Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Retrospective & Development Deep Dive 

Keep the marathon going with the Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal retrospective next! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i55EWQWKQuo.html Thanks so much for taking this journey through Going Commando with me, I hope you've had as much fun watching as I did making it. If you did, please consider sharing the video with friends, enemies, or Dana Carvey, and make sure to subscribe so that you don't miss future parts of this series and other future videos! I think like, 5% of you are subscribed - seriously! You can also give me money if you're feeling especially supportive, but liking, sharing, and subscribing is already more than generous. In case you didn't catch Part 1 of the Series Retrospective, you can find that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BNSbXZgrDcY.html (9:28 It wouldn't be a video without a mistake that wasn't in the test render, whoopsie!)

Considering the dude had only 3 DAYS to program the entire yeti level, the man deserved an award for getting it even working as much as he did.

This game slapped so hard. I’ll never forget exploring that massive desert, hunting for platinum bolts and giant bugs.

You gotta respect both the audacity and absolute confidence of having a sequel already prepared before your first game is even released. Especially knowing with hindsight with how monumentally risky a choice that was

Definitely made the snowbeast award sound a lot meaner than intended :) Thanks for the kind words though! Look forward to seeing the next one, which is the actual best game in the series :)

Not sure if it's already been said but if you stand in a specific spot at the Thug HQ you can use the Sheepinator on the boss's mech through a wall and skip the entire fight, it's very funny to pull off

I never made the connection between Angela's lack of a tail and her lack of balance until now, but it makes so much sense I'm ashamed I never thought of it sooner. I do wish the writing around her was more competent and she got more chances to return in the series because honestly having her as this anti-hero with somewhat looser morals and concern for legality, I think she'd be a fun ally to see from time to time. Ofc she'd have to be more about corporate sabotage and less about murdering her coworkers.

Angela didn't actually feed them to the swamp monsters on purpose. If I remember correctly, she forgot he wallet and asks the thugs "Will you... take care of this?" as in to pay for it, and they misinterpret it and throw the cashier into the wall instead of paying

I've watched these Ratchet Retrospectives enough times that yes, I do say it with you. Clank is always right. I'll even argue out loud when you say I didn't.

I am a therapist who gives psychotherapy to people who are going through very hard problems in this pandemic context, and let me tell you that for me, this video is my therapy time. Thank you for your time making this!

The sequel that changed everything for the absolute better .

Angela is incredibly clumsy so when she said she forgot her wallet she more than likely actually forgot it and when she asked the merc to pay she actually expected him to pay and not beat him up or throw him into the defense system turn off button.

37:52 You did NOT just disregard my boys Jak and Daxter like that! 😤

This retrospective was just as good as the one on the first game and I loved watching through it all! Fantastic work, can’t wait for the retrospectives of the other games coming up!

I only found this channel because of the Rift Apart hype, but I’m glad I did. This is a great retrospective for my favorite Ratchet and Clank game.

If I can defend the Meteor Gun for a second, sure it does suck that you lose the crowd-clearing utility of the Lava Gun, but if you look past that, the Meteor Gun is honestly pretty sick. The magma chunks do really good damage to single targets, and when you consider how fast the gun fires, its total DPS ends up being one of the higher ones in the game. I'm never sad when the Lava Gun upgrades. Instead, I immediately visit Slim to slap on the lock-on mod and start treating the Meteor Gun like a better version of the Lancer. It's pretty great in my opinion.

I remember when I had tried the first Ratchet and Clank game and didn't even know that Going Commando was out. When I saw that it was indeed out and for sale, I managed to go through the allowance I had saved up and bought it. Absolutely loved it and my dad enjoyed it so much that he ended up buying Up Your Arsenal not long after that launched.

I'm floored by the amount of genuine talent that's obvious in this content. Some of the highest quality stuff on this site. Can't believe you have as few subscribers as you do. Don't worry that'll change soon I'm sure. Great job dude, keep up the good work.

58:26 The effect returns in Size Matters when you equip the fire boots

"The only way to go from here, is up" PERFECT ENDING

Oh you weren't kidding when you said put an hour aside for this

1:19:40 It always makes me wonder though why there's no final cutscene with the Thugs-4-Less Leader...

Finally! Someone is talking about the dogfight sections without sh*tting on them, and saying that they're "bad" just because they suck arse at them. Great retrospective mate!

The therminator was fine. It was one of the few items that required you to pay attention and be precise. It wasn't fun to use, but doing it correctly made you feel a sense of mastery. You knew the potential failure states that you were avoiding by doing it properly. Also, did anyone ACTUALLY complain about having to pay bolts to access new levels? I hear this brought up in a lot of these retrospective things, but I can't relate to it at all. To me, at the time, it just felt totally normal that I would have to spend my resources to get to the next place. And I really liked the ice planet yeti hellscape. It was a challenge to overcome. I get that it wasn't balanced, but it was hard and stomping that challenge was fun. I don't want games to shy away from things like this.

Did I literally just think of this at the perfect time? 🍿🍿🍿🍿

I don't know if you will see this but there is a theory that Angela in the beginning Oozla cutscene was being genuine that she forgot her wallet and was innocently asking the literal thugs to "take care of it" by paying for it as if they would understand what she meant

One of the best games in this series if not one of the best of all time, thank you for being a fan that dedicated so much time for this I couldn't do a video like this at all hopefully the community enjoys this man

I like to think the act structure of this game is based on the wrench. Act 2 begins on Tabora, where you find the second wrench. Act 3 begins on the flying base *again,* where you find the *final* wrench. All the wrench locations seem to coincide with a shift in the game's tone and general feeling.

You absolutely smashed it on these retrospectives. Can praise the effort enough.

The Chain blade and b2 brawler boss fights are some of my favourite memories from playing the original trilogy back in the day. I loved quoting the announcer's introductions and still do.

Wow, you're really quick with these monoliths! Wonderful retrospective of my favorite video game! It seems the story really does have a bunch of cracks, but even so, I absolutely adore the writing. The comedy is hilarious, the characters lovable, and the worldbuilding so compelling. The atmosphere is gorgeous and the gameplay is incredibly fun and rewarding. Also, this game probably has the best bonuses out of any game I've played. Perhaps more than anything else, Going Commando introduced most of R&C's staples, so regardless of its quality, its impact is undeniable!

Please keep up the good work. I can’t wait until all the retrospectives are done so I can spend an entire day and just marathon these videos again!

The best Ratchet and Clank game ever.

An hour and a half?!?!? You sir, are a complete madman, and totally devoted to your craft. I tip my hat to you!

Holy crap... almost 20 years with this game and I've NEVER noticed that Gadgetron sign at the start of Barlow until you focused the camera on it!

I just found your channel yesterday when I stumbled across your R&C1 Retrospective video, FANTASTIC job showcasing these amazing games. I can't wait for the holy grail of ps2 game reviews!

1:10 “...a few feathers are bound to fall off” *CRUNCH of glider* Subscribed.

It. Is. Finally. Here.

Amazing video man! This is exactly the type of commentary I love. You go over the game thoroughly and explain certain gameplay aspects as you go along, instead of having each sectioned off in the video. This was easily worth the wait, and I am completely willing to wait just as long, if not longer, for the next one. Admittedly UYA is the game in the PS2 line up that I have the least experience with, so I am curious to hear what you have to say in regards to it. At any rate, keep up the great work, and thank you again for making these amazing videos about this very deserving franchise.

So glad RU-vid just randomly recommended me your video on the first game and now after this one I'm hooked for what you have in store for up your arsenal

I always missed the sound of collecting bolts in the first Ratchet game. Different bolts made different sounds but then in Going Commando and after was changed to all bolts having variations of the same sound.

58:23 There's a similar effect in one of the armors in Size Matters actually. 1:14:40 There's something similar in the Italian dub of Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty, where Ratchet in Italian is voiced by the same voice actor that dubbed Guybrush Threepwood in Monkey Island 3, and the subtitles at some point were conveniently translated to say "Sono un temibile pirata" that was the italian version of the famous catchphrase of that character, it's hard to spot but it's there.

Thank you so much for continuing this series on Ratchet and Clank! I have a deeper appreciation and love for it after watching. I might even dig up the old games at some point. Can't wait for the next one!

I am so happy and thankful for these videos. I grew up not understanding any english (not native english speaker) and nobody I knew played any video games or knew about R&C, so I never had anybody to gush about my love for the franchise with. Watching these videos feels like I finally got that friend who is just as excited to talk about every aspect of the games as I was

Another great retrospective, and when you talked about the zig-zagging difficulty, I was surprised as it was the first time that I heard of it. Anyways, I remember dedicating a lot of hours when I first played this back in 2010. It felt so fulfilling to complete everything in the game, and the Insomniac Museum was such a great bonus. The fact that there are three ways to access it is astounding. Also, I got a huge laugh out of you calling the Lava Gun "the most relatable weapon."

The first game that I ever bought. Still one of my top 5 favourite games ever. Fantastic video, can't wait for the retrospective on 3

Decided to go through each game befote you finish your review of said game. Gonna be a lot of fun and has been sp far. Insanely good videos my dude!

I only just discovered your channel, but you already got a subscribe out of me just for this retrospective alone! I’ve only recently begun playing through the entire R&C series, in an attempt to collect all the Platinum Trophies from the games before Rift Apart comes out. Sadly, despite me being a fan of the series since I came out back in the PS2, I had actually only really played and beaten the original, and the recent PS4 reboot. And I’m happy to say I’ve made it to Tools of Destruction currently, and enjoying the series with all of its ups and downs! This is also why I’ve utterly enjoyed hearing your retrospective on the first two games thus far. I love hearing about all the background information you’ve learned, and it does indeed make the game for more interesting and enjoyable for me to know these bits of information. I like knowing how much effort was put behind the scenes for such an amazing series. These great developers really deserve acknowledgement for their hard work! So thank you for taking the time and effort for these videos, and I’m looking forward to hearing more about the rest of the series that I’m also truly experiencing for the first time as well! Stay Gold! PS- I am NOT looking forward to getting Platinum on All 4 One and Full Frontal Assault, multiplayer trophies will be beyond annoying to find a way to get.

Man I can't wait for the 3rd games retrospective as you have a lot of talent for this stuff.

You really do put so much effort into these. Love it.

Right. This made me revisit this franchise from the beginning at some point! I loved this franchise and sly Cooper as well growing up in the 2000’s as a teenager. Subbed because I love in depth behind the scenes stuff like this :)

Excellent retrospective my friend. I appreciate the work you put into this video. Going commando was the first game i bought for my ps2 after getting it for my birthday when i was young. I have many great memories replaying this game over and over. Insomniac games made a life long fan out of out. Recently played the newested R&C game and absolutely loved it. Ill be diving into your up your arsenal video soon enough! Thank you!

The best Sequel ever. This review is everything I want from these videos keep it up bro.

Going commando speedrunner here. Since this is the only game I play I kinda know a lot about it or something. I think you did a great job talking about this game, especially when considering you dont play this game every day of your life, serious dedication, this is some really nice work!

I knew the wait was going to be worth it! Awesome video full of little things that as a veteran of the ratchet series I still didn't know! Can't wait for Up your arsenal!

You mentioning the fact that the swamp boss "forces you" to strafe brings back some memories. I had one of my childhood friends who absolutely could not figure out strafing and I had to tell him every time to just strafe to make the game way easier to play. And I vividly remember him struggling with the swamp boss Strafing is definitely one of the best additions the series got after the first game, playing the first game was pretty infuriating afterwards because of that Kudos for making these amazing retrospectives, incredible amount of effort must've gone into making these videos and it's so cool to learn all this stuff that I definitely wasn't paying attention to as a child as I barely knew english back then and haven't really given much thought to the story after the fact on later playthroughs either

I can't wait for up your arsenal. That's my favorite one for so many reasons. Especially the multiplayer. Can't wait for your opinions on secret agent clank too. Great videos and I can't wait for more 😊

Playing these PS2 games on Vita for the first time and tbh the strafing with the touchpad actually works super well IMO. It’s amazing how well 2 holds up, it’s great. Looking forward to playing 3!

58:26 I have no Idea how I remember this, but those fiery boots actually did make a combat on the psp game Ratchet and clank size matters. It was part of a armor combo that made fiery tracks when running that dealt damage!

Amazing retrospective on Going Commando! This was my first R&C game, so going backwards to play the first game gave me a sense of everything this sequel accomplished

This game slapped me

This was quite possibly one of the most perfect reviews of Going Commando and as a diehard Ratchet & Clank fan since I played the demo of the 1st one all the way till now, I’m grateful for this review. Nice work, Golden Bolt!

F*cking love your work man. You made me understand why I loved this game so much and still love it a decade later. You won a subscriber, can’t wait to see the next one

I watched the whole video and Im surprised, long videos rarely get my attention, but I wasnt even bored, this retrospective was really interesting and entertaining and oh god the nostalgia. I was upset this vid has only 50k views, but then I realized it's been only 3 weeks since uploading.. I immidiately wanted to look at Up your arsenal episode, but I was sad it wasnt there yet, definetly looking forward to it! (turning on notifications haha) Thanks for making these amazing videos :) it must take a lot of time and work, but the results are great!

That was the best video about furbys I've ever seen, great job.

The Ratchet & Clank games in UK had all different names, the 1st 4 games were the highlight of my young teenage gaming days! P.S. Some of us don't mind you saying "Locked and Loaded" as it was the name of game where we were

Loving these videos. They're giving me the itch to replay every ratchet game

No way! I just watched your Ratchet and Clank retrospective last week since picking up the HD remaster on my PS3 and now this is uploaded? Amazing.

What was so fun about these old games was that they were still challenging at times. Many games nowadays are babied downs and just feel like material grind simulators. I just hope rift apart isn't completely like that.

This is literally my favorite game of all time. I think ive 100 percented it over 50 times. Magma gun is best gun, love the space levels and bike races.

I love these games. It’s crazy to see another content creator covering this awesome series. Great video!

Man, this game was my childhood. I was late to the party as i was born a year before it's release. I remember looking through my step moms basket of games in 2009 and seeing this game. the first level had me hooked. This was the first story game i had ever played and for about 10 years it was the only ratchet and clank game i knew existed until they announced the newest one. I played every game during the pandemic a hundred time and to this day nothing comes close to going commando.

I somehow enjoy watching these retrospectives almost as much as I enjoy actually playing the R&C games

When I visited my cousins in the early 2000s, he showed me this game. This is when I got into Ratchet & Clank series and bought the PS2 console. 😃

1:07 “...a few feathers are bound to fall off” *CRUNCH* Subscribed.

Youve done an amazing job with these. I live ratchet and clank and am so hyped for the new one even if i cant get my hand on a ps5 for a bit. Looking forward to your UYA retrospective

Btw, little tip. You don't have to perfectly place the ice in the water complex for the pipes. Just freeze it when it's on it's way back up and high enough to get into the pipe, get to the other side, and then thaw it out. The water will raise you up high enough before the shark even notices you (I've even been right in front of it before. I think the thawing delays the AI or something?) Yeah, it's counter-intuitive, but it saves you the headache (though may give you an anxiety attack. XD)

This was so interesting, I can’t wait for the UYA vid!

I’m really loving these retrospectives. I grew up playing ratchet and clank, and have been an all-time fan since the start. These in-depth videos about every part of the games and your take on certain things is really interesting to watch. I am curious if you are going to talk about every title in the franchise. Even if you cut out the seperate games like all 4 one, quest for booty, and dare i even say, q-force, or full frontal assault for others, it’ll still be a pretty extensive list. As of now, up your arsenal, deadlocked (yes im counting it, it was my favorite game at the time), tools of destruction and a crack in time are the next ones for these retrospectives, not including Into the nexus, because it moreso acted as a transition game for the next game, rifted apart because it hasn’t came out as of this comment, or the movie adapted video game, because not only is it an adaption of a movie of the first game, but also because that one just was really bad.

I actually found a hidden way to get into the insomniac measeum when I was in 7th grade. While messing around on the power lines on the level before you're kidnapped, you can let yourself hit the power node. You'll detatch from the rail and start falling. By pressing and holding jump, you can activate the helicopter pack to slow your fall and glide to a random building on a small piece of land (I think its right before the glass walled construction site) i thought I was just out of the map and ran to check it out thinking I'd fall through the level but you can walk through and under the sidewalk of the buolding where there 2 T4L guards blocking a teleporter. One triangle press later and I was in. Told my buddy Mark and he didn't believe me for 5 years until we were playing metroid prime one day and I turned it on to show him and he was blown away!

I love the meteor gun. Its really great woth the lock on mod(really good range) and only 3-5 shots for the tougher enemies late game which is really good when other upgraded weapons take even more shots.

If you want to bypass the Thugs4Less boss fight all together (on PS2 anyway) you can use the upgraded spider bots with the acid mod to sneak into the area and attack the boss bot without triggering the fight. It's kinda slow and tedious but eventually the acid damage indicator flash will stop and that means he's out of health. Trigger the fight and after the animated cutscene the bot will immediately blow up.

I don't know how you do this kind of thing *SO WELL*... Not only is Ratchet and clank 2 a perfect sequel, you are a perfect person! You make these videos so good! I'm sure you will gather many, many more thousands of subscribers because these videos are just too good to go unnoticed. :D

Lets goooo i was looking forward to this! Awesome video dude I cant wait for the next one.

I love these long reviews. Thank you random youtuber I just met c:

Ok, that Patreon plug was genius.

I've never seen your channel before but i'm glad youtube reccomended it to me because this was a very fun video to watch, loved this retrospective and i love to hear your points and criticisms of the game and compare them with TheGamingBritShow review of this game

Playing this on Christmas morning 2003 as a nine year old kid still gives me the biggest memberberries. This franchise defined my childhood video game experience. Have beaten the first three games well over ten times each.

The few minor changes they did from the first game to the second is what made the game legendary. Speed and swiftness from the second game made it all the more fun. One of the best games from one of the best series on playstation or rather in my opinion the best.

These are fantastic. Will you be doing one for every ratchet game or just the mainline series?

Dude... I started playing the entire mainline series for the first time to be ready for Rift Appart (since I loved the 2016 remake that was my intro to the series). I'm over halfway through Going Commando and find this. This is pretty awesome!

Thank you for making this!

1:17:40 this system was also used in the original spyro trilogy

In my opinion, this has to be one of the best sequels of all time because of how perfect improves on the last game while keeping it similar.

love the series wish this video had the breakdown (in the timeline) like the ratchet and clank original did. just a nice feature but earned a subbed man loved this series and so far your killing it on these reviews

Dammit these are so satisfying to watch man, btw shout out to the space balls reference last video XD blitz gun best gun imo

One of the few games that surpassed the original in everyway possible! Great video! Cant wait for Ratchet 3 and Deadlocked soon!

Hot Take I actually like the Meteor Gun.

Awesome video! Love your retrospectives!

Yoooo I’m hypedddd been waiting for this Keep the gold bolt ratchet reviews coming!!!!