Ratchet & Clank - Megathread

[Bender]

Also those fetch quest worlds in 2 can suck my balls.

Still better than the sewers in R&C3, completing that took forever because the chargeboots kept getting cancelled by the magnetic walls, and the King Amoeboids wouldn't attack if you came from the wrong direction. It also got REALLY laggy on the PS3 version if you didn't kill every Amoeboid.

I miss the monster encyclopedia from R&C2 though.

 

[The Last Stand]

Also those fetch quest worlds in 2 can suck my balls.

The desert level was more memorable than the ice level. Even the developers disliked that level. I'm still watching the commentary; I'll link it when I get to it.

In Ratchet 3, those fetch quest levels were reduced to one. The sewer level, I couldn't finish that as a kid. I hated maze levels.

I remember in Ratchet & Clank 2016, Gaspar was a fetch quest level. You had to collect brains for a scientist. It was more vertical than previous levels; you had to use a jetpack of sorts to go up, down, left and right.

Again, the scientist wouldn't shut up with the cringe jokes so it was a drag to complete.

 

[Bender]

Again, the scientist wouldn't shut up with the cringe jokes so it was a drag to complete.

"It's impossible to say Telepathepus 10 times fast! Telepathepus Telepathepus Telepathepus Telepathepus Telepapeth... See?"
JUST SHUT UP AND LET ME KILL THINGS

 

[The Last Stand]

"It's impossible to say Telepathepus 10 times fast! Telepathepus Telepathepus Telepathepus Telepathepus Telepapeth... See?"
JUST SHUT UP AND LET ME KILL THINGS

"I'm going to take a crack and take it that you're single."

The level was well done, just the extra collect a thon was unnecessary.

Still better than the sewers in R&C3, completing that took forever because the chargeboots kept getting cancelled by the magnetic walls,

Remember that one spherical plant from R&C 3? If you used the charge boots there, you would literally "float" and fly above the level indefinitely. The gravity on that level messed up the functionality of the charge boots. That level wasn't my particular favorite.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

I wonder if a Captain Qwark game could actually work somehow. Any ideas?

 

[Bender]

I wonder if a Captain Qwark game could actually work somehow. Any ideas?

A full-length 2D game like the Qwark vid-comics but with metroidvania elements might work, IMO.

 

[The Last Stand]

I wonder if a Captain Qwark game could actually work somehow. Any ideas?

A full-length 2D game like the Qwark vid-comics but with metroidvania elements might work, IMO.

Another gameplay element in the Ratchet & Clank series, yes. DLC or small game, perhaps.

Funny you mentioned that, a 2D side scroller prequel involving Qwark was proposed by TJ Fixman. But he left Insomniac.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

I remember liking few of the collect-a-thon levels but it might be being young with a lot more patience and enjoying the exploration aspect.

I wonder if a Captain Qwark game could actually work somehow. Any ideas?

Make it a 2d point-and-click adventure game.

 

[The Last Stand]

I loved Ratchet & Clank's skill point system.

They were basically achievements/trophies in game. Each game had them.

Some of them were quite clever. For example, in R&C 1 on Blackwater City, one of them required that you turn those tanks into a chicken. You'd need the Morph-a-Ray for that.

The Morph-a-Ray was a funny weapon. I think in Up Your Arsenal, if you upgraded it, the chickens would be bigger than Ratchet and then explode. Funny watching chickens roam with enemies around.

 

[Bender]

I loved Ratchet & Clank's skill point system.

They were basically achievements/trophies in game. Each game had them.

Some of them were quite clever. For example, in R&C 1 on Blackwater City, one of them required that you turn those tanks into a chicken. You'd need the Morph-a-Ray for that.

The Morph-a-Ray was a funny weapon. I think in Up Your Arsenal, if you upgraded it, the chickens would be bigger than Ratchet and then explode. Funny watching chickens roam with enemies around.

They'd also lay explosive eggs that rolled around and blew up enemies in R&C3. The first enemy you morphed would fly around with you and kamikaze-dive into enemies too, it was fantastic. It was also really helpful in the 100-round gladiator match to help conserve ammo.

 

[Bread Fetishist]

I loved Ratchet & Clank's skill point system.

They were basically achievements/trophies in game. Each game had them.

Some of them were quite clever. For example, in R&C 1 on Blackwater City, one of them required that you turn those tanks into a chicken. You'd need the Morph-a-Ray for that.

The Morph-a-Ray was a funny weapon. I think in Up Your Arsenal, if you upgraded it, the chickens would be bigger than Ratchet and then explode. Funny watching chickens roam with enemies around.

Spyro had those as well. I had lots of fun getting them in the Reignited Trilogy.

 

[The Last Stand]

I miss the monster encyclopedia from R&C2 though.

Underrated feature. From planet to planet, every enemy was unique. Moreso in Going Commando than any other Ratchet & Clank game.

 

[Bender]

Underrated feature. From planet to planet, every enemy was unique. Moreso in Going Commando than any other Ratchet & Clank game.

Yup, the enemy variety was awesome, and the little descriptions about each enemy made the game world feel that much more alive. I've probably gone through R&C3 like 30 times by now (my old PS2 memory card had a 10x New Game Plus save file on it and then the disc stopped working), so I should probably go play R&C2 some more. Time to dig out my PS3, and hopefully R&C2 HD supports the DS4 controller, because I can't go back to the DS3, it just feels crap in comparison.

 

[The Last Stand]

Time to dig out my PS3, and hopefully R&C2 HD supports the DS4 controller, because I can't go back to the DS3, it just feels crap in comparison.

If you plug in your DualShock 4 to the PS3 via USB, it'll natively connect and work.

 

[Bender]

If you plug in your DualShock 4 to the PS3 via USB, it'll natively connect and work.

Good to hear, thanks.

 

[The Last Stand]

I see Ratchet & Clank on the PS5 reveal!

 

[Dr. Geronimo]

Looks interesting but I have no faith since the remake was such a piece of shit. I want to be wrong though.

 

[Rotollo]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9aJK8K_NnTE
Looks interesting but I have no faith since the remake was such a piece of shit. I want to be wrong though.

/v/ stressing the important stuff as usual

 

[The Last Stand]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9aJK8K_NnTE
Looks interesting but I have no faith since the remake was such a piece of shit. I want to be wrong though.

Thanks for linking the reveal trailer.

I was excited when I saw Ratchet & Clank again when watching it. It looks like it's a whole new adventure.

It looks like the premise will be dimensional rifts in real time. Going from world to world seamlessly as it's breaking in front of you. This looks like the only next gen PS5 title from that whole reveal.

The female Lombax looked interesting. Although we had one with Angela Cross with Going Commando, are we going to have her established in canon again?

Ratchet looks furrier than before. Clank looks the same. The sandsharks shown look like R&C 2016 assets.



They changed the logo too.

I'm happy they're not going the R&C 2016 route so far. Although, Clank talks a lot from that alone.

The dragon looked cool.

 

[Duncan Hills Coffee]

Is that Haven City they fly through?