Kingdom Hearts Final Mix
56 Achievements
50-60h
PS3
Speedster
Defeat the World of Chaos in the End of the World within 15 hours. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Speedster achievement in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix - Definitive Guide
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Speedster - Complete the game in 15 hours or less
It is suggested that you do this alongside Undefeated and Unchanging Armor on a Beginner Difficulty playthrough so you can use the Power Boosts, Defense Boosts, AP Boosts, and equipment (which come auto equipped) that you get at the start to make it easier for yourself.
There are two really important things to remember. The first is optional worlds do not need to be completed, these are;
100 Acre Woods
Olympus Coliseum (however completing this and the Hercules Tournament is recommended to improve Aero)
Atlantica OR Halloween Town (must complete one of the two)
The second is to use Aero/ra. This is defense and whilst it costs 2 MP is well worth it during later bosses.
On the runthrough you should be looking at completing most worlds in around 40 minutes, with Traverse Town 1 and 2 taking about 20 minutes, Monstro and Neverland taking 30 minutes. Overall, Hollow Bastion and End of the World can take an hour or two each.
It's best to choose to start your journey at the dead of night by selecting mainly the third options when asked by Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka about your hopes and fears.
A good timeline to follow, allowing for some time delays (and late game leveling if needed) is;
Destiny Isles finished at 00:40
Traverse Town 1 finished at 01:10 (take the top gummi route)
Wonderland finished at 02:00
Deep Forest finished at 03:00 (take the bottom gummi route back toward Traverse Town)
Traverse Town 2 / World Set 1 finished at 03:30
Agrabah finished at 04:20 (take the top gummi route)
Monstro finished at 05:00
Halloween Town finished at 05:50
Neverland finished at 06:30
(at this point the Hercules Cup should be available in Olympus Colosseum)
Traverse Town 3 / World Set 2 finished at 06:40
Olympus Colosseum finished at 7:10 (do the story and the Hercules Cup, use trinity on the block, go to Neverland and use Yellow trinity in the hold to open the door and get an Aero upgrade, better to do this before finishing HB's first run so you're facing lower level Heartless)
Hollow Bastion 1 finished at 08:40
Traverse Town 4 finished at 09:00 (collect postcards and hand them in, gives a Defense Boost, as well as use Blizzard on the candles in 1st District for another Defense Boost)
Hollow Bastion 2 finished at 9:20 (Talk to Aerith in HB 3 times for Cure upgrade)
World Terminus Save Point at 10:00
Any level grinding you wish to do and reach the Final Save Point by 13:00
Final Battle Start by 13:30
The final battle chain can take OVER an hour and as such it's best to have started the final fight by 13:30. If any late game (Hollow Bastion or End of the World) battles are challenging, don't forget you can summon Tinkerbell. Unlike other summons she'll stick around as basically a constant Regen and a once per battle Auto-Life [and then leave]. This can even be done during End of the World battles by landing on the Bosses and summoning. Remember that you need two teammates to summon.
Or you could just wait till the timer resets after 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds if you are also going for the Level Master trophy
It is suggested that you do this alongside Undefeated and Unchanging Armor on a Beginner Difficulty playthrough so you can use the Power Boosts, Defense Boosts, AP Boosts, and equipment (which come auto equipped) that you get at the start to make it easier for yourself.
There are two really important things to remember. The first is optional worlds do not need to be completed, these are;
100 Acre Woods
Olympus Coliseum (however completing this and the Hercules Tournament is recommended to improve Aero)
Atlantica OR Halloween Town (must complete one of the two)
The second is to use Aero/ra. This is defense and whilst it costs 2 MP is well worth it during later bosses.
On the runthrough you should be looking at completing most worlds in around 40 minutes, with Traverse Town 1 and 2 taking about 20 minutes, Monstro and Neverland taking 30 minutes. Overall, Hollow Bastion and End of the World can take an hour or two each.
It's best to choose to start your journey at the dead of night by selecting mainly the third options when asked by Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka about your hopes and fears.
A good timeline to follow, allowing for some time delays (and late game leveling if needed) is;
Destiny Isles finished at 00:40
Traverse Town 1 finished at 01:10 (take the top gummi route)
Wonderland finished at 02:00
Deep Forest finished at 03:00 (take the bottom gummi route back toward Traverse Town)
Traverse Town 2 / World Set 1 finished at 03:30
Agrabah finished at 04:20 (take the top gummi route)
Monstro finished at 05:00
Halloween Town finished at 05:50
Neverland finished at 06:30
(at this point the Hercules Cup should be available in Olympus Colosseum)
Traverse Town 3 / World Set 2 finished at 06:40
Olympus Colosseum finished at 7:10 (do the story and the Hercules Cup, use trinity on the block, go to Neverland and use Yellow trinity in the hold to open the door and get an Aero upgrade, better to do this before finishing HB's first run so you're facing lower level Heartless)
Hollow Bastion 1 finished at 08:40
Traverse Town 4 finished at 09:00 (collect postcards and hand them in, gives a Defense Boost, as well as use Blizzard on the candles in 1st District for another Defense Boost)
Hollow Bastion 2 finished at 9:20 (Talk to Aerith in HB 3 times for Cure upgrade)
World Terminus Save Point at 10:00
Any level grinding you wish to do and reach the Final Save Point by 13:00
Final Battle Start by 13:30
The final battle chain can take OVER an hour and as such it's best to have started the final fight by 13:30. If any late game (Hollow Bastion or End of the World) battles are challenging, don't forget you can summon Tinkerbell. Unlike other summons she'll stick around as basically a constant Regen and a once per battle Auto-Life [and then leave]. This can even be done during End of the World battles by landing on the Bosses and summoning. Remember that you need two teammates to summon.
Or you could just wait till the timer resets after 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds if you are also going for the Level Master trophy
2 Comments
Just want to confirm that this is still true as of 3/18/18. I beat the game on Proud to see that I can do it and then reloaded the save and left the game on for 3 days till I hit the 00:00:00 reset and then redid the boss fight and it popped.
By Kyuubi210 on 30 Mar 2018 02:06
Since I haven't seen the information anywhere, I just want to confirm that you can unlock this trophy on PS4, after the timer resets and changes color to yellow.
You can even use the same save file you beat the game with the first time.
A strange thing I noticed about the in game timer is that it moves at almost double the speed as real life time, a real life minute is 1 minute and 50 seconds in the game.
You can even use the same save file you beat the game with the first time.
A strange thing I noticed about the in game timer is that it moves at almost double the speed as real life time, a real life minute is 1 minute and 50 seconds in the game.
By WorthIessBeing on 01 Nov 2017 05:54
Setsuna
For this trophy you must clear the game in under 15 hours, this surprisingly isn't as difficult as it seems. If you've played the game previously, it may seem hard when you spent a lot of time exploring each areas, taking on optional tasks mid story and fighting through all heartless encounters. If one were to run straight through the game you can easily do it within 10-14 hours depending on the difficulty. For a straightforward walkthrough of the game, please refer to this GameFAQs Kingdom Hearts Final Mix Walkthrough.
Additonal Tips for Speedster:
- Skip all heartless encounters unless you are forced to fight them, don't worry about your level as boss fights and fighting forced fights in higher worlds will easily make up for it.
- Keep in mind that you can skip Olympus Coliseum as well as either Atlantica or Halloween Town, of the two it might be best to skip Atlantica if you choose to do this.
- The timer is moving at all times even when you pause with
or with the XMB, if you have something you need to do simply save and pick it back up when you have the time to play.
- Cutscenes add to your time so make you're doing this on a playthrough you're trying to speed through, you have the option to press and skip scenes to reduce increase in time spent.
Once you have beaten the final boss meeting this criteria the trophy will unlock after the cutscene before the credits.