Its quite possible to ♥♥♥♥ yourself over with the endings in this game. (Spoilers)

[♥ Zaffy ♥]

So, my biggest issue is that you can ACTUALLY skip that one boss if you get the correct item, therefore skipping one achievement. I think its absolutely stupid that the game essentially punishes you for exploring. There should be an option to equip said item before you fight Esdras. Its stupid that if you have it, you automatically skip it. So, my first run, I was exploring, got the scapular, and didn't kill Esdras. Fine, I'll do it on my second run, after all, I wanna get the ending C.

.....Whoever programmed this game so it instantly saves after you killed a game, I have nothing but "kind" words for you. I'll keep it PG though. I killed Esdras on my second run, and INSTANTLY ALT+F4. I re-launch the game, and I'm back to the bridge right before the fight. It worked. Or so I thought. Well, nope, Esdras is dead. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ myself out of ending C because I wanted that achievement. This could have been solved if the scapular didn't make you automatically skip the fight. I cannot restart another NG+ run without finishing the game again, and I will NOT finish this game three times. ♥♥♥♥ this. This killed my desire to keep playing.

....Good game, otherwise.

[Portico]

If you care about achievements you need to touch grass.

[♥ Zaffy ♥]

There's no grass where I am, so how about you piss off mate.

[Hotel Security]

>If you care about achievements you need to touch grass.

Also, if you care about achievements you should know that achievement hunting will cause you to do boring tasks, repetitive tasks, grindy tasks, and, yes, some tasks that make you replay the game. Tons of these Metroid-clones require speedruns or hard-mode runs or runs as different classes.

If you're truly an achievement hunter, you should be more than used to having to play multiple runs in ANY game. I just finished 100% for Souldiers and that requires four playthroughs. Be happy.

[♥ Zaffy ♥]

I AM an achievement hunter, but since I have so many games with achievements that I want to play, I try to make my runs as efficient as possible. If there's a game where I can possibly get all of the achievements in two runs instead of 3, even if it means GREATLY handicapping myself in doing so (Like imagine, oh, finish a game on hard WITHOUT healing), I will try my best to do so. So I think you can sort of understand my frustration here, you can pretty much 100% this game in two runs, minimum. But since I made a tiny teeny mistake by exploring an area that I shouldn't, I get shafted and have to play yet another run. You see where I'm coming from?

[A-Sartek]

Originally posted by ♥ Zaffy ♥:

I AM an achievement hunter, but since I have so many games with achievements that I want to play, I try to make my runs as efficient as possible. If there's a game where I can possibly get all of the achievements in two runs instead of 3, even if it means GREATLY handicapping myself in doing so (Like imagine, oh, finish a game on hard WITHOUT healing), I will try my best to do so. So I think you can sort of understand my frustration here, you can pretty much 100% this game in two runs, minimum. But since I made a tiny teeny mistake by exploring an area that I shouldn't, I get shafted and have to play yet another run. You see where I'm coming from?

I can see where you are coming from and it sounds like you are not quite enjoying the ride, I do like to 100% a game as well but I take it easy now, that way I get a much better experience.

[♥ Zaffy ♥]

Yeah, I have calmed down a bit now but I'm still a bit mad over that questionable decision choice. I'll probably try once again to get ending C in the future, because immediately after this I tried to force myself to start another NG+ run by finishing the game a second time (That was another complaint, you can't restart NG+, you have to finish it again) and I got too frustrated and ended up quitting and uninstalling the game. I will probably try again in the future with a cool head, but for now, I'll be playing other games instead.

It truly feels like I managed to optimize the fun out of achievement hunting, isn't it? Haha.

[Hotel Security]

>I AM an achievement hunter, but since I have so many games with achievements that I want to play, I try to make my runs as efficient as possible. If there's a game where I can possibly get all of the achievements in two runs instead of 3, even if it means GREATLY handicapping myself in doing so (Like imagine, oh, finish a game on hard WITHOUT healing), I will try my best to do so. So I think you can sort of understand my frustration here,

Not really. Because I am the exact same where I want to maximize my run...I played Bloody Whisker mode on my first run through Tails of Iron for this same purpose. So, like with all games, I looked up a trophy guide and read up on the missables with Blasphemous. I made a point to not miss them and even backed up my save so I could get both Cleofas trophies in one run. Frankly, it wasn't that hard outside of beating a few of the bosses without vials. So, no, I don't understand the frustration since I've been doing this kind of thing forever and looked up the trophies beforehand and got them all in one run. It wasn't that hard at all...just took a little planning.

>So I think you can sort of understand my frustration here, you can pretty much 100% this game in two runs, minimum.

Nope. Don't open the door for the wanderer and back up your save for Cleofas and it's one run for 100%, easily. You would need a second run to get Ending C and the Amanecidas but those have nothing to with achievements.

>I can see where you are coming from and it sounds like you are not quite enjoying the ride

Agreed, I had no problem reading up on achievements and getting them but if going for them makes you this frustrated then I say don't worry about them on the first run and then use a second to clean them up. Games like Blasphemous aren't that long anyway so a replay isn't so bad.

[Einon]

The game is fine as it is, you're supposed to play it at least twice, anyways, just get some achievements in the new game+

[♥ Zaffy ♥]

Yeah, I'm a bit of a dumbass, and I shall admit that. I was pretty pissed off because now I had to finish the game 3 times over the game not explaining me that the scapular would force me to skip the Esdras fight. I guess I took my sweet time because my first run (Granted, I also went for the 100% achievement on my first run) took me around 15 hours or so. I should have made a backup, but I didn't think the game would ♥♥♥♥ me over even if I instantly alt+F4 right after killing Esdras.

At the end of the day, I gave it a honest try. I tried to 100% the game, but I got way too frustrated with the final achievement, which for me, it was the one for beating the bosses without flasks. So I knew when to fold them, and decided that my sanity was worth more than seeing an ALL ACHIEVEMENTS UNLOCKED right beside Blasphemous. Sure, now I'm missing one and its gonna bother me, but hey, its not like I've given up on games before with a stupid "That one achievement" haha. At the end of the day, for every Blasphemous like game, I'm gonna perfect 2 or 3 more visual novels to feel better about myself. Woohoo.

[Umi Nova]

you wouldnt like elden ring. gotta do 4-5 playthroughs for the different endings achievements. (unless you backup your saves right before the branching paths to the different endings so you dont have to go all the way back to the beginning of new game++++)

[Hotel Security]

>because now I had to finish the game 3 times over the game not explaining me that the scapular would force me to skip the Esdras fight.

Souldiers requires 4 playthroughs for the plat...and they're not short since every run is at least 20 hours. Be happy it's not that.

>So I knew when to fold them, and decided that my sanity was worth more than seeing an ALL ACHIEVEMENTS UNLOCKED right beside Blasphemous. Sure, now I'm missing one and its gonna bother me,

Nice to see some sanity here. If it's not enjoyable, stop doing it. No one else really cares about your achievements anyway.

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>you wouldnt like elden ring. gotta do 4-5 playthroughs for the different endings achievements. (unless you backup your saves right before the branching paths to the different endings so you dont have to go all the way back to the beginning of new game++++)

Well, I'd say backing up the save makes it so you don't have to replay it and that's been the case with every Fromsoft game which always have multiple endings.

And, I haven't played Elden RIng yet, but EVERY Souls game I've played (except Bloodborne) has required at least two and a half playthroughs to get 100% trophies. In the case of Demon's Souls and DaS1, you needed multiple copies of a boss soul to make items. In DaS2 and DaS3, you have items that aren't sold or found until NG++ and you need those items for trophies.

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Originally posted by Portico:

If you care about achievements you need to touch grass.

Good rage bate buddy