In Case You Missed It: Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time Review

Fobia writes: "Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time continues the entertaining tale that Insomniac has crafted in the Future series of the game and finishes it in style, with a truck load of humor added in. With repeat characters and new additions, A Crack in Time makes it's mark on the franchise and sets a new bar in quality for Insomniac. Everything that has made the Ratchet & Clank franchise such a tremendous success returns better than ever and re-establishes why Insomniac is one of the premier PlayStation developers. It is rare to find a game where every aspect of it; physics, AI, story, graphics and animations, are all done to such a high level of quality. Insomniac has brought all the expected attributes of the franchise to this new installment and then adds more, making the final chapter something very special.

[ediddy999]

I love this game! Best platformer on the PS3 period.

[Nate-Dog]

LittleBigPlanet says hello.

I like R&C but the new ones don't match up to those of the PS2 era.

[XMBeaner]

Have you lost your mind? LittleBIGPlanet is one of the worst platformers ever. Sure it has a level editor that people lose their minds over, but the platforming is awful. No precision, floaty controls and getting stuck on objects is embarrassing. LittleBIGPlanet was a good idea that could have been a great one and they messed it up with terrible platforming!

[ediddy999]

LBP was alright, but I got frustrated with it sometimes. I think I had more fun with R&C. That shouldn't take anything away from LBP, that's just what I think.

[Nate-Dog]

I was kidding apart from the second comment. -____-

Edit @ Ultimate_Revenge: Yeah ToD was better graphically than ACiT but it was poor in gameplay terms. Insomniac Games said themselves they wanted to work on gameplay more than graphics and they did a good job of it. Still though I've never had the enjoyment in either of the PS3 games that I've had in some of the PS2 games (mainly R&C and R&C2).

[nycredude]

Natedog

IMO A crack in time is the best of them all. Have you played it?

[plb]

Both LBP and R&C can coexist peacefully ;)

[PS3Freak]

I loved this game, platinumed it. ACIT is my favorite in the series so far and the only one I havn't played is secret agent clank.

[FrankMcSpank]

Ratchet and Clank is a definitive experience. It does everything it sets out to do very very well. Platforming, Storytelling, Character Development, Puzzle Solving, Exploration, Adventure, Shooting. At no time when playing R&C:CIT, did I feel like this was boring, or stupid, or out of place. I love this series, and being one of the few PS Brands to have a redonkulous amount of titles, I am glad they all are very well made. Insomniac is a great developer, and I am sure that All4One, Resistence 3, and their upcoming multiplat game will be nonthing short of spectacular.

[Nate-Dog]

@nycredude: Yeah I played it, I've played all R&Cs to date. It's good, but I still didn't enjoy it as much as the PS2 games. I felt that the locations, gameplay and story then were a lot better and more enjoyable, plus a lot of it was new. Here it's still continuing something that is fun but there's barely anything new. I mean there's not even big, proper ship battles like there used to be.

I dunno, I just felt it was a bit short and was more of a been there, done that thing more than anything. That's why I'm glad Insomniac Games are using their heads and changing it up a bit with All4One (or whatever it's called lol), can't wait for some co-op action!

[badz149]

but I love R&C much more as I'm a fan since the PS2 era and have Platinum this! so much fun and I can't wait for the next game! Insomniac is AWESOME!

[Michael-Jackson]

After finishing TOD and ACiT, I think Tools is the better game.

[ediddy999]

I think I might agree with that.

[Troll_Police]

Ratchet & Clank or LBP, it doesn't matter. The best platformer is definitely a PS3 exclusive.

[FrankMcSpank]

I thought you were trolling, until I saw you were only stating a fact.

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

I personally think that R&C: ACiT wasn't that good compared to R&C:TOD, I even did a graphics comparison between them and for some reason TOD looked better to me.

I think TOD matches the quality of the one's on the Ps2 but ACiT doesn't

[mushroomwig]

I loved A Crack In Time, I just hope that All 4 One doesn't disappoint, although a 4 player co-op game could so easily fall flat.

[MidnytRain]

I loved this game as well. It was one of my first steps to the realms of PS3 exclusives and I left very satisfied. The constant upgrades, the subtle humor, the gorgeous watercolor artstyle, the enviornments, and the challenge were all nailed. It wasn't all that long ago I played it in 2009, but I still feel tingles of nostalgia when I think about it. Cruising through space listening to the jazz station preparing to conquer this next planetoid? Awesome.

[XMBeaner]

I completely disagree with all these LBP fanboys. I would take R&C over LittleBIGFail any day.

[rezzah]

Awesome game, has one of the best water physics in any game.

[Fred_C_Dobbs]

this games deserves at least 9.5.
the puzzles with clank were so cool and original, they could make a game with just those types of puzzles.
also i luv the voice of rusty pete

[XMBeaner]

That was my one gripe about the review. They gave it an insulting 8.5. What is up with that? Pretty much a slap in the face.

[Solipsism]

Why is there a review for a 2 year old game on the front page...

[XMBeaner]

What are you new here? This is N4G. We are all insane!

[Cajun Chicken]

I just can't wait for Sony to pull their fingers out and make Ratchet and Clank Anthology, all 4 games.

[MyLeadYourHead56]

OK now can you release the next BIG installment not that crummy looking co op one

[OhMyGandhi]

why are you guys comparing this game to Little Big Planet? they are nothing alike. One is, obviously, a 2.5d platformer starring a puppet thing bouncing around cutout style levels while the other is a third person action platformer.

Now, this is a game that truly gets the "bad straw" when it comes to reviews. I loved every second of it. This is one of the few series that I can play 2 or three times over and still laugh at it's jokes, enjoy it's amazing level design and stare in awe at its graphics, not to mention character designs and quality of the voice acting.

Both this game and Tools Of Destruction should get at least a 9.
Games that have humor should automatically get some points just based on their attempts of providing comical relief in a rather melodramatic gaming world.