Ratchet and Clank Future - It's About Time. 

Dude, I cut it from the video cause I thought it hurt the pacing a bit but the radio stations?! Pirate radio is a right laugh and there is basically a guardians of the galaxy station that makes flying around after those movies have come out just, such a vibe

I would say if you’re pressed on time, it’s worth skipping Q4B all together then. Thank you! I decided spur of the moment last night as I was editing to do sunset overdrive, the often overlooked insomniac gem, so I’m just installing it now actually and hopefully have something done by Friday. Not as old school, but then I need to get around to finishing sly and ratchet haha

This is like a casual npc comment

Right? If a studio today put out a game a year for almost 8 years it would be labelled as rush. A big part is fortunately due to the awareness of crunch now which is good, but most big studios have multiple devs that cycle through game releases to still have a new game every 1 to 2 years without sacrificing quality (COD, Assassins Creed, etc). Super interesting to see insomniacs ps2-ps4 era and then compare that too current gen onwards, with Spider-Man, Ratchet and Clank and Wolverine all going on at the same time with supposedly no more crunch. Compared to Santa Monica that does a god of war every 5 years or naughty dog that does an uncharted or last of us every 4. They are a machine man

Definitely in the running and I agree, it is one heck of a Ratchet and Clank game. You’re always one of the first to watch and comment so want to pick your brain mate, thinking of doing sunset overdrive next time, watched a trailer while I was making this one and it was great, might be a nice change of pace. Would you be interested or nah not really?

@@HowGoodGames I haven’t played it but I’ve heard good things about it, would be cool to see your opinion on it!

Yeah I think it’s a weird insomniac blind spot lots of insomniac fans have since it’s locked on Xbox, I think I’ll give it a go! Thanks for your thoughts mate 😊

@@HowGoodGames Not entirely true. Sunset Overdrive actually has a Steam port now, although originally it was an xbox exclusive.

Great catch Apothis, I completely forgot about that and was already thinking up script ideas about it being an Xbox exclusive. Good looking out haha

We used to have a GAME in Australia as well but it went under unfortunately. I was exactly the same! I had no idea quest for booty had even come out, I think I might have even skipped it originally and ended up playing it after a crack in time if I remember correctly

Hahahaha I don’t know why but ‘rounded down’ got me for some reason. It makes me believe very much you have finished it 12 times since you are so specific lol

Hype can be so strong it doesn’t even matter if it’s your favourite, barely matters if it’s even good. I speak from experience because I still have a cyberpunk wallpaper on my pc from the time when hype for it was alive and well haha. Thank you mate, as always! Same time next week hey? Chat then!

he's a great creator need more like him, I love his reviews too and also especially because of the classic games

Oh gosh, stop you two. I haven’t even got to 1k subs yet, but this honestly gives me lots of confidence. I’m trying out some skills for other let’s play/video ideas so there is some variety and just more content, but these reviews aren’t going anywhere! I am also almost out of Ratchet games so shout out any other classics you’d be interested in seeing me cover too!

What's #1

@@michaelstaton1999 Top 10 favorite games for their story. (not necessarily best written, but overall favorite stories and plots) #1 Up Your Arsenal #2 Crack In Time #3 Rift Apart #4 OG Ratchet and Clank #5 Deadlocked #6 Into the Nexus #7 Tools Of Destruction #8 Going Commando #9 All 4 One #10 Secret Agent Clank

Thanks Flips! I was honestly thinking this as I was editing yesterday, I think from Sunset overdrive onwards, the mid range dash becomes a pretty core mechanic for Insomniac, kind of how interacting with an environment as characters move through it is for naughty dog. SO, the Spider-Man’s and Rift Apart all have their own versions of a mid range ground and air dash that I would argue is as big for fluidity of not just movement, but combat as the strafe was. And yeah bruh, what’s your #1? Watch me say ‘ohhh yeah, forgot about that one’

Top 10, that’s above and beyond. But yeah, I can definitely see that

I actually had a whole paragraph just on how I loved the radio, not only mad guardians of the galaxy vibes well before those movies came out, but all the ads for things like dread zone where so cool! I only cut it out because I felt like the video was starting to run a bit long and I’d been talking about ships for a while, even though it’s only a small part of the game

@@HowGoodGames gotcha. I just loved the Easter eggs in the radio especially the one about Angela. But pirate radio was also surprisingly very good too haha

Missed opportunity to not have a station that just played Courtney gears songs, and by that I mean a station that just had ‘death to squishies’ on repeat

@@HowGoodGames omg!!! Yes!! I would unironically have loved that. I’m now a bit upset that they didn’t have that in any of the radio stations lol. And it would have been super great if they had the soundtracks of the original ps2 games on the radio stations. I get that the original audios were probably in mono, but I’d still take mono sound for that in ACIT!

And you could have put it through a bit of a filter to make it sound almost like it was being played through an old timey radio anyway. And you call the station ‘A Chorus in Time’ and you’re off to the races. @Insomniac, Literal Charlie and I will be here when you need more good ideas

Yeah it sucks, I’ve brought it up at the start of some of my ps2 reviews for those games as well, where they were getting in some cases 10 months to fully develop a game. UYA suffers from this a lot to. I think a crack in time though is the one where their ambition and time crashed together with the most impact, with all the ideas they had for a their third R&C entry on the ps3 now they’d had so much experience with that system. Reportedly insomniac doesn’t have crunch at all anymore, which is crazy given all the games they are working on and being only a single team

I think I would have to sub out going commando with deadlocked… but also I would want UYA in there somewhere, which I think is pretty on par with going commando. Uhh it’s to hard to choose. I’ve just got a solid top 5

Yo thank you so much mate! That's definitely what im working towards, thanks for the super kind words and the sub! Glad you enjoyed it!

Yoooo! Thanks dude ❤️

If it was given the same time to cook as games get today, who knows how different this game could have been, but I completely echo your thoughts. Thanks for commenting mate, if you have some time and haven’t already, check out the other R&C videos on the channel, and more to come soon!

was pretty proud of it myself lol. Wanted to do something a bit more ‘retrospective-lite’ as well as just the review so really glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for sharing mate 😊

Flying around with the right stations made it feel like it could have been a great Guardians of the Galaxy game. Glad you got a chance to get around to the PS3 games, a Crack in Time is definitely a gem, thanks for watching as well mate! Hope you enjoyed!!

I was surprised by how connected the two felt. I didn’t really remember any of the ps3 games when playing rift apart, even when rusty pete came up I was like who the heck is that? So I’m really keen to go back to RA now as well

Yeah rift apart is really nice. But it doesnt feels like a ratchet and clank game. I dont have the same feeling which i had with crack in time or the first 3 games. And i dont like ratchets design. He looks like a different person. Like a child.

Agree with all of those, and completely missed the announcement about Angela Cross, but that’s amazing that they said she’s with the other missing person whose story they also never tied up. I enjoyed the ryno 5 but it’s spread of fire made it tough to use, I was looking forward to unloading it on nefarious but since it has such a wide spread it’s really geared towards crowd control more then anything

Hopefully in the next 2 or 3 weeks, wanted to put the PS3 ratchets too bed and the cross off the last two sly games!

@@HowGoodGames heck yeah I'm glad your sticking to them, the classics are great

A great question mate, at this stage I was thinking of just going into the nexus and maybe doing a slightly shorter video to get some time to work on some other side ideas and polish them. I’ve actually decided to give myself a slight break from R&C this week and I’m going to tackle sunset overdrive, it just finished downloading so going to start that and aim for that as Friday’s video. Otherwise my rough thoughts are -into the nexus - last 2 sly games - ratchet ps4 and rift apart Then throw in a Resi 1 review and let’s play to test the RU-vid water in that space. My last Resi video crashed and burned so hoping it finds new life sometime, but going to try this series a bit longer before I give up on it , I think I can make some good content there 🤞

That’s probably way more info then you were interested in haha, but there you have it, my rough unconfirmed plans for the next 2 months or so lol

@@HowGoodGames Oh, have fun with Sunset Overdrive! It’s quite a ride! And it sucks that RE didn’t do so hot, but that’s to be expected when you stray from your norm for the first time. I know I for one am eagerly awaiting your RE Let’s Play, however!

I was going to make a point in the video but I just couldn’t get it sitting right, but basically rift apart feels like a direct sequel to a crack in time imo. So many themes and mechanics carry across and it honestly adds to the argument that given the games are 12 years apart that ACIT was AHEAD of its time as well… damn that’s how I should have worded it, would have had another point in my ‘about time’ list. Rats. Duuuuuuude, I got a 64 emulator and about 2 hours of footage recorded for conkers from a few months back already! I put it on the back burner just because since I’m trying to grow an audience, I wanted to focus on just 2 or 3 franchises max to make a niche and it felt like people watching were PlayStation focused like myself. I wasn’t sure about how other systems would go, but I’ve got conkers, banjo kazooie and bunch of other platform(er)s I plan to get to in the future! Like I’ve literally only played Mario odyssey, only Mario game I’ve ever played. Please dude, I love the long comment (obviously). I’m just stoked you want to talk to me and share your thoughts! Thanks for supporting!

@@HowGoodGames I am a playstation centered player but I had a 64 as a kid with smash, Banjo Kazooie, starfox and Mario 64, and I played them all over and over again. I got back into 64 with emulation in my teen years on a laptop that ran slow and that was when I heard of conkers bad fur day. I tried it on my laptop and experienced a lot of bugs mostly with facial expressions, and the pause menu then I got the rare replay version for Xbox one witch is just a port of the 64 version, the best version (from what I've read) if you were wanting to get it, was conker live and reloaded idk how you would get that version tho, I have a physical 64 and the game as well as donkey kong, perfect dark, and Resident evil 2, plus a few others, I know it might sound wierd but I know how it can be on RU-vid, I'd be willing to send my 64 for you to get legit footage. Conker is my favorite 64 game just because of the raunchy humor, crude themes, and 90s movie nostalgia. If you have only played odyssey trust me you have absolutely played the best Mario, I have 3d all stars for switch too if you wanna try out 64, sunshine or world, if you got the 64 expansion for switch you can already play 64 with save states tho. never played world myself but 64 takes patience and it hasn't aged too well not a terrible Mario though, it did start Mario into the 3d setting, I haven't played sunshine much but what I have played feels different as well as the same as many 3d Mario's, it's odd but it's many people's favorite in the series. I understand if you want to stick to the games your on now tho and finish them through you got a hell of a list Sly 3, thieves in time, resident evil, the rest of the Ratchet and clank series, and I'm sure there's other things on the horizon. Either way can't wait to see what's in store. Over the course of writing this and reading your post I had 2 questions pop into my head 1. What do you think of the arenas in rift apart do they hold up tho the rest of the series (I understand if you wanna hold off on this answer until your review for suspense) 2. What's your thought on elden ring I just got it and never have played any from software game prior.

@@michaelstaton1999 Let me tackle those questions first. 1. I've been thinking about this a bit. I played Rift Apart with a huge amount of hype being a big PS5 title and might have had some blinders on, and I hadn't played a R&C game in a long time so couldn't compare. From memory though, I think they are fine but the arenas themselves didn't feel as addictive as even GC or UYA. I'd need to go back now and play it again to properly compare it. 2. I can't answer this one shortly. I love fromsoft and if there was one thing I could do on the channel and have it succeed it would probably be dark souls lets plays. Im not good, but I have a lot of fun with them. Because I play, script, record and edit a video each week, I've had the time to put only about 3 hours into it so far but is still the game im itching to get back to most. From what I've played and seen, it seems to actually be a good entry point to the style of games but I would say be in the right mindset. Don't get discouraged losing souls or whatever they are called here, take it slow and approach each enemy like it will kill you, and you'll fall into the rythym soon enough. Thanks for all the mario info mate! As well as the offer for the 64, thats super generous but im in Australia and if I go down that road should probably just invest in my own one anyway! I have a copy of 3D All Stars just because of its weird release window, but haven't played anything on it yet. I think when I finish up Ratchet and Sly I'll put up a poll to see what people might be interested but like you've mentioned, lot to choose from. Personally, Im really intruiged by Resi and as someone thats never had the guts for it, im really using this as a way to force myself to play it even though I've always wanted to anyway!

It’s basically written in the stars. Play it again! Awesome you’ve been checking out the channel mate! Hope you stick around for some of the new stuff as well!

@@HowGoodGames Yeah it seems the algorithm finally gave me something good this time!

I’m very excited to get my hands on rift apart and tackle it again, I played it at launch and already don’t remember much outside of me having a great time with it

Yeah it was one of those games when they were making it, they thought it was going to be the last ratchet game they were going to do. Honestly, after Spider-Man, I’m so surprised and relieved that they are still making time for Ratchet and Clank

@@HowGoodGames I didn’t mean the game but as in like: ‘Oh this game has the scene where Ratchet dies’ but maybe it could be because they thought it was going to end here, that they added this in. Very sad scene for sure tho

Deadset, when I was playing this, I was finishing the last battle while my footy team started playing, I beat the boss (no spoilers) and the final cutscene started playing, but then screamed at my footy team because of a no try, dropped the control and skipped the last cutscene and it went straight to credits. Had to RU-vid it so I could see what happened haha

@@HowGoodGames Oof well how did u react when u did watch the scene later on for the first time?

@@scorpionhdkid8972 I thought it was good, I would say overall happy with how it all tied up

My favourite thing of all is that the working title of this game was Clockblockers, until Sony stepped in as the responsible parent

Lesgoooo! What an introduction to video games, way to start with a bang. Now the question is what Ratchet game did you play next? Did you start at the very beginning on jump on somewhere else?

after i played crack in time i played tools of destruction and quest for booty. then i played trilogy

Yeah good order, makes a lot of sense. I don’t know if you did gladiator/deadlocked or not but would highly recommend it. If you haven’t played it, you should check out my video on it, I’m super biased 👍

Lesgooo! Great stuff mate, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, hope you enjoyed the video!

I’m very excited to get back to rift apart even though I played it only last year, I remember literally nothing about into the nexus so keen for that as well! Did you play the ps2 games??

@@HowGoodGames i did , never owned ps3 so not long ago i bought one together with all ratchet and clank games and beat them all , i love how they improve for the most part in every single game, gameplay, graphics new weapons etc , even for ps3 looks awesome. I also beat the ones that are not part of the main story like front assault but i admit they're not as good .

@@HowGoodGames rift apart is a masterpiece, looks gorgeous plays gorgeous , i will go back to it later on challenge mode to get all weapons max out i think they go up to level 8 or was 10

Dude that’s awesome, thanks for taking the time to share. Hope you sub and stick around, still got the last few games to come out on the channel and covering Sunset Overdrive this week, Insomniacs most under appreciated game so hopefully you’ll enjoy it!

Thank you man! Glad you’ve found the channel and enjoying it!!! Appreciate you taking the time to comment on my videos as well!

@@HowGoodGames sure

So true, should have made that a talking point! man I barely used any footage of him either, damn. There is so much to talk about for this game, like the whole infiltrating nefarious’ ship mission, maybe I should have just made it longer haha. Thanks for watching!

He was Also the Villian of UYa as well

Oh yeah, definitely remembered to give him a bit more credit during my UYA review. Check out the channel if you enjoyed this, hopefully plenty more you’ll like!

It would take a brave person to argue that point. Thanks for taking the time to watch Schomo!

You have impecable taste and certainly live up to your name Gaming Enthusiast. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment, appreciate it!

@@HowGoodGames thankyou 👍👍

And how he is father to a robot. She me how that creepy laugh made its way across different species, please and thank you

Yeah, for me I think (and don’t hold me to it because I’ll deny I ever said it) 2 is the best, Deadlocked is my favourite. Thanks for watching!!

Great taste, thanks for taking the time to watch and comment friend. If you enjoyed definitely recommend checking out my video on Ratchet 3 and consider sticking around for the rest of the series!!

Agreed, it could easily run at a smooth 60 now and everything on my tv just looked really blurry, perfect candidate for a remaster

Im working on a sunset review right now actually! And just posted a short video on one of their weapons, its such a fun games. SO came 5 years after ACIT actually, but they were working on Resistance at the same time so definitely no less busy. But yeah, now they are still flat out as anything!

@@HowGoodGames Yea sunset overdrive has a permanent spot on PC there's no other game I can just pick up put on music and have it always take my full attention. Its a amazing game that solely just wants you to have fun... which is why insomniac is so good they really just focus on gameplay/movement and making sure even if you have no objective it is still fun and engaging to move around the world. When spiderman comes to PC swinging through that game is gonna be like a meditation spot for me.

@@flycosis Have you played spiderman already? Or is this going to be the first time. If it's the first, you are in for just, the best time

@@HowGoodGames Gonna be my first time! I loved Spiderman 2 back in the day and I loved swinging so much I pre-ordered The Amazing spider-man 2 on steam for full price. XD

I was the same man, absolutely obsessed. In Australia the amazing Spider-Man game came out before the movie for some reason, and because it’s set directly after it, literally spoiled everything haha. You’re going to love it dude, maybe I should cover it when it drops on pc too

At least I’m consistent 🤷‍♂️

@@HowGoodGames no judgement. I love full frontal assault.

Interesting, I ask that very question on my UYA video... check it out if you enjoyed this one my guy! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment as well, really appreciate it bro!

@@HowGoodGames I beat every single one multiple times except the PS5 one because can't get a ps5

@@joshuakeely5593 damn that sucks man, hopefully you can get your hands on one soon, seems like its slowly getting less bad out there but scalpers ruin it for everyone. I think if you enjoyed ACIT you'll definitely enjoy Rift Apart, a lot of similarities in those two

Same

I’ve said it on this channel, Deadlocked is definitely my favourite overall and I will die on that hill.

@@HowGoodGames dead lock is second for me, UYA movement tech with lag jumping is king DL just feels slow and more clunky without it. But that certainly doesn't mean it's bad still a great game

I’ve never tried it myself, but I’ve seen some speed runners using that jump to propel themselves crazy quick, is that what lag jumping is?

I've not seen anyone talking about this anywhere, but is Alistair Azimuth the biggest buzzkill in the galaxy? My sources say yes, yes he is

What R&C games would make up your top 3?