12 Video Game Series That All Trophy Hunters Should Respect

In a way, trophy hunters are enthusiasts of digital collectibles. Where others love to collect baseball cards, coins or seashells, we like to have a record of all the video games we’ve played and enjoyed. In the same way that collecting a full sports team’s set of cards can be extremely rewarding, so too is earning every achievement in a video game series. After all, earning a platinum trophy is impressive; It stands to reason that having a whole bunch would be even more exciting.

However, not all series are considered equal. Some games require more effort from the player to complete than others. These games tend to earn more respect from fellow trophy hunters familiar with the requirements.

Whether by insane difficulty ratings or incredibly long-winded sessions, these series’ platinum trophies are sure to make other trophy hunters jealous. In this article, we will discuss 12 different video game franchises that can help you gain other trophy hunters’ respect and admiration. Will you see any of these titles through to the end?

Introduction

In each numbered section below, there are several accompanying exhibits that establish important facts about each franchise. A timeline is provided as a general recommendation for how new players should approach a series for the best experience.

The total number of platinum trophies in the series, estimated time investment, and average difficulty rating are also included. Each item was scored on a color scale ranging from green to red in order to demonstrate the overall effort required by a player to complete a series in its entirety.

The number of platinum trophies are specified because many of these franchises have entries that do not have a platinum trophy, or simply have no trophies whatsoever. The color scale assigned was determined below:

	Green	Yellow	Orange	Red
Platinum Trophies (#)	1-4	5-10	11-14	15+

An estimated time to complete all trophies (including DLC stacks) is included. Note that this calculation does not account for any titles that do not have a platinum trophy. Although these games are not included in the graphics for simplicity’s sake, they are detailed in the accompanying text where possible. The color scale assigned was determined below:

	Green	Yellow	Orange	Red
Time (Hours)	0 – 99	100 – 249	250 – 499	500+

An average difficulty was calculated based on trophy guide author submissions where available, with DLC stacks included when it was possible and reasonable to do so. The color scale assigned was determined below:

	Green	Yellow	Orange	Red
Difficulty (Out of 10)	0 – 2.9	3.0 – 4.9	5.0 – 6.9	7.0+

Keep in mind that these are general values that will likely differ from your own experience with these series. It is also worth noting that even if the overall difficulty seems low, there are usually several outliers in the dataset that far exceed the average. In other words, don’t let the overall summary of a series fool you into thinking it’ll be a piece of cake.

12. Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog is a long-running series dating all the way back to the ’80s. In most entries, you play as the titular character in 2D fast-paced platforming stages that will often humble you when it comes to your reaction speed. There are also kart racing and arena fighting titles to keep you on your toes.

Given its decades-long history, you might be surprised to see that only 8 games in the series have platinum trophies. In point of fact, there are actually 17 games that have trophies at all—meaning that 9 titles don’t have a shiny platinum trophy to display for your completion efforts! For those that are interested, the titles that have trophy sets that do not ultimately result in a platinum trophy include:

• Sonic the Fighters
  • 1/10 Difficulty
  • 1 Hour
• Sonic the Hedgehog
  • 3/10 Difficulty
  • 4 Hours
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • 6/10 Difficulty
  • 12 Hours
• Sonic CD
  • 6/10 Difficulty
  • 15 Hours
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I
  • 7/10 Difficulty
  • 20 Hours
• Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II
  • 3/10 Difficulty
  • 5 Hours
• Sonic Adventure
  • 5/10 Difficulty
  • 35 Hours
• Sonic Adventure 2
  • 5/10 Difficulty
  • 40 Hours
• Sonic Mania
  • 4/10 Difficulty
  • 15 Hours
• Total: ~150 Hours

In addition, true series completionists will have another 10+ titles to play if they’d like to fully experience the series regardless of any trophies. As a result, the timeline displayed below for earning all the platinum trophies in the Sonic the Hedgehog series is deceptively short and sweet.

Each individual title is about what you’d expect for the blue blur, with the exception of Sonic Unleashed. This title is in a league of its own among Sonic games. It touts an extreme 9/10 difficulty rating with a lengthy 65 hour time investment. While there are a good deal of grindy trophies to contend with, the major difficulty spike has to do with the hot dog stand missions. There are 9 trophies that can be earned by clearing all of these missions in each area. These range from time trials, battle arenas, ring collecting, and survival. Be warned, however, that the requirements for each can be daunting, hence the difficulty rating.

When all is said and done, earning all of the Sonic the Hedgehog platinum trophies will take about 200 hours. if you include all the titles with trophies but not platinums, this number would be boosted up to 350+ hours. While it certainly isn’t the craziest series out there, having such a large number of games and hefty time requirement is worth a good amount of respect to those who’ve managed to get every title under their belt.

11. Danganronpa

Danganronpa may be a short and sweet series, but don’t be fooled into complacency. Thrills, chills, and kills await in this deceptively cute visual novel franchise where you are tasked in uncovering the truth behind a series of murders. Beyond the core trilogy, there is also a board game and a third-person shooter.

Although there are currently only 5 games in the series, each title is quite long in terms of completion. You can expect to spend at least 350 hours going through them all! If you choose to complete Trigger Happy Havoc and Goodbye Despair a second time via the combo pack, Danganronpa 1-2 Reload, then you can add an additional 100 hours to this number.

Of particular renown are the last two stages on the timeline: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony and Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp. V3 has several skill-based trophies that revolve around achieving high scores in mini-games that can be rather difficult to complete if you’re unlucky. These include the Treasure Hunter Monolith, Outlaw Run, and Salmon Fishing mini-games.

The Treasure Hunter Monolith mini-game can lead to hours of frustration if you get unlucky. The goal is to uncover boxes on a grid in order to find specific objects underneath; Think Minesweeper, but you need to find all the explosives in a limited number of moves.

The way the grid spawns is entirely luck-based with no regard to solvability. As a result, some layouts are completely unwinnable, much in the same way that Solitaire can frequently be impossible to solve even with perfect execution. Interestingly, several spreadsheets and tools have been created over the years by other trophy hunters to help mitigate some of the randomness. Even with the aid of a tool, it is not uncommon to spend several hours struggling to get an ideal set-up to appear.

Additionally, Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp will require a lot of grinding in order to complete its trophies. You will bounce back and forth between a board game mode where you build up your units and a turn-based battle mode where you use them against monsters. While there are a good number of strategies to make battling easier, it will still take some workshopping on your part to get decent RNG in the board game and in enemy encounters.

10. Borderlands

The Borderlands series is a relative newcomer compared to many other series in this list. It began in 2009 with an innovative take on the burgeoning looter-shooter genre. You play as a Vault Hunter exploring the dangerous wastelands of Pandora and other planets in search of riches. The games generally include a variety of progression-based systems, allowing players to level up and earn new skills, abilities, and gear as they proceed through the story. The series was even successful enough to warrant an A-list movie release in 2024.

For trophy hunters, that means there is plenty of content to chew through, especially if you prefer to go for 100% completion rather than simply platinum trophies. The Borderlands series is well-known for its plentiful DLC stacks of trophies, some of which can be better than the main game. Keep in mind that Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep is both its own trophy list and a part of the Borderlands 2 set, so if you want to have the full series completed, you will have to experience it twice.

Another thing to consider is the fact that Borderlands is above all else a prime candidate for co-op play. For the best experience, both in trophy hunting and as a casual fan, you will want to play with 1-3 other players. This makes several trophies (including raid bosses!) much easier. In fact, it can occasionally be required, such as in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. This game has a trophy titled “Who You Gonna Call?” that can only be acquired by completing a mission with a full squad.

There are also 2 titles that differ in gameplay from the rest of the series. Tales from the Borderlands and New Tales from the Borderlands are both linear choice-based story games that play more like interactive movies than video games. They are humorous and generally expand on the series’ universe and under-utilized characters. Trophy hunters need not worry while playing the Tales titles as they are quite easy; However, the New Tales title can be buggy, so be warned that you may have to engage in more playthroughs than expected to get some trophies to pop.

At the time of this writing, Borderlands 4 has already been announced with a planned release date in 2025. Now is the perfect time to get up-to-date and see what all the fuss is about.

9. Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts is a seemingly short series that has caused a grievous amount of heartache in the trophy hunting community. Although there are technically only 7 titles with platinum trophies, each one will require its own set of blood, sweat, and tears to reach the end.

In Kingdom Hearts, you play as Sora, a young man that journeys across various Disney worlds in order to help his friends. The titles are action-packed with a high level of skill expression and a story as complicated or as simple as you’d like to make it.

Although most games in the series include a mix of platforming and real-time battling, Chain of Memories shakes up the series’ gameplay by including deck-building. Another unique entry is Melody of Memory, a rhythm game that allows you to reexperience iconic music from Kingdom Hearts with new story details taking place after the events of Kingdom Hearts 3.

In addition, not pictured are several games with trophies but not platinums:

• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
  • 1/10 Difficulty
  • 3 Hours
• Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded
  • 1/10 Difficulty
  • 1 Hour
• Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep: A Fragmentary Passage
  • 5/10 Difficulty
  • 10 Hours
• Total: ~15 Hours

358/2 Days and Re:Coded on the PlayStation 3 are simply cutscene movies to be watched, hence their brief requirements. Playing the games fully on their original consoles without regard to any achievements will naturally take longer. Also, there are several mobile games with important story details that can increase the time commitment for series purists.

Although practically every entry has its own unique sticking point for completionists, two titles stand above the rest. Birth By Sleep is divided into three distinct sections, one for each protagonist. Annoyingly, many areas are rehashed and revisited in each sub-story, meaning that one complete playthrough of the game will often result in you seeing the same story beats in the same locales multiple times… just from a different perspective.

Since two playthroughs are basically required for the platinum trophy, you will see the same content yet again. You also have to 100% complete all the mini-games and side activities (besides Rumble Racing) for every character in order to obtain all of the relevant reports. Indeed, those with the platinum trophy for Birth By Sleep are among the most dedicated of us trophy hunters.

The other title worth noting is Kingdom Hearts 3. While the main game is fairly straightforward for trophy hunters, its DLC is anything but. The Re Mind DLC set’s difficulty skyrockets to an 8/10 rating with an estimated time to completion of 30 hours. The reason for this is because you have to defeat all Organization XIII members in 1-on-1 boss fights, followed by a secret boss. These are intense battles that require near mastery of the game’s combat systems.

8. Lego

Almost every gamer has heard of the Lego games, if not having experienced one themselves. Few have completed one, and only the most insane trophy hunters have collected them all. 30 titles with up to 1,000 hours of gameplay means only the most hardcore players will take it to task. Thankfully, despite a lengthy grind, the games themselves are generally quite easy and are unlikely to pose any threat.

Unlike earlier video game franchises on this list, the Lego games don’t exactly have a clear and cut synopsis to cover them all. Each title is generally its own standalone story, often set in a different media’s universe. The one common thread among the games is that they are suitable for younger audiences, and therefore involve simple gameplay with similarly straightforward storylines. Three popular franchises that Lego collaborated with are Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter.

Although the vast majority of Lego games are easy for trophy hunters to complete, it’s certainly not the case for them all. One title that might make or break a clean run through the series is Lego Rock Band on the PlayStation 3. This game is rated at a staggering 7/10 difficulty, a stark contrast to the series’ average rating of 2.9/10. This is largely attributed to the trophy “The Final Countdown,” which is unlocked by scoring 100% on the Guitar Solo in the titular song on Expert difficulty. This is easier said than done and requires a great deal of skill in rhythm-based games to complete. You could potentially spend hours practicing the song and still never succeed.

Otherwise, be prepared to spend the next several months or even years grinding away at the sheer number of titles in the Lego series. Make sure you keep up, though, since the series has shown no signs of slowing down. Annual releases are pretty much expected at this point.

7. Assassin’s Creed

The Assassin’s Creed games are a very popular choice for casual completionists to sink their teeth into. Each entry sees you playing as a skilled warrior in a well-studied historical period, usually pitted against a conspiratorial organization of dubious ethical standards. Standout regions include Italy, Egypt, and North America. Even mythological areas like Jotunheim are explored. Meticulously combing through every game in the series will see you traveling all over the globe.

Trophy hunters interested in the series can expect nearly 1,000 hours of stealth gameplay and exceedingly growing open worlds to explore. The next entry in the series, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, has already been announced with an expected release date next year. Historically, Ubisoft has released a new entry in the series on an annual or biennial basis, so you can expect to keep toiling away for the foreseeable future should you become invested.

In general, the games are consistent across the board when it comes to difficulty and time investment. It is worth noting that while earlier entries were more linear, recent titles have larger worlds with more freedom for the player to explore. Practically speaking, this means you can expect each subsequent entry to take longer than the last. It is also worth noting that many recent entries have considerable amounts of DLC trophies. This can be trying on the wallet as well as your time.

There are also a few titles that do not have a platinum trophy. Most prominent is Freedom Cry, which has an estimated difficulty rating of 4/10 with an estimated 8 hours for completion. Although each of the Chronicles titles have separate trophy lists with no platinum, a combined trilogy pack does include a platinum trophy.

Additionally, take care when choosing which version of each game you plan to play. Many of the older versions include additional trophies, especially in regard to online multiplayer modes. For example, Assassin’s Creed III on PlayStation 3 had online trophies that are now impossible to obtain since its servers went down in 2022.

6. Persona

You know a series has reached success when it starts dabbling in other genres. Indeed, Persona is a popular JRPG series developed by Atlus that has expanded beyond its roots. Each title in the main series follows a high school-aged protagonist as he moves to a new town and befriends the locals. By day, you develop your social links; by night, you defeat shadows. The games balance turn-based combat and social life mechanics in a stylish package.

In addition to the more traditional titles, there are also rhythm, strategy, and fighting game entries. This isn’t great news for trophy hunters. Not only do you have to persevere through 100’s of hours of school life in the core series, but you also have to have a high level of skill in the other genres represented.

Of particular renown among the trophy hunting community are the Persona 4: Arena games. The original PlayStation 3 release of the game is among the few masterclass titles to earn a 10/10 difficulty rating on PSN Profiles. There are grindy and difficult online trophies to earn, lengthy and challenging combos to pull off, and most importantly, an extremely difficult back-to-back battle section in which you must defeat every character in the game with a downright brokenly overpowered AI. Thankfully, Persona 4: Arena Ultimax eased up the requirements a bit.

If you’re able to succeed in obtaining one (or both) of the fighting game platinum trophies, no other game in the series will pose a threat to you. To be honest, with only approximately 1 in 300 game owners earning Persona 4: Arena’s platinum trophy, those that manage to join their ranks deserve all the props.

While the other entries are generally straightforward, they can be a bit overwhelming on a first pass. That’s why I created these calendars to help manage your time efficiently in Persona 4 and Persona 5. If you’re interested in trophy hunting for these games, these may simplify your efforts.

5. Resident Evil

An apt entry for the spooky season, the Resident Evil series caters to those who enjoy flirting with fear. The games all center around horror, whether from the lens of thrilling action-packed set pieces that make you feel like a superhero or unnerving close encounters that leave you wondering whether you signed up to be the first victim. Both roles are full of their own challenges for trophy hunters, hence the relatively high difficulty average across all entries.

Like Persona, the Resident Evil games have experimented in their gameplay styles over the years. First-person vs third-person perspectives, fixed vs dynamic camera angles, single-player vs co-op, and offline vs online-only titles all have a place somewhere in the series. As a result, you will have to be a jack-of-all trades in order to be a successful Resident Evil connoisseur. In the same way that this might cause frustration for trophy hunters, so too does it increase the street rep you will earn from completing them all.

There are only a few Resident Evil titles that have trophies that outright exclude a platinum trophy. These include the following:

• Resident Evil Re:Verse
  • 5/10 Difficulty
  • 10 Hours
• Resident Evil 4 (2011; 2016)
  • 4/10 Difficulty
  • 25 Hours
• Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
  • 20 Hours
• Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
  • 20 Hours
• Total: ~75 Hours

It is worth pointing out that Resident Evil 5, 6, and 7 all have extensive DLC stack trophies. 5 and 6 require your involvement in an online multiplayer mode—while not particularly difficult, they can be exceptionally tedious. You should also be aware that Revelations 2, Resident Evil 5, and Resident Evil 6 are all much easier and more fun when experienced with a buddy in split-screen or online co-op.

4. Tales

The Tales series might have flown under your radar if you’re not a fan of JRPG’s. These titles all have gripping self-contained stories with philosophical themes and engaging real-time combat. What does it mean to be human? What do you do when law and order fails? How do loved ones earn our trust, and what does it take to betray it? Ponder these questions and more while whipping out satisfying combos with any of the series’ many playable party members.

In addition to its good qualities, the series also has eye-watering requirements for completionists to contend with. Just about every entry in the Tales series will require 100 hours or more in order to earn the platinum trophy. While each game has its own set of challenges that could stop a trophy hunter dead in their tracks, there are a few entries that deserve their own spotlight.

Tales of Symphonia requires at least 4 playthroughs through the game’s story in order to earn all the titles required for the game’s platinum trophy. Several annoying and tedious tasks must be completed in the process, including talking to every dog and female NPC in the overworld, finding every consumable and key item for your records, opening every single treasure chest, and earning a million chips in the casino.

What with missables and no way to keep track, it is highly possible that you will make a mistake and need to try again in your next playthrough. Getting the platinum trophy for Tales of Symphonia means seeing and doing just about everything there is to do in the game.

Another game worth discussing is Tales of Innocence R. This title does not currently have an English release, so trophy hunters will have to make do with playing a Japanese copy on their Vita and using translation guides like this one. This stage is really for the most dedicated trophy hunter and Tales fan to complete.

Tales of Vesperia, although widely considered to be one of the best titles in the series, makes for a less appealing entry-point for trophy hunters. The game calls for a speedrun, a low-level run, and a 100% playthrough, all of which contribute to the high estimated time to completion and difficulty rating. In addition, many side quests are highly missable, meaning you are likely to be tethered to a guide on at least one of your playthroughs.

Warning aside, the games are well worth experiencing. This is doubly true if you enjoy character-driven narratives on a worldwide scale. The Tales series does a phenomenal job of rewarding completionists for their efforts, in the way of new costumes for characters to equip or with higher amounts of Grade to be spent on New Game Plus upgrades. The below timeline is a suggestion of where to start but outside of named sequels you can jump in where you like with whichever title is most accessible to you.

3. Yakuza

The Yakuza/Like a Dragon series is full of personality, and it shines no brighter than on their trophy lists. These iconic story-driven JRPG titles dabble both in action-oriented combat and turn-based battles to spice things up, although the one common thread through them all is quirky side objectives. And, of course, avid trophy hunters will become well-acquainted with them all in their pursuit of true completion. Speaking of which…

I hope you like Mahjong. After all, many titles in the series will require your mastery of the tile-based strategy game in order to obtain the platinum trophy. And even then, it will still require a great deal of luck in order to be successful. You will become well-versed in the difference between a tsumo and a ron call, suited and honor tiles, and many other specific terms while going for all the trophies.

There are also other mini-games, including karaoke, baseball, and even property management. Trophy hunters also need to become intimately familiar with each game’s combat system as many titles require playing through the story with hard difficulty settings enabled.

Despite their lofty requirements, the Yakuza games are incredible experiences for open-minded players. The series revels in its quirky and eccentric nature, yet still manages to balance more serious narrative beats alongside its humor. Although trophy hunters will likely spend more time than they’d like on tedious mini-games, hopefully the positive traits of the series will provide enough levity for you to enjoy your time.

2. Call of Duty

Every gamer has heard of Call of Duty in some way or another. The series sees annual releases with insane player counts. These first-person shooter games are especially notorious among trophy hunters for their insanely difficult platinum trophy requirements across the board. Many a trophy hunter has cursed their misfortune at having naively played a Call of Duty game here and there over the years, cementing the titles on their trophy list for all time. It’s easy enough to earn one trophy in the Zombies horde mode or in the campaign, but every single one? Well, the timeline below speaks for itself.

Insane difficulty ratings, high completion times, and an ever increasing catalogue means actively trophy hunting for this series is likely to become your life for several years. You’d have to be fairly skilled with a decent amount of free time to keep up with the frequent releases, much less to get ahead at this point in the series’ lifetime.

Pretty much any title in the Call of Duty franchise can be accompanied with a “Trophy Hunter Beware” warning. For this article, I will specifically point out Black Ops 3. This title is incredibly grindy and difficult, requiring players to sink countless hours grinding for weapon camos in the campaign. There are also an obscene amount of DLC stack trophies related to all the Zombies mode maps, many of which will require other skilled players to complete.

While the servers for the series largely remain intact, it is worth pointing out that many older titles are plagued with cheaters that can make earning the online trophies a nightmare. Additionally, Black Ops 2’s trophies are impossible to complete now, since one of the modes required for a trophy was removed from the game. This means that new trophy hunters will be unable to complete all of the Call of Duty series’ trophies even if they wanted to, which is a shame for long-time fans late to the trophy hunting scene.

1. Final Fantasy

Among the longest running video game series of all time, Final Fantasy has been seeing consistent entries for the last 36 years since its inception in 1987. It turns out that the original Final Fantasy wasn’t so “final” after all! Like the Tales series, Final Fantasy games are self-contained stories that typically revolve around a party going on an adventure together, often with potentially world-ending consequences.

Since trophies weren’t created until 2008, completionists might feel relief in knowing that many years’ worth of content shouldn’t have any achievements to worry about. For those doing the math, that’s approximately 21 years worth of gaming history that shouldn’t be reflected on anyone’s trophy hunting profile. However, you would be wrong in that assertion. In fact, the series has recently put out a collection of Pixel remasters of the older games, each fit with their own sets of trophies.

As a result, there are a staggering 30 titles in the Final Fantasy series that have platinum trophies to obtain. Since this is a JRPG series, it stands to reason that each individual game is likely to take dozens of hours, thus resulting in an ungodly amount of time over the course of the entire series. Indeed, if you intend to complete every single game on the list, you’re lucking at a minimum of 3,000+ hours!

I’d especially like to draw your attention to Final Fantasy XIV’s trophy list, which is easily the largest make or break point for dedicated completionists. This title is unlike the rest in the series since it is an MMORPG: a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. This genre of game is notorious for egging players into daily hours-long sessions in order to keep up with new content.

Of course, this one is no different. In fact, the trophies for Final Fantasy XIV are so time-consuming that only 8 people have been recorded as having completed them all on PSN Profiles. Trophy guides tout the game as requiring over 1,000 hours to earn all the trophies!

Even if you managed to get through the immense grind that is Final Fantasy XIV, don’t think you’re out of the woods just yet. A number of other titles in the series have their own quirks that make earning the trophies difficult.

Final Fantasy XV has several stacks of DLC trophies, including one for an online multiplayer mode titled “Comrades.” This mode was subsequently removed and turned into its own standalone release. The only way to earn the related trophies on Final Fantasy XV’s list is to downgrade the version of your game to a version before the additional mode was removed. The method is described here and isn’t too difficult to accomplish.

Another notable entry is Fortune Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary, which was a Japan-exclusive title that released in 2017 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Monsters of the Deep was a PlayStation VR title that revolved around fishing in the Final Fantasy XV universe. There are also several other side games that explore different genres, like Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon and Theatrhythm.

Lastly, it is worth noting that there are a few titles that have trophies, but do not include a platinum trophy. These are:

• Crystal Defenders
  • 5/10 Difficulty
  • 5-10 Hours
• A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV
  • 2/10 Difficulty
  • 4 Hours
• Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Free Edition
  • 6/10 Difficulty
  • 100+ Hours
• Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer: Comrades
  • 5/10 Difficulty
  • 40 Hours
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
  • 3/10 Difficulty
  • 50 Hours
• Total: ~200 Hours

Any trophy hunter that manages to complete the Final Fantasy series should receive ample respect from the community. It is one of the most time-consuming and difficult collection of platinum trophies out there. Even if you played a Final Fantasy game every single day for 2 hours, it would take you approximately 4.3 years to earn all the trophies. And that’s not accounting for new titles that release while you’re still grinding away!

If a new title released every year with a 100 hour average time to completion, you can push that timeline out to nearly 5 years. Treating it like a full-time job with a 40-hour per week commitment means you’d be chipping away at it for about 1.6 years. That is a LOT of Final Fantasy!

Conclusion

Completing every title in a series is a seriously impressive feat for trophy hunters to accomplish. With many series reaching 20+ entries of considerable length and difficulty, trophy hunters just beginning their journey with a new franchise might have some serious catching up to do.

What video game series have you completed all the way through? Which ones on other trophy hunters’ lists make you immediately feel impressed with their work ethic? If you enjoyed this deep-dive from a trophy hunter’s perspective, you will also enjoy my article about how to improve your trophy hunting profile and why you should avoid shovelware titles.