing through the game naturally.
Professional Mode isn't terribly difficult, despite the heightened AI intelligence in comparison to previous games, but achieving Silent Assassin ratings will require a pinch of extra skill and awareness, though the fact you only need to achieve 5 of them across the games 13 missions does quell the overall challenge somewhat. There are a number of things to watch out for when accumulating $5,000,000 dollars, but collecting all the firearms is made so much more easier by the addition of ICA boxes, it's only really worth mentioning at all because of how easier it is in comparison to collecting weapons in the previous 2 games.
On top of this, the game itself is relatively short, and even any additional clean up afterwards shouldn't take much longer, and a 20-25 hour completion time is a modest estimate.
Notable Trophies -
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| Professional mode complete - Completed Professional difficulty 5 Professional Silent Assassins - 5 Silent Assassin ratings awarded on the Professional difficulty High Roller - $5,000,000 have been accumulated All firearms collected - All firearms collected and displayed in Hideout |
Professional Mode Complete
Completed Professional Difficulty
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