See Combo Master.

Simply perform a combo containing at least 100 hits, there are several easy ways to get this trophy:

Prologue: During the prologue, you will fight against hundreds of shades in a small courtyard. Use to roll to cover up ground if there isn't an enemy close enough to you, although you should be able to achieve this without even trying.

A Tale of Study: Early on in the second part of the game you will be able to partake in a quest called 'A Tale of Study'. To activate the quest, talk to the butler at the mansion, who will tell you about a shade in the study. The shade in question will not attack you and will take several hundred sword strikes before falling, although it will teleport at times, so get in there quickly and hack away.

The Aerie: In the second part of the game, you will receive a mission to visit the chief of the Aerie. During the mission you will be attacked by an army of armoured shades. They take several physical attacks to be defeated, so this is also a good place to obtain the trophy.

NOTE: Magic attacks do not count for the trophy.

This trophy is part of the regular story progression and cannot be missed. You will acquire all types of magic, known as Sealed Verses in the first part of the game by defeating bosses. The final Sealed Verse you will obtain is Dark Whirlwind, after a cutscene the trophy will unlock.

Once you acquire Grimoire Weiss, you will have a small chance of obtaining words by defeating enemies that will improve certain attributes, such as strength and item drop rate. Your word percentage will carry over to New Game+

To view your current word percentage, view the word list under the Memo heading in Grimoire Weiss. You can access Grimoire Weiss by pressing and then

You can also apply words you have collected to weapons and/or magic by accessing Word List Edit within Grimoire Weiss, selecting what magic ability or weapon you wish to add the word too and choosing upto three different words.

Glitched?
Some users have reported this trophy unlocking, despite have 50% or more total words obtained. Personally, the trophy unlocked for me at 50%, but not as soon as i hit 50%. If it fails to unlock for you once you get to 51%, load an older save and hope it pops this time.

There are 30 weapons to find in the game by purchasing them from merchants, finding them in the environment or completing a sidequest. If you do not obtain certain weapons from the Aerie before completing the mission in the Aerie in part 2, you will have to wait until a subsequent playthrough to obtain them.

One-Handed Swords
Nameless Blade
Lily-Leaf Sword
Nirvana Dagger
Moonrise
Rebirth
Earth Wyrm's Claw
Beastbain
Blade of Treachery
Faith
Phoenix Dagger
Labyrinth's Whisper
Iron Pipe
Ancient Overlord

Two-Handed Swords
Kusanagi
Axe of Beheading
Fang of the Twins
Vile Axe
Beastlord
Iron Will
Phoenix Sword
Labyrinth's Song

Spears
Transcience
Spear of the Usurper
The Devil Queen
Sunrise
Beastcurse
Captain's Holy Spear
Dragoon Lance
Phoenix Spear
Labyrinth's Shout

See Weapon Guide for an in-depth guide on obtaining each weapon.

See Go-To Guy.

See Go-To Guy.

After returning from the Lost Shrine you will be able to complete a handful of side-quests. After certain events in the story more side-quests will become available. There are a total of 70 side-quests in the game, although its recommended to obtain this trophy in part one because the quests are far shorter. Completed side-quests carry over to part two, with a few incomplete sidequests also carrying over, but the majority will only be available in part one. See Side-Quests and Side-Quests, Continued for a description of the thirty most time efficient quests in part one.

This trophy is not cumulative. You must hold all 1,000,000 Gold at once.

This trophy is best left until New Game++. In addition to the options listed below, first save your game on a separate save. Next, sell every raw material in your inventory, this should rack up a few hundred thousand. An extra thing to note is that if you have the DLC, you can obtain 50,000 Gold after completing the missions each time. Thanks to CookieMcCrumble for the information and primalcarnage for the repetition confirmation.

Thanks to CookieMcCrumble for the information.

White Moonflower: The most tedious and luck-filled way to earn a lot of gold. Doing so involves manipulating the PS3 clock several times. For full details on how to obtain the White Moonflower see Obtaining White Moonflower

Fishing: Once you have completed the quest, The Fisherman's Gambit - Part 7, you will be able to catch Royal Fish with relative ease, which can be sold for 4,000G. Royal Fish can be caught with Earthworms at the Eastern Road Lake, with each Earthworm costing 10G.

Junk Heap B2 Run: In the Junk Heap level B2, there is a room in the far northern area filled with crates. In each crate there is a chance to obtain Amber, Fluorite or Damascus Steel, raw materials that can be sold for 3K+. Using the elevator to reach another level will make the crates respawn, watch out for the holes!

After completing the game for the first time you will be prompted to save your game, do so and then load this save. This will activate New Game+ near the beginning of the second part of NIER. After a cutscene and inbetween a boss battle you will be treated to several of Kainé's dreams in the form of a novel. Read through, or simply skip through the segments and the trophy will unlock.

Gretel is one of the guardians of the Lost Shrine, you will fight him near the beginning of part two. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss this trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier to obtain in New Game+.

At the beginning of the battle, stand in the light to kill off the smaller shades, Gretel will impervious to damage during this phase. Afterwards, pound him with your strongest magic attacks, while evading his own. Once his health reaches a certain level a timer will appear on a part of his body, inflict enough damage on the area before time runs out and a cutscene will play. After the cutscene, Gretel will will start a frenzy spinning attack, block or evade and then counter with an attack of your own, rinse and repeat. After several counters a final timer will appear, inflict enough damage and a final cutscene will play. If you managed it within the time limit the trophy will unlock.

This battle occurs straight after defeating Gretel. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss this trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier to obtain in New Game+

This fight is pretty easy and easily obtainable in your first playthrough. Use your dark lance to knock your enemy off the wall, then get in close and deal some real damage with dark hand or your weapon. If you managed it within a minute the trophy will unlock.

P-33 is the boss you will face the second time you go to the Junk Heap in part two. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss this trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier to obtain in New Game+

Unleash your most power magic at the beginning of the battle. Once most of his health has been diminished, he will fly beyond your reach. During the next 20 seconds you will be bombarded with falling debris, run or jump around to evade the debris. Once the debris stops falling, P-33 will fly back down. Use dark lance to knock him down for good, which will knock the shade on his head onto the floor, which will then split into several shades. Defeat all the shades and the battle is over, if you managed it with the time limit the trophy will unlock.

This battle occurs when you return to the Aerie in the second part of the game. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss this trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier to obtain in New Game+

Use your dark lance to damage the eye when its not shielded. Occasionally shades will be summoned, you dont need to kill them, but they may get in the way otherwise. Once the health bar has been depleted enough, you will be treated with an energy beam. Quickly run to the highest bridge and attack the eye again from behind. After enough hits Wendy will be hovering on the platform by the Aerie entrance, make your way down there and attack the eye again until Wendy is defeated. If you managed it within the time limit, the trophy will unlock.

This battle occurs as part of a Facade story mission in the second part of the game. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss this trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier to obtain in New Game+

Before you can attack Roc, you will have to fight a large pack of wolves, use dark hand to take them out efficiently. Roc follows a similar pattern, first he jumps off the rocks towards you, then he'll run around for a short while before jumping back on the rocks again. Evade the jump by jumping away yourself, shoot your dark lance while he is running around and pummel him with dark hand if he gets close. Repeat the process a few times and he will be defeated, if you managed it within the time limit, the trophy will unlock.

This is the first battle in the Shadowlord's castle, you can probably guess who it is, but i wont spoil it. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss this trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier to obtain in New Game+

Hit either of the two targets with Dark Hand and slash with your sword before they can teleport away for extra damage, repeat a few times and a cutscene will play. After the cutscene they can use all of your powers. Repeat the same process as before while blocking their magical attacks. Once their health is almost completely depleted, they will teleport to the center of the room and you will be treated to another cutscene. If you managed it within the time limit, the trophy will unlock.

Goose is the regenerating armoured boar you face midway through the Shadowlord's castle. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss this trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier to obtain in New Game+

Press or to land on your feet when he charges. The majority of the time when he charges he will bash into a wall and be immobile on the floor for a few seconds, use this opportunity to attack with dark hand. To minimise the damage taken from Goose, circle around him, the only damage you will take is from his 90° jumps. Once he is defeated the trophy will unlock.

This battle occurs shortly after escaping from Goose. As usual, skip all cutscenes. You will only be fighting against one this time, while the other will summon magic to protect the main attacker.

Use your favourite weapon or Dark Hand to inflict damage. Just like your previous battle with them, after being hit they will teleport away. Swing your sword and attempt to get an extra 1-2 hits beforehand. Repeat this strategy until she is defeated and a cutscene will play. After the cutscene, you will be fighting the other. She will have minimal health, but will unleash a continual barrage of magic. A couple of hits with your magic or sword will end the battle and unlock the trophy.

This battle occurs shortly after Soul Crusher and is easily the biggest joke of the timed trophies. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you somehow miss the trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier in New Game+

Hit the book with fully charged Dark Hand or Dark Lance, after a few hits the book will be defeated and the trophy will unlock.

This is the final battle of the game if you're going for Ending A or B. Skip all cutscenes, don't worry if you miss the trophy in your first playthrough, it will be much easier in New Game+

Hit the boss with Dark Hand, or Dark Lance if not in range. He'll jump out from under the ground at time, so always be on your guard. Once his health reaches half he'll start flying, hit him with several Dark Lance's.

For his final attack, he will be at the back of the room and unleash a barrage of magic, evade and hit him with your sword. Afterwards, you'll be teleported to the other end of the room, repeat the process two more times. Please note, you will be unable to use magic for the final stage of the battle. A cutscene will play and the trophy will unlock.

This battle occurs at the end of your third playthrough. You will need all 30 weapons to trigger it, skip all cutscenes. Hit the enemy with two magical attacks and she will collapse to the ground, a barrier and two magical points will appear. There is no way to destroy the barrier or magical points and a 20 second unblockable barrage of magic will be inflicted on you. Run around to avoid getting hit or stand on the bed in the far end of the room. After it stops run up to your enemy and slash her with your sword until a cutscene plays, after which the trophy will unlock.

Important Note: If you didn't obtain the trophy don't choose option 2 after the battle, you'll have to start the game from the very beginning again!