Tales of Symphonia Trophy Guide

Welcome to the trophy guide for Tales of Symphonia! This game will be a test of patience as you must get through 5 playthroughs, minimum, for this hard-earned and rare platinum. Do you think you have what it takes? Well, let's find out!

*As a note, I won't give many strategies to bosses, nor will I do any plot-based descriptions if I can help it, other than titles. That being said, strategy is subjective, as many people have different playstyles and use different characters, so you can do things your own way. My default setup is always Lloyd, Kratos/Zelos, Colette, and Raine, and it always works for me.*

Also, in order to further help with the collection of titles and other nice strategies, as well as a more in-depth 100% guide on how to get everything for this game, I highly recommend this guide by Kratos15354 on GameFAQs, as it helped me achieve the platinum for this game. I'll link the guide just under this, so definitely consider using it if you're looking for a full guide for this game, PS3 version or not.

Kratos15354's Guide

Symphonia Master

You have obtained all trophies. You have mastered Symphonia!

This is a hard-earned platinum, and if you get this, pat yourself on the back, you earned it!

Universal Knight

Lloyd has obtained 10 titles. He has many titles as a swordsman, but does that mean he's a great swordsman?

See Worldwide Knight.

Worldwide Knight

Lloyd has obtained all titles.
Lloyd has the most titles in the game, and some of them are a bit annoying to get, like Gung Ho... *shudders* Check out the above guide for an easier time finding all of his titles.

Tottering Chosen

Colette has obtained 10 titles. She's not ditzy all the time!

See My Dear Colette.

My Dear Colette

Colette has obtained all titles. I guess you love Colette?

Colette, in my opinion, has one of the easier title lists. One of her titles, PS3 exclusive, is.. very time-sensitive, but not impossible, otherwise they're pretty easy for the most part.

Kratos the Knight

Kratos has obtained all titles. He is everyone's hero.

Kratos can only be permanently in your party if he's chosen in Flanoir, otherwise Zelos will fit the slot instead. Otherwise, Kratos' title list is pretty normal, hence why he doesn't have 2 title trophies.

Ball and Stick Apprentice

Genis has obtained 10 titles. Ball and stick is godly.

See Ball and Stick Master.

Ball and Stick Master

Genis has obtained all titles. Fear the younger brother.

Fulfilling all of the title criteria for Genis will require you to complete the Figuring Book and play the Katz Red-Light-Green-Light game on the Tethe'alla Bridge, which can be a bit frustrating at times. Otherwise, he's not too bad to finish with.

Raine the Healer

Raine has obtained 10 titles. Professor Raine can be scary, but she is very kind at heart.

See All-Healing Raine.

All-Healing Raine

Raine has obtained all titles. She's scary, but she heals you.

Raine will require you to spend casino chips on a PS3 title, as well as finish the Collector's Book and the Monster List, making her title list the hardest next to Lloyd's, in my opinion.

Tenfold Summoner

Sheena has obtained 10 titles. Mysterious in an assassin way?

See Igaguri Style!

Igaguri Style!

Sheena has obtained all titles. The most powerful summoner that commands the summon spirits.

Among other things, Sheena requires you to have all of the summon spirits, which includes Maxwell, and requires you to see Verius after completing Kuchinawa's duel.

Zelos Impact

Zelos has obtained 10 titles. He's killing it.

See Zelos the Harlem Master.

Zelos the Harlem Master

Zelos has obtained all titles. He has bewitched all women.

The hardest part about this set is Gigolo and Gilgamesh, two titles which have a few pretty tight requirements for completion. And no, the Gigolo glitch was patched in the PS3 version, so there's no easy chances this time.

10 Presea

Presea has obtained 10 titles. She looks like a child.

See All of Presea.

All of Presea

Presea has obtained all titles. She'll keep swinging that ax.

Defeating Abyssion is the only way to get one of her elusive titles, so make sure you're ready for a tough fight.

Regal Weapon

Regal has obtained 10 titles. Just look at his abs.

See Regal the Great.

Regal the Great

Regal has obtained all titles. They're just filled with Regal's greatness.

Regal honestly doesn't have many interesting criteria, but he does get a nifty chef outfit at some point, courtesy of the Wonder Chef himself. Otherwise, nothing too bad.

Cleared Sylvarant

Lloyd and his party have now arrived in Tethe'alla.

Story based, can't miss it.

Cleared Tethe'alla

Lloyd and his party can now move between the two worlds.

Story based, can't miss it.

Cleared Derris-Kharlan

What is the name of this tree?

Story based, can't miss it.

Sword Dancer Slayer

Defeated all 3 Sword Dancers. You can open a weapon shop with all their swords. But that's too much work.

Be ready with Light-based artes or some very strong weaponry, as the Sword Dancers are tough, and only get tougher with each incarnation of the beast, with the final one boasting tremendous HP and power!

Abyssion Buster

Defeated Abyssion. So there!

Abyssion is essentially the superboss of the game, boasting high power and the ability to use artes from everyone in your party, active or not. Defeating him, however, is the only way to unlock the true power of the Devil's Arms, and receive one of Presea's titles. He's tough, but with enough effort, you can take him down!

The Sister: Seles

Defeated Zelos' sister Seles in the Coliseum. Sisters are tough.

After viewing the final scene, you can challenge Seles after winning the Advanced Singles Tournament. Defeating her gets you the Last Fencer, one of the best weapons for Kratos/Zelos! But she's surprisingly tough, so watch out!

Top of the Coliseum

Defeated Gar, Farah, and Meredy in the Coliseum. Nice going!

This is the Tales Cameo. You better have your best strategies planned, because these guys will work together to take you down, so be high-leveled with strong equipment, namely the unlocked Devil's Arms if you can.

Three Legendary Heroes

Defeated Kratos, Yuan, and Mithos in the Forbidden Anamnesis. You just caught a lucky break.

These 3 are similar to the Tales Cameo, but a lot tougher. I recommend waiting until your 2nd playthrough to attempt Nifilheim, as you'll be able to level faster and be way stronger and more able to defeat these guys!

First-Time Cooking

Cooked for the first time. Don't worry about messing up, just keep challenging yourself!

You can do this as soon as Genis gives you ingredients to make sandwiches. Just make food after the battle and this is yours. This will more than likely be your very first trophy.

Finality

Performed a mystic arte for the first time. Win gracefully!

As mystic artes are a little annoying to trigger, your best bet is having Sheena in your active battle party, as once she hits Overlimit status, she tends to summon a summon spirit, which counts as a mystic arte.

Unison Attacker

Performed a unison attack for the first time. Everyone was in unison.

Just use the unison attack the first chance you get, simple as that.

Blacksmith's Hours

Customized a weapon for the first time. There is no such thing as a useless weapon.

There's a tutorial for this as early as your first visit to Triet, so this almost can't be missed. It's optional, but it helps get stronger equipment in the long run, for the most part.

Hard Puncher

Cleared the game with the difficulty set to "Hard." Challenge "Mania" next time.

See True Mania.

True Mania

Cleared the game with the difficulty set to "Mania." Were the battles epic?

You don't have to play the whole game on Hard or Mania, unless you want to. To get these, you only have to defeat the final boss while the difficulty is set to Hard or Mania. Just watch out for Mithos' mystic artes and stronger artes as you reach higher difficulties!

Celebrate 100!

You've encountered 100 battles! Don't let your guard down.

You'll definitely have this without grinding. Just fight any enemy you see, you'll get here.

Celebrate 1000!

You've encountered 1,000 battles! Battles never end.

This will take grinding, but you can keep battle data between playthroughs with New Game + and the GRADE Shop, so don't hesitate if you don't want to exhaust yourself in one playthrough.

Love Me Tender

Your maximum hit number is 10! Work with your friend and pummel the enemy!

You'll get this early enough, as reaching a 10 hit combo isn't too hard to manage. Just keep trying, you'll get there.

100 Idol

Your maximum hit number is 100! Why do your enemies even try?

Best done in Torent Forest against the Gold Dragon, utilizing the Unison Attack Combo, Stardust Rain, which requires Lloyd and Colette. Lloyd needs to use Sword Rain: Alpha(for more hits) and Colette needs to use Hammer Rain. The many stars should be more than enough to reach 100 as long as you start with a good combo before starting the unison attack.

Million Dollars

You obtained one million casino chips!

If you've played Final Fantasy XIII-2 and tried to win the shards and Serendipity-based trophies, you'll know that this takes ages. Just keep playing the slots in Altamira and save before you do. If you win big, be sure to save if you're worried about losing all of the chips. You'll get it eventually, just keep trying!

100 Hours

You played 100 hours! Thanks for playing! (I hope you were playing.)

This is easily seen in the menu when you hit Triangle for each time you need to look at anything. Play time can be carried over into additional playthroughs thanks to New Game + so don't hesitate to keep the total game time.

A Collector's Collector

You completed the Collector's Book! You must now know the true meaning of the universe.

See the guide for the entire list of items!

Monster Fanatic

You completed the Monster List! So how many monsters did you kill?

See the guide for all monster locations!

So that's the trophy guide! I'm sorry this one wasn't as great as the previous ones, with all the stress going on lately, I've been short on time and didn't want to postpone this guide. I still hope you enjoyed reading it and I'm glad that you took time to look at this. As always, thanks so much and I'll see you later! :D

*This game took me a total of 8 months and 1 week to finish, from my first trophy to the platinum, which includes a small hiatus in between it all. My first trophy was "First-Time Cooking" which was achieved on August 21st, 2015 at 5:11 PM. My final trophy was "Regal the Great" which was achieved on May 1st, 2016 at 7:30 PM, along with the platinum, "Symphonia Master." This platinum trophy is the 41st platinum trophy I have received.*