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Thursday, August 10, 2017

Tales of Graces f Trophy Guide

Welcome to the trophy guide for Tales of Graces f! This will require some work, but it's one of the more, in my opinion, easier Tales trophy lists to handle. It only requires two playthroughs, and you'd definitely be wise to follow some sort of 100% guide or something for the 2nd run, so you don't miss things you might have missed during your first playthrough. However you decide to go about it, let's dive right in and start nabbing some trophies. Sound good? Y'okay!

True Grace Acquired all trophies. Amazing!
You worked hard to grab this platinum, so great work!

Title Fighter (20 Titles) Acquired 20 different titles for Asbel.
See Title Master (100 Titles).

Title Holder (50 Titles) Acquired 50 different titles for Asbel.
See Title Master (100 Titles).

Title Master (100 Titles) Acquired 100 different titles for Asbel.
In Tales of Graces, titles are earned in many ways, such as story progression, sidequests, and so on. You can inherit titles to New Game Plus if you're worried about reaching 100. Every character has more than 100 so don't feel that you need to get them all, but you need a majority. Note that all A and B artes have titles attached to them based on your usage, so if worst comes to worst, start grinding them out for extra titles. Upon reaching 100 titles for each character (80 for Richard, explained below), you'll grab their respective trophies on here.

First Flower (20 Titles) Acquired 20 different titles for Sophie.
See Flower Power (100 Titles).

Full Flower (50 Titles) Acquired 50 different titles for Sophie.
See Flower Power (100 Titles).

Flower Power (100 Titles) Acquired 100 different titles for Sophie.
See Title Master (100 Titles).

Entitled (20 Titles) Acquired 20 different titles for Hubert.
See Empowered (100 Titles).

Emboldened (50 Titles) Acquired 50 different titles for Hubert.
See Empowered (100 Titles).

Empowered (100 Titles) Acquired 100 different titles for Hubert.
See Title Master (100 Titles).

Openhearted (20 Titles) Acquired 20 different titles for Cheria.
See Lionhearted (100 Titles).

Wholehearted (50 Titles) Acquired 50 different titles for Cheria.
See Lionhearted (100 Titles).

Lionhearted (100 Titles) Acquired 100 different titles for Cheria.
See Title Master (100 Titles).

Training Captain (20 Titles) Acquired 20 different titles for Malik.
See Captain Ephinea (100 Titles).

Captain First Class (50 Titles) Acquired 50 different titles for Malik.
See Captain Ephinea (100 Titles).

Captain Ephinea (100 Titles) Acquired 100 different titles for Malik.
See Title Master (100 Titles).

Sobriquetian (20 Titles) Acquired 20 different titles for Pascal.
See Epithetologist (100 Titles).

Appellatrix (50 Titles) Acquired 50 different titles for Pascal.
See Epithetologist (100 Titles).

Epithetologist (100 Titles) Acquired 100 different titles for Pascal.
See Title Master (100 Titles).

Richard the Radiant (20 Titles) Acquired 20 different titles for Richard.
See Richard the Redeemed (80 Titles).

Richard the Righteous (50 Titles) Acquired 50 different titles for Richard.
See Richard the Redeemed (80 Titles).

Richard the Redeemed (80 Titles) Acquired 80 different titles for Richard.
Richard's amount of titles barely exceeds 100, if memory serves, and to ensure you're not required to get every single title for each character, they reduced his to 80 due to his very limited availability prior to Lineage & Legacies. I do not recommend inheriting his titles if you're going to grab titles quickly, as in my 2nd playthrough, I had over 80 titles when I got him in L&L, and even after I earned more, the trophy didn't pop. Very frustrating, to be honest, so just be careful.

Childhood's End Completed Chapter 1.
Story-related, can't be missed.

The Lord of Lhant Completed Chapter 2.
Story-related, can't be missed.

A Throne Reclaimed Completed Chapter 3.
Story-related, can't be missed.

The Sands of Strahta Completed Chapter 4.
Story-related, can't be missed.

The Infiltration of Fendel Completed Chapter 5.
Story-related, can't be missed.

The Other Side of the Sky Completed Chapter 6.
Story-related, can't be missed.

The Fallen Eden Completed Chapter 7.
Story-related, can't be missed.

A Pact Fulfilled Completed Chapter 8.
Story-related, can't be missed.

Lineage & Legacies Completed Chapter 9. Next up: The Zhonecage! The what? Look to the skits for a hint!
Story-related, can't be missed. Look at the skit at the Ghardia Shaft save right before Lambda in order to activate the event for the Zhonecage after you load your save clear data.

Gagonged! Defeated the Rockgagong.
After going through the Rockgagong dungeon as part of the story, you can return to where it swallowed you and play the flute to summon it. You can do this to return into the Rockgagong if you wish, whether it's to face enemies inside or otherwise. The other option is to challenge the beast, but don't even dare attempt this until you have late-game equipment and levels. I'm talking Lineage & Legacies equipment, because this monster can take you down easily, and it doesn't exactly die easily. Not only that, but you're constantly on a time limit. You have 20 minutes to defeat the Rockgagong or the battle ends. If you're having trouble, try having the damage multipliers from the Grade Shop. Just remember, it works for enemies as well, so make sure your dodging and such are up to snuff. As far as party setup, that's completely up to you. My default lineup of Asbel, Sophie, Cheria, and Pascal easily got the job done several times, so I know you can make it work with whomever.

Who Were Those Guys, Again? Defeated Veigue, Reala, and Amber.
Veigue, Reala, and Amber count as this game's Tales cameo battle. After clearing the first 9 floors of the Zhonecage and completing their requests and delivering them the items they require, you can face them again in Riot Peak Master Class. You'll fight all 3 of them at once so be ready!

Terma-nated Defeated Solomus and the Terma Ten.
As this is the EX Dungeon of the game, it's no secret that you should come prepared. There are 10 floors, each with a boss at the end. It's a maze, but nowhere near as bad as Gladsheim. You have to offer an item to reach higher floors, with better/more expensive items needed to reach even higher, so be ready to do some dualizing. Note that the dungeon, naturally, is a great place to get Gald, exp, and materials, as well as potentially great equipment for your characters. But, make sure you've gotten each trophy up to Game Clear: Chaos before finishing the Zhonecage. Why? Well...

One with Oblivion Defeated Lambda Theos. Impressive!
Upon defeating Solomus and completing the Zhonecage, Lambda Angelus will permanently become Lamdba Theos within that particular playthrough, and will be a lot stronger than Lambda Angelus, essentially being "powered up." Therefore, of course, it's highly recommended that if you're going for a bunch of clean-up trophies in a single playthrough, be sure to pick up all of the difficulty trophies listed below first, before taking on Lambda Theos. Note that it doesn't matter what difficulty you face him on, so feel free to destroy him on Easy if you just want to breeze through it.

A Gentlemanly Triumph Defeated a true Gentleman. Good show!
As you play the game, you'll take on several requests on bulletin boards in the inns. They'll ask you for a specific key item, an ingredient, etc., which are usually not too hard to find. After finishing every single request, you'll see a final request, typically asking you to create a weapon through dualizing, and with it having a specific quality. Completing every one of these final mysterious requests will bring you into battle with a Gentleman, a familiar Tales enemy that's huge and lanky, and generally a rare spawn. Defeating the Gentleman nets you this trophy. Give yourself a pat on the back after all of that dualizing, though, you earned it.

Game Clear: Moderate Cleared the game on the Moderate difficulty setting.
See Game Clear: Chaos.

Game Clear: Hard Cleared the game on the Hard difficulty setting.
See Game Clear: Chaos.

Game Clear: Evil Cleared the game on the Evil difficulty.
See Game Clear: Chaos.

Game Clear: Chaos Cleared the game on the Chaos difficulty setting.
So, as you might expect, these trophies do not mean you have to play the entire game multiple times. This isn't Symphonia after all. You unlock Evil and Chaos difficulty by playing a certain amount of battles on Hard and Evil, respectively. The game will inform you when you'll unlock the higher modes. If you're just trying to grind out fast battles, try fighting in Lhant Hill while using Dark Bottles. The enemies will be weak and you can get battles done asap, and work on your Eleth Mixer in the process. Either way, simply defeat Lambda in the final battle on these difficulties to get the trophies. I don't know if they stack or not, so if you're unsure, just fight on Hard, to see if you also get the Moderate trophy. If not, then you know. It's highly recommended that you do these before you go after One with Oblivion, as Lambda Theos is a lot stronger than Angelus.

Bryce in 60 Seconds Defeated that jerk with the claw in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Queen Slime in 60 Seconds Defeated the ruler of all oozes in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Richard in 60 Seconds Defeated the friend who betrayed you in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Dispaters in 60 Seconds Defeated the monsters Richard sicced on you in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Kurt in 60 Seconds Ended your fateful battle with Kurt in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Polycarpus in 60 Seconds Defeated the guardian of the ruins in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Lambda in 60 Seconds Defeated the materialized Lambda in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Lambda Angelus in 60 Seconds Defeated Lambda in the final battle in a minute or less.
See Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds.

Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds Defeated the Fodra Queen in a minute or less.
With the exception of Bryce, it's very difficult to defeat these bosses in 60 seconds or less on your first playthrough. While this does add some danger, choosing the damage multipliers in the Grade Shop is an excellent way to handle these bosses quickly, but know that it'll deal the same multiplier to you, as well, so be careful. But with the exp multipliers as well, it should be a cinch, as you'll be gaining levels faster than you can hear Sophie shout "Eagle Dive!" in the first 5 seconds of a lot of battles! Also note that you CAN just switch the difficulty to Easy if you're afraid you might struggle.

Mixer Maxed Maxed out your Eleth Mixer by boosting its eleth capacity to 9999.
This seems daunting but considering you're going to need to be doing 2 playthroughs, minimum, you should do as much as you can to boost your capacity during your first playthrough. The more Eleth something uses, the more it can be boosted. There's plenty of things to help boost its capacity, so look at everything you can while you think about putting items inside your Eleth Mixer. I got this without even noticing, so it's not impossible.

And that's it for the trophy guide. All in all, not a very tough list, but some things might be a little tricky. But I'm sure you can do it. If you've gotten platinums on any Tales games before this, then this should be fairly straightforward for you. I hope it helps you get closer to more platinum trophies, and I'll see you again soon!

*This game took me a total of 2 years and 10 months to finish, including a long hiatus from the game, from the first trophy to the platinum. My first trophy was "Bryce in 60 Seconds" which was achieved on October 12th, 2012 at 12:21 PM. My final trophy was "Fodra Queen in 60 Seconds" which was achieved on August 21st, 2015 at 4:31 PM, along with the platinum, "True Grace." This platinum trophy is the 23rd platinum trophy I have received.*

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