I don't usually use a guide. What I do, if it's a new series for me or something, I'll look at the trophy list and if it's all hidden I'll look up why it's hidden instead of looking just incase they're spoilers. I always complete the game once first. But I'm a collector, I naturally have the tendency to try do everything. If I know the series good enough I won't even look at the trophies. Perfect example is Ratchet and Clank ACiT I platinum'd it without looking at the trophy list once (not even on PS3), it's not that it's easy. But it's because I know what to expect cause it's one of my fav series. I look at the trophy list on games like Sonic only on PlayStation but I don't look online for guides. I'll only look up guides in games that actually need it. I believe some trophies are just impossible otherwise tho.
