The Walking Dead: The Final Season
48 Achievements
12-15h
Upstream
Speared ALL fish. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
20.3%
How to unlock the Upstream achievement in The Walking Dead: The Final Season - Definitive Guide
This achievement is gained during Act 2 after choosing to go Fishing. Once you grab the spear and meet Violet by the water, she will ask you to catch fish swimming upstream. During this mini-game, you will need to catch 3 fish in 3 tries. Use your cursor to aim over the fish and RT to use the spear. If the cursor is red when the button is pressed, the fish will be caught. Keep in mind that the fish move diagonally up and across the screen as they swim. The following missable achievement can be seen in the video below at 5:03:
If you miss a spear, immediately back out to the main menu and re-enter the game to have another try at doing this. Unfortunately, you will need to listen to about 2-3 minutes of dialogue for every attempt.
If you miss any of them, you will need to quit to the main menu and then continue the episode. Unfortunately the checkpoint is a bit far back and you have to go thru some dialogue, pick up the spear etc.
It took me 3 shots to get this, so good luck.
p.s. there may be an even slower fish for the 3rd attempt, but I didn’t wait to see. If anyone finds out there is, please let me know and I’ll amend the solution.
Act 1
Collectible 1
0:22 - Deer Head
0:54 - Collectibe Plastic Flowers 2
1:20 - Achievement "Tickle monster"
2:05 - Achievement "Nothing Wasted"
3:24 - Collectibe 3/6 - Real Flowers
3:53 - Achievement "Social Butterfly"
9:52 - Collectible 4/6 - AJs Drawing
Act 2
11:10 Achievement "Good girl"
12:23 Collectible "Cat Skull"
13:03 Achievement "Lost Love"
13:35 Achievement "Upstream" - At the Start of Act 2, make a backup copy of your save! Once fishing, you will be tasked with spearing 3 fish, you have to do this without missing. Take your time, as soon as you see the reticle turn red, press immediately! If you do happen to miss, quickly press start, quit to main menu and try again.
15:40 Collectible "Tenns Drawing"
Act 3
16:26 Achievement "To Make It Look Nice"
Hope this helps!
*Missable*
At the beginning of Act 2 you'll need to choose to go fishing to unlock this achievement. I highly recommend making a duplicate save file at the start of Act 2 so you can unlock all achievements in one playthrough.
After you obtain the spear inside the shack, you'll go fishing with Violet. This is a minigame you have to play three times, and each time the fish get faster. You need to spear a fish in each of the three minigames before time runs out. The achievement description here is very misleading - you don't need to spear every single fish, since that's not possible, just one fish per attempt. Each time, a few fish will swim by. You need to put your crosshair over a fish and interact when your crosshair turns red. If you miss a fish you'll void this achievement, so be ready because it gets faster as you go, and you'll need to be quick and accurate to not miss one. If you miss a fish, quit out to the main menu and continue your game to try again.
Once you get all three fish on your first attempt, you'll unlock this achievement.
MISSABLE
The start of Act 2, you will have the option to go hunting or fishing, choose to go fishing. After you arrive at the area, you'll need to pick up a spear. Then you'll be tasked with helping out catching fish. For this, you must make sure you do not miss any fish. If you do, reload the game and start over from the last checkpoint (grab the collectable again). You should be aiming near the bottom of the steam when you do this.