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Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time - The Official Thread
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Beat this game an hour ago and...sweet game! I just picked it up from an Amazon sale a couple of weeks ago and it impressed me right off the bat, moreso than Tools of Destruction. The Clank segments were a big part of that. I loved those time puzzles...they exercised my mind, but I never really felt frustrated like I do with real puzzle games. I made it through about 1/5 of Echochrome before getting frustrated and giving up. These never did that, but I did feel smart for accomplishing the ones towards the end. I actually came in here to request a downloadable expansion with just the time puzzles, but I see that's already been done so I"ll have to second it.
edit: Nevermind, I went onto a Korthos moon and started doing the holo-sign missions. Got the trophy now
edit: Nevermind, I went onto a Korthos moon and started doing the holo-sign missions. Got the trophy now
Rick Dangerous
Member
just finished the game, excellent. Love the weapon variety and the game is long, long...plenty for my money. THis is my first Ratchet game and i now see why Insomniac is praised by fans. Aliasing is pretty bad after playing gow3 but gfx are really nice overall. Bonus : i could play this one with my kids.
Not in the same genre, but i prefered this one to UC2.
I wanted to share something odd that happened to me : the system would load forever afetr first clank mission and in order to get my game running (i renounced a few months ago and came back on it this week), i had to disinstall v1.2 and all the saves. I then played without my ps3 connected to Internet and it worked. anyone knows why ?
Not in the same genre, but i prefered this one to UC2.
I wanted to share something odd that happened to me : the system would load forever afetr first clank mission and in order to get my game running (i renounced a few months ago and came back on it this week), i had to disinstall v1.2 and all the saves. I then played without my ps3 connected to Internet and it worked. anyone knows why ?
prodystopian
Member
Do weapon level up in the Battleplex? They don't seem to for me. I wish there were more levels in the Battleplex. I finished the game and the raritanium tournament. I'd like to do more combat, but I don't want to go back through the entire game or try to find all of the Zoni just to face Vorselon.
I would love if the Battleplex was longer, more difficult and allowed leveling of the weapons (if it doesn't). I appreciate the balance of combat, story, and puzzles throughout the main game, but I wish there was a Battleplex designed for the end/post game like the monster arena from FFX.
I would love if the Battleplex was longer, more difficult and allowed leveling of the weapons (if it doesn't). I appreciate the balance of combat, story, and puzzles throughout the main game, but I wish there was a Battleplex designed for the end/post game like the monster arena from FFX.
Just RTTPd this game in thr last week, and fuck I forgot how much I loved it.
I'm trying to get all the trophies (gone from 18% to 86% in one week), and I'm down to:
- Score 10,000 in My Blaster runs hot
- Collect all the gold bolts
- Complete a challenge run through
I have one or 2 gold bolts left, but they're not on any of the moons or planets, I've checked them all.
Should I assume they're back in the great clock?
I'm trying to get all the trophies (gone from 18% to 86% in one week), and I'm down to:
- Score 10,000 in My Blaster runs hot
- Collect all the gold bolts
- Complete a challenge run through
I have one or 2 gold bolts left, but they're not on any of the moons or planets, I've checked them all.
Should I assume they're back in the great clock?
electroshockwave
Member
Why For? said:
Yeah, you should get them for beating the extra time puzzles.
KennyLinder
Member
I have just the Challenge Mode to go now and will have Platinum'd this game. It's a real stunner as expected and I've really enjoyed my 25 or so hours with the game.
I ***LOVED*** the puzzles that Clank had to figure out in The Great Clock. I'd buy a bunch of those on DLC no problem, they were brilliant and some proved to be real head scratchers (especially the Gold Bolt ones).
Another excellent R+C game, hope there is another one in the future.
I ***LOVED*** the puzzles that Clank had to figure out in The Great Clock. I'd buy a bunch of those on DLC no problem, they were brilliant and some proved to be real head scratchers (especially the Gold Bolt ones).
Another excellent R+C game, hope there is another one in the future.
KennyLinder
Member
Platinum! Brilliant game, 27 awesome hours
rocksteady1983
Member
Just beat this and Tools of Destruction and absolutely loved them. Are there any other games out there like these? With all the crazy weapons and constant upgrades. That is what I loved most about the games and have been trying to think/find some other games that go about weapons/abilities this way.
EricHasNoPull
Banned
I love(d) this game also, but I fInd it too big and overwhelming! It's literally a universe you are exploring, it's kinda hard to keep up with the main quests when you got 40-50 side quests piling up! I'm just getting too old and impatient for "open world" games I guess.
I donno, I really want to beat this but I know it will take me forever. Might get back to it sometime later this year.
I donno, I really want to beat this but I know it will take me forever. Might get back to it sometime later this year.
EricHasNoPull
Banned
Really? am I not playing the game right?thcsquad said:
Well just to give you an example ( it's been a while since I fired it up) but yeah a new "galaxy" or whatever unlocks, I go there, and there are like 6- to 10 planets to explore l barely visit two planets and compete a few missions , then all a sudden another new galaxy is unlocked where the game asks me to go and explore, I feel like there's just too much going on all at the same time, I would like to complete one "galaxy" before I'm prompted to go elsewhere...
It's just overwhelming and exhausting to see dozens of unlocked levels with dozens more sub-levels inside those levels that I still need to go to and complete...while others are being unlocked as I play.
Maybe I am thinking about it too much, but I donno, the way the game presents it's levels to you, I just find it overwhelming
EricHasNoPull said:
Most of these planets are just one challenge (combat or platforming), a hidden Gold Bolt and that's it. Each cluster of planets doesn't have many real sidequests and it's actually pretty easy to do them all in a short time. It's also impossible to complete all of the planets as they are unlocked, since some require gadgets that you obtain later. So just do them when you want or when you feel like platforming to spice it up and don't worry about it, there's no point of no return.
I guess I wasn't considering the planets themselves side quests. Most of them just have some collectible on them.
By side quest, I meant something that actually shows up on your missions list, like 'Escort this dude to location x'.
Still, you seem to be overestimating the number of planets there. There's not more then five or six planets in each galaxy, and while I don't want to tell you how many galaxies there are, there's not as many as you're implying.
I do think this is a case of Insomniac being really good at the illusion of scale. They tricked you, and unless you have taken it upon yourself to get every collectible (gold bolts, mainly), exploring in this game doesn't take too long.
By side quest, I meant something that actually shows up on your missions list, like 'Escort this dude to location x'.
Still, you seem to be overestimating the number of planets there. There's not more then five or six planets in each galaxy, and while I don't want to tell you how many galaxies there are, there's not as many as you're implying.
I do think this is a case of Insomniac being really good at the illusion of scale. They tricked you, and unless you have taken it upon yourself to get every collectible (gold bolts, mainly), exploring in this game doesn't take too long.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
If I recall correctly there aren't many of these "hub" galaxies. Once you go on you'll see it's actually really manageable.EricHasNoPull said:
Speevy said:
Be excited, because Q4O is really fun. It's a bit different from a traditional Ratchet and Clank, but the game is still a blast to play. Plus the Writing in it is phenomenal. The banter between Ratchet, Clank, Quark, and Nefarious is fantastic.
...and throwing your buddies to their doom is fun too. I was really glad I got a change to play it during their Community Day, just upset I couldn't play more. I just didn't want to miss any of their panels
bridegur said:
I don't know about "far superior". The IQ is definitely a little better (sharper) but that's pretty much it. The art direction and variety in ACiT, to me, was better and more cohesive, and made me appreciate the game more.
To each their own though, if you're big into IQ and it makes or breaks a game for you, then I can see why you'd think that.
bluedeviltron
Member
Picked this up on a whim for $15 when Amazon had it on sale a couple of weeks back, and at this point I feel like I stole it.
It's fucking fantastic.
Ratchet & Clank went from barely on my radar to a series I'll be paying close attention to from now on.
It's fucking fantastic.
Ratchet & Clank went from barely on my radar to a series I'll be paying close attention to from now on.
Team Klimt
Member
Lingitiz said:
They're both pretty cheap now (I think both are under $20 on Amazon - or at least they are regularly). I prefer A Crack in Time but if you're in it for the story grab ToD first. Note that there is a "Previously On..." vid at the beginning of ACIT to catch you up.
Only big difference gameplay-wise is that ACIT has the time-distortion puzzle Clank gameplay segments. TOD is pretty much all action.
Lingitiz said:
Seems that most people enjoyed Crack in Time more than Tools of Destruction, but I strongly feel the opposite. A Crack in Time is easily my least favorite of all of the R & C games (other than Quest for Booty). I only played it through once, and I normally play through R & C games at least 3 times straight after buying them.
I think the main problem was the level design, it was not interesting or fun to go through the levels, for the most part. And other than a handful of fun moments, the game was mostly nowhere near the fun of prior entries.
I'd recommend you play the rest of the PS2 entries first actually, but if you wanna stick with PS3 I say go for Tools.
ToD is a good game, but ACIT is very amazing because of the Clank puzzles and better combat gameplay. Playing through hard provided some challenge at points, but it was very fun. I usually don't care about trophies at all, but this might the first game I actually try to platnium.
I didn't realize that there were extra clank puzzles either. I better get those because by the time I got to the last ones, I was pretty much destroying them and just knew what to do some how lol.
The story was also much more interesting and for once I actually cared about what would end up happening at the end.
Last thing that I want to mention: FUCK LORD VERSOLON (sp?) ON HARD MODE, FUCK HIM. HOW WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO BEAT THIS WITHOUT A RYNO?
I died about 12-15 times to him, each fight taking 3-6 mins.
I didn't realize that there were extra clank puzzles either. I better get those because by the time I got to the last ones, I was pretty much destroying them and just knew what to do some how lol.
The story was also much more interesting and for once I actually cared about what would end up happening at the end.
Last thing that I want to mention: FUCK LORD VERSOLON (sp?) ON HARD MODE, FUCK HIM. HOW WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO BEAT THIS WITHOUT A RYNO?
oh, time bombs, but still!
I died about 12-15 times to him, each fight taking 3-6 mins.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Yeah definitely go with Crack in Time first.
Tools of Destruction is solid but I guess if you play Time first and then play Tools you'll be all "Oh what? Man this ain't nearly as good."
Tools of Destruction is solid but I guess if you play Time first and then play Tools you'll be all "Oh what? Man this ain't nearly as good."
After I was really disappointed with ToD I lost pretty much all interest in Crack in Time, since it didn't look like they did anything to change the formula. I saw it cheap at the store recently and decided to pick it up anyway.
I'm really surprised by how much I'm enjoying it. It's basically still the same game since GC, but for some reason I find this one leagues better than ToD and I can't put my finger on it why exactly. It's probably the Ratchet worlds I enjoy more than previous outings. The levels feel bigger and overall there's far less planet hopping. I also enjoy the smaller planets where there's actual platforming involved.
The Clank only sections were actually fun this time around. Glad they decided to offer some challenging puzzles instead of the minion stuff, which got tiresome and was way too easy.
I'm really surprised by how much I'm enjoying it. It's basically still the same game since GC, but for some reason I find this one leagues better than ToD and I can't put my finger on it why exactly. It's probably the Ratchet worlds I enjoy more than previous outings. The levels feel bigger and overall there's far less planet hopping. I also enjoy the smaller planets where there's actual platforming involved.
The Clank only sections were actually fun this time around. Glad they decided to offer some challenging puzzles instead of the minion stuff, which got tiresome and was way too easy.
Angry Fork
Member
I wish there were more Clank puzzles, easily the best part of the game imo. I'd buy a PSN spin-off with just Clank puzzles, although I could see it get tiring one after another so the Ratchet stuff does provide the right pacing, but still for me everytime I played as Ratchet I was just waiting/hoping for another Clank puzzle afterwards.
Surprisingly great game though. It was the first (and only) Ratchet game i've played. I thought I wasn't going to like it because I generally hate when movies/games have dialogue that obviously appeals to kids. This game has some of that but it's not that bad, a lot of the game is mature enough that it doesn't make your eyes roll or anything. I got about 30 hours worth out of it doing some extra stuff, which is awesome and could get more hours if I go for the platinum. Totally worth it for anyone on the fence still.
Surprisingly great game though. It was the first (and only) Ratchet game i've played. I thought I wasn't going to like it because I generally hate when movies/games have dialogue that obviously appeals to kids. This game has some of that but it's not that bad, a lot of the game is mature enough that it doesn't make your eyes roll or anything. I got about 30 hours worth out of it doing some extra stuff, which is awesome and could get more hours if I go for the platinum. Totally worth it for anyone on the fence still.
Acquiescence
Member
Heh, I got this game during the psn outage, just as a little something to pass the time. I did enjoy my time with it though; I'd be up for a next game in the series. I must admit, I was a little startled by how difficult the final boss battle was on Challenge Mode. Took me frickin' ages to do that.
GeoramA said:
When I had to go to the arena, at first I thought 'Oh no, not this again', but before I knew it I completed all the regular tournaments. They included some fun challenges this time.
For me it feels like the first time in all those years that they managed to recapture the magic of GC.
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Deleted member 30609
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So I just fished Quest for Booty. It was my first RC game.
I really, really enjoyed the section on the island that was basically just running around an open environment completing platforming puzzles, but the combat stuff and glowing light stuff was terribly boring.
Is this game worth buying, given this?
I skipped most of the cutscenes, so keep that in mind.
I really, really enjoyed the section on the island that was basically just running around an open environment completing platforming puzzles, but the combat stuff and glowing light stuff was terribly boring.
Is this game worth buying, given this?
I skipped most of the cutscenes, so keep that in mind.