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Ratchet and Clank on Playstation 4 is a Complete Reimagining

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PlayStation Experience has just ended and with it, no sign of Insomniac’s Ratchet and Clank PS4 game that’s currently in the works. On Twitter, however, there seems to be some confusion as to what Insomniac is actually making, and when you’ll see the game in action.

equal_youth3425d ago

I really liked the humor of the previous games. i hope they can stay true to the original and also put something new into it.

Abash3425d ago

I think "complete re-imagining" is a stretch, it's probably just a re-imagining of what happened when Ratchet met Clank. Like brand new events, characters, and story elements. It'll still be very much true to the Ratchet & Clank we know and love

pivotplease3425d ago

I'm hoping that the story isn't re-imagined too much because characters like Drek and Skid were some of the best characters in the whole franchise. I would go as far as to say the first R&C had the best and most meaningful story. The Future series had a lot of promise by looking into the two characters' heritages, but I ultimately found where it led to disappointing in ACiT. Although Tools of Destruction did deliver one of the most well-rounded gameplay/story experiences and is definitely one in my top 3 for the series.

bmf73643425d ago

The movie is the retelling of the first game. I imagine the PS4 game riding off of it as a sequel or something

bouzebbal3424d ago

i also think like you, it's like a new beginning again. They have been exploring uncharted waters with Q-force and All4One, so i think they're going back to platforming with a brand new story.

i'm looking forward to seeing the result. It might come at the same time as the movie.

medman3425d ago

When was a new Ratchet and Clank announced? I completely missed that particular announcement....

tlougotg3425d ago

It was announced like a year ago or more. Insomniac said that it was the ps4 exclusive they were making. This is very old news.

As for the ;ast good Insomniac game before Sunset, it would have to go to Resistance 3. Resistance 3 was way better than 2 sp wise and one of the best sps i played last gen.

jb2273425d ago

@tlougotg

Totally agree, Resistance 3 was amazing & definitely underrated. Love to try Sunset but I'm not sure it can compete w/ Resistance 3 for me, that was some of the most fun I've ever had playing an FPS. I'm optimistic for Battlefield:Hardline as well actually because Visceral killed on Dead Space so hopefully they'll bring some of that story driven magic to the new series

Great username by the way

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bouzebbal3424d ago

no it was announced at e3 together with the movie trailer.

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Jdoki3425d ago

Hmmm, 'reimagining'. Normally those words would strike dread in to me! Reimagining Transformers. Reimagining Ninja Turtles.

Normally I equate reimagining with destroying the good memories from when I was young!

Fingers crossed Ratchet and Clank will survive the reimagining unscathed. I could handle a fresh take on the story. But I'd hate to see an edgier, or more child-friendly take on the duo.

mushroomwig3425d ago

'Normally I equate reimagining with destroying the good memories from when I was young!'

See, I don't get that. The memories you have are still there and will always be there.

pivotplease3425d ago (Edited 3425d ago )

Yeah... but for most people the nostalgia becomes somewhat tainted and distorted by new products. Like Rise Against albums after the fourth one have completely turned me off the band and I don't quite have the same respect and appreciation for them as I once did, though I will give them the odd biannual listen.

On the other hand, I absolutely despise FFXII and XIII, but I still thoroughly enjoy I through XI (except for maybe II and III), so maybe you're right. It is sad to see what some of these franchises are reduced to though.

Jdoki3425d ago

There's a large dollop of hyperbole in my statement for sure. :)

Yeah,the memories will be there, but it's more how the reimaginings become the norm. So if you talk to some kids about Transformers, their relationship with it started with the Michael Bay films, not the original comics from way back or the 80's cartoon movie. And it's even worse when you show them the older / original stuff and they say they are rubbish and prefer the new :) It may not destroy memories, but it certainly stings!!

pivotplease3425d ago (Edited 3425d ago )

I know what you mean. It seems entirely possible since the franchise is supposed to cater to a younger age group. I just hope it can remain true to its roots. I'm also hoping they don't pull things from SSO because that could ruin it (unless we're just talking about a really intense grinding platforming section). Kind of like when they pretty much took the art style from R&C and applied it to R2. I actually loved the game but the art direction just felt wrong.

Lord_Frieza3425d ago (Edited 3425d ago )

Reimagined like Sonic Boom?!
Hopefully not 😖😖😖

hkgamer3425d ago

transformers and ninja turtles was more of a reboot in my opinion.

reimagining is more inline with original but with slight things changed.

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SoulWarrior3425d ago

I just hope Insomniac nail and get it right, for me personally they haven't produced an above average game for a long time.

BabyObama3425d ago

Sunset overdrive its a pretty fun game
But before that the last game they made that I liked was R2

SoulWarrior3425d ago

Can't speak for it as I haven't played it but it does look fun.

I've played every insomniac game since R2, Fuse was dreadful, R&C Nexus was alright, R3 was pretty good as well I guess, maybe I was a little harsh.

But still, Spyro 1-3 and R&C 1-3 and The future games are the pinnacle of Insomniac imo.

MasterCornholio3425d ago

I hope that big green idiot is in it.

:)

LordMaim3425d ago

Captain Quark is awesome, both in a good and bad way. :)

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8 Years Later, It's About Time Sony Revives The Rest Of Ratchet And Clank

Hanzala from eXputer: "On this joyous 8th anniversary of the Ratchet and Clank reboot, it's about time Sony considers reviving the originals to complete the saga."

shinoff21837d ago (Edited 7d ago )

It's not the ideal situation but Sony does offer them on ps plus. I to would just like a big ass compilation on doscto though

purple1016d ago

Insomniac roadmap leaked a while ago and they are making another, they’re doing the best they can and these games, especially the last two, are master pieces

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AMD users left in the dirt with "ludicrous" Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart hardware issues

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart hardware issues are a huge problem for AMD users

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ocelot07273d ago

Strange with the ps5 being amd based it would of been more optimized for amd gpu's.

mkis007273d ago (Edited 273d ago )

Lets see just how widespread these issues are... doesnt make a bit of sense because the game was made for amd hardware.

: oh its just complaining over amd's poor implementation of things on the pc side.

PunksOnN4G273d ago

Why would it be its obvi on AMD drivers

mkis007273d ago (Edited 273d ago )

Maybe you are not up to date on the current state of AMD's Raytracing support and FSR.

Please tell me were you got never sony from in my comment?

ModsDoBetter273d ago

"Please tell me were you got never sony from in my comment?"

This is a first party title.
Released and poorly optimised. You jump straight to AMD being completely at fault as if TLoU PC port didn't happen.

Christopher273d ago (Edited 273d ago )

AMD themself said it was a driver issue.

generic-user-name273d ago

You should probably make sure it is Sony before trying to fling mud.

ModsDoBetter273d ago

@Generic with the cope:

From DigitalFoundry,

"The comparison, which was shared by Digital Foundry, was accompanied by a written analysis that goes over some of the port's best features, such as good scalability, which allows players with the proper hardware to enjoy much better visuals than on PlayStation 5 and those with underpowered machines to have still a decent experience barring some stuttering, and issues, such as missing transparency effects at max settings, texture loading issues, shadows issues with ray tracing enabled, stability issues and more. With the additional disabling of ray tracing on AMD GPUs due to stability issues, it feels like this is yet another port that was launched in an unpolished state and that will require multiple patches to be in a truly acceptable one."

"it feels like this is yet another port that was launched in an unpolished state and that will require multiple patches to be in a truly acceptable one."

This is not solely an issue with AMD, the port is "yet another" with missing features.

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Jin_Sakai273d ago (Edited 273d ago )

AMD has always been crap compared to Nvidia. The only advantage they have is price.

DarXyde273d ago

And power efficiency. And arguably better performance on 1080p/1440p cards. And availability.

Nvidia cards really aren't worth hunting high and low for when there are very comparable AMD cards that are cheaper. I really have to give credit to AMD for their very frequent and consistent grind with RDNA. This issue I reckon is a developer level problem.

Can't really miss with either, but considering Jensen and Lisa are relatives, they probably laugh about these debates over a very expensive holiday dinner.

iAmyRose273d ago

Naw AMD have had instances of being good, Nvidia do have better features, raytracing and AI performance if you play with software that uses it though.

KeeseToast273d ago

@DarXyde
Power efficiency is not true at all this gpu generation. Nvidia‘s 4000 series is more power efficient that AMD 7000

DivineHand125273d ago

I believe AMD offers higher vram at lower price points compared to NVidia. We have found out that this generation needs at least 8GB to load the highest detail textures at 1080p.

This issue with the drivers will eventually be fixed for Ratchet and Clank, however, the vram issue NVidia has on their midrange and entry level cards can only be fixed by spending more money on a higher end card.

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CantThinkOfAUsername273d ago

AMD has already confirmed it's a driver-related issue on their cards. Besides, AMD 'users' can't stop telling us how not important Ray Tracing is, how they always play with it off, and how it's an 'Nvidia gimmick.' This shouldn't be a problem for them I believe.

On a side note, kudos to Nixxes and Sony for releasing one of the best PC ports in 2023. Amazing graphics with Ray Tracing, great performance, detailed system requirements, plenty of graphics options, all upscaling technologies (DLSS, FSR, and XeSS), DirectStorage 1.2, and native Mouse and Keyboard support.

INMATEofARKHAM273d ago

Not surprised by an AMD driver issue... I love they are in the market and help keep Intel honest but I've had some whacked driver issues with then so I always just go with Intel anymore.

I'm sure they'll have it fixed in the coming days, if it even takes that long, just one of the joys of PC gaming.

ChasterMies273d ago

Imma just sayin’, this is why I play on consoles.

Good-Smurf273d ago

No issues at all on PS5 and some already called me being trolling yesterday.
No telling how well it will run on my PC because there's too things that can go wrong there being High End Nvidia stuff and everything.

MadLad273d ago

Consoles are highly limiting; and when devs screw up optimizing their games on console, you're screwed. You don't have the option of powering through it.

Binarycode273d ago

That's why always wait and see what the game plays like on any device before you buy.

I think they've done a good job porting it to pc, but it needs to be able to run on lower end cards and should have a ram indicator to show how much video ram is being used.

ChasterMies273d ago

That’s why I play on PS5. The user base is so big, devs can’t afford to screw up optimizing their games for it.

MrVux000272d ago

Looking at the overall state of PC gaming and its ports of AAA games for the past 3-4 years vs consoles ports.

Not really helping your case.

1nsomniac273d ago

People never listened when I said that this game doesn’t use “real” ray tracing on PS5. I believe it uses a very clever advanced/modified screen space reflection system. Which is why the real ray tracing doesn’t work on pc.

Outside_ofthe_Box273d ago

Does it matter? I thought we were past this "real" nonsense. The end results matter more. If you can't distinguish, who cares. If it allows for better/more stable frame rate who cares. MS f'd everything when they started using terms like "true" and "real" in their marketing when they launched the One X last gen. People are finally starting to realize that "True 4K" doesn't matter if you have to sacrifice framerate to achieve it. In the end something always has to give if you are truly pushing the hardware.

Binarycode273d ago

Raytracing reflections are used on PS5 as they are in Spiderman, Same engine. tested by professionals with first hand knowledge.

PC Ray-tracings problems are bugs and on AMD side a driver issue.

Lastly if AMD want to compete in the RT space, they need to come up with a solution. As in a unique chip to do it, not just make the gpu with some driver things help it. It's miles behind Nvidia.

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Three Original Games That Still Stand Tall Alongside Their Remakes

Usually, remakes outclass their predecessors in every way. Some games are just too good to fade into the shadow of a remake though; here's a short list of the best.

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TricksterArrow437d ago

Missing Resident Evil 2 and 3. Arguably Resident Evil 1 as well.

NecrumOddBoy437d ago

Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee is 1000% better than New and Tasty and Abe’s Exoddus is about 100,000% better than that abysmal SoulStorm.