The Slightly Better One...

RATCHET AND CLANK: THE GAME THAT THE GAME BASED ON THE MOVIE WAS BASED ON!

Here's The Video Version! 
https://youtu.be/GeOa1jfrC5o

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 1^st 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 21^st 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?

3^rd 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 1^st 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!