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Waw Ratchet and clank 2016 has really blown up! And No
wonder, its an awesome fast paced action platformer game that has remembers
where it’s from, But know where its
going!
IT’s actually the 1st game where I though,,, this
time it genuinely does look like a cg movie! If I had one gripe with it, one
little nit pick, it would be that ratchet looks a lot less… adult! Rn’C was
cheeky, with innuendo jokes even in the title! This new image doesn’t say that
about him at all… nore does his dialogue for that matter, it does seem a lot
more child friendly … buts hey, its no conkers… but that aside
It might just be the
best remake since Resident Evil!
But harcken back with me, if you will, to the crisp
youthfull years of the 21st century!
Where animal maskots, such as the beloved and well missed
bandicoot or the purple dragon, started to whither like autumn leaves.
As one falls another rises, for A new breed of platformer
was merging from the very fathers of the falling maskots.
It is written that when a platform mascot rises,
another shall rise to challenge, and
each shall live in rivalry but alas will never taste the sweet nectar of
victory, for they shall live and die as equals, until we don’t hear from one of
them for a few years and expect the worst….
Story
The story is a tale of 2 unliekley friends who team up to
beat a common enemy!
The story starts off with Ratchet working on an airship, all
things seem to be fine until hes reminded he needs one more component ! the
robotic egnition system! Ehich he obviously cant get on his planet, this pisses
him off and he says fuckit im going home.….
Meanwhile on a distant planet an industrial factory is
creating robots.. and.. carefully placing them in a ditch… when all of a
sudden, the entire factory malfunctions, forgets its orders for a split second
and accidentally produces a self aware sentient midget… all of a sudden an info
bot appears out of the blue and shows him.. something that traumatizes the little fella!
He is then spotted by a guard , steals a ship and crash lands on Ratchets
home planet. Ratchet goes to explore the crash to see weather he can salvage
any parts and sell it on the black market and finds a little tincan robot in
stasis.
The lil guy wakes up
and and says that he needs help in saving the galaxy and shows ratchet the info
bot, revealing that a sharp dressed slugman who clearly has no idea about cost
finance or how a planet works, is
stealing pieces of habited planets and
sticing them with others and making some kind of frankenplanet!
After seeing the info
bot ratchet says that he’d love to help but cant fly the ship as he needs robotic egnition system… lil robot who we
hvent named then reveals that he is equipped with such an item! And so the
adventure begins! But what is that lil robots name!?
Gameplay
the gameplay is verrrry close to its spiritual predesesor
Spyro. In fact lets explore that shall we?
3rd person adventure? Check
Small side kick? Check
X to jump Square to melee and circle to projectile? Check
Unlock specific ability to advance through levels? Check
Awesome minigames and sidequests? Check
Smashing Containers filled with a collectable item that is
used as currency? Check
3 tries to get out of sludge before you die? Check!
You get the picture!
But enough about the similarities! Lets talk about the
features that separate it from the other platformers.
Aside from ratchets ratchet… I mean wrench… you can
purchase/find a vast number of weopons! Usually these weapons are split into 2
catagories. Guns and gloves, gloves, for the most part are used to throw certain explosives, some might have an electro
magnetic pulse, others just blow shit up… my personal favorite is the glove of
dooooom. The glooov off doooom lets you throw a metal ball to the ground as it
touches the ground it splits into 5 little robots that chase your enemies and
expload on impact… there just so damn adorable.
and guns, for those of you who have never played a game,
watched tv, read a book and just stayed in your room licking the furnature,
shoot… things… from a simple automatic oozy type weapon, to a flame thrower to
a remote control rocket launcher!!!!
Probably the most unique feature about Ratchet and clank is
the upgrades clank is…. Succumbed to , during this adventure, allow ing you to
dp things like glide, hover and swim faster,etc. with each upgrade on clank being very visible, its hard to get board of the
game mechanics.
If that wasn’t enough, Ratchet can get a few upgrades of his
own! These come in the form of helmets, boots, hats and handhelds!
You can often find mini games in the form of unlocking
certain doors or using a vehicle, or even entering a hover board championship!
These bitesized events break away from the main gameplay
enough so it doesn’t get stale, and doesn’t get in the way of the main game!
Every now and then you will have to fight a boss. They
aren’t necersarily unique , but theyre fun and often challenging!
You can replenish your health by finding and ofcourse
smashing, a glass crate full of nano tech! at 1st you can only
hold 4 nano techs but as you progress
you can upgrade!
VISUALS
Visually its not a bad looking game! But its the clean detailed
environment , weapons and character design that stands out more than anything… The
art work definitely set a trend in the early 2000’s!
Every world you go to feels different and unique!
With hidden areas and sidequests theres plenty of excuses to
go site seeing
Audio
Ratchet and clanks audio is fucking awesome!
For the most part the score is a blend of groove bass lines,
breakbeats , techy synths, industrial samples and the occasional orchestral
string section. The genres is usually a fusion of TripHop Drum n Bass, and acid
jazz.
The tracks are always strong, groovy, and fitting with the
industrial enviroments! This truly is one of the best scores ive ever heard!
