When Being Sneaky Isn't Enough

There was one particular moment in The Last of Us when Joel and Ellie are still trapped in the city ruled by the hunters that I encounter a bug. I sneak past two hunters positioned at the upper floor of a building then took down one hunter in the way of the escape route but when I got to the ladder - the button prompt to lower the ladder didn't appear ! 

I could tell from the Ellie's body language that the two were still in sneaking mode as the remaining enemies were nearby. I had no choice but the proceed back to the nearby building and take care of those hunters on the upper floor before the button prompt would appear. This being a survival game where resources are limited, sneaking is a big part of the game. Unfortunately the one moment when you decide to kill only when necessary, the bug in the game forces you to go out of your way to kill the remaining and waste more precious resources. 

I Need More Platinum Trophies

As you may have noticed, I have earned two Platinum trophy in my PSN account - a figure I'm not contend with and fully intend on adding to but a third Platinum trophy probably won't happen until next year. Until then I'm going to list out what my third Platinum trophy would likely be but I haven't actually made up my mind which one I'm intending to pursue. 

1. Resident Evil 6 

This is an obvious one, Resident Evil trophy requirements are the most un-imaginative of them all, just keep beating the game on higher difficulty modes and eventually you will achieve the Platinum. The only problem is the game isn't very good, it would be hard to stomach finishing such a long game over so many times. The percentage of trophy completion is a bit misleading here, I'm actually only short of around 8 more trophies from the Platinum. 

2. Vanquish 

This is a tough one to crack, probably even harder than say Yakuza 3 Platinum trophy. It would be de-moralizing to come so near but unable to achieve that one missing trophy in order to unlock the Platinum. Then again, I remember thinking the same thing of Yakuza 3 before eventually beating that one.

There are six trophies for finishing the Hard mode (the easy part I reckon) and one for completing the challenge mode (the one you will throw your controller in frustration). Tempting to try but then I remember I haven't finish Bayonetta since I started that game again. 

3. Shadow of the Damned

This is an easy one, a bit similar to RE6 trophy requirements but a much shorter game and definitely more enjoyable than RE6. One problem with this one is the trophies are not "stackable" so I have to finish the game on Easy mode to achieve Platinum. Now having finished the game once on Normal mode, do I go from Easy to Hard mode or Hard to Easy mode?

There are several notable games exempt from this list due to the fact I lost the save files when my first PS3 broke down. I'm not against chasing those Platinums down but I would rather not waste time replaying what I already unlock before.