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This is what happens when they don't have a movie holding them back and boosted confidence after Marvel's Spider-Man and Miles.

I just learned that Captain Quark's original voice actor has alzheimers, and I'm incredibly sad Still, I am happy that so many people missed him in this game!

So I just need to build a Dimensionator to find a dimension where I can buy a PS5. Should be easier than finding one around here.

Clank swearing towards the end of the game is the best part imo. Someone who has always been the moral compass in this series actually swears. And Ratchet straight up agrees with him on it.

What I love about golden bolt’s reviews is that he loves these games, but isn’t such a fanboy to say they’re flawless or biased to a specific game in the series. He points out the flaws of each game as well as what makes them enjoyable.

Finished this last night , and it most definitely lived up to the hype while being a blast from start to finish.

This game's release and glowing reception has been the most upsetting thing about the PS5 stock shortage. Hopefully my luck will turn around and I'll get to play it by the end of this year. 😄

I really like that you talked about the hard mode and how extraordinarily aggressive the enemies are and how tough it can get. It seems like the mainstream reviewers just played on the medium or easy modes and say it's a great, but easy kids game

Definitely an amazing experience, but I wouldn’t mind a few things: 1) Slightly more difficult platforming 2) More arena challenges 3) A return to the cheeky writing of the OG trilogy 4) just a tad more depth to the side characters 5) Variety to the bosses and enemies I do hope Insomniac realizes the successes they found here, however. The future looks bright for this series, and they should be proud of this entry.

The changes they made to enemy AI for the difficulty is really exceptional. The harder mode felt actually difficult in a way that allows expression of skill, as opposed to the usual "buff hp, buff damage" mantra. The gunplay and traversal options are ridiculously strong in this game. I really wish it were a longer game.

I'm only on my 3rd playthrough wouldn't want any spoilers :v Best Ratchet and Clank game so far. The story isn't as complex as ACIT but it's good and graphics and gameplay are just the series peak. Edit: got an ad for Rift Apart at the end lol

Great game and they fixed almost everything I had a problem with in the 2016 game, but I still prefer the PS2 games over this. The level design is nowhere near as good as the first two games and they are still going with this kid friendly approach with the writing and characters. For me this is a solid 8/10 it definitely brought the series back on track after that disappointing remake.

My only criticisms are low enemy variety and not enough Quark. Great game tho

The movement in this game doesn't get enough attention. The hover boots are phenomenal.

Shame itll be a year or so until sony fixes the ps5 stock issue and ill be able to play this. Been having to avoid all spoilers

Your passion for this series rules, I've been playing the games since I was 8 years old so seeing where it is today has been blowing my mind all weekend

Can’t wait to check out this game once I find myself a PS5. Listening to your review had me breathe a huge sigh of relief. I think ratchet could have a fantastic life on this new console, and I’m glad it made such a strong first impression on you (PS looking forward to the Ratchet:Deadlocked retrospective!)

I’m so glad I ran across you when I did. I love your retrospectives, I love this series, and I especially love this game.

My biggest Gripe with this series since we left the ps2 was; How kid friendly the Dialogue & Characters have become. The first 3 games + Deadlocked was written ingeniously, it was clever, witty, and down right hilarious how they handled their satire & innuendos. I loved the storyline that the future duo was establishing (tools had a weak setup, but COT nailed it) So I can't wait to play this game & see how the story from 2009's COT finally plays out.

I enjoyed the different dynamics between the our 4 main characters which was super refreshing after having been with Ratchet and Clank for so many years. My only complaint is that Gold bolts and Ryno schematics are way too easy to find (even without using the map-o-matic). These items used to feel special in the original trilogy, but now many can be obtained by just following the main story paths.

Been playing since R&C 1 and this was definitely a favorite of mine. The controls were incredibly smooth and I still can't get over how the level loads instantly when you go through a portal to a new demension. The ONLY thing I didn't care for was Zurkon Jr's yelling non-stop in the arena. With all of the colors, movement, and sounds going on during that level it's just overload with his yelling.

I'm glad you liked it. I personally prefer the characterization of Classic Ratchet but I didn't expect him to return now or in the future, If new fans like this then I'm happy for them.

It feels like they learned so much from the PS4 re-imagining and you know what? That makes me extremely happy, considering the gameplay and characters from both the re-imagining and Rift Apart.

It always makes me happy to know games like this still exist, headed in a good direction in an often depressing industry. Thank you for your videos.

Finally! Been waiting for this since the game dropped. Thanks GB!

I finished and got the Platinum today and I’m gonna be honest, if I had to pick an absolute favorite from the series, it would probably be Rift Apart. Rivet is a joy to play as and I already enjoy Jennifer Hale, so double bonus. I was worried at first when I saw the trailers. Was worried they were trying some sort of inclusive new road that was doomed to fail. But instead, we get a character that is genuinely lovable and understandable. If ever anyone was ever going to play a single Ratchet and Clank game, I would want it to be this one.

I have to say that while I do not have a PS5 or a copy of the game (yet), I did manage to play a fair chunk of it when I went to try it out at my local GAME store. I managed to play the game to Savali and did a little bit of exploration after getting the hoverboots (they had to close shortly after, and I was really gutted). I didn't immediately learn the hoverboots mechanic at first, failing the canyon jump over and over. The fact I had a little bit of open space to practise in just clicked in my head and I immediately had huge respect for that one little piece of level design that allowed me to do this. When I finally get a PS5 and am able to play it in my own time, I do not know. But from what I've played, it's pretty much the pinnacle of the series thus far, and I am a *huge* RaC fan.

The movement tech in this game is great, the combat felt so fresh. I'm about to start challenge mode and will definitely have to crank it to the highest difficulty

I'm going to list just my cons because the game is excellent and you've nailed the pros. 1. I personally think the weapon variety need a tiny bit more. I did not need a whole three automatic blaster type weapons, and did not need four passive/turret weapons, most of which I never found very useful other than topiary sprinkler. I find it odd a forgettable weapon like the buzzsaw blades made a return when something creative and thematically relevant like the Rift Inducer (one of my favorites of the entire series) didn't. 2. This might be "old man yells at cloud" but I think the humor was pretty lackluster. It's missing the satirical edge the first four games had, I imagine partially due to no longer being rated T. Like you showed in the nightclub, there are absolutely awesome suggestive jokes sprinkled in, but I still miss stuff like Nefarious' head picking up shlocky soap operas. And I miss villains who had a motivation beyond just being evil. The villains who were motivated by greed hit perfectly within the satirical anticonsumerist themes of the originals. I do know that, however, some of my story complaints are things that are just a product of being twenty years into a single franchise. I am very glad the focus was on Rivet because we've seen plenty of Ratchet. 3. Not enough enemy variety. You've seen maybe half of the enemy types in the game by the end of the first planet. I remember old games had more (albeit shorter and less polished) planets with some unique enemies to every planet. The miniboss recycling is obnoxious as well, they managed to do it even more than Dark Souls and Sekiro. You get to moments that felt like they should have something unique and relevant show up to fight you and it's just Large Robot #12. 4. I'm personally not a huge fan of the more open levels, save for the crystal levels of past games. This is totally subjective though, that's just me. 5. I thought this soundtrack was pretty forgettable too, but I couldn't hum a theme from any game after the first three so it's been that way for a while like you said. 6. The fanfare around weapon upgrades! I miss the little cutscene and big growing electronic drone that made you really feel the weapon evolving. 7. Speaking of weapon evolution, it's lacking here. In UYA, weapons would change slightly in function as they leveled up several times on their way to max level, and I think they may have changed more from 5-8 as well? In this game nothing changes but damage up to level 5, and whatever evolution in function a weapon gets at 5 tends to be pretty lackluster. Some of them I couldn't even tell the difference. I miss big interesting changes like the lava gun turning into a liquid nitrogen gun (although I know for some people a change like that may be unwelcome). That being said, I know I just made it sound like I hate the game, but it's still a solid 90 and an incredible game. I just wanted to share my critique with somebody as invested in the series as I am. I'm also knowingly looking at the original quadriology through rose-tinted glasses. Some of the critiques I made here absolutely do apply to the earlier games as well. I think this game has set a gold standard baseline for gameplay and graphics innovations that truly justify the existence of next-gen, and I know it'll only get better from here.

I was worried this would be kind of by the numbers sequel, but what I've seen so far has been great. I unfortunately can't find/afford a PS5 and the PS5 still doesn't have enough exclusives for me to consider a purchase yet. This is definitely a must buy when I do get a PS5 at some point in the future though.

Hey man, I absolutely love your channel. I’ve watched all the retrospective videos so far and I’m amazed at the time and effort you put into them. They are mega impressive and loved getting to relive parts of my childhood while I watched them. I mostly completely agree with your review, I absolutely loved this game. Only (very small) gripes I have with it are the lack of weapon upgrade animations when you get to them to Level 5. One of my favourite parts of the older games was seeing your weapon essentially evolve like a Pokemon. There was something to satisfying about it that I would fully upgrade every weapon in older games (even the ones I disliked) just to see how it changed. Also, and I’m not sure what other people think about this kind of thing but I thought the trophies were far too easy. I got the platinum trophy 5 minutes into my NG+ and I wasn’t even trying. No trophies for fully maxing out your weapons or for collecting all the gold bolts baffled me. I’m not a completionist by any stretch but I do like when a game gives me an achievable but challenging goal to keep me playing a bit longer. I just didn’t feel like I’d earned the platinum. Not an issue with the gameplay, I just like a bit of extrinsic motivation to justify why I’m playing the story again.

Cannot wait for the 5 plus hour analysis xD

Honestly playing this game after not caring for the ogs as a kid made me go back and play them and im having a fantastic time,might start to be one of my favorite series

This is definitely a fantastic game, only thing it’s missing is it’s edge from the PS2 era. And my only real problem with the game is the really low creativity with the enemies and bosses. So many amazing planets and environments with the same lame mini boss over and over. Next game will hopefully improve on that too!

hell yeah, one video closer to a deadlocked retro

Rift Apart feels like nothing short of a masterpiece. It hits that nostalgia sweet spot that Ratchet and Clank deserves being one of the only franchises that’s survived from my PS2 glory days as a child. As a long time fan, I can appreciate how this game caters to fans new and old and this most definitely is redemption for 2016’s flop. It also plays to the PS5’s strengths with its rifts and lack of load times, as well as the haptic triggers feeling like an integral part of gameplay rather than just a gimmick. The story is gripping and paced masterfully and character development for both new and old characters is superb. None of the main characters felt over shadowed or neglected which was a concern of mine before I began my play through. While it is definitely capable of being a stand alone game for those new to the series, I will say that it’s done an incredible job of expanding and solidifying the lore of the old games that I wasn’t too much of a fan of when it was first introduced in the Future series. Gameplay feels incredibly satisfying and fresh whether it be in combat, puzzles, or just exploration of the beautifully crafted planets. Just about every inch of every level feels meaningful towards the story and world building. Attention to detail is amazing and the first look at each planet was more than enough to leave me in awe. Combat, once again, feels amazing due in no small part to the weapons. While it’s inevitable that I had my own personal favorites, when I took the time to use others for the sake of leveling them up, I found myself enjoying each and every one, including how I had to change my play style and tactics to use them effectively. This led to me switching weapons more and more often, giving me the feeling of being a literal one man army in a multiverse of madness as I blasted through with an incredible arsenal. Besides bugs that will definitely be fixed with future updates for the game, I’ve had little to no complaints. With this dive into the multiverse of Ratchet and Clank, it still feels like we’ve only scratched the surface. I have very high hopes for the future of Ratchet and Clank and will be eagerly waiting for the next installment.

I think one of the best things I can say for this game is that from what Ive played, this game nails the feel that I'm exploring these worlds the most out of any Ratchet game (at least, from what I remember. My PS3 has been dead for like 3 years). I really enjoyed how much I felt I could mess around in these giant landscapes and the game actually has a decent amount of platforming/speed challenges, despite its heavy focus on combat. 3 worlds in, and it rules, so far.

I loved this game to death. I truly feel this is the purest, most distilled Ratchet & Clank experience. However, I have big two complaints about the game: 1. There is no gameplay difference between Ratchet and Rivet. I agree that it makes for great pacing, but what is the point of introducing a brand new playable character if she plays identically to the existing one? I feel it's a big missed opportunity. Imagine if there were sections of planets that only Ratchet could reach, or sub-quests that required Rivet because she knows this universe's characters? 2. The moment where Ratchet and Rivet meet is so underwhelming it almost angered me. In this continuity, neither of them have ever *seen* another Lombax before. You would think their interactions would be a bit more substantial or heavy. But the story never gave them time to really get to know each other. I wanted them to bond, to really connect over their shared loneliness, or even nerd out over each other! You criticized the Future Saga for not really doing anything with the "Ratchet has never seen a Lombax" angle, and this game doubled down on that I feel. Again, just a missed opportunity.

I’m buying a ps5 (when and if I can buy one) just to play this game. I’ve loved the series since the beginning and I can’t wait to play it. The only thing I can do now is watch reviews telling how good it is.

I love the Ratchet and Clank Future duo most. But this definitely brought back a spark for the Ratchet series

I am honestly kinda disappointed by this game, don't get me wrong it's fantastic, definitely an 8. But for me is the fifth best of the series, only 9 planets, the arena sucks, no strong secondary activity, no Insomniac museum, no weapon customization, forgettable music (even if better than 2016), worst bosses of the entire series with absolute 0 variety (there are around 20 variations of the same boss i got SOOOOO tired of them) and even the final battle against the emperor is lackluster Is it better then R&C 2016? HELL YEAH But does it have the same quality of the original trilogy or the two Future games? Unfortunately for me, no it doesn't

Tis the main reason I bought a PS5 and while falling into a looming disenchantment after the intended direction and (retroactively understandable) time periods between, this was the light at the end of the tunnel. My few gripes are fairly consistent amongst the other comments - enemy variety, especially in the indigenous category, and with that, the element of crowd control weaponry felt understated: especially on the harder difficulties, you feel the need to knock multiple tough enemies at once with more than the peashooter types. That, or I just really miss the plasma Storm. From here though, leaves me caught in greater anticipation. Insomniac has knocked this one out of the park; but they've opened up the multiversial doors, polished the title logo as if entering a new era, thus seemingly at the precipice of an ever larger idea. I watched this off the back of your Deadlocked/Gladiator review, and where they were experimenting back in '05, some of thoe ideas/mechanics were touched upon here. Ergo, where they push into the future, and I strongly suspect they might, I'd hope to see those large concepts realised. Afterall, they have the power now.

17:45 - 18:19 Hope that in the next one gloves get added as an extra armor slot, cause this feels like an alteration of (but I would like to see again) the armor customization from Size Matters, honestly was the coolest thing when I first played it when I got my PS2 port copy (granted I THINK much later than it's initial release, I honestly don't remember when I got mine). Always found it cool how each armor piece and combo gave different effects (granted wrench attack specific effects in the game) and the designs just look cool to me.

Did they...did they just give the Carlton dance to Rivet? I love this game

"I love of all of them like children, except size matters" as all true ratchet and clank fans do.

I got a PS5 just a few week ago and haven’t had a PlayStation since the PS1.. needless to say this is my first ever ratchet and clank experience and I did not want it to end!! I’m blown away at the game and was left with the feeling that this game is a whole experience that needs to be savored! Great vid!

You can tell when the music in a game is good, when the main theme gives you chills (it gives me them atleast)

Honestly, the game and story is really good, but the game is way too short, too linear and there isn't much to do in ng+ except get the trophies that you missed in ng. Combat is great, setting is great, mechanics are great. Also our iconic duo fell kinda short due to new characters and their chemistry falls into second plan.

I think my only major gripe with Rift Apart is planet length being even less than Deadlocked.

I enjoyed Rift Apart, but I have to say I disagree with so many of your points. I don’t think RA has anything on the original games other than what time and money has given it - amazing graphics. It also has generally decent gameplay and some fun gunplay, I especially loved the plant gun thingy. However, I think Rivet is a much more shallow character than you make her out to be. I agree with the aspects of Rivet that you mention, what she suffers from or has to deal with, but it’s done in such a lacklustre way that I didn’t feel anything for her. The story itself is so bland that i was never really invested in anything. Ratchet is a shadow of himself, unless he’s talking and bonding with Kit, in which case he’s great. And Kit is great. Clank is just nowhere to be seen really, and I greatly disliked his puzzle missions. Rift Apart is a symphony of sights and sounds, truly a next gen experience. But it’s so easy, reuses it’s enemies and bosses, and does not deliver a mature or funny enough story which is something I really do expect from Ratchet and Clank. Apart (lol) from that, good video! PS: it’s a bit sad that you added that only “the most cynical of players” would disagree with you. I don’t think one has to be cynical to dislike parts of this game. Again, I liked the game, I think it’s a strong 7/10. But I do believe it has some major flaws which leaves it lagging behind R&C 1-3.

Love this game as much as the past Ratchet and Clank games. There’s and Easter egg to sunset overdrive with giving you the opportunity to change bolts to the the overdrive drink from Sunset Overdrive. Now that Sony owns Insomniac, I’d love for them to port that game over because I love that game so much as well.

This was my second RNC game, the first being the ps4 remake/reboot thing. Both amazing, went back and played the rest of the mainline series. Can totally see why this series is so beloved, glad to see Rift Apart killing it, hopefully we'll get another RNC after Spiderman 2.

Worst part of the game was how they made Dr. Nefarious into a joke when he used to be Ratchet's most accomplished villain

I can't unhear all the "thank yous" after Dunkey called it out. Scale back the sappy writing and bring back the grit of the ps2 games. my two cents

I am current;y entirely obsessed with Ratchet and Clank franchise. I got Rift Apart on Steam recently, and I had the best time with a videogame in YEARS. Rift Apart brings to my mind Adventure Time, due to how unhinged it can be at times, and how endearing at others. This game became my personal definition of "triple-A gaming", right next to titles like Doom 2016, Horizon Zero Dawn, Bioshock Infinite or Dead Space. Currently, the best looking, one of the most visually and artistically consistent games I've ever played in my life. Rift Apart made me excited for videogames again. It's not perfect, even after 2 years it has a pletora of bugs, but in my book it's stil a fully deserved 10/10, Game of the Year material. If not for the fact that I simply cannot stand playing on controllers, this game would single-handedly sell me PlayStation 5.

Haven't been gaming for some 10 years now. The Ratchet titles was my all time favorites, and I had no idea this game existed. You sir, has just convinced me that it's time to get back in

Really the biggest complaint I have is the lack of weird gadgets. But it’s really a nitpick too because that’s only a complaint based on the legacy of the games. And there is a pro to having almost no gadgets, the flow of the game is VERY well maintained.

I'm really surprised to see this reaction to the game :D It is lovely to see that you enjoyed it this much, I also thought the game was good, but unfortunately I felt it was just more of the same as before. The game looks great and the guns are fun, some levels are awesome but most of the time I felt I've played all of this before.

Platinumed today, so here is my spoilerfree Review: gud game, will play again

I share a similar sentiment its definitely in my top 5 R&C games, them being Deadloclek/CIT,going commando,and up your arsenal. The pacing between combat and platforming is near if not perfect imo . the only thing I really wanted was a longer story because the main plot felt split on a potential plot and what was actually done through that just makes me excited for the inevitable sequel even if it takes 3 plus years.

This is exceptional work. Great analysis, great pacing, and very, very good broadcasting. You were born for this. Good luck, and Godspeed. Subbed.

First off, i have to say that this game is one of the best ratchet and clank games i’ve ever played since CiT. i was a little worried after the spinoff games and the subpar EtN game and the really not good movie tie-in game, i was worried if this was it for the series. Not that it would end right there, but that the games afterward would be so cookie-cutter bland. So, i’m very glad that this game proved me wrong. That said, i don’t exactly have this game as my #1, not to say it’s far from close. I still have to give that title to crack in time. Now, this is only like a few bits from being up there, but that doesn’t mean i a higher love for crack in time than rift apart, i love these games equally. The reasons for having it as my #2 are rather small, but prominent enough to be noticable. One is that i just like the character designs from crack in time more than i do for rift apart. In CiT, ratchet’s design had a mix of edge and compassion. You can just look at him and think “he looks like he’s been through a lot, and yet still looks like a nice guy.” In rift apart, ratchet’s design looks a little more”kid-friendly.” Like they kinda just stuck with movie-design ratchet and made a few tweaks. And i’m sorry if you like the design and got offended at my opinion, i just find CiT ratchet better. The other thing is the story, more moreso, how the story went along. In rift apart, it kinda felt like all the objectives the heros had were all lined up for them, and while the story itself was still good, and there were still some bumps and unexpected turns in it, it mostly felt a bit linear. In CiT, the only thing you had as a guide was your ultimate goal, find clank. Ratchet had to follow breadcrumbs in order to get to his next point of interest, and even then, he would sometimes have to go do other tasks of the path for people, like quark getting way in over his head at the battleplex and needing ratchet to get him out of it. I think one of the reasons the game felt a little shorter for some of it is because the crew never had to put their goals aside for something else. Even when they were slightly sidetracked by something else, they were still progressing through their main goal with ease. This is the last one, and it’s not the biggest, but while the weapons were all fun, they were still a little underwhelming. Like i said, the weapons were still fun, and the use of haptic buttons was still cool, but they didn’t get me as much as CiT’s were. A lot of the weapons in RA were reused weapons from past games, some were reworked weapons of previous ones, and a few were completely brand new. The roster for this game didn’t have much appeal to me as i was hoping. The exceptions to the completely brand new weapons that have different styles compared to past and present. This part is only spoilery towards the weapons, so if thats fine, than continue, but if not, stop here. Thank you Now, the weapons that got me, in style of old, new but old mechanic, and completely new, was the warmonger, lightning rod, and ricochet. The warmonger is a straight up classic, it’s a rocket launcher, you can’t got wrong with that. It’s been a fan favorite ever since it’s debute. The lightning rod is the new, yet old, because while it is a rapid fire electricity blaster, it’s still a blaster. Every time i used it, i couldn’t help thinking that this was just a revamped starter blaster, like they could’ve taken the actual blaster out and put this in it’s stead and it would still be fine. But, that being said, i still like it for it’s ability to not only stun enemies after a number of rounds, but that it chains it’s attacks to other nearby enemies. The charge-up function is interesting, but not exactly noteworthy. I’ve seen a bunch of games that had electric charge-up weapons before. Still, pretty good for a new, yet old weapon. The ricochet is one of the brand new weapons of the series, a gun that fires a ball out of it, that when it hits an enemy, you can repeatedly hit the fire buttoon afterwards to have said ball bounce of the enemy a bunch more times before the ball returns. Never have i thought that weaponiziing pinball could be so much fun. While the weapon does leave you open for a bit, needing to use it more with single enemies than crowds, it’s still a fun little thing to mess around with. I mean, the freaking thing makes pinball noises, how could you not feel a bit of nostalgia after just pulling this thing out. Even if you didn’t play real pinball before, some people had to have played that computer version that was already preloaded onto computers back then. It fun seeing a big metal ball just bounce off an enemy after repeatedly hitting the fire button. It felt like watching a pinball bouncing off the paddles and into a bumper repeatedly. I was going to put this game’s RYNO on the list, but i didn’t want to spoil it. Plus, the series always had a new one in it, so it wouldn’t feel like a completely new, but a new, yet old, if you get me. Overall, the game is great, i recommend it to all to all series-hardened veterans. For the new players, i suppose you can play it to, but there are a lot of things that tie to previous games, so i’m not sure if you’ll get it entirely without going throught the series fully, but it’s your call. Like i’ve said before, this game gets my gold star of approval, but my platinum trophy will always go to CiT. And before anyone asks about if it was also because of the little things like character voices being changed, or some plot holes about certain things, then no. This is my completely unbiased opinion, the voices thing was just because some people weren’t available at the time and certain things that were left open or incomplete will not sway me from thinking of this game any differently than what i already think of it. To put it to perspective, it’s like putting two works of art side by side. They’re both very lovely, but one has just enough noticable mistakes that it doesn’t put itself above the other. It’s still seen and cherished fondly, but t’s praise is just slightly lower than the other. And if you really want to imagine how much of a difference my admiration is between the to. Take out a ruler, look at the edge of the inches side, then go up to the smallest first notch on it. And then reduce it by half. That is my difference. My admiration has a difference between the two, but just small enough to be unnoticable.

Next planet I have to go to is the eighth one, I’ve loved every single second so far playing on the hardest difficulty, it gives a great challenge and puts up a fight but doesn’t feel frustrating at all, what is frustrating is that it had to come out during my two weeks of mock exams so I can’t spend every second of the day on the game

The movement is great. Seems they took a page out of their Sunset Overdrive book for the dash move. I would say gameplay is perfected in this game. Seriously epic. This storyline is epic too, so I am seriously excited for what’s next

I hope they bring space exploration back in the next game. Also want rivet to fill different rachet. If nothing else using her robo arm for specific stuff would be fun. More clank puzzles!!! I really liked the ones in this game but wanted more of them.

Wouldn't go as far as to say it's the best Ratchet and Clank game, but it was definitely a solid 7 or 8 out of 10. Was certainly a big improvement from the incredibly bland 2016 game based on the Ratchet and Clank movie

i pre order it and 100% it, it was the “movie like” ratchet and clank game that I expect, it’s a very cartoony game and i love it, i love the added emotion side to the characters, why ratchet is hesitant to find his race, why rivet has trust issues, i love this, and the weapons are my favorite, using the dualsense adaptive triggers to it’s true potential, some weapon’s second effect requires the triggers to be half way. The aggressive enemies make the fights feel like the original game, where you really need to every weapons to at least survive. And it leads to the dash, giving you invisibility frames where (in harder difficulty) it’s Requires. I love this, despite it’s flaws, like the music not playing and the game crashing, but i played this day one, so I’ll let it slide. Ether way, all of the things i can talk about, golden bolt already said, so I’ll end it with this, this game is the truest PS5 game and the best showcase for it and ratchet and clank series. Insomniac, keep this up. 😁

Played it at launch. The animation work is leagues ahead of the industry.

Some retrospective on Rift Apart after playing 1.5 playthtroughs (fon context, I've only played Deadlocked and the 2016 reboot aside from it so far, so knowledge of the series is limited. Loved the retrospective of Deadlocked BTW, great game overall): - I'm actually bummed that they showcased a good deal of the best planets prior to release. These planets are just so good you want to ignore as much as you can from them. Almost any of them is a different cinematic experience of their one they do not feel the same. - i was afraid about the low amount of planets in the game, but the 'revisiting' of some with each time a big enough twist actually increases the length of the game more than what you'd think. - the characters in this game are GREAT. Seriously, top notch. Even the smallest side characters have very distinctive quirks and personalities, and they feel whole the moment you start interacting with them. They even have their own common past which influence their discussions (I think everyone who's played the game knows which 'brovalry' im talking about). Thr Rivet reveal was necessary because she's at the core of the gameplay loop, but there are some others which aren't touched by the showcase or very barely, which i loved because I'm sure everyone will enjoy them. Also glitch and crank levels are great. I especially loved glitch because she gets her own side story to the main plot, which quite frankly surprised me. - the combat is incredibly fast faced yet very strategic in the way you approach each combat zone, especially at higher difficulty where the enemies literally rush your face 24/7. You have to make use of the phantom dash and Rift repositioning, else you'll die. Weapons are fun and the haptic feedback triggers are well made use of. It basically makes every single weapon a more unique thing instead of 'press one button to do one effect'. And it's great. The qualms i have: - ammo economy: better than in 2016 at high difficulty (god it felt awful), but could still use a quicker ammo crate respawn, especially the early levels in the first play through, i was ALWAYS out of ammo because the enemies were literal bullet sponges. Rejoining Bolt on the heavy weapon damage on bosses. I found later in the game that the best DPS on bosses is CC them then melee with the wrench. The wrench does a ludicrous amount of damage of bosses even at the highest level (3 to 4% per hit and it's unlimited xD). - Rough take but the raritanium based weapon upgrade system is getting super old super fast. It tells you it gives you agency over weapon build but it's not, only maybe in early game decisions, but since your choices are limited by the weapon level it's not really agency. I wish we had something like deadlocked where you could add a specific weird effect to any weapon to vary the things they do, or what you would earn from them (XP/bolts). I hope they get away from it next game. - minibosses are too little. They get repetitive quite fast because they're overused in the game. They even barely have 'reskins' which makes it worse i guess. Overall it's a great R&C game and the reputation it has as the legit flagship title of the PS5 is far from overdone. Anyone (even non fans of the series) who wants a PS5 should own this game, and I say this as a rather neophyte of the series. I wish I could say more because there are so many loving moments in that game, especially with the characters, but that would be spoiling them greatly, and you want to play that game without knowing too much, else it would take away its greatest magic.

I can only hope this game doesn’t go in the direction of that kiddy-kiddy PS4 Ratchet and Clank reboot, which basically slapped me in the face since the last game I had played was Up Your Arsenal. Ratchet feels like a totally different character and this looks like its the same Ratchet as that one, hopefully it really does make up for that in the humor through other characters as you say it does.

After having played the game myself I could say its the best along with A crack in time. Since the video is a spoiler-free video I wont spoil anything, but the only thing I will say is that is as amazing as everyone says about it. Though the only thing I will spoil is that there is no sadly not a throphy for completing the game in challange mode. There is so much to talk about the game, though I can't (or rather I wont) talk about it since there are people out here that have not played it yet. Play it if you're a huge fan (like me) of Ratchet and Clank.

Maybe it’s just me but I’ve experienced a lot of bugs and glitches with the game. Some of them game breaking and required me to reset the game. Ratchet fell through the floor forever. Ratchet got stuck in a tree. Ratchets hand didn’t render and his gun was just floating midair. Rivet got stuck in a freeze frame of the hammer swing animation. 2 menus displayed on top of each other when I pause the game making both menus illegible. I beat the game and probably came across about 15 noticeable glitches in my play through.

In my opinion Rift Apart is OK to good... but not the OMFG AWESOME thing it got hyped up... For me, it wasn't nearly as bad of a letdown as KH3 or FFVII FR. However it felt more like Quest for Booty or Into the Nexus rather than, for example, A Crack in Time (which ground it retreats a bit with having Ratchet and Clank split up again). Some spoilers ahead. Gameplay is good graphics are great. Weapon choices overall fine. But i miss the groovytron and the party mushrooms are no replacement for Mr. Zurkon. No Lawrence is a major letdown because his snark at Dr. Nefarious was always a highlight. Also Dr. Nefarious' running gag didn't make an appareance, so instant minus points. Emperor Nefarious also wasn't really impressive imho. He was a bit too goofy or at least didn't switch between sinister and laughable as well as Dr. Nefarious in older games did. Since I am german, I played iwth the german VO and there I also have to say: His (german) VA didn't help either. Sounds more like a petulant 17 year old or so. Also, Dr. Nefarious got a new VA in german which was a major downgrade. Clank I think also got a new VA but he at least sounds similar. I also think that the whole switching between Rivet and Ratchet overall didn't really click with me. It reminded me a bit of the MJ and Miles Morales parts of Insomniac's Spider Man. Luckily RnC didn't have a gameplay switch. But still. It's been ages since the story got continued with a PROPER part of the series. And for a return I'd have prefered to spend more time with Ratchet AND Clank, rather than also having to introduce Rivet and KIT. Might also have to do with how we're thrown into the dimension that is pretty much already set up for a big blow off. But "why care"? We have little relationship wth them other than there are counterparts to the characters we know and Emperor Nefarius. And overall the game feels a more about Rivet VS Emperor Nefarious with Ratchet and Dr. Nefarious mainly there to introduce them. Linkara, in his review of Flashpoint, raised a similar point about the Flashpoint Timeline characters. There, all that stuff got tie ins... but why care? When the timeline is fixed, they'll never have existed to begin with. Here it felt for me like the stakes for RIVET (the dimension stuff was caused by Dr. Nefarious and RnC) were basically just there because "Emperor Nefarious evil.".. and he didn't even take the stage until halfway through the game. Yet the game at the same time feels to be a bit more about Rivet than Ratchet. But at the same time... Rivet just lacks in the character department imho. She has no real "standout" trait so far taht really sets her apart from being anyhting other than "Ratchet in a bit different". Ratchet at least started out as a, for many, unlikeable Jerk and grew out of it... here? Rivet is half "fully formed" in terms of character and half unfinished... It kinda feels like, if we round up the play time to 20 hours, the game was 5 to 10 hours too short with both characters, Ratchet and Rivet, imho needing a good chunk of time more. Rivet gets the Arena, whcih imho was kinda underwhelming in this time. Ratchet has. Right nothing. And Rivete could've used more story to show her backstory with the Resistance and Emperor Nefarious and so on. Also felt a bit forced when Rivet and KIT gave Ratchet "shit" for being worried/might not be interested in looking for the Lombaxes... the game apparently forgot about the events of Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time with the dangers that just "go looking for them" could bring... and the dimensional troubles of Rift Apart itself. No, the game is basically just "Ratchet fears that they might not like him! Or he might not like htem!"... Wehad the Cragmites and Azimuth to be a warning for Ratchet. It made sense for him to be heads over heels for it in the Future games, because he had just seen the chance to find them. And now, after years... he'd seen what the obsession with that stuff could bring. But nah, such complex emotions aren't interesting. instead he's angsty because "maybe they won't like me!" and instead Kit and Rivet, who haven't seen what Tachyon and what happened with Azimuth, are all "atta boy!" and in implied way "Don't be a coward. Why wouldn't you like to meet htem?!" Also the armors... i appreciate the concept, but i think i liked the older armor system more... and the designs weren't stellar... I kinda miss the DeadLocked armors, they had some great designs. It wasn't a bad game but in my opinion also not the great big bang for PS5. It feels like Rift Apart is Insomniac getting back into the groove... but not quite back there yet. I hope the next big RnC won't wait til the PS6 and will be a banger. ALso the new ships are lame. I miss Aphelion. Btw. A small logic issue I have with "Rivet and Kit are Ratchet and Clanks counterparts" (afaik though they said that they aren'T ACTUALLY their counterpart because Lombax dimension travelling etc. but still) NONE Of hte other characters have an other gender Counterpart. It's not Empress Nefarious or whatever. i have no issue with the mc gender switch myself, and i understand it as far as that, as a lombax, she isn't really native to the dimension herself and probably got stranded there early in her life. However the game still tries to "sell" her as Ratchet's counterpart. I guess part of the reason of not swapping other characters is how recognizable they are, while Rivet is new. But in turn it kinda makes the alternate Dimension a bit of wasted potential, with all of them still being quite samey, aside of mr. Zurkon. Rivet's background, EmpFarious aside, even seem quite similar to Ratchet's instead of her having a different one that could've given a nice contrast. And instead of using the set up to bring back old characters, like Sasha etc. We only get Pete, Skidd (potentially because of the 2016 game) and quark... and their counterparts. EmpFarious could've at least had an alt version of Courtney Gears imho. We could've had a bunch of former villains return as EmpFarious' Henchmen. Courtney Gears. Vox and so on. Instead we constantly fight the same kind of giant robot as boss. Heck for Rivet's backstory. Maybe instead of "Alone on Sargosso" (with the MOrt.) She could've been happily adopted and was orphaned later by Nefarious. Would've been more interesting than "she is fighting against him because he's the villain and she's this universes' Ratchet." Or hell. Why not have her start out as villainous? I also thought that the whole "she distrusts robots because of her arm" was a bit week. She was trying to break in. If it'd been an organic guard that shot her would she have distrusted organics? She got shot by a robot guard and lost her arm (but somehow could build the replacement) and now she dislikes robots. It feels forced. Like it was added to give her a bit of conflict with Clank early on and a reason to leave KIT later. Of course they couldn't have KIT do anything really bad but maybe instead after she lost her arm a group of the resistance could've been attacked by one of Nefarious' attack forces and gotten decimated? another logic gap: In that universe, Nefarious NEVER lost... so why is he 1) A robot that is 2) in the Polaris Galaxy? If he never lost, he'd never had to be rebuilt as Robot. Without Ratchet and Clank stopping him, he wouldn't have gone to the Polaris Galaxy... So he should be an organic in the Solana Galaxy

I'm only a couple hours in and love it. I started with the first game on ps2 when I was like 5 and played until the future saga. This game is amazing and feels like the magic of the original while I'm now a grown man lol. Keep up the good work, love the vids

Spoiler warning! But the funniest moment in this game BY FAR for me, was in Zordoom where the pirate in the cell says to Rivet "You'd best not be after me booty" 😂

The games really got me tempted to buying my first Playstation in over 8 years (I had moved to PC years ago and PS4 never had any games that made me want to buy it) and I think your review (plus everybody else's glowing reviews for the game) has pushed me to buying it once the shortage of PS5s resolves itself. Also I take it that since you've already reviewed the first 3 games Deadlocked will be next and then the rest of the mainline games? Never has 5 or 6 hours passed by so quick listening to somebody talk about games that I had so much in depth knowledge of.

As soon as I got to Savali I knew it’ll be my favourite

Now lets hope the Next One will be as good as this and maybe we get to see the Universe the Lombaxes flet to or we get finally the Jak ratchet crossover we deserve

this was such a blast to platinum! i loved just about everything about this game

I'm still stuck with PS3 and PS4, but as soon as I get my hands on a PS5, this will be the first game I play

Beat the game and got platinum in 2 sittings. Game had me hooked from start to finish and not a lot games do that for me. Can't wait to finish my 2nd playthru of challenge mode getting all weapons to lvl 10. One of the best R&C games hands down.

I absolute loved this game don’t get me wrong, but this game was so short, I got my Platinum just under 7 hours of gameplay which… is really disappointing since i’ve been waiting for a full fledged game since A Crack In Time

I haven’t finished it yet, but OMG. 😭

I love the graphics, the dual sense, the soundtrack is amazing! I completely love this game. The esthetics the feel of it.

My only gripe was the lack of space battles

I felt like certain boss fights failed on a very critical level to test players on things they've learned. That purple dash punch. I just had to pray that they didn't use it enough times to end me, because I didn't figure out how to avoid it until I looked it up after beating the game.

I finally got my hand on the game last week and the only thing that stopped me from a single sitting playthrough was work the next day. Absolutely stunning and perfectly paced. Not once did I want to step away from the controller. My O N L Y gripe with the game was that every time I saw the boss meter pop up, I was left a little disappointed in the variation between bosses. To me, seeing that giant health meter had me expecting something dangerous and unique, only to be met with what you could consider "tough mini bosses". Other than that, this game is a truly unforgettable experience.

This is a great game and it was the first game that I actually got a platinum trophy that shows how good it is and fun to play

Only complaint is that I didn’t want the game to end. And more arena stuff like old arena bosses being warped in from past games but that sounds greedy

Alright. I just got my PS5, and I am deciding on what games to get first. This will definitely be one of them.

I hadn't played a Ratchet title since Deadlocked, and as I went through the archives of titles I hadn't played, I was expecting to finally experience the downslide in quality I'd heard about from a friend who had played all the game, top to bottom. Thankfully, I was blown away by how good this game has been. I haven't been able to 100% a game of the 13, almost 14 hour length that this game was without slipping into another game for a while before continuing. I also had a new experience of NG+ing the game as soon as I was sent back to the main menu, instead of waiting a few weeks/months. I'm pretty sure I missed a lot of context, especially around the pirates and some of the side characters, who I wanted to see more of, but it was definitely one of my favorite games of the past few years. I am so thankful the game is as good as it is, because it scratched an itch that I've had since a year or two after Deadlocked released, and restored a lot of faith I'd lost in the games industry's ability to make great games. Shame there's so few PS5s floating around, or the game probably would have gotten record breaking sales for the series.

So, I finally played through it myself and I still prefer the PS2 titles based on feel more than anything. Rift Apart ist still absolutely awesome and probably the best game in the series mechanically.

Haven't finished it yet but from what I've played I am honestly amazed by how good this game is. Part of me wants to never finish it so it won't be over and the other wants to play it multiple times. All i know is I'm going to cherish playing through this game.

I preordered the game a month ago and received the game on launch day, but I've only been watching people play the game on KZfaq because I don't have a PS5

I was very disappointed in the ryno 8. Very cool concept for the weapon. Ryno’s are always supposed to be game-breaking powerful and this one just wasn’t. Kinda sad. Still fun to see jak and sly coopers can pop up though.

It's a great game but as for the voice acting, I feel like they're missing the original charisma from the original trilogy, hell even the future saga had some moments where the characters had more realistic reactions to things...

"people have been growing tired of mr zurkon" - procceed to put ms zurkon as the vendor and zurkon jr as the announcer -

To be honest I've been playing this game series since I was a kid and my dad and me always enjoyed it the series as much as it helped him and I Bond bring us together I wish he could of have seen this game of course and how far it came

Homie has probably played more hours of R&C than I’ve been alive