Phantom Dust
45 Achievements
1,000
20-25h
Have I done this before?
Reached Chapter 2 in less than 30 minutes
15
0.26%
How to unlock the Have I done this before? achievement in Phantom Dust - Definitive Guide
In order to be able to get this achievement if you missed it, you will have to make a new character. This can be done easily when you load up the game. When it asks you to select your character, simply choose the option to make a new one as you can make up to three per profile. If you have not reached chapter 2 yet you may find it a bit harder to speed run chapter 1 as you won't know where to go or what to do so I will try my best to outline a few steps which should make it easy.
As a side note:
*I am not aware of cut scenes effecting total time played, but they can be skipped instantly so it's best to skip them just to be safe.
*My total play time was 18:40 when I got this achievement, so don't feel like you are under immense time pressure as this time could have been reduced by a further 2 mins or so if i were more familiar with this title.
For the majority of this run, you will be running around spamming the A button to get through dialogue as quickly as possible. Even when selecting missions, just spam A and it will have everything such as your partner already preselected.
This is my first solution so please give me feedback on anything that needs to be changed, thanks!
You most likely won’t be able to earn this achievement during your first playthrough, so don’t worry about this until later.
After you get to Chapter 2 for the first time, or after you finish the entire game, create a new player from the main menu and make an attempt to finish Chapter 1 in under 30 minutes.
Once the game begins, talk to Edgar until you can leave the Clinic. After you select your name, head over up to the Battle Terminal and talk to Meister. Then talk to Tetsuya.
Here is a list of the missions in Chapter 1, along with the NPCs that you must talk to in order to begin each mission:
- To the Surface (talk to Tetsuya at the Battle Terminal)
- Watchful Eye (talk to Tetsuya)
- Qualification Screening (talk to Tetsuya)
- Counter Attack (talk to Tetsuya)
- Fire of Gehenna (talk to Tetsuya)
- Close-Proximity Attack Battles (talk to Tetsuya)
- Patrol Cooperation (talk to Chunky on the Main Floor)
- Defeat One by One (talk to pH at the Bar in the Atrium)
- Rescue a Scout (talk to Cuff Button at the Battle Terminal)
- Qualification Exams (talk to Meister, then talk to Tetsuya)
As long as you skip cutscenes and mash to skip through dialogue, you should be able to finish Chapter 1 in less than 20 minutes on a second attempt. If you were still over 30 minutes, return to the main menu, create a new player, then try again.