PS3 / PS4
The Bayonetta platinum becomes easier if you use the first campaign to build your toolkit. Start on Normal, pick up techniques and weapons, and finish the Alfheims there: the usual dodge will not grant the Witch Time you have grown used to on ∞ Climax. Carry forward the save that holds your purchases and rewards.
The first Bayonetta on PS3 and its PS4 remaster; the route works on both trophy lists.
- Platforms: PS3 and PS4, separate trophy lists
- Difficulty route: Normal → Hard → ∞ Climax
- Portals: 21 Alfheims
- Key collectibles: 7 full LPs, witches' resting places and Antonio's notes
Start on Normal and build Bayonetta up
Finish the Normal campaign and put halos into techniques you will actually use. Practise Dodge Offset: keep the attack button held as you dodge, then continue the same sequence. That lets you reach the combo's finishing strike even when you have to get out of an angel's line of attack.
- Practise punch, kick, dodge while holding kick, then the finishing punch in a compatible string.
Clear all 21 Alfheim portals
Portals appear on Normal and above. Many spawn after a fight and require you to double back, so look behind you before leaving an area. Read each trial's condition: where attack counts are capped, make each hit count rather than mashing through your string.
- Check off a portal after clearing it; finding its entrance is not enough for Angel Slayer.
Finish the LPs, notes and resting places
Keep three separate columns for LPs, Antonio's notes and the Umbra Witches' resting places. An LP can be split into pieces, so check for the complete record before marking it finished. Search side paths around chests, then return to any missing chapter through chapter select.
- Check that all seven LPs are complete and do not count the same fragment twice.
Unlock ∞ Climax by clearing Hard
After Normal, continue into Hard with the same profile to retain weapons, techniques and upgrades. Revisit encounters that repeatedly interrupt your combos and practise with the Moon of Mahaa-Kalaa: flick the stick toward the incoming attack to intercept it. It is a useful defensive tool before the final campaign.
- Finish all chapters on Hard and check that ∞ Climax appears in the menu.
Clear ∞ Climax and finish combat trophies
On ∞ Climax, an ordinary dodge does not activate Witch Time. Use short dodges, Dodge Offset and parries on moves you recognise; do not extend a combo when another angel has begun an attack. After finishing the chapters, return to Normal for consecutive Witch Time attempts and remaining portals.
- Save Nice Try for an enemy with a readable attack pattern on Normal.
Trophies to watch
Legendary Dark Witch
Complete all Chapters on ∞ Climax difficulty.
Clear every chapter on ∞ Climax. Learn to defend without the Witch Time from an ordinary dodge.
Wicked Weave Master
Execute 20 Wicked Weave attacks while using
Dodge Offset.
Hold the attack through a dodge, then finish the string with a Wicked Weave; repeat in ordinary arenas.
Record Fanatic
Obtain seven complete Angelic Hymn Gold LPs.
Track completed LPs and use chapter select to recover missing pieces.
Angel Slayer
Complete all Alfheim portals.
Enter and clear all 21 portals on Normal or above; merely locating them counts for a different trophy.
Frequently asked questions
Can I clear every Alfheim on Easy?
No. The portals do not appear on Easy or Very Easy; Normal is the most approachable setting for clearing them.
Must I restart if I miss a note?
No. Use chapter select and collect it on the save that already holds your earlier items.
Does the PS4 remaster need a different route?
No. It has a separate list, but the relevant conditions match: Normal, Hard, ∞ Climax and completion of the Alfheims.
Sources
- PlatinumGames — lancio occidentale
- Push Square — date PS3 occidentali
- PlayStation Blog — bundle PS4
- PlayStationTrophies — roadmap Bayonetta
- StrategyWiki — Alfheim per capitolo
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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