

Most of the archive entires actually come from collectibles and automatic story progress but the more you get from side quests and events the easier it will be to reach 80%. Even if you were to completely ignore every single quest and event you would still be able to reach 80%, it would just require doing more extra collectibles. Missing any quests or events is okay for trophy purposes, there are more archive entries than you need for trophies, you only need 464/580 entries. They aren’t proper quests, they are just short conversations but also grant you archive entries. Those also spawn in Cipal, check your map each Chapter before leaving Cipal.

It’s highly recommended to also do Events whenever you see them.

Quests also give you Archive Entries which help with the 80% Archive Completion for Archivist. The only extra precaution you should take is to get the 2 missable equipment pieces in Chapter 7 and Chapter 10, they are highlighted red in the guide. However, other than the Cat Chases the other quests don’t matter for trophies anyway. They only become unavailable temporarily during the story, then they become available again. So don’t worry, if you missed one early on and realize this a few chapters later just keep playing and do that Cat Chase after the story. The good thing is, if you miss a cat they respawn after the story. The 9 Cat Chases are of particular interest because they give you the 9 Poppets for the A Roaring Trade.
