I remember Deadlocked being my favorite Ratchet game solely because of the awesome offline coop. Me and my sister probably played through this game 20 times as kids.
24:37 I'd say Captain Qwark gets the perfect placement and amount of time in Deadlocked/Gladiator. His lack of kidnapping suggests even the Vox network sees how inauthentic he is. His relegation to voiceover only at the very end matches how inconsequential he ought to be.
Yeah, I completely agree with this comment. Just...ignore my previous reply, that reply was meant for a completely different comment with a different subject matter entirely, I somehow posted it here by mistake. Sorry about that.
I wholeheartedly agree. That cameo was just right. And they should have dropped Qwark right then and there entirely. Jim Ward is a great VA and could have had a spot as any other type of new character in the future series onward to keep that personality and comic relief present in the games instead of shoehorning Qwark into everything as though he should be forgiven for working with a galactic tyrant bent on ending the lives of trillions as well as probably killing many people of his own accord with the whole Protopet business. When you think about it, Qwark should be tried and executed
@@ZanicaKnight Although at the end of Going Commando, he becomes a guinea pig for Megacorp's inventions and gets "crotchitized", so his punishment wasn't entirely a slap on the wrist.
Yeah, it seems like what the series was building too. It started out as a platformer, then became more combat focused with 2 adding strafing and less platforming and 3 adding wave defence zones. Deadlocked was the logical conclusion of the direction the series was going. I'd say R&C1 and Deadlocked were my favourites on the PS2 simply because they felt like the purest iteration of each of the two approaches.
7:04 The only problem I had with the face-covering armor suits was that they covered Ratchet's face during cutscenes. In Ratchet Deadlocked, the helmet comes off for cutscenes, and goes on for combat, so it's fine. The full-face covering communicates a sense of greater danger, so it's good in this darker, more combat-focused game.
They even let you turn the helmet off with a cheat code, but I love the deadlocked helmet so I leave it on, honestly my favorite look for him aside from his base design
Deadlocked really feels like the last time I see original ratchet. A lot of tone and plot changes in the PS3 era but I think Ratchet is basically a different character from tools onward.
Yeah, I really like the Future Trilogy and even I can't deny the drastic tonal and character shift, I think the only reason it slipped under most people's radar was the console generational gap. I've noticed sufficient time gaps are usually how such drastic tonal and character shifts tend to slip past people, humans have short and very poor memories and even I only really noticed after replaying the classics.
It's interesting that Insomniac view Deadlocked as a miss-step considering I love the game BECAUSE it deviates from the normal R&C formula. It also explains the whole series' tone shift from ToD onward.
I think their reasoning is almost entirely due to diminishing returns financially, which is really bizarre because even at the time that was a notoriously spotty metric for quality, and one would think a studio with their consistent track record of quality would know better. I think the lackluster sales for deadlocked are the fault of it being marketed as a spin off more than anything, if it was marketed as Ratchet and Clank 4 it would have sold comparably to Up Your Arsenal since it's basically the same thing but arguably better.
@@Agent-yw1kj It really isn't, it continues the story directly from where Up Your Arsenal left off, and the gameplay is still fundamentally the same, if it shook things up more substantially then maybe I'd agree with the Spin Off label but it doesn't so I don't.
@@GodOfOrphans There's such thing as a canon spin-off, and yes, the gameplay and structure has changed massively. The most obvious one is that Clank isn't playable, with or without Ratchet.
PS2 HD remasters are cursed. Rathet and Jak are full of graphical artifacts (and frame drops in the case of Gladiator/Deadlocked ), Silent Hill is screwed up beyond belief and DMC1-3 have severely damaged presentations, especially DMC3 cutscenes (hair transparency problems, missing depth-of-field blur and bloom, reduced speedlines, widescreen problems et cetera) and DMC1 as a whole.
@@skibot9974 The PS2 was notoriously hard to program for, so I guess it has to do with specific hardware functions that would have to be reprogrammed in when porting the games to other consoles (like many effects in Devil May Cry 3). The other problems may be due to not accounting for the aspect ratio change from 4:3 to 16:9, poorly thought-out texture changes, effects tied to resolution that didn’t translate well to higher ones and plain old rushed jobs.
@@nicoloenricorimoldi7425 This goes over a lot of people's heads. I think people forgot how difficult it was for developers during it's debut. PS3 Devs didn't really start knowing what they were doing until a few years had passed
@@Megaman.ExE7 The PS3 was also notoriously difficult to program for, but for different reasons than the PS2. It was like two compounded layers of weird alien hardware the devs had to deal with. And that's not even considering the tight budgets and even tighter deadlines.
Don't forget about the entire soundtrack replacement that was done on the remasters of DBZ Budokai 1 & 3 - the remasters' soundtrack was horrible compared to the originals
Honestly this imo is the best game out of the older PS2 generation , in terms of story , stake , characters and base plot along side with the best Gameplay the Franchise has used. If anything I hope that this game would get a remaster or a remake just to add more variety in challenges , optional content and more indepth enemy veriety. A shame seeing Insomniac views this game a failure , and we will never see this type of Games from them nor' any acknowledgement in future titles :( But overall I say this game still to this date is one of the most fun games one can play. And is worth a playthrough if anything. And I will say that this game had THE best looking wepons and Armor in the games and the Helmet he rocks in this one is dope af !
Ratchet Deadlocked is amazing in its own ways. An amazing game with great combat and dialogue that was a victim of it's time. The unique but shoehorned in online factor is what made this game flawed. Imagine if Deadlocked had the platforming and exploration of Going Commando
@@skibot9974 I agree. At the very least Ratchet 3 DID have it's strides in the beginning with exploration. Whereas Deadlocked mirrored the Colosseum. Ratchet 3 felt like you were fighting through Campaigns of war
I'm finding it a little harder to recall great platforming from Ratchet and Clank, than, say, Super Mario 64. I suppose putting more platforming in Ratchet Deadlocked (I recall a few platforming configurations of the battledome tower) amounts to taking a little more inspiration from TV shows like American Ninja Warrior, or Takeshi's castle.
My dad got me this game from China in 2007, it was called “Ratchet: Gladiator” and it was the platinum edition. I didn’t have a memory card so I’d play till whenever I’d be told to go sleep, so everyday I’d restart with the aim of reaching a new level before bedtime 🤣 then one day my dad was out with friends so he didn’t come till next day, I played it all in one sitting and completed it, couldn’t believe it! 🤣 memories! I’ll never forget the announcers trash talking you even during the start of missions 🤣 and the Arnold Schwarzenegger rip off guy 🤣
Every since Deadlocked I hoped the dual vipers would make a return. The story and comedy in this game was amazing I was genuinely laughing at almost all of the jokes which I can't say about the ps4 and ps5 games.
I’ve collected all the skill points on this and got the platinum trophy on PS3 pretty recently. It’s a bad port but the only way I could play it so was better than nothing and ended up been one of my favourites with a more sinister story. Saw this a while ago on Patreon but thought why not watch it again!
I always play the PS3 Versions. They Run at 60 FPS and are digital so I don't need to change Discs. Yeah they have Problems, but except Deadlocked it is mostly Visuals only.
Yeah man, using the dual vipers to apply freeze to nearby enemies to slow them down and make their attacks dodgeable always made me feel like some kinda ninja as a kid. Shock is cool and all, but freeze and timebomb are where its at.
This game has a darker feel aesthetically but it still has the humor the series is known for. Vox for example is a riot and I like how he's an evil businessman who brings some new stuff to the table to set him apart from Drek.
Man, the Landstalker missions on Gladiator difficulty was all that kept me from having ALL of the skill points and cheats/secrets as a kid. I was a little disappointed by the end of it, but it was worth it for the little dude that Vox keeps as a Pet. Juanita and Dallas are honestly amongst my favourite things to have in any game for sounds while I play, especially the monologuing during the final mission. The Mod system was a great feature that adds a TON of replayability, and honestly can be played around with just to have a bit of fun
Great retrospective! I was watching these alongside Golden Bolt's videos, and you both have really great views about Deadlocked I've never noticed before, I always hated this 4th game when I was young, but it really doesn't seem as bad as I thought it was. The weapon modding system in this was really nice.
Previous Ace Attorney fans: the killer will be on the loose and you can’t catch them! SOJ: every single lawyer will die, a kingdom will collapse, let’s throw a revolution in there as well
@@gaspastrike I have been meaning to get into Ace Attorney (Owned the HD collection for like 3 years and still haven't gotten around to it) do they at least have fun with how insanely high the stakes are with SOJ, because that sounds like my kind of stupid fun.
Deadlocked is definitely a wonderful favorite and nice to go back to. If you ever get to play with another Ratchet fan, I feel like you'd have a blast. I had siblings to play this with and it can be crazy hectic. Having to stay within a certain proximity to one another, the craziness happening all over, crazy blasts being fired everywhere. It's fun. It's definitely a good time to crank up the difficulty and try your darndest to achieve success. It's crazy fun on a new run too.
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The last Gleeman Vox scenes were some of the best "message" scenes on PS2, without being overly preachy or partisan.
>”refined gameplay and storytelling” >”Ratchet & Clank 3” Bruh what? I think you’re seriously forcing a pattern into existence that didn’t actually exist. Ratchet 3 had the most refined controls…but that’s about all it has going for it. The level design and gunplay took a downgrade from 2 and 1. And Deadlocked is far from a full bout-face, considering it just takes the mediocre gauntlet missions 3 was so reliant on, and actually made something polished and fun out of the idea by focusing on them fully. It’s a pretty clear cause-and-effect evolution.
The coop for this game was so fun. Me and my best friend at the time spent so many hours with this game. One of the best coop experiences I've ever had.
Crash Bandicoot has a strange case of the fourth game problem. It's got 2 games that count as the fourth entry. One is pretty mediocre and one is overly frustrating by both trying to re-invent things. I can't name anybody who likes the Super Triple Spin in It's About Time compared to the Crash Dash.
I only have the PS3 version and I can deal with the skipping frames ( for me they aren’t a big problem), but yeah that zoom out Ratchet face I couldn’t watch, it was horrific ( the good news that it only appears ones ). And the gameplay is the same as the PS2 version so there’s that.
If your playing deadlocked with a coop partner, only one of you can use each weapon at a time. So if your using the dual vipers your friend has to use something else. But you share weapon levels and xp.
I actually never got why people said this games tone was darker. Like you said, it falls in line pretty well with the rest of the series and the writing is just about where it was in the previous games.
Let’s go ! Been waiting for this one since it’s my favourite ratchet game for some reason. I probably Played this one way too much contributing to the nostalgia EDIT I think the weapon wheel that pops out from the top left is the best in the series
1:36 Too bad Legend of Zelda stopped expanding on the central mechanics and themes after Skyward Sword, or arguably even Twilight Princess; all we've gotten since are two tedious, boring, frustrating sandbox-style open-world games with all the miserable trappings therein (limited stamina, fragile equipment, "exploration" as the sole focus, lack of map markers to guide players or highlight where side quests and important landmarks are, temperature gauge) with a Legend of Zelda skin applied on top. We haven't gotten proper, sprawling complex dungeons since Skyward Sword. We haven't gotten a wide, varied arsenal of tools mainly found within said proper dungeons since Skyward Sword. We haven't gotten a properly interesting and engaging story since Twilight Princess. We haven't gotten a good 3D overworld, that's compact but still large enough to feel like a proper adventure when crossing, has just enough hidden goodies and secrets to make a once-over after getting more tools, and is memorable, since Twilight Princess. When _Ocarina of Time_ - the first 3D Zelda - manages to have superior dungeons/Temples and more engaging gameplay than the most recent duo, that's when you know the new formula is a FAILURE. It. Does. NOT. WORK. Not for Legend of Zelda.
@@Nobody_Shroom Typically, no, I'm not. The only two open-world games I've ever enjoyed are Ghost of Tsushima and Assassin's Creed Origins, as they avoid practically every pitfall BotW and TotK faceplant into, especially Ghost. Ghost of Tsushima has to be my favourite open-world game, hands-down, as it doesn't have limited stamina, doesn't have breakable weapons, marks areas of interest on the map (with ? icons initially, until you get closer, then it uses specific icons), has fun combat, fun sidequests, fun stealth, and an enjoyable story. So if I were to recommend an open-world game, it'd be Ghost of Tsushima above anything else. As for a Legend of Zelda game with GOOD open-world-esque exploration elements? The Wind Waker HD - the Great Sea uses its comparatively smaller size much more efficiently and effectively, hiding goodies across its grid of distinct islands and reefs, all while having a better combat system and great dungeon design. Top-tier Zelda, right here.
@@PokeMaster22222 Yeah, Ghost and wind waker are incredible. And while I still kinda like BOTW and TOTK, they do have a lot of problems that people tend to ignore.
I actually never saw that or heard about that reflections of Insomniac on Deadlocked until I saw it in this video. Very interesting, since I feel most people considered Deadlocked a success despite taking much different themes in gameplay and overall story.
This is one of my favorite games to this day i recently replayed this on hero difficulty all the way i really had a good time with this dark world were everyone fights for freedom, Also how they painted ratchet like a villain its so much more interesting when everyone hates you.
It's not that everyone hates Ratchet. He seems popular if anything. It's that the Vox network slanders him with false stories, which I guess is a satire of real-world, unreliable media networks pushing their particular narrative. It's this biting satire that made the Ratchet and Clank universe age well, as opposed to being something that could only entertain kids.
I just beat A Crack in Time about 36 hours ago, and before you going to do reviews to Future Saga, one thing that you shouldn't forget to mention that weapons can be upgraded durning the boss battles. Meaning, one shot to boss with Negotiator will gain a little bit of XP for that weapon. When in older games, you should destroy boss with only one weapon, like common enemies to gain XP. And even worse, do not get any weapon XP from boss whatsoever!
This series is a lot like Star Wars. If the character death doesn't happen on screen, they're not considered dead. Courtney Gears is confirmed to be back at her own bullshit in this game while in the Future series it's confirmed that Ace Hardlight survived and was put into prison.
This was my first Ratchet and Clank game, neigh, my first ever PlayStation game. And I have never had such nostalgia as replaying this game after 9 years. But I can see why some people don’t like this as much as other entries.
@@MCoconut97 19, going on 20 in a few months. Yeah, the game out when I was almost 2 years old, but I had a friend back then who had gotten a Ps2 at a flea market. He got a lot of games included with it, and Deadlocked was one of them. There was something about the case that just screamed "start with this one!" We played it and I fell in love with it. I guess It made me appreciate older titles, since there was something stale about playing the more recent titles after experiencing Deadlocked. Of course, that led me to sonic, and the rest was history. Sorry for the long reply, felt good to reminisce.
Great video! I haven't played this game yet, but as soon as Gleeman Vox started talking I realized it was the legendary voice actor Michael Bell who voiced him! He always performs his characters so well especially when he plays the villain!
Great review!! Played this game co-op a LOT when I was younger with friends. I never even knew there was a HD version of it, but now that I've seen how glitchy it is.... I don't think I want it anyway lol
I have never Played the ratchet and clank games, but I do respect them because they are in what I call the Ps2 trifecta which is Sly Cooper (My Favorite Game Series Ever) Jak and Daxter (Great Games That I Love) And Ratchet And Clank. I have huge nostalgia for all of these even Ratchet because I used to watch my friend play Ratchet 2.
Played this back in the day and quite liked it. I was really engayed in the story. Like everything was against you. Made for the tense atmosphere were in the older games almost always you knew things would turn out alright.
i really didn't like the 4th game. its the first time i remember it going downhill. I love large weapon variety and the arenas were too simple. much simpler than the impossible challenge from ratchet 2
As a former player who spent 24 days (hours played) on ratchet deadlocked online it was so elite especially if you was in clans doing “clan wars” 🔥💯 my first online gaming experience came ratchet deadlocked, so it has a special place in my heart I wish I knew where to look for the online leaderboards
Just want to remind you in a friendly way that Sonic Colors ultimate remastered will be like these ratchet and clank games ps2 vs ps3. If your gonna do a Sonic Colors review, do it on the Nintendo Wii port and not the 8th generation consoles and try bumping it to 60fps with dolphin. If you ever get the chance to do that. Because Sonic Colors Ultimate remastered doesn’t look very good.
Honestly I put RAC down and never looked back after seeing deadlocked when it came out. Just felt like a rushed game for a cash grab. RAC but no clank, and only a battle arena for gameplay. LIKE BRUH, who else wanted RAC4 not Ratchet the Gladiator? I get it, its half of the other games, but the lack of scenery/exploration is just lame. Arenas were good for getting bolts. THATS IT. Bolts and items. Sure upgrading guns too, but really its just a way more fun way of getting bolts then replaying levels with the most crates. The arena was sick because it helped give rac more of an open world vibe. If i was short on bolts when a new gun came to the vendor i could jet off to the arena. In gladiator, its like oh wait i guess il just keep doing what ive been doing to get that extra 10k i need. I am trapped in an arena. Resulting in the worlds most linear gameplay ever no? If they game woudve been half the price as the othrs on release maybe itd have been okay, but i still probably wouldn't have played it. In my favorite action/adventure games i really like getting from point A to point B. Not just a game where point A is it, and they just bump up difficulty of the arena. I get that arena is just core ratchet combat but does it not feel a bit like this sequel is more of a giant mini-game vs an actual RAC title? Also after watching other rac reviews to decide if i should get a ps5, i decided to instead whip-out my old ps2 slim, that plays rac 1-2-and 3, perfectly, no motion blur (ps3 and4), and bought a hard copy of rac3 (the one i somehow lost). If the new game(s) comes out on pc il buy it, but honestly every console since the 360 hasn't actually improved in any way shape or form, besides getting BIGGER and more EXPENSIVE. No way im buying a ps5 for a soulless remake of a game that was better 20 years ago, and runs perfectly on a console i still have from 15+ years ago. This is why most triple A games today are often garbanzo. 20 years and a dozen rac titles later. I have yet to see anything that resembles RAC4...... Rift aparts game-play might be there, but you might as well change the names of ratchet and clank to hamlet and skank. So at 26 years of age now, crossing my fingers that insomniac might get one right in the next 20 years. Literally so many consecutive disappointments, I gave up hope in a good RAC game ever releasing again a long time ago. How are the FIRST 3 games better that the 10 that came after it... Insomniac needs to understand my kids 10-15 years from now will play rac 1-2 and 3. And the rest of the current franchise can stay 'deadlocked' away for eternity. (INSERT RAMBLY MUMBLING RAGE UNDER BREATH HERE)
I have no clue why insomniac look at this game like it was a miss-step. Story wise it was dope. Ratchet was shown what it’s like to become a hero solely for the glory. And he was horrified. Becoming an idol for clout was just not his style. He saw how it corrupted someone like Ace. And he wouldn’t leave everything he’s fought for behind just for the fame. Especially if it sacrificed people and friends along the way.
This is totally off topic, but when I first played this game, Ratchet got zapped by nothing after glitching out of bounds in the very first training section (specifically in a hallway right before you had to do some platforming challenge across hazardous ground). When I somehow glitched though the wall and walked around outside for a bit, and shortly after got zapped, I remembered the cutscene that had just played, saying something to the likes of, "if you venture into any restricted zone, the collar will produce a deadly shock". I assumed at the time that this was what happened, that it was an legitimate feature, and was a means of combating out of bounds glitches, and I silently praised the devs creativity and attention to detail. Of course, I've never been able to reproduce this, so that can't be the case, but that memory has always stuck around ,and it helped the game make a heck of a first impression. I'm curious if anybody else has encountered something like this?
Third best game in the series for me. God I played this game so damn much as a kid. I remember picking this up day 1 at game stop back in 2005. I was so freaking hyped to get home from school I begged my dad for this game hahaha.
The coop is god tier. It's balanced by not allowing the two to use the same weapon, so no double dual raptors lv200 spanming. You can also be the bot who shields, while your partner cranks the nodes, as the chip becomes a weapon, which you can use anywhere. It uses the ten second respawn too, so if both die at the same time, restart the level, otherwise, hunker down and wait
deadlocked is a game i used to play more in the multiplayer than the single player back in 2005-2006 with my friends, i really dont remember why but only in 2020 ive finished the game for the first time in my life. sadly i played the ps3 version last year even with the bad port i really enjoy playing this game again after 14-15 years.
IMO alpha mods are a lot more fun and complex than raritanium. With the latter I feel like XP level ups are basically pointless besides the final, whereas alpha mods have a weighty impact when leveling up and reward me with more customisation.
my only real issue with Deadlocked was the lack of enemy variety, and i guess it felt odd there were no secrets or collectibles when many of the maps had spots that wouldve worked perfectly for hiding something there i will say the game loses a lot when played in co-op because you miss out on Merc and Green's hilarious commentary, shame they never looked back on those two
Interesting to hear about the 4th game problem 🙂 I was thinking about that in a few cases, how many times that a 4th entry actually surpass the 3rd? Regardless of a movie or game *usually the ones that fail is because the developers weren't involved, like wrath of cortex, enter the dragonfly just to name a few 4th entries that crashed and burn* then we have some that does surpass with flying colors *mega man 4, X4, metroid fusion at least to me anyways 🙂* I find the fourth game problem being more interesting that the typical 3rd game and done *it's not that 3 is the magic number, but I would like to see how they can expand in some franchises* well done to you j 🙂 and this may seem like an unrelated question *though it is from insomniac* what are your thoughts on the resistance trilogy? If you've ever played them.
Multi-player was so much fun. Played it for hours. Mastering the weapon switching and the sniper and charge boots made the learning curve and game so rewarding. Multi-player was the best I this game
Hey bro, I’m not sure if you’ll see this comment but there’s a few things I’m wondering about. Are you familiar with RetroAchievements? I’ve added this game to my “want to play” and I’m wondering if this is a good completionist game or is it better to just play it casually.
I’m subscribed, I watch and like your videos often…. With that said, I disagree with almost every single point you make. In almost every video. “It might be only combat, but this is one of my favs.” …. So do you dislike the 50-75 percent of the other games that feature a full combat and platforming sections? “You’d think the linearity would get boring, but the gripping story telling makes up for it plenty!” ….. This is one of the weakest stories in the franchise minus the original 3. The other 6 or so from the ps3 era (with the exception of the spin-offs) all have better story beats, higher stakes, better theatrics, etc. “I don’t like the original game and pretend it never happened. And Sly Cooper puts the lombaxs to rest. SLY COOPER IS THE GOATED TRILOGY.” Sly is without a doubt the weakest of the 3 ps2 era mascots and the sales and lack of interest from the fans shows that objectively. Not my opinion, this was everyone’s opinion. Rant over. I still like your videos and support you tons. I just rarely see where you’re cultivating these opinions. Often times you don’t seem like a Ratchet fan. Check out the Golden Bolt and his retrospective videos on the R&C franchise for a decent representation of my feelings on the series. Have a great day man and keep up the hard work!
I actually kinda have one gripe about Deadlocked and it's that you get the weapons too quickly. I already have the Arbiter and I unlocked the ability to purchase it before the Avenger Tournament. I kinda thought the weapons would've been a bit more spread out instead of gaining the ability to purchase them immediately on the next planet.
Yeah I’m sorry, but Deadlocked was the worst of the four PS2 games for me by a country mile. Internet opinion, the series peaked with Going Commando. The weapons are of course a series staple, but the world exploration was something very much present in the first two games. Up Your Arsenal’s exploration aspects were a step down from Going Commando, replacing certain worlds with the mission system instead. And Deadlocked being solely mission-based completely killed half of the franchise formula imo. Additionally, the roster of weapons is pitifully low which just screams of the game being rushed. Not just that, but outside of the bosses, just about every challenge can be completed by just spamming the scorpion flail which definitely gets old after awhile. And the 99 levels for each weapon just feels like a padded filler grind to keep you playing for longer. The 4 weapon levels in Going Commando and 8 in Up Your Arsenal I felt struck a much better balance. I will say at least the Harbinger is fun to use and doesn’t drastically change like the RYNO 3 when max leveled turns into a worse version of the Going Commando Zodiac. I don’t really mind the alpha mods, but the omega mods should’ve been turned into their own unique weapons instead. There’s basically no reason not to use either the shock mod or mini-bomb mod because they’re miles better than the rest. I feel like if we were given the opportunity to explore each world and need to travel to different points in order to activate different missions (can be completed in any order) with checkpoints every so often, then I probably wouldn’t have as much of a negative opinion of the game as I do. And an important note is that I have no nostalgia for this game. The first time I played it was last year and decided to replay all of the Ratchet and Clank games on PS2 to 100% completion. If I had to order the four, I’d say it goes like this: Going Commando > Ratchet 1 = Up Your Arsenal > Deadlocked
Definately a forgotten gem. I go back to deadlocked every now and then. Too bad it doesnt run very well on emulator The last ratchet game were Ratchet still had a cool design too.
I also love this game, as I found it to be a very welcome change-of-pace compared to the platforming aspects of 2 and 3, while also having an interesting and engaging story. It knows what it wants to be, and in my mind it *excels* at that. It's also the perfect length too, having just enough variety and gimmicks whilst not dragging on too long or over-repeating that variety to the point of banality. It's a massive shame Insomniac doesn't think too highly of this gem, though; it's different, sure, but that doesn't mean it's awful. Also, despite that, I do like how Dallas and Juanita weren't forgotten; regardless of the 2016 reboot's quality, it did feature these two, which was honestly surprising. I guess Deadlocked hasn't been totally left in the past, which is good; I just hope that if a R&C remake series is done, that Deadlocked is also included in that, as it definitely deserves to be.
I remember this being my least favorite on playstation, because the area design, setting, plot, and character development. Gameplay was great, they kinda made the gun system worse. I remember i found 1 mod that statistically was the highest dps. Put it on everything. And that was it for progress even on NG+ . Which in prior games was the strongest part . But nope. All down hill from here .
I just got a PS3 so I could play my old PS3 games, including the Ratchet & Clank HD Collection, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, and Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One. I also just bought Ratchet: Deadlocked and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time to play the ones I never had. (I might buy Quest for Booty and Full Frontal Assault, I'm not sure, but I will buy Into the Nexus).
@@kingdomkey2262 I'd try and go with the Xbox Original Ports of 2 and 4 since they're cheaper with the same content and better presentation, but there's no getting around 3's price since you only have the PS2 and PC ports as options.
I see Ratchet Deadlocked as the brother brawler game to Up Your Arsenal as a solidly good, straightforward game. It sacrificed exploration for online play which should have been left to Up Your Arsenal as fleshed out and extrapolated as a proper Gladiator game rather than waffle between Gladiator and Classic game.
Dreadlocked is the One Ratchet and Clank game i never really got to play, the best ive had was playing a few levels on an Emulator back in the day b4 emulation was any good and the Dreadlocked Rom wasn't good on any of the emulators.
My friend and I have obtained what we considered to be 100% completion (all guns to level 100, 200 nanotech, all skill points and full Exterminator completion) several times so seeing the PS3 version only needs all skill points and weapons to level 10 was a little bit of a let down but it was a two day platinum I finished today before clicking this video.
8:35 Which is why the game should either be a platformer, or a third person shooter, and deadlocked proves that Ratchet can absolutely be a third person shooter and still kick ass. I cant stand that the second and third games pretend they are platformers, its just a wishy washy not taking a side thing thats the worst of both worlds 8:45 I enjoy that, and i also enjoy good third person shooters, my issue is with third person shooters that pretend to be what they are not. Ok. Ratchet 2 and 3 are great games and i enjoy them a lot, they are just not as good as either deadlocked, or the first game. The first game excels in everything but combat, and deadlocked only really has combat, and its amazing at it. As i said, 2 and 3 are just weaker at doing both.
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The trilogy format for RaC it what worked in hindsight. I think there are 2 trilogies in RaC. The original series and the RaC-future trilogy.
Deadlocked is one of my favorites as well, the story and antagonists feel perfect. I feel like they rely way too heavily on Dr. Nefarious in the later games.
I watched this cause i hoped to see someone rant about how useless the wrench is except for its hyper stike, normal hits do nothing and the enemies dont react to each hit, some of them like the zombies dont even react to hyper strikes at first, in past games the enemies reacted to each hit from the wrench and weapons but here you must wait 2 secs, also im playing Ratchet Gladiator (im Europian piss off) only wrech Hero difficulty, i play this game almost 20 years from the release and oh my God i suffer.
