The first Ratchet & Clank game is weirdly one of the most atmospheric game I've ever played. It's a mix of the soundtrack, the level design, the fact that there's no strafing makes you approach situations way more carefully, the details in the skyboxes, how the HUD feels integrated into the world. It's a weirdly immersive game.
Having grown up on the first three, I'll always go back to 1 for the atmostphere and GC for the gameplay. Uya is fun too, but not on the level of amazing as the first two
All those reasons u stated is why it's my favourite Ratchet and clank game of all time. People for some reason push the 1st one aside because of no strafing or weapon up grades?
To be fair, Ratchet being a hero instead of a jerk to Clank in later games at least makes sense since at the end of the first game they put their differences aside and became best friends. It wouldn't make sense if he was still mean to him in later games (plus, I think people would drop off the series hard if he was still that insufferable--even Insomniac thought this, which is why Ratchet switched VAs in the second game). I do think you kind of undersell Ratchet and Clank's relationship in the sequels since (in the PS2 games after the first one at least) Ratchet and Clank still have decent chemistry
Ayo fancy seeing you here if you want to see a good video talking about all that stuff watch the gaming Brits Ratchet & Clank videos specifically why the movie failed and the Golden Bolt makes some good ones too.
I agree with all of this, but I think Insomniac over-corrected with Ratchet's character a bit. Ratchet & Clank are more likable for their reactions to the world around them and the absurdity of their universe than as actual characters. Both of them are pretty much the same people from Going Commando to Deadlocked. And Ratchet only becomes more bland in the future series. But yeah, I still love 'em anyway.
@@SyntheticMan I don't think that is really a case Tools of Destruction Ratchet has a pretty bad fight with Clank and do have their differences still, but it is shown despite the strain they still have the friendship they developed post PS2 era A Crack in Time is rather showing their growth as characters together and how Clank would give up his purpose of being the keeper of time to continue being Ratchet's best friend, and Ratchet would continue his life with Clank rather than go back to the Lombax dimension. Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank have almost identical writing to the PS2 games, with Size Matters Ratchet still being more of a wildcard and Clank being the rational one All 4 One's story focuses more on Qwark and Nefarious's relationship as a point of interest, and Full Frontal Assault has almost no story. Into the Nexus mostly focuses on Ratchet's decision not to look for the Lombaxes. But overall, the games past the first game still do a good job comparing and contrasting ratchet and clank while keeping the friendship they developed in the first game
I don't get why people don't like that ratchet gets angry at clank after almost being killed. Like imagine you give a friend a ride somewhere and they take you to drug deal or something that goes wrong and turns into a huge shootout you would be mad too right?
ikr? I felt Ratchet was justified in his anger towards Clank, and if it were me, I'd just be like "Alright, I'm done with this adventure. Let me go back to doing my own thing on my own planet."
Well, I mean sure the first few times were justified. The other times not so much. I mean Clank made an honest mistake in that situation. He was just born with instructions to find Captain Qwark, he literally couldn't have known at that point.
It's definitely either 1 or Deadlocked that have the best story, every other one has at least one major flaw in its cohesion that once noticed kinda spoils it. I distinctly remember laughing more at 1 than any other game though, more like chuckling actually but still.
@Prince Lorian There actually was a Rachet and clank movie based of the 2016 game and it was pretty awful, but I think the orginal ps2 version had a decent story and had a cool universe
@@kingdomkey2262 The game is actually based on the movie since that was announced first and then they made the game to come out a few weeks before the movie came out. But honestly I felt like the movie worked better than the game version but that can also be with what you watched/played first
Ratchet and Clank was a huge part of my childhood and I have so many fond memories of these games, especially the PS2 ones. Despite its flaws with the gameplay, I still enjoy the first game for what it is.
Something about our old games we played that even if they don't age the best you cling to them no matter what. Rachet and Clank is my most gone back to PS2 series for me, i think it aged pretty good and I agree number 1 is clunky but I think you did it justice
I have difficulty going back to R&C 1 simply because the other 3 PS2 games in the series are just so much more my style but I will fight anyone who dares to call it clunky!
Ratchet was not a jerk; he was just highly individualistic and hedonistic. He did not feel any sense of obligation to this frankly undeserving galaxy populated with really selfish, self-absorbed people. He wasn't trying to save the World, but rather to experience it. If he had been the kind of person who does good things for free, not only would you have had a story as bland as the film and its tie-in; he also would have never survived. Ratchet honours his deal to Clank in Act One, he avenges himself against Qwark in Act Two, and he uses what he has learned and acquired along the way to defeat Chairman Drek in Act Three. Honestly, for him even to call himself "selfish" for rightfully seeking payback against Captain Qwark was a bit too generous. He really did not owe that to Clank. This was never their war to fight, but they did it anyway, and that's what I consider so relatable and beautiful about it. These things are complicated, and you can't call yourself a hero if you expect someone else to save you. Clank expected Qwark to save them, and see how that went. If we expected Ratchet to be some sort of a hero, we're equally duped. You never do things for free in a world where everything is for sale, and why should you? This Game taught me how to win and earn my way through Life, and honestly that's more heroic than being the goody-two-shoes who saves the World "just because" but never has to settle his debts. Three cheers for old Ratchet, and four cheers for Meritocracy. Insomniac was wide awake for this one. *[({M.M.)}]*
While I agree with you, I'd say this is a bit too much overanalyzing 😂 It's a PS2 Teens videogame, they just wanted a main character that was a bit of a jerk.
@@Talking_Ed It's a work of fiction apart from being a videogame. Does being a videogame mean it must be devoid of any depth and that all characters and all stuff in said game must be surface level? If your answer is yes you clearly are dumb, or do you read a well written book, look at someone analazing a character and say "It's just a book lmao" Yes it is a videogame indeed, but that fact does not equate to it being devoid of character depth worthy of being studied.
Yeah, they really just made him a side villain and also made him boring, im sad they didn't just remaster. Never played the original but it seems more fun than what I got
While I have a soft spot for the re-imagining (it introduced me to the franchise), I have to agree that the original was the better. I also think it was a necessity to both bring in new fans and seeing that the movie was a box office bomb while the game was a financial success probably taught Insomniac Games to stay out of the movie buisness and stick with gaming.
@@EpsiIonEagle let's just say ALOT of the games had there titles changed for American ordinances because they were sexual references like Up your arsenal or Going Commando
@@EpsiIonEagle Well there is that one either glitch or easter egg I'm not sure which, where you can basically inflate the Hoverboard Race lady's bust to to variable sizes so there's that.
I personally like the weapon design and even the "tank controls" in rac 1 because they encourage you to be more creative and cautious rather than just running in guns blazing. one of the things I love about this game is that it gives you a set of tools with their own strengths and weaknesses and lets you use them how you see fit. this applies to movement as well, which is why strafing with the thruster pack is so situational, whereas in the later games you can easily just run head first into a room full of enemies and slaughter them without really having to plan your attack or anything. I'll admit rac 1 didn't do this absolutely perfectly since yes you CAN beat the game without buying any weapons aside from the devastator (or technically buying NO weapons, but you're not supposed to be able to), and you CAN still run in guns blazing, but that's not always an optimal approach. I love the OG trilogy, but rac 1 is always the one I end up coming back to the most because it just offers a lot of creativity that I feel like the later games don't have in them.
R&C stands out to me as the only gaming franchise where the commercials (for Going Commando, where they made irl gags with the weapons) ended up 1) making me aware of it's existence and 2) actually made me want to buy it. When I went back to play the first one I wasn't terribly thrilled by the gameplay, but I distinctly remembering that I liked the story more. I was not expecting Ratchet to be an asshole with character development. And I honestly enjoy that version of him more than the cheeky do-gooder of the other games.
After watching dozens of reviews/discussions on the Ratchet games, it is apparent that I am the only human being who loves the Clank levels (especially in the sequels)
Mikey Kelly was the man. Then they cut him off and James Arnold Taylor took the role and has been Rachet ever since. He sucks. Which is one of the reasons why I gave up playing the series after the 3rd game. Gameplay elements were perfect for the original Rachet and Clank. Wasn't a fan of the whole RPG like elements of 2 and 3.
So wait, you gave up playing ratchet and clank because of a new voice actor? Also, what part of the rpg elements did you not like? I hope you don't mean the leveling systems and the experience gained. You literally didn't like that they gave us more content? Help me understand I'm just a bit confused.
@@Shr00ms_AWD I guess I just wanted something done differently for R&C 2 and 3. But hey, this is just me talking. I'm sure you and others think different, which I do respect.
I feel you. I do prefer his older voice but I loved all of the R&C games. I'm 26 so I was pretty young when the first R&C dropped so I wasn't a super big game expert. I just loved all the advancements since the first. I think Going Commando and Deadlocked were my all time favorites.
Agreed Deadlocked is the best although rift apart is good Deadlocked is better the first game I always count as the experement just like jak & Dexter, sly cooper the first is always the test
This series has changed and became the mainstream animated movie we’re all a bit tired of. Ratchet and clank used to actually have clever humor, satire, interesting character dynamics, and levels that were distinct.
It doesn't even matter about popularity ratchet and clank has so many titles and is older than god of war, hell some how it even got a movie. Yet sly Cooper only got one more game, and jak and daxter got ditchted completely 🤯. I like ratchet and clank, but damn sony give the other ogs a chance 😂
It’s not Sony doing this, Naughty dog said they aren’t interested in making anymore “childish games” and Sanzaru games won’t make a new sly but sucker punch said they’d gladly do it, they just can’t without sanzaru
@@failedsaint lmao I don't what naughty dog was talking about, jak and daxter (after the first game) was never childish it was fucking edgy especially jak 2 with that torture scene I always thought they never made jak 4 due to the budget being shifted to their mainstream games
@@yxrackman2397 That's my issue with Naughty Dog, they have these gems hidden in their vault that they will not work on again, and yet they also refuse to outsource it. I think Jak and Daxter deserved a new game since the ps3. It's a shame we never got it.
Sly 4 was so bad that we never got a new Sly game. I was shocked that we didn’t get anything during the PS4 generation, but sadly a part of me also expected it.
@@failedsaint Sanzuru never made it in the first place. Sucker Punch are the original creators of Sly so they wouldnt need there help just cuz Sanzuru made the 4th game
@Yewlyn I like James Arnold Taylor’s performance, his delivery of some of the lines to the Shaman was funny for example. However, if Mikey Kelly did them his delivery would be better.
@@MartinMorning2 i get you but to me there were good rac games after acit, ffs and all4one were meh bit fun with friends, nexus was fun and good but sadly too short, the ps4 game was a bad reimagening and the story was kinda meh, but it was a fun game nontheless and then we get to rift apart, witch i don't get why anybody dislikes, the game looks like a pixar movie, the story is great, the length is decent, the gameplay is great and it has a lot of replayability, it's not the best in the franchise but it's a really good game.
@@anthonykvesic3553 The reason why people like me and many others don’t like the later games mostly after ACIT (which is considered the true last good ratchet and clank game) like Rift Apart is because it’s not ratchet and clank anymore to us, the writing , humour and how ratchet and clank and other main characters act are horrible now and extremely cringey and completely different from what they used to be like, also the series became what it used to poke fun off in the older games especially with ratchet 2016, as for gameplay the guns just don’t feel fun to use anymore and aren’t very creative with a exception of a small few with most just being copied and pasted over into each new game while forgetting what made that weapon fun in the last game it was originally from, also ratchet and clank never shut up in the new games and this wouldn’t be so bad if their dialogue wasn’t so cringe and bland. Overall if you like the new ratchet games I’m happy for you, it’s just for most of us OG Fans of the series we don’t like the direction Insomniac are taking the series.
I wouldn't say Ratchet became a generic good guy until ToD. In ACIT though, their specific portrayal of that I thought was still fine, as he had mellowed out and matured and in that game, had a specific goal in mind. In GC and UYA, he was still cool and had attitude, but was just was a lot more mindful about his relationship with Clank. Random people still got the smoke from Ratchet in GC and onward lol.
I don't care what anyone says, Ratchet and clank 1 is my favourite r&C game of all time. That Composer should be given a gold medal or something the level of Atmosphere in this game is off the charts.
A Crack In Time was my favorite, loved flying around the galaxies and exploring the mini planets. Also loved the addition of the hover boots and enjoyed the story.
Crack in Time was pretty good. I loved the Constructo weapons. I liked how you had a set of traditional weapons that you upgrade normally, but the constructo weapons you can personalize and change how you see fit.. My ideal Ratchet and Clank game would have both constructo weapons and customizable armor.
The only thing I really disliked about A Crack in Time were the weapons, when playing on higher difficulty you need to ammo dump everything you got, especially with bosses, which caused you to end up with guns that didnt work in that situation. Honestly, half the weapons in the game are useless against bosses. Oh and the lack of the upgrade system.
@@xXYannuschXx I love a crack in time but i gotta agree with you on that point. Honestly it would be pretty neat if they did a remaster of the game and fixed up the story and gameplay. Its a great game but it has the possibility of being better.
Nah people always talk about the PS3 games but that future trilogy of games just lost it for me completely. I grew up with the edgyness of the originals. The originals were more mature then whatever came after.
I must admit, I do miss Ratchet's old attitude. I saw him as a loner, but a tough guy. A thrill seeking young mechanic who doesn't take crap from no one, weilds badass guns and does what he wants. I mean, he grew up alone in the desert. I don't imagine him being very social or polite, lol.
Honestly I basically grew up with Insomniac games and seeing Rachet and Clank again us giving me a nostalgia high And yes I agree in my opinion Rachet and Clank beats uncharted
The thing with Uncharted is that it defined a new gen and to some degree started the cinematic game experience. However, in my humble opinion, it does not offer replayability. Unlike R and C where you can play the game with so many options and challenges like wrench only, this weapon only... etc.
@@joaopescusa I don't hate uncharted it's just well I live in a South Africa were the mark up price for games us retarded ( R1800 for a brand new release ) so if a game doesn't give me a shit ton of replayability it's probably gonna leave me sour
Ratchet is like a person playing an open world adventure game, getting angry at the main quest preventing him from exploring the new world at will. Surprisingly relatable now.
@Mr. Anonymous And don't forget about the ridiculous DLCs people beg for these days with lootboxes and microtransactions. Games were complete back then and people bought that ONE game not get ripped off to pay like a gambling maniac. It's sad to see how today's games are going towards pay-to-win and the industry has no respect for the fan base, at least...we got old games to keep. And there's nothing wrong with playing old games.
@Mr. Anonymous look into more indies I don't have an issue with realistic art styles some artists like that style it's like comparing yugioh to magic the gathering
By far the best atmosphere in the series due to three things: unique planet-based level design, excellent soundtrack and story. All three are 10/10 in the first game. The somewhat basic controls and weapons are forgivable because of it. Kind of just makes it charming.
"realistically you can't get 150000 bolts in one playthrough" you are correct, i did by replaying logging site eudora a number of times before facing drek in the final battle every shot from the ryno took him down one chunk of his health bar (he has like 8 or whatever) and yeah it was awesome lol i think i was like 15 I love the story in the original as well, like you said it has character growth and depth, too bad the remake didn't have that :(
I pretty much agree with you completely (only things differing being that I *do* believe this is still the best game in the series, for some of the reasons you mentioned, I think the Weapon balance is not terrible, as they were simply going for a different thing compared to the sequels, and I really liked the Clank sections); I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks the story and character development of this game to be the best in the series.
Synthetic man, you are starting to become one of my favourite UA-camrs. Most channels put on an unfunny quirky persona which isn't a bad thing by any means, but I love people like you who have nothing to hide and they just act themselves and try to entertain the audience in the most genuine way possible. The only criticisms I have with some of your videos is I think you can sometimes go off into some rants that go on a little too long which kinda kills the pacing of the video. Besides that you're now one of my favourites and I hope you continue to keep up the great work 👍👍
Feel similar. I'm in a weird time between millennials and gen z myself: 97. Because of my older cousins, as well as my dad and uncles being nerds, my tastes are much more on the millennial side due to games and such.
Yeah, I like the older ratchet and clank games too, but rift apart is definitely a step up in the right direction. Rift Apart not only plays the best, but also is the most accessible in the series; the worlds feel the most alive and weapons work and feel the best. The older games definitely had a better story in my opinion, but you can't have everything in one game and Rift Apart is the sequel to into the nexus the series always deserved, not that remake of a game that came out in 2016. It's good to see that insomniac games are getting back in the groove.
the most acessible? on a console no one can get their hands on and its exclusive. also rift apart has some of the worst combat in the series rift apart takes like 10 steps back. im guessing you didnt notice that they force you to play in lock strafe mode because you used to play in lock strafe anyways.
Whilst the game play and graphics/visuals are really stunning and super engaging to play in Rift Apart. It doesn't excuse the absolute smooth-brained story telling, the characters being dulled down to blocks of wood, where if they get into any conflict, 20 seconds later its resolved by saying sorry and also the Abomination that they turned DR Nefarious into. It's the term that you and many others use now "oh we can't have everything in a game" that allows these game companies to create half-baked games and ideas because we as customers just let it happen. Rift Apart is a 7/10, if the story and characters were actually any good, it would be a 9-10/10.
@@dancingturkey147 Not exclusive anymore! It's on pc Steam now :). Rift apart has probably the best combat in the series, it's so much fun with so many cool weapons to play with.
R&C1 still has the best soundtrack in the series to date in my opinion, I’ll never forget hearing metropolis theme for the first time as a kid, it’s been stuck in the back of my head for years.
@@MartinMorning2 R&C1 has the best ost overall yes, but there are some bangers in the other games aswell: themes such as Kavu island, Ghost station, Docks area miniboss, Zeldrin Starport and many others are great individual songs that even if they are in the middle of a not so great soundtrack (but still very good) hold up to the quality level of the best songs from the first game.
@@maestrofeli4259 yeah agreed 2 (my favourite R&C game) had some really good songs too as well even 3 did too I loved the jungle planets music and the arena.
I think at this point it’s safe to say that Ratchet and Clank is PS’s Mario. Like, who else is still in the running at this point? But it would look stupid if they leaned into it. So it just keeps existing. Awesome franchise.
Exactly. And i believe they are leaning heavily into the mario formula now, since the series has become so formulaic at its core and dr nefarious is considered the "bowser" of the series. Ultimately while this may upset some series vets, i dont mind the approach myself as sony is clearly trying set up rachet as the closest thing it has to a true mascot to imitate Nintendo, which could ultimately lead to more wide spread sales, which is obviously sonys goal.
Weapons depend on your creativity. lay mine bombs then use the taunter for example. Also Tesla Claw is OP. Use the punch glove weapon against those haunting bombs in lava level or any small enemies. it all depends on the situation, of course there are other OP weapons but is it fun enough?
I saved up for the RYNO on a fresh save file just to see if it was doable and it indeed is, no grinding required either just being an ammo miser. I even had enough to still buy a couple of weapons. I remember buying the Blaster and I believe one other but I can't remember which. The wrench is a lot more powerful in 1 than in pretty much the rest of the series so it's not even that much harder without all the weapons.
yeah, when playing this games I always make sure to grab ALL the bolts, so when I first played the game I bought the RYNO in my second playthrough (first challenge mode) and was able to buy it as soon as I got to Rilgar, and I had all the weapons except the decoy glove, taunter, tesla claw and drone device.
@@gabouchar9977 You have to diligently break boxes and collect bolts and use the metal detector whenever the oppurtunity arises, make sure to do all the objectives as well and don't skip any routes. I don't recall really going out of my way grind at any point but I did go out of my way to get the skill points in hoverboarding so I probably got a decent amount of extra bolts from that, if I had to think of any one thing I may have done differently from you. Depending on how many times I died that might have had an effect as well because that respawns enemies and some boxes so there are definitely some confounding variables.
@@GodOfOrphans I remember staying a lot of time in that room where there are a lot of robosquawkers and blarg generators in gremlik base. I used the strafe thing from the jetpack and the pyrocitor... I probably got between 10k and 20k bolts in that part alone.
When I was young, I thought you had to buy the RYNO to finish the game (I kept dying in THAT water section and thought the RYNO was the answer 😅). So I kept replaying the first levels over and over again until I got the 150,000 bolts, not knowing about the glitch. To this day I have no idea how I committed to it.
I miss the ps1 and ps2 days what made them so good was there was Variety of Different genres You had a great mix of Adventure games fighting games puzzle games action games and rpg games There was something for everyone unlike nowadays where we just following trends
I agree, but the Xbox 360 and PS3 gen weren't bad for variety in the AAA market either. The signs of what was to come now started during those years, but we still got some excellent games on both consoles and pc.
@@ArcViper Pound for pound Gamecube or Dreamcast could probably give it a run for it's money but the PS2 also dwarfs their libraries by a significant margin so there's that.
It's honestly soo good, you could literally sit and just stare at the planet landscapes and not get bored, but throw in pitch-perfect gameplay with tight controller feedback and it's just amazing. The story is also very well executed overall.
@@MartinHindenes i disagree. In my opinion Rift Apart is OK to good... but not the OMFG AWESOME thing it got hyped up... For me, it wasn't nearly as bad of a letdown as KH3 or FFVII FR. However it felt more like Quest for Booty or Into the Nexus rather than, for example, A Crack in Time (which ground it retreats a bit with having Ratchet and Clank split up again). Gameplay is good graphics are great. Weapon choices overall fine. But i miss the groovytron and the party mushrooms are no replacement for Mr. Zurkon. No Lawrence is a major letdown because his snark at Dr. Nefarious was always a highlight. Also Dr. Nefarious' running gag didn't make an appareance, so instant minus points. Emperor Nefarious also wasn't really impressive imho. He was a bit too goofy or at least didn't switch between sinister and laughable as well as Dr. Nefarious in older games did. His (german) VA didn't help either. Sounds more like a petulant 17 year old or so. Also as i said before Dr. Nefarious got a new VA in german which was a major downgrade. Clank I think also got a new VA but he at least sounds similar. I alos think that the whole switching between Rivet and Ratchet overall didn't really click with me. It reminded me a bit of the MJ and Miles Morales parts of Insomniac's Spider Man. Luckily RnC didn't have a gameplay switch. But still. It's been ages since the story got continued with a PROPER part of the series. And for a return I'd have prefered to spend more time with Ratchet AND Clank, rather than also having to introduce Rivet and KIT. Might also have to do with how we're thrown into the dimension that is pretty much already set up for a big blow off. But "why care"? We have little relationship wth them other than there are counterparts to the characters we know and Emperor Nefarius. And overall the game feels a more about Rivet VS Emperor Nefarious with Ratchet and Dr. Nefarious mainly there to introduce them. Linkara, in his review of Flashpoint, raised a similar point about the Flashpoint Timeline characters. There, all that stuff got tie ins... but why care? When the timeline is fixed, they'll never have existed to begin with. Here it felt for me like the stakes for RIVET (the dimension stuff was caused by Dr. Nefarious and RnC) were basically just there because "Emperor Nefarious evil.".. and he didn't even take the stage until halfway through the game. Also felt a bit forced when Rivet and KIT gave Ratchet "shit" for being worried/might not be interested in looking for the Lombaxes... the game apparently forgot about the events of Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time with the dangers that just "go looking for them" could bring... and the dimensional troubles of Rift Apart itself. No, the game is basically just "Ratchet fears that they might not like him!"... It wasn't a bad game but in my opinion also not the great big bang for PS5. It feels like Rift Apart is Insomniac getting back into the groove... but not quite back there yet. I hope the next big RnC won't wait til the PS6 and will be a banger.
@@undertakernumberone1 I agree with some of your story points - I did miss the Nefarious Lawrence duo, kinda unnecessary to cut them up, and I was also a bit disappointed by the final stage boss fight. Some missed opportunities like being able to play as Giant Kit, and the arena challenges were too few. However the story presentation was amazingly well done, even if the story was somewhat generic. The animation and voice acting was on point imo. I quite enjoyed it. I think the gameplay was stellar and definitely took some good lessons from A Crack in Time. I also really enjoyed the weapons in this game - the visual effects from combat and the planets in general is fantastic, and I love that you can feel the action in the controller. Music was also surprisingly good and a good step up from the 2016 game (although not close to the originals).
@@MartinHindenes i overall agree. I just think that the story could've used 5 to 10 hours more. More stuff for ratchet, some playable backstory for rivet... It wasnt bad... but it just lacked some stuff to be great. And tbh. Imho the Arena in rift apart felt a bit meh. In regards of VA, it might be due to the dub, or just differibg opinion. For a "succesfull version of nefarious" the emperor sounded unimpressive imho. Also the armors... i appreciate the concept, but i think i liked the older armor system more... and the designs weren't stellar... I kinda miss the Dreadzone armors, they had some great designs.
Can confirm that the first RaC is a banger. Can also confirm that Rift Apart is great to play. It doesn’t have the same charm as the originals and goes for the same approach as 2016 but it looks absolutely stunning and is a great experience to play the next main line game in the series after a Crack in Time
ACIT for me was the last good ratchet game and the ending to the series for me as it felt like ratchet fully matured in that game and the ending for that game would have been a alright ending to the series.
The problem for me is that for these kind of games that focus on gameplay I'd rather be playing a game like ping pong in real life or whatever than them. The way I see it if a videogame doesn't stimulate my intellect with something other than gameplay it failed to reach its medium potential, the narrative aspect of the medium should only be limited by the technical limits of the time, not by choice. This is why I don't like Nintendo generally speaking, for example. You wanna do a game where gameplay matters? Fine, doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the narrative element, take Hollow Knight for example. I don't see the appeal of stuff like Mario.
Jesus Christ, could you come off any more pretentious? Perhaps you didn't mean it that way (I assume you didn't), but that really doesn't matter. Your spiel about "games focusing on gameplay" doesn't make any sense. ALL games focus on gameplay. Maybe it's not the reason people buy a particular game (For example, a great many Final Fantasy fans buy for the story, while the gameplay is secondary), but that doesn't mean it's not the focus. It doesn't matter how interesting the narrative is, if the game's not fun to play nobody will play it. End of story. As for why people play games like Mario and Ratchet & Clank, it's because they're light-hearted and don't require a whole lot of thought to enjoy. I like intellectually-stimulating games as much as the next guy, but sometimes I just wanna sit down and shoot aliens with a big gun and not have to think about it. That might not be to *your* tastes, but oh well. Games are allowed to exist without having to be pinnacles of their medium.
@@richardsinclair7661 Do you know what focus means? It means it concentrates on one detail. There are two categories of videogames, despite the term videogames is used for both. The first one is a digital game, like Pong. The second one is not a game but it has a ludic element to it, something like Metal Gear Solid. So what is the difference between the two? The main difference is the presence of a relevant narrative element or a lack thereof. A game like Mario is a glorified Pong with an afterthought narrative element, a digital game, it's not the same medium as Metal Gear Solid. Using the term videogame to describe both is a decade long mistake that should be corrected as soon as possible. Why would I be "pretentius" simply because I am not interested in playing games that you enjoy? Seems to me that you are refusing to acknowledge the clear difference between videogames because it would make you feel inferior or something along those lines, who knows but it certainly has to do with your emotivity.
Hey I have a ps5. It’s basically the best looking game I’ve ever played beyond that it’s more ratchet and clank which is not a bad thing but it’s not pushing any bars
As a mid-2000s zoomer I can testify that Ratchet and Clank and other ps2 classics like it was the best way to grow up, and I'm lucky we couldn't afford an xbox 360 because Ratchet was preme asf
If you hoping it’s like the original 3 and deadlocked/Gladiator your gonna be disappointed, as modern ratchet and clank is nothing like the originals other then shooting stuff and it’s lost its charm in my opinion as I’m not a fan of the direction their taking the series, hopefully you still end up liking the new one.
Did you know that if you double tap triangle you switch to the previously used weapon. I only discovered that last year and I’ve played this game about 30 times.
Lol, in the newer games they teach you. And they also make it more intuitive. But yeah in the older games it was a bit awkward to use but you could swap quickly.
I love R&C (2002) so much and it's my favourite game of all time, but I just completed Rift Apart and it's so good it rivals the first game for me! It is quite possibly the peak of the R&C formula and does so much right that most of my critiques are nitpicks or stylistic preferences. The combat and platforming are more engaging than ever, and the writing is very character driven with some PS2 style satire. Check it out if you're lucky enough to get a PS5!
It wasn't standard to level up weapons at the time (In general and not solely in R&C). At best you would level up weapons to unlock attachments. It was added later as another mechanic after the first entry. First game was more about using any weapon. Others "rewarded" for continuously using the same weapon, where even more later titles would be beneficial if you wanted to fight in the arenas.
You're right about the whole trend of over-criticizing old games. It's getting to the point where they are competing with one another to make the most "unbiased" review by just being too nitpicky. Anyway, reviews are reviews; if you have fun, then that's all that matters.
I played them all. Like a real fan would. Doesn't mean I liked them all or all of them were good. But I played them all & beaten them all at least once.
Ratchet 1 had a great mix of jokes, edge, satire, and genuine heart. The sequels became increasingly less soulful and on the ps3 and onward hyper focused on "le wacky jokes xd :)"
I kinda disagree with you about the weapons in the first game where you said half of them are useless. I mean you can say this about all the other games as well, were some weapons just can't compete with others on a level of usage. I always saw too much "useless" weapons as an opportunity to have different playing styles, especially when the game isn't challenging enough.
I think the main difference here is that the later games had the levelling up system, so even if you had weapons you didn't like as much as others, you still wanted to try them all to see what you could level them up to if you use them enough. In the first game though, there was no real incentive to use weapons like the Decoy Glove, or the Walloper. You can chalk that down to "first game problems" in Ratchet & Clank's case.
The series can still be great. Rift Apart was great to me. Probably one of my favorites in all of them. The original trilogy was always my favorite. Of course I think the remake feels like a half of a game. It had some sort of fun to it just not as satisfactory in comparison to the others. The devs seem to be cool with making more R&C and I don't think they're stopping anytime soon.
I legitimately love games from past decades as much as I love current ones. Old or new, games are great, and I wish I got my hands on this game and so much more from the PS2. It had many great franchises.
The original is remembered fondly because like entertainment in the past it didn’t talk down to it’s audience. They have matured jokes/dialogue and combined it with just mindless destruction, honestly a perfect game at the time. The modern day stuff feels a bit soulless, gimmicky, and to big for its own good (specially the future Saga which made Ratchet and Clank basically chosen ones). They still have mindless action and some weapons are cool, but I can’t help feel that the entire franchise was made more kiddie friendly just to attract a broader audience which it didn’t really help that much. However biggest sin had to be the reboot, by Quark that thing was the definition of a soulless cash grab. Basically the story tried to appeal to the old guard while bringing new audience and they did this by... Making Ratchet a good guy from the start so he never truly grows as a character, same goes for Clsnk. The movie already assume that you know the character well enough to not need to see them grow/befriend each other again and this just made Ratchet look like a Mary Sue and Clank look like a gullible idiot. Also what they did to Chairman Drek, Drek was one of the best antagonists the game had since he was basically a scummy warlord business man that was able to be threatening and comedic at the same time (something extremely difficult to do), and they have tried to recreate that with Dr. Nefarious (but he only comes out as a comedic relief villain with some badass moments). The ratchet and clank were amazing until the future series, that’s when you see the decline and began to see its downfall into being more kid friendly. The franchise is not ruined but it does feel tone down, tamed, in comparison to how it started.
@@e.777.r2 Idk bout that bro lol Xbox can play ratchet n clank for free actuallly it can play all ps games better than PlayStation do your research buddy you paid 70$ Xbox players just pay for wifi I didn’t even bring up Xbox lol automatically you thought I wasn’t a gamer gamer I got all of them child lol ratchet n clank never has been a AAA title never will bro bro it’s on the saints row tier have fun buying all the third party games that are free on Xbox
I wish you had covered it in the video, but many of the game's weapons are can be upgraded to golden variants on Gemlik and Novalis (Novalis after you beat the game), so there's that much of weapon leveling in this game.
I know it doesnt fix the lack of certain gameplay elements like strafing, but you should check out the speedrunning movement techniques, and other glitches, really for all of the first 3 games. Theres a lot of crazy stuff in all three, I've only learned and done any of it from the first game, so it's my favorite, there's some relatively easy stuff that enhacnes your movement speed, and can be chained together for even more speed, and then there's crazy stuff like ILJs where you basically start flying through the air over certain surfaces. Like i said, it doesnt fix the lacking gunplay, but can give you a newfound love for the movement of the game, as well as how perfectly broken they are as well.
Isn't mindlessly strafing and shooting your weapon a lot more simplistic than not being able to strafe and having to use certain weapons in your arsenal effectively for certain situations? I feel like a lot of the situations in Ratchet and Clank 2 and onward can just be solved by what I said before, whereas it's the opposite for Rac 1.
You might be disappointed in Rift Apart once you hear the woke pirate song, and the fact that Ratchet was neutered in 2016 and Rivet has all of his edge and epicness. Otherwise the game is still worth playing. Edit: there's also the fact that they made sure clank was rendered useless throughout the entire game, but Kit can transform into a superbot and smash enemies. I don't think Clank has done that since the first game, hell Isomniac didn't even include that feature in the 2016 "remake".
@@Wolfstarzan yeah but that's not really a good justification here in this context. Clank is a robot, he can be fixed and repaired. My point is that in the 2016 "remake" we didn't get a badass final boss fight like in the 2002 game, and in Rift Apart. Instead two new chicks come in and basically take over as badasses while Ratchet and Clank are just along for the ride
I agree and should mention personally it feels like they're testing the waters to make the R&C2 reboot as good as if not better than the original as there's a lot of foreshadowing by the design team that the reboot is coming whether fans of the OG games, myself included like it or not Reasons I say it's all but confirmed they're definitely still making a R&C 2 reboot are as follows 1. The Megacorp logo is everywhere in Rivet's universe, I personally consider that foreshadowing 2. Goons4Less make an appearance in Rift Apart as the spiritual successor to the Thugs4Less from Going Commando 3. After beating the game and starting challenge mode you can buy the bouncer from Mrs. Zurkon 4.The Plumber said in R&C(2016) that he'd "See us in the next Reboot" and then, with the exception of the end credits, didn't make an appearance in Rift Apart
@@joshuahendershot196 "The Plumber said in R&C(2016) that he'd "See us in the next Reboot" " I think that was rather related to Sony originally wanting to release two more movies, but they scrapped that idea when the movie tanked. The Goons4Less were already present in Into the Nexus, so I wouldnt read too much into it; but the Megacorp logo being everywhere is weird indeed. Maybe we are in for a spin off game with Rivet in her Bogon galaxy?
@@xXYannuschXx I honestly forgot that the Goons4Less were in Into The Nexus because I didn't play that game since it came out and honestly don't recall anything about that game but I do like the idea of a series of Rivet & Kit spinoffs and would love in Insomniac did that, nothing against Ratchet but I honestly like Rivet more as a protagonist. I just think her story arc is more compelling in general than Ratchet's.
@@joshuahendershot196 " I just think her story arc is more compelling in general than Ratchet's." Might be, because Ratchets story ark is almost over and Rivet actually had an arc similar to R&C1 in Rift Apart; I would love to explore more about her world. Maybe Insomniac is going this route, with Ratchet comparing her world to his, which would give newcomers an idea of the R&C lore, but also continue the game series and be interesting for the OG players.
@@xXYannuschXx The only other place Insomniac could really go with Ratchet's story arc is using the dimensionator to travel to the dimension where the Lombaxes went to, finding and reuniting with Kaden, as for where that dimension is, Mags mentioned in his logs(The Lorbs on Savali) that he marked the dimension they fled to on the dimensional map and even told the listener(in this case Ratchet) to "look him up" if they ever found a way to get to that dimension, considering Ratchet at the end of Rift Apart has both the dimensionator and the dimensional map it'd be a cinch to go right to the dimension where the Lombaxes are, I might also be reading into things but at the end of Rift Apart Ratchet asks Rivet if she'd mind making a pit stop on her way back to her home dimension which implies to me that he wants her to go with him to the Lombax dimension, basically, there's one other possibility but I don't think that's what he was implying.
I was skeptical of the gender swapping in the latest game but a lot people seem to like the new characters. I’m probably just being a party pooper. I appreciate any well written character, but it’s so obvious when they try to force a strong female into the plot. Also, I understand Ratchet “grew up” and got less angsty… but why. It’s a silly game where a smaller furry creature shoots big guns at robots. He could retain his rebellious attitude to be a direct contrast to every other kids game protagonist. Or at least develop slower.
Ngl it's kind of criminal that you can play the Jak and Daxter and Sly Cooper games on ps4/5 but no way to play the original Ratchet and Clank games unless you have physical copies or the remasters on ps3 unless you emulate it.
Something I've noticed that no reviewer ever brings up is how each act in the original game is symbolized by the ship you have at the time. You start the game searching for quark to send a message for help with dealing with drek so naturally you're given a spaceship for sending messages, a courier ship. Once quark betrays you, you're now essentially on a roaring rampage of revenge towards him, so of course you end up snagging one of quake's personal spaceships Finally, after defeating quark then immediately seeing exactly how bad planets are truly getting with his own eyes. Ratchet takes the fight to drek and the blarg directly. And you just so happen to obtain a blarg fighter jet.
I remember that when I was a kid, with lots of time to spare , I managed to get enough bolts for the Ryno in my first playthrough by just destroying the boxes near the ship then flying to another planet and return so the boxes would respawn. I just had to do it for a few hours lol.
I'm 17 years old and i have an old PS2 and just tried Ratchet and Clank almost a month ago and i have to say that this game is one of the best game series i've played from the first game to Deadlocked and i've enjoyed it alot. It's sad this game is underrated af and videos about Ratchet and Clank have very low views for a good game to experience.
12:40 Actually Into the Nexus also used gold bolts to obtain gold weapons. Other than that, no they haven't been used to get gold weapons outside of those games except for the new game but it's not really the same (You'll find out what I mean if you eventually get a PS5 and Rift Apart).
Ain't Generation Z the ones who grew up with the games though? I'm one myself and came up in the 2000s durin' that PS2 era, and you need to play the rest of the PS2 games cause they still have Ratchet as a cool smartass character, he doesn't change all so much til Tools Of Destruction. I don't look at it's popularity stand as a bad thing, wouldn't want this to be an overblown AAA thing like Mario or Sonic, just lookin' at the old games and how consistently focused it is on the same satirical themes and edgy tone was one of a kind original.
I can't really judge the latest Ratchet & Clank game but from what i've seen there is one thing i miss. The personality of ratchet and clank worked so well in the original triology. They did have some adult humour mixed in between cutscenes and usually discussed , argued or corrected each other. I understand their friendship has developed but they seem so bland now. After a cutscene when i'm exploring a level i prefer less dialogue from someone being constantly on the chatter, let me absorb the atmosphere and enjoy the soundtrack while i blast through enemies.
Honestly the crossovers with jak and daxter are awesome.. they still happen today even though that franchise is basically been dead for over 10 years now. it's like last 5 appearances have been in a crossover playstation game and just ratchet and clank games/the movie. I like to think that jak and daxter shares a multiverse with ratchet and clank. also deadlocked is basically the final game to have jabs at capitalism so i actually consider the first 4 games to be the ratchet and clank quadrology. The final 2 having more fps based stuff than the first 2.
You actually didn't need to cheat to get the 150K bolts in the original version of the game either. It would take a little bit of grinding, but you can get about 3-4K/minute in the arena as Giant Clank. Beat all of the enemies except the last one, and jump over the edge near the entrance. Lather/rinse/repeat, and it should take a little over an hour, if memory serves.
I still think the best RYNO in the series is the first one. It fires 9 high damage seeking rockets, and they'll _all_ hit something. It is precise and _efficient._ The later games' rocket miniguns, while looking devastating, always seemed like they have such poor accuracy that I sometimes wonder how much damage I'm really doing, or if I should be standing way closer.
04:40 Its that mechanic that i despise in the other instalments the moment that the weapon is at max you don't want to use it anymore and by the time you upgraded your weapons the game is beat and on new game plus you got to do this all over again
Yeah it's like : "well now that this fun to use and powerfull weapon is lvl max, let's never use it again and let's use a bad weapon just cause it needs more xp!" Fun
Full disclosure, I could only beat the final boss with the RYNO so I did get it in a single playthrough but not by those two means you mentioned. What I did was just about everything else in the game to earn bolts, but even still it wasn't nearly enough so I repeatedly did fights in the arena as the Mecha clank on the factory planet he's from. Then after all the enemies were gone, I'd jump off the edge and restart, essentially farming the arena
This exactly. This is exactly how I did it back in the original game (they toned the amount down in the HD collection, so yeah, you'd have to glitch to the track to get to bolts for the RYNO, as well as to get the trophy for 1M bolts).
I never got a ps3, so I never got to play the Future series, and even when I had the opportunity to play them I had long fallen off caring about the series. Even still, I'll always have a place in my heart for the ps2 era of Ratchet and Clank.
I still have the original physical ps2 ,ps3 and ps4 versions of this franchise...Now I am lucky enough to own a ps5. What did I do? I purchased the physical version of Ratchet on ps5 and now I play it with my kids. If you haven't played the new game + you are a fan..believe the hype, the game is that good. A+++..hopefully this franchise gets the mainstream respect it deserves after almost 20 years.
The first Ratchet & Clank game is weirdly one of the most atmospheric game I've ever played. It's a mix of the soundtrack, the level design, the fact that there's no strafing makes you approach situations way more carefully, the details in the skyboxes, how the HUD feels integrated into the world.
It's a weirdly immersive game.
Having grown up on the first three, I'll always go back to 1 for the atmostphere and GC for the gameplay. Uya is fun too, but not on the level of amazing as the first two
All those reasons u stated is why it's my favourite Ratchet and clank game of all time.
People for some reason push the 1st one aside because of no strafing or weapon up grades?
for real
To be fair, Ratchet being a hero instead of a jerk to Clank in later games at least makes sense since at the end of the first game they put their differences aside and became best friends. It wouldn't make sense if he was still mean to him in later games (plus, I think people would drop off the series hard if he was still that insufferable--even Insomniac thought this, which is why Ratchet switched VAs in the second game). I do think you kind of undersell Ratchet and Clank's relationship in the sequels since (in the PS2 games after the first one at least) Ratchet and Clank still have decent chemistry
Ayo fancy seeing you here if you want to see a good video talking about all that stuff watch the gaming Brits Ratchet & Clank videos specifically why the movie failed and the Golden Bolt makes some good ones too.
I agree with all of this, but I think Insomniac over-corrected with Ratchet's character a bit. Ratchet & Clank are more likable for their reactions to the world around them and the absurdity of their universe than as actual characters.
Both of them are pretty much the same people from Going Commando to Deadlocked. And Ratchet only becomes more bland in the future series. But yeah, I still love 'em anyway.
@@SyntheticMan Yeah, futura series while still good, did do some... questionalble things. Especially the recons.
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I don't think that is really a case
Tools of Destruction Ratchet has a pretty bad fight with Clank and do have their differences still, but it is shown despite the strain they still have the friendship they developed post PS2 era
A Crack in Time is rather showing their growth as characters together and how Clank would give up his purpose of being the keeper of time to continue being Ratchet's best friend, and Ratchet would continue his life with Clank rather than go back to the Lombax dimension.
Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank have almost identical writing to the PS2 games, with Size Matters Ratchet still being more of a wildcard and Clank being the rational one
All 4 One's story focuses more on Qwark and Nefarious's relationship as a point of interest, and Full Frontal Assault has almost no story. Into the Nexus mostly focuses on Ratchet's decision not to look for the Lombaxes.
But overall, the games past the first game still do a good job comparing and contrasting ratchet and clank while keeping the friendship they developed in the first game
@@SyntheticMan it's half and half people are also obsessed with the lombaxes
I don't get why people don't like that ratchet gets angry at clank after almost being killed. Like imagine you give a friend a ride somewhere and they take you to drug deal or something that goes wrong and turns into a huge shootout you would be mad too right?
ikr? I felt Ratchet was justified in his anger towards Clank, and if it were me, I'd just be like "Alright, I'm done with this adventure. Let me go back to doing my own thing on my own planet."
I'd agree if not for the fact that they are constantly in shoot outs and shit is going crazy. Ratchet knows what he signs up for anywyas
Well, I mean sure the first few times were justified. The other times not so much. I mean Clank made an honest mistake in that situation. He was just born with instructions to find Captain Qwark, he literally couldn't have known at that point.
@@nickNcar Yeah I can agree with you there, they do kinda overstate his anger a lot
Idk man id be on drugs
Let's not forget David Bergeaud's brilliant soundtrack for this and the other games.
Yes, just yes.
Yes!!!
Best soundtrack in the series
Yep. The OST for the newer games don't even come close to the style of the PS2 games. The OG still being the best.
@@JusaWanderer nfs the techno soundtrack as a kid inspired me to love music as an adult
I am so glad that you believe the story in this game is the best in the series. It's honestly my favorite.
It's definitely either 1 or Deadlocked that have the best story, every other one has at least one major flaw in its cohesion that once noticed kinda spoils it. I distinctly remember laughing more at 1 than any other game though, more like chuckling actually but still.
@Prince Lorian There actually was a Rachet and clank movie based of the 2016 game and it was pretty awful, but I think the orginal ps2 version had a decent story and had a cool universe
@Prince Lorian Honestly shit like Fast and Furious is no better.
@@kingdomkey2262 I thought the game came after which is why they got to use the movie scenes as cinematics in the 2016 game.
@@kingdomkey2262 The game is actually based on the movie since that was announced first and then they made the game to come out a few weeks before the movie came out. But honestly I felt like the movie worked better than the game version but that can also be with what you watched/played first
Ratchet and Clank was a huge part of my childhood and I have so many fond memories of these games, especially the PS2 ones. Despite its flaws with the gameplay, I still enjoy the first game for what it is.
Something about our old games we played that even if they don't age the best you cling to them no matter what. Rachet and Clank is my most gone back to PS2 series for me, i think it aged pretty good and I agree number 1 is clunky but I think you did it justice
I have difficulty going back to R&C 1 simply because the other 3 PS2 games in the series are just so much more my style but I will fight anyone who dares to call it clunky!
@@GodOfOrphans I mean more the no strafe(if that is how you spell it). I don't have a problem playing it either haha
@@dogguy57 fair point. Edit: btw you spelled strafe correctly since you asked as much in the brackets, so good job ;)
@Shin Shaman Jak 2 and 3 are way better than 1
@@justsomeguyontheinternet562 meh Jak 1 is best in my opinion......
Ratchet was not a jerk; he was just highly individualistic and hedonistic. He did not feel any sense of obligation to this frankly undeserving galaxy populated with really selfish, self-absorbed people. He wasn't trying to save the World, but rather to experience it. If he had been the kind of person who does good things for free, not only would you have had a story as bland as the film and its tie-in; he also would have never survived. Ratchet honours his deal to Clank in Act One, he avenges himself against Qwark in Act Two, and he uses what he has learned and acquired along the way to defeat Chairman Drek in Act Three. Honestly, for him even to call himself "selfish" for rightfully seeking payback against Captain Qwark was a bit too generous. He really did not owe that to Clank. This was never their war to fight, but they did it anyway, and that's what I consider so relatable and beautiful about it. These things are complicated, and you can't call yourself a hero if you expect someone else to save you. Clank expected Qwark to save them, and see how that went. If we expected Ratchet to be some sort of a hero, we're equally duped. You never do things for free in a world where everything is for sale, and why should you? This Game taught me how to win and earn my way through Life, and honestly that's more heroic than being the goody-two-shoes who saves the World "just because" but never has to settle his debts. Three cheers for old Ratchet, and four cheers for Meritocracy. Insomniac was wide awake for this one.
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While I agree with you, I'd say this is a bit too much overanalyzing 😂
It's a PS2 Teens videogame, they just wanted a main character that was a bit of a jerk.
@@Talking_Ed i think the fun is in how deep people can go with seemingly surface level content.
@@PiggyMonsta2009 Yeah, people are kinda invested in stuff it's interesting.
@Keshuel Man it's a videogame, chill lol
@@Talking_Ed It's a work of fiction apart from being a videogame. Does being a videogame mean it must be devoid of any depth and that all characters and all stuff in said game must be surface level?
If your answer is yes you clearly are dumb, or do you read a well written book, look at someone analazing a character and say "It's just a book lmao"
Yes it is a videogame indeed, but that fact does not equate to it being devoid of character depth worthy of being studied.
Chairman Drek was such a great villain in the og game.. the reboot made him an idiot instead.
Man the reboot sucks.
Agreed!
Literaly kiddie shit.
Yeah, they really just made him a side villain and also made him boring, im sad they didn't just remaster. Never played the original but it seems more fun than what I got
@@Zacatito The original is a masterpiece only topped by the sequel.
While I have a soft spot for the re-imagining (it introduced me to the franchise), I have to agree that the original was the better. I also think it was a necessity to both bring in new fans and seeing that the movie was a box office bomb while the game was a financial success probably taught Insomniac Games to stay out of the movie buisness and stick with gaming.
as a rac vet i can say this game has the best planets to explore its crazy
What do boobs have to do with Ratchet and Clank?
@@EpsiIonEagle let's just say ALOT of the games had there titles changed for American ordinances because they were sexual references like Up your arsenal or Going Commando
@@questionfor9502 He's a rac vet. Ohhhh nevermind
@@EpsiIonEagle Well there is that one either glitch or easter egg I'm not sure which, where you can basically inflate the Hoverboard Race lady's bust to to variable sizes so there's that.
@@GodOfOrphans 9:32 in this video
Ratchet and Clank, GOW, and Jack and Daxter games were my most favourite frachises to play as a kid in the early 2000's absolute classics.
No Sly Cooper? Weird.
@@aldebaran2643That's in a different lane compared to those games, those were top tier edgy
I personally like the weapon design and even the "tank controls" in rac 1 because they encourage you to be more creative and cautious rather than just running in guns blazing. one of the things I love about this game is that it gives you a set of tools with their own strengths and weaknesses and lets you use them how you see fit. this applies to movement as well, which is why strafing with the thruster pack is so situational, whereas in the later games you can easily just run head first into a room full of enemies and slaughter them without really having to plan your attack or anything. I'll admit rac 1 didn't do this absolutely perfectly since yes you CAN beat the game without buying any weapons aside from the devastator (or technically buying NO weapons, but you're not supposed to be able to), and you CAN still run in guns blazing, but that's not always an optimal approach. I love the OG trilogy, but rac 1 is always the one I end up coming back to the most because it just offers a lot of creativity that I feel like the later games don't have in them.
R&C stands out to me as the only gaming franchise where the commercials (for Going Commando, where they made irl gags with the weapons) ended up 1) making me aware of it's existence and 2) actually made me want to buy it.
When I went back to play the first one I wasn't terribly thrilled by the gameplay, but I distinctly remembering that I liked the story more. I was not expecting Ratchet to be an asshole with character development. And I honestly enjoy that version of him more than the cheeky do-gooder of the other games.
you should watch the other commercials as well, they are hilarious
Yeah, Ratchet became boring as all get out especially at the end of the 00's.
Idk man the commentators in Deadlocked are hilarious.
After watching dozens of reviews/discussions on the Ratchet games, it is apparent that I am the only human being who loves the Clank levels (especially in the sequels)
We are a rare breed.
I miss Ratchet's angry surfer voice. That is all.
Mikey Kelly was the man. Then they cut him off and James Arnold Taylor took the role and has been Rachet ever since. He sucks. Which is one of the reasons why I gave up playing the series after the 3rd game. Gameplay elements were perfect for the original Rachet and Clank. Wasn't a fan of the whole RPG like elements of 2 and 3.
So wait, you gave up playing ratchet and clank because of a new voice actor? Also, what part of the rpg elements did you not like? I hope you don't mean the leveling systems and the experience gained. You literally didn't like that they gave us more content? Help me understand I'm just a bit confused.
@@Shr00ms_AWD I guess I just wanted something done differently for R&C 2 and 3. But hey, this is just me talking. I'm sure you and others think different, which I do respect.
I feel you. I do prefer his older voice but I loved all of the R&C games. I'm 26 so I was pretty young when the first R&C dropped so I wasn't a super big game expert. I just loved all the advancements since the first. I think Going Commando and Deadlocked were my all time favorites.
@@Shr00ms_AWD Fair enough, bud.
Ratchet Deadlocked was my absolute favorite.
Bruh rift apart is amazing..
@@theaccommodated4567 Yes, takes a bit from R&C 1 but mostly Deadlocked
I loved Deadlocked so much…Merc and Green are great companions through his adventure.
Deadlocked is peak ratchet and clank
Agreed Deadlocked is the best although rift apart is good Deadlocked is better the first game I always count as the experement just like jak & Dexter, sly cooper the first is always the test
This series has changed and became the mainstream animated movie we’re all a bit tired of. Ratchet and clank used to actually have clever humor, satire, interesting character dynamics, and levels that were distinct.
It doesn't even matter about popularity ratchet and clank has so many titles and is older than god of war, hell some how it even got a movie. Yet sly Cooper only got one more game, and jak and daxter got ditchted completely 🤯. I like ratchet and clank, but damn sony give the other ogs a chance 😂
It’s not Sony doing this, Naughty dog said they aren’t interested in making anymore “childish games” and Sanzaru games won’t make a new sly but sucker punch said they’d gladly do it, they just can’t without sanzaru
@@failedsaint lmao I don't what naughty dog was talking about, jak and daxter (after the first game) was never childish it was fucking edgy especially jak 2 with that torture scene I always thought they never made jak 4 due to the budget being shifted to their mainstream games
@@yxrackman2397 That's my issue with Naughty Dog, they have these gems hidden in their vault that they will not work on again, and yet they also refuse to outsource it.
I think Jak and Daxter deserved a new game since the ps3. It's a shame we never got it.
Sly 4 was so bad that we never got a new Sly game. I was shocked that we didn’t get anything during the PS4 generation, but sadly a part of me also expected it.
@@failedsaint Sanzuru never made it in the first place. Sucker Punch are the original creators of Sly so they wouldnt need there help just cuz Sanzuru made the 4th game
Ratchet’s attitude surely did take a 180 from the original to the re-boot.
The irony in that title is that I’m a zoomer that grew up with this masterpiece
Im technically on the generational cusp myself. This was among my first games and i probably wouldn't have gotten into gaming at all without it.
@@wyattbottorff2473 this and Jak and Daxter were the only PS2 games I gave the time of day. Crash team racing doesn’t count because it was on PS1💀
Ratchet 1’s Ratchet was my favourite version of him. Ratchet’s VA, Mikey Kelly is underrated and Ratchet 1 is my absolute favourite in the series.
@Yewlyn I like James Arnold Taylor’s performance, his delivery of some of the lines to the Shaman was funny for example. However, if Mikey Kelly did them his delivery would be better.
R&C: Crack in Time is insane.
Preach
To me it’s The last good ratchet and clank game
@@MartinMorning2 i get you but to me there were good rac games after acit, ffs and all4one were meh bit fun with friends, nexus was fun and good but sadly too short, the ps4 game was a bad reimagening and the story was kinda meh, but it was a fun game nontheless and then we get to rift apart, witch i don't get why anybody dislikes, the game looks like a pixar movie, the story is great, the length is decent, the gameplay is great and it has a lot of replayability, it's not the best in the franchise but it's a really good game.
@@anthonykvesic3553 The reason why people like me and many others don’t like the later games mostly after ACIT (which is considered the true last good ratchet and clank game) like Rift Apart is because it’s not ratchet and clank anymore to us, the writing , humour and how ratchet and clank and other main characters act are horrible now and extremely cringey and completely different from what they used to be like, also the series became what it used to poke fun off in the older games especially with ratchet 2016, as for gameplay the guns just don’t feel fun to use anymore and aren’t very creative with a exception of a small few with most just being copied and pasted over into each new game while forgetting what made that weapon fun in the last game it was originally from, also ratchet and clank never shut up in the new games and this wouldn’t be so bad if their dialogue wasn’t so cringe and bland. Overall if you like the new ratchet games I’m happy for you, it’s just for most of us OG Fans of the series we don’t like the direction Insomniac are taking the series.
@Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse Follower people are interested in the lombaxes
I wouldn't say Ratchet became a generic good guy until ToD. In ACIT though, their specific portrayal of that I thought was still fine, as he had mellowed out and matured and in that game, had a specific goal in mind. In GC and UYA, he was still cool and had attitude, but was just was a lot more mindful about his relationship with Clank. Random people still got the smoke from Ratchet in GC and onward lol.
I don't care what anyone says, Ratchet and clank 1 is my favourite r&C game of all time.
That Composer should be given a gold medal or something the level of Atmosphere in this game is off the charts.
A Crack In Time was my favorite, loved flying around the galaxies and exploring the mini planets. Also loved the addition of the hover boots and enjoyed the story.
Crack in Time was pretty good. I loved the Constructo weapons. I liked how you had a set of traditional weapons that you upgrade normally, but the constructo weapons you can personalize and change how you see fit..
My ideal Ratchet and Clank game would have both constructo weapons and customizable armor.
same here it was actully the second ratchet and clank game i played
The only thing I really disliked about A Crack in Time were the weapons, when playing on higher difficulty you need to ammo dump everything you got, especially with bosses, which caused you to end up with guns that didnt work in that situation. Honestly, half the weapons in the game are useless against bosses. Oh and the lack of the upgrade system.
@@xXYannuschXx I love a crack in time but i gotta agree with you on that point. Honestly it would be pretty neat if they did a remaster of the game and fixed up the story and gameplay. Its a great game but it has the possibility of being better.
Nah people always talk about the PS3 games but that future trilogy of games just lost it for me completely.
I grew up with the edgyness of the originals.
The originals were more mature then whatever came after.
I regret not playing the Future Trilogy as much when I was a teenager, I was so attached to the mainline PS2 games.
Same I played only the ps2 trilogy only now am I trying what I missed out on
Future trilogy wasnt as good as OG.
Future trilogy was good but the OG trilogy just couldnt be beat
@@Adam-nc6qgnot even a competition og beats Everything
@@hwanniggles187exactly
I must admit, I do miss Ratchet's old attitude. I saw him as a loner, but a tough guy. A thrill seeking young mechanic who doesn't take crap from no one, weilds badass guns and does what he wants. I mean, he grew up alone in the desert. I don't imagine him being very social or polite, lol.
Honestly I basically grew up with Insomniac games and seeing Rachet and Clank again us giving me a nostalgia high
And yes I agree in my opinion Rachet and Clank beats uncharted
The thing with Uncharted is that it defined a new gen and to some degree started the cinematic game experience. However, in my humble opinion, it does not offer replayability. Unlike R and C where you can play the game with so many options and challenges like wrench only, this weapon only... etc.
@@joaopescusa I don't hate uncharted it's just well I live in a South Africa were the mark up price for games us retarded ( R1800 for a brand new release ) so if a game doesn't give me a shit ton of replayability it's probably gonna leave me sour
@@joaopescusa it definitely offers replay. Tho Ratchet and Clank just offers more
"There's no limit to your sucking ability,
but it can only hold a capacity of five enemies."
That sounds fairly impressive, to me.
*kirby has joined the chatroom
ha gaaaaaaay
Ratchet is like a person playing an open world adventure game, getting angry at the main quest preventing him from exploring the new world at will.
Surprisingly relatable now.
Ratchet used to be a menace in the first game lol
Games back then used to have unique creativity and emotionally inspiring stories, compared to now being a money maker.
@Mr. Anonymous And don't forget about the ridiculous DLCs people beg for these days with lootboxes and microtransactions. Games were complete back then and people bought that ONE game not get ripped off to pay like a gambling maniac. It's sad to see how today's games are going towards pay-to-win and the industry has no respect for the fan base, at least...we got old games to keep. And there's nothing wrong with playing old games.
@Mr. Anonymous look into more indies I don't have an issue with realistic art styles some artists like that style it's like comparing yugioh to magic the gathering
@@johnlawful2272 Yeah, Indie games tell interesting and compelling stories.
I wish I could make a game someday with some care
@@julian-vanilla8379 Anything is possible, if you love making games, there's a field in game development in universities these days.
Ratchet 1 hasn't aged well but it still has the best atmosphere in the series imo.
It also still has the best story and ratchets original voice actor was the best in my opinion.
@@MartinMorning2 Yeah I did like original ratchets voice actor but I think Taylor does a great job as well, he sounds a lot like him
@@STRING3R he does sound like him
@@MartinMorning2 passssssss
By far the best atmosphere in the series due to three things: unique planet-based level design, excellent soundtrack and story. All three are 10/10 in the first game. The somewhat basic controls and weapons are forgivable because of it. Kind of just makes it charming.
Picked up HD collection. Ready to finally play these games.
"realistically you can't get 150000 bolts in one playthrough"
you are correct, i did by replaying logging site eudora a number of times before facing drek in the final battle
every shot from the ryno took him down one chunk of his health bar (he has like 8 or whatever) and yeah it was awesome lol
i think i was like 15
I love the story in the original as well, like you said it has character growth and depth, too bad the remake didn't have that :(
I pretty much agree with you completely (only things differing being that I *do* believe this is still the best game in the series, for some of the reasons you mentioned, I think the Weapon balance is not terrible, as they were simply going for a different thing compared to the sequels, and I really liked the Clank sections); I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks the story and character development of this game to be the best in the series.
Synthetic man, you are starting to become one of my favourite UA-camrs. Most channels put on an unfunny quirky persona which isn't a bad thing by any means, but I love people like you who have nothing to hide and they just act themselves and try to entertain the audience in the most genuine way possible. The only criticisms I have with some of your videos is I think you can sometimes go off into some rants that go on a little too long which kinda kills the pacing of the video. Besides that you're now one of my favourites and I hope you continue to keep up the great work 👍👍
Look up Running Shine he's another game reviewer that keeps it real no bells or whistles and some of his stuff is genuinely hilarious
Me, a zoomer who does not understand my kinds humor but was introduced to R&C when I was little: Bitch what am I? A roach?
Feel similar. I'm in a weird time between millennials and gen z myself: 97. Because of my older cousins, as well as my dad and uncles being nerds, my tastes are much more on the millennial side due to games and such.
@@Ninj7 Also born in 1997 A.D, I feel you.
@@Ninj7 @Zen 2010 I feel you both hahaha I'm on the same boat as you guys
Goin Commando is still to this day THEE greatest R&C game, do not debate with me..
Going commando is a goat.
Facts
Nah, the first game was better
@@thefurry7165 🙄🤔🙄 congratulations you sir have played yourself
@@thefurry7165 not really, no weapon upgrades, no armor, no strafing, no game pause when changing guns. Etc.
Yeah, I like the older ratchet and clank games too, but rift apart is definitely a step up in the right direction. Rift Apart not only plays the best, but also is the most accessible in the series; the worlds feel the most alive and weapons work and feel the best. The older games definitely had a better story in my opinion, but you can't have everything in one game and Rift Apart is the sequel to into the nexus the series always deserved, not that remake of a game that came out in 2016. It's good to see that insomniac games are getting back in the groove.
the most acessible? on a console no one can get their hands on and its exclusive. also rift apart has some of the worst combat in the series rift apart takes like 10 steps back. im guessing you didnt notice that they force you to play in lock strafe mode because you used to play in lock strafe anyways.
Whilst the game play and graphics/visuals are really stunning and super engaging to play in Rift Apart. It doesn't excuse the absolute smooth-brained story telling, the characters being dulled down to blocks of wood, where if they get into any conflict, 20 seconds later its resolved by saying sorry and also the Abomination that they turned DR Nefarious into.
It's the term that you and many others use now "oh we can't have everything in a game" that allows these game companies to create half-baked games and ideas because we as customers just let it happen.
Rift Apart is a 7/10, if the story and characters were actually any good, it would be a 9-10/10.
@@dancingturkey147 Not exclusive anymore! It's on pc Steam now :). Rift apart has probably the best combat in the series, it's so much fun with so many cool weapons to play with.
Bought the whole series digitally back in 2018, got them all physical now. They still hold up pretty well, and the music is fucking amazing man.
the soundtrack is so good, I listen to many of the themes while doing homework or doing other stuff because it's that good
R&C1 still has the best soundtrack in the series to date in my opinion, I’ll never forget hearing metropolis theme for the first time as a kid, it’s been stuck in the back of my head for years.
@@MartinMorning2 R&C1 has the best ost overall yes, but there are some bangers in the other games aswell: themes such as Kavu island, Ghost station, Docks area miniboss, Zeldrin Starport and many others are great individual songs that even if they are in the middle of a not so great soundtrack (but still very good) hold up to the quality level of the best songs from the first game.
@@maestrofeli4259 yeah agreed 2 (my favourite R&C game) had some really good songs too as well even 3 did too I loved the jungle planets music and the arena.
@@MartinMorning2 Pokitaru 2 from Size Matters is probably my favorite song from R&C, the music always slaps.
I think at this point it’s safe to say that Ratchet and Clank is PS’s Mario. Like, who else is still in the running at this point? But it would look stupid if they leaned into it. So it just keeps existing. Awesome franchise.
Exactly. And i believe they are leaning heavily into the mario formula now, since the series has become so formulaic at its core and dr nefarious is considered the "bowser" of the series. Ultimately while this may upset some series vets, i dont mind the approach myself as sony is clearly trying set up rachet as the closest thing it has to a true mascot to imitate Nintendo, which could ultimately lead to more wide spread sales, which is obviously sonys goal.
What about sack boy and astro
@@mattkugelman4369 bruh, astro? Really?
@@Rono77 what they’ve been using Astro as of recent
@@patrickleblanc613 Kratos is the current mascot I'd say.
Weapons depend on your creativity. lay mine bombs then use the taunter for example.
Also Tesla Claw is OP.
Use the punch glove weapon against those haunting bombs in lava level or any small enemies.
it all depends on the situation, of course there are other OP weapons but is it fun enough?
I think dismissing the weapon variety is his biggest disservice to the game in this video.
I saved up for the RYNO on a fresh save file just to see if it was doable and it indeed is, no grinding required either just being an ammo miser. I even had enough to still buy a couple of weapons. I remember buying the Blaster and I believe one other but I can't remember which. The wrench is a lot more powerful in 1 than in pretty much the rest of the series so it's not even that much harder without all the weapons.
Agreed
yeah, when playing this games I always make sure to grab ALL the bolts, so when I first played the game I bought the RYNO in my second playthrough (first challenge mode) and was able to buy it as soon as I got to Rilgar, and I had all the weapons except the decoy glove, taunter, tesla claw and drone device.
I don't know how you did it because i did a wrench only run and still didn't get nearly enough bolts.
@@gabouchar9977 You have to diligently break boxes and collect bolts and use the metal detector whenever the oppurtunity arises, make sure to do all the objectives as well and don't skip any routes.
I don't recall really going out of my way grind at any point but I did go out of my way to get the skill points in hoverboarding so I probably got a decent amount of extra bolts from that, if I had to think of any one thing I may have done differently from you. Depending on how many times I died that might have had an effect as well because that respawns enemies and some boxes so there are definitely some confounding variables.
@@GodOfOrphans I remember staying a lot of time in that room where there are a lot of robosquawkers and blarg generators in gremlik base.
I used the strafe thing from the jetpack and the pyrocitor...
I probably got between 10k and 20k bolts in that part alone.
When I was young, I thought you had to buy the RYNO to finish the game (I kept dying in THAT water section and thought the RYNO was the answer 😅). So I kept replaying the first levels over and over again until I got the 150,000 bolts, not knowing about the glitch. To this day I have no idea how I committed to it.
I miss the ps1 and ps2 days what made them so good was there was Variety of Different genres
You had a great mix of Adventure games fighting games puzzle games action games and rpg games
There was something for everyone unlike nowadays where we just following trends
I agree, but the Xbox 360 and PS3 gen weren't bad for variety in the AAA market either.
The signs of what was to come now started during those years, but we still got some excellent games on both consoles and pc.
I still think the ps2 had the best scope of variety and quality of any console.
PS3 actually still had pretty good variety for awhile. It's 8th gen that the homogeniety plague really got going.
@@ArcViper Pound for pound Gamecube or Dreamcast could probably give it a run for it's money but the PS2 also dwarfs their libraries by a significant margin so there's that.
@@GodOfOrphans in my opinion I would say 5th gen 6th gen and 7th gen is the best when it came to games
I've played all of them, and rift apart us one of my favorites.
It's honestly soo good, you could literally sit and just stare at the planet landscapes and not get bored, but throw in pitch-perfect gameplay with tight controller feedback and it's just amazing. The story is also very well executed overall.
@@MartinHindenes i disagree. In my opinion Rift Apart is OK to good... but not the OMFG AWESOME thing it got hyped up... For me, it wasn't nearly as bad of a letdown as KH3 or FFVII FR. However it felt more like Quest for Booty or Into the Nexus rather than, for example, A Crack in Time (which ground it retreats a bit with having Ratchet and Clank split up again).
Gameplay is good graphics are great. Weapon choices overall fine. But i miss the groovytron and the party mushrooms are no replacement for Mr. Zurkon.
No Lawrence is a major letdown because his snark at Dr. Nefarious was always a highlight. Also Dr. Nefarious' running gag didn't make an appareance, so instant minus points.
Emperor Nefarious also wasn't really impressive imho. He was a bit too goofy or at least didn't switch between sinister and laughable as well as Dr. Nefarious in older games did. His (german) VA didn't help either. Sounds more like a petulant 17 year old or so. Also as i said before Dr. Nefarious got a new VA in german which was a major downgrade. Clank I think also got a new VA but he at least sounds similar.
I alos think that the whole switching between Rivet and Ratchet overall didn't really click with me. It reminded me a bit of the MJ and Miles Morales parts of Insomniac's Spider Man. Luckily RnC didn't have a gameplay switch. But still. It's been ages since the story got continued with a PROPER part of the series. And for a return I'd have prefered to spend more time with Ratchet AND Clank, rather than also having to introduce Rivet and KIT.
Might also have to do with how we're thrown into the dimension that is pretty much already set up for a big blow off. But "why care"? We have little relationship wth them other than there are counterparts to the characters we know and Emperor Nefarius. And overall the game feels a more about Rivet VS Emperor Nefarious with Ratchet and Dr. Nefarious mainly there to introduce them. Linkara, in his review of Flashpoint, raised a similar point about the Flashpoint Timeline characters. There, all that stuff got tie ins... but why care? When the timeline is fixed, they'll never have existed to begin with.
Here it felt for me like the stakes for RIVET (the dimension stuff was caused by Dr. Nefarious and RnC) were basically just there because "Emperor Nefarious evil.".. and he didn't even take the stage until halfway through the game.
Also felt a bit forced when Rivet and KIT gave Ratchet "shit" for being worried/might not be interested in looking for the Lombaxes... the game apparently forgot about the events of Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time with the dangers that just "go looking for them" could bring... and the dimensional troubles of Rift Apart itself. No, the game is basically just "Ratchet fears that they might not like him!"...
It wasn't a bad game but in my opinion also not the great big bang for PS5. It feels like Rift Apart is Insomniac getting back into the groove... but not quite back there yet. I hope the next big RnC won't wait til the PS6 and will be a banger.
@@undertakernumberone1 I agree with some of your story points - I did miss the Nefarious Lawrence duo, kinda unnecessary to cut them up, and I was also a bit disappointed by the final stage boss fight.
Some missed opportunities like being able to play as Giant Kit, and the arena challenges were too few.
However the story presentation was amazingly well done, even if the story was somewhat generic. The animation and voice acting was on point imo. I quite enjoyed it.
I think the gameplay was stellar and definitely took some good lessons from A Crack in Time. I also really enjoyed the weapons in this game - the visual effects from combat and the planets in general is fantastic, and I love that you can feel the action in the controller. Music was also surprisingly good and a good step up from the 2016 game (although not close to the originals).
@@MartinHindenes i overall agree. I just think that the story could've used 5 to 10 hours more. More stuff for ratchet, some playable backstory for rivet...
It wasnt bad... but it just lacked some stuff to be great.
And tbh. Imho the Arena in rift apart felt a bit meh.
In regards of VA, it might be due to the dub, or just differibg opinion. For a "succesfull version of nefarious" the emperor sounded unimpressive imho.
Also the armors... i appreciate the concept, but i think i liked the older armor system more... and the designs weren't stellar... I kinda miss the Dreadzone armors, they had some great designs.
100% best gameplay
Can confirm that the first RaC is a banger. Can also confirm that Rift Apart is great to play. It doesn’t have the same charm as the originals and goes for the same approach as 2016 but it looks absolutely stunning and is a great experience to play the next main line game in the series after a Crack in Time
ACIT for me was the last good ratchet game and the ending to the series for me as it felt like ratchet fully matured in that game and the ending for that game would have been a alright ending to the series.
The writing in Rift Apart is better than the latest ones
@@JV-mm2yf not really it’s still pretty bad from what iv seen.
@@MartinMorning2 you're talking about how the characters pretty much just announce how they feel now right? yeah i hated the writing in rift apart
I recently replayed the OG Ratchet and Clank thanks to this video and oh my god is that game great
The problem for me is that for these kind of games that focus on gameplay I'd rather be playing a game like ping pong in real life or whatever than them.
The way I see it if a videogame doesn't stimulate my intellect with something other than gameplay it failed to reach its medium potential, the narrative aspect of the medium should only be limited by the technical limits of the time, not by choice. This is why I don't like Nintendo generally speaking, for example. You wanna do a game where gameplay matters? Fine, doesn't mean you have to sacrifice the narrative element, take Hollow Knight for example. I don't see the appeal of stuff like Mario.
Jesus Christ, could you come off any more pretentious? Perhaps you didn't mean it that way (I assume you didn't), but that really doesn't matter. Your spiel about "games focusing on gameplay" doesn't make any sense. ALL games focus on gameplay. Maybe it's not the reason people buy a particular game (For example, a great many Final Fantasy fans buy for the story, while the gameplay is secondary), but that doesn't mean it's not the focus. It doesn't matter how interesting the narrative is, if the game's not fun to play nobody will play it. End of story.
As for why people play games like Mario and Ratchet & Clank, it's because they're light-hearted and don't require a whole lot of thought to enjoy. I like intellectually-stimulating games as much as the next guy, but sometimes I just wanna sit down and shoot aliens with a big gun and not have to think about it. That might not be to *your* tastes, but oh well. Games are allowed to exist without having to be pinnacles of their medium.
@@richardsinclair7661 Do you know what focus means? It means it concentrates on one detail.
There are two categories of videogames, despite the term videogames is used for both. The first one is a digital game, like Pong. The second one is not a game but it has a ludic element to it, something like Metal Gear Solid.
So what is the difference between the two? The main difference is the presence of a relevant narrative element or a lack thereof.
A game like Mario is a glorified Pong with an afterthought narrative element, a digital game, it's not the same medium as Metal Gear Solid. Using the term videogame to describe both is a decade long mistake that should be corrected as soon as possible.
Why would I be "pretentius" simply because I am not interested in playing games that you enjoy? Seems to me that you are refusing to acknowledge the clear difference between videogames because it would make you feel inferior or something along those lines, who knows but it certainly has to do with your emotivity.
@@golDroger88 You can have the best narrative but if it's shit to play, it's still a shit game.
stimulate my intellect
The one thing we can always count on is that These games will never be considered bad.
Hey I have a ps5. It’s basically the best looking game I’ve ever played beyond that it’s more ratchet and clank which is not a bad thing but it’s not pushing any bars
It doesn't break new ground but it does feel like they took the Ratchet design philosophy to its logical extent.
As a mid-2000s zoomer I can testify that Ratchet and Clank and other ps2 classics like it was the best way to grow up, and I'm lucky we couldn't afford an xbox 360 because Ratchet was preme asf
the devistator is if a rocketlauncher and sniper rifle had a child in the first game
Subbed a couple days ago and this channel is under rated and he made me wanna buy an older console to experience older games I didn’t play as a kid
Rachel and Clank collection is the first game I played on the PS3 and it was so fun. Hopefully rift apart lives up to the hype
If you hoping it’s like the original 3 and deadlocked/Gladiator your gonna be disappointed, as modern ratchet and clank is nothing like the originals other then shooting stuff and it’s lost its charm in my opinion as I’m not a fan of the direction their taking the series, hopefully you still end up liking the new one.
rift apart is amazing get it
@@lpvgs-817 nah don’t think I will, it’s not ratchet and clank to me anymore, glad your enjoying it tro
@@MartinMorning2 don't know how you can say that when it clearly is but okay.
@@lpvgs-817 “opinion”
Did you know that if you double tap triangle you switch to the previously used weapon. I only discovered that last year and I’ve played this game about 30 times.
Lol, in the newer games they teach you. And they also make it more intuitive.
But yeah in the older games it was a bit awkward to use but you could swap quickly.
If they did a remaster collection of the future games that would be nice tbh
I'd like a remaster (not remake or reboot, REMASTER) of the 8 main games
@@maestrofeli4259 I can see that happening for the 20th anniversary next year
@@maestrofeli4259 same
@@MattTheHuman9 they did the trilogy for the 10 years anniversary so...perhaps
12:40 _Into The Nexus_ also uses Gold Bolts for upgrading weapons but that's not a full-length R&C release. Decent game, though.
I love R&C (2002) so much and it's my favourite game of all time, but I just completed Rift Apart and it's so good it rivals the first game for me! It is quite possibly the peak of the R&C formula and does so much right that most of my critiques are nitpicks or stylistic preferences. The combat and platforming are more engaging than ever, and the writing is very character driven with some PS2 style satire. Check it out if you're lucky enough to get a PS5!
It's on pc now so he doesn't need a PS5 :). And it plays great there!
It wasn't standard to level up weapons at the time (In general and not solely in R&C). At best you would level up weapons to unlock attachments. It was added later as another mechanic after the first entry. First game was more about using any weapon. Others "rewarded" for continuously using the same weapon, where even more later titles would be beneficial if you wanted to fight in the arenas.
I love the thumbnail Title haha!!
Love seeing my favourite video game still being covered despite its age. I enjoyed listening to your explanation of the plot
You're right about the whole trend of over-criticizing old games. It's getting to the point where they are competing with one another to make the most "unbiased" review by just being too nitpicky. Anyway, reviews are reviews; if you have fun, then that's all that matters.
I played them all. Like a real fan would.
Doesn't mean I liked them all or all of them were good. But I played them all & beaten them all at least once.
12:40 actually this wasn't the only Ratchet game that has the gold bolts unlock gold weapons. Into The Nexus does this also :)
Ratchet 1 had a great mix of jokes, edge, satire, and genuine heart. The sequels became increasingly less soulful and on the ps3 and onward hyper focused on "le wacky jokes xd :)"
I kinda disagree with you about the weapons in the first game where you said half of them are useless. I mean you can say this about all the other games as well, were some weapons just can't compete with others on a level of usage.
I always saw too much "useless" weapons as an opportunity to have different playing styles, especially when the game isn't challenging enough.
I think the main difference here is that the later games had the levelling up system, so even if you had weapons you didn't like as much as others, you still wanted to try them all to see what you could level them up to if you use them enough. In the first game though, there was no real incentive to use weapons like the Decoy Glove, or the Walloper.
You can chalk that down to "first game problems" in Ratchet & Clank's case.
The series can still be great. Rift Apart was great to me. Probably one of my favorites in all of them. The original trilogy was always my favorite. Of course I think the remake feels like a half of a game. It had some sort of fun to it just not as satisfactory in comparison to the others. The devs seem to be cool with making more R&C and I don't think they're stopping anytime soon.
They need story like the og
I legitimately love games from past decades as much as I love current ones. Old or new, games are great, and I wish I got my hands on this game and so much more from the PS2. It had many great franchises.
The original is remembered fondly because like entertainment in the past it didn’t talk down to it’s audience. They have matured jokes/dialogue and combined it with just mindless destruction, honestly a perfect game at the time.
The modern day stuff feels a bit soulless, gimmicky, and to big for its own good (specially the future Saga which made Ratchet and Clank basically chosen ones). They still have mindless action and some weapons are cool, but I can’t help feel that the entire franchise was made more kiddie friendly just to attract a broader audience which it didn’t really help that much.
However biggest sin had to be the reboot, by Quark that thing was the definition of a soulless cash grab. Basically the story tried to appeal to the old guard while bringing new audience and they did this by... Making Ratchet a good guy from the start so he never truly grows as a character, same goes for Clsnk. The movie already assume that you know the character well enough to not need to see them grow/befriend each other again and this just made Ratchet look like a Mary Sue and Clank look like a gullible idiot. Also what they did to Chairman Drek, Drek was one of the best antagonists the game had since he was basically a scummy warlord business man that was able to be threatening and comedic at the same time (something extremely difficult to do), and they have tried to recreate that with Dr. Nefarious (but he only comes out as a comedic relief villain with some badass moments).
The ratchet and clank were amazing until the future series, that’s when you see the decline and began to see its downfall into being more kid friendly. The franchise is not ruined but it does feel tone down, tamed, in comparison to how it started.
The series is still great and more popular than ever.
Kind of it’s AA tier not AAA nor has the player base over the course of a year
@@BUNNYLANWARREN Its better than than any Xbox games has and will release this yeat with no issues.
@@e.777.r2 Idk bout that bro lol Xbox can play ratchet n clank for free actuallly it can play all ps games better than PlayStation do your research buddy you paid 70$ Xbox players just pay for wifi I didn’t even bring up Xbox lol automatically you thought I wasn’t a gamer gamer I got all of them child lol ratchet n clank never has been a AAA title never will bro bro it’s on the saints row tier have fun buying all the third party games that are free on Xbox
@@BUNNYLANWARREN wtf are you on about? In no way do you play Xbox games for free. GamePass is still a paid service dipshit.
I wish you had covered it in the video, but many of the game's weapons are can be upgraded to golden variants on Gemlik and Novalis (Novalis after you beat the game), so there's that much of weapon leveling in this game.
I know it doesnt fix the lack of certain gameplay elements like strafing, but you should check out the speedrunning movement techniques, and other glitches, really for all of the first 3 games. Theres a lot of crazy stuff in all three, I've only learned and done any of it from the first game, so it's my favorite, there's some relatively easy stuff that enhacnes your movement speed, and can be chained together for even more speed, and then there's crazy stuff like ILJs where you basically start flying through the air over certain surfaces. Like i said, it doesnt fix the lacking gunplay, but can give you a newfound love for the movement of the game, as well as how perfectly broken they are as well.
Isn't mindlessly strafing and shooting your weapon a lot more simplistic than not being able to strafe and having to use certain weapons in your arsenal effectively for certain situations? I feel like a lot of the situations in Ratchet and Clank 2 and onward can just be solved by what I said before, whereas it's the opposite for Rac 1.
thats bullshit tho rac 1 combat is limited and dosent have a fun loop
Games are also available and playable on the PS3 emulator, Crack in time and Into the nexus arent playable on it yet
You might be disappointed in Rift Apart once you hear the woke pirate song, and the fact that Ratchet was neutered in 2016 and Rivet has all of his edge and epicness. Otherwise the game is still worth playing.
Edit: there's also the fact that they made sure clank was rendered useless throughout the entire game, but Kit can transform into a superbot and smash enemies. I don't think Clank has done that since the first game, hell Isomniac didn't even include that feature in the 2016 "remake".
But I think they said in ACiT somewhere that Nefarious removed many of Clanks extras hardware.
@@Wolfstarzan yeah but that's not really a good justification here in this context. Clank is a robot, he can be fixed and repaired.
My point is that in the 2016 "remake" we didn't get a badass final boss fight like in the 2002 game, and in Rift Apart. Instead two new chicks come in and basically take over as badasses while Ratchet and Clank are just along for the ride
@@KingTai64 Yeah but Ratchet and Clank didn't do hero stuff since 8 years
@@Wolfstarzan that still isn't a justification. It's their franchise, not Rivet and Kit's.
A woke pirate song?
Nice to know ppl still care of the OG. Sure the newest game is good, yet i feel the OG is still on top with story
Their new game is still a little different tone but it's amazing. The action is much more in the vain of the good R&C games
I agree and should mention personally it feels like they're testing the waters to make the R&C2 reboot as good as if not better than the original as there's a lot of foreshadowing by the design team that the reboot is coming whether fans of the OG games, myself included like it or not
Reasons I say it's all but confirmed they're definitely still making a R&C 2 reboot are as follows
1. The Megacorp logo is everywhere in Rivet's universe, I personally consider that foreshadowing
2. Goons4Less make an appearance in Rift Apart as the spiritual successor to the Thugs4Less from Going Commando
3. After beating the game and starting challenge mode you can buy the bouncer from Mrs. Zurkon
4.The Plumber said in R&C(2016) that he'd "See us in the next Reboot" and then, with the exception of the end credits, didn't make an appearance in Rift Apart
@@joshuahendershot196 "The Plumber said in R&C(2016) that he'd "See us in the next Reboot" " I think that was rather related to Sony originally wanting to release two more movies, but they scrapped that idea when the movie tanked.
The Goons4Less were already present in Into the Nexus, so I wouldnt read too much into it; but the Megacorp logo being everywhere is weird indeed.
Maybe we are in for a spin off game with Rivet in her Bogon galaxy?
@@xXYannuschXx I honestly forgot that the Goons4Less were in Into The Nexus because I didn't play that game since it came out and honestly don't recall anything about that game but I do like the idea of a series of Rivet & Kit spinoffs and would love in Insomniac did that, nothing against Ratchet but I honestly like Rivet more as a protagonist. I just think her story arc is more compelling in general than Ratchet's.
@@joshuahendershot196 " I just think her story arc is more compelling in general than Ratchet's." Might be, because Ratchets story ark is almost over and Rivet actually had an arc similar to R&C1 in Rift Apart; I would love to explore more about her world.
Maybe Insomniac is going this route, with Ratchet comparing her world to his, which would give newcomers an idea of the R&C lore, but also continue the game series and be interesting for the OG players.
@@xXYannuschXx The only other place Insomniac could really go with Ratchet's story arc is using the dimensionator to travel to the dimension where the Lombaxes went to, finding and reuniting with Kaden, as for where that dimension is, Mags mentioned in his logs(The Lorbs on Savali) that he marked the dimension they fled to on the dimensional map and even told the listener(in this case Ratchet) to "look him up" if they ever found a way to get to that dimension, considering Ratchet at the end of Rift Apart has both the dimensionator and the dimensional map it'd be a cinch to go right to the dimension where the Lombaxes are, I might also be reading into things but at the end of Rift Apart
Ratchet asks Rivet if she'd mind making a pit stop on her way back to her home dimension which implies to me that he wants her to go with him to the Lombax dimension, basically, there's one other possibility but I don't think that's what he was implying.
I was skeptical of the gender swapping in the latest game but a lot people seem to like the new characters. I’m probably just being a party pooper. I appreciate any well written character, but it’s so obvious when they try to force a strong female into the plot.
Also, I understand Ratchet “grew up” and got less angsty… but why. It’s a silly game where a smaller furry creature shoots big guns at robots. He could retain his rebellious attitude to be a direct contrast to every other kids game protagonist. Or at least develop slower.
Ngl it's kind of criminal that you can play the Jak and Daxter and Sly Cooper games on ps4/5 but no way to play the original Ratchet and Clank games unless you have physical copies or the remasters on ps3 unless you emulate it.
Something I've noticed that no reviewer ever brings up is how each act in the original game is symbolized by the ship you have at the time.
You start the game searching for quark to send a message for help with dealing with drek so naturally you're given a spaceship for sending messages, a courier ship.
Once quark betrays you, you're now essentially on a roaring rampage of revenge towards him, so of course you end up snagging one of quake's personal spaceships
Finally, after defeating quark then immediately seeing exactly how bad planets are truly getting with his own eyes. Ratchet takes the fight to drek and the blarg directly. And you just so happen to obtain a blarg fighter jet.
Insomniac video game music always made me keep replaying them.
I remember that when I was a kid, with lots of time to spare , I managed to get enough bolts for the Ryno in my first playthrough by just destroying the boxes near the ship then flying to another planet and return so the boxes would respawn. I just had to do it for a few hours lol.
I'm 17 years old and i have an old PS2 and just tried Ratchet and Clank almost a month ago and i have to say that this game is one of the best game series i've played from the first game to Deadlocked and i've enjoyed it alot.
It's sad this game is underrated af and videos about Ratchet and Clank have very low views for a good game to experience.
12:40 Actually Into the Nexus also used gold bolts to obtain gold weapons. Other than that, no they haven't been used to get gold weapons outside of those games except for the new game but it's not really the same (You'll find out what I mean if you eventually get a PS5 and Rift Apart).
I remember playing Ratchet and Clank deadlocked, the multiplayer mode was awesome with the vehicles.
Ain't Generation Z the ones who grew up with the games though? I'm one myself and came up in the 2000s durin' that PS2 era, and you need to play the rest of the PS2 games cause they still have Ratchet as a cool smartass character, he doesn't change all so much til Tools Of Destruction. I don't look at it's popularity stand as a bad thing, wouldn't want this to be an overblown AAA thing like Mario or Sonic, just lookin' at the old games and how consistently focused it is on the same satirical themes and edgy tone was one of a kind original.
I can't really judge the latest Ratchet & Clank game but from what i've seen there is one thing i miss. The personality of ratchet and clank worked so well in the original triology. They did have some adult humour mixed in between cutscenes and usually discussed , argued or corrected each other. I understand their friendship has developed but they seem so bland now. After a cutscene when i'm exploring a level i prefer less dialogue from someone being constantly on the chatter, let me absorb the atmosphere and enjoy the soundtrack while i blast through enemies.
12:40 It's only one exception to what you said, but don't they also use gold bolts for gold weapons in Into The Nexus as well?
I still love the og trilogy. played it countless times and also i love the movement tech and funny glitches
Honestly the crossovers with jak and daxter are awesome.. they still happen today even though that franchise is basically been dead for over 10 years now.
it's like last 5 appearances have been in a crossover playstation game and just ratchet and clank games/the movie.
I like to think that jak and daxter shares a multiverse with ratchet and clank.
also deadlocked is basically the final game to have jabs at capitalism so i actually consider the first 4 games to be the ratchet and clank quadrology.
The final 2 having more fps based stuff than the first 2.
As a kid I got stuck at backwater city so I grinder bolts to get the ryno and got it before I finished the water section
Damn your patience is insane
You actually didn't need to cheat to get the 150K bolts in the original version of the game either. It would take a little bit of grinding, but you can get about 3-4K/minute in the arena as Giant Clank. Beat all of the enemies except the last one, and jump over the edge near the entrance. Lather/rinse/repeat, and it should take a little over an hour, if memory serves.
I still think the best RYNO in the series is the first one. It fires 9 high damage seeking rockets, and they'll _all_ hit something. It is precise and _efficient._
The later games' rocket miniguns, while looking devastating, always seemed like they have such poor accuracy that I sometimes wonder how much damage I'm really doing, or if I should be standing way closer.
I'm new to the franchise. Really enjoying Rift Apart. Although I regret not stocking up on injectable espresso before buying it.
04:40 Its that mechanic that i despise in the other instalments the moment that the weapon is at max you don't want to use it anymore and by the time you upgraded your weapons the game is beat and on new game plus you got to do this all over again
Yeah it's like : "well now that this fun to use and powerfull weapon is lvl max, let's never use it again and let's use a bad weapon just cause it needs more xp!"
Fun
Full disclosure, I could only beat the final boss with the RYNO so I did get it in a single playthrough but not by those two means you mentioned.
What I did was just about everything else in the game to earn bolts, but even still it wasn't nearly enough so I repeatedly did fights in the arena as the Mecha clank on the factory planet he's from. Then after all the enemies were gone, I'd jump off the edge and restart, essentially farming the arena
This exactly. This is exactly how I did it back in the original game (they toned the amount down in the HD collection, so yeah, you'd have to glitch to the track to get to bolts for the RYNO, as well as to get the trophy for 1M bolts).
I never got a ps3, so I never got to play the Future series, and even when I had the opportunity to play them I had long fallen off caring about the series. Even still, I'll always have a place in my heart for the ps2 era of Ratchet and Clank.
I still have the original physical ps2 ,ps3 and ps4 versions of this franchise...Now I am lucky enough to own a ps5. What did I do? I purchased the physical version of Ratchet on ps5 and now I play it with my kids. If you haven't played the new game + you are a fan..believe the hype, the game is that good. A+++..hopefully this franchise gets the mainstream respect it deserves after almost 20 years.