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Ratchet & Clank Review [Gadgets 360]

Gadgets 360 says: "Is PS4-exclusive Ratchet and Clank more than just a remaster and a movie tie-in? Read our review to find out."

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Abash2956d ago

The game looks fantastic, so I'm not surprised by the score. Can't wait to play the game on Tuesday, finally Ratchet and Clank get a PS4 installment!

magiciandude2956d ago

Looks great. It has been forever since the last good R&C game aka Tools of Destruction.

Overload2956d ago

A Crack In Time was fantastic.

magiciandude2956d ago (Edited 2956d ago )

Tools of Destruction was better in every single way. ACIT had garbage weapons, even the Ryno V sucked.

Overload2956d ago

That's cool if you feel that way, but ACIT is a good game too.

LucasRuinedChildhood2956d ago

You're insane. A Crack In Time and Into The Nexus (this game borrows heavily from the enhancements made to the mechanics in that game) were both great.

Kryptix2956d ago (Edited 2956d ago )

Both are great games.

Even Into the Nexus was considered good.

I know this is just the first review, that I've seen...but I knew this one wasn't going to disappoint. The upgrading system really enthralled me and the graphics look gorgeous. It even has that trademark humor I always loved about the series that doesn't miss, at least for me.

Hope the movie does well, too. Might end up being the best "based on a game" movie of all time or up there with it.

bouzebbal2956d ago (Edited 2956d ago )

Ratchet and Clank is an iconic series, Insomniac always deliver high quality episodes.

magiciandude2956d ago

Always? Into the Nexus was so bad IMO that I couldn't even finish the story.

bouzebbal2956d ago

A Crack in time was on another level. It even had some Mario Galaxy and No Man's Sky in it. Those who played it will understand what i mean. I also loved the puzzling with Clank.

Aloy-Boyfriend2956d ago

Please keep your opinion to yourself. A Crack in Time was a great game. 88 on metacritic is not there for looks. Also Into the Nexus, while short, it was great too.

Now if you mean the spinoffs, then you are right even tho All 4 one was a fub 4 co op gane

magiciandude2956d ago

"Please keep your opinion to yourself."

Why? because you're offended by it? It must be more than just an opinion if that's the case. ;)

Bathyj2956d ago

@Kryptix

At the very least it will be the best game based on a movie based on a game, not that it has much competition.

TwoForce2956d ago

I think your reputation doesn't make people like your opinion really. I'm enjoy all Rachet and Clank games.

Aloy-Boyfriend2956d ago

It takes more than a concerned verified xbox fanboy to offend me. A Crack in time was not a bad game. Maybe to you, but in fact it wasn't. So yeah, keep that attitude of yours to yourself

magiciandude2956d ago

I never said it was a bad game, I just said it wasn't good which is obviously just an opinion. Most people that played it loved it, that's awesome. Doesn't mean I have to, and it doesn't mean I must keep my opinions to myself. We are on N4G for the same reason, to express our opinions. You can keep your false sense of superiority to yourself.

And yeah, what does "please keep your opinion to yourself" sound like? Something must have made you upset enough to go that low. :)

captainexplosion2955d ago

A crack in time was better because half the weapons in Future Tools were called gadgets & weren't upgradable & ammo was scarcer. Plus the Clank levels were a little better.

IamTylerDurden12955d ago

A Crack in Time was fantastic and most people actually like it better than ToD.

Nexus was a good game, just short.

People enjoyed Quest for Booty and the R&C Collection.

Plenty of quality R&C since ToD.

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URNightmare2956d ago

This same website gave Quantum Break an 8/10.

So Ratchet & Clank better than QB confirmed???

Salooh2956d ago

Different genre man. You can't rate both with the same logic , Also Quantum break is a new ip . I prefer Quantum break over ratchet (even if it is what i always wanted , a proper ps2 sequel, meaning better gameplay over the deep gameplay in ps2 games). That's just my taste now which shrunk sadly.

joab7772955d ago

Yep. I'm surprised it only got a 9. The issue he had were motion blur and...oh and nothing else.

I can't wait to introduce this to my nephew and bring him to the movie. It's gonna be amazing!!

zidane13412955d ago

Maybe but I'm loving quantum break. Why the unnecessary comparison?

DigitalRaptor2955d ago

The fact that is a question is insulting.

Maybe rhetorical? ;)

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magiciandude2956d ago

When is the reviewing Embargo? Thought it's supposed to be Monday.

http://thekoalition.com/201...

This probably isn't a legit review then. Throwing this one out.

Majin-vegeta2956d ago

You are only enties to an embargo.If the publisher sends you a copy.Since they got their copy at retail they dont have to abide by it.I thought people knrw this by now..

magiciandude2956d ago

I've never read that bit. Thanks for pointing that out. Still not trusting this review at all though.

MasterCornholio2955d ago

It isn't because of the other review that they made right?

Nothing wrong with posting a review early as long as the author actually played the game.

DigitalRaptor2955d ago

What kind of sense does that honestly make? India isn't receiving copies from the publisher so they have acquired this through retailer channels, and as such are not tied to an embargo.

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Erik73572956d ago (Edited 2956d ago )

I thought it would of been bad! I thought it was gonna be rushed because of that movie honestly...glad i'm wrong.

fenome2956d ago

Both the game and the movie were supposed to release last year, but apparently the movie wasn't up to snuff so they delayed it and the game got delayed too because it ties in with the movie so they got way more time to polish it up.

IamTylerDurden12955d ago

Have you not seen the gameplay? They've been showing this game off for months. Practically the entire game is on You Tube. Everybody knows it's good, everyone and their mother have played a preview and loved it.

Take an hr and watch some of the gameplay. It's fantastic.

nosferatuzodd2956d ago

Well said brother I can't wait to take this bad boy out for a spin in my ps4 lol

joab7772955d ago

It looks so damn good!!! Why oh why at the same time as DS3?

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-Foxtrot2956d ago (Edited 2956d ago )

See a reboot-retelling are just what old franchises need.

We can keep the same characters, have a remake while the game still feeling fresh (killing two birds with one stone) and if there was any mistakes in the sequels like the "bad apple" of the bunch they can change it by letting the characters make alternative choices.

Resident Evil
Resistance Fall of Man
Jak and Daxter
Metal Gear Solid

All should do it.

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Kaneki-Ken2956d ago

Yeah, I would like the idea that Solid Snake never become Old Snake in MGS4 and that MGS1 Liquid Snake didn't die from the fight, but MGS3 must be kept the same and if they can far ahead in the future, MGSV Venom and Big Boss have more dialog and make them feel like Snake suppose to be doing, fix the story since the boss fight, the main antagonist didn't even fight at except the metal gear.

-Foxtrot2956d ago

Oh MGS3 would be kept the same, it's something before MGS1

Only thing I'd like changed in the past is Raiden dying as a child soldier so he's not in MGS2

If you change small things here and there then by the third game the butterfly effect would have happened and changed so much that it would be a new game, maybe a one where Snake goes rouge or on a personal mission to stop his ageing process.

Imagine Guns of Patriots being acted out by Liquid if he didn't actually die.

For MGSV, I'd like to pretend it never happened and it's non canon to be honest

Germany72956d ago

You are right, friend.
Crash Bandicoot and Spyro could have a reboot as well.

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BABY-JEDI2956d ago

My baby boy is going to love this. He's really looking forward to seeing the movie as well 😍
Me to 😍
Hopefully, it will distract him from Mario & Luigi 😂

IamTylerDurden12955d ago

This 30 y/o boy is going to love it. I can't wait for the game and the movie.

magiciandude2955d ago

http://www.neogaf.com/forum...

14 planets in 5 hours? I was hoping for a much longer game than this. Looks like the game is "only" 40 dollars for a reason.

Rookie_Monster2955d ago

@magiciandude,
Wow, if those Neogaf people that had played the game early are telling the truth, then it is a 1/2 hearted effort from Sony and Insomniac ...probably to crash in on the movie release.

The Original game was 11-12 hours. This is literally half that. :/ I said origianlly I would considerd buying it at full price after Uncharted 4 but looks like it might be until Black Friday before I pick this one up now. Bummer.

Wth Sony? You guys been gimping remasters/remakes this whole gen.

BABY-JEDI2954d ago

I'm soo hyped. Really looking forward to taking my kid to the movie as well. I'm sure he will love it 😀

DigitalRaptor2954d ago (Edited 2954d ago )

Wow. And you have the gall to deny you were concern trolling... in the other article. Who are these "NeoGaf people" Rookie? You mean that ONE person that reported 5 hours whilst speeding through the game?

See.... this is what it always comes down to with you. You always try and make it about me and my fanboyism and imbalance, but you're nowhere to be found laying into the super short $60 Quantum Break - the game with last-gen sensibilities, hardly any replayability and you're not even bothering to show concern or complaint for the atrocious and egregious Quantum Break PC port on an already proven terrible platform for gaming (W10).

It's hilarious how you pretend to be impartial. You look for EVERY opportunity to make it looks like a bad Sony. LMFAO! Your brain defaults to "potential Sony problem, must troll". Don't even bother denying it. The worst and most problematic remaster of this generation is exclusive to the Xbox One.

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IamTylerDurden12954d ago

I'm glad reviews are saying it's 10-12hrs so the trolls can now shutup.

I'm excited to see the movie.

gangsta_red2954d ago

The movie is only an hour half long. *yikes*

;)

crazychris41242956d ago

Please don't have a hacking minigame. The one in Up Your Arsenal sucks.

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8 Years Later, It's About Time Sony Revives The Rest Of Ratchet And Clank

Hanzala from eXputer: "On this joyous 8th anniversary of the Ratchet and Clank reboot, it's about time Sony considers reviving the originals to complete the saga."

shinoff218324d ago (Edited 24d ago )

It's not the ideal situation but Sony does offer them on ps plus. I to would just like a big ass compilation on doscto though

purple10123d ago

Insomniac roadmap leaked a while ago and they are making another, they’re doing the best they can and these games, especially the last two, are master pieces

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AMD users left in the dirt with "ludicrous" Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart hardware issues

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart hardware issues are a huge problem for AMD users

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ocelot07290d ago

Strange with the ps5 being amd based it would of been more optimized for amd gpu's.

mkis007290d ago (Edited 290d ago )

Lets see just how widespread these issues are... doesnt make a bit of sense because the game was made for amd hardware.

: oh its just complaining over amd's poor implementation of things on the pc side.

PunksOnN4G290d ago

Why would it be its obvi on AMD drivers

mkis007290d ago (Edited 290d ago )

Maybe you are not up to date on the current state of AMD's Raytracing support and FSR.

Please tell me were you got never sony from in my comment?

ModsDoBetter290d ago

"Please tell me were you got never sony from in my comment?"

This is a first party title.
Released and poorly optimised. You jump straight to AMD being completely at fault as if TLoU PC port didn't happen.

Christopher290d ago (Edited 290d ago )

AMD themself said it was a driver issue.

generic-user-name290d ago

You should probably make sure it is Sony before trying to fling mud.

ModsDoBetter290d ago

@Generic with the cope:

From DigitalFoundry,

"The comparison, which was shared by Digital Foundry, was accompanied by a written analysis that goes over some of the port's best features, such as good scalability, which allows players with the proper hardware to enjoy much better visuals than on PlayStation 5 and those with underpowered machines to have still a decent experience barring some stuttering, and issues, such as missing transparency effects at max settings, texture loading issues, shadows issues with ray tracing enabled, stability issues and more. With the additional disabling of ray tracing on AMD GPUs due to stability issues, it feels like this is yet another port that was launched in an unpolished state and that will require multiple patches to be in a truly acceptable one."

"it feels like this is yet another port that was launched in an unpolished state and that will require multiple patches to be in a truly acceptable one."

This is not solely an issue with AMD, the port is "yet another" with missing features.

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Jin_Sakai290d ago (Edited 290d ago )

AMD has always been crap compared to Nvidia. The only advantage they have is price.

DarXyde290d ago

And power efficiency. And arguably better performance on 1080p/1440p cards. And availability.

Nvidia cards really aren't worth hunting high and low for when there are very comparable AMD cards that are cheaper. I really have to give credit to AMD for their very frequent and consistent grind with RDNA. This issue I reckon is a developer level problem.

Can't really miss with either, but considering Jensen and Lisa are relatives, they probably laugh about these debates over a very expensive holiday dinner.

iAmyRose290d ago

Naw AMD have had instances of being good, Nvidia do have better features, raytracing and AI performance if you play with software that uses it though.

KeeseToast290d ago

@DarXyde
Power efficiency is not true at all this gpu generation. Nvidia‘s 4000 series is more power efficient that AMD 7000

DivineHand125290d ago

I believe AMD offers higher vram at lower price points compared to NVidia. We have found out that this generation needs at least 8GB to load the highest detail textures at 1080p.

This issue with the drivers will eventually be fixed for Ratchet and Clank, however, the vram issue NVidia has on their midrange and entry level cards can only be fixed by spending more money on a higher end card.

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CantThinkOfAUsername290d ago

AMD has already confirmed it's a driver-related issue on their cards. Besides, AMD 'users' can't stop telling us how not important Ray Tracing is, how they always play with it off, and how it's an 'Nvidia gimmick.' This shouldn't be a problem for them I believe.

On a side note, kudos to Nixxes and Sony for releasing one of the best PC ports in 2023. Amazing graphics with Ray Tracing, great performance, detailed system requirements, plenty of graphics options, all upscaling technologies (DLSS, FSR, and XeSS), DirectStorage 1.2, and native Mouse and Keyboard support.

INMATEofARKHAM290d ago

Not surprised by an AMD driver issue... I love they are in the market and help keep Intel honest but I've had some whacked driver issues with then so I always just go with Intel anymore.

I'm sure they'll have it fixed in the coming days, if it even takes that long, just one of the joys of PC gaming.

ChasterMies290d ago

Imma just sayin’, this is why I play on consoles.

Good-Smurf290d ago

No issues at all on PS5 and some already called me being trolling yesterday.
No telling how well it will run on my PC because there's too things that can go wrong there being High End Nvidia stuff and everything.

MadLad290d ago

Consoles are highly limiting; and when devs screw up optimizing their games on console, you're screwed. You don't have the option of powering through it.

Binarycode290d ago

That's why always wait and see what the game plays like on any device before you buy.

I think they've done a good job porting it to pc, but it needs to be able to run on lower end cards and should have a ram indicator to show how much video ram is being used.

ChasterMies289d ago

That’s why I play on PS5. The user base is so big, devs can’t afford to screw up optimizing their games for it.

MrVux000289d ago

Looking at the overall state of PC gaming and its ports of AAA games for the past 3-4 years vs consoles ports.

Not really helping your case.

1nsomniac290d ago

People never listened when I said that this game doesn’t use “real” ray tracing on PS5. I believe it uses a very clever advanced/modified screen space reflection system. Which is why the real ray tracing doesn’t work on pc.

Outside_ofthe_Box290d ago

Does it matter? I thought we were past this "real" nonsense. The end results matter more. If you can't distinguish, who cares. If it allows for better/more stable frame rate who cares. MS f'd everything when they started using terms like "true" and "real" in their marketing when they launched the One X last gen. People are finally starting to realize that "True 4K" doesn't matter if you have to sacrifice framerate to achieve it. In the end something always has to give if you are truly pushing the hardware.

Binarycode290d ago

Raytracing reflections are used on PS5 as they are in Spiderman, Same engine. tested by professionals with first hand knowledge.

PC Ray-tracings problems are bugs and on AMD side a driver issue.

Lastly if AMD want to compete in the RT space, they need to come up with a solution. As in a unique chip to do it, not just make the gpu with some driver things help it. It's miles behind Nvidia.

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Three Original Games That Still Stand Tall Alongside Their Remakes

Usually, remakes outclass their predecessors in every way. Some games are just too good to fade into the shadow of a remake though; here's a short list of the best.

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TricksterArrow454d ago

Missing Resident Evil 2 and 3. Arguably Resident Evil 1 as well.

NecrumOddBoy454d ago

Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee is 1000% better than New and Tasty and Abe’s Exoddus is about 100,000% better than that abysmal SoulStorm.