PS3
Use the first campaign for the normal ending and artwork, then Easy for the Water Sword and Dahaka. You also need a Normal clear. Keep separate saves for all three runs so you can return to crucial points without mixing their goals.
The second PS3 HD Trilogy chapter has 20 offline trophies. Difficulties do not stack, and the two endings require different choices in the Hourglass Room.
- Required clears: Separate Easy, Normal and Hard clears
- Life upgrades: 9 in the same run
- Endings: Empress without the Water Sword; Dahaka with it
Hard: set up the normal ending
Start on Hard to benefit from health upgrades while learning the rooms. Look for side paths to fountains and chests with artwork on the same route. When the Water Sword appears in the Hourglass Room, go around it. The Prince picks it up when you get close, changing the final opponent.
- Finish the Hard file by defeating the Empress.
Easy: revisit all nine fountains and take the sword
Collect all life upgrades again in the new game; you do not carry over the health from the previous file. Note the era for each entrance, as a time portal changes which routes are open. After the ninth upgrade, enter the room and walk over the sword to select the secret ending. Use the extra health while learning Dahaka's attacks.
- Verify Water Sword before going to the last fight.
Protect the no-death attempt
On Easy, save often in separate slots and keep sand for falls. Rewind before the death is registered. If the game shows the defeat screen, quit and resume a clean earlier file instead of continuing from that screen. Do not practise risky jumps on the save you are trying to protect.
- Check for Undefeated right after finishing the Easy file.
Normal: finish the third difficulty and artwork
If you have cleared both endings, head straight for the Normal finish. First inspect the Environments and Characters entries in Extras. These are the hidden artwork sets and they carry between runs. Detour only for the chests you missed the first time.
- Open Extras before the final stretch and identify the incomplete category.
Finish combat counts in repeatable groups
Carry a secondary weapon for dual-weapon kills, then practise throws separately so you can distinguish the actions counted by the trophies. For decapitations, target a weakened enemy and use a move that actually removes its head rather than finishing every foe the same way. Reentering an area that respawns enemies lets you practise without another campaign.
- Use each time power at least once for Time Weaver.
Trophies to watch
Hero
Complete the game on Hard difficulty
Clear Hard with the normal ending to avoid fighting Dahaka on that setting.
Maximum Capacity
Get all life upgrades
Track the nine upgrades and the era of each before crossing time portals.
Black Sand
Defeat the Dahaka – Secret Ending
With all fountains collected, take the sword and fight Dahaka.
Undefeated
Complete the game in any difficulty without dying
Reserve the no-death attempt for Easy and keep a clean backup save.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hard award Easy and Normal too?
No. Each setting awards its trophy after a separate finish.
Do all fountains force the Dahaka fight?
No. You can have full health and leave the Water Sword in the room. Take it only on the file for the secret ending.
Does artwork reset between runs?
No. You can finish the Environments and Characters sets on later runs, but you must collect life upgrades again.
Sources
Trophy lists
Buying the game
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