Universal owns Spyro the Dragon, so I'm not sure if they would have been allowed to reuse beta designs from it. Sound effects should be a different thing though
That was definitely the reason, it would have been pretty unbalanced to give you a bunch of broken weapons for free right off the bat just because you played the other games. And the story reason was that Megacorp made better weapons than Gadgetron I believe.
Nah, they had Dreadzone vendors
What Deadlocked lacked in creativity and weapon count, they more than made up with modifications and progression.
It's been over 10 years since I've touched it but it was ok I guess. The shooting itself was fine, but platforming was finicky and it was really easy for you to get from the back and die. It would be doable, but they would most likely have to tone the enemy spawns since it's easier to get overwhelmed by them than it would be in third person.
Why was that added in the first place? I can't see the traversal of Ratchet & Clank working in a first person perspective.
They probably just added it as an afterthought because you do go into first person mode a lot to aim
What was the point of reusing cutscenes from the movie in a game? That's lazy. And the writing is child-friendly drivel. Cheesy one-liners and cheap gags.A quick reminder that the movie version of Ratchet & Clank was a big mistake. In what world is Bella Thorne a fan of Ratchet and Clank?
It probably would've been negotiated as part of the sale that they could rework cut content. But then again, IIRC one or two levels (or portions of them) from Enter the Dragonfly were originally designed for Year of the Dragon (and probably barely altered given how buggy and unfinished that game was) so they might've not bothered keeping any alpha content or concepts around, sold it with the rest of the IP (minus shit like the sound effects), and just jumped straight to making R&C1.
I'd do it a few times every now and then for novelty's sake. It's fun, but it screws with the platforming. Although the parts where you use a jetpack/glider/whatever gadget are pretty crazy in FPS mode.
Somebody did a first person mod for A Crack in Time.
It gets even worse when you realise that the movie version of R&C supposedly utilises actual, accredited writers for the script.
I still don't understand why they even made a Ratchet and Clank movie when the IP was a few years past the peak of popularity. When I was like 10 - 13 I would've loved that shit but then when it gets announced it's a just a joke between me and my friends being like "hey remember Ratchet and Clank?" It should've come out no later than the late 00s.
To be fair, getting a movie deal takes time and there's a bunch of hoops you have to jump through even if people are interested. Look at the movies that people have been talking about happening for years, but never going past the drawing board like Akira, Cowboy Bebop or Ghostbusters 3 which turned into the mess that was Ghostbusters 2016. They couldn't even get Sony's movie branch to take on the project and they were one of Sony's prized mascots. I wouldn't be surprised if it took until 2012/2013 to get something going. Plus Ratchet and Clank games were still being made at a decent rate at the time to keep their presence somewhat aware in the gaming community so it was probably still worth a shot based on that.
I don't understand the reimagining's inclusion of Dr. Nefarious.
It was definitely fanservice. It's the same kind of reasoning that led to Pyramid Head being in the Silent Hill movie when he has zero reason being there. Milking Nefarious is kinda annoying but it's what happens when a character becomes too popular.
Bella Thorne was a Ratchet & Clank fan? I vaguely remember some Hollywood tabloid mentioning that Rosario Dawson was one when she was interviewed a while back.A quick reminder that the movie version of Ratchet & Clank was a big mistake. In what world is Bella Thorne a fan of Ratchet and Clank?
You should read TJ Fixman’s blogpost titled “A Farewell to Lombaxes”, it really sheds some light on the movie’s production.
I'm intrigued since out of the post PS2 games, I've only briefly touched Into the Nexus and the 2016 game. But I'm finding it difficult to justify getting a PS5 when I'll probably barely get any games for it.
TJ is past my time, but that does back up my thoughts of Hollywood messing with the script for the worse.
I think Rift Apart is meant to be Sony's PS5 killer app. It's the only exclusive coming out to PS5.
If TJ Fixman’s script for the film (and the game based off of said film) was kept then the writing would’ve been along the lines of his R&C entries: decent if a bit geared towards fans of the IP and probably more along the lines of being 1-to-1 in terms of being like the original PS2 game. You wouldn’t have gotten garbage like Dr. Nefarious usurping Drek at the last minute. The stinger would’ve been kept regardless but you’d probably also get a second stinger setting up the possibility of a R&C 2 remake/film combo.
I agree with @The Last Stand about it being the system’s killer app. It’s basically a third, more “family-friendly” pillar to Sony’s Demon’s Souls remake and Miles Morales. And I know I’m leaving out Sackboy: A Big Adventure, that’s due to it being a ”transition“ title for PS4 users than a proper PS5 exclusive.