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Now That's Thinking With Shadows

Now That's Thinking With Shadows

Unlocked when the player clears the Void Jump on their first attempt.

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How to unlock the Now That's Thinking With Shadows achievement in Contrast - Definitive Guide

I missed this on the first go around. So if you miss it just go to chapter select and select "The Usual Suspects."

If you fail on your first attempt just reload the checkpoint.

In Act I, as you head to the cinema with the movie reel, you need to cross a void with the word "Cabaret" on it. It's kinda tricky, but watch this video (it's not mine) to understand the process. The key thing is as you walk and then jump you have to press RT right before you land because you will come out the shadows as you jump, and if you don't go back into the shadows you fall. And fail!
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26 Jun 2014 21:50

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It took me many tries because of some latency and bad camera positioning... Make sure grabbing the reel is the last thing you do (ie, catch 7 orbs before) before attemting the jump.
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By Soulbite on 22 Apr 2019 23:53
The shifting in this game and how it sometimes works/sometimes doesn't is super annoying.
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By MikeL DD3 on 14 Feb 2022 11:53
Couldn't agree more. Very frustrating mechanic if it doesn't work...
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By MastaGus on 15 Mar 2022 07:26
This just will not pop for me, no matter how many times I successfully complete it.
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By reallifestory on 06 Mar 2023 21:51
I had the same problem as reallifestory. A comment from Lazy with Style on the 360 solution mentioned you had to 'go to the end of the debris and drop out of the shadows' to make it unlock. I got it first try after doing that.
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By trip2x on 11 Mar 2023 14:25
I double shifted so many times...
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By Friggin Grease on 25 Mar 2024 17:14
The 2nd cheevo the vid talks about as well as the vid below can be achieved at the start of the game by walking until you reach the end of the street after the cabaret and jump into the void.
You can win 110G with 5 cheevos in this street just after starting the game (first time as a shadow, 2 luminaries, to the heroes among us, trying to get in the XXX store, and falling into the void - these are not the actual cheevos' names)
You can pick up 3 luminaries before going in the cabaret but one is behind a fence. I could jump and get it but not jump back so I think it's a bug.
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By Z0xea on 28 Nov 2022 23:35
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Midway through Act 1, you will salvage a film reel from an office and Didi will task you with taking it to the Cinema to give it to her father. Just follow Didi and after some dialogue a cutscene will play. After the scene you simply need to have already collected 3 luminaries. If you have not head back into the level to nab some, they are usually hidden high up and require small puzzles to get to.

Once you have the luminaires, plug them into the circuit to power up the spotlight. From here, Didi will help "spot" you across the Void. Approach the wall where the spotlight is shining and press R2 to Shift into the wall. From here walk to the end of the sign. At the gap, press jump (X) then almost immediately re-shift back into the wall using R2. As long as you made this jump on the first try, walk to the end of the Void and the trophy should unlock.

If you are like me and missed this during your playthrough, you can simply use Chapter select to return. Select "The usual suspects" and you will be exactly where you need to be to attempt this one.
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16 Nov 2013 03:43

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Thanks for the solution! Fortunately, there at least is a trophy for failing the jump, so I didn't feel like a total loser for missing it the first time.

Granted, I missed it another 10 times before I realized I needed to re-shift, but that's unrelated. smile
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By ZidaneStrike on 04 Dec 2013 21:38

Please refer to "My God, It's Full Of Stars!" for more information.

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In order to get this achievement and My God, It's Full Of Stars! achievement in one playthrough, you will have to prepare yourself just a little. After you leave the bar in Act I you'll be tasked to go to the cinema. There is a huge gap that you must cross in order to do so. For this achievement simply fall into the gap. Quickly dashboard out, start the game again, and then make it across the gap without falling to unlock My God, It's Full Of Stars!.

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In the first act, after leaving the manager's office, there will be billboards that Didi will highlight for you.

If you jump over and don't fall, you get this trophy, if you fall, then My God, It's Full Of Stars!
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01 Dec 2013 02:57

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Chapter "The usual suspects".
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By Begemot on 04 Jan 2014 18:05
If you still fail, restart from the checkpoint. It's right next to the place needed for the trophy.
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By Hono-no_Snake on 12 Sep 2016 13:06