Tales of Symphonia: PS3 and PS4 Platinum Trophy Guide

PS3 / PS4

The real work is collecting all nine characters’ titles and completing two books across multiple runs. At Flanoir you can obtain only one of the affection-based outcomes per playthrough. Decide whom to meet ahead of time to avoid a whole extra run for one item. Use the first campaign to build a strong clear save.

Lloyd’s campaign in Chronicles on PS3 and Remastered on PS4. The sequel in the PS3 collection has its own platinum.

Base list: 40 trophies on PS3 and 40 on PS4, in separate sets.
Structure: Plan at least four playthroughs and use the Grade Shop.
Online: All trophies can be earned offline.

First run: scan enemies

Stock Magic Lenses and scan every new Monster Book entry, especially bosses and variants that do not respawn. Rotate saves before entering story dungeons or fighting the first Sword Dancer. Track purchases, chests and recipes by area in the Collector’s Book so you can distinguish what you can revisit from what needs another run.

Check the Monster Book before finishing each story dungeon.

Plan Flanoir before you get there

Plan three visits that pick Colette, Zelos and Kratos on separate runs and earn their items for the book. Build the right affection through dialogue from the start of each run. Turning others away will not make Kratos appear if he is outside the top three. Also note who still needs a costume from limited-choice events.

Keep a save before the Flanoir night and record the outcome.

Buy Grade Shop carryovers

Make and keep the clear save after the ending. In the Grade Shop prioritize carrying over titles, the Monster Book and the Collector’s Book. Use later runs to speed up leveling, revisit events with exclusive choices and reserve a run for titles with restrictions on equipment or actions in battle.

Double-check your carryovers before launching the next run.

Finish Sword Dancer and optional bosses

Find all three Sword Dancer encounters in order, starting at Ossa Trail. Missing an early fight breaks the chain. Collect the Devil’s Arms to reach Abyssion, clear the Coliseum challenges and take on the optional encounters in the final dungeon. Save before bosses and use every one-off fight to complete the Monster Book.

Before leaving Ossa Trail, note where to find the first Sword Dancer.

Audit your missing titles

Compare each character’s list against your inherited titles, then sort gaps into cooking, costumes, minigames and battle challenges. Keep a save outside the final boss to tackle Hard and Mania once the latter is available. Before starting over for an unfinished book, identify the exact entry and check whether it is still accessible.

List exclusive objectives before the final New Game Plus.

Trophies to watch

Sword Dancer Slayer

Defeated all 3 Sword Dancers. You can open a weapon shop with all their swords. But that's too much work.

The first encounter is on Ossa Trail; wait too long and you cannot complete all three in that run.

Abyssion Buster

Defeated Abyssion. So there!

Finish collecting the Devil’s Arms and save before facing Abyssion.

True Mania

Cleared the game with the difficulty set to "Mania." Were the battles epic?

After unlocking Mania, select it before the final battle.

A Collector's Collector

You completed the Collector's Book! You must now know the true meaning of the universe.

Carry over the Collector’s Book and plan for multiple Flanoir choices.

Monster Fanatic

You completed the Monster List! So how many monsters did you kill?

Use a Magic Lens on bosses and carry the book into later runs.

Frequently asked questions

Does Dawn of the New World count toward this platinum?

No. Chronicles has two games with separate platinums; Remastered is the PS4 re-release of Lloyd’s adventure.

Do I have to play the whole story on Mania?

For the Tales of Symphonia trophy, you only need to win the final battle on the required difficulty. Clear the game first to unlock Mania.

Can I just reload Flanoir for the Collector’s Book?

No, the choices lead to separate saves. To accumulate items in the same book, choose someone else in a later run and carry the book over.

Sources

Trophy lists

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