As a passionate Crisis Core veteran who has sunk hundreds of hours into obtaining trophies across the Final Fantasy 7 universe, few gaming accomplishments provide the same exhilaration as acquiring this elusive platinum. Crisp visuals and enhanced gameplay make Crisis Core Reunion the definitive version for adding 51 gleaming trophies to your profile. This exhaustive trophy guide builds upon over a decade of knowledge to showcase foolproof strategies for checking off everything Zack‘s journey has to offer.
Demystifying Trophy Types and Requirements
Before diving into specifics, let‘s break down key trophy attributes to understand what we‘re up against:
Trophy Class Rarity Distribution:
| Trophy Class | Number Available | Drop Rate Rarity | Average Unlock Time* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum | 1 | Ultra Rare | 40+ hours |
| Gold | 3 | Ultra Rare | 25+ hours |
| Silver | 5 | Very Rare | 18 hours |
| Bronze | 42 | Rare-Common | 5 hours |
* Assuming moderate optimization
As shown above, rarer trophies generally require extended playtime investments, with bronze tier being more attainable during a standard playthrough.
Trophy Types
- Story/Progression – Unlock automatically from plot milestones
- Collection – Rewarded for obtaining specific items/intel/equipment
- Challenge – Complete special battles or combat feats
- Mission – Finish main quests and optional side content
- Mastery – Max out systems through extensive grinding
Trophy Rewards
Nearly all trophies offer bragging rights only. However, a select few Bestow beneficial prizes:
- DMW Mastery (Silver) – Fury Ring accessory
- Genji Equipment (Silver) – Full gear set providing massibe stat boosts
- Banora Treasures (Bronze) – Recovery items including Elixir and Megalixir
Now let‘s get tactical…
Platinum Trophy
Obtaining Crisis Core Reunion‘s glittering platinum proves your master-level dedication through a grueling 50 trophy requirement. With no shortcuts available, this pinnacle achievement remains a true test of spirit.
Mythic Legacy
Trophy Type: Mastery
Unlock Requirements: Earn all 50 gold, silver, and bronze trophies in Crisis Core Reunion
Expect to commit 40 hours minimum toward unlocking every trophy to finally seize this prize. Meticulously tracking missable and grind-heavy trophies while also preparing extensively for ultra-tough superbosses stands mandatory. You must additionally brave a full Hard New Game+ playthrough. No doubt the crown jewel of Zack‘s accolades!
Gold Tier Trophies
While gold shines brightly already, Crisis Core Reunion sets the bar even higher with three particularly elusive trophies. Ready your best equip loadouts before tackling these challenges.
Mission Maestro
Trophy Type: Mission
Unlock Requirements: Finish all 300 story missions and optional side quests.
Brace yourself for this mammoth undertaking of completing every single available mission ranging from early story beats to intense post-game ops. Rigorously consulting collectibles guides to avoid missing any proves essential, easily ballooning playtime over 60 hours. With no missions barring progression, pacing them across the entire campaign helps prevent burnout. Godspeed!
Expert Strategy: Follow a chronological mission checklist to avoid critical oversights. Leave the most arduous five star difficulties for post-game when your power level peaks.
Divine Demolisher
Trophy Type: Challenge
Unlock Requirements: Defeat secret superboss Minerva.
This Extreme difficulty battle earns well-deserved legendary status, placing Minerva leagues beyond even pesky Sephiroth in terms of speed, damage and relentlessness. Her Mystic Blades and Binding Missiles demand perfect dodging and blocking to outlast. Even prepared players may require 10+ attempts before finally clinching victory.
Expert Strat: Stockpile hi-potions/elixirs. Equip Fury Ring, Rune Armlet and Moon Bracer then spam Renzokuken.
SOLDIER Supreme
Trophy Type: Mastery
Unlock Requirements: Complete Crisis Core Reunion on Hard difficulty.
Think you‘ve mastered Zack‘s tale already? Hard mode laughs at your amateurism, severely enhanced enemy stats and reduced item drops applying brute force pressure throughout. While certain trickery lets you access Hard right before the end boss, true masters play the entire game on this nail-biting setting.
Silver Tier Trophies
Crisis Core Reunion‘s quintet of silvers center around story completion, equipment finds, limit break mastery and massive damage capability.
Ever at Your Side
Trophy Type: Story
Unlock Requirements: Finish Chapter 10
This final story trophy unlocks automatically when you wrap up Crisis Core Reunion‘s emotional climax. Better have tissues handy!
Peerless Power
Trophy Type: Challenge
Unlock Requirements: Inflict 99,999 damage to any enemy
Reaching such astronomical damage potentials requires heavily boosting magic stats through accessories and materia like Magnify-Ultima. Alternatively, the Brutal accessory combined with Renzokuken‘s non-elemental advantage reliably deals 90,000+ to most post-game foes.
Digital Dominion
Trophy Type: Mastery
Unlock Requirements: Fully reveal all 18 DMW character and summon slots
Repeatedly using limit breaks gradually reveals portrait slots on Zack‘s Digital Mind Wave wheel. 100% fill percentage per slot takes dozens of activations depending on RNG. Thankfully limit breaks also provide helpful buffs helping accelerate the grind.
Genji Grabber
Trophy Type: Collection
Unlock Requirements: Obtain all four pieces of Genji equipment.
This immensely powerful gear set is well worth the extended side quest chains needed to obtain them. Tackling these elite mission branches pre-end game also gives you an edge.
Slot these resilient accessories ASAP:
- Genji Helm – Magic Defense +45
- Genji Armor – HP +1000, MP +100
- Genji Gloves: Strength +45, Vitality + 20
- Genji Shield – Defense + 28, Spirit + 45
Flower Aficionado
Trophy Type: Collection
Construct all three types of flower wagons for Aerith using collected parts. Building these serves as a welcome respite from fighting while further bonding with our charming flower peddler.
Bronze Tier Trophies
Comprising over 80% of Crisis Core Reunion‘s trophies, bronzes feel ubiquitous during regular play. Yet even these humble accolades grant immense satisfaction upon unlocking. Let‘s outline noteworthy examples:
A SOLDIER‘s Pride
Trophy Type: Story
Unlock Requirements: Finish Chapter 5
Earning this automatically from completing the corresponding chapter feels extra rewarding after defending Shinra HQ itself from Genesis‘s treacherous invasion. What bravery!
Materia Maestro
Trophy Type: Progression
Unlock Requirements: Fuse materia for the first time
This introduction to enhancing materia orbs remains integral for progression. Combining certain pairs also begets powerful new spells helping conquer harder enemies and bosses. My preference lies with fusing medium tier magics like Firaga-Thundaga to economize MP.
Angel Slayer
Trophy Type: Challenge
Unlock Requirements: Defeat summon Bahamut Fury
That escalated quickly! This epic clash tests evasion reflexes against screen-filling Megaflare beams threatening instant KO. Beyond maxing HP, praying to lady luck herself may prove your best strategy…
Shopaholic
Trophy Type: Collection
Unlock Requirements: Unlock all 15 available shops
Early chapter side quests hiding 40% of shops pose the real threat here. Utilizing a guide to pinpoint their locations and trigger conditions helps immensely for checking this box off.
And 30+ additional bronze trophies await brave SOLDIER candidates…!
Optimizing Your Trophy Hunt
Based on completion times from my prestigious Platinum journey, I‘ve compiled actionable tips for efficiently tackling Crisis Core Reunion‘s trophies:
Suggested Unlock Order
- Early Missables
- Story & Progression
- Challenges
- Mission
- Mastery
- Collections
Prioritizing missable and story trophies first prevents roadblocks with minimal added effort during natural progression.LIBRAL End-tier mastery grinds come last.
Use Multiple Saves
Manual saves both pre and post trophy unlocks gives leeway to reattempt any that glitch or expire unexpectedly. Keep an entire run backed up in case corruption strikes!
Simultaneous Grinding
KPILIBRAL Pursuing multiple trophies categories simultaneously quickens the path versus strictly sequential efforts. Fill DMW slots during story missions then fuse collected materia afterward, etc.
Conclusion
Acquiring every trophy in Crisis Core Reunion stands no small feat, demanding Tipi-levels of dedication across 300 hours. While ultra rare trophies rightfully instill hesitation, learning their unlock conditions demystifies the ascent to glorious platinum. Now gear up, boost stats and lead Zack to victory one last time as we restore honor to SOLDIER‘s name! No challenge stands unconquerable for 1st Class elites.
