Untitled Goose Game
25 Achievements
1,000
4-5h
The Back Gardens, Quickly
Complete the back gardens to-do list before the church bells ring
80
1.11%
How to unlock the The Back Gardens, Quickly achievement in Untitled Goose Game - Definitive Guide
This one was the biggest PitA out of them all, thanks to the horrible AI, and the two NPCs we have to deal with. It took me a few dozen tries to get it down, and a little RNG luck.
Save the vase and rose the end, once they get broken/cut, the two NPCs engage in an argument and it takes forever. DO THESE AT THE SAME TIME, LURE THE LADY TO THE LOWER AREA AND LEAVE THE VASE NEAR THE MAN SITTING.
I started by quickly grabbing the hat, pipe, and glasses off the table and running them down to the lower area, but not across the fence yet, not until we get all 3. While we're here, grab his slippers and put at least one in the pond.
Hopefully, the lady will be near the bell, if not, ring it and run back to the lower area of the mans yard. Now, drop the fence and bring a piece of the busts dress-up over, grab a piece of clothing off the clothes line, and go back. Repeat until you have the clothing on the mans side, and the mans stuff on the other side.
Place them in the little stone dish under the bust, and when she goes to put them on, move the goose statue (to the clothes line works, or to the other yard if the fence is down).
Once you get the bow on, startle the man with the bell, grab the soap, do the laundry.
Now, move the rose hedge, peck the shrub, and steal the vase.
Not as bad as Supermarket Shriek's 5th street, but shitty nonetheless.
Speedrun Timestamps:
0:37 - The Garden
7:08 - The High Street
11:51 - The Back Gardens
17:22 - The Pub
All Missable Achievement Guides Here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-HeW6XkKdUJxso4NigWS...
Before you jump right in on the speed run, wait a little bit while the camera pans around following the man/woman.
The timer does not start until you hit X to honk. I found that if you wait until the man is still reading the newspaper but is getting ready to switch to his tea, that's when you should begin the run. This way you'll be able to grab his shoe and make him spit out his tea at the very beginning rather than wasting time during the run waiting for him to pick up his tea.
Hope this helps!
Arguably the most frustrating trophy in the game, The Back Gardens can be difficult to get in under six minutes. Transferring the items between the two backyards, timing out the bell to ring when the man is drinking tea, stealing both slippers and getting the birdbath bust dressed up and the clothing items into the fountain will all take pretty decent timing and a bit of luck. Pretending to be the goose statue can add a full minute to your time if you don’t time it out correctly as well. Remember to reset before you start to give you the full six minutes. You may need it.
Below is an example of how to maneuver the Back Gardens list in under six minutes:
1.a. Break into grandpa's. If he drinks tea, rip off the available slipper and carry it over the fence through the hole you broke into. Return to the black man and steal the cap, glasses and pipe from the table. To hide from your grandfather, use the bushes right in front of him. Here you need to get used to it, the final goal of this step is to put all three items from the table at the aisle to the grandmother’s garden and at the same time remain unnoticed by the grandfather.
1.b. If your grandfather is reading a newspaper, then take off his accessible slipper, but this time you take it to the fountain, where you need to do the laundry. You go back and steal items from the table as in step 1. The only difference is that it will be much easier to do this. You will have time to grab the object and carry it straight to the aisle while the grandfather is distracted by the newspaper.
2. Things from grandfather’s table are already lying near the passage to grandmother’s garden. You break into the grandmother’s place and take these things to the bust.
3. While the grandmother rejoices at the things stolen from the grandfather and dresses up her bust, your task is to remove the competitor’s goose behind some barrels or even into the grandfather’s garden. You pretend to be a statue and wait for someone to tie a bow on you. It is important to do this now, before the grandmother is distracted by all the horror that will soon be happening in her garden.
4. As soon as the bow is tied, you break away and go destroy the table to create a passage back to your grandfather. Look at your grandfather at this stage, as soon as he takes a sip of tea, ring the bell, the grandfather will choke.
5. Grab your bath soap and run to your grandfather’s garden. While the neighbors are yelling at each other over the bell, drown the soap in the fountain and drag your bra and socks into it.
6. Pull the rose towards the squirrel bush and disturb the squirrel.
7. Take the vase and drag it to the grandfather’s side. Don't show him the vase just yet.
8. Steal the second slipper from your grandfather and show him the vase.
If everything was done quickly, then the trophy is yours