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No David Bergeaud, too much AI friends, too much battlefield planets, you have to fight the same boss twice, no raritanium upgrades and the worst, those miniplanets had the best platforming sections of the whole game and they were OPTIONAL.
What's your excuse to say it's the best R&C game?
I honestly don't know, I just ended up enjoying it the most.
RAC1 has by far the coolest tone and music, but is let down by its awkward controls.
RAC2 starts off amazing but gets worse as it goes on, with early weapons becoming absolutely useless by the end game and the story mostly being a bunch of red herrings.
RAC3 introduced the best villain but has a forgettable soundtrack and a load of gimmicky shooting sections with the troopers, as well as being the turning point for levels not having as much platforming or alternate paths.
TOD has vaseline visuals, a way too serious and "epic" story that's just boring and more sterile animation. QFB is just more of that but even more boring.
ACIT is weird because it still has the too serious story but I feel like it works better for some reason, the radio has some decent jams, the visuals are much more vibrant than TOD, and it's got the funkiest credits theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx2Odbzj9YE
But hey that's just my dumb opinion.
It's maybe not the best, but it's still pretty good. If it has 2 or 3's ship sections and ITN's raritanium upgrades, it would be the best.
>>332204782
That constructo bullshit was a big letdown.
I picked up ACIT used from gamestop back in November and now it's my favorite game in the franchise.
Why? The villain.
Alright, so there are two kinds of good villains: those who have a viewpoint not drastically different than the hero's but a different or arguably better way of reaching their goals (Ozymandias from Watchman is a good example) or those who simply do evil things as everyday activities, or even routines. (Anton Chigur from No Country for Old Men).
The villain in ACIT is the former. I'm beng vague for spoilers sake, but I thought the story, even if it was a bit serious for a R&C game, was still pretty well-crafted.
Exploring space was fun too, with all the planetoids and shit. Overall just a good action-platformer experience.
GEE JAPANESE RATCHET HOW COME YOUR ARTISTS LET YOU HAVE 2 GUNS
>>332207023
Gee Japanese Ratchet how come your artists let you have black eyebrows
>>332205123
I actually really liked the Constructo weapons but it was really strange that you just got 3 of them
Recently played QFB for the first time. Holy fuck does it suck. Game takes like 3 hours to complete. Weapons suck and platforming is a joke. 3/10
It has the best pacing and stroy in my opinion.
Arsenal isn't as good as ToD, but ToD has a lot of boring parts, though it's probably one of my top 3 R&C games.
Also, It looks fucking amazing, this is how they should've realized the reboot.
>>332209267
Forgot to mention, the Clank puzzles are great.
>>332209445
Yeah, but after you beat them once they become very easy. Still the best puzzle system in the series.
>>332210205
The postgame puzzles are pretty bullshit tho.
Switching between Clanks because your timing was one second off got really annoying
>>332209445
In what way? They're annoying as hell, you have to run same course several time each time doing a slight deviation at the end and standing on a new button. It's fucking arduous, I dreaded of the thought I'll have to go to that place again.
ACiT needed another planet or two.
>>332211937
I agree.
More variety wouldn't hurt and it could also make the game a bit longer
Yeah, I can't say I liked it all that much, despite everyone's hype: Ratchet's levels weren't very memorable, villain mish-mash annoyed me, like they couldn't decide between newcomer, old known face and twisted reveal and crammed all three there, I hated Clank's missions and while space exploration was fun the planetoids felt too samey and satellites were a bit of a grind. Surprisingly I enjoyed ToD a hell of a lot more, because of its huge sprawling levels that you could explore for bolts and RYNO schematics, plus the RYNO itself was great and played one of my favorite pieces: 1812 overture.
>>332212353
Oh wait, 1812 was ACiT one, sorry about that.
>>332203143
>How dare good content be OPTIONAL
AI friends are fine cause they don't die or get in the way
Battlefield planets were mediocre in UYA because you traversed them in vehicles, they're great with hoverboots
As if R&C hasn't repeated mini-bosses before
Only valid point is Bergeaud
Is into the nexus worth getting?
>>332213193
If you can get past the length and framerate, sure.
>>332203143
>and they were OPTIONAL
How is content you liked bad because you didn't have to do it?
It's there. You did it. It was good.
This is bad?
>>332213514
What length are we talking about? Quest for booty tier?
>>332203143
>ratchet threads every day now
employee or are they honestly falling back on a shill company now?
>>332203143
UYA is the best game.
>>332213814
Depends on if you clear out the hunting section and the arena. A bit longer than QfB, I'd say.
>>332203143
Currently on R&C2 but I'm complete shit at the space combat.
Ho do I git gud at this shit?
>>332213827
There's a "new" game coming out in two weeks.
>>332213827
Movie coming in a few weeks senpai.
>>332214113
Later you find a place to upgrade your ship get the better shields and faster homing missiles
>>332203143
I'm not sure whether I should play this or not. I finished ToD not too long ago and it was the worst R&C I've played so far. Is this any better?
>>332214863
Yes.
>god tier
R&C3 and ACiT
>great tier
R&C2 and ToD
>good tier
R&C, Gladiator, and Nexus
>decent tier
QfB
>meh tier
SM & FFS
>shit tier
A4O and SAC
>>332212854
I was talking aboutVorselon, not mini-bosses
>>332215069
Gladiator had the best pistols
>>332215069
Pretty much spot on rankings. Good taste anon.
>>332215069
Is all for one that bad?
Who /preordered/ here? Normally I wouldn't but I played a demo of the remake a while back and it was really good. Can't resist the Bouncer either.
>>332213814
Q4B was 3 hours or so? I'd say nexus is six or seven.
>>332215069
Swap ToD with Nexus and it's perfect.
>>332215351
Not really. It's very linear though and unlocking everything pretty much requires to have at least 1 additional player, but platforming is alright, weapon selection is decent, levels look good, and the familiar humor is there and explored well in a situation where Ratchet, Clank, Quark, and Nefarious are all working together. I honestly don't know why it's always getting so much shit.
>>332203143
It has the best controls and mechanics
>>332213814
Took me like 8 hours to Plat, maybe. It's got more content than Quest for Booty but it's still pretty short.
>>332214863
As someone who also just finished ToD recently and didn't care for it, and who has also just finished CiT; Yes. Crack in Time is a much better experience and far more enjoyable.
>>332216914
>platforming is alright
>>332211765
I was never bored by them, but they were pretty lame at start.
The final clank section was really solid though.
Does nobody like Deadlock? That is probably one of my favorite ones. The weapons were some of the most fun out of all of them.
>too much AI friends
wut
>>332218150
The scorpion flai was fun to use
Whichever one had courtney gears was the best. Opened up a whole new world for me.
>>332218350
>*flail
>>332218412
Is there even much art of her?
I must know because reasons.
>>332211937
Yeah it really did.
The moons were awesome and had some of the best Platforming in the series but they were super generic looking and had no story.
I would have rathered less moons and an extra planet (even an optional one in the last System, Vorselon's ship the third time doesn't count) that incorporated some of the moons level design with a unique look and being more than an obstacle course for an item.
>>332218658
Not really. Hell decent pictures of her are hard to fins in general. Damn shame too. The one that kicked off my love for cute robots and I have next to nothing of her.
>>332215069
You're alright anon
>>332218350
With the dual vipers and being able to switch armors whenever, that game was super fun. I don't know why it gets so much hate
>>332203143
>Best platforming in the series
>Best puzzle sections in the series
Anyone here hype for the remake/reboot whatever it is coming out in a couple weeks?
I know i am.hoping it sparks an interest for sfm
>>332219314
>20% off on preordered games with Amazon Prime
>Bouncer
Sorry guys, couldn't resist.
>>332218412
>see that picture
>the music starts playing in my head
Oh lord, i need to play the ps2 ones again... It's been so long.
>>332219507
Im getting it best buy. Got that GCU. 20% off new games is sweet
>>332219050
You can't just explore the planets...
The game is just a succession of missions, like the one with the rangers in UYA. But those was only time to time.
Game is still fun, but way less
>>332215069
QfB is meh at best an I would personally say it's pretty shit.
I also like R&C better than 2
>>332219314
If there is one game in the R&C series that deserves a remake, it's the first one, so I'm looking forward to it. I just hope they'll make original R&C after that again, just using this reboot as a new jumping off point instead of remaking the other games as well.
>>332203143
I don't believe it's the best game for one reason:
The weapons were the worst in the series.
I just did not care for any of them. The Chimpinator got a lot of use after it was fully upgraded but that was only because 3 beams made it OP as fuck (it also broke the game when using it in the area)
The music being unmemorable (& often unoriginal - fucking techno-Beethoven why) was disappointing but I'd been putting up with that since ToD. The weapons are THE main thing about R&C games though
That said, everything else was fantastic & I felt that it did the 'epic' plot much better than the other Future games. Best Clank gameplay in the series & the time shenanigans in general were handled better than any other game with them that I can think of. Nefarious was outstanding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1a_hBeChQ4
It was nice to have Qwark cross-dressing again; brought back nostalgia for when the humour was top-notch
I feel like it would have been fine to have the series end then.In fact AfO & FFA made me wish it had
>>332218350
Ive been replaying Deadlocked and using charge boots + flail is one of the most fun things I've done in a R&C game.
>>332215069
I'd switch Ratchet 2 and Crack desu senpai
>>332218350
>>332221456
This. Don't know how I used to play it with pretty much just the Silencer - gangsta Vipers & Flail charges are some of the best weapon-play in the series
>>332219314
I want to be but nothing I've seen for it makes me think it'll be particularly good. The guns are the same Grummelnet weapons we've had for the past four mainline games & the running commentary from Ratchet/Clank/allies/enemies/Zurkon is fucking incessant. The only reason I'd be getting it at this stage is out of brand loyalty & nostalgia. It does look very pretty though
shit music, shit story, shit vaseline smeared blurry graphics.
ps2 games better in every way.
>>332223485
They should of just remade the first games weapons
Any game with mr zurkon is automatically shit, that is all.
>>332223934
>vaseline smeared blurry graphics
Really? I thought it was the best looking R&C game to date (even for when they came out - none of the others blew me away like ACiT did)
>>332224041
A good chunk of the first game's weapons are essentially the same shit as some of the Grummelnet iterations.
A courtesy renaming would've been nice, though.
>>332224432
The designs for the first three on PS2 are top-tier bro.
Nothing else in the series comes close.
>>332224535
Sorry, bro, ACiT Ratchet's design is best.
>>332224041
Agreed. Stick a levelling system in because that never got an in-universe explanation anyway & we're good to go. Tesla Claw would be hard to balance but everything else would be great. Maybe the original designers held the copyright & have now left? That's all I can think of, but it would be nice if they at least bothered to make some new weapons for Solana rather than keep ones made by a corporation in an entirely different galaxy
>>332224676
I'm talking about level designs mainly.
The fur shading in aCiT irked me a bit.
>>332224535
They definitely had the best art style in general (the rusty, clunky feel to everything in 1 was brilliant). Characters I'd agree with. Enemy designs are debatable (one thing ToD did well, in fact)
>>332224676
Which is which on the bottom row? Third one along looks horrible
ACIT definitely the best - least fluffy of the post-PS2 era
What can they do with a new installment? Would they fall for the open world meme? Maybe a galactic ranger FPS?
>>332225003
From left to right
>All 4 One
>Nexus
>R&C movie
>R&C remake
>>332225003
A4O(?), Nexus, Movie, Remake
>>332224676
His face becomes more and more horizontal as time goes on
>>332225003
>>332224712
Oh, level design. I'd agree with that for GC - best level design in the seriesbar Snowbeasts. Others, meh. ACiT was really linear but most of them felt good
On that note, what do people think of ITN's attempts to lower the linearity? I thought the jetpack did a really good job of it
>>332225262
It hasn't been as horizontal as in A4O
>>332225167
>>332225175
Jesus, I've seen people moaning about Dreamworksface in the movie but I didn't realise it'd be that bad. At least the game isn't following suit
>>332225367
It destroys the platforming gameplay of R&C. I like it when it's used sparingly.
>>332225552
Yeah, his movie face is pretty ugly.
>>332225734
True, & that's what I liked about it - it was either only available in certain dedicated areas or was only activated after doing a bunch of other activities in the area (including platforming)
...Aside from accessing Neftin's hideout in the swamp level where you can just skip the platforming altogether if you unlock the fuel station before continuing the story. They really didn't think that one through
>>332218150
I liked it too, especially its the only RaC thats actually challenging(on hardest difficulty).
The Bouncer is the shittiest weapon in the series my man
>>332229002
No the taunter was
>>332215069
switch ToD with Deadlocked and we good senpai
>>332203991
>people say that the future games had forgettable music
Holy shit those fucking credits
>>332228658
Jesus, starting a new game from scratch on Exterminator difficulty was ridiculous
>2 guns, first purchasable weapon is crap
>enemies are bullet sponges
>ammo pickups from enemies are rare
>dead in 1-2 hits
Fuck that, I'll save that shit until challenge mode
>>332229002
>this guy again
Hi
![Secretagentclank[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/kQ6T2ab.jpg "Secretagentclank[1].jpg")
cringeworthy in hindsight desu
>>332218150
I liked it because it was heavily focused on combat, even tho the world exploration was kept to a minimun, they did a great work with all the challenges
>>332219050
>I don't know why it gets so much hate
I don't know where you see "so much hate". It's not talked about much, but it definitely isn't hated.
In fact, I think it's on par with the first three games. It definitely had the best pure gameplay, it did so much with only 8 weapons, every weapon had its use, it has a fair amount of content, a fucking full-fledged co-op mode, and the two robots. Those were fun companions with top-tier banter. I actually really miss them in the later games, it's a shame they never reappeared.
Anyway, I love it. Probably played it for like 300 hours, spent all my limited playtime back then on it, just playing everything there is to play and upgrading the weapons to 99. I loved how every weapon turned to get rainbow-colored effects.
>>332219314
PS4 games can't into sfm
>>332215069
Switch ToD with R&C1 or Deadlocked and we're good.
>>332230167
Still gutted it wasn't just a bunch of episodes of the holovision show with titles such as 'Raritanium is Forever' & 'The Man With the Golden Crotchetizer'
>>332230654
>every weapon had its use
Well, nearly. Pic related was completely outclassed by the other explosives
Other than that though I'd agree - Deadlocked had the best gunplay in the series. Heck it was even the only time they had decent holoshields
>>332231343
Hm, I guess. I still liked to use it because it just FELT very powerful. I used it with the lava mod, but there really is no reason to use it when you might as well just use the Arbiter or the mines.
Speaking of the lava mod, I absolutely loved to plop that on the Arbiter and shoot straight up, and the lava would rain down a whole while later. That was pretty damn cool.
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>>332231684
>Speaking of the lava mod, I absolutely loved to plop that on the Arbiter and shoot straight up, and the lava would rain down a whole while later. That was pretty damn cool.
...brb loading up Deadlocked HD
>>332232009
>Deadlocked HD
>>332232232
Sorry, my PS2 is 200 miles away
>those digits
>>332232331
>tfw lent all my R&C games to someone and can't get to them
Shit I really want to play Deadlocked again.
I like the harbinger
>>332233231
>V99
>rainbow beams of death fall from the skySecond-best superweapon
>>332230654
Well a lot of people when it first came out didn't like it. And a buddy of mine would always say it was the worst of the ps2 R&C
fuck mr zurkon
>>332220093
That's true I always did like the combat better than exploring so that's probably why I liked it so much.
>>332233447
>Every dozen times you fire it, it levels up
>Basically use nothing but the harbinger between levels 11 and 99
>>332232774
Same here I'm making my way up. Platinum R&C and working on Going Commando right now.
>>332234326
>collect 1 million bolts
>>332234439
>Taunter still abusable at Blackwater racecourse thanks to Decoy Glove glitch
It takes about 8 hours even with optimum placement but fuck it. I found GC to be the harder platinum
>>332234859
So glad the old rubber band racecourse glitch trick still worked, I put off trying to get that trophy for a while until I discovered that.
>>332234859
should i even bother?
>>332234859
How do you hold down the button?
Is there anything worse than trying to level up Mr. Zurkon? Is there anything more useless than Mr. Zurkon?
>tfw the new game ends up being shit
B-but the graphics look so beautiful. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
>>332235597
With a rubber band.
>>332215069
Honestly anon, move ToD to meh and im with ya.
>>332230654
I was surprised how easy it was to level some of the weapons.
The Harbinger took like 3 shots to get to Mega Level 50
>>332235367
If you don't mind leaving your console on for the day & you like to 100% these things, sure. Glitching through the walls of Blackwater is pretty fun anyhow
>>332235714
Zurkon is the worst mascot.
The robos from the first R&C were more useful and had better designs
>>332235714
See >>332229618
This hunk of junk had a second level, believe it or not. And it took more exp than any other level-up in the game. I imagine the number of people who got to it is in double figures
>>332235714
>>332236051
Mr. Zurkon is a 2006-2008 tier meme that Insomniac just cannot learn to let go of. It's like "my body is ready".
>>332236173
Groovitron still good tho
>>332236339
I felt it still managed to outstay its welcome. ITN did alright with it by relegating it to being referenced in a single room rather than as something to be used for the entire game
Please tell me it's not confirmed for the reboot (or worse, the movie)
>>332236606
I think it is in the reboot don't quote me on that
>>332236051
>>332236173
>>332236339
>>332236606
>>332236691
>>332236752
It's the spark of laziness and reused assets disguised as worldbuilding through consistently-appearing weaponry.
Aren't they bringing back the raritanium upgrade system from ToD?
When does Nexus get good?
>>332237096
It's a pretty poor disguise when IT'S MADE BY A CORPORATION THAT ISN'T GADGETRON & WHO SOLELY OPERATE IN A DIFFERENT GALAXY
>>332237254
Yes.
>>332237542
I kinda liked it
>>332237486
The story of the reboot is told by Qwark so of course he got a few weapons mixed up :^)
>>332237476
I thought it picked up from about halfway into the Weeblesnog City level (basically as soon as you get to use the jetpack), but then I was enjoying it before as well
>>332237476
When you turn it off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-4UGsfn5zE
post some fucking beats
>>332238765
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trlhrKqoJAc
>>332238765
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quB_JhRK0to
>wasted on a minute-long miniboss fight
>>332238765
>Deadlocked ost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsVENdWKHPo
It runs at 60fps and looks like a Pixar/Dreamworks movie, plus a great story.
It feels like a great goodbye letter from a great friend, wich wouldn't be too far off since this is Insonmiacs last good game.
>>332238765
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1DG9M-V_JY
>>332238765
this shit sets the perfect tone of despair for the setting
>>332213193
short but fun, got that charm to it. Loved the new gravity boots, playing that on a 3d tv was pretty awesome. I just wished that clanks minigames were better
![Solana_map[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/q1YneTS.jpg "Solana_map[1].jpg")
How accurate would you say this is?
>>332239502
It's 3d compatible?
>>332218350
>>332220093
>>332221456
>>332222498
You niggas all wrong
Stalker
Mine
Launcher
especially with the mini-bomb mod
>>332238765
