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Ratchet & Clank reviews
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HanzSnubSnub
Member
Crap, one day we will get a T rated Ratchet, one day.
I'm okay with a smaller game. Looks beautiful and fun to play, and I'm sure my son will play through it multiple times. I think we know what to expect, and we're super excited. Whether it's a 70 or 90 on Metacritic really means nothing to us. Unless the game is broken, we are aaalllll over it.
TheSpaceBetween
Member
I'd say both Going Commando and A Crack in Time achieved an excellent balance between the shooting and the various other aspects. A Crack in time had tons of Clank puzzle solving goodness, and a lot of the optional Moons were platforming and puzzle focused. And GC had all of it's various side activities like racing, and cool puzzle elements with the freeze/heat gadget and that magnet gun thing. UYA and TOD were definitely shooty, but even they are a million times more varied than your average shooter.
It's only 5 hours if you rush through the game on normal which everyone who are a fan of the series knows you don't do that.
Firstly you complete the main area, then you go the second path or vice-versa. Then you find the gold bolts and do the skill points in the levels. After then you move to the next planet.
You also have the Arena battles, weapon upgrading, brain collecting, hoverboard racing, card collecting, Clank segments and finally doing all again in Challenge mode.
That is more than 5 hours of content there and I say closer to 15 hours or 20 if you go for the platinum.
Nexus was a prologue to the future series and it was next meant to be a full AAA release compared to this title.
Firstly you complete the main area, then you go the second path or vice-versa. Then you find the gold bolts and do the skill points in the levels. After then you move to the next planet.
You also have the Arena battles, weapon upgrading, brain collecting, hoverboard racing, card collecting, Clank segments and finally doing all again in Challenge mode.
That is more than 5 hours of content there and I say closer to 15 hours or 20 if you go for the platinum.
Nexus was a prologue to the future series and it was next meant to be a full AAA release compared to this title.
Persona RS
Member
I really enjoyed my time with the game. In terms of style and humor, I think it's faithfull to the mainline R&C titles.
In some planets, there are optional stuff to do and Gold Bolts to collect (which unlocks things). Also, RYNO.
(I'm being vague on purpose because I'm talking about this new R&C.)
Yeah, my son always maxes out all of the weapons, and I'm guessing that still takes a long while to do.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Sounds good!
Icyflamez96
Member
I do think the some of the expectations at how short it'll be in comparison to other R&C games is a bit overblown. I just hope this game does well enough so that Sony is encouraged to bump up the resources and budget for the next one!
Its pretty much what you expect in a Ratchet and Clank game.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=200599752&postcount=1162
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=200599752&postcount=1162
15 hours to plat? That's far less than ACiT. This is all starting to sound underwhelming. Again I'll wait and see but sounds far closer to nexus, which also took about 15 hours to plat.
DriftingSpirit
Member
It seems you already have your mind made up. There is no need to wait and see.
Oh bs I have the game pre ordered and paid off, I don't know why people jump to these accusations. If the game on average is finished in 5-7 hours that will be a big disappointment and I will wait just like I did with nexus.
Nexus was a damn good time but left me wanting more when I platinumed it in 2 days.
You can't what? Nothing surprising about someone not wanting to pay full price for a brief game if that's what you mean.
I platinumed A Crack in Time in at about 20 hours just by going through my Trophies list but it could be longer since it was back in 2010.
Nexus was a boiled down to basics game, it had all the components on a normal Ratchet game but tied up loose ends. It had like 3 or 4 worlds compared to the 11 in this game.
DriftingSpirit
Member
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it. You just seem to already be leaning one way. Just wait.
Good thing its not full price then.
No you insinuated I had made up my mind and was shit posting.
5 hours would be a problem if that's the average. This same argument comes up anytime somebody takes issue with game length "oh well collectibles, oh well yeah speed runs, etc etc". Ultimately what I'm saying if you take both games and go through at average pace campaign only, one is 10-12 the other is 5-7 I wouldnt be able to help feeling underwhelmed, especially since I've been a fan of this series since day 1.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Agreed. That being said your post had heavy implications with it, especially when you say " no need to wait and see". There is a need, if the game is closer to 5 hours on average I will cancel my preorder and wait for a discounted version on black Friday or some deal.
It's not even full price though. And how about we play it for ourselves. People rushing through the main story in this sort of game will no doubt complete it in a shorter time. Hell aren't these 3rd person shooter/adventure games clocking in at 6-8 hours these days anyway on medium difficulty?
If some of you are concerned with length just wait to buy it. The game should be even cheaper than it is now in a few months anyway.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I am going with Sunday Morning hangovers. Have some mimosa's people. You will feel much better.
privitsan02
Member
It's not like its a big release or released during a drought. If the game truly is on average 5-7 hours, waiting really isn't a big concern. Given its $40 price tag, its price during sales would be even better.
Best wishes.
Best wishes.
Honestly, ACIT was very short game at least to me. I finished it in less than eight hours the first time, and that was with collecting all the zoni. It's why I hope this one has length, since I think the last really meaty main story R&C Game was TOD, and that was almost nine years ago now.
(I do think ACIT was a great game, though).
Primethius
Banned
Ugh, why is Amazon being so ass?
It's giving me Thursday shipping for both DS3 and R&C.
That's some bullshit.
It's giving me Thursday shipping for both DS3 and R&C.
That's some bullshit.
Storm Chamber
Banned
5-7 hours....but it is $40.
Hmmm...
Are you part of the Prime master race? If not, your kind isn't wanted there, I'm afraid.
Roll with me this Tuesday to pick up DS3 at Gamestop. There's a Panera Bread across the street and it's pretty good
Hmmm...
Are you part of the Prime master race? If not, your kind isn't wanted there, I'm afraid.
Roll with me this Tuesday to pick up DS3 at Gamestop. There's a Panera Bread across the street and it's pretty good
I would advise waiting until we can come to a general consensus before jumping to conclusions about the play time.
It'll just be brushed off as the developer doing damage control and artificially lengthening the game.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
But, but, developers are not to be trusted, and your average poster you know just as less about is though, because it fits the framework in one's brain for a confirmation bias!
DecoReturns
Member
very disappointed in the cut planets.
Oh well, doesn't matter to me I have the original and collection. Graphics don't matter to me at all. I still find the originals charming
Oh well, doesn't matter to me I have the original and collection. Graphics don't matter to me at all. I still find the originals charming
How does one person admittedly rushing through the game and skipping content become an "average" time? You're skipping over every other comment about its content too.
In the UK Amazon are one of the worst places to pre order from. Most online retailers will deliver a day or two early but Amazon are either on time or late. On the other hand, they are consistent here (unlike lately with .com).
I guess in the States you don't have the same alternatives we do.
It's not the full price of a completely different item, sure. $40 is still significant to plenty of people, and may not be worth it for 5-10 hours of play. Nothing wrong with buyers being discerning about the value they're getting for their money.
I don't care about that. It's the fact that he said that he'd just return the game when it arrives is what boggles my mind. I mean from what he said it sounds like he already paid off the game. I understand you're worried about game length. But not giving the game a chance at all especially if you like the series and the devs is just wow. That's just my opinion though.
It's not a 5 hour game ffs. People aren't being discerning, they're being stupid.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Of course.
I don't think there is a need to take one comment and run with it either. We simply don't know what the length is like.
Primethius
Banned
Amazon has the 20% off. My other alternative is BB for 20% off but I won't have a car to pick up the games at the store on Tuesday so...
Ugh.
20 hours and 20 minutes from now.
Unknown?
Member
There have been plenty of other people here who have stated otherwise. We get that a 5 hour game would be disappointing but people above have already told you why it will be much longer than Into the Nexus.
I mean obviously there will always be someone who beats a game super fast before it comes out not by speed running. It happens ALL the time. Even The Last of Us was beat incredibly fast before it came out.
DriftingSpirit
Member
For the love of god, can you at least wait until we have more impressions from other people instead of focusing on one guy before you make such a statement?
Unknown?
Member
EXACTLY!! Common sense here! One person reported 5 hours while more examples have shown it to take longer.