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Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart review embargo lifts June 8 at at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET
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If this game is a return to form, or even close to as good as A Crack in Time was, then it'll deserve 90+ scores
I'm going w/ 90~91. Looking at OC, nothing's cracked that yet so far this year... but I could see this doing it just based on the visuals and its use of the SSD. It will probably be heralded as the first "real" (whatever that means) next-gen game, or at least the one with the widest appeal.
2 generations ago, Crack in time was amazing tho. Probably IMO their best game yet.
I hope they add enough changes to the gameplay. I played Crack in Time and towards the end, I was just not feeling the endless shooting galore that it was. Personally, I think it's because the enemies weren't that fun to shoot. They were bullet sponges and pretty stationary. They didn't really do anything.
92, I'm bullish
highest rated game in the series and highest rated Insomniac game ever
(UYA is IG's highest rated at 91)
I think absolute worst case it gets like an 87 or something but that's still an excellent score
highest rated game in the series and highest rated Insomniac game ever
(UYA is IG's highest rated at 91)
I think absolute worst case it gets like an 87 or something but that's still an excellent score
Don't have a PS5 and I haven't played the series in ages, but I'm going to guess 83-85. Visually spectacular, but not a meaningful enough step forward mechanically.
80-85.
I think a 9 would have been possible closer to console launch when hype was still palpable and excitement could have taking it over the finish line, but not now.
I think a 9 would have been possible closer to console launch when hype was still palpable and excitement could have taking it over the finish line, but not now.
I feel like (from what we have seen), critics will praise the use of the Dualsense features and the actual gameplay, besides the visuals and use of the PS5 power.
Whether it will be enough for low - mid 90s will boil down to the story/dialogue in my opinion. A lot of Ratchet fans didn't really like the 2016 game, and Rift Apart is the first main line Ratchet game again after a very long time.
Whether it will be enough for low - mid 90s will boil down to the story/dialogue in my opinion. A lot of Ratchet fans didn't really like the 2016 game, and Rift Apart is the first main line Ratchet game again after a very long time.
Hmm, well the franchise's heyday was three generations ago sooooooooooo...
Nah, I'm going with 91. I think we're looking at a new "A Crack In Time" story-wise at a time when platformers actually have a bit of respect again. I think it's going to be the perfect counter-programming to a shit year of Covid to perk people up. Gameplay looks like it's the tightest the franchise has ever been, and Rivet's gonna steal everyone's heart.
Nah, I'm going with 91. I think we're looking at a new "A Crack In Time" story-wise at a time when platformers actually have a bit of respect again. I think it's going to be the perfect counter-programming to a shit year of Covid to perk people up. Gameplay looks like it's the tightest the franchise has ever been, and Rivet's gonna steal everyone's heart.
I'd agree if Ratchet remake didn't review insanely well, far better than a remake with a little over a year of dev time and attached to a bad movie had any right to be. That and most press/ the people who would be reviewing this game have been gushing about it.
I think it comes down to 2 things. The story, and how gimmicky the "going through dimensions" stuff gets. It's a great way to show off the new tech, but if I'm being taken away from planets/ there are several planets that are just window dressing to show off this new tech and have nothing of substance in hte world besides a setpiece, that will be underwhelming.
I think It Takes Two being a new IP is probably what prevented it from scoring higher. If you look at the Top 20 highest rated games on Opencritic, only 3 aren't remakes/remasters/new entries in existing popular franchises.
Ratchet at least has that going for it!
You make some good points, and regardless of how good the story is I fully expect it to lose the game points from some reviewers. Comedy never lands perfectly with everyone.
It's the downside to actually trying in that department. Nobody docks points for "Save the princess from Bowser!", but if you try something more ambitious you end up with a target painted on your back.
Mario odyssey is a 97, and I enjoyed it but yall cant sit here and tell me R&C is gonna get marked down for not having a gripping story or being innovative enough as a mascot platformer.
I'm having trouble parsing this post. Are you saying you don't believe the game will be docked points for story/lack of innovation, or you do believe it will?