PS3
This is the PS3 HD version, separate from the PS4 remake. Keep Normal and Hard saves apart, as each opens its own timed fights after the ending. Use the Normal rewards to explore, raise your stats and reach the garden. Eat forbidden fruit only after securing the health and stamina trophies.
31-trophy PS3 HD list from the ICO collection, distinct from the PS4 remake’s 38-trophy list.
- Time attacks: Normal and Hard sets open after their respective endings.
- Fruit: 128 in the world and 48 forbidden fruit in the garden.
- Online: No online requirement.
Learn the sixteen fights on Normal
In the first campaign, learn how each colossus lets you climb aboard. When it shakes, preserve your grip and wait for a stable stance before charging the sword. Save at shrines as you travel and practice Agro’s riding maneuvers. After the credits, keep the completed game before starting a new file.
- Do not overwrite the cleared Normal save.
Open Normal Time Attack and claim rewards
Load the cleared Normal game and pray at the shrine statues for the trials. Campaign gear and stamina do not solve timed fights; practice each climb and attack route. Rewards arrive after pairs of wins. Pick them up at the shrine pool and verify that they actually appear in the menu.
- Clear every statue and pick up the items, rather than stopping at the times.
Use a Hard save for the second set
Finish Hard, save after the credits and start its trials from that file. Locate added weak points before burning a fast attempt. For Gaius, practice a route with fewer stops between mounting and reaching the sigils; charging a stab while he is shaking often loses more time than waiting for a stable opening.
- Claim every reward in the Hard group too.
Sweep fruit, lizards and save points
Use the maps earned from the Normal set and sweep one area at a time. A tree marker can represent several fruits, so inspect every branch before leaving. For Endangered Lizards, track glowing-tail lizards, not ordinary ones. Also check the shrines where you still need to save.
- Complete each collection category on its intended run.
Max out stats before entering the garden
Keep defeating colossi on the save that retains Wander’s growth until the health and stamina trophies unlock. Before climbing to the garden, save in a separate slot. Reach the top with enough grip and collect its 48 forbidden fruits for Cornucopia only after the stat trophies are secure; that fruit lowers those stats.
- Keep the save from before the garden climb.
Trophies to watch
Climber
Reached top of the shrine
Build stamina before attempting the long shrine wall.
Meticulous Collector
Acquire all items available in hard time attack
Clear Hard, win its trials and claim the rewards at the pool.
Cornucopia
Acquired all fruits in the world
Get the ordinary fruit and all 48 forbidden fruit after saving.
Mighty Wander
Max out stamina bar
Keep the same growth save and avoid forbidden fruit until the end.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use PS4 remake strategies?
The fight order can orient you, but timers, physics and trophies should be checked against the PS3 HD route.
Do timed wins alone earn the item trophies?
No. After each pair of wins, pick up the reward from the shrine pool.
Do forbidden fruits help the climb?
No. Reach the garden before eating them and save first: they lower health and stamina.
Sources
- PlayStation Blog – remaster PS3 europeo
- PlayStationTrophies – lista HD e roadmap
- PlayStationTrophies – Cornucopia
- PlayStationTrophies – Time Attack Difficile
Trophy lists
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