Outlast

Outlast

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PULITZER

PULITZER

Collected all documents and completed all recordings

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0.37%

How to unlock the PULITZER achievement in Outlast - Definitive Guide

This is an easy achievement and recomend going do on your first try as this achievement can NOT be earned at the same time as the CLAUSTROPHOBE achievement due to the fact you must hide in a locker right at the start of the game and your not allowed to hide in lockers or anywhere so pick an achievement you wish to go for and save the next one for your second playthrough as 3 are recommended for this game.
Documents are Blue flashing folders which will be found all over the asylum which tells us it's story and the things that are going on there.
Notes on the otherhand are the thorts of our protagonist miles upshur and are found by having your camera out and recording specific things during your playthrough from writing on the wall, conversations inmates have or just things that would make you throw up in real life.

These must ALL be found in a single playthrough as choosing chapter select will reset the achievements progess.

Below are videos that will help you for each section of the game with all note and document locations, all credit goes to PowerPYX on these great guides.
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21 Jun 2014 00:40

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Dude, come on… "aloud?" Really…?
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By GREGO McGEE on 21 Jun 2014 07:30
I'm confused? That's how you spell it right :L
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By xTGE on 21 Jun 2014 07:32
I'm all for spelling things correctly, but c'mon, xTGE is being helpful here - no need to get overly critical.
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By JimmyLikesTacos on 22 Jun 2014 03:47
I'm all for spelling things correctly, but c'mon, xTGE is being helpful here - no need to get overly critical.
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By JimmyLikesTacos on 22 Jun 2014 04:10
i got a question that needs an answer, i completed the game once and now i want to complete this achievement, so question is can i go to chapter select and get the ones that im missing from my first walk through or do i have to start from the beginning?
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By HoodedOne on 23 Jun 2014 03:50
I was meaning to edit this last night. No you can only earn the achievement in a single run. By choosing chapter select, you reset the achievements progress so you must start from when you pick up the document in the car to when you film the bloody tank.
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By xTGE on 23 Jun 2014 04:41
when you say single run do you mean playing the entire game in one sitting
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By Raw Sauce Ross on 23 Jun 2014 21:26
No I mean in a single run through then game?
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By xTGE on 23 Jun 2014 21:39
Thanks so much!!!!
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By HoodedOne on 25 Jun 2014 07:46
Not sure if anyone else has had this problem but when i got to Chapter 6 my Collectibles reset themselves.
Guess i'm gonna have to do another playthrough for this, Sigh.
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By Brento95 on 28 Jun 2014 08:44
Each time a new chapter starts, my notes and docs disappear. I just completed the game, hoping for some reason that at least the educated achievement would pop. Nothing. I should have known something was up when the tracker went from 16 percent to 9 percent in one sitting! Anyone else experiencing this? I'm pretty bummed.
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By JasonDeadly on 01 Aug 2014 03:01
Unlocked for me just fine. Did it all in one session, NEVER hit the guide-button nor did I ever checked the achievement progress!
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By BLAZE VII on 03 Sep 2014 13:30
Thank you
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By A Monkey Priest on 03 Feb 2015 18:41
Achievement did not unlock despite colecting everything in one playthrough. Why?
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By BabyishDuck on 17 Dec 2016 09:38
I just got screwed on this too 98% progress. Fuck this game.
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By Mystical Dragon on 02 Jan 2017 16:15
I just got screwed on this too 98% progress. Fuck this game.
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By Mystical Dragon on 02 Jan 2017 16:16
I just got screwed on this too 98% progress. Fuck this game.
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By Mystical Dragon on 02 Jan 2017 16:54
It happened to me as well, but it seems like it has to be done in one playthrough. Made it 15/15 for educated and it didn't pop so let's go for another. It's not that bad so.... do it... just do it!!
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By BootDook on 19 Jan 2017 05:06
It might help to say how many documents/notes are in each level and in total rather than making people watch the videos.
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By A1ienspacebats on 14 Feb 2017 18:58
I'm surprised no one has commented this before, but the video for Sewer level is missing one note! The missing one is seen here

https://youtu.be/-PEXsNZxrhg?t=136
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By Yazite on 02 May 2017 19:05
It's at the beginning of chapter 4.
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By Silver Salvo on 15 Jun 2017 04:07
Got all 62 no pop. Went to last save right before last note and recorded last note...still nothing. Went to dashboard and loaded game, went to last save again and recorded last note...didn't show pop. Then I looked at achivos and I showed it achieved. So I finally got it but very janky!!!
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By Oxmix on 15 Jun 2023 04:41
I've done some testing and it seems that the "Quick resume" feature will wipe any collectibles you have. So if you plan to do this in more than one sitting make sure not to use quick resume.
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By COSM1C JOKER on 20 Sep 2023 13:57
I would recommend making backup saves often. That way, in case your collectible progress resets, you can reload a save from just before w/ all your progress intact. I resumed the Sewers after being idle for a while and something happened then or when I continued to the Male Wards that wiped my notes/recordings. I just loaded my last save and I was fine continuing forward *sketchy* shock
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By ClaytThaGreat on 23 Aug 2014 19:25
This shit is glitchy as hell. All notes and documents can disappear if they simply decide to. Every time you decide exit to the main screen and therefore put this game on quick-resume it will automatically wipe all your collectibles clean, even if you made manual saves. If you want to keep the collectibles, each time you want to take a break, exit game to the main menu and then right after exit it completely from the dashboard. This is the only way.
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By BlazeManProject on 07 May 2024 15:41
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This is not a guide but a WARNING. You can lose all progress on your collectibles.
The chance that you'll lose your collectibles is very small but it can happen.

I got every collectible except for the last one. When I got the last note the achievement didn't unlock, when I checked my collectibles I only got the last collectible.
Restarting the game didn't work. I made some manuel save points along the way and on the last manual save point every collectible so far collected was back.

Just keep an eye out on your progress and make manual save points just to be sure.
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25 Jun 2014 21:27

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I had this happen to me when I first started playing the game. Thought I was the only one.
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By Kexol on 26 Jun 2014 17:53
Hey just a heads up, i had this happen, i reloaded a manual save everything was back, then it happened again a few times. Then i figured if you push the xbox guide button without pausing or quitting the game.. i stopped doing that and it never happened again, i dont know if anything else causes it too, but this definitely was the cause for me.
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By DetsEightyOne on 28 Jun 2014 19:05
Yep, I shut the console down via xbox button and came back and everything was gone. Thankfully I saved like to suggested and only had to back track a chapter.
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By bobby trippe on 31 Dec 2014 04:05
Happened to me for a second time. Damn, time to get some more underwear and try again...
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By Totality on 18 Jan 2015 04:37
Damn. Just finished the game, got all collectibles & yet it says 28%. I had the game randomly dashboard on me. Might have been where it happened. Thanks for posting this. At least I know what to do on another playthrough...
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By Kalujo on 30 Jul 2016 09:31
Damn! This just happen to me because I got disconected
Stupid game
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By Draxler Knight7 on 24 Aug 2018 20:05
Me too, in Whisleblower after I dashboarded to afk 20 min
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By benveg on 09 Apr 2019 17:49
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This is not a guide, more of hints.
Since I've been using the Walkthrough.

-You need 31 documents and 31 notes.
-There is a list on:
http://www.powerpyx.com/guide/outlast-all-document-and-note-...
-Create several savegames in case you missed one.(have to replay the whole lot though)

Be aware of chapter 8 beginning, there are 2 items at the start.
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21 Mar 2017 22:52

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My case I found out I had 61 when I finished the game.
So I used the list, and found out I missed 1 document #26 in chapter 8.
So I loaded savegame I fortunately made and was able to get it!
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By eeysi on 21 Mar 2017 22:58
Video-guide for the Outlast's collectibles, to get the trophies Educated and Pulitzer. They consist in getting all the documents and notes of the game in one way. No matter the difficulty you choose. In the description of the video there is a timeline of every collectible in order of appearence.
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17 Feb 2014 21:35

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does it all have to be done in 1 playthrough or does it stack?
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By KingTakayami on 27 Mar 2014 16:16
All in 1 Playthrough.
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By L0k0h360 on 27 Mar 2014 16:28
Guide:

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01 Jul 2016 00:00

This achievement is missable.

There are a total of 62 collectibles broken up into 31 documents and 31 recordings/notes. Given that collectibles don’t carry over between playthroughs and there is no ability to backtrack to grab a collectible you may have missed, it is highly recommended you use a guide when going for this achievement as it will need to be completed in a single playthrough. 

It is also recommended you attempt your collectible run on an easy difficulty as playing on insane mode will mean once you die, you are put back to the beginning of the game and all collectible progress will be lost. Also be sure to make use of manual saves in case you progress the story and accidentally miss a document or recording. 

Wozamil over on PST has compiled a very detailed and easy to follow guide which will make collecting the documents and recordings an easy task.
https://www.playstationtrophies.org/forum/outlast/225128-outlast-collectible-guide-notes-documents.html

NOTE: There is currently a bug that will reset your collectible progress forcing you to start a new playthrough. People have reported that hitting the guide button and returning to the dashboard can reset your progress as well as viewing recordings when the camera icon is flashing on screen. Again, manual saves will come in handy in case this bug affects you.

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Video guide to all documents and records:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRr5L69yg_kHtsDyr2S-SJZKyXbh76sIT
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04 Feb 2014 19:53

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Attention, the trophy can be missed!

If you missed something somewhere or didn’t collect it, then you can’t go back through selecting chapters. You'll have to collect everything from the very beginning and go through the game again.
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By Abbath on 11 Feb 2014 19:12
Another collection video
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By Okales on 20 Mar 2014 22:26
You can return to the place where you missed a document or record through the “Download” tab in the main menu, but all subsequent documents and records will have to be collected again until the end of the game
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By Metridia on 07 Apr 2024 14:50
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