Tales of Graces f Remastered Trophy Guide: Why Most Players Waste 50 Hours

So, you’re looking at the Tales of Graces f Remastered trophy guide and wondering if you actually have to spend 150 hours to see that platinum pop. Short answer? Maybe. Long answer? It depends on how much you like grinding for "Eleth" while staring at a wall.

Honestly, the remaster is a bit of a weird beast. It’s got all the "quality of life" stuff like auto-save and the ability to turn off encounters, but the trophy list is still that classic, slightly sadistic PS3-era grind. You’ve got missables. You’ve got speed-kill requirements. You’ve got a mixer that needs more attention than a newborn.

If you want the platinum without losing your mind, there's a specific way to play this.

The Strategy That Saves Your Sanity

Most people make the mistake of trying to do everything on "Normal" or "Hard" during their first run. Don't.

Basically, the most efficient path is a two-playthrough approach. You could do it in one, but it requires a level of perfection that usually results in someone throwing a controller.

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• Playthrough 1: Focus on the story, every single side quest, and the Lineage & Legacies (Future Arc) content. Get your titles.
• Playthrough 2: Use the Grade Shop for 10x EXP and 10x Damage. This is where you mop up the 60-second boss trophies.

New in the remaster, you can access the Grade Shop from the very beginning. This is huge. If you’ve got save data or just want to break the game early, you can. It makes those "beat X boss in 60 seconds" trophies a total joke.

The "Missable" Problem

This game is notorious for things you can just... miss. Forever. Or at least until New Game Plus.

The biggest culprit is the Gentleman trophy. To even fight this guy, you have to complete a specific chain of Inn Requests. If you reach the final floor of the final dungeon without finishing the "request" for the Ghardia Shaft, you’re locked out. You'll also want to keep an eye out for the Hourglass icon on the world map. This is a new feature in the remaster that literally tells you when a time-limited event is available nearby. Use it.

Bosses in 60 Seconds

There are about nine of these.

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1. Bryce
2. Queen Slime
3. Richard
4. Dis Paters
5. Kurt
6. Polycarpus
7. Lambda
8. Lambda Angelus
9. Fodra Queen

If you’re on your first run and feeling spicy, set the difficulty to Easy. Spam your Mystic Artes. If the timer hits 61 seconds, you’ve failed. The remaster allows you to retry battles instantly, so if you mess up the timing, just restart the fight.

Pro Tip: If you beat the optional "Zhonecage" dungeon and clear floor 10, the final boss (Lambda) gets a massive power boost. If he’s buffed, getting that 60-second trophy becomes a nightmare. Do the speed-kill before you finish the Zhonecage.

The Title Grind is Real

You need 100 titles for almost every character (80 for Richard).
This sounds worse than it is. Most titles come from using Artes. The "Adept" and "Master" titles for moves unlock just by using them 100 to 500 times.

Kinda funny thing: the remaster lets you speed up "Groovy Chats" (skits), but you should still watch them. Skits often unlock titles. Also, feed the cats. Seriously. There’s a whole side quest involved with feeding cats in every town that contributes to your collection.

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Maxing the Eleth Mixer

This is usually the last trophy people get for the Tales of Graces f Remastered trophy guide checklist. You need to hit 9,999 capacity.

• Always keep the mixer running.
• Cook food that triggers often (like "after 10 hits" or "at start of battle").
• In New Game Plus, buy the "Expansion" perks from the Grade Shop to carry over and boost your progress.

Combat Trophies and Difficulty

The game has trophies for beating it on Moderate, Hard, Evil, and Chaos.
Here’s the trick: you don't actually have to play the whole game on Chaos. You just need to switch the difficulty to Chaos right before the final boss fight and win.

Is it cheap? Maybe. Does it save 40 hours of getting one-shotted by a wolf in the first forest? Absolutely.

Actionable Steps for Your Platinum Run

1. Check the World Map often. If you see an hourglass, go there immediately. Do not pass go, do not collect 200 gald.
2. Rotate your party. Titles are character-specific. If you only play as Asbel, you'll be scrambling to get 100 titles for Pascal at the very end of the game.
3. Dualize everything. Don't just sell your old swords. Temper them, extract the shards, and keep upgrading. This feeds into several title tracks.
4. Save the 60-second trophies for a "Speed Run" NG+ if you find them too stressful on a first pass. With 10x damage, you can kill most bosses in three hits.

Basically, enjoy the story first. The combat in Graces f is arguably the best in the series, so don't let the trophy hunt ruin the flow of the "Around Step" system. Just keep an eye on those Inn Requests and you'll be fine.

Next, you should focus on gathering the "Discovery" locations as you travel, since those provide easy titles and unique skits that are easy to overlook if you're just rushing to the next story marker.