Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
04-17-16, 07:48 PM
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Re: Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
IGN's full of shit (as usual).
Looks like around 12 hours.
Looks like around 12 hours.
04-17-16, 09:18 PM
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Re: Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
My total time was around 13-15 hours but I did a lot of exploring (got all the gold bolts).
04-17-16, 09:24 PM
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04-17-16, 09:28 PM
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04-17-16, 09:44 PM
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04-17-16, 09:51 PM
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Re: Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
Tools of Destruction, Quest for Booty, A Crack in Time, and Into the Nexus were the one's I was talking about. I don't even think I ever played through any of the PS2 one's other than 1. I remember playing that back when it came out and thinking it was great but I don't recall playing any other ones. I bought the HD collection back when it came out but I only made it a couple hours into 1 and stopped playing and never went back.
04-18-16, 10:11 AM
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04-18-16, 11:29 AM
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Re: Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
This mirrors my feelings.
Ratchet & Clank Reminds Me That I Used To Smile When Playing.
Certainly a breath of fresh air after 60 hours of Bloodborne.
Ratchet & Clank Reminds Me That I Used To Smile When Playing.
Sometimes, we underestimate the dramatic changes we've seen in this industry over the past several decades.
And very often, we don't realize that as we get older and as the games continue to change (most have grown with us), we actually experience this hobby differently.
Sure, I was always enraptured when playing my RPGs. I wasn't sitting there with a goofy smile on my face; I was probably pretty intent on what I was doing and though I adored what I was doing, it was a different sort of adoration. It was a different sort of happiness. But as very few games these days are constructed like traditional RPGs, I don't experience them in the same way and as such, I react differently.
Same goes for most modern games when compared to "old" games like, for example, Ratchet & Clank. I never realized just how significant the change is until I sat down and played the recently released remake. After a few hours, it dawned on my that I had spent the majority of my time grinning at the screen. Then I asked myself- "When's the last time you did that?" When's the last time a video game elicited this feeling of pure, engaged entertainment?
Last year, my favorite game was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (and I actually hope Blood and Wine really does hold off until June, just so I have time to sink my teeth into it). I'd say my other favorites were Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Rocket League, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, and The Order: 1886. All very different and yet, none of them had the same effect on me as R&C.
The point is, I can't remember the last time a game did have this effect. Just happy as a clam, running around, not wanting to stop, enjoying every ounce of the production. You don't have to think very hard about anything, there's nothing dark or gritty or dirty or grimy to get in the way of the carefree fun, and while there's certainly depth, there isn't enough to make you sit, lost in thought. No, this is just fun. And I've completely forgotten that video games did this at one point.
And very often, we don't realize that as we get older and as the games continue to change (most have grown with us), we actually experience this hobby differently.
Sure, I was always enraptured when playing my RPGs. I wasn't sitting there with a goofy smile on my face; I was probably pretty intent on what I was doing and though I adored what I was doing, it was a different sort of adoration. It was a different sort of happiness. But as very few games these days are constructed like traditional RPGs, I don't experience them in the same way and as such, I react differently.
Same goes for most modern games when compared to "old" games like, for example, Ratchet & Clank. I never realized just how significant the change is until I sat down and played the recently released remake. After a few hours, it dawned on my that I had spent the majority of my time grinning at the screen. Then I asked myself- "When's the last time you did that?" When's the last time a video game elicited this feeling of pure, engaged entertainment?
Last year, my favorite game was The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (and I actually hope Blood and Wine really does hold off until June, just so I have time to sink my teeth into it). I'd say my other favorites were Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Rocket League, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Until Dawn, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, and The Order: 1886. All very different and yet, none of them had the same effect on me as R&C.
The point is, I can't remember the last time a game did have this effect. Just happy as a clam, running around, not wanting to stop, enjoying every ounce of the production. You don't have to think very hard about anything, there's nothing dark or gritty or dirty or grimy to get in the way of the carefree fun, and while there's certainly depth, there isn't enough to make you sit, lost in thought. No, this is just fun. And I've completely forgotten that video games did this at one point.
04-18-16, 12:36 PM
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Yep, my feelings as well. I rarely bother with trying to platinum a game, but I probably will with this one, just as an excuse to keep playing. I'm pretty close to the end, but am going back through all the planets with the mapomatic to clean up any collectibles I missed the first time on them.
04-18-16, 12:39 PM
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I hope this game sells incredibly well, and someone makes me a sequel to Whiplash. It's the only game I've found that had humor and fun at R&C levels.
04-18-16, 01:11 PM
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I started this the other day, as a not so huge fan of R&C I'm not sure what I expected, but it's decent enough.
And it definitely looks fantastic
I personally want an MDK3 still.
And it definitely looks fantastic
I personally want an MDK3 still.
04-18-16, 02:23 PM
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Re: Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
Yep, my feelings as well. I rarely bother with trying to platinum a game, but I probably will with this one, just as an excuse to keep playing. I'm pretty close to the end, but am going back through all the planets with the mapomatic to clean up any collectibles I missed the first time on them.
First time was on normal; now I'm about halfway through challenge mode on hard. ...and I started playing on Friday! The race thing might keep me from a platinum, though, and I'll need a third playthrough for the Groovitron one.
04-18-16, 02:27 PM
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04-18-16, 02:31 PM
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04-19-16, 11:52 AM
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Re: Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
I'll probably be finishing it again before too much longer.
04-19-16, 12:38 PM
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If you ordered from Best Buy, follow these steps.
I was sent a code almost immediately (and even got an apologetic phone call).
I was sent a code almost immediately (and even got an apologetic phone call).
04-21-16, 08:34 AM
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Finished Ratchet and Clank for the third time in, like, 4 days. I wish there were some way to see what I'm missing for the Death by Disco trophy. I'd swear I used it against every type of enemy. I'm down to just that and the races for the platinum.
04-25-16, 12:38 PM
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Finished it. And like all previous R&C games, I wish it went on much longer, like at least 5 more planets and 5 more weapons.
04-25-16, 12:45 PM
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I finished it this weekend as well. Think I'm going to move on to Challenge Mode and play it again. Since I got the Racing and Hacking trophies I can largely skip those parts now. I just want to level up all those guns -- most are awesome at Level 5. I tried not to use my Bouncer too much, but did rely on it a ton on that final Boss battle.
Don't know if there's any point in watching the movie now since it looks like a lot of it is included here as cinematics, but I'm still taking my kids to see it this weekend because -- Ratchet & Clank!
I assume on Challenge mode you can still go and get the Gold Bolts you're still missing, as well as working towards completing the card deck. Is that right?
Don't know if there's any point in watching the movie now since it looks like a lot of it is included here as cinematics, but I'm still taking my kids to see it this weekend because -- Ratchet & Clank!
I assume on Challenge mode you can still go and get the Gold Bolts you're still missing, as well as working towards completing the card deck. Is that right?
04-25-16, 12:49 PM
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My wife is about halfway through her playthrough, so Ratchet and Clank is close to having been finished 4 times in, like, 2 weeks.
I'll probably pick it up again when the next patch drops.
04-25-16, 02:59 PM
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I finished my second playthrough last night and started a third. I think I'll probably stop before platinuming it, but I do want to get all the weapons maxed and I think I have 5-6 left to do. I will say that the fully maxed Ryno is ridiculous. Just point in the correct general direction, hold the trigger and kill everything/anything. I'd probably go for the platinum except I really am not a big fan of the races and know it would take me a lot of tries to get those. And I Groovitroned the hell out of everything on my second playthrough and somehow still missed that trophy.
04-29-16, 07:33 AM
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Re: Ratchet and Clank (PS4, 2016)
If you're stuck on the Rilgar race trophy, here's a glitch from another forum that worked for me:
The trophy requires you to finish the gold cup in first place in 1:30 or less. If you're in first place and have a worse time (say, 1:40), don't cross the finish line; quit the race via the menu, and the trophy will pop. With as easy as the Kalebo III race trophy is, it's nuts that the Rilgar one is so punishing.
I still have to play through the game one more time to get the Platinum (still trying to figure out what I missed with the Groovitron), and I'll do that as soon as my wife's finished with her first time through. Such a ridiculously fun game.
Too bad about the movie, though! It's rocking a 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The trophy requires you to finish the gold cup in first place in 1:30 or less. If you're in first place and have a worse time (say, 1:40), don't cross the finish line; quit the race via the menu, and the trophy will pop. With as easy as the Kalebo III race trophy is, it's nuts that the Rilgar one is so punishing.
I still have to play through the game one more time to get the Platinum (still trying to figure out what I missed with the Groovitron), and I'll do that as soon as my wife's finished with her first time through. Such a ridiculously fun game.
Too bad about the movie, though! It's rocking a 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.
06-08-16, 12:36 PM
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