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Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time Comments by Ellie Gibson

16 June, 2009

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gohda
16/06/09 @ 13:15
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gohda
16/06/09 @ 13:16
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sounds good, on a side note. first day purchase
Wastelander
16/06/09 @ 13:19
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It's so bright!
And colourful!

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Triggerhappytel
16/06/09 @ 13:23
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I played Quest for Booty the other week, and to be honest I was really bored by it. There's nothing wrong, but it just felt so tremendously uninspired; as though it was still rigidly adhering to the template R&C1 laid out back in about 2002.

This sounds like much more of the same, and to be honest I think the series needs more than that. I also hated the shooting most of the time in QfB; I don't really think guns have a place in platformers.
Hunam
16/06/09 @ 13:23
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I do love R&C, great games and great fun. Regarding multiplayer though,you could argue most people didn't bother with it because well, most people didn't bother with online on the PS2 much at all.
Les
16/06/09 @ 13:27
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Loved ToD. Haven't played the PSN title yet. What is starting to annoy me more and more with games like this is that for some reason they seem to be oblivious to the fact that you have played their predecessors. Having to start each game with the pea shooter is rather annoying. Some continuity would be great in this day and age of consoles with HDDs and internal flash storage.
JohnnyWashnGo
16/06/09 @ 13:28
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Haven't played any of the RaC games - they just look too bland. Nothing about them seems to jump up and grab my attention.
ElNino9
16/06/09 @ 13:28
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Loved R&C ToD, so this is a first day purchace.

So refreshing to see such a varied colour palette, rather than the standard grey of this gen.
LiamK
16/06/09 @ 13:36
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"How different games would be today if Mario had been given a goatee and forced to clear his name after being accused of a crime he didn't commit"

Excluding the goatee bit, isn't that the plot of Super Mario Sunshine?
Kenshin001
16/06/09 @ 13:38
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Sounds like R&C meets Braid with the time manipulation stuff, could be fun. Hope they have a ton more platforming then ToD though.
penhalion
16/06/09 @ 13:46
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Er didn't Mario have to clear his name in Mario Sunshine or are we just pretending that particular chapter of Mario history didn't happen....in which case my bad sorry!
groovychainsaw
16/06/09 @ 13:48
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In places, the oringinal struck me as the best looking game I've seen this gen, so more at 60fps would be lovely, thanks!
sneetch
16/06/09 @ 13:57
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@LiamK
"How different games would be today if Mario had been given a goatee and forced to clear his name after being accused of a crime he didn't commit"

Excluding the goatee bit, isn't that the plot of Super Mario Sunshine?


So, basically unless the goatee bit is the important part... for some reason... the answer to Ellie's hypothetical question is: not all that much. ;)

penhalion
16/06/09 @ 13:57
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I love the story in R & C. I'm one of the ones who was immediately yelling that they need to get cracking so we can go rescue Clank. Sure enough they've doe just that and it's a definite buy from me with no reservations. Playing as Ratchet is one of my best passtimes as a gamer. It's just pure fun.

One thing I would request (if anyone from insomniac actually reads forums) is that they put the bloody price of the super nuke gun down. I've never managed to buy that blasted gun in any of the games and I've played them all!
menage
16/06/09 @ 13:57
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I too was bored by the previous PS3 outings. Dunno, maybe I was expecting too much. But I really enjoyed R&C 1 to 3 (Deadlocked was crap though). It just felt so PS2 with HD graphics. Hell, even less so cause the whole weapon upgrading thing was actually reduced to something pretty useless. I would like it to a bit more thought out, make custom weapons, etc.
sneetch
16/06/09 @ 14:01
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@ElNino9

Really? I'm seeing rather a lot of grey and brown in those screen shots. :P

Looks great to me though.
Skywise
16/06/09 @ 14:09
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@gohda: ok the old way of +1ing is better I guess, my "Hunam +1" could backfire if he changed his comments :-)

"I do love R&C, great games and great fun. Regarding multiplayer though,you could argue most people didn't bother with it because well, most people didn't bother with online on the PS2 much at all."

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Darren
16/06/09 @ 14:14
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Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction was my first proper taste of the series after having only played demos of the PS2 games from magazine cover discs. I loved it. It's probably my favourite game on the PS3 to date. Quest for Booty was great too but way too short.

I'm so hyped up for the sequel. More of the same, only bigger and better will suit me fine. :)
designerheadache
16/06/09 @ 14:17
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love the R&C games, an't wait for this, sounds like another winner and a nice diversion from all the FPS and driving games everywhere that seem to be everywhere
andywilkie35
16/06/09 @ 14:27
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Essential purchase for me
TheRook21
16/06/09 @ 14:42
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COOP IT UP PLEASE!

One is Rachet the other is "Obi wan not rachet"


Even if it is seperate to the main story coop like Uncharted 2... it would be awesome!
shotgun44
16/06/09 @ 14:52
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Loved ToD! One of my fave PS3 games along with Uncharted... will be getting this swiftly!
gohda
16/06/09 @ 15:03
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skywise, there is a new way of +1ing!
3william56
16/06/09 @ 15:32
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"Only a very small percentage of our players actually played it."

Yeah, but that was on the PS2 with no standard modem, and a sh*t network, and well before console multiplayer really took off. I personally reckon a comedy weapon deathmatch would be essential. A rocket launcher or shotty to the face is all fine and good, but a Groovitron and Sheepinator combo is pure pwnage that any other online game can only dream of, and a great respite from endless grey and brown nazis/space nazis/zombies we are stuck with now. I did play the R&C multiplayer (even just locally), and it had enormous potential, even on such limited hardware.

Make it a separate game if you have to, but please make it happen.
mkreku
16/06/09 @ 16:10
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The last Ratchet & Clank I played was Up Your Arsenal. I loved that one, but it's been a while now so this sounds highly interesting to me.
Arwin
16/06/09 @ 16:23
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I am kind of attracted to the idea of playing Ratchet multiplayer with all the different weapons and in particular the gravity boots could be a lot of fun I think. :)

However, what I think could be even cooler is making a multiplayer arena style game using the new motion controllers - maybe something like a 3d Rag Doll Kung Fu type game. Could be a lot of fun!
Triggerhappytel
16/06/09 @ 16:24
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I'm still waiting on Sony to commission Naughty Dog to make Daxter & Clank Karting...
EarlBassett
16/06/09 @ 16:35
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very interested in this, but the article is soooo....boring....
Artemus
16/06/09 @ 16:51
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I applaud Insomniac's cautious attitude with regards to adding multilayer. Every developer seems to be adding it now just to tick off a box, with little thought into whether it actually works well for the game.

While I don't think deathmatch would be anything more than a novelty, co-op would work quite well. I had a lot of fun playing through R&C: Deadlocked with my brother.
Burkey123
16/06/09 @ 18:12
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ToD was good but for me, there was too much shooting. Much prefer the platforming parts.
Les
16/06/09 @ 18:16
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"I applaud Insomniac's cautious attitude with regards to adding multilayer. Every developer seems to be adding it now just to tick off a box, with little thought into whether it actually works well for the game."

+1

The world needs less mutiplayer. Before you know it Uncharted 2 gets multiplayer modes...
beckyh
16/06/09 @ 19:51
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As much as I hate games going in a different direction, this is one game I wished DID go in a different direction. Ratchet is old and tired and needs refreshing with new ideas instead of the same old bolt-a-thon and bad bosses.
I would like Ratchet to at least go open-world sandbox style for a start.
Burkey123
16/06/09 @ 22:00
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''I would like Ratchet to at least go open-world sandbox style for a start.''

That would be cool. Kinda like Jak 3.
notmyrealname
16/06/09 @ 22:10
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I still would have preferred a jack and daxter game, but the previous ratchet and clank was pretty great. Awesome visuals, lots of stuff to do, lots of blasting, funny dialogues. Yeah I'm happy they won't go all darky (I'm looking at you jack 2) and multiplayer or whatever. Why change a winning team.
JohnnyHeaven
16/06/09 @ 22:39
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good gosh so many great games this year.

ratchet and clank is one of my most favourite of series and i look forward to the next installment
Grayvern
17/06/09 @ 02:10
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Yes its the same but I don't care I'm still excited.
speedofthepuma
17/06/09 @ 06:02
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I love this series, but was a little underwhelmed by quest for booty. By virtue of it being shorter it changed it substantially in feel and content. Is this a full game or another filler? (I know I should know this but I don't usually follow hype).
Doctor_What
17/06/09 @ 07:37
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I miss the days when platformers didn't need guns, just cleverly made levels. Jak & Daxter 1 is probably my favourite ever 3D platform game, before it went all angsty. R&C is still very good, but I still have a fondness for the old days!
Triggerhappytel
17/06/09 @ 09:05
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@ Speedofthepuma - no, this is a full-length instalment, in the same vein as Tools of Destruction.

@ beckyh - yeah, I agree. R&C could really do with some free-roaming elements; the opening island in QfB was probably my favourite part of the game, where you could run around and talk to people, but the idea was too undercooked to really be any good. I'd love Insomniac to take this further, and make a medium-sized free roaming area the crux of the game where 'missions' lead out from.

I also agree with Dr_What - J&D is probably still my favourite 3D platformer ever too.
Les
17/06/09 @ 09:25
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"I also agree with Dr_What - J&D is probably still my favourite 3D platformer ever too."

+1 though Super Mario Sunshine comes close. I know it is hated by lots of people and the setting itself was a bit daft but the general platforming and in particular the retro levels were truly awesome. Frustrating maybe, but never to the point that they made you quit and when you finally completed a level, the sense of achievement is unsurpassed.

I'm not too big a fan of free roaming in platform games (or in any games for that matter). Tight structure almost always leads to better gameplay IMO.
Aretak
17/06/09 @ 09:34
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God, I really envy you kids who can consider Jak & Daxter "the old days".
Triggerhappytel
17/06/09 @ 10:01
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It did come out nearly eight years ago, granddad ;)
lagoonalight
18/06/09 @ 02:34
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The swipe on JAK 2 was just plain dumb. Jak 2 was an awesome and very challenging game. Enough already Naughty Dog needs not prove themselves to anybody. I totally approve of the dark direction that game went. Nice preview tho I would have liked to hear more about the graphics.

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