Current Events > Heads up - Ratchet and Clank is now 4K 60fps on PS5

(+) Yeah! (+)

It was a really good reboot game, and visually spectacular. Literally looks like a CGI movie.

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i wanna get my nostalgia on without paying $50 hmph

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lww99 posted...

i wanna get my nostalgia on without paying $50 hmph

It's literally free

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It's free on PS4, too. I was kind of blown away by it. I'm not a big fan of those kinds of games but my girlfriend is, and I was just kinda stunned at the production value.

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https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/29/22356835/ratchet-and-clank-ps5-update-announced

Completely free, literally no requirements other than being able to download it.

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Oh I must be thinking of that other platformer

edit. Crash bandicoot

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pinky0926 posted...

It's free on PS4, too. I was kind of blown away by it. I'm not a big fan of those kinds of games but my girlfriend is, and I was just kinda stunned at the production value.

To be fair, Insomniac is one of the best developers ever. Even their weaker titles, like Sunset Overdrive, were pretty good.

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Is it the first original game right down to the original controls? Does it have the combat additions (strafe, etc) up to at least R&C2? The controls for the first game were limited and rigid as fuck. No makeover alone would make that fun by today's standards.

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ClockworkHare posted...

Is it the first original game? Does it have the combat additions (strafe, etc) up to at least R&C2? Because the controls for the first game were limited and rigid as fuck...no makeover would make that fun.

No, it's a complete remake of the original game. None of the mechanics are the same.

It's got completely modern third person shooting mechanics, unlike the original.

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ClockworkHare posted...

Is it the first original game? Does it have the combat additions (strafe, etc) up to at least R&C2? Because the controls for the first game were limited and rigid as fuck...no makeover would make that fun.

It is basically a reboot of the first game. It is brand spanking new in the engine and combat and does not feel like a rehashed 2004 game.

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Kaldrenthebold posted...

It is basically a reboot of the first game. It is brand spanking new in the engine and combat and does not feel like a rehashed 2004 game.

My theory is that it's actually in an alternate universe from the original series.

The whole concept of Rift Apart is that there are a ton of parallel dimensions, and you get a device that lets you rip between them.

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That's good to hear.

My first game in the series was actually Ratchet & Clank 3. It got me hooked into checking out the other 2 at the time. The jump back to R&C2 was barely noticeable, but R&C1 was aggravating by comparison with the barebones combat scheme. I get it was the first title before the control revamps happened, but I could not bring myself to play through it like that again. The revamps were needed...

The story was great; the controls just needed the updates. Glad to hear the devs paid attention to that.

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How tf are these older games getting the PS5 upgrade but not The Last of Us 2 lmao

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DarkRoast posted...

My theory is that it's actually in an alternate universe from the original series.

The whole concept of Rift Apart is that there are a ton of parallel dimensions, and you get a device that lets you rip between them.

I think its part alternate universe and part a retelling of the story from a different point of view. The opening sequence of the game explains it a bit better. Spoilers ahead:

Its the story told from Quarks POV while hes in prison.


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Nice!

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DarthAragorn posted...

How tf are these older games getting the PS5 upgrade but not The Last of Us 2 lmao

That one is going to get a $60 definitive edition release, bank on it.

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Thanks to the law of diminishing returns, any last generation title above 1080p that gets a bump to 60 frames per second tends to look indistinguishable from a current gen title.

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