Sometimes you want to play a game for the story. Sometimes you want to play to grind out some trophies. Sometimes You is a developer/publisher that releases games that help you with a bit of both, though not entirely the former. Full disclosure, we were sent all the games on this list over the last few months and after my own trophy hunting research, I decided to include them on this list. Now, since we didn’t write individual reviews for these games before, along with a brief description of the trophy list, I will also share my thoughts on each game individually. Lastly, while we are talking about PlayStation trophies specifically, these games are also on Xbox for your GamerScore pleasure. Without further ado, here are five Sometimes You games with easy Platinums:
Almost My Floor | Though this is the first game on the list alphabetically, it’s also the most recent one I played. Before you look at my poor performance on the hour and a half stream from last night, let me explain that I never really played point-and-click adventure games, and while Almost My Floor does have some handy features like “skip puzzle” for noobs like me, doing so will not get you the trophies associated with completing the puzzle. That being said, I do recommend you use this handy video guide from BadDriver to help you pop the Platinum in under an hour. Click here to watch me struggle to play through the opening of the game.
Before you get to work on the Platinum with the guide, however, I really recommend taking a crack at the game on your own because this indie game made by a two-person development team has a lot to appreciate. It does have some shortcomings, mainly in the sound mixing department, which seems to tie together the sound effects with the dialogue, meaning you either have to deal with normal dialogue and loud sound effects to normal sound effects and barely audible dialogue. As for the trophies themselves, they are the most diverse ones you’ll see on this list.
GraviFire | This might be the easiest one on the list because GraviFire is a gravity-based puzzle game and if you get tried of using your brain, you can look up a guide like I did and polish this one up really easily. Literally every trophy on this list centers around completing certain levels. There are 50 total and you can find the answers to all of them in the video here. GraviFire does have a story, but it’s presented in short comic book panels at the start and end of the game and that’s about all the investment you need. It is a fun game though and I would recommend having a crack at each level before turning to the guide for help. Just to see how far you get.
Hillbilly Doomsday | This is an odd one. A throwback platformer, Hillbilly Doomsday has little story to speak off. You are a hillbilly with buck teeth, a weapon, and an all-powerful shovel. The 18 trophies can be split up into three categories. The first is based on kill count, and obliterating 1000 enemies with that shovel of yours (or any weapon but the shovel is OP) should unlock all three of the associated trophies. The second is buying, before each stage, you visit a vendor who sells you powerups and weapons. Buying all the weapons will unlock all the associated trophies. One thing to note is that you can buy the RPG from the vendor, but you also find one laying around during a boss fight later on so you might want to save the money. The third group of trophies has to do with simply beating the game because on the way you will unlock all the boss fight-related trophies. These are not too complicated and though I did split up my time with the game across two sessions, it can easily be completed in one sitting. Click here to watch me discoverhttps://youtu.be/eudlUPpQhvU the power of the shovel.
A few bits of advice, you don’t really have to focus on the trophies here. They will pretty much all unlock as you play. Being retro-inspired the game fills the screen with pixelated art and other than two stages which I won’t detail in case you want the surprise, it can be really difficult to separate foreground and background. To circumvent this, I would recommend getting the shotgun or minigun and just spraying and praying. This strategy is how I got through the last two stages and it was super easy. Another thing is that if you want to not worry about money in the late game, save up around $3,000 at the end of a stage and when you visit the vendor before the next one, buy a few weapons (not the minigun) and hit continue. Once the next stage loads in. Pause the game and quit out. Then when you hit continue, you start back at the vendor with the cash still in your pocket, so you can spend it again. Do this until you have all the weapon-related trophies, buying the minigun last so you can actually keep it for the rest of the playthrough.
Music Racer: Ultimate | This is the better version of the 2020 game simply called Music Racer. I don’t play rhythm games too often so maybe a more seasoned player will have problems with the game but as far as I know the game accomplishes its job. You drive on a floaty three-lane road, trying to hit as many of the white dots on the way as possible. It has bright trippy visuals, especially in some of the later levels and the songs are basey (is that a word?) and energetic. The coolest feature though, and the one that’s exclusive to the “Ultimate” version of the game is that you can create a wi-fi server and upload your own music to the game. The game’s AI will then create tracks based on your music. I personally didn’t test that aspect, but I do appreciate the feature. You can even download other popular tracks too.
As for the trophies, there are 3 individual trophies that require getting a 1-star, 2-star, and 3-star rating on tracks. These do not stack so you will have to earn them individually. The rest of the trophies are all unlocked for buying new vehicles and levels. Don’t worry, it’s not with real money, just the in-game points that you get from playing. Now you need 400,000 points to unlock everything, but thanks to the wonder of cloud save on PlayStation, you can get the Platinum once you get to 100,000 points by saving to the cloud, buying a few items, then reloading the save. Click here to see the guide on PSN Profiles that details what to buy and when to get it in four simple save reloads.
Pantsu Hunter: Back to the 90s | Look. Hear me out. This was a game we got sent back in 2020 and I had no idea what to expect. It’s a visual novel and that got my attention initially. And after botting up the first level, I was intrigued by the art style. But the game has about as much plot as you expect from a game called Pantsu Hunter. And I mean real plot. It’s quite ridiculous and not one that I really cared for. Luckily, the trophies aren’t too difficult to get with a guide. And you do need a guide because you need to collect the things you are hunting for (refer to the title for elaboration) and a guide makes it a lot easier. Click here to watch the one I used. The hardest trophy to get for me was The Virus Destroyer where you have to get rid of all the viruses on a computer in 20 seconds. Good lord. That sucked doing with a controller. The rest, however, are smooth sailing as long as you’re a good listener.
Honorable Mention | I also want to throw in a special mention to Sir Lovelot. This is a classic platformer that follows a knight in search of love. Hop around each level and hunt for your damsel while searching for secrets. The reason why this is an honorable mention is because I am awful at platformers and have not gotten the Platinum trophy for it yet. And it would be weird for me to make a list of easy Platinum trophies and mention a game I gave up on. I intend to go back to this one, but for now, it’s an honorable mention for players who are confident in their platforming skills. The trophy list is a bit more diverse in this game than the rest, so you won’t just need to do the same thing over and over again to pop trophies. Click here to take a look at the full trophy list and see if it’s something in your wheelhouse.
That brings us to the end of our list. If you end up picking up any of the games on the list, let us know down in the comments. Thank you to Sometimes You for supporting us and sending us a diverse selection of games to look at. They were one of the first publishers to trust us with a game when we started and that’s not something we’ll forget. If you have any further questions about the games above, let me know and I will do my best to answer them. If you are an Xbox player in search of achievements to boost your Gamerscore, stay tuned because we will be releasing more helpful lists all through the month of August.
