- Estimated Platinum Difficulty: 6/10 (Platinum Difficulty Rating)
- Approximate time to Platinum: 50-60 hours
- Offline Trophies: 45 (1, 1, 10, 33)
- Online Trophies: 6 (3, 3) (Online Pass Not Required - See here)
- Secret/Hidden Trophies: 4
- Missable Trophies: 0
- Minimum Number of Playthroughs: 1
- Difficulty Affect Trophies: No
- Cheats Disable Trophies: Yes (Animus Data Hacks)
- Glitched Trophies: 2 - An Extraordinary Man & Head in the Cloud
There are various new features in this instalment, including hunting, naval warfare and crafting. Integral to the latter is Assassin's Creed III's answer to the Villa and town-building of the previous games; the Homestead. This substantial mechanic sees you start off with a derelict manor, but then by recruiting various professionals to your cause, it develops into a fully-fledged Homestead. These recruits in turn provide you with items relevant to their skill-set. Completing subsequent missions for each person grants you higher quality items to craft better weaponry and accessories, as well as more expensive luxuries which you can sell to shops around the map to gain cash.
The game is a largely straightforward Platinum, with a few tough mission objectives required for 100% sync. Bear in mind that there are two glitched trophies to look out for, and we strongly recommend that you do not work towards them until Step 3 (see below and the individual trophy descriptions for more details). Ubisoft released a large Thanksgiving Day Patch to fix these issues which worked for some, but many users have still reported problems.
Step 1 - Play through the main story and complete DNA sequences with 100% Sync.
The first step is to simply play through the main story in the game, completing all the DNA sequences with 100% Sync. You can revisit any of the missions within sequences at any time, but it is recommended that you try your best to achieve 100% in your first play-through, so you don't have to replay lots of missions at the end. All of the other trophies can be obtained after you've finished the main story as the game remains in a free roam state after finishing the final sequence and mission. Some miscellaneous trophies may come naturally during this first step, but it's recommended that you focus on these during Step 2.
One thing we would suggest is to keep an eye on the challenges for the four societies. Try to work towards as many of them as you can during your first run to save you time, rather than farming them at the end of the game. For a list of these, see the "In Good Standing" description in the trophy guide.
By the end of Step 1, you should have the following trophies:
- Rude Awakening
- Mystery Guest
- How D'ya Like Them Apples
- Heroes are Born
- Criss Cross ()
- The Day the Templars Cried
- Tea is for Englishmen
- The Whites of Their Eyes
- Caged Wolf
- Daddy Dearest ()
- Two if by Sea
- Grim Expectations
- The End is Nigh ()
- Difficult End
- The Sum Of Truth
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
- Perfectionist
- Fin (This should be your last trophy before moving onto the next step)
Step 2 - Clean up the remaining miscellaneous trophies in Free Roam.
The next step is to focus on obtaining the collectables and completing any necessary side quests/missions. This will reward you with the remaining miscellaneous single-player trophies for the game. Remember, you can use the DNA Tracker to revisit any sequences or missions where you feel you can attempt a particular trophy. To access this feature, press to open the pause menu, then go to the Animus DNA Tracker tab.
You probably won't get all of the combat trophies naturally, so you can either farm them as you go along, or complete them at the end of the game. Luckily, they can all be done quickly by reloading certain missions which provide handy scenarios for the trophies. Again, see the relevant descriptions for details on each of these trophies.
By the end of this step, you should have the following trophies:
- House Party
- A Complete Set
- Patent Not Pending
- Original Gamer
- Bring Down The House
- Kidd Gloves
- All Washed Up
- Entrepreneur, not Pirate!
- Tumblehome
- By Invitation Only
- In Good Standing
- Man of the People
- Monopoly Man
- Blowing in the Wind
- Spit Roast
- Circus Act
- Predator
- Prince of Thieves
- Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye!
- Jager Bomb
- Magna cum Laude
- Coureur des Bois
- Eye Witness
- Multitasking
- Completionist (This is likely to be your final trophy to complete Step 2)
Step 3 - "An Extraordinary Man" and "Head in the Cloud"
These are the two trophies that many have been having trouble with and are considered glitched. The earliest you can start scanning people on your Homestead for "An Extraordinary Man" is Sequence 6, and you can only find pivots in the world for "Head in the Cloud" after the Epilogue Missions.
We strongly recommend that you do not do anything towards these two trophies until you have every other single player trophy (listed in Steps 1 and 2 above). Then, back up your save file so that if you have problems with the trophies, you can either try again by reverting to your old save, or wait until further patches are released which fix the issue. Please see the descriptions of these trophies for details about the glitches and how to overcome them.
Just to clarify, when we state "don't do anything towards these trophies", you can still accept the Encyclopedia mission from Achilles, however we advise that you do not begin scanning any of the workers/residents prior to this step.
By the end of this step you should have the following trophies and every single-player trophy:
- An Extraordinary Man
- Head in the Cloud ()
Step 4 - Online Multiplayer
The final step of the walkthough is online multiplayer. It has been confirmed that you don't need to redeem an online pass to access the multiplayer features of this game.
As you play through the multiplayer, you need to be mindful of the specific requirements for each of the trophies, whilst focusing on ranking up to Level 20 for the "Abstergo Entertainment" trophy. There are a total of 5 online trophies to be earned in this title.
If you wish to find a boosting partner for the multiplayer trophies, please click here to visit the dedicated boosting thread for this game.
You should receive the following trophies from this final step:
- Personalized
- Hunter/Killer
- Winning Team
- The Truth Will Out
- Abstergo Entertainment
- Master Assassin
Battle Hardened Pack DLC
Overview:
- Estimated 100% difficulty: 2/10 (Wolfpack skill dependant)
- Offline trophies: 3 (3)
- Online trophies: 1 ()
- Approximate amount of time to 100%: 1 hour (if boosting), 2 hours (without)
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1 Wolfpack, 1 Manhunt (+1 more of any match type for A New Challenger Appears)
- Number of missable trophies: 0
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Do cheat codes disable trophies: No cheats available
The Battle Hardened Pack is the first piece of DLC available for Assassin’s Creed III. It can be bought off the Playstation Store for £7.99/$9.99 or downloaded for free if you have the Season Pass (£23.99/$29.99). The DLC gives you access to three new characters (the Governor, Highlander and Coyote Man) and three new maps (Saint Pierre, Fort St-Mathieu and Charlestown).
The four trophies available in this pack are the four silver trophies that were part of the trophy list initially released with the game. All four trophies can be easily boosted in Private matches. You will need a group of 4 boosters, as One for All is unobtainable for one player if you only have 3. If you wish to find a boosting partner, please post in the Boosting Thread here.
Walkthrough:
Step 1 - "A New Challenger Appears" and "Wolves for Lambs":
These two trophies can be earned solo in Wolfpack mode (choose "Wolfpack (Invite Only) - Standard - Extra Content Maps” in the Wolfpack Menu). You must complete a Wolfpack game on one of the 3 new maps by reaching and finishing Sequence 25. If you do this on your first or second try, start a new Wolfpack game with the other additional characters you haven’t yet used and let the time run out, which will count as finishing a multiplayer session with an additional character. This step will earn both these trophies:
Wolves for Lambs
Step 2 - "One for All" and "Stubborn Stunner":
These two trophies can be earned in either Public or Private matches in team-based games such as Manhunt. If you wish to boost the trophies, you will need 4 people, which can be arranged in the Official Boosting Thread here. Then, in the first 5-minute round, have the players on the attacking team earn the One for All trophy, and the defending team earn Stubborn Stunner, and earn the opposite trophy in the second 5-minute round. This step will earn you the last two trophies:
One for All
Stubborn Stunner
Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy DLC
Overview:
- Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 2/10 (Personal rating)
- Offline trophies: 4 (3, 1)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 100%: 2-3 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1
- Number of missable trophies: 0 (Mission replay/free-roam available)
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Does difficulty affect any trophies: No difficulty settings available
- Do cheat codes disable trophies: No cheats available
The trophies for this DLC pack are incredibly easy. There are 6 missions included in the main story, which require bonus objectives be completed for 100% sync. However, unlike the main game, these are never challenging and often the game guides your hand towards accomplishing them anyway. The DLC also adds 3 types of radiant citizen side-missions that are very short and easy to accomplish. Finally, this portion of the DLC grants you two new abilities: "Wolf Cloak": Which grants you invisibility at the cost of a rapidly-decreasing health bar and "Call Wolf Pack": Which is exactly the same as calling assassins in the main game, except wolves come to your aid. The former acts as equipment so can be equipped to your quick select menu as such, whilst the latter is assigned to the button just like the assassins in the main game.
Note on the Season Pass: If you already bought the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass for the Battle Hardened Pack or you have bought it in anticipation of this DLC, please be aware that you must access the additional content from the in-game menu. If you go straight to the Playstation Store from the XMB you will only get the option to purchase the DLC for its full price, even if you have downloaded the Season Pass previously. To redeem the DLC with your Season Pass, boot up Assassin's Creed III and at the main menu go to "Extras" and then "Additional Content". From here select "The Infamy" from the list and it will not charge you.
Note on accessing DLC: Once you have downloaded and installed the DLC, you can access it from the main menu by selecting "The Tyranny of King Washington". The DLC is a completely separate entity from the main game, so you can start it even if you haven't begun the main game (although I would advise not to due to numerous spoilers). With that in mind, none of your accumulated weapons, equipment and items will be transferred over. There is no currency in this DLC so you will not need to worry about that. Finally, the version of the Frontier in this DLC is slightly different and about half the size of the main game. For the Frontiersman trophy getting 100% sync in the Frontier refers only to the missions and events in this DLC, not your progress in the main game.
There are six main story missions included in The Infamy:
- Awaken
- Warn The Village
- Sky World Journey
- One-Man Wolf Pack
- Path Of Revenge
- Justice Served
By completing all six missions, you will earn the two story-related trophies. Uniquely Familiar will unlock halfway through "Warn The Village", whilst West Point Payback will unlock at the end of "Justice Served" upon completion of the story.
One thing I would strongly advise during this step is to run everywhere in the Frontier rather than fast-travel to the mission objective. On your travels, you are highly likely to run into the three different types of random events required for Frontiersman. These take less than a minute to beat, so do as many as you can now to avoid excessive grinding during Step 2. Finally, once you complete Mission 3: "Sky World Journey", you will have access to your Wolf Cloak ability. When you are travelling between missions and come across a group of guards, activate it and kill as many guards as you can with your hidden blade. You should easily have killed 25 before you even finish the story. See the A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing trophy description for more details.
By the end of this step, you will definitely have achieved the following two trophies:
Uniquely Familiar
West Point Payback
Step 2 : Clean Up and "Frontiersman"
Once you have completed the story, it’s time to finish up the side-missions for 100% in the Frontier. There are four parts to this:
- 5 Attack Convoy missions
- 5 Help the Hungry missions
- 5 Wolf Rescue missions
- Collect 3 Memory Artifacts
If you need advice on how to complete these side-missions, please see my 100% sync guide. At the end of this step, you will have earned the following trophies and your 100%:
A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
Frontiersman
The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal DLC
Overview:
- Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 3/10
- Offline trophies: 3 (3)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 100%: 3 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1
- Number of missable trophies: 0 (Mission replay/free-roam available)
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Does difficulty affect any trophies: No difficulty settings available
The second episode of The Tyranny of King Washington is here! Titled The Betrayal, this next portion of single-player DLC takes Connor to Boston as he continues his hunt for King Washington to put an end to the reign of terror that has claimed the lives of many that Connor holds dear. This DLC is included either as a standalone purchase or as part of the Assassin's Creed III Season Pass. Note that you must have completed the story of Episode 1: The Infamy (you can find the Trophy/100% Sync Guide here: Assassin's Creed III - Tyranny of King Washington: The Infamy Trophy Guide & Roadmap) before you can initiate Episode 2: The Betrayal.
There are only 3 trophies for this DLC. One is story-related and cannot be missed, whilst another requires you to travel a certain distance using the new "Eagle Flight" power (the requirement of which is very small, rendering this trophy also practically unmissable). The final trophy for 100% Sync will require a little more effort but should cause no trouble for experienced Assassin’s Creed players.
Note on the Season Pass: If you have already bought the Assassin's Creed III Season Pass, I would strongly advise you to access the additional content from the in-game menu. Many users (including myself) encountered a bug with the first episode of this DLC, whereby purchasing straight from the Playstation Store via XMB only gave the option to purchase the DLC for its full price even though the Season Pass was downloaded previously. To redeem the DLC with your Season Pass, boot up Assassin’s Creed III and at the main menu go to Extras and then Additional Content. From here, select The Betrayal from the list, and it will not charge you additionally.
Note on accessing DLC: Once you have downloaded and installed the DLC, you can access it from the main menu by selecting The Tyranny of King Washington. The DLC is a completely separate entity from the main game so you can start it even if you haven't begun the main game (although I would advise not to due to numerous spoilers). With that in mind, none of your accumulated weapons, equipment and items will be transferred over. There is no currency in this DLC so you will not need to worry about that. You will, however, have to have completed Episode 1: The Infamy before you can initiate this episode. If you have installed Episode 2 and have not installed Episode 1, you will be told to do so upon trying to initiate the DLC.
Step 1 - Complete the main story with 100% sync
There are 9 missions to complete in Episode 2: The Betrayal:
- Prison Break
- Sky World Journey
- Dive Bomb
- Consequences
- Return To Sender
- Man Of Mettle
- Pieces In Motion
- Aquila Unchained
- Escape To New York
Whilst travelling around Boston between missions, feel free to complete any of the side-missions you come across. However, unlike the previous episode, these always appear in specific places on the map, so you don't have to worry about them until Step 2. It is almost guaranteed that you will have travelled 1 km with Eagle Flight during the story (particularly if you are going for 100% Sync, where it must be used for some bonus objectives) so by the end of this step you will have the following trophies:
Frequent Flyer
Blindsided
Step 2 - Clean-up for 100%
Once the story is completed, you will still have some side-missions to complete and 3 Memory Artefacts to collect. These missions are exactly the same as the ones encountered in the first episode (only with one new addition), though the number of times each mission must be completed is slightly different. See the trophy description for further details and a guide for each side-mission.
At the end of this step, you will have unlocked the following trophy and achieved 100% for this portion of DLC:
The New Tea Party
Overview:
- Estimated Trophy Difficulty: 3/10
- Offline trophies: 3 (3)
- Online trophies: 0
- Approximate amount of time to 100%: 2-3 hours
- Minimum number of playthroughs: 1
- Number of missable trophies: 0 (Mission replay/free-roam available)
- Glitched trophies: 0
- Does difficulty affect any trophies: No difficulty settings available
Note on Season Pass: If you already bought the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass, I would strongly advise you to access the additional content from the in-game menu. Many users (including myself) encountered a bug with the first episode of this DLC, whereby purchasing straight from the Playstation Store via XMB only gave the option to purchase the DLC for its full price, even though the Season Pass was downloaded previously. To redeem the DLC with your Season Pass, boot up Assassin’s Creed III and at the main menu go to Extras and then Additional Content. From here, select The Redemption from the list, and it will not charge you additionally.
Note on accessing DLC: Once you have downloaded and installed the DLC, you can access it from the main menu by selecting The Tyranny of King Washington. The DLC is a completely separate entity from the main game, so you can start it even if you haven’t begun the main game (although I would advise not to due to numerous spoilers). With that in mind, none of your accumulated weapons, equipment and items will be transferred over. There is no currency in this DLC, so you will not need to worry about that. You will, however, have to have completed Episode 1: The Infamy and Episode 2: The Betrayal before you can initiate this episode.
There are 8 Main Missions to complete in Episode 3: The Redemption:
- Dark Waters
- Sky World Journey
- The Parting Of The Blue Sea
- Feeding The Masses
- One Step At A Time
- The Signal
- Halls Of Injustice
- Inevitable Confrontation
Whilst travelling around New York between missions, feel free to travel on foot and complete any of the side-missions you come across rather than fast-travelling. This will save you from having to grind them out post-game. It is almost guaranteed that you will have defeated 125 enemies with “Bear Might” during the story (particularly if you are going for 100% Sync, where it must be used for some bonus objectives), so by the end of this step you will have the following trophies:
First in the Hearts
Aftershock
Step 2 - Clean-up for 100%
Once the story is completed, you will likely still have some side-missions to complete and 3 Lucid Memory Artefacts to collect. These missions are practically the same as the ones encountered in the previous episodes, although the number of times each mission must be completed is slightly different. See the trophy description for further details and the 100% Sync Guide for tips for each side-mission.
At the end of this step, you will have unlocked the following trophy and achieved 100% for this final portion of DLC:
If I Can Make It There