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[Mrbob]

Am I going crazy, or does the art style look a little more pixar-ish than R&C Future? I don't want to say the game looks more cel shaded, but the colors seems brighter, the characters more distinct, and the animation taken up another notch. I like it.

 

[Dante]

For the new page, Some quick grabs from the video:

 

[Norml]

I hope so. I loved the R2 water when walking/running through it, but when a piece of a titan falls into it, there's no splash, just a volcano-like formation that the water takes the shape of for a second.

That is all that needs fixed but it still looks great when those formations pop up under a dead body and flings it in the air.

 

[thuway]

Half the time it seems like you just type things for the sake of typing things. A higher res ground?? WTF does that even mean?

The ground leaves alot to be desired. It just looks barren. With all the help Insomniac has given to studios like Naughty Dog, Guerilla, and Liverpool, it would be nice to see some things like motion blur, DOF, etc. I am a HUGE Ratchet fan and own every single Ratchet ever made, and both Resistance games. I just want this game to be the best ever.

 

[Dead Prince]

I would like an open world Ratchet but broken down into different worlds but then again they said time travelling. When is more footage going to be shown. at E3?

 

[Kaako]

For the new page, Some quick grabs from the video:
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What new page, noob? ;p
The game looks so purrty though, why does this game look so purrty J? I want a more giddy, punk, dark+semi-gray outer space ratchet game with fps controls and body decapitations.

 

[Lion Heart]

That is freaking Gorgeous.

 

[Dante]

What new page, noob? ;p
The game looks so purrty though, why does this game look so purrty J? I want a more giddy, punk, dark+semi-gray outer space ratchet game with fps controls and body decapitations.

I tried to set my page to 100 posts.....How do you do it?

 

[badcrumble]

Is EVERYTHING for Sony's E3 being shown ahead of time? I'm happy to see more of this and it's looking great, but I just realized that the only Sony project we're pretty sure of that we haven't seen anything of (correct me if I'm wrong, since I very well could be) is Starhawk (hoping for Ender's Game Battle Room game meets Warhawk meets Mario Galaxy meets Dead Space meets Freespace).

 

[Fersis]

JS we need screenshots!!!
It looks amazing, mad props to the art team.

 

[Kaako]

I tried to set my page to 100 posts.....How do you do it?

User CP-->Edit Options--> Thread Display Options-->100 or bust.

 

[Dante]

Is EVERYTHING for Sony's E3 being shown ahead of time? I'm happy to see more of this and it's looking great, but I just realized that the only Sony project we're pretty sure of that we haven't seen anything of (correct me if I'm wrong, since I very well could be) is Starhawk (hoping for Ender's Game Battle Room game meets Warhawk meets Mario Galaxy meets Dead Space meets Freespace).

Nope there is other stuff. Also don't forget Jaffe's game.

 

[Totobeni]

some grabs from the video:
http://i43.tinypic.com/t563xk.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/2s1155d.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2mwfa1c.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/2n9z6v8.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/i725o8.jpg

I like how the little critter sucking in is affecting the water

look like sex in my eyes , Insom redeemed !!

that orange feel Remind Me of Up Your Arsenal , hell I can hear " Death to Squishies" in my head now :lol ( bring Courtney Gears back Insomniac with new hit song . )

I hope there is more platforming this time , at least like the first two Ratchet games .

 

[Dante]

User CP-->Edit Options--> Thread Display Options-->100 or bust.

Woah....This is like a whole new world :O

Thanks

 

[KZObsessed]

That looks awesome! :lol

 

[TTP]

OMG R2 water at 60fps for real? I can't believe it.

 

[Kaako]

Woah....This is like a whole new world :O

Thanks

You're most welcome.

 

[Fersis]

OMG R2 water at 60fps for real? I can't believe it.

8809 lines of code JUST in the water tech :/
Crazy coders at IG.

 

[Madman]

Nope there is other stuff. Also don't forget Jaffe's game.

Lightbox and ESP aren't showing their titles.

 

[JCreasy]

Wow that orange REALLY pops!

Lookin GREAT!

 

[ChryZ]

Those pics look great. I'm so ready.

 

[iceatcs]

Wow this level look massive, and different variety.

Looking forward this on E3.

 

[Y2Kev]

The art style is much better. It's more cartoony. It looks imaginative and expressive instead of dull and 1993 era CGish.

 

[wouwie]

Wow, wow, wow. Looks awesome and lots of fun. The water is amazing. There's something about the graphics rendering that seems different to Tools of Destruction but can't really put my finger on what it is.

Looking forward to screenshots and more footage. This game is going to be so much fun.

 

[Fersis]

Thanks wouwie!

 

[KillJade]

This must have co-op, it must!

 

[Andronicus]

Insomniac stepping their game up again, that shit looked awesome last night. the whole team is on point this gen.

 

[SolidSnakex]

R&C: Future

R&C: Clockblockers

 

[Mets39]

wow great upgrade!

 

[Kittonwy]

R&C: Future

R&C: Clockblockers

Like I said, the lighting looks like it's got an upgrade, that and the shadowing was what was missing in Tools of Destruction, imo the new game looks significantly better, the colors really pop out at you.

 

[Kaako]

This must have co-op, it must!

I think the footage they showed was from co-op playthrough. ;P

 

[Septimus]

In all fairness, though, that's a shitty picture of Future.

 

[wouwie]

Somehow, i have the feeling that the graphics look slightly more "cartoon"-alike compared to Tools. Also less sterile shiny computer generated but more organic and soft. Does that make sense?

Insomniac, can't you pre-release one screenshot now?

 

[PuppetMaster]

Damn I forgot how good R&C: Future looked! But wow the new stuff looks even better.

Insomniac give us a R&C Trophy patch puleeeze so I can justify playing through it again! Naughty Dog was able to patch their game. Are you going to allow people to go gossip about how ND is a better dev than you? Huh?!

 

[jstevenson]

In all fairness, though, that's a shitty picture of Future.

But it's a good comparison in that Sargasso was a huge level in TOD, and Krell Canyon is on a similar scale, if not larger.

Just sayin'.

I'd keep your eyes on GT and maybe even IGN today.

 

[Fersis]

But it's a good comparison in that Sargasso was a huge level in TOD, and Krell Canyon is on a similar scale, if not larger.

Just sayin'.

I'd keep your eyes on GT and maybe even IGN today.

Call me crazy... but i have the feeling that the Insomniac guys love Ratchet much more than Hale... :lol
The art direction is great. So hyped for this.

In all fairness, though, that's a shitty picture of Future.

I loved that level.

 

[GoncaloCCastro]

Looks awesome!! We're getting a demo for this, right JS?

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Looks great. A nice upgrade over ToD. I like the new artstyle/celshaded look to it. Really suits it.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Looks great J, be sure to keep sending props to the art team!

I love the use of colour. Really makes the game stand out more as a whole, the models look far less plastic-y and more cartoony. Everything blends in really well together to give it a more cohesive feeling than ToD and QfB.

 

[RockmanWhore]

The fur seems looks pretty rad too, I can't wait for some higher quality pic/videos.

What I really love about the level they've shown, is the lack of script. It seems like pure gameplay, it's not like the scripted intro level or ToD, or the huge chimera in the Chicago level. Here we see a pretty big opened area, we see boots that will allow us to move faster, and I really love that. Scripted shit are nice at once, but there's no "replay value", the giant chimera would have certainly impressed me a lot more if I had discovered it while playing instead of watching it at E3 and raging about the lack of "real gameplay".

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

But it's a good comparison in that Sargasso was a huge level in TOD, and Krell Canyon is on a similar scale, if not larger.

Just sayin'.

I'd keep your eyes on GT and maybe even IGN today.

!

 

[AranhaHunter]

Yeahhh...if no one is playing him, yes, he is NPC. Just look where Insomniac went with R2 with all the coop stuff and the great critics they got for that. Of course they will follow that route. And it's also the best way to make R&C fresh again which is neccesary.

I agree, I hope this is the last Ratchet until the next generation, don't wanna overmilk the franchise. Does anyone know how well TOD sold? AFAIK it was significantly worse than the PS2 Ratchets.

That said, I didn't buy TOD but will probably buy this one, especially if multiplayer modes are in.

 

[Greg]

I haven't missed a game in the entire series, and each one I've played through more than once. It's one of the few series I enjoy based on single player alone due to the replay value, so I hope they keep that up.

ToD was a bit hit or miss as far as the look of the levels, but whatever they did here (and changed from previous versions) looks amazing.

 

[Fersis]

I agree, I hope this is the last Ratchet until the next generation, don't wanna overmilk the franchise. Does anyone know how well TOD sold? AFAIK it was significantly worse than the PS2 Ratchets.

That said, I didn't buy TOD but will probably buy this one, especially if multiplayer modes are in.

After this Ratchet ,IG should make a new IP.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

I agree, I hope this is the last Ratchet until the next generation, don't wanna overmilk the franchise. Does anyone know how well TOD sold? AFAIK it was significantly worse than the PS2 Ratchets.

That said, I didn't buy TOD but will probably buy this one, especially if multiplayer modes are in.

Pretty sure it sold damn well considering the smaller install base. My guess would be better than Deadlocked and just under or around Up Your Arsenal sales...though I'm sure JS could clear that up.

 

[Tom Penny]

Looks good but it has the same pathetic grass and vegatation.

 

[bizatch]

Looks good but it has the same pathetic grass and vegatation.

I agree, the vegatation is abysmal. :lol

 

[lupinko]

Nope there is other stuff. Also don't forget Jaffe's game.

His game is a no-show regardless since he already said so.

 

[jett]

It looks kinda neat. I grew tired of R&C on the PS2 though...hopefully it has enough new-ness for people like me.

 

[Raist]

Yup, impressive upgrade from ToD. Lighting and textures are much better. IQ is still extremely good too.