I think this is my first time seeing someone say they grew up with Jak and Daxter, or any of Sony's PS2 IPs.
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PlayStation: "When Worlds Collide" [Insomniac game, leaked as R&C: Into The Nexus]
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I think this is my first time seeing someone say they grew up with Jak and Daxter, or any of Sony's PS2 IPs.
congrats on member, btw.
I actually disagree. I not sure what the hell I was playing when I was playing that game. Thank goodness I didn't buy it and just played on someone else PS3.
I am playing them too for me:
J&D1>R&C1>J&D3>J&D2
I'm 18 and that's what I grew up on too man. I still prefer Jak & Daxter, though. Maybe it's just the nostalgia.
Lordwindowlicker
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(somewhat off topic)
NES era, represent!
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I really enjoyed the first Jak, but I'm still not sure that it was better than Ratchet 1.. as rough as it was. But once you get to Going Commando, they shot way out into the lead.
NES era, represent!
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I really enjoyed the first Jak, but I'm still not sure that it was better than Ratchet 1.. as rough as it was. But once you get to Going Commando, they shot way out into the lead.
HueyFreeman
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Damn so this sort of confirms no ps4 ratchet? That would be fucking incredible.
Shogun_of_Truth
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if I was going to rank them all like that, I guess it would be J&D1>R&C3>J&D3>R&C2>R&C1>J&D2
Even if tomorrow it is announced to be PS3 only, that doesn't mean there will be no Ratchet game on PS4. Surely they will do a game to coincide with the film coming in 2015.
Going Commando is the second one right?
HueyFreeman
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I meant this confirms this game won't be ps4. I suppose it could be cross gen - but man why announce a ps3 title 3-4 months before ps4 launch? It's not like the ratchet titles do crazy numbers on ps3.
Because the PS3 has a massive install base, cheaper to make a game for and still has loads of people that will buy it. R&C games make Sony a good profit, hence why they keep getting Insomniac to make them.
The PS3 didn't have a launch R&C title, R&C did just fine and had the advantage of being the second game Insomniac made on the console, meaning it had a better engine making it look and play better than it would have had ToD been a launch title.
AyaisMUsikWhore
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Damn.....this sounds cool I guess. I thought Jak and Daxter would have made an appearance. Oh well
Nova Prime
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A new Ratchet for PS4 would rock. Will probably be on PS3 though.
This looks good. I'd add R&C3>R&C2≥J&D1.
I'm excited for you to play Up Your Arsenal. It's the best Ratchet & Clank game for sure.
Glorified G
Member
Now I feel old as shit
Yeah.
That's what I will play after I get R&C1 Platinum.
eddfromtheriver
Banned
None of the PS2 Ratchet games got ish on J&D: TPL.
IncandescentPrecept
Banned
I think people overestimate the ability of Sony to organise a cross-over game. It seems too complex for them.
I feel the same way playing through the Ratchet Collection right now. I mean I would take the PS2 Ratchets any day of the week over Jak 2 and 3, but better than The Precursor Legacy? Nah not in my opinion anyways....
If this is a proper R&C, and not a spin off, then I'm all there.
I enjoyed FFA and All 4 One for what they were, but Going Commando and A Crack in Time are masterpieces. I'm still torn on which one I love more. Brilliant games.
I also like J&D, but I'm a bigger fan of Sly Cooper and Ratchet and Clank, especially R&C.
I enjoyed FFA and All 4 One for what they were, but Going Commando and A Crack in Time are masterpieces. I'm still torn on which one I love more. Brilliant games.
I also like J&D, but I'm a bigger fan of Sly Cooper and Ratchet and Clank, especially R&C.
Lordwindowlicker
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You see, I just don't get that. Yeah Jak 1 was a good game, but I really don't see how it beats out any of the Ratchet games. Ratchet 1 vs Jak 1 is debatable, but TPL really isn't strong enough to take on any of the others.
Opinions, opinions, opinions. TPL just has a charm to it that is very reminiscent of the PS1 platformers like Crash and Spyro and RARE platformers on the N64 that I always found the R&C games lack, although the R&C series definitely has always had the upper edge in humor and jokes and the such.
Hope it's a good, traditional R&C game. Haven't bought one since A Crack in Time (which I enjoyed immensely) due to not liking the demo for A4O (and bad reviews) as well as not enjoying the beta for FFA. (bad impressions for that one too)
Cautiously optimistic on this one, but Insomniac's output has not inspired confidence lately.
Cautiously optimistic on this one, but Insomniac's output has not inspired confidence lately.
Lordwindowlicker
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I don't see the point in pointing out how it's all an opinion. That's like reminding me that we breathe air, and that trees tend to be made of wood.
TPL had some good optimism to it, and I'll agree with that but I think that the Ratchet series had just as much charm (albeit a bit different) as Jak 1.
At the end of the day, a game can charm the pants off me.. but the gameplay is really what sets it apart, and that's where Ratchet really kicks Jak's ass.
freefornow
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The last couple of Ratchet games bombed didn't they?
I believe they ended up doing well in the long run, but I'm not certain. Not likely as good as Insomniac hoped.
Their quality was aces though.
velociraptor
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Up Your Arsenal was also a fantastic game.
I haven't played the Jak games so I can't really comment on them, but the Ratchet games were among the gold-tier of PS2 games.
PhoenixDawn
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PS3 for sure, I'd say. Sony has always been pretty adamant about their whole "10 year plan" thing, even if it comes at the cost of slowing adoption of their next gen console as the older one receives new games.
eddfromtheriver
Banned
I can still get lost in the huge seamless world of TPL, just roll jumping trough sentinel beach... with the relaxing music... jumping off the eco powered platforms... chasing seagulls... getting scared by the thumping sounds of the shark when i wonder too far off into the sea... you have much more freedom to fool around compared to the Ratchet games...
“You see, I just don't get that. ” Seems like you do need indeed a reminder of how it is all about opinions and subjectivity if you can not see why someone else besides yourself would prefer one game over another game.
Saying that the gameplay in Ratchet kicks the gameplay in J&D: TPL doesn't even make all that much sense its almost like comparing the taste of apples and oranges really. The first Jak game (TPL) and the Ratchet series really don't have all that much in common outside of a number of common mechanics found in most 3D platformers developed over the past 15 years anyways
One (R&C) is a game that heavily relies on exploring planets, collecting bolts and buying and using crazy and unique weapons and the other (J&D) relies on a few basic fighting moves for combat (without really any weapons in R&C of sorts) and is really a lot more of a collect-a-thon platformer compared to R&C since there are orbs and power cells to get and buy and much of the game is based heavily around.
There are gold and platinum bolts in the R&C games you could obviously say, but they are not necessarily there to advance the actual main story of the game usually unlike the collectibles in TPL.
If it is a new Ratchet game, I have a request for Insomniac: please, please, PLEASE include a terrifically hard difficulty level for veterans to play from the get-go! I want to feel as if there is at least a chance that the enemies will overwhelm and kill me, even after I've powered up my weapons and armor. That is the biggest complaint I have regarding the mainline series. Kill me please?
GalacticMouse
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I don't think A4O was a "rush job." Just a game that focused on 4-player coop in a series that doesn't need that.
As for FFA, I agree. That one reeked of a side project, time-filler type of thing.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Jak and Daxter > Ratchet and Clank
Ratchet was good, but they let the formula get stale.
eddfromtheriver
Banned
That's a pipe dream right there.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
IT could be on PS4.
However, if its PS3 then forget it.
Hell, even if it was 60 FPS 1080P on PS3, I still wouldn't want it.
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