SSX
50 Achievements
1,000
30-35h
Do You See What I See
Survive Darkness Deadly Descent without equipping a headlamp or pulse goggles (in World Tour)
25
How to unlock the Do You See What I See achievement in SSX - Definitive Guide
Here's how you can turn one of the harder deadly descent achievements into one of the easiest. Simply crank up the brightness, backlight, gamma, etc. settings on your television so that you can see in the dark. I managed to do it on my 2nd try with this method.
Also remember that there is no time limit so don't rush. Hold LT at all times just in case so that you'll grind a ridge or rail when you approach it. This will help you from falling off the edge.
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Choose this event, and make sure you are NOT wearing a headlamp of pulse goggles. You should have a very low survival probability (4%).
First thing, make sure to adjust the screen brightness on your television to the max setting! Adjust the contrast/colour ratio to something that will help you "see" in the dark. This alone will make everything much easier. Just take your time to get to the bottom. Also, grind as much as possible by holding LT. If you grind the side of the crevice and don't jump you eliminate the chance of yourself falling as the game will basically steer for you. Jump make sure to time your jumps when getting off the side of the pathways. Avoid jumping or boosting without reason. Also, you are allowed 3 total rewinds, if you ever take a nasty spill, and they will not prevent you from attaining the achievement.
Note: Don't forget to remember your old television settings and change them back when you're done!
See the video for a better explanation of what to do and where to grind!
Turn your brightness, contrast, backlight and colour UP on your TV.
Make sure you use a low speed snowboard. Always hold down LT so you grind the edge if you nearly fall off. If you feel you're getting too fast just tap back on the left analog stick
I recorded this video so you could see what route i went and so that it hopefully might help you.
The best way to do this is simply to take your time and pull back on the stick to make your rider come to a complete stand still. This will help you focus on your surroundings and work out how close you are to any danger. It may take a couple of attempts to complete but it really isn't as hard as it looks and remember to use your rewinds when needed.
For this Trophy, you have to survive Deadly Descent: Darkness without equipping a headlamp or pulse goggles in World Tour mode. This event takes place in Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro - Snake Bite, if you have not previously completed this run you will be playing as Mac.
This Descent will throw you straight into a subterranean cave system with almost no light, at night. It's pretty dark down there, but here's where you get tricky. Turn the Brightness on your TV all the way up to 100%, play at night, and/or turn off other light sources to reduce glare. This will pretty much negate any challenge from the dark, and make it far easier to complete. I found this run easier to complete than with using the Headlamp as the entire course being lit the same made it easier to see your surroundings instead of what is directly ahead of you. Once again you have no opponent, so feel free to stop as often as you need to and take it slow. There are lots of railings down here and you can grind almost all of the lips on the crevasses, so if you're having some trouble with falling over the edges, you can hold down and grind most edges, though you may not want to rely on this as occasionally crevasse edges may end your grind due to little bumps. I highly recommend against using the wingsuit or boosting here. Boosting will made you a bit harder to control and may send you up the side of a wall or dunk you into a crevasse.