Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

I always wanted to play Ratchet and Clank as a kid, seeing it at a friends house after school on his PS3. With modern hardware and shiny new visuals, Rift Apart captured that childhood feeling while growing up with its audience. This is the type of game I'd be happy to see my children playing. Yet like a well-made kids movie, there's just as much fun to be had among all ages. It's the epitome of a video game in all the best ways; easy to pick up, drop in, and enjoy. I don't want to spoil anything for people who haven't already had a Ratchet and Clank experience. Just know it isn't your typical "children's game."

Yeah, it won PS5 GOTY in 2021, so you’ve probably heard about it. But if you haven’t, what looks like a simple platformer at first is actually a genuinely great video game. It’s pretty short, but every single minute is pure joy. Super wholesome and naive story, charismatic characters, simple platforming, satisfying gunplay, easy collectibles, so honestly, I don’t know what else you need to just have fun.

10/10 The gameplay is fantasic, the graphics are amazing, little to no bugs. Cant recommend enough.

Divertido a más no poder. No se siente repetitivo. La nostalgia pega bien duro. Y Rivet es preciosa!! 10/10. De rendimiento va fenomenal, y eso que tengo una 3060. Ninguna bajada de fps en los combates o la exploración. Va finísimo.

Great game. Play this even if you have never played a Ratchet & Clank game before. Super fun. Fantastic graphics. Runs well.

视听盛宴。皮克斯动画电影般细腻高质量的美术和演出，一进游戏就让我惊叹不已。 宇宙背景下奇思妙想的异星风景和外星种族，数十种武器下丰富的战斗体验，友好的全收集难度，普通难度就是无脑爽游。 主角四人外表和性格塑造得非常可爱非常优秀。剧情虽然有点幼稚，但情感描绘得很细腻。 [spoiler]和另一个次元的自己携手作战什么的，[/spoiler] 也太浪漫了。 -在另一个世界里，我们也会是好朋友吗？ -当然，我们是命中注定的伙伴。 但或许因为是移植作品，所以会有莫名其妙的闪退。不过有自动保存，所以并没有出现进度倒退需要重打的情况。 如果有PS手柄，体验度肯定会更上一个层次。我只有ns pro手柄，开着陀螺仪手感也挺舒服的。 玩法没太大深度设计，游戏体量偏小，主线流程只有十几个小时，虽然有二周目继承一周目武器且开放更高等级的升级，但毕竟是个线性游戏，重复游玩性较低。 感谢大佬的礼物，玩得很开心！

If Sony thinks it's okay to delete stuff people paid for from their libraries, then I say it's okay to pirate Sony's games. ♥♥♥♥ those ghouls.

玩一会出个bug，玩一会闪退一下，真的有点恶心了 编辑：笑死，给了差评之后闪退更频繁了

[code]Grew up playing R&C (2002) and R&C: Deadlocked (2005) on PS2. Rift Apart (2021) almost 20 years after the first entry has been on my Wishlist for years and after finally giving it a good go, I'm glad to report it's quite fantastic. It reminds me of the first game, and more recently, EA's Star Wars Jedi games, where the story takes you across multiple planets where new weapons, gear, customisation and secrets are just waiting to be found between great set pieces and tough battles.[/code] [h1]Things I Like:[/h1] [b]+++ Ratchet & Clank:[/b] a return to a PS2 classic. Past characters and items make a return. The action and spectacle is all here as you cross dimensions, blast enemies and solve puzzles. The game comes with many new editions to your arsenal and gear to keep things fresh and interesting. [b]+++ Customisation:[/b] I love customisation! Here you can find many pieces of armour to cover your head, torso and legs, all interchangeable and some even offering stat boosts. You can also find Gold Bolts, which unlock secrets like weapon skins, ship skins and more! [b]+++ Levelling Up:[/b] Your character levels up, increasing HP and your weapons level up, which unlocks more stat upgrades and eventually turning into special version of the weapon. It's satisfying extra bit of progression! [b]+++ Combat and Traversal:[/b] Both a massive upgrade over the original game. Lots of new and interesting weapons to level up and upgrade. Sprint, Dash, Glide, Wall-Run, Double-Jump and Slingshot your way through levels! It's truly a blast to play. [b]++ Plenty of Locations:[/b] Lots of planets to explore, each with their own unique gimmick and a bunch of secrets to find. I always look forward to what the next planet holds. [b]++ Good Graphics:[/b] The original didn't look half bad for it's time. Here there are some great views and screenshot worthy graphics. [b]++ NG+:[/b] Challenge Mode essentially allows you to start the game over again in NG+ while turning up the difficulty even more. Also raising the character level/HP cap and weapon level cap so you can continue to work towards something in the form of even more powerful weapons. [h1]Things I Dislike:[/h1] [b]--- Heavy-handed Writing / Weak Side Plots:[/b] It's a kid's game so expect a lot of the side plots to beat you over the head with 'the morale of the story is...' without really coming across as heart-warming, funny or earned. Characters constantly just yell out their feelings, without any kind of complexity or time for things to sink in. And when you decide to go back for something you missed, you'll often hear the same voice-lines repeated even if they're no longer applicable to where you are in the story. Just becomes tiresome after a while. [b]-- Poor Optimisation and Glitches:[/b] The port has a bit of a stuttering problem, even on high end hardware at times. Also getting some movement glitches on a specific map where, while boosting across flat terrain, I'll be pushed up into the air, ending my momentum and boost for no good reason. I've been stuck in map objects and out of bounds areas a few times too. [b]- Kinda Short Overall:[/b] In a great game, I usually get about 30 hours out of it, but here, 15 hours was enough to 100% then I put another hour in NG+ and decided it wasn't worth grinding weapon XP just to see what extra destruction they do. In comparison to my other favourites, Doom and Resident Evil, this game falls short of playtime and reasons for me to replay. [b]- Weaker Soundtrack:[/b] R&C (2002) had some bangers and real personality for the time it was composed, however, here I'm finding many serviceable but otherwise forgettable tracks that tend to fade into the background instead of bop in the foreground. [b]- A bit too easy for adults:[/b] Hardest difficulty was a must for me and there where still times I was slaying hordes rather easily with the arsenal they gave me.

It's fine, I think it gets a better reputation purely because we've had so little R&C in the last decade. Undeniably the graphics are incredible, full RT looks stunning. But: 1) the music is awful, this is the biggest issue. No worlds have a catchy tune, in fact I had to get half way through the first planet to realise music was playing 2) no real uniqueness in enemies, every boss has essentially the same move set 3) terrible VA, genuinely a low point in video game dialogue and story writing. This deserves a lot of expansion, but I'll save the spoilers just in case 4) half the characters have no personality, no point even including captain Qwark 5) lazy UI design, so many modal elements overlap text or are just blank 6) no plumber. I know this is a joke, but the game genuinely feels very separate to other R&Cs 7) game elements added just because other games do it, what is the point of sprint? Instead levels are made larger and blander, purely because sprint requires it. 8) extra content like cheats are just bland, no funny game modes or modifiers, just infinite ammo etc 9) the weapon design is kind of dull, I can't believe I can write that about an R&C game. Every single upgraded weapon is just the old one with a fin added to it. There are no animations or song and dance around upgrades. This feels like a generic FPS with a whacky filter put on it. 10) in balancing the guns they made sure nothing really shines or feels that unique, except of course the RYNO 11) I can't let the bad writing go. It's like what tech bros think children's writing is. It's so cynical and lazy. Please play an old R&C and see what charm is. I'm not expecting a deep adult plot, but whatever this monstrosity is, it's not good content for kids I could go on but the game really doesn't deserve it, it's a glorified tech demo