A big open world, and a fair platinum
Team Ninja swapped Nioh's corridors for an open Japan on the brink of revolution — and the result is one of the studio's most ambitious games. Fluid, style-switching combat is still the star, wrapped in a Bakumatsu-era world of bonds, factions and choices.
For trophy hunters it's a friendly one: at 33% platinum rate, nothing here is brutal. You'll clear the three-chapter story, complete every ally's Bond Missions (the big gold), master the training dojos, and mop up open-world collectibles — cats, photo spots, fugitives and 100 assassinations.
The catches
Watch the "save your allies" trophies (Shinsaku Takasugi, Soji Okita, Ryoma Sakamoto) — these are tied to raising their bonds and making the right story choices, so follow a guide before their arcs. The two golds — all Bond Missions and one mission on Midnight difficulty — plus beating the optional Blue Demon are the only real time or skill checks.
The Verdict — Pros
- Deep, style-switching Team Ninja combat
- Huge open world with real historical flavour
- Fair, exploration-driven platinum (no online required)
The Verdict — Cons
- Some missable "save your ally" choice trophies
- Collectible cleanup (cats, photo spots) needs a guide
- Open world can feel a touch repetitive
Rise of the Ronin — Platinum Roadmap
Step-by-Step Roadmap
Play the story + raise bonds
Clear the three chapters, and as you go, raise Area Bonds (public order) and Personal Bonds with allies — especially the ones tied to the missable "save your ally" trophies.
Bond Missions + training
Complete all Bond Missions (the gold), max the four dojo trainings (dojo, horseback, gliding, firearms), and master three combat styles.
Open-world cleanup
Mop up cats, photo spots, 50 fugitives and 100 assassinations, hit Level 55 and 150,000 sen — follow a locations guide for the collectibles.
The last challenges → platinum
Beat the optional Blue Demon aboard the Black Ship and clear one mission on Midnight difficulty. The final trophy flips the Platinum.
Full Trophy List (51)
| Trophy | Grade | How to Unlock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Platinum | |||
 | Rise of the Ronin | Platinum | Unlocks automatically once every other trophy is earned — a long but very doable platinum (33% of players have it). → Story guide |
| Story & Endings | |||
 | Flying the Nest | Bronze | Story — clear the Prologue. Unmissable. → Story guide |
| Curtain Falls, Curtain Rises | Bronze | Story-automatic early on, when you learn your Blade Twin survived. → Story guide |
| Infiltrate the Prison Complex | Bronze | Story mission — make your way to Shoin Yoshida. Unmissable. → Story guide |
| A Happy Memory | Bronze | Story — take the photo when Taka Murayama asks. Unmissable. → Story guide |
| Black Ships, Long Shadows | Bronze | Clear Chapter 1. Story. → Story guide |
| Meeting Kaishu Katsu | Bronze | Story — speak with Kaishu Katsu at the Sumida River. → Story guide |
| A Show for the Shogun | Bronze | Story — learn the mystery samurai's identity at the duel. → Story guide |
| Strange Bedfellows | Bronze | Story — broker the truce between the Roshigumi and the Choshu clan. → Story guide |
| Cities of Darkness | Bronze | Clear Chapter 2. Story. → Story guide |
| The Satsuma-Choshu Alliance | Bronze | Story — persuade Takamori Saigo. → Story guide |
| The Battle of Toba-Fushimi | Bronze | Story — bring the Battle of Toba-Fushimi to an end. → Story guide |
 | A Veiled Edge's Future | Silver | Story — sealing your Blade Twin's fate near the endgame, tied to your bond and choices. → Story guide |
| The Dawn of a New Japan | Silver | Clear Chapter 3 — effectively the main-story ending. Unmissable. → Story guide |
| The Greater Opportunity | Bronze | Save Shinsaku Takasugi — keep him alive during his arc by raising his bond / making the right choices. Missable: follow a save-the-characters guide. → Story guide |
| Farewell, Black Cat | Bronze | Save Soji Okita's life the same way — raise his bond and make the correct choices in his arc. Missable. → Story guide |
| Twilight Fencer | Bronze | Save Ryoma Sakamoto's life — keep his bond high and pick the right options. Missable. → Story guide |
| Bonds & Allies | |||
| Threads of Fate | Bronze | Establish your first bond — happens naturally early on. → Bonds guide |
| One Good Turn Deserves Another | Bronze | Give your first gift to a bond character (from the Bonds menu). → Bonds guide |
| Veiled Vow | Silver | Start your first romance — raise a romanceable ally's bond and choose the romance option. → Bonds guide |
| Fateful Encounter | Bronze | Reach a Lv.4 Personal Bond with any character. → Bonds guide |
| Home Sweet Home | Bronze | Reach a Lv.3 Area Bond in any region — raise public order by clearing that region's activities. → Bonds guide |
 | Friendly Neighborhood Ronin | Gold | Complete ALL Bond Missions — every ally's personal side-quest chain. The big completionist gold; track progress in the Bonds menu. → Bonds guide |
| Social Climber | Silver | Bring each available ally along on at least one mission so you've played with all of them. → Bonds guide |
| Solitary Ronin | Bronze | Complete any mission with no allies selected. → Bonds guide |
| Combat, Skills & Training | |||
| Good to Go | Bronze | Upgrade your armor, a weapon and a sub-weapon at the blacksmith. → Combat guide |
| Transfer of Power | Bronze | Perform your first Bond Transfer (transfer a bonded ally's traits to gear). → Combat guide |
| Resonance | Bronze | Equip four or more pieces of gear that share the same set bonus. → Combat guide |
| Traveling Through Time | Bronze | Retry any mission using the Testament of the Soul (the mission-replay feature). → Combat guide |
| Striver's License | Bronze | Reach the highest rank (Master) at the dojo combat training. → Combat guide |
| Horseback Hero | Bronze | Reach Master rank in horseback archery training. → Combat guide |
| Winged Warrior | Bronze | Reach Master rank in gliding training. → Combat guide |
| Firearm Genius | Bronze | Reach Master rank in firearms training. → Combat guide |
| Style Guru | Bronze | Master three combat styles (level any three styles to max through use). → Combat guide |
| A Jack of One Trade is a Master of All | Bronze | Max out one of the four stat types. → Combat guide |
| Shadow Stalker | Silver | Carry out 100 assassinations — grind stealth takedowns across the open world; they add up fast. → Combat guide |
| Keeper of the Peace | Silver | Defeat 50 fugitives — the bounty targets that appear around the map. → Combat guide |
| Martial Arts Maniac | Bronze | Defeat at least one enemy with every weapon type in the game. → Combat guide |
| Life Saver | Bronze | Complete a No-Kill Mission's objectives without killing anyone — use stealth and non-lethal takedowns. → Combat guide |
| Tears of a Blue Demon | Silver | Beat the Blue Demon boss aboard the Black Ship — a tough optional duel; come leveled up with a counter-heavy (Ishin) build. → Combat guide |
| Midnight Crossing | Gold | Complete an optional ronin mission with the 'Midnight' difficulty modifier enabled — the game's hardest setting. Toggle Midnight on for a ronin mission and clear it. → Combat guide |
| Exploration & Completion | |||
| Collector | Bronze | Earn your first Completion Reward (fully clear a region/activity set). → Exploration guide |
| Fresh Start | Bronze | Remodel your longhouse (home base) for the first time. → Exploration guide |
| Cheater Beater | Bronze | Catch 5 cheaters while playing the Odds and Evens dice minigame. → Exploration guide |
| Contraption Creator | Bronze | Conduct Technology Development 15 times (the crafting/upgrade bench). → Exploration guide |
| Fancy Meeting You Here | Bronze | Have 50 Chance Encounters — random roadside meetings that happen naturally while you explore. → Exploration guide |
| Moneybags | Bronze | Save up 150,000 sen at once. → Exploration guide |
| Well-Rounded Ronin | Bronze | Reach character Level 55. → Exploration guide |
| Sightseer | Silver | Complete all photograph (Sightseeing) spots across the map — follow a locations guide to mop up any you miss. → Exploration guide |
| Cats Over All | Silver | Pet/collect every cat scattered across the regions — a locations guide makes this painless. → Exploration guide |
| Dive of the Ronin | Bronze | Glide from the elevated deck at Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto (open the glider off the platform). → Exploration guide |
All 51 trophies (1 · 2 · 9 · 39 · 1,335 points). Grades and descriptions verified against PSNProfiles.
Detailed Trophy Guides
Every trophy broken down — the campaign missions, the missable challenges, the Veteran run and the Zombies & Dead Ops trophies.
Story & Endings
Every main-mission pop, the branching endings and the missable ally-rescue trophies.
Bonds & Allies
Personal and Area Bonds, romance, gifts and the all-Bond-Missions gold.
Combat, Skills & Training
Style mastery, the four dojo trainings, the Blue Demon and Midnight Crossing.
Exploration & Completion
Cats, photo spots, fugitives, assassinations and the world-completion grind.