Ratchet & Clank For Newcomers - Play Order - How To Get Started! 

I love Deadlocked. :)

And then of course, ratchet & clank: rift apart on ps5 that was just announced earlier today

secret agent clank has ratchet fighting in prison showers and when he gets hit his towel falls off, its vital

Man I really need ratchet and clank trilogy on the ps4

for the people who just want to see the list: 9:05

I think that Quest for Booty was great. I would still consider it as an essential part of the Future Saga. It doesn't take long to beat and it heavily features the robot space pirates and those guys are always entertaining.

as a kid and this being a new game when it came out it was surprisingly much better than I thought it was gonna be.. I loved going from planet to planet and upgrading my ship and weapons and armour

'you can skip quest for booty' DON'T EVER SPEAK TO ME OR MY SON EVER AGAIN 😂

Ive actually only played Deadlocked out of all of the games so far so this was quite helpful! That game was so much fun back in the day so giving the other games a try has been a longtime Coming.

I've been getting back into the series since the newest one releases on PC next month and wanted to get my kids up to speed. This video explained everything I was wondering about so I dusted off the old ps3 and we're marathoning it. Thanks for your help!

I'm a huge fan of the OG Ratchet and Clank Trilogy. I barely remember playing the Future games since it was such a long time ago, and I wanted to pick the series back up but saw some of these other games and didn't know if it was worth trying out for the sake of the overall story. This really helped out!

Great video! I played the first one on PS2 at a friend’s house when it first released. I just bought a PS3 and all the games and ready to jump head first into the series and this was a big help - especially the parts on which games to delay playing

I own almost every Ratchet and Clank games and your list is top notch!

The original trilogy was a big part my childhood gaming and I’ve recently played through them again and want to play the rest.

Tools of destruction was my childhood apart from the ps4 one i have.

I think this simplified things pretty well i started at the ps4 remake never played the originals growing up and as I was looking for them I noticed so many of them are ether very hard to find or very expensive your video simplified my list way better then it was originally so thanks I knew there where spin offs or random versions that where just not important I just didnt know what ones this helped 😁

Amazing vid dude!!! So concise, easy to understand, and well informed!!! *deep breath* Ever since I finally finished moving and dug out my ps2 a few months ago, I have been scouring my used game/book store for hidden gems. One day, I found going commando and up your arsenal and I've suddenly been a r&c fan!!! (My fav is going commando by the way...) Im am now interested in most of the ps3 games and I just found most of these games for about less than $10 each!!! However, im waiting for when I can afford a pre-owned $80 ps3 and im not quite sure if getting the games first is a good idea, because I would have no way to see if they work without a console. So wish me luck on my own "quest for booty" as I look to complete my collection!!!!

I think that secret agent Clank is a dream that Clank has right before a Cranck in time.

Thanks for the guide, now I want to start playing the collection to Rift Apart.

I love your reviews so much!

Me watching this eventho I've already played all the games multiple times ;)

I might have to show this to my cousin. I’ve getting hooked to R&C.

There is too much to say about this saga... The Ratchet PS4 game Will be the best Experience for an "expert" fan of the series, as there are Little and big "nostalgia eggs" that put a smile in your face. Mainly, the Insomniac Museum. GOD, this was a "caress to my Heart"... The First time that you unlock this, if you have grown up with this saga, is Simply a magic moment. The hymn to Nostalgia in each corner of the museum. 😊😁

"Skip deadlocked, play the reimagining" *WHOT!?*

I agree with pretty much everything you’ve explained loved the video only difference would be just to skip the 2016 remake since it’s not part of the original story it’s it’s own thing Great video left a like and sub 👍

Fantastic list and if you just want classic Ratchet and Clank gameplay, I totally recommend it. I personally enjoyed the story of "All 4 One" and I shall stick by my statement that it is the FUNNIEST Ratchet and Clank game to date, especially if you have all four characters on screen at once and they are interacting with each other.

i agree with this list. its good for newcomers who just want to get caught up in the overall story.my copy of nexus didnt come with the quest for booty code either. if i didnt have booty already i would have been pissed. i was lucky to get my hands on a physical version

My first Ratchet & Clank game was Ratchet & Clank full frontal assault even though it did not have a good story it was good and the defense system was good and this video is going to help me a lot getting into the series thanks👍

Thanks for this video! I almost forgot the order and I hope for the new game soon!

I’ve been playing ratchet and clank sense I was a kid, mostly the first 3. I got size matters on my psp, but I’ve been wanting to play through them all sense I recently got a ps5, which with ps plus, allows most of the games. It’s good to know which ones I don’t need to play tho, I got all 4 one on my ps3 and was not a fan. I didn’t know much about full frontal assault so it’s good to know that’s a tower defense game I don’t need to play either. This video is 5 years old at this point but still thank you!

I started off on Tools of Destruction and it will forever be my childhood PS3

My very first game of ratchet and clank was all 4 one and i love that game. Now i have every single ratchet and clank game.. even the psp spin-offs

Secret Agent Clank takes place after Size Matters but before Tools Of Destruction, so yes, there is at least one game that, lore wise, takes place before a game that came before it in release order.

“Evolutionized” also known as “evolved”

The first three are my holy trinity. I've beaten them all over and over so many times!

I actually really enjoyed playing Secret Agent Clank, it had stealth and it was always night time and lots of fun puzzles

The PS3 trilogy has some awful bugs too: as an example, the trash cans in Going Commando disappear when hit, and the slot machines have missing textures.

Nice timeline explanation of the Ratchet & Clank series. Hopefully we'll see a new Ratchet and Clank game in the upcoming future.

I totally agree with you on Ratchets design in acit! I love it so much, it's my fave~ I like it the most out of all the games and also much more than the PS4 version. I just think he looks more realistic in acit

Tools, Quest, and Crack are my favorite ones

Im glad ratchet and clank are still around but I do miss the old ps2 mascot platformer days.

I've been with the series since Size Matters. And what a journey its been

16K my dude :D

I REALLY Got Into It Because Of The Rift Apart Trailer & Bought The 2016 Reimagining Game & Played It On My Channel… & MY GOD!! IT'S SO FUN & BEAUTIFUL 🧡 XD

Gladiator is great! The re-imagining is just how Quark imagines things happened. It is not that the original timeline alters.

Nice video as always. I'm going to say a perfect list,but i suggest to put also "all 4 One" in the collection, because we know the tharpod race and in PS4 re-imagining,there are a lot of Fongoids and Tharpod everywhere! And i'm going to put in the list also Gladiator, even It was not so memorable among PS2 era! (There are some references in the various games that could be Lost if this game is skipped) So Ratchet 1, 2, 3, gladiator, TOD,aCiT,all 4 one, into The Nexus and Ratchet ps4. I'm a huge fan of the series, but the Last One game i like so much, i love the gameplay, i think One of the best of the series. The Story is not so good and mainly there are huge "bugs" between film Story and game Story. As a fan,my negative reaction was the "mess" created with this game, bacause the Story of ps4 is too different from the classic Ratchet and LOTS of thing have been cut away (the friendship between the Heroes, some Important planets, the first Ratchet behaviour that was rude!...). PS when you said in the video "...follow the chronological order because there are not prequel" I was thinking..."not yet...😏🤞"

I think you don't necessarily need to play them all in order, the orginal and future trilogies stand on their own for the most part, but do play in order if you have the chance. And probably just the main future saga including Into the Nexus if you just want the major story and lore up to this point. It's been 13 years since Tools came out, they could do another remaster collection of the future saga plus ITN for the PS5 for those who want to catch up with the story.

tbh now I think it's: Ratchet and Clank Collection (Ratchet and Clank 2002, Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando, Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal) Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

A crack in time is my favourite

While I generally agree with the list, I gotta say my own little twist on it. if you do play 'Up your Arsenal' or R&C3. You then DO have to play Deadlocked/Gladiator. The game in of itself doesn't add much to lore on its own story but it does actually reinforce a few things from both 3 and some insight info from one. Not to mention it does also leave an ever so brief snippet that does kinda lead to the future series. I say only do so if you play three thought because the events take place pretty quickly afterwards. If you skip three, then you can afford to skip it. These links and details are NOT critical to know, but if you do want to know some minor details in the R&C universe and how things flowed, deadlocked does actually support things despite being an arena based game. The point I'll use most is returning to Orxon. The Blarg homeworld from R&C1 that Drek devastated for his plans of financial gain, its state has worsened even more so against the odds and that's before being tampered with by the hosts of Deadlocked/Gladiator. It really shows just how messed up the corruption was and that had Ratchet and Clank failed. Drek's new world would have already likely became what Orxon once was during our time in R&C1 by now and that what we saw originally was only the starting process of its death.

long ago i started with tools of destruction i still wanna play in order in one go

Good and interesting video!

Man I've played them all and Deadlocked and Size matters were my favorites

i recently ordered ratchet & clank 1-3 after playing the ps4 game

To me, Ratchet & Clank 1, Going Commando, Up Your Arsenal, Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time are the ones that count the most.

Very helpful. Thank you.

I only ever played r&c 3 as a kid before picking up a crack in time years later. I couldn't believe how good the combat was, and how good it looked. Later on I picked up tools of destruction to understand the zoni stuff, and was disappointed that I hadn't played it first ( i didnt know it existed) because the wrench combat and hoverboots weren't there

My personal theory is that the Secret Agent Clank game is a reboot movie of the Secret Agent Clank series from UYA/ 3, this is why are there differences like Ratchet playing himself instead of Jeeves.

Personally I'd say: First three games on PS2 to avoid the glitches, then TOD along with QFB (it's short but very enjoyable, and has a brilliant pirate-style atmosphere, creative grind rail sections and good humour) and then obviously ACIT. Then Nexus I guess, but I still can't bring myself to play that one for some reason. But anyway, I honestly think QFB doesn't get enough credit, but I just wish it was longer because overall it was pretty strong in my opinion. The story still makes sense if you leave it out though

I'm a rather unique Ratchet and Clank fan. I just watched the "Rift Apart" trailer for the PS5, and I still have my own PS2 as well as the very first Ratchet and Clank that ever released. But I've never even played any of the other games, so I literally have the biggest game gap to span here between practically a dozen games or more. Oof. But I absolutely LOVE 👌the look of "Rift Apart" so far, and I'm a huge Spyro/Jak & Daxter/Scifi fan, so it should be overall some really good times.🤙🎮 (No spoilers please.) But I think we can all agree as gamers that one of the best things we'd like is a Ratchet and Clank collection of all the cannon-applicable titles on the Switch. Yeah I know, Sony owns 'em, e.t.c., but in the words of Mr. Potato Head from Toy Story, "Hey, I can dream can't I?"

Buying Nexus on the store somewhat recently still got me a free download for QfB if that's worth mentioning. It just sort of existed as a 'bundle' upon purchasing digital version of Nexus. (I even already had original digital QfB but this made a second version of it appear in my download list).

Secret agent clank is referenced in quest for booty... although it is just 1 or a few lines of dialogue

Really enjoyed this video because i'm going back and replaying the games from the first one and i'm def doing the list you recommended for story.The only thing is that I would play quest for booty as it follows tools of destruction and is a great filler. After completing the story for the 8 games you listed - I would play size matters, all 4 one, Full Frontal Assault as BONUSES. Keep it up! p.s. secret agent clank sucks...

There's is options for me , trying to play some of the ps2 classics , the ps3 i don't know if there is a good emulator, play the new remake and reimagined games , I think they are starting to make not doing remakes but making new storys based of that universe, so they can be more creative with the story and be better than the last games

In tools of destruction if you enter the code to get ratchets convict out fit his outfit reads SZMTRZ it most likely is a reference to size matters in tools of destruction

Another generation, another marathon. I'll marathon the game when Rift Apart gets a release date.

I play every single ratchet game besides secret agent clank, to me personally after watching this, I still think that size matters is still a spin off, ima replay the 2016 one to make sure but their was nothing that hinted to them going to that universe in any other game, as well as deadlock but that took place after “up your arsenal”. I went by the run count all these years, if the number was on it, then it was cannon but I was a kid until the 2016 one dropped so now I’m digging into the timeline😂

The only one I own is Size Matters on PS2 and it took me years to beat it. I remember when I went to buy it, they accidentally gave me Going Commando instead and i had to go back to get the right one. I also played a little bit of Future Tools of Destruction. When I want to get into a new game series, I want to play at least the main games in release order, regardless of story.

I played the games in this order 1.ratchet and clank (2002) 2.crack in time 3.ratchet and clank (2016) 4.Rift apart I know know it’s horrible but im literally buying them all on ps3 rn so i can live the childhood I should have had. (I played the first game when i was 4)

Size matters and secret agent clank are available on the psvita

size matters and secret agent clank is a canon, I think size matters take place after Ratchet & Clank 1.. while secret agent clank takes place during Ratchet & Clank 3 because clank is an actor and has a tv show that time. Sorry for my bad english

Deadlocked and All 4 One aren’t mandatory but boy are they fun. All 4 One is surprisingly more fun than I’d originally expected, then again I’m a sucker for the 4th character with his somewhat change of heart and whatnot :)

Definitely agree with the list! Although, I had a lot of fun playing coop with my bro back in the day haha btw what’s your fav R&C game of all time? Mine is def crack in time

Ratchet&Clank 3 is my favourite game of the franchise

I would argue that size matters isn't a cannon game mostly for the fact that everyone in this game acts so out of character it really just doesn't make me believe it really happened in the story line.

I prefer the European ToD and CinT covers...

I once found quest for booty still sealed in a store since the release. Yes I'm in europe.

I disagree that anyone should ever skip the ps2 games. Even tho crack in time is my favorite game ever, you really won’t care about the characters as much as you should if you skipped any of the original trilogy. There’s a lot of things that just won’t have as much impact a good example is you won’t give a crap about dr nefarious unless you played UYA. Good vid tho I’m glad just to see the series get talked about!

Deadlocked was a big change and a bit repetitive but wasn't a bad game I really liked "Up your arsenal"

To give update because we got the game that released on PS5 and could say that can still play in release order for all games, BUT will admit for PS5 game. It should be played AFTER Into the Nexus AND then the Reboot just because the 2016 game on PS4 from what we can tell. It isn't canon at all. The movie looks like it ain't canon either since it is the movie tie-in to the game. So, for people that want to play the canon games. Play what listed in this video and THEN the PS5 game. The PS4 game and movie tie-in are completely optional. So can play the PS4 game and watch the movie tie-in. If you want to, but it not required.

3:30 let's hope in the 20th anniversary they'll remake the first trilogy, and maybe deadlocked.

I have the 10th anniversary edition remaster of the first 3 and I have tools of destruction,a crack in time(my favorite),All for one,and into the nexus all for the PS3 Than than I have the reimagining for the PS4 They are working on a new one right now

That's perfect! I'm not missing any true games that I need to play! I bought the collection digitally, so I have the first 3, the Greatest Hits edition of ToD, then ACiT, and finally, (idk if I'll play it again) R&C on the PS4. Update: As of Early 2019, I have beat all of them except for ITN, Its too boring.

I hope they release the future saga in ps4 soon i never had the chance to play them, i only tried tools of destrucción during a holidays when i Was little

I would not consider the PS2 games skippable at all. In order to FEEL the impact of Quest 4 Booty/Crack in Time's twist, and the return of a certain (overrated and overused) character, you MUST play Up Your Arse(nal). And to know how Ratchet and Clank MET, you MUST play the original. As a matter of fact, only Going Commando is really skippable. But why would you skip the game with some of the best levels and story and music of the franchise? And even if you don't give a hoot about the plot, the levels and music alone is worth it.

Size Matters is my fav R&C tho!

secret agent clank is one of clank's secret agent clank films from the 3rd game. just a theory

I love ratchet and clank nexus good PS3 game

Ratchet Gladiator is my favorite game

Honestly I always thought deadlocked was a spin off I'm not sure why I thought that though, I did pick up ratchet and clank 1 for ps2 a few days ago and I'm loving all of it

minor adjustment: R&C Going Commando Up Your Arsenal Deadlocked Tools Quest for Booty Crack in Time Nexus Quest for Booty and Nexus are short but really good. Definitely play the PS2 games if you can they're significantly better thematically and comedically imo and they're really worth the time. 2016 remake is very skippable if youve played RAC 1 imo, it feels pretty hollow after that

Ratchet and clank 2 is my favorite game ever on any console ever

You know the only R&C game that needs a remaster/remake(like crash) is Size Matters, that game has many interesting things, but because it was a portable game it didnt look or even play as good as the ps2 games.

Hey. I’m playing the 2016 game and it shows how ratchet met clank. Isn’t that supposed to be the first one?

I have Ratchet and Clank 1,2,3, Deadlocket, size matters, Secret agent Clank. I want the other games, but I only have PS2. (Sorry for my English, but I am from Slovakia)

Yeah the Deadlocked PS3 port is pretty bad, but it's playable aside from ingame cutscene frameskips (plus that helmet glitch in that one cutscene) and having fps drops in places which never happened in the ps2 version, sucks that they fucked up the local co-op even though I never got to try it with a friend on either the ps2 or ps3. Also size matters is...interesting, on its own it's a decent handheld R&C game with a neat customization armor system but it's pretty unbalanced near the end of the game and has a lot of flaws in areas but I still enjoyed it. As for Secret agent clank not so much, it was just meh/mediocre and really unfocused gameplay wise with shitty stealth segments and minigames and I honestly think it's the worst R&C game and the story is definitely worse than FFA/Q-Force.

really wish they had the hd games on ps4

Good Taste Order®, see below: Chronological, but skip Size Matters, Secret Agent Clank, All 4 One, Full Frontal Assault, Ratchet & Clank PS4.

I was soo lost now I know

2:16 - I am 100% sure I got physical copy of quest for booty. Holding it in my hand right now. The only games I haven't played yet are Deadlocked, Size Matters and Secret Agent Clank. Hope there are versions of those for either PS2 or PS3 still put there somewhere. Kinda hard to get a physical copy of older games like this sometimes. If I can trust some of the RU-vid reviews, Deadlocked PS3 port has terrible graphical glitch that cuts away characters geometry when they are close to camera... So I am probably buying PS2. What a coincidence that as you say, those are games that don't add anything to the continuity that is referenced and you don't even recommend them. Well, even if they will just collect dust, feels wrong for me to skip them. Oh, and the Reimagining I didn't play. I didn't care for it too much cause it wasn't the same storyline. If it was, I would definitely buy PS4 just for it. Watched the whole playthrough of it. It was... alright :/