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The original Devil May Cry has a short campaign, but several trophies depend on where you are in the castle. Use Normal to track secret missions and enemy files, then carry the same clear file through Hard and Dante Must Die. Keep at least one save before any encounter where you want to observe a specific move.
First Devil May Cry in the HD Collection on PS3 (2012) and PS4 (2018).
- Edition: Devil May Cry HD Collection, first game
- Trophies: 34 per list, all offline
- Secret missions: 12
- Difficulties: Normal, Hard, Dante Must Die
Stay on Normal and save between missions
Start on Normal and turn down Easy Automatic if offered: it would take you off the path to later difficulties. Save after each mission before proceeding. If you die and a Yellow Orb is spent, reload the earlier file instead of carrying that recorded orb use into the rest of your run.
- Check The Devil Made Me Do It after finishing the no-Yellow-Orb run.
Find the 12 entrances at the right time
Not every secret mission lies along the main route. After Phantom in Mission 3, return toward the bridge area for Critical Hit rather than moving on straight away. Check off each trial after beating it; its rewards help you build your health. Look up each entrance before crossing the mission exit.
- Check the mission number and entrance for each trial; some triggers require backtracking.
Read the file before killing the enemy
An opened file is not a completed file. Check entries in the menu and allow enemies to use the attacks you still need to see. Keep a save before Nightmare: deliberately engaging with a mechanic can be necessary to reveal a response, and a quick win can prevent you from logging it.
- Distinguish Table Of Contents from I Read You Like A Book and recheck entries after the fight.
Build your health and arsenal on the main file
Collect Blue Orb fragments, buy the available Blue Orbs and carry forward your clear file. Watch for Needlegun in the underwater sections and side routes for Grenade Gun and Nightmare Beta. Save enough Red Orbs for Alastor and Ifrit skills and build a reserve before the toughest encounters.
- Check your inventory and health bar before entering the final difficulty.
Finish Hard and Dante Must Die
Load your clear save to advance to Hard, then do the same for Dante Must Die. In tough arenas target enemies that disrupt your dodges first; on bosses repeat the rhythm you learned earlier. Save Devil Stars or healing for Nightmare and Mundus instead of spending them in optional fights.
- Check that the third difficulty's clear unlocks Combustible!!!.
Trophies to watch
Combustible!!!
Finish the game on Dante Must Die Mode
Keep upgrades on the clear file and learn boss patterns before investing resources.
The Secret's Out
Complete all Secret Missions
Find twelve trials and check the rewards; missing an entrance can cost another run.
I Read You Like A Book
Unlock all the entries for every enemy file in the status menu
Open every entry in every file by provoking the attacks or responses you have yet to record.
Blue Devil
Max out the Health Bar
Combine fragments, rewards and purchasable Blue Orbs on the same file.
The Devil Made Me Do It
Finish the game without using any Yellow Orbs
Reload the earlier save if you die and the game automatically spends a Yellow Orb.
Frequently asked questions
Do all three Collection games share one platinum?
No. The first Devil May Cry has a 34-trophy list separate from the second and third games.
Can I skip Normal by using Easy Automatic?
No. Keep Normal if you want to carry that file into Hard. Easy Automatic does not replace a Normal clear.
Does the PS4 game on PS5 have a new platinum?
No. The PS4 game stays attached to its PS4 list when run through backward compatibility.
Sources
- Capcom — uscita Collection PS3
- PlayStation Store — Collection PS4
- PlayStationTrophies — percorso PS3
- PlayStationTrophies — schede, collezionabili e missioni segrete
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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