Refreshing to hear someone else praise Ratchet's attitude in the original. Some people hate it because he was "too mean". I loved it because his flaws reflected his age and maturity. Being easily irritable and sarcastic fits a teenager who was thrown in the middle of saving the world. Over the course of time, he grew into a noble, level-headed, and refined weathered galactic hero. His transition gave character depth.

@IXthCircle

8 жыл бұрын

Plus, I just flat out love the raw attitude of younger ratchet, letting his anger get to him and showing just how much of a badass he could be. "HE.....IS....GOING...TO....PAY!"

@IXthCircle

8 жыл бұрын

While this game is of quality, there's a unique heart and soul in the original and sequel. Their overall "vibe" is darker and exclusive. It comes from being less refined, the amazing music, the worlds, and being alone with just Clank. Maybe I'm the only one who senses it, and I don't think they could ever replicate it. Not that they'd want to do so, but that's why I'll always prefer it.

@MegaHarley50

8 жыл бұрын

+[Dragonfly] CelestialOnryo i agree it showed a dynamic character in both ratchet and clank learning how to work together as not only as allies but friends

@ThreeDaysOfDan

8 жыл бұрын

+[Dragonfly] CelestialOnryo Ratchet was kind of a dick in the first two games

@IXthCircle

8 жыл бұрын

ThreeDaysOfDan For sure, but I didn't really mind it. I think it's cool he had flaws, as opposed to being a paper-thin "boy scout" protagonist. As mentioned before, his attitude also provided a foundation to progressively build his character.

"Going Commando" "Up Your Arsenal" "Size Matters" "Quest For Booty" "Full Frontal Assault" SUBTLY IS FOR THE WEAK

@TheJustproxy

8 жыл бұрын

+GammaWALLE Man and their guns!

@WarpChaos

8 жыл бұрын

+GammaWALLE All 4 One was originally called 4 Play, I wish they'd kept it that.

@NoobLord9001

8 жыл бұрын

WarpChaos ... S U B T L Y U B T L Y

@WarpChaos

8 жыл бұрын

GammaWALLE It's almost like a coincidence.

@mooganify

7 жыл бұрын

Tools of Destruction? Lol.

Can somebody make a compilation of every time a character says "That.. WAS AWESOME!!"? Because that is about the most generic line I've ever heard in animated films.

@damon22441

8 жыл бұрын

+Za Warubro It's almost like a shameless bit of self-praise that doubles as a cop-out to actually writing a meaningful line!

@davidk7439

8 жыл бұрын

+damon22441 It also tells the kids watching it what they should be feeling throughout it to keep them from possibly realizing that what they're watching might in fact not be awesome.

@ArchHippy

8 жыл бұрын

+damon22441 I feel this way when a video game character says "This is fun!". It just reinforces my feelings when I'm not having fun.

The worst part about the telepathopus joke is that I was half-smiling until he demonstrated.

@yojoehojo4291

4 жыл бұрын

Sidenote: That voice actor has been used in EVERYTHING annoying in the past few years. He did a decent job in Invader Zim as Zim himself and I get that maybe the team at Insomniac wanted to hire him just as a nod towards that series since this also has to do with aliens, but fuck... Also they used him more than once in this title alone for the scientist and the Chairman of Novalis. Hearing his voice multiple times for different characters, that it doesn't even fit, kinda made me upset.

Sooo... Why is the GamingBrit the only one mentioning that no one in the Reboot shuts the fuck up for a minute? Is everyone just ok with Sonic Boom like game design? What the hell?

@InputArchive

8 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that myself, it's becoming an annoying trend.

@SpyGuysX

8 жыл бұрын

+Arsch Dee 5:44

@specknacken6507

8 жыл бұрын

SpyGuysX Erm... That's more about the joke itself really.

@InputArchive

8 жыл бұрын

SpyGuysX In the video's he's talking about the _quality_ of the voice overs, not the _quantity_

@hassanghanim3966

8 жыл бұрын

except that you hear different people talking in each location, unlike sonic boom where you hear the same characters talk.

"Spyro didn't even have hands he couldn't hold a gun" I want that tattooed on my body

I haven't even played the originals and I quickly realized that Ratchet & Clank were totally gutted in this game. They have near-zero personality, which seemed wrong if they're supposed to be beloved nostalgic characters.

@Edditaur

8 жыл бұрын

+Keith Ballard The problem is that everyone hated Ratchet in the first game because he was a snarky dick, so I guess Insomniac decided to change it this time around to just make him "likable" from the start, but in doing that we end up losing all the character development he goes through in the first game to make him likable in the first place.

@KeithBallardA

8 жыл бұрын

Jason Gould Cool, so audience feedback ruined everything. Again.

@Edditaur

8 жыл бұрын

Pretty much, yeah :L Along the same lines, the reason Nefarious has suddenly turned up in this game when he was nowhere to be seen in the original is because he's the franchise's most well known villain, however his presence in the storyline really just makes zero sense. Quark's character is also kind of mashed in that same way, by giving him a sense of morality at the start of the series he really has no reason to do a heel turn and become the villain in the next game. Honestly, I could write a full essay on every way Insomniac and Rainmaker dropped the ball on the remake, and tbh I'm really considering it. There's so much to cry out against here.

@bigblooz5485

8 жыл бұрын

+Keith Ballard Yeah, I (regrettably) only got around to playing the first game as a kid and this is something I immediately noticed when they were showing the remake off a few months ago. Both Rachet and Clank were incredibly bland and tame compared to their old, witty and snarky selves from 2002. This characteristic between the two was (IMO) integral to the game. The lack of it removes everything I loved about the original game. I'll still give this a go whenever I happen to pick up a PS4, but I could be playing the rest of the old games for the first time instead on my PS3.

@Edditaur

8 жыл бұрын

Well, supposedly at least. Looking at him now, I honestly think it was a good contrast to have him as a bit of a tosser to Clank for a while. It's a refreshing break from y'know, A) calm, relaxed every day guy with furry sidekick, and B) calm, relaxed every day furry guy with a nerdy tortoise and strongman hippo for sidekicks. It makes his eventual character shift in the second game onwards a lot more exciting and engaging imo

Everyone in that generation had backpack sidekicks. Even Mario got one for Sunshine.

@Herosoyyo2

8 жыл бұрын

+SkeletonIntensifies Yeah that was weird. Like some agency said "the partner in backpack quota hasn't been filled" so they kinda sort of not really made it a person.

@devilonyourshoulder4732

8 жыл бұрын

Well, To be honest, It is probably because you can have second central character without having to program AI for it.

@U1TR4F0RCE

7 жыл бұрын

Sly didn't but the first game had horse shoes on his backpack

so when you're making a game, don't distract your writer with a completely separate project. Got it.

@supergoron1

7 жыл бұрын

Actually I believe they were making the movie first, so other way around really.

@yojoehojo4291

4 жыл бұрын

I know this was posted 3 years ago but: T.J. Fixman, the normal writer for the Future Series, wasn't allowed to write on this project because the director of the movie decided he could do a better job than both T.J. and the secondary writer they hired on. Not that I think T.J.'s writing could have fixed many of the issues since what he wrote for the Future series is filled to the brim with plotholes and retconing a lot of material from the past games and EVEN from certain Future series titles, but it does help explain why this entire project turned out a mess and even why there were differences from the game and movie to begin with. With all of that said: T.J. decided to leave the specific team that works on R&C games at Insomniac which I am kinda glad about (because of the aforementioned details) but it does explain why we haven't seen a new title in the series in this time span.

I miss so much Daniel Bergaud... the music on the firsts ratchets are amazing.

@daxteryvillencourt9048

8 жыл бұрын

He also made the music from Deadlocked, ToD, Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank.

@david4jsus

7 жыл бұрын

Ostras! Que curioso encontrar al Rich aqui xD Pero estoy de acuerdo, yo sigo escuchando las bandas sonoras de los primeros juegos de vez en cuando

@adrianbyg5553

6 жыл бұрын

Anda... haha el rich tambien fue fan de rachet and clank como lo fui yo xD que bonito me parece...

@amrsalama911

6 жыл бұрын

David Bergaud*

@mushroomqueen1824

5 жыл бұрын

@@daxteryvillencourt9048 QfB was last game he worked.

If they wanted movie tickets, they've should've bundled the movie with the game for a solid $50.

As much as I want colorful (and kid friendly) games to come back, this whole "movie first, game second" thing seems horribly dangerous to the industry. Mechanically barren "movie games" and unskippable cut-scenes are bad enough without this crap which could potentially lower game quality even more. :(

@BirdKingJay

8 жыл бұрын

+Guardian The movie began production almost four years ago, while Insomniac was still working on Into the Nexus.

@SeantommyE

8 жыл бұрын

+ScarletFame Yeah, it seems pretty insidious to me. I'm all for movies based on video games, but I don't think joint projects like this are a good idea. A game or movie should receive the full attention of the team working on it, and they certainly shouldn't be sharing content. That's just absurd. Probably profitable, though, so I doubt we'll see Sony drop the routine any time soon.

That PS2 sound at the start UUUHHHH I LOVE IT

@hazardousjazzgasm129

8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Crowe I'm glad I'm not the only one with that reaction

@michaelcrowe6796

8 жыл бұрын

***** Its nostalgia, its the feel I got whenever I got to play PS2, I was late to that generation of consoles.

@michaelcrowe6796

8 жыл бұрын

***** \i have played ps1 lol, I remember the sound

@Asaylum117

7 жыл бұрын

Ratchet and Clank music from the original games have that awesome feel to it. The Metropolis theme never leaves my head, because it reminded me of the day, when I first time played the demo of Ratchet and Clank. :)

A+ ending. Wait, I shouldn't be saying nice things, right?

@HoodoHoodlumsRevenge

8 жыл бұрын

Brother...?

@Drizzttoable

8 жыл бұрын

+HoodoHoodlumsRevenge Hoodo!! hi!

@Yaeven

8 жыл бұрын

***** It's been a long time.

@HoodoHoodlumsRevenge

8 жыл бұрын

Yaeven I'm... I'm so happy to see you again.

@HoodoHoodlumsRevenge

8 жыл бұрын

2007 Mikey Way 'ello!

At least lived long enough to see Video Game movie to reach the level of mediocre

@DrDirtyLeggz

8 жыл бұрын

Progress!

@SpyGuysX

8 жыл бұрын

+Redem10 That's a step up right? Usually they're fucking atrocious.

@Trashware

8 жыл бұрын

+inoffensive coddler I enjoyed Silent Hill quite a bit more then I expected to. Ofcourse not as much as the game, but that is hard to top anyway (so say I :p).

@TheNejD

8 жыл бұрын

there are a couple of good videogame movies the tekken live action movie was pretty good and the street fighter movie was fantastic and some people like the mortal kombat movie.

@remembertotakeshowerspleas355

8 жыл бұрын

+TheNejD everybody loves the first MK movie.

This is a good game on it's own, but as a remake it's utterly disgraceful. In their desperate attempt to "fix" the original story, they instead ended up with the blandest and most uninspired story in the whole series. Generic, unmemorable music. Only 2 weapons from the original game. 6(!) planets were cut. And it runs at half the framerate. God, what a heaping pile of disappointment this game turned out to be.

@fearedjames

8 жыл бұрын

+CrimsonColossus I will say that quite a few of the original games levels got quite deservedly cut or massively edited, but I was still kinda salty that my two favorite areas of the original game were removed, those being that warzone set at night planet and the final level. They also changed the final boss to a much much less enjoyable fight. Also note, they added extra levels as well.

@yojoehojo4291

4 жыл бұрын

The Ratchet and Clank original Series was about how consumerism is bad (or at least should be taking with a huge grain of salt) and in turn taught its players to see past vapid, superficial, things... then in the Future series it literally became that vapid and superficial kind of thing we were taught to distrust. I uh, personally hate how shallow this particular game is because it takes all of that out, the mechanics feel clunky compared to the original (since it's running on an engine made to have animations play at framerate speed rather than the game speed... which would be fine if when the slowdown happens it didn't elongate the animation time for literally everything, meaning that if there's a whole bunch of stuff on screen, like a bunch of bolts, that stuff will stay on screen longer which means that it's increasing the amount of time that the slowdown will be there for... really bad way to code an engine (Also an issue with the Future series)), cuts entire levels, completely alters the story to mash Ratchet and Clank 1 with Ratchet and Clank 3 (The hall of heroes is just the QForce except with characters that seem like they were ripped out of the Future series and even one of them is pretty much exactly the same as Talwyn), took out a lot of the UNIQUE weapons from 1 that allowed interesting set ups (like how the taunter would work with the mines or the visibomb would allow for another way of strategically playing) and even took out the extremely comprehensive idea behind Difficulty Gauging where if you were doing well it would alter itself to be harder or if you were doing poorly it would be easier so it could instead have a regular difficulty choosing system (granted they stopped doing that the moment Deadlocked came out which is a real damn shame since that was a really nice way of doing it without babying the player). It just does not feel good in any regard and shits all over the fanbase of the series, yet most of the fans are okay with it because...? I'm sorry for this rant but I'm rarely passionate about anything so bare with me. I'm someone who is trying to develop my own games because games like the original 3 R&C titles and zelda and Kingdom Hearts (1 and 2, past that I don't care because of all of the mess thats all in lol) exist. Whats um bizarre is that if you ask ANYONE from Insomniac Games about their opinions on the first few titles is that they will almost unanimously say they were awful in most regards until T.J. Fixman showed up and T.J. is revered as a golden shiny god for his work on the Future Titles... but why? They had such a unique feel and experience all to themselves, but the moment T.J. showed up instead of being a universe where things are made in a quick rush out of scrap metal it's this high fantasy sci-fi bog-standard experience.... Gah

"The Original" 10/10

that kind of judgement takes real skill

The characterization of Clank really stuck out to me in this game. He's just so nothing. In the old games he was the calm negotiator who occasionally mad bad puns and had an adorable little laugh who also pointed out how strange the side characters are. Here he does none of that, not even the laugh, like the writers just forgot about him. Ratchet getting changed to generic kid doesn't bother me as much because it doesn't feel like as much of change since he progressively got nicer as the games went, so him getting retconned from young asshole kid to young idealist makes some sense.

@tomatoesofdoom

8 жыл бұрын

True, the first thing we see of the game is him literally being portrayed as a robot; who isn't robotic. He actually has emotion, and that's what gets him started on his mission

@malleableconcrete

8 жыл бұрын

+Zane Seibert I dunno, I remember everyone shitting on Ratchet's character in the first game when it came out but I though he just got progressively blander as the writers attempted to 'fix' that problem in later games. The first game worked pretty well dramatically, like SBH says the back and forth between Ratchet and Clank was pretty good and they both go through a lot of growth throughout the game. Its a real shame about Clank, he was my favorite part of the PS2 games, a lot more calm, collected and intelligent than most videogame characters with a sense of mischievousness about him. He had some subtle but effective writing. I remember one of my favorite parts in the series is when Ratchet accidentally offends an unexpectedly sensitive biker to the point of tears, and Clank has to sweet talk the guy back around to their side.

@zaneseibert

8 жыл бұрын

malleableconcrete Ratchet's problem as a whole is that he didn't get much character development after the first game with the exception of Crack in Time. After the first game the series became more plot focused while R&C1 balanced the plot and character focus. He became a static character but I don't think that was a bad thing necessarily. He was less whiny and more heroic which made him less interesting but more effective as the main character as the series went on. His personal tale was over so the later games went for goofy space adventure with legitimately threatening villains to bring the drama.

@fearedjames

8 жыл бұрын

+Zane Seibert I found Ratchet to be a slightly less enjoyable version of what he is in later games. In the first game, he's much more reluctant, but afterwards kinda becomes extremely pro-active. Albeit I guess after you've successfully turned into a badass once, it becomes easier every time. But in the later games, he never lost his personality otherwise, which has vanished here.

@thehoodybadger3402

5 жыл бұрын

"NEEERRRDD." "I like him."

I don't know man, as far as nostalgia goes R&C is definitely up there for me, GTA3 is not.

@sandwich1601

8 жыл бұрын

And DmC doesn't even touch either franchise for me.

@trulygg

8 жыл бұрын

***** DmC is kind of important to me, but it's not so much nostalgia as it is me just loving the series.

It might be a minor gripe but I am disappointed that the remake dropped the cynicism and snark the first game had...

@iwanttoputkamuistoesinmymo5938

8 жыл бұрын

+Chartreuse King i agree but i didn't they drop it starting with Going Commando? In every game after the original, Ratchet never really felt like the same guy from the first game.

I thought ratchet's character in the movie was even worse than the original. He was just so cliché and irritating. I actually liked him in the first game

@Prometheus7272

5 жыл бұрын

DerpyWeavilePlays I’ve never understood people saying he was too much of a dick

I still say Going Commando is the best Ratchet and Clank game.

@jorgenlohne

8 жыл бұрын

+HyperlordB I second that

@tommyorourke8825

8 жыл бұрын

1.going commando 2.crack in time 3.everything else Last: deadlocked

@MahoganyVinceArchive

8 жыл бұрын

+Tommy O'Rourke "Last: Deadlocked" That's a funny way to say Size Matters, lol

@NeoSarinatan

8 жыл бұрын

+Tommy O'Rourke Hey man, Deadlocked had the best gunplay in the entire series. It's a damned good game in it's own right, and to put it in last when All 4 One, Full Frontal Assault, and Secret Agent Clank exists is nonsensical. Anyways, my top three is Going Commando, Up Your Arsenal, and A Crack in Time. Hard to touch upon those.

@neonfatum

8 жыл бұрын

+HyperlordB I think 2 and 3 are tied, 3 is kinda better when it comes to gameplay, but 2 has better levels, I think. In any case the original PS2 games > the HD games easily.

That PS2 sound gives me the feels

I know that Ratchet & Clank should really be judged more on the gameplay and amazing visuals than the story, but I happened to like those characters a lot, and seeing how this remake leached all the personality away from them in such a grotesque and overtly corporate way....yeah even for $40 I'm just a little too offended by that. If this is the reboot and the direction the writing has taken, I don't think I can look past it enough to enjoy this series any more. I think I'm old now.

@TheJuanishere

8 жыл бұрын

+voidmaster45 I feel ya man. I bought the game but didn't play it until after watching the movie and I was bitterly disappointed in both. Ratchet and Clank is my favorite game series but this is a big blow to the series, I'm worried about it's future. I might just stick to the originals and not bother if they continue in this new direction.

@ColinJWiens

8 жыл бұрын

+juancmontoya2 I haven't seen the new stuff, was your disappointment from the personalities or the plot? The series has had predictably weak narrative ever since the fourth game, but at least the personalities were always distinct (even if they changed a lot).

@TheJuanishere

8 жыл бұрын

Colin Wiens Both. The personalities were bland in the new one and the I felt like the plot was a step down from the original game, I thought Quark being Drek's henchman the entire time and Ratchet and Clank's realization of it was a great. In the new one we see Quark turn "bad" so it doesn't hit when Ratchet and Clank see it cause we've already seen it.

@IftimescuVlad

8 жыл бұрын

+voidmaster45 I too was sad, then angry, then sad again. Damn them and their focus on a younger audience.

@fiddlesticks4895

6 жыл бұрын

voidmaster45 Completely agree, not interested in this franchise anymore if this is where it is going. The Future games already shook my love for the series.

This video reminds me that Naughty Dog needs to get their head out their edgy asses and make Jak and Daxter again...

@sgamer-xc1bd

8 жыл бұрын

+itsacharcoalice People back in 2003: Naughty Dog needs to get their head out of their edgy asses and make Crash Bandicoot again...

@itsacharcoalice

8 жыл бұрын

After hearing that they put a cameo in I have hopes.

@fearedjames

8 жыл бұрын

+itsacharcoalice This comment reminds me that I still need to play Jak and Daxter 3. I'm just scared that it will be more like the first game, which I hated.

@itsacharcoalice

8 жыл бұрын

Rainbow Dashtruction Nope more like it expands on the 2nd game. More guns and shit with a focus on car combat

@Akrilloth

8 жыл бұрын

+itsacharcoalice Yeah, shame most of haven is ruined and blocked due to the events between the games. Jak II's city was amazing. if they ever remake the games, it should be a fusion of both.

As usual, you hit the nail on the head. The least enjoyable part of this game is the incredibly disjointed narrative. I knew what the issue was as soon as I saw the first movie clip worm it's way into the game. Other than that, I was blown away by not only the gorgeous look of this game, but just how fun the gameplay is after all these years.

I just want Jak and Daxter back. I don't care if it's a reboot, sequel, movie or movie and a reboot.

@radioactivebitflip8873

8 жыл бұрын

+JackZake64 Me too man, me too.

@FLAMINGBABYPUNCH

8 жыл бұрын

+JackZake64 Be careful watch yo wish for. Jak & Daxter 4 was going to be terrible so Naughty Dog turned it into The Last of Us.

@drifter402

8 жыл бұрын

+JackZake64 You don't want a reboot.

@Call_Me_Matrix

8 жыл бұрын

Can't be worst than the Last Frontier

@Asaylum117

7 жыл бұрын

I beat Jak 2 and Jak and Daxter. I struggle with one of the missions of Jak 3, but I will try to beat the game. The 1st game is really enjoyable to play and it makes you feel relaxed, especially the 1st level of the game. :) Jak 2 was frustrating and nearly made me brake my controler. Jak 3 is somwhere between Jak 1 and 2, but I enjoy Jak 3 more, then Jak 2. :/

>Ratchet & Clank (PS2) 60 FPS >Ratchet & Clank (PS4) 30 FPS Joke platform.

@bbQsauce992

8 жыл бұрын

+Fenrick Marlowe Insomniac doesn't do 60fps anymore.

@Miuranger1

8 жыл бұрын

Fuck off

@Josh-xt2ig

8 жыл бұрын

Aight fam

@Gilbertify1

8 жыл бұрын

PS2 had way less graphical effects. Not surprising...

@5kastubh5

8 жыл бұрын

+Craig Mcleod movie runs on those left 30frames.

4:40 You're talking about what's called "Squash and stretch", not smearing. Lots of 3D games do it. (Well, cartoony ones anyway).

@Segab

8 жыл бұрын

I think both are happening actually. It's harder to do smearing in 3D, but Overwatch does it a lot.

@ColinJWiens

8 жыл бұрын

+Segab Yeah Ratchet and clank has both (as bunnyhop said the smearing is important since it's 30 fps) but smear isn't any harder than stretch/squash, it's just a different direction of distortion

12:29 If she hates everything, does this mean she hates herself?

@LeahKizzyPeirson

8 жыл бұрын

+Cave Rave Is this a IHE reference? If so, bravo

@babypolerpopster

8 жыл бұрын

do i hate mars bars

@lancegrabow9432

8 жыл бұрын

+levmonster11 i think its more of a reference too the type of critic that gets an audience than IHE specifically

@Frungi

8 жыл бұрын

+Lance Grabow In the game, yeah. IHE doesn’t actually tear down everything. But the comment was an IHE ref.

Pause the video at about 8:42. It made me giggle a little too much.

@ToxicAtom

8 жыл бұрын

+Tony McModeNut while you giggled, I let out a sigh of emotional anguish.

@100billionsubscriberswithn4

8 жыл бұрын

really.

@3LANCER

8 жыл бұрын

+Tony McModeNut and I was just wondering if someone commented about that :D

@iwanttoputkamuistoesinmymo5938

8 жыл бұрын

+Toxic Atom lol i did the same

@nobel11

8 жыл бұрын

I didn't get what you were talking about until I thought long and hard about it...

Pretty much my feeling. The remake is polished is a mirror sheen - which includes making it devoid of any personality that the original had. It instead made me want to replay the HD collection. At least the gameplay is solid enough but it really feels like the existence of the movie is the root of all this.

I remember Ratchet & Clank 3 as one of the most funniest games I ever played!

Can I just say that I was dissapointed at the fact that most of the guns are from tools of destruction rather than completely new but the pixelator is wizardry. Also I could not get the bouncer as it was a preorder item so boo preorders.

@LeoHwzrChannel

8 жыл бұрын

+Duncan Trice Actually every game has their versions of the pistol, shotgun, auto machine gun, rpg, and grenade toss Difference between this and the first is you couldn't heavily mod the original weapons

@SpyGuysX

8 жыл бұрын

+Leonardo Huizar (LeoHwzr) "Actually every game has their versions of the pistol, shotgun, auto machine gun, rpg, and grenade toss" Except this one, which just reuses guns from the future trilogy.

@mushroomqueen1824

5 жыл бұрын

Even RYNO was RYNO IV from ToD... It was disappointing! I was excepting them to remake old weapons so we could see them as upgradable.

The new graphics are how I remember the old graphics. Apparently my brain adds normal maps, dynamic lighting and HD resolutions.

"We'd dropped Spyro because he can't hold a gun and shoot things." - Some asshole in a office, 2007. I'm sorry, what? WHAT?!!

@yedffgd

8 жыл бұрын

+meatmaster I'm gonna go punch a Skylander.

Pretty much my exact take. Ratchet & Clank has been one of my favourite game series for for over a decade now. The gameplay and animation these days is gorgeous, but I miss David Bergeaud's incredible score and the much better comedy writing.

This is motherfucking journalism.

@electricbill4884

8 жыл бұрын

Amen

Hey Man, can I just say I love your work? I'm a bit drunk, so don't take it too seriously, but you fucking rock.

The original was a great, simple game. Unforgettable

Insomniac couldn't have made a third game even if they wanted, they had the 3 game deal with Universal.

@yojoehojo4291

4 жыл бұрын

This is true but mostly because they mashed Ratchet and Clank 1 with Ratchet and Clank 3 (Up Your Arsenal in region specific territories).

I love your content man, as someone currently studying English literature at university I love your approach and the critical thinking you put into each of your videos. They all seem like video essays to me where you are presenting a thesis and carefully and clearly define and explain it. Just stellar work on this channel and I can't wait for more

I've always been a huge fan of the games ever since I first discovered the series in 2003. I enjoyed the characters, the combat, the level design, the music, just everything. Sure, the first game hasn't aged the best compared to it's latter games but it's still nice to replay when you're feeling nostalgic. While I did enjoy the remake, I have to admit that there were a few nitpicks I had with it like how the amount of levels were cut from the original and the overall conflict between Ratchet & Clank. Ratchet was a straight up ass in the first game but I like to think of it as character development once he learned that the world doesn't revolve around and in turn, he becomes a friendly and mature hero. I don't mind Ratchet's personality in the remake but I still feel there needed to be some kind of conflict. Perhaps Clank could've got angry with him for lying about how he knew the Galactic Rangers and Ratchet would have to try to earn his trust. Hey? At least that would've given some conflict without making the characters unlikable. But other than that, the game remake was solid and it definitely was cool seeing all the past levels remade in upscale, next-gen graphics. Now the movie. Okay, I understand that a lot of people didn't like it. Me personally, I would rate it a 5 or 6 out of 10 because as forced as it was, I enjoyed watching Ratchet & Clank on the big screen. It was the first time in years I actually went to see a movie on opening day and I don't regret it. I mean here's the thing, I always wanted to see Ratchet & Clank on the big screen, it's just a shame that they tied it to the games. Had the movie been something different and unrelated to the game while retaining it's original writer, it would've been a lot better, I know it. It kinda makes me nervous for the Sly Cooper movie but hopefully, it's not tied to a game and I'm sure it'll be good. At least they kept the original voice actors in tact though I'm curious who's going to voice Carmelita lol. All on all, I'm glad Insomniac Games took a risk with the remake game. It could've included a few more nostalgic pieces from the original game but for the most part, it was still a great game and worth the money in my opinion. A game like this was definitely needed in the sea of first-person shooters. Yeah, we still have Mario but that's Nintendo. When it comes to Sony, there's just been an influx of FPS after FPS. Ratchet & Clank is a nice reminded that just because it isn't trending, doesn't mean people won't like it.

6:40 - honestly, the writing in the first one is what made me not care enough to beat a certain boss. The one most annoying part was where Clank warns they're walking into a trap (think it's the first boss, with the Captain Hero guy) and immediately after the fight Ratchet complains to Clank that he shouldn't have let them walk into a trap. I think the writing is important, even though the combat's fun, because games like Jax & Daxter had both (well, once you get to the second game, at least).

@DolanDuking

8 жыл бұрын

+Adderkleet Clank didn't warn Ratchet they were walking into a trap, Clank put them in the trap while Ratchet was trying to figure out why he didn't trust Qwark.

@Adderkleet

8 жыл бұрын

Huh... guess I remembered it wrong. Ratchet had it clued out - immediately knew they were going to be killed as soon as they fell down. Then Ratchet goes on a vendetta against Quark rather than listening to Clank at all. Every cut-scene after that blooper, I wanted to stop playing. The gameplay was good, but the story was just... ugh.

@StuffAboutSandwiches

8 жыл бұрын

+Adderkleet I agree about the writing of the first Ratchet and Clank. Too much forced conflict between the two protagonists. The later Ratchet games get better in both the writing and the gameplay, so I can't really complain. As for Jak and Daxter... meh. The first game was fun, but I don't think Jak II hasn't aged well at all, both in the writing and the gameplay. The story was just a mess of cliches, the characters were all either bland or annoying, and most of the humor felt really forced and awkward. The open world structure made the plot feel very disconnected, so nothing in the story had any real emotional impact, and the ending was extremely anticlimactic. As for the gameplay, the platforming is super stiff and the shooting doesn't feel very satisfying. The level design is also much more frustrating than fun, and the game relies too much on checkpoint starvation to create cheap difficulty. Speaking as someone who played through both the Jak and Ratchet trilogies recently, I personally think Ratchet blows Jak out of the water in pretty much every way.

Really loving this new style of reviews you're doing. Very entertaining, thank you George!

The Jack and Dexter Easter egg doesn't necessarily mean they are gonna make a movie about that game too. There has been at least one Jack and Dexter Easter egg in most Ratchet and Clank games. It makes sense that they would add one in the movie too.

I think this is a lot more condensed that the British gamer's by far and covers just as much if not more in a way.

One problem i have is that the game states that the entire planet of novalis was evacuated and no one was killed, while in the original game many died while Derek went along tearing pieces of planets off onto his new planet.

@lol-vl3bj

7 жыл бұрын

Monstroton _ i dont recall anyone dying in the original because of an planet getting blown up.

super bunnhop vid drops you know its gonna be some top quality content

@eddiejay9407

8 жыл бұрын

+HideNZeke on god

"The world's gonna be OK." Thank you. Some days, I just need to hear that >_>

@HEADSHOTPROLOL

8 жыл бұрын

Same.

Glad you did a video about this topic George really enjoyed it.

you did an excellent job of analyzing Ratchet and Clank my hat is off to you sir, i did my own but I didn't go in depth as much, legit keep up the good work

I love the insight that goes into these reviews.

The hoverboard races are set to rubberband the AI in front of you until the last half of the last lap -so it's not about how fast you complete the race but instead saving all your boost until the final lap. It's kinda dumb

"Kid friendly games" SUUUUUUPER MEGA LOOOOL!

Original > Remake

This is exactly why I despair at every mention of a Sly Cooper movie

ill be 21 this year, and this game, along with jak a daxter will always be the Mario and the Zelda of my time. I was a child playing ratchet and clank and I loved it so much. from the adult jokes that I didn't understand then, to the gameplay, i just loved it. I had the Sega Genesis, the ps1, and the ps2, and I gamed my whole life. ratchet and clank is that one staple for me that I'll never forget. (im talking about all the games up until deadlocked as I never played the ps3 titles) if anyone's around my age, reading this comment and haven't played this game, please do.

Finally Ratchet and Clank is now getting the attention it deserves.

@protocetid

8 жыл бұрын

+Ultra Meijin This is a series I'd likely be a fan of and I'd know more about if it wasn't an exclusive.

@ultrameijin9503

8 жыл бұрын

+protocetid You can get PS2s for dirt cheap now. Give the original trilogy (or the HD remastered trilogy) a try.

@I_was_a_Bullfrog

8 жыл бұрын

I never owned 1 and 2, I love the trilogy pack for giving me the chance to play them (and portably on the vita)

@decadentgamer3108

8 жыл бұрын

+Ultra Meijin Agreed. I feel Ratchet & Clank at least deserves to be in the hall of great 3D Platformers alongside Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Banjo Kazooie, and Mario. I mean, the PS2 had some memorable Platformers like Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and Sly Cooper and it's a shame they get neglected.

@protocetid

8 жыл бұрын

Decadent Gamer SM64 gets the worship because it invented a genre, Banjo Kazooie because it polished it so well. I'm not familiar with the Playstation group of 3D platfomers but sometime after the N64 and PS1 they were seen as a relic of the past. This opinion still persists which I find retarded. They have much still to offer.

I've got to admit that I giggled harder at the "Telepathopus" joke than the "Progress" joke

You have one too many spaces between "The" and "Original."

@tankman45210

8 жыл бұрын

It is a deliberate reflection of the sense of disjoint this multimedia mess inspires.

@TheRoyTeal96

8 жыл бұрын

+tankman45210 Apparently not. He fixed it.:P

I'm surprised Bunny even covered this. Pleasantly surprised

Thankyou for being one of the few reviewers who gives a crap about the music, pointing out the stylistic change in music with the remake. The problem lies in that Insomniac made the choice to go this route as early as A Crack in Time, two or three games before this, and the composer David Bergaud (who everyone knows for the electronic funky mash of styles) his last game was Quest for Booty. So even if it's something that kinda breaks the nostalgia factor, it would be illogical for Insomniac to bring back David for just one reboot and perhaps have a different composer for the movie, especially if it's something that most people don't care about. But we care, damnit. I was looking forward to having some new material for DJ sets.

lol never thought about the banjo-kazooie comparison (hero with buddy backpack) one thing I cant get over is how stiff everyone has become in the in-game cinematics. the original had so much more liveliness in its cutscenes. you sorta addressed it around 7:30 and i'm glad you did. was anybody else pissed that everytime you restart challenge mode your quickselect gets reset? pretty much give you no reason to customize the quick select (yes you still can, and not just the dpad)

This was great review. I generally agreed with everything. The game made me want to stay away from the movie and I doubt that was the intended effect. I personally don't want the same guy directing the Sly movie. If he can't make a fun buddy cop space adventure exciting then he will royally fuck up film noir.

Huh just found this channel and its great! You are a really good reviewer that doesnt just say that the game was good because that and that. You actually say whats good and explain why its good. Impressive work man. Subscribbeled

the Game Designers behind Insomniac are geniuses. genii? whatever. they really understand how to make games, and how to balance them in a way that doesn't compromise gameplay. which makes it really pain me that Ratchet/Clank has always been a Console only game series. because i love those guys because it's so rare to find people that actually understand how to make games that won't die in 6 months - but i can't *play* those games.

My favorite youtuber reviewing one of my favorite games, finally :D

Despite the technological marvel that is the remake's graphics. Comparing it to previous Ratchet games around the time of the PS3 clearly shows ironically that deep down this was more of a "Deadline game." While a lot of time was spend on the graphical power, the animations were send to the wayside which even games on the PS3 spend a lot of time crafting. This particular franchise was actually claimed to be "Like playing a Pixar film" when it first took its steps into a high definition with Tools of Destruction, so it's rather odd that one of their biggest trademarks, animation, which they have done above the standard even back on the Spyro series just not be there fully. Other clues on this having a way shorter development time due to having to come out alongside the movie can be seen all around it. Less planets than the original, many weapons recycled from one or two games back and very few being brand-new or actual remakes of the original weaponry and the higher encounters of glitches (although still on the low) compared to previous titles.. Even the movie itself was heavily revised from it's original state. ironically enough, the advantage Rainmaker and Sony admitted when the film was announced was that thanks to having usable models for testing and animatic already made by insomniac, meant the process of making the film would save both time and money...and in the end ended up getting delayed anyways due to script revisions; A script originally written by franchsie writter TJ Fixman but later changed and edited by film's director Kevin Munroe and others. Fixman himself admitting very few of his version remained in the movie itself.

I was extremly excited for the movie, but I guess ill need to skip it now haha. This was quite the treat to watch at work! I hope you know your work is insperation and watching your videos always helps my creativity for my own videos. people can learn alot from you. Keep it up! -Jio

Damn I love your videos so much

Saw the movie yesterday, loved it! Also, since the PS2 original wasn't already in my collection, I bought it a good many weeks before the movie came out!

4:46 Hey, SKULLGIRLS! Now there's a game-to-movie adaptation I wouldn't mind seeing!

EXCELLENT video friend- but it was actually the movie that came before the game- not the other way around as you say (10:00). While discussing the movie with Sony in 2013, Insomniac was like "you know what- this would be a great time to make a tie-in game". And thus, the world's best movie tie-in game was born

Nobody ever talks about the great new game + mode called challenge mode in this game. This is were the gameplay really shines. You build up a bolt multiplayer by killing enemies and not getting hit. And because all enemy projectiles are actually projectiles and not hitscan this turns the game almost into a bullethell shooter in some parts. Clever weapon usage and evasion skills necessary. Great fun. The mode also turns this 10 hour game into a 16 hour game.

why dont your brilliant videos come in my subscriptions I allways have to look for your channel

I don't REALLY want to be the guy who tells you how to do things, so don't take this the wrong way, but I do appreciate the longer "in-depth-looks" a lot more than what you're doing now. One video a week certainly isn't necessary. Your MGS look-backs are among the best I've seen, and I'd like more of that, even if that means just one vid a month or whatever. Love you man, you have brightened up my day many a time, this is just some random fellow giving feedback. I'll always keep watching you, whatever you do; I really love your point of view on things. PEACE!

@alexandernilssonmusic

8 жыл бұрын

+Alexander Nilsson Sorry if I sounded more rash than I intended, what you do now is still freaking awesome compared to most channels.

Sony's obsession with "cinematic experience" and "movie framerate" are going to be their doom.

Aaaah, thanks for not being convinced (like one of my friends) that this remake is a good game 'cause it looks good and is the remake of R&C 1 which is a great, great game. Personally I think that the first 3 games have still things to offer to me (like speedrun), so I'll continue playing them, 'cause I love them (especially R&C 2) :)

I have spoken at length with the producer of the movie (he very nearly did the Metroid movie in 2005 with John Woo) and he was very proud how the game and movie complimented each other. He, Sony and Insomniac were very keen on kids seeing the movie and then getting to continue and expand the adventure by playing the game and vice versa. Whether that succeeded or not is a different matter, but I would expect them to do something similar with Sly Raccoon.

Last winter, I bought a second-hand PS3, and in the past couple weeks, I bought the remastered Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, and Sly Cooper trilogies. That's my project for the summer: WAR OF THE MASCOT PLATFORMERS

@Dzzy123

8 жыл бұрын

+Dave Starr The Jak trilogy is my personal favorite. But I haven't played the Sly trilogy

@dstarr3

8 жыл бұрын

***** I'm playing all the first games in each trilogy first, then I'll do each seconds and thirds. So far, I've played Jak 1 and am nearing the end of Ratchet 1. And, boy, Jak 1 really kind of kicked my ass, lol. That game was a lot more difficult than I was anticipating. Compared to Ratchet 1, which I'm just breezing through. I don't know if Jak 1 is actually a hard game, or if I was just bad at it for whatever reason, lol. I'm leaning towards Ratchet at the moment, just because I'm getting less frustrated.

I loved up you're arsenal. so many secrets, so many glitches, I hold the world record for up your arsenal

I find it sad that the grenade weapon doesn't upgrade into a nuke style explosion. I think the mushroom cloud effect for the upgrade was introduced in Going Commando but it's a touch I really missed in the R&C remake.

Great video. Im glad i stumbled upon your channel and i love your style! Subscribed and gonna watch em all.

2 things I gotta say about this game: 1) There are 7 planets from the original game which didn't make it to this game, a game 14 years ago has more content than a game in this day and age. 2) The game was advertised to have new planets, which it didn't... (planetizer is really just a remake of Drek's Fleet)

@voltrainer

8 жыл бұрын

+ykrivaa the thing is some of the planets from the old game didnt even need to be there. and the deplanetizer replaces dreks fleet and the original version of quartu, as well as the gemlik orbital station. where the new quartu is entirely new level wise. and there was a whole new area on gaspar. after the reworking of the story and gameplay, some places were just useless. Gemlik wouldnt have made sense anymore. where the planet with the old srgt was removed, the srgt was replaced with von ion, and i guess deemed the planet pointless. although it was a nice location in the original. where the original may have a few more planets, some of them get reworked into one location, and others redone entirely. would it have been nice to have a few more planets? most defintely, i was left wanting more and went and bought every game in the franchise. i could even explain certain reasoning behind not having certain areas at all. but the movie in this respect does in fact cause damage to a game that still ended up amazing. If the movie didnt have the reworked story, we may have had more content, but the 2 hour difference it really adds on a first run doesnt change how well the game is doing. I just hope we get more ratchet and clank games of this quality down the line.

@ykrivaa2nd

8 жыл бұрын

VoltaireSurge The only problem I really have though is that the game description does in fact say "new planets", obviously there weren't any new planets. Also some planets which aren't in this game could've actually made some sense, Orxon (Drek's home planet), Hoven (which had the planetbuster maximus, also where you got the hydropack) hell even Umbris could've fit with the story as a planet where Ratchet trained to be a galactic ranger, and oltanis could've been added like Pokitaru in some way....

@voltrainer

8 жыл бұрын

+ykrivaa hmm you got me on the new planet thing I guess. hoven was rendered useless when clank had started with the hydro pack and the raritanium being a bit more plentiful, the weather was just put on Batalia. sooo all the use for hoven is gone. with umbris, there were no real items you got there aside from the suprised qwark betrayal and the snagglebeast, both moved to slightly better points for the story, the snagglebeast in the nebula space lab, and then have qwarks betrayal seem almost surprising, putting it in the deplanitizer. plus it made him seem more self preserving instead of just being money interested. orxon was an alright level, but there were already alittle too many factory levels as it were so they just mixed orxon and quartu. I don't even remember oltanis. yes technically the old game had more levels, but those levels had the, you are forced to only be clank, or you have to be ratchet only a huge portion of it. but in alot of senses some levels were just rendered useless, or were just filler to begin with. so it's a more, trip the fat, and improve everything that's left.

Finally someone that feels the same way I do. I'm not mad that movie exists, but I just fear that it took away hours of content from the game. We could've gotten more classic or new levels and more character development.

@ToxicAtom

8 жыл бұрын

+BlaxxShadow I think _everyone_ feels the same way you do, bar blind fanboys and haters.

That ending is so meta for George. (But I don't even think he's nearly as "negative" as many people claim. I actually appreciate someone who's not afraid to critique and criticize as opposed to "11/10 GOTY. BUY NOW! CONSUME! JUST DO IT! FUCK!!")

Totally nailed it with the music!

yay I was hoping you would cover this!

Great video as always, Thanks!

That intro sound just filled my heart.

I think people are a bit too harsh on the continuity considering how the game is good just on the merits of its gameplay. But I bought the original trilogy remaster in this week's sale just to find out what the original dialogue was like. The hoverboard races are much easier if you turn the game speed down using the unlockable settings, then just master the shortcuts, spamming tricks to use boost frequently. The more traditional cheats (infinite ammo, health) are a fun modifier, but by that point in the game you should have so much power that you don't need them, which means they're used more for fun and ease than for cheating. I only used them for my third playthrough where I had to spam the groovitron on everything ever.

*Takes a drink Of water* 8:11 *Spittakes* HOLY CRAP A OM NOM MOVIE!

This stuff was my jam back in the day. I can't tell you how many complete save files I've created on the original trilogy.

Oh dear. I think I'm starting to feel withdrawal over going more than a week without an episode of bunnyhop.

No nostalgia? I'm a 23 year old and the PS2 Ratchet & Clank games were a huge part of my childhood, so seeing the areas from the first game remade with modern tech makes me really happy

@TenshiCat

8 жыл бұрын

+julie martinez Absolutely! Regardless of the quality, it is really nice that Ratchet got his own high budget big screen film!

Having played the demo for the ps4, at my local Walmart store (I use primarily steam) I had a a lot of fun, but I am glad you mentioned at 5:00 the fact that it had a lot of ''smears'', the way ratchet moved his weapon around was much more satisfying than I expected....but holy shit was the film bad.

I love these videos. Can't wait for the next one.

Whoops, I came early..... great video btw