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Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Official Thread
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I haven't played any of the older R&C games before. I have some questions and a few comments as well.
I wasn't overwhelmed at first but I also didn't figure out the purpose of some of the screen elements and dropped objects.
Was the x/10(11 near the end) my health or was the blue bar?
There were floating cubes that came out of the boxes sometimes and I couldn't pick them up
I know that it's the first level and a for everybody game but I wasn't challenged. Will the game get harder later on?
Will the game have selectable stages later or does it play straight through the story?
I am going to go play it again right now to pay more attention to the graphics on my small and bad tv.
I wasn't overwhelmed at first but I also didn't figure out the purpose of some of the screen elements and dropped objects.
Was the x/10(11 near the end) my health or was the blue bar?
There were floating cubes that came out of the boxes sometimes and I couldn't pick them up
I know that it's the first level and a for everybody game but I wasn't challenged. Will the game get harder later on?
Will the game have selectable stages later or does it play straight through the story?
I am going to go play it again right now to pay more attention to the graphics on my small and bad tv.
x/10 was your health.Grayman said:
Ammo for weapons you had full ammo for.Grayman said:
Probably not much harder, to be honest, other than the occasional boss fight. It does get more hectic, but your weapons improve massively as well.Grayman said:
You tend to have freedom to revisit previous stages, which will sometimes open up new areas as you improve your abilities. As the series has progressed I've found it gets easier.Grayman said:
Good plan.Grayman said:
It does look really good. The backgrounds seem to stretch off forever in jumping sequences. I managed to die this time even, must be because it's 3am.
More hetic could be good. I'll make sure to try this game out when I have more free time. Right now with school I don't really have the time to buy or rent a linear story based type game. I have even put off renting heavenly sword because I won't be able to finish it until december.
More hetic could be good. I'll make sure to try this game out when I have more free time. Right now with school I don't really have the time to buy or rent a linear story based type game. I have even put off renting heavenly sword because I won't be able to finish it until december.
My DL quota is nearly up, theres four days left until next months quota and i have a major research assignment due on tuesday so im holding out to play the demo. Which is sorta cool cos i gotta do my assignment. Speaking of which, WTF am I doing on GAF!?!?
I'm a fucking addict
I'm a fucking addict
Great demo, was a bit of a challenge at first because of the y-axis, THX Jstevenson for confirming that it can be inverted in the game o
. About the graphics, dunno if it was discussed already (@work, can't read whole thread lol), there's no aliasing AT ALL 8-| What technique was used? FSMBBQAA whatever? At first I even thought the graphics were a bit blurry, i must be used to see all the pretty jaggies 
. About the graphics, dunno if it was discussed already (@work, can't read whole thread lol), there's no aliasing AT ALL 8-| What technique was used? FSMBBQAA whatever? At first I even thought the graphics were a bit blurry, i must be used to see all the pretty jaggies Yeah, that. Plus I want a separate setting for X-axis inversion plz. I can adjust to the scheme in the demo, but it takes a while. I find it more intuitive when, if I keep the left stick pressed forward and push the camera stick right, my character turns right. I understand that there are many different walks of life, so please just make it configurable configurable configurable configurable configurable configurable please.kassatsu said:
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Aahhh! Ooohhh! Hurrrrrr!jstevenson said:you can invert the x- and/or y-axis controls in the final game.
you also can switch to lock-strafe, which gives you controls like an fps and a reticule whenever you have a weapon equiped (instead of the wrench)...
demo just doesnt have the full pause menu, but it is all there in the final
TTP said:
Did you find that the game got more challenging, or was that a complaint?
How about level length and diversity. Does the game play exactly like the demo, or does it really change it up a bit?
First level seemed a bit easy and basic, gameplay wise.
How much of the game is represented in the demo? What % would you estimate?
Snah said:
You start with all the upgraded weapons, but despite that, it takes considerable more effort to beat enemies. You do REALLY have to use the right weapons to destroy them.
Don't expect R&CF to be revolutionary in that regard.
The first level is unique compared to the other ones. It's much more "dynamic" with camera perspective changes and mixed gameplay dynamics alternating all the time. Other planets are much more standard R&C stuff. Platforming also happens mostly during secret hunting sessions rather than during the "story-dependant" course of the game (which is more about shooting). I can remember just two moments heavy on platforming occurring during the course of the "main" game. One of them being on the planet right after the demo one.
well it's good that you have to use certain weapons. one potential complaint i would have is that the weapons aren't necessarily needed so I'd just end up using one of them. I don't agree with the gameplay philosophy of giving you tons of weapons without their being a distinct need for them all. weapons for the sake of weapons, imho, is just poor gameplay design.
but I dunno, I'm still concerned about the core gameplay. graphics and presentation just look amazing, but if you're just shooting most of the time in the game....well, again, the problem with that is that the shooting itself isn't extremely compelling. enemies are easy to kill...it becomes a button masher. hope i'm wrong, and i'm still looking forward to the game.
but I dunno, I'm still concerned about the core gameplay. graphics and presentation just look amazing, but if you're just shooting most of the time in the game....well, again, the problem with that is that the shooting itself isn't extremely compelling. enemies are easy to kill...it becomes a button masher. hope i'm wrong, and i'm still looking forward to the game.
grindamasta
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Amazing demo, day 1 purchase.
I seriously don't get some of you guys....seriously
how high have you guys got your standards!?...i mean fuck!
" it looks ok but nothing mindblowing"...WTF name a better looking/ running game then RC!?.
Its either some of you have your standards insanely high or im easily impressed.
how high have you guys got your standards!?...i mean fuck!
" it looks ok but nothing mindblowing"...WTF name a better looking/ running game then RC!?.
Its either some of you have your standards insanely high or im easily impressed.
You could pickup Going Commando or Up Your Arsenal cheap at this point (or just rent one of them) to get a better idea of what to expect from the final game. Both games still hold up well visually and are served well by PS3's upscaling abilities.Snah said:
No more licensed tracks, but they've got 14 unlicensed tracks specifically for the Groovitron now (presumably all relatively short loops).wollan said:
spwolf said:
This is exactly what i feel..its hard to explain.
this is why for the life of me i cant understand some peoples criticism.
the gameplay is amazing and the graphics are hands down the best right now..no if or buts.
and no this isnt my bias side speaking i'm just using my own 2 eyes.
freethought
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TEH-CJ said:
Come on dude, it's pretty clear you do have a heavy bias
for awesomeness
One pleasant surprise I had was just how large the enemy in Ploids avatar actually is. I didn't even realise they were the same thing until I threw a Groovitron at one. :lol
iapetus said:No - was just guessing based on the previous games in the series (though that wasn't clear in my post...) I take it from the fact that you had to ask that I guessed right?
Pretty much. Was kinda a piece of cake to finish. Albeit it took many hours (around 12 - not bothering about the secrets and stuff) due to the sheer amount of content in there. Last boss was a bitch tho. Also, I pwn at games so that could be it
nelsonroyale
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TTP said:Pretty much. Was kinda a piece of cake to finish. Albeit it took many hours (around 12 - not bothering about the secrets and stuff) due to the sheer amount of content in there. Last boss was a bitch tho. Also, I pwn at games so that could be it
does it have some huge bosses....?
Also, is the first level bigger than the demo?
TTP said:Pretty much. Was kinda a piece of cake to finish. Albeit it took many hours (around 12 - not bothering about the secrets and stuff) due to the sheer amount of content in there. Last boss was a bitch tho. Also, I pwn at games so that could be it
I've found that the series has tended to get easier with each incarnation, mainly because you reach a point in the game where you have a shield that prevents you taking any damage and some sort of evil robot army (or turrets) to do most of the actual killing for you.
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Give me something to geek at, my PS3 is offline and I can't download any demos you lucky bastards.
I just slaughtered some language, I know
Give me something to geek at, my PS3 is offline and I can't download any demos you lucky bastards
.iapetus said:
This specifically is not the case with R&CF. You do most of the fight youself even when not alone...
It's just some weapons are seriously too powerful IMO. Also, when getting out a vendor machine, your healf is automatically replinished for free. Was it the same in the last R&C games? Dont recall.
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Wow. I was deeply impressed. Now we know what Mike Acton's been talking about when he has said that they were Cell-ifying the fuck out of the Insomniac engine. Absolutely beautiful game. First game I've seen where the cinematics seemed to be a step _down_ from the game play. :lol
I have to say, though, that being forced to use the x-axis camera control in the direction they chose for the demo made me want to scream. I think I was originally trained on right-stick camera control on the original R&C, and I would swear it was the other way around in that game. It took me 10 minutes or so before I got the camera at least somewhat under control, and even then I still spazzed out and went the wrong way when anything fast happened.
Game play is maybe a bit on the easy side, but I can easily forgive that. I was disappointed to find no opportunity for doing much in the way of platforming. I missed doing the wall bounce climbing, for some reason. The original R&C's metropolis level was such a fantastic tutorial to the game, and really gave you lots of mechanics to play with. I guess that'll come in later levels?
Only other thing that really felt off to me was that it seemed less effective to throw the wrench. Bolts didn't seem magnetized to the wrench as much as they did in the PS2 games, and it was harder to figure out how to throw the wrench, since the first person perspective is gone.
Whine, whine, whine.
The bottom line is that this really is the most amazing technical achievement I've seen on a game console, though. Official day one approval stamp.
I have to say, though, that being forced to use the x-axis camera control in the direction they chose for the demo made me want to scream. I think I was originally trained on right-stick camera control on the original R&C, and I would swear it was the other way around in that game. It took me 10 minutes or so before I got the camera at least somewhat under control, and even then I still spazzed out and went the wrong way when anything fast happened.
Game play is maybe a bit on the easy side, but I can easily forgive that. I was disappointed to find no opportunity for doing much in the way of platforming. I missed doing the wall bounce climbing, for some reason. The original R&C's metropolis level was such a fantastic tutorial to the game, and really gave you lots of mechanics to play with. I guess that'll come in later levels?
Only other thing that really felt off to me was that it seemed less effective to throw the wrench. Bolts didn't seem magnetized to the wrench as much as they did in the PS2 games, and it was harder to figure out how to throw the wrench, since the first person perspective is gone.
Whine, whine, whine.
The bottom line is that this really is the most amazing technical achievement I've seen on a game console, though. Official day one approval stamp.