I bring you a detailed guide on how to pass the platinum level of "Resident Evil 4 Remake". This game has recently launched new activities and gameplay. New content is online. Many players are still exploring. I believe they will occasionally encounter problems that cannot be solved. Question, let’s take a look at the strategy below.
Estimated trophy difficulty: 7/10.
Approximate time to Platinum: 40 hours.
Missable Trophies: All non-automatic story trophies are missable, there are no chapter selects.
Trophies with bugs: 0.
Yes, you can clear the first game with S+ in hardcore mode (you cannot get S+ in the second game).
The game must be completed on Expert difficulty without special weapons to obtain the hand cannon weapon;
Obtain the "Chicago Sweeper" weapon with an A-level rating on Expert difficulty to collect all weapons.
Minimum playthroughs: Technically 4, but this requires platinum testing the game before and knowing it inside out. Actually, 5-6 playthroughs.
PS4/PS5 Save Transfer: Only from PS4 to PS5, not PS5 to PS4.
No chapter selection, no free roam. The second game is available, and all content except treasure progress will be retained.
Yes, 20 manual save slots, 1 auto save slot.
The game is divided into 16 chapters, distributed in 3 main areas: Village (Chapter 1-6), Castle (Chapter 7-12), Island (Chapter 13-16).
The game gets progressively more difficult in each area, and this is most evident on the game's regular enemies.
The villagers will attack with melee weapons like axes and farm tools, the zealots in the castle will use heavier weapons, shields, and crossbows, and finally the soldiers on the island will use more advanced weapons like firearms and heavier shields.
You can't go back to areas you've already completed, so you can't go back to the village once you reach the castle, and you can't go back to the castle once you reach the island.
The trophy list looks very simple at first glance, but actually hides a few surprises that make the journey to Platinum appear longer and more difficult than it actually is.
Most notably, the full weapons collection requires two additional content store weapons, the Hand Cannon and the Chicago Sweeper.
These require you to clear Pro mode with an A rating for one week without bonus weapons.
This trophy is mixed with other trophies resulting in multiple playthroughs of the game.
The absolute minimum number of playthroughs required is 4, but a complete understanding of the game is required before playing.
You need to complete the game at S+ Standard, S+ Hardcore, A Professional, and the second game to collect enough money to buy unlimited rocket launchers (2 million gold coins), because you can't afford it by playing only one game.
But it's unlikely that players will be able to complete the standard game at S+ level on their first encounter while also earning all the collectibles and chapter-specific trophies quickly enough.
In addition, S+ level trophies do not stack, and completing hardcore S+ will not skip the standard S+ trophy.
You can unlock a total of 4 special weapons, and one of them does not count as a special weapon and does not invalidate the "not using any special weapons" requirement of certain challenges (the hand cannon weapon acquisition condition).
However, it is only available in New Game+, while the other 3 are also available in New Game.
Outfits and accessories can be changed in the story menu and will be active in all your saves without invalidating any challenges or trophies.
Infinite bazooka: It can be purchased from merchants starting from the second round, and it applies to the requirement of "not using any special weapons", but it is not available for the first round.
Pirmal Knife: Unlocked after destroying 16 City Lord figures, does not apply to the requirement of "not using any special weapons".
Chicago Sweeper: Unlocked by completing Expert difficulty and getting at least an A rating, does not apply to "without using any special weapons"
Handcannon: Unlocked when completing the game on Expert difficulty without using a special weapon. Does not apply to the "without using any special weapons" requirement
Ashley's armor - unlocked by completing Hardcore Mode or higher A-level - renders Ashley invulnerable to all damage, making enemies unable to take her away.
Antlers - unlocked by completing the S+ rank in Standard mode - make your knife attacks stronger when worn.
Chicken Hat - Unlocked by completing S+ rank in Hardcore Mode - Greatly reduces damage taken.
If you want platinum to be as easy as the game allows, you'll need to play through it at least 6 times.
This roadmap will cover the easiest path and provide more ways to play.
Feel free to combine some additional requirements if you wish.
This roadmap is designed to show the easiest way to earn Platinum.
Complete the level in assisted/standard mode with full collection, and keep the manual archive of the merchant in Chapter 16
In Chapter 16, keep a manual save at the merchant; continue completing the story after collecting the 16th City Lord figurine (after the last merchant) > Go to Main Menu > Rewards > Extra Content Store > Buy the Primal Knife.
Reload the last manual save of Chapter 16 at the merchant > Fully upgrade the Primal Knife to make it unbreakable.
You can maximize it by purchasing exclusive upgrades for 30 spinels.
If you don't have enough money for upgrades, sell some other gear, but don't sell the upgraded pistol.
Now complete the final story part again with the fully upgraded original knife and upgraded pistol.
Now you have your unbreakable knife ready for the second game and there is no need to talk to the merchant in the next game.
Complete level 2 using only pistols/knives and do not talk to the merchant
Start a new game+ on Assisted difficulty based on your save with a fully upgraded Original Knife and an Upgraded Pistol.
Complete this game without interacting with the merchant and using only the fully upgraded pistol and knife.
Don't throw grenades or anything else. Flash grenades and explosive grenades will cause the cup to fail.
You can view the counter under Challenges > Main Story > Minimalism, it must remain at 0.
The exceptions to which you can use other weapons are:
You can shoot explosive barrels throughout the game
You can use the harpoon in the Lord of the Lake battle (Chapter 3)
You can kill enemies with cannon in the castle (Chapter 7+8)
You can kill enemies with a wrecking ball (Chapter 14)
You can kill enemies with machine guns on the island (Chapter 15)
You can use the special rocket launcher at the end of Sadler (Chapter 16)
New Game + Professional Mode A Rating (Complete in 7 hours), no medicine, get Chicago Sweeper
At the beginning of this, buy the infinite rocket launcher from the first merchant for 2 million ptas.
This weapon is only available in New Game+.
There is a new game + exclusive merchant at the beginning, you can see him when you turn around after exiting the first room (right in front of the first typewriter).
You can sell loot from previous weeks, as well as previously upgraded weapons that you no longer need.
Now with infinite rockets, it's easy to do: Complete Pro Mode with an A rating in 7 hours to get the "Chicago Sweeper" weapon and don't heal yourself the entire game.
Save at every opportunity and if you get hit too many, exit to the main menu and reload your save file.
Thanks to the Infinity Rocket Launcher, you can easily combine these 2 requirements.
It's important to know that if your game is over, each death will add to your time.
There is a workaround available: Click in the game over screen to exit to the main menu > Load game > Load last save from the main menu.
This will reset you to the time of your last save before you died.
Do not click "Continue" or "Load Game" in the game over screen, this will not reset your time.
In other words, you have to exit to the main menu every time you die.
Standard S+ (completed in 5 hours) and Hardcore S+ (completed in 5.5 hours)
Obtaining High Difficulty S+ does not unlock Standard Level S+, you must complete them in two separate games.
You can only get an S+ rank in the first game (not the second game). This means you have to start from scratch and can't carry over anything from previous games. There's also no infinite rocket launcher, as it's only available in the second run.
One week in professional mode (obtain hand cannon weapon)