Tomb Raider
50 Achievements
1,000
40-50h
Chatterbox
All conversations with the Endurance crew completed. Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
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How to unlock the Chatterbox achievement in Tomb Raider - Definitive Guide
Edit 19/04/14 - Many people have now stated that talking to Whitman at the dual crank door at the beginning of the game is NOT required. Personally I would talk to him anyway to be 100% sure.
As you make your way through the story you will encounter crew from the Endurance. They will have an X above their head and this is the button you must press to initiate the conversation. Keep going until the X no longer appears and you see the "TR" logo indicating the game is autosaving. This confirms that you have exhausted all possible conversations with that person. The number of times in brackets is how many conversations I had with each person before unlocking the achievement.
WARNING! This achivement is MISSABLE so you will have to restart your game if you miss any conversations. All must be done on the same play through.
These are the conversations you must have:-
1). Before opening the dual crank door with Whitman, talk to Whitman [4 Times]. He will be standing next to a door with a book in his hand. A word of warning, if you upgrade your axe and enter without talking to him you will miss the opportunity.
2). After Roth gives you the Climbing Axe, talk to Roth [4 Times].
3). When you have to reach the smoke beacon, before descending down the mountain. Talk to Roth [4 Times].
4). On Shipwreck Beach during the day and before heading to the Galleon talk to Sam [3 Times], Jonah [3 Times] and Reyes [3 Times]. You will have to wait for them to finish talking amongst themselves for a while before it will let you initiate the conversations.
5). After coming back from the Galleon and before heading to the Endurance speak to Jonah [4 Times], Sam [3 Times] & Whitman [2 Times] at the Camp and Reyes [1 Time] at the previous location (boat with turret).
6). The last talking part for Chatterbox is during the night on Shipwreck Beach. Return to the Survivor Camp after escaping the Endurance and speak to Jonas [3 Times], Reyes [3 Times] and Whitman [3 Times]. This is before climbing to the research base.
NOTE! As a reference I did a speed run of the game solely for this achievement and it took roughly 6-8 hours.
Credit to x360a users JimmyHACK, PureRuby, ricky2344 & ponypo2001 and TA user Woooof
I followed this guide and the achievement still unlocked. The chatterbox guide is at the bottom of the page. It is a picture guide and is worded differently, which may help anyone who needs clarification on the spots where you can talk to people. However it doesn't tell you how many times you need to talk to each person like Smash41 does. I suggest keeping his open as well if you choose to use the picture guide, so you can be sure of how many times you need to talk to each person.
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/tomb-raider-9/guide/
All credit goes to Xbox 360 Achievements users Tyger7 and PureRuby.
EDIT: I don't want this to come across as an attack on Smash41's solution. It is an excellent and very detailed solution which will net you the achievement. I just wanted to emphasize that his first conversations with Whitman at the dual crank door are not required and that if you miss them not to worry.
There are times in the game where you can talk to people from the Endurance crew. There will be an icon above their heads. Keep talking to them until it doesn't show the prompt anymore. You should see the game saving in the lower right hand corner of the screen when this happens. This is a missable achievement if you don't remember to do it when the time comes. Also remember that if you die or reload your checkpoint, don't forget to talk to them again if it starts you near them. Talking to everyone on this list will get you the achievement. It is possible that only the conversations that lead to the game saving are required, but it's better to play it safe than sorry.
Highly Missable Achievement Warning
Conversation Set 1: After you obtain a med pack and heal up Roth, there will be a brief cut scene and he will give you a climbing tool. Keep talking to him while he is sitting by the fire.
Conversation Set 2: During a cut scene, Roth will talk to you about sacrifice. After the scene he will sit on a chair by the fire. Talk to him here.
Conversation Set 3: After quite a while playing through the game, you will be able to talk to 3 survivors after meeting up with them at the beach area. Talk to all three until you can no longer do so.
Conversation Set 4: You will be given a new bow on the beach. Once this happens, keep talking to the guy who gave it to you. Then go towards the other members of the group (Whitman and Sam. There is a roof with a blue tarp on it, and they are under it. After that, you must go to the boat where you first talked to the people in the above conversation set. Talk to the lone girl there.
Conversation Set 5: After finally getting the tools needed for the Survivors, it will be night time on the beach. Under the blue tarp roof again, you'll find the last few conversations. The last one will be with Jonah a little ways towards the next objective.
You have to talk to the Endurance crew whenever you have the chance to do so, before continuing the story. They will have a prompt above their heads if you can have a conversation with them. Just talk to them each time until the prompt disappears.
Here's a list of conversation opportunities:
Thanks to PowerPyx and JimmyHACK
Note: Sometimes characters will have dialog amongst themselves. During this time you can't talk to them. If a prompt doesn't appear when you are next to them, it's most likely that they will have some lines before you can talk.
Note 2: After you had every conversation with that character, the TR symbol will appear and game will auto-save.
Note 3: Conversation #2 is confirmed to be not needed for the trophy, but there have been recent reports that people are not earning the trophy because they either missed or skipped it. So have that conversation as well just in case.
#1 - Coastal Forest - After Lara and Whitman try to open the large gate, talk to Whitman before searching for 50 pieces of salvage. If you've already found at least 50 pieces of salvage, do NOT walk away from him until you have all available conversations.
#2 - Coastal Forest - Right after #1, talk to Whitman after you've found at least 50 pieces of salvage, before upgrading the axe. If you still can't get him to talk, upgrade the axe and try talking to him while he is waiting by the crank. - Thanks to mjc0961 for the info.
#3 - Mountain Village - You'll find Roth getting attacked by wolves. After the scene, you'll need to get Roth's bag back. Roth will give you a climbing axe when you return and tell you to climb the rocks in front of you. Instead get back and talk to him.
#4 - Mountain Village - Shortly after getting the Rope Arrows you will get back to Mountain Village and meet Roth again. Talk to him before you use the zipline and search for the pilot.
#5 - Shipwreck Beach - After the events at Gondola Transport, you'll reach Shipwreck Beach. Before you go searching for the item, talk to Sam, Reyes and Jonah.
#6 - Shipwreck Beach - After you found the item and get back to camp, Whitman will show up and soon after you'll get a new bow. Talk to Whitman, Sam, Jonah and Reyes at the beach camp, before you make your way to Endurance. Reyes is on the boat.
#7 - Shipwreck Beach - After coming back from the Endurance, talk to Whitman, Reyes and Jonah, before you go to Research Base.
Be sure to follow these steps as you progress through the game, otherwise you'll have to start over.
Actions must be taken once you get to the 2nd camp “Ruins in the Forest”, 4th camp “Plateau near the Village”, and 13th camp “Coast of Sorrows”.
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