Resident Evil 2 has a few tricky trophies to watch out for

REplay

Aside from being an all-around great series, one reason Resident Evil has been so enduring is its replayability. Your first run is the warmup, then comes the real fun. The trophies for Resident Evil 2 (2019) are only going to help in that regard, and I’m hoping to revisit the remake throughout the year.

The road to platinum will include more than a few detours and even some potholes, as evidenced by the complete Resident Evil 2 trophy list. We’ll need to survive the terrors of Raccoon City with Leon and Claire, do it again on Hardcore mode, and even earn S ranks for the dynamic duo.

Then there’s weird stuff. The challenges that require a deeper understanding of the game, efficiency, and good old-fashioned planning. Can I clear Resident Evil 2 without taking more than 14,000 steps? I don’t know! But I’m curious to see what that deceptively straightforward pedometer trophy entails.

Here’s the full list of Resident Evil 2 trophies, loosely sorted by category:

Gameplay tasks

• Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Gun – Defeat an enemy with a knife (Bronze)
• That’ll Hold ‘Em – Use Wooden Boards to board up a window (Bronze)
• A Vault-like Mind – Open a portable safe (Bronze)
• First Break-In – Open a dial safe (Bronze)
• Bon Appetit – Shoot the grenade you fed to an enemy (Bronze)
• Zombie Roundup – Kill 3 enemies at once with a sub-weapon (Bronze)
• Like Skeet Shooting – Shoot a zombie dog or a licker out of the air (Bronze)
• Keep Their Heads Ringin’ – Paralyse a licker’s sense of hearing (Bronze)
• Hats Off! – Shoot Tyrant’s hat off his head (Bronze)
• The Basics of Survival – Combine two items together (Bronze)
• Eat This! – Counterattack with a sub-weapon (Bronze)

Collectibles

• Hip to Add Squares – Increase your inventory slots (Bronze)
• A Waist of Space – Expand inventory slots to max (Bronze)
• Customizer – Customize a weapon (Bronze)
• Treasure Hunter – Using the photo hints, find 2 hidden items (Bronze)
• Lore Explorer – Read all of the files (Bronze)
• Vermin Extermination – Destroy a Mr. Raccoon (Bronze)
• Complete Vermin Extermination – Destroy all Mr. Raccoons (Silver)
• Master of Unlocking – Open all safes and locks in the game (Silver)

Main story

• Never-Ending Rain – Escape the police station (Bronze)
• Hack Complete – Complete Ada’s Segment (Bronze)
• A Hero Emerges – Complete Leon’s story (Silver)
• A Heroine Emerges – Complete Claire’s story (Silver)
• Raccoon City Native – Obtain all trophies (Platinum)

Extra challenges

• Frugalist – Complete the game without using a recovery item (Silver)
• Minimalist – Clear the game without opening the item box (Silver)
• A Small Carbon Footprint – Take 14,000 steps or fewer in one playthrough (Silver)
• Hardcore Rookie – Complete Leon’s story on “Hardcore” game mode (Gold)
• Hardcore College Student – Complete Claire’s story on “Hardcore” game mode (Gold)

Hidden trophies

• Welcome to the city of the Dead – Make it to the police station (Bronze)
• Path to the Goddess – Solve the Goddess Statue puzzle (Bronze)
• Hide and Seek – Complete Sherry’s segment (Bronze)
• A Great Need for a Shower – Escape from the sewers (Bronze)
• One Slick Super-spy – Use only the EMF Visualizer to complete Ada’s gameplay segment (Bronze)
• Young Escape – Escape the bedroom within 60 seconds during Sherry’s segment (Bronze)
• With Time to Spare – Defeat Stage 4 G with 4+ minutes left until detonation (Bronze)
• In the Blink of an Eye – Defeat Super Tyrant with 5+ minutes left until detonation (Bronze)
• Grim Reaper – Complete “The 4th Survivor” extra mode (Bronze)
• Gotcha! – Defeat Stage 2 G using the crane only once (Silver)
• Broken Umbrella – Witness the true ending (Silver)
• Leon “S.” Kennedy – Complete Leon’s story on “Standard” or “Hardcore” with an S rank (Gold)
• Sizzling Scarlet hero – Complete Claire’s story on “Standard” or “Hardcore” with an S rank (Gold)