PS4
First learn the stages without chasing the timer. Note where you lose time and learn to recognise the bosses’ tells. Then keep restricted runs on separate saves. You can use tools in the speed run that another trophy forbids.
This route covers the 51-trophy PS4 list. Challenges can be completed locally; uploading leaderboard results is not required.
- Difficulty: Normal or above for The Blue Flash; Superhero for its own clear
- Timer: 60 minutes for The Blue Flash
- Final challenge: 30 rooms in Dr. Light’s Trial
Use the first run to learn the route
Try Speed Gear in sections with several threats to react to and Power Gear when you can exploit a boss opening. Record which powers you need for stage objectives. For example, return to Block Man’s stage with Chain Blast for the wall rather than trying to break it with your starting weapon.
- Separate stage restrictions from full-run restrictions.
Plan objectives marked 1st Play
Open a new save to defeat all eight bosses and their minibosses without special weapons. Also keep a dedicated file for clearing Casual or above without buying or using items and parts. Before practising with equipment, check that you are not in the run reserved for that trophy.
- Track minibosses separately from the Robot Masters.
Practise slow sections before the timed run
For The Blue Flash, start on Normal or above. Plan a Robot Master order you know well and check the save timer after each stage. Minimise menu stops and skip sequences you know, including the credits. If a section goes poorly, return to an earlier save.
- Practise the fortress before the 60-minute run.
Take on Superhero after learning the tells
On Superhero, enter fights with a tested strategy. Watch your resources and pick weapons based on the enemy’s weakness so each opening counts. Do not impose a Mega Buster-only rule on yourself. The high-difficulty clear does not require you to meet every other restriction at once.
- Check the Normal clear trophy afterwards and finish it separately if needed.
Finish challenge ranks and Dr. Light’s Trial
Pick challenges you can repeat consistently to earn five gold ranks. Then set aside a session for the 30-room sequence. Note where you spend too much healing or energy and find a safer way through those rooms. Getting far enough to submit a leaderboard score is not enough for the trophy.
- Check challenge trophies and any remaining gallery entries.
Trophies to watch
Boss Buster
Defeat the bosses of all 8 stages without special weapons. (1st Play)
Use the Mega Buster against the eight bosses in the dedicated fresh run.
The Blue Flash
Complete the game on Normal difficulty or harder within 60 minutes. (1st Play)
Check the save file timer, not a stopwatch you pause while in menus.
Can't Improve on Perfection
Complete the game on Casual difficulty or harder without buying/using items or parts. (1st Play)
Avoid both purchasing and using parts and items throughout the run.
Survival Skills
Complete Dr. Light's Trial for the first time.
Finish every room. A score eligible for upload after the first ten is not the objective.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need one run for the platinum?
No. The restrictions compete for resources and time. Separate practice, the speed run and attempts that prohibit tools.
Is the leaderboard mandatory?
No. The challenge result counts, not uploading it. Dr. Light’s Trial requires clearing the whole sequence even without a published score.
Can I do The Blue Flash on Casual?
No. Start on at least Normal for the 60-minute limit. Casual does count for the run without buying or using tools.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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