Tales of Zestiria: PS3 and PS4 Platinum Trophy Guide

PS3 / PS4

Before racing to the final boss, learn armatization and practice equipment fusion. Both will help with itemless fights and skill setup. Save before bosses with special conditions and track your discoveries, tools and gear during the story. If you plan a second run, use the first to build Grade bonuses.

Western PS3 and PS4 sets for the base game. Alisha’s extra chapter is separate and not required for platinum.

Base list: 50 trophies including platinum; another 6 belong to DLC.
Native sets: European and North American PS3 sets, plus the Western PS4 set.
Difficulty: Boss challenges have difficulty or playthrough requirements.

Prepare for itemless bosses

Play on Hard if you want to tackle the itemless boss trophies on the first run. Before Oroboros at Falkewin Hillside, save and check the difficulty. Set party tactics that keep allies safe, rely on character healing and exploit armatization and elemental weaknesses. Keep the save until the trophy appears.

Use healing artes rather than consumables, and avoid the item menu in the relevant fights.

Keep regional records organized

In each new region activate useful points, read monoliths, collect herbs and seek out Normin. Stop at save points and inns when new conversations appear; not all skits trigger automatically. Track trials, discoveries and optional monsters by area so you can target gaps without revisiting the whole map.

Check your skit log after stops and before major story transitions.

Save fusion copies and double skills

When you find a useful skill, keep the piece and set duplicate gear aside for fusion. Use the grid to plan group bonuses and stacks; collecting random skills is not the same as building the required pattern. Develop the Lords of the Land and choose helpful Normin when farming equipment.

Check the fusion preview before sacrificing a rare piece.

Unlock Chaos and prepare for the final battle

Win fights on Hard to unlock Intense, then keep winning on Intense until Chaos opens. Save in front of the final boss and reload that save if you lose rather than selecting Retry. Items are allowed for this difficulty trophy; the restriction concerns retries. A Chaos win also satisfies the lower difficulty requirements.

Confirm Chaos is active before the battle and keep that save intact.

Clear all eight crucibles and the optional boss

Clear the Malevolent Crucibles with their permitted fighters and equip each duelist for solo play rather than relying on party healing. Then use the clear save for the areas and optional boss tied to postgame. Before starting another run, check your equipment, collections and difficulty progress and spend Grade on the gaps. Earn the Chaos trophy against the regular final boss first. Clearing the bonus dungeon strengthens that boss for the rest of the run: win the stronger rematch on at least Hard for Bested the Worst.

Tick all eight Crucibles off your list before starting the next run.

Trophies to watch

In Shreds and Tatters

Either on (at least) your 2nd playthrough or in Hard (or greater) difficulty, conquer the fierce battle at Falkewin Hillside without using any items! It's a steep challenge, but you've got what it takes!

Save at Falkewin Hillside and defeat Oroboros without items on a qualifying difficulty or playthrough.

A Life Torn Between Order and Chaos

Either on (at least) your 5th playthrough or in Chaos difficulty, win the final battle without retrying! Play long enough in Intense to unlock this ghastly difficulty setting. It's the only difficulty that offers a chance of obtaining triple-skill equipment!

Use Chaos or your fifth playthrough or later, and do not select Retry if you lose.

Having a Blast

This is proof that you've reached the maximum Blast Gauge of 9. You can increase your BG using the Stack 3 bonus skill "Blasst". Coordinate your equipment just right, and you can blast off to new heights.

Use Blasst, the Stack 3 bonus, to raise Blast Gauge capacity to 9.

Eight Dates With Hate

This is proof that you've returned alive from challenging all eight Malevolent Crucibles. Since each one only allows certain characters to enter, you'll need mastery of techniques and knowledge for each one of them.

Check the allowed fighter and prepare their gear and healing for the solo trial.

Frequently asked questions

Is Alisha’s Story required?

No. Its six trophies affect full-set completion, but are not required for the base platinum.

Do I have to reach a fifth playthrough?

No. The toughest final trophy has a Chaos route; a fifth run opens an alternative on lower difficulty.

Can I heal in the final battle on Chaos?

Yes, even items are allowed for that trophy. Do not select Retry after a defeat; load the previous save.

Sources

Trophy lists

Buying the game

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