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[PS2] Ratchet and Clank
meatflower
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When I picked up my PS2 on Saturday I got with a handful of games. Xenosaga, GH2, and this. I thought I'd play GH2 the most, followed by Xenosaga and then maybe I'd try this out.
It's ended up being almost the opposite and this game has quickly become one of my favorites.
It's got a decent sense of humor in the way that it doesn't take itself too seriously. The gameplay is varied with each area having it's own unique mechanics and atmosphere. Sound effects, music, all well done.
When I didn't own a PS2 I wrote it off as just another generic 3D platformer, and maybe some people will claim it is, but that doesn't obscure the fact that carrying around a flame thrower almost two times the size of the character toting it and using it to send your enemies to a fiery death is fun as hell. Not to say all the other weapons aren't fun either. They're all unique, all with their own purpose.
I'm not that far into it yet (only about 4 or 5 hours) so I can't really sing it's praises any more than I already have. All I can say is that I'm heartily looking forward to the next two games and the fourth on that dark day I hunker down and buy a PS3. I've heard equally good things about the Jax and Daxter series, so perhaps I'll have to give that a go round as well.
For anyone with a PS2 that just vaguely enjoys platformers but hasn't played this, I'd heartily recommend it.
Anyways...I must get back to saving the galaxy.
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I've been hearing that it's all improvements after the first one, and since I already like the first one so much I guess this is only a good thing. I also heard that it sees old save data from previous games and gives you a bonus or something, which is always fun.
And to maximumzero, I know the Sony hate is all the rage right now but the PS2 is a damned good gaming value. I feel like my eyes have been opened to a whole new world of gaming.
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I played the demo for that Ratchet: Deadlocked game and didn't care for it too much.
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Though the technical side doesn't impress me, those are really lovely screenshots. So colorful and happy.
Looking at getting the second at some point soon.
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Also, where would the Jak & Daxter series rate next to Ratchet & Clank? I've always heard they were in the same vein and I wouldn't mind having a few more awesome games in my collection.
Having done the math, if I buy used, I could probably get the first two games in both series' for about $40. Deal? Perhaps. (Though I still need a copy of SotC...)
Those screens of Ratchet and Clank Future are from gameplay and are scans. To top it off, the game is still far from release. I'd say they look drop-dead gorgeous.
The first Jak & Daxter is just fantastic. The second one is bigger, not as fun, but still a pretty good platformer. Never played the third.
Get all three Ratchet & Clank games and the first Jak & Daxter.
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Deadlocked wasn't on par with the rest of the series as far as length goes, but it was a lot of fun, and the introduction of co-op to the series was certainly welcome. I've lost count of how many times my friend and I replayed through that game.
Are they in the future now? As well as in space? How do you show they're in the future and in space?!
Jak and Daxter is kind of strange.
The first is a traditional 3-D platformer. A little on the easy side, but enjoyable, especially the vehicle segments. The second tried really hard to be GTA, introduced weapons and hovercars. Jak started talking, and the difficulty is all over the place. 3 shifted focus away from GTA but couldn't ignore what happened in the second game. The result is more races, more weapons (the same 4 types though), but most things don't feel as crowded. The difficulty feels better, too.
As much as I enjoyed the story and gunplay of the Jak series, I think R&C is the better of the 2 franchises. It didn't change identities midstream, and each game is a marked improvement over the previous installment (except Deadlocked which I haven't played and thus can not comment on).
R&C also doesn't take itself too seriously, which Jak II seems to do. It's a little off putting to be playing a platformer that thinks it is serious business when the previous installment had me riding an ostrich while looking for glorified batteries.
P.S. If you pick up 3 and enjoy the racing, Jak X: Combat Racing is all sorts of fun and is an excellent arcade racer. It's great in versus mode, too.
Not necessarily. As R&C moves from 1 to 2 to 3 it becomes less platformer and more third person shooter with platformer elements. Seriously, I think I spent 3/4 of my time in the 3rd game in strafe mode. It would have been great to toggle control to tradition dual analog controls for movement and weapon selection in the pause menu or something. (unless I missed this option, in which case I'm an idiot)
If you enjoy platforming (with weirdo guns) you might still like the first installment, but I'd steer clear of 2 and 3.
I'll have to agree. Jak was bland in the first game, but in the second they made him dark for the sake of dark. The third one had a better feel... its difficulty is still all over the place, but the driving is better and the revelation on the precursors is absolutely wonderful.
Now Ratchet and Clank... oh my dear god, yes. The tone is funny and charming, the music is good stuff, and the weapons are wacky yet useful.
I still haven't used any gun that feels as good as the bouncer. Shoot out a big ball that, on impact, breaks into 25 bouncing, clanking mines that surround the enemy and sound like popcorn as they gradually explode. LOVE it.
Edit: LewieP, playing the first one might give you an appreciation for the other two. I came for the platforming, expecting to not be sucked in by the guns... boy, was I wrong. After each game I was ready for more shooting (and I'm not even an FPS fan!).
Interesting... It's starting to seem to me that Bogart had the right idea when he suggested the first 3 Ratchet & Clank games and the first Jak and Daxter... It'll cost a little more, but maybe I'll do just that.
SotC can wait, no?
The only reason I don't own a PS2 is I don't want to have to buy a television to play it on. Thus, I'm sticking with Handhelds only for the next coupla years.
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I put about six hours into Up Your Arsenal (R&C3) but something about it just felt off, so I got bored and sold it off.
Got some bad news for you, then... in Up Your Arsenal, the Lava Gun upgrade keeps the gun in its awesome spray mode (though with liquid nitrogen).
Also, UYA was much better then GC. You should've finished it. And the Magma Gun was awesome compared to the lava gun.
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Yep. It wasn't till the second game that your guns actually "leveled up" and transformed into completely new versions. If I recall, the "gold" versions in the first game were almost exactly the same as the old ones, just with more damage.
I keep meaning to get an R&C game. Just waiting for the used price to be below $10.
In Lock-Strafe mode, Ratchet would strafe whenever a weapon or gadget was equipped, and then platform normally when you had the wrench out. Which basically meant to go back to the original controlls for a while you just had to hit square.
I was a bit disappointed by Deadlocked, but it was still a pretty good game. I really need to pick up Size Matters, my PSP hasn't gotten enough love lately.
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Regarding the series: it's fun and all, but I would recommend not getting too invested in it; Jak 3 was seen as a bit of a letdown storywise, at least to the hardcore fans of the series. It was sort of a 180 from the previous two games and really doesn't feel very coherent. Oh well, they're all fun. Definitely pick up the first one and maybe Gamefly the second one to see if you like it.
As for Ratchet and Clank, it never clicked with me, but Size Matters has me salivating.