Roadmap

Stage 1: Complete the Story and Stage Challenges Delete

First you want to play through the story. There are no missable trophies, because a chapter select is available. However there is only one collectible per level so it is recommended to pick them up as you go. Collecting the Tukus is important, because once you have all 6 of them, you unlock all weapons for all levels and you need the Axe to clear the Arenas.

You should also complete the level-specific challenges. These are simple and require you to kill a certain number of enemies in a specific way, execute combos, or something else. Completing these will unlock the Combat Arenas.

Trophies you should work towards in Stage 1

• Relic Hunter
  Find a Tuku.
• Mystic Strength
  Collect a Rune of Power.
• From the Shadows
  Perform a group stealth attack.
• Sharpening the Blade
  Complete any training session.
• Help from my friends
  Create a distraction by disturbing a flock of birds with Kuzo.
• Cleared: Ruins of Tiru
  Complete Baumusu's challenges for the Ruins of Tiru.
• Cleared: Tapuroku
  Complete Baumusu's challenges for Tapuroku.
• Cleared: Heiadoko
  Complete Baumusu's challenges for Heiadoko.
• Cleared: Vaitaku
  Complete Baumusu's challenges for Vaitaku.
• Cleared: Meifiti
  Complete Baumusu's challenges for Meifiti.
• Cleared: Rahtutusai
  Complete Baumusu's challenges for Rahtutusai.
• Undetected
  Perform 10 consecutive stealth kills.
• Unscathed
  Complete a level without dying.
• This little piggy
  Stealth kill an enemy after distracting them with a boar.
• Arena Master
  Unlock all arenas.
• An End to the Darkness
  Kill the Dark One.
• Master of Weapons
  Collect every Tuku to unlock all weapons for every level.

Stage 2: Complete Arena Challenges Delete

There are two types of challenges you need to clear. Time Attack and Body Count. Both of them are time limited modes where you are tasked with a list of challenges to clear within the time limit. To make this step significantly easier you can use Cheat Codes. They don't disable any trophies so feel free to use them. If you prefer to challenge yourself and not use them, you are up for a difficult platinum.

Trophies you should work towards in Stage 2

• Bareknuckle Brawler
  Complete a Time Attack using only your fists.
• Quick Hands
  Complete a Time Attack in under 40 seconds.
• Art Aficionado
  Unlock all movies and art.
• Timber!
  Achieve a body count of 60 in any Body Count mode.

Stage 3: Trophy Cleanup Delete

Now it's time to pick up any trophies you might have missed. Most of these can be earned easilly in the challenge rooms by using the cheat code to disable enemy A.I.

Trophies you should work towards in Stage 3

• Fresh Loincloth
  Change Rau's outfit.
• The best offense
  Block 5 consecutive enemy attacks.
• Cheat Sheet
  Enter the Recall Hints section of the menu.
• Deadeye
  Perform 5 consecutive single shot kills.
• Your own medecine
  Disarm 5 consecutive enemies.
• One Fell Swoop
  Kill three enemies with one strike.

Tips & Strategies

Save Scrolls

Keep an eye out for save scrolls. They are used to save your game data in this game. You have to pick them up to be able to save your progress, so use them wisely. It's the first item you can find in the game. On your linear path in the first level, you can't miss them. You can carry up to 4 scrolls at a time. So it is recommended to save as you find them and maybe leave one for extra so you can save if you get into a tight spot.

Disarming enemies

The most effective way to kill enemies in the game is to face them and smash . Rau will disarm the the enemy when they try to attack and kill them in the process. This works on all enemy types in the game.

Cheat Codes

Cheats don't disable trophies, but are recommended to use only after finishing the story. They become useful in the Arenas. Use the code in the title menu and activate it at Sage. You hear a sound to confirm when a cheat has been entered correctly.

Below are the cheat codes:

• Disable enemy A.I.:            
• Wimpy Enemies:        
• Infinite Arrows:            
• Health items restore full health:            
• Immortality:            

Combos (Sword, Taiaha, Axe)

All the weapons have the same buttons and combo names.

• Rau' Usu:    
• Fua Toko Rutu:     or    
• Fua Toko Faahu:     or    
• Fua Usu Rutu:     or    
• Fua Usu Faahu:     or    

Legendary Warrior
Unlock all trophies. 8.94%
Very Rare Fresh Loincloth
Change Rau's outfit. 28.46%
Uncommon To be able to earn an outfit you have to clear an Arena. Most easiest would be the first one, Ruins of Tiru. Once you have earned an outfit go to Sage and select Rewards. You can change the outfit there.

You shouldn't worry about this trophy before you complete the story specific challenges because they will unlock the Arenas. Relic Hunter
Find a Tuku. 66.67%
Common See  Master of Weapons for more information. Mystic Strength
Collect a Rune of Power. 72.36%
Common Rune of power is a white health item that increases your maximum health. There are a few of them in every stage. It's recommended to always pick these up as you come across them. Every level resets your health so in every new level you always have to restart building more hit points. They are really easy to find. Your first opportunity to earn this trophy will be in the first level Ruins of Tiru. Towards the end of the level there will be a ruin like structure with an open area in the middle. There are a few enemies around it. You can't miss it. From the Shadows
Perform a group stealth attack. 45.53%
Uncommon You are introduced to stealth attacks in the 2nd level. There are many many chances in the game to earn this trophy. First you need to find a pair of enemies who haven't spotted you and are standing next to each other. Aproach them unarmed from behind and use the right analogue stick to target them. The button sequence ,   will appear (It's the same 99% of the time). If the icons are flashing you are too far away and have to get closer to do the attack. Once the icons are solid, execute the button sequence for a double stealth kill.

See  Undetected for a video on how to do this. The best offense
Block 5 consecutive enemy attacks. 53.66%
Common To block attacks hold . Let an enemy attack you 5 times when you are holding the button and the trophy will unlock. That's all there is to it. Cheat Sheet
Enter the Recall Hints section of the menu. 40.65%
Uncommon At any point in the game press the right side of the touch pad on your PS4 controller to access the pause menu. Go to Recall Hints and the trophy will unlock. Deadeye
Perform 5 consecutive single shot kills. 31.71%
Uncommon This trophy is easy to get with a bow, which you get in the 3rd story level. You need to kill 5 consecutive enemies with a headshot. Find enemies that are not wearing any armor. Armored enemies can't be hurt with the bow. Aim your bow with , you need to get a solid button indicator above an enemy head. If the button is flashing you will probably hit them in the body so adjust your aim untill the icon stops flashing. Kill 5 in a row to unlock this trophy. Sharpening the Blade
Complete any training session. 78.05%
Common You can access the training sessions by talking to Baumusu at the Inn. He is the big guy with a hook and an eye patch. Although he doesn't look much like a pirate... After every level you will return to the Inn, so you should use this chance to always complete the newest training mission. They are always useful for the next level. Help from my friends
Create a distraction by disturbing a flock of birds with Kuzo. 38.21%
Uncommon Buggy
There are a lot of opportunities through out the game to create a distraction by disturbing a flock of birds with Kuzo. You have to send out Kuzo, your bird to a flock of other birds to distract an enemy so they turn around. When they are distracted sneak up behind them for an easy kill. Here is a video guide to show you how it's done.

Buggy: Some players have reported that this trophy didn't unlock like it was supposed to. However it is not glitched for everyone. Oddly this seems to happen for those who are using another audio then English. If you have trouble unlocking the trophy try changing the language. If that doesn't help backup your save and reinstall the game.

Help From My Friends Video Guide

Bully
Activate the Wimpy Enemies cheat. 22.76%
Uncommon To get this trophy, you first need to activate the following code in the games title screen        . Now visit the Sage at the Inn. He is located upstairs. Go to the cheats menu and activate the wimpy enemies cheat to unlock this trophy. It will make the enemies weaker. Cleared: Ruins of Tiru
Complete Baumusu's challenges for the Ruins of Tiru. 47.97%
Uncommon See  Arena Master for more information. Cleared: Tapuroku
Complete Baumusu's challenges for Tapuroku. 37.40%
Uncommon See ​ Arena Master for more information. Cleared: Heiadoko
Complete Baumusu's challenges for Heiadoko. 26.83%
Uncommon See ​ Arena Master for more information. Cleared: Vaitaku
Complete Baumusu's challenges for Vaitaku. 14.63%
Rare See ​ Arena Master for more information. Cleared: Meifiti
Complete Baumusu's challenges for Meifiti. 13.82%
Rare See ​ Arena Master for more information. Cleared: Rahtutusai
Complete Baumusu's challenges for Rahtutusai. 15.45%
Rare See ​ Arena Master for more information. Undetected
Perform 10 consecutive stealth kills. 29.27%
Uncommon When attempting this trophy, level 2 is perfect to get 10 consecutive stealth kills. Most of the enemies are delibaretely facing the other way... There are only a few parts where you have to be careful not to be seen. Refer to the video below to see how it's done.

Undetected Video Guide

Unscathed
Complete a level without dying. 55.28%
Common To earn this trophy you have to complete an entire level without dying. This is very easy to do in the first level. If you are having trouble use the save scrolls to your advantage. If you die, reload your save and try again. This is even easier if you enter the Immortality cheat (           ). Like always enter the code in the title menu and see Sage to activate the cheat. You shouldn't have any problems with this trophy though, so the cheat code is probably overkill. Bow Master
Kill 15 consecutive enemies with your bow. 18.70%
Rare To effectively kill with the bow aim the enemy with  and the  Button will appear above their heads. The icon has to be solid for you to kill with one shot, if the icon is flashing you will not be able to hit the enemy in the head and it will take more arrows to kill them.

Easiest method would be to do this in the first Combat Arena. First disable the enemy A.I. by using the following cheat code in the title menu (           ). Then activate it by visiting Sage at the upstairs of the Inn. You have to find all the Tuku's in the game to unlock all weapons for all levels and complete the challenges of the first story level to unlock the Combat Arena if you wish to do it this way. See ​ Arena Master and  Master of Weapons for more information on how to do all that.

If you want to get this before finishing the story, you could try to kill the first enemies in the 4th level. One of them is a heavily armored guy so take him out before attempting to kill the other enemies. Progress through the level as you normally would. Keep killing enemies with your bow. The beginnig of the stage should have enough normal enemies to unlock this trophy. Your own medecine
Disarm 5 consecutive enemies. 21.95%
Uncommon To disarm an enemy, face them and smash when you are unarmed. Do this 5 times in a row to unlock the trophy. You CAN'T be locked on to the enemy or the trophy won't unlock. See the video for demonstration. Disarming enemies is the most effective way to kill enemies in the game so use it as your advantage before you get the Axe in the last level. It's recommended to do this while working on  Bareknuckle Brawler.

Your Own Medicine Video Guide

Bareknuckle Brawler
Complete a Time Attack using only your fists. 22.76%
Uncommon Time Limited
See ​ Arena Master on how to unlock the Arenas.

To earn this trophy, select the first Combat Arena 'Ruins of Tiru' and then Time Attack. When the challenge starts, unequip your weapon and start disarming enemies by facing them and smashing . You can also beat them up with your fists, but disarming enemies is the most overpowerd move in the game so there really is no need to. When Rau disarms a guy he will use the enemy weapon to kill them in the process. Quick Hands
Complete a Time Attack in under 40 seconds. 20.33%
Uncommon Time Limited
See ​ Arena Master on how to unlock the Arenas.

To get this trophy, select the first Combat Arena 'Ruins of Tiru' and then time attack. Rush to kill the enemies with your Axe.     or     is a good combo to use. To make this trophy significantly easier you can once again disable the enemy A.I. by using the              Cheat Code. Another useful code for this is the Wimpy Enemies        , which will make the enemies weaker and therefore faster to kill, however this might be overkill because the Axe is also very powerful and will quickly chop the enemies in half. To activate the codes see Sage at the upstairs of the Inn.

Complete the Time Attack under 40 seconds to unlock the trophy. This little piggy
Stealth kill an enemy after distracting them with a boar. 32.52%
Uncommon This trophy can be earned in Level 3 and there are a few chances to earn this. If you see a boar, shoot it with the bow once. The boar will run past enemies and they will get distracted. This gives you a chance to sneak behind them for the stealth kill. See the video for visual presentation.
 

This Little Piggy Video Guide

One Fell Swoop
Kill three enemies with one strike. 18.70%
Rare See ​ Arena Master on how to unlock the Arenas.

It's time to use the good old disable the enemy A.I. Cheat Code again. Press             in the title menu. Visit Sage to activate the cheat.

To earn this trophy you need to kill 3 enemies with one press of a button. It's pretty much required to have the Axe for this trophy, it's the last weapon you get in the game. Use on a group of unaware enemies to chop them in half. They all need to be in close range. It can be extremely frustrating to line up enemies so disabling the A.I. will save you a lot of  attempts. Take a look at the video to see how it's done.
 

One Fell Swoop Video Guide

Arena Master
Unlock all arenas. 11.38%
Rare You unlock Arenas by completing Baumusu's challenges in story levels. It's recommended that you play these without using the cheats as they are fairly easy to do. A few of them might cause you some trouble that require you to hit an enemy on left/right/behind while facing the enemy while standing in front of them or to continue a combo on a set enemy. Remember that those moves can be unresponsive so only execute the attack you intend to do and let the animation finish completely. Don't attack or block before the challenge completes.

You can view all the Baumusu's challenges from the pause menu by pressing the right side of your touch pad on the PS4 controller.

If you have trouble with any of the challenges, here is a useful video list from NextGenWalktrough by Barkenator. Art Aficionado
Unlock all movies and art. 8.94%
Very Rare To unlock all movies and art you first need to complete the story. After that you need to clear the Combat Arenas. You can unlock concept art by beating the Time Attack and Body Count modes. Please note that once you've done all of this you have to go to view a concept art for the trophy to unlock.

To make the Combat Arenas very easy, use the A.I. Cheat Code again. Press             in the title menu. Visit Sage to activate the cheat.

To see what you have to do in each challenge press the right side of the touch pad on you PS4 controller to access the pause menu. From there go to the Arena Challenges. They are mostly about executing combos and taking down a specific number of enemies within the time limit. There is one tricky challenge room however. 'Vaitaku' has two challenges that ask you to hit another enemy while you are focused on the other. There is a trick to this as well: If you disabled the A.I. you can push enemies by locking on them with your right analogue stick and walking towards them.

You need to get a group of 3-4 enemies together to execute these (clearing enemies first will also make them spawn from doors in groups, but only in Body Count). Please note that these actions can be unresponsive, so when you are striking an enemy right/left/behind, make sure you only press that button and dont smash or block. That will interrupt with the challenge.

If you want to challenge yourself and complete the Arenas without using the Cheat Codes take a look at Barkenator's  Arena Challenges guide from NextGenWalkthrough  on how to complete the challenge rooms. An End to the Darkness
Kill the Dark One. 14.63%
Rare Story
This trophy will unlock after beating the final battle. A useful thing to know is that the enemy waves are timed, so all you have to do is avoid them for the most part of the fight. Run around the area near the edges of the circle-shaped room. Avoid enemies as they spawn and keep running. When the Dark One sends 3 heavily armored axe men to kill you, it's time to start swinging. Take out all of the enemies and once the stage is clear you can climb up the ramp. Timber!
Achieve a body count of 60 in any Body Count mode. 20.33%
Uncommon Time Limited
See ​ Arena Master on how to unlock the Arenas.

It's time to use the good old disable the enemy A.I. Cheat Code again. Press             in the title menu. Visit Sage to activate the cheat.

Enter any Combat Arena and select Body Count mode. If you disabled the A.I. This will be a piece of cake. Equip your axe and use     or     combo to chop enemies into pieces. The enemies will respawn in groups from doors so you will net a lot of kills. Kill 60 before the 5 minute timer runs out to earn this trophy. Master of Weapons
Collect every Tuku to unlock all weapons for every level. 13.82%
Rare Collectable
There is one collectible Tuku hidden in every level. Some of them are more obviously hidden then others. Check out the videos below for the locations.

Tuku Location - Level 1

Tuku Location - Level 2

Tuku Location - Level 3

Tuku Location - Level 4

Tuku Location - Level 5

Tuku Location - Level 6