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My Time for Platinum: 2 - 3 Hours
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Difficulty: 2/10
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Trophies: 23 (1 Platinum, 6 Gold, 14 Silver, 2 Bronze)
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Missable Trophies: 4 (No chapter select, but the whole game can be completed in an hour).
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Online Trophies: None
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Number of Playthroughs: 2
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Format: PS4 & PS5 (Separate trophy lists)
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Glitches Encountered: 0
Trophy
Guide
Trophy Guide Overview
Welcome to my trophy guide for Maquette. Maquette is a fun little puzzle game. It uses some interesting mechanics for its puzzle, namely size manipulation. To put it simply you are in a world, within a world, within a world. You will need to move objects between the worlds to change their size. For example, in a certain level you will use a key to unlock a door, but then you will need to cross a gap to actually get to the door. You can use this same key as a bridge. By leaving it in the smaller (model) world, it will become a large bridge in the magnified world. It's a very interesting approach to puzzle design.
The platinum for this game is very simple, if you really wanted to, you could probably read up on each trophy and do it in a single playthrough. I wouldn't advise this though. I would first play the game and experience the puzzles and story it's trying to tell for yourself.
Now there isn't a chapter select when you finish the game, which is a bit frustrating, but you can speed run the entire game in 30 minutes, so it's not too bad. For the second playthrough I was advise trophy clean up and speedrun, this might sound counter-intuitive, but don't worry it's simple enough. Play each level again, but this time make your self aware of which chapter you can get each miscellaneous trophy. Play each chapter, if there is a trophy to earn do so, then restart the chapter in the pause menu and proceed to speedrun the chapter for the speedrun trophy. This is a good way to practice each chapter one last time as well. Also, make a manual save as you start each chapter in case you fail the speedrun.
The video below is a full speed run through the entire game. The video is only 35 minutes long and that is how quickly you can get through the game if you skip all of the cutscenes, which you'll need to do for the speed run trophies. I will be referencing this video throughout the guide.
00:00 The Gardens
03:06 The Maquette
06:55 The Gateways
11:37 The Wedge
20:46 The Escape
24:28 The Spiral
30:01 The Exchange
The Order Which I Unlocked the Trophies
First playthrough - Playing for fun
01 - Open Sesame - Story related - You will unlock after unlocking the first door in the game.
02 - The Gardens - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the first chapter, The Gardens.
03 - Precise Placement - Story related - You will unlock this during the second chapter while trying to solve the puzzles.
04 - Size Manipulation - Story related - You will unlock this during the second chapter while trying to solve the puzzles.
05 - Breakout - You can unlock this at any time during the second chapter by using the key to escape the border of the map (or so you think).
06 - The Maquette - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the second chapter, The Maquette.
07 - The Gateways - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the third chapter, The Gateways.
08 - The Wedge - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the fourth chapter, The Wedge.
09 - The Escape - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the fifth chapter, The Escape.
10 - The Spiral - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the sixth chapter, The Spiral.
11 - The Conclusion - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the game.
12 - The Exchange - Story related - You will unlock this after completing the seventh chapter, The Exchange.
Second play-through - Speedrun & clean up
13 - TL;DR: Gardens - You will unlock this after completing the first chapter, The Gardens, in under 3 minutes.
14 - Earlier Dates - You will unlock this after completing the second chapter, The Maquette, in under 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
15 - Crew Creatures - Specific to the third chapter, The Gateways. It will unlock when you walk into the dog house.
16 - Triumphant Days - You will unlock this after completing the third chapter, The Gateways, in under 4 minutes, 35 seconds.
17 - Getting It Over With - You will unlock this after completing the fourth chapter, The Wedge, in under 9 minutes, 50 seconds.
18 - Stressing Escape - You will unlock this after completing the fifth chapter, The Escape, in under 4 minutes, 20 seconds.
19 - Into the Darkness - Specific to the sixth chapter, The Spiral. It will unlock if you jump into the abyss during the chapter.
20 - Riding the Spiral - You will unlock this after completing the sixth chapter, The Spiral, in under 6 minutes, 40 seconds.
21 - Run, Move, Run! - Specific to the sixth chapter, The Spiral. It will unlock if you make it through the timed door on your first attempt.
22 - Boosting the Pillars - You will unlock this after completing the seventh chapter, The Exchange, in under 5 minutes, 25 seconds.
23 - All Done! - Platinum Time
All Done!
You've unlocked all the trophies!
As with all platinum trophies this will unlock once you have collected the rest.
The Gardens
Completed The Gardens.
Story related and can't be missed.
This will be one of the first trophies you'll unlock. You get this for completing the first chapter of the game, The Gardens.
There is nothing difficult about this area, get to the end and unlock the door, that's it.
The Maquette
Completed The Maquette.
Story related and can't be missed.
You will get this trophy after you complete the second chapter of the game, The Maquette. This chapter eases you into the puzzles of the game and teaches you about the size manipulation mechanic of the game.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
The Gateways
Completed The Gateways.
Story related and can't be missed.
You will get this trophy after you complete the third chapter of the game, The Gateways. The Gateways chapter introduces a new mechanic, colour crystals. These essentially work as keys and give you access to different areas, depending on which crystal you are holding.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
The Wedge
Completed The Wedge.
Story related and can't be missed.
You will get this trophy after you complete the fourth chapter of the game, The Wedge. This is the longest chapter of the game and is the mid-point. It's actually a fairly straightforward chapter as you prominently just be using size manipulation again to solve the puzzles.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
The Escape
Completed The Escape.
Story related and can't be missed.
You will get this trophy after you complete the fifth chapter of the game, The Escape. This is another linear walking chapter, similar to the first one. About halfway through this chapter you'll pick up a crystal and this acts as your guide. When you look through it will show the path of 'breadcrumbs' to follow.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
The Spiral
Completed The Spiral.
Story related and can't be missed.
You will get this trophy after you complete the sixth chapter of the game, The Spiral. Similar to the previous chapter this one is pretty linear too. There are a few puzzles along the way this time though.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
The Exchange
Completed The Exchange.
Story related and can't be missed.
You will get this trophy after you complete the seventh and final chapter of the game, The Exchange. This chapter introduces the interesting mechanic of moving the maquette around to move you from one end of the level to the other. It is a very short chapter as you'll only be moving between a few towers.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
The Conclusion
Completed Maquette.
Story related and can't be missed.
You will unlock this trophy after completing all seven of the chapters in the game.
Open Sesame
Opened the first of many doors.
Secret Trophy
Story related and can't be missed.
This will be the first trophy that you will unlock. During the first chapter, The Garden you need to unlock a door with a nearby key. It'll pop once you do that.
Precise Placement
Rotated an item for a better fit.
Secret Trophy
Story related and can't be missed.
You'll get this trophy during chapter two, The Maquette. During that chapter you will need to use normal sized items, for example a key, on the small model area to create bridges in the normal sized world. To do this you will have to rotate the item to get it to fit. This trophy is for rotating an item for the first time. Doesn't get much simpler than that.
Size Manipulator
Changed the size of an object to solve a puzzle.
Secret Trophy
Story related and can't be missed.
Size manipulation is the name of the game in Maquette. You will get this during chapter two, The Maquette. During that chapter you will find a large gold ticket. To get the ticket to fit into the ticket slot you need to shrink it. You do this by leaving the large ticket on the floor in the normal sized world, then go to the model sized world and find it on the floor. It will normal sized now. Once you pick it up you'll unlock this trophy.
Breakout
An early exit.
Secret Trophy
Chapter Specific (Chapter 2)
You can get this trophy at any point in chapter two, The Maquette. To unlock it, simply take the key from the normal world and lean it against a wall in the model world so that you can get over the wall into the oversized world. Once you've done that use the ramp you've just created and hop the wall. Don't worry about getting back there are lifts in the corners of the normal sized world.
Crew Creatures
Discovered Max, Sandy, Sputnik, Balto, Kitsume, Eggbert, Ms. Mayor, Momo, Rara, Dotsie, Pixel, Daisy, Hudini, Muzik, Luna, Prince, Quincy, Trouble, Jazz, Indie, Bill, Cleo, Khaini, & Pablo.
Secret Trophy
Chapter Specific (Chapter 3)
You can only unlock this trophy during the third chapter of the game, The Gateways. In the 'green' area you will see a doghouse next to the stairs leading into the house. All you need to do is enter that dog house for the trophy.
To get into the house you will need to go to the oversized world. You actually need to do this for one of the puzzles near the end of the chapter. Once you finally have the cog a wall will appear blocking your way. To go to it you need to use the ramp to left of the newly formed bridge to jump into the oversized world. At this point you can just head straight for the 'green' house and walk through the crack in the wall to get to the dog house.
For a visual explanation, please see the video below.
Into the Darkness
A leap everyone must take.
Secret Trophy
Chapter Specific (Chapter 6)
You can only unlock this trophy during the sixth chapter, The Spiral.
During this chapter there is a large open area with an abyss below. Jump into it. Simple as that. Don't worry you won't die, you'll just warp back to safety.
Run, Move, Run!
Entered the Arch Tower on your first try.
Secret Trophy
Chapter Specific (Chapter 7)
You can only unlock this trophy during the seventh chapter, The Exchange.
During this chapter you will have to touch a few objects you will have seen during the game. Once you touch the blue owl a switch will appear in the tower, along with a row of arches leading to the next tower. Hitting this switch will open the door to the next tower, but it is on a timer, so you need to be quick, you need to do it first time. Before hitting the switch, go back outside and move the red dome building close to the tower with the switch. Then hit the switch and run for the red dome building again and move it to the next tower at the end of the archways. Enter the door to the new tower and the trophy will unlock. If you fail, restart the chapter and try again.
For a visual explanation, please see the video below.
TL;DR: Gardens
Completed the Gardens under 3 minutes.
Chapter Specific (Chapter 1)
As the description says, complete the first chapter, The Gardens in under 3 minutes.
The speed run times in this game are fairly forgiving. You can make mistakes and still make the time pretty comfortably. The best timesaver for these trophies is to skip the cutscenes by holding O. Any time control gets taken away from you, just hold O just in case. Something I would highly recommend is making a manual save at the start of the chapter. This is because there is no chapter select after the game ends. This way if you fail you can just load it back up. Also, if you think you are going to fail the time, pause the game and choose restart. This is a good way to get practice and get any miscellaneous trophies out of the way as well.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
Earlier Dates
Completed the Maquette under 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
Chapter Specific (Chapter 2)
As the description says, complete the second chapter, The Maquette in under 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
The speed run times in this game are fairly forgiving. You can make mistakes and still make the time pretty comfortably. The best timesaver for these trophies is to skip the cutscenes by holding O. Any time control gets taken away from you, just hold O just in case. Something I would highly recommend is making a manual save at the start of the chapter. This is because there is no chapter select after the game ends. This way if you fail you can just load it back up. Also, if you think you are going to fail the time, pause the game and choose restart. This is a good way to get practice and get any miscellaneous trophies out of the way as well.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
Triumphant Days
Completed the Gateways under 4 minutes and 35 seconds.
Chapter Specific (Chapter 3)
As the description says, complete the third chapter, The Gateways in under 4 minutes and 35 seconds.
The speed run times in this game are fairly forgiving. You can make mistakes and still make the time pretty comfortably. The best timesaver for these trophies is to skip the cutscenes by holding O. Any time control gets taken away from you, just hold O just in case. Something I would highly recommend is making a manual save at the start of the chapter. This is because there is no chapter select after the game ends. This way if you fail you can just load it back up. Also, if you think you are going to fail the time, pause the game and choose restart. This is a good way to get practice and get any miscellaneous trophies out of the way as well.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
Getting It Over With
Completed the Wedge under 9 minutes and 50 seconds.
Chapter Specific (Chapter 4)
As the description says, complete the fourth chapter, The Wedge in under 9 minutes and 50 seconds.
The speed run times in this game are fairly forgiving. You can make mistakes and still make the time pretty comfortably. The best timesaver for these trophies is to skip the cutscenes by holding O. Any time control gets taken away from you, just hold O just in case. Something I would highly recommend is making a manual save at the start of the chapter. This is because there is no chapter select after the game ends. This way if you fail you can just load it back up. Also, if you think you are going to fail the time, pause the game and choose restart. This is a good way to get practice and get any miscellaneous trophies out of the way as well.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
Stressing Escape
Completed the Escape under 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
Chapter Specific (Chapter 5)
As the description says, complete the fifth chapter, The Escape in under 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
The speed run times in this game are fairly forgiving. You can make mistakes and still make the time pretty comfortably. The best timesaver for these trophies is to skip the cutscenes by holding O. Any time control gets taken away from you, just hold O just in case. Something I would highly recommend is making a manual save at the start of the chapter. This is because there is no chapter select after the game ends. This way if you fail you can just load it back up. Also, if you think you are going to fail the time, pause the game and choose restart. This is a good way to get practice and get any miscellaneous trophies out of the way as well.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
Riding the Spiral
Completed the Spiral under 6 minutes 40 seconds.
Chapter Specific (Chapter 6)
As the description says, complete the sixth chapter, The Spiral in under 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
The speed run times in this game are fairly forgiving. You can make mistakes and still make the time pretty comfortably. The best timesaver for these trophies is to skip the cutscenes by holding O. Any time control gets taken away from you, just hold O just in case. Something I would highly recommend is making a manual save at the start of the chapter. This is because there is no chapter select after the game ends. This way if you fail you can just load it back up. Also, if you think you are going to fail the time, pause the game and choose restart. This is a good way to get practice and get any miscellaneous trophies out of the way as well.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.
Boosting the Pillars
Completed the Exchange under 5 minutes and 25 seconds.
Chapter Specific (Chapter 7)
As the description says, complete the seventh chapter, The Exchange in under 5 minutes and 25 seconds.
The speed run times in this game are fairly forgiving. You can make mistakes and still make the time pretty comfortably. The best timesaver for these trophies is to skip the cutscenes by holding O. Any time control gets taken away from you, just hold O just in case. Something I would highly recommend is making a manual save at the start of the chapter. This is because there is no chapter select after the game ends. This way if you fail you can just load it back up. Also, if you think you are going to fail the time, pause the game and choose restart. This is a good way to get practice and get any miscellaneous trophies out of the way as well.
If you get stuck on any of the puzzles, please see the video in the trophy guide overview above.