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Ratchet & Clank's Success Proves AAA Gaming Has Become Stagnant

Alex Gibson from WGTC writes "In an industry in which big budget AAA games are becoming increasingly more formulaic, Ratchet & Clank reminds us all that shaking up the status quo is a risk worth taking."

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MrsNesbitt3308d ago

What a nice read and I couldn't agree more. It was so refreshing to play an innocent game

Deadpooled3308d ago (Edited 3307d ago )

R and C proves that gamers like to play great games, proven by the sales figures considering this is not usually the type of game a casual gamer would buy (e g cod).

Fantastic game, conpleted the first play through and a bit of challenge mode before I switched to Uncharted single player mode. Now trophy hunting on R and C, anyone know an easier way to get the 200 health faster, level up weapons to 10 or fully upgrade weapons? I'm on Pokitaru challenge mode and only on 130 health, and half the weapons fully upgraded but none fully levelled up :( 72% trophies but I want that damn platinum, especially considering 6% of total people who played the game have the plat

@MRMagoo

4 times, that's a lot of gametime imo. Well I would have to do a third playthrough because I forgot to use the groovitron on veldin and novalis (blasting through everything using the ryno like an idiot before realizing I had to use the damn groovitron on every single damn enemy type in the game). Did you use the infinite health cheats on dr nefarious? I do remember him in my first playthrough being a nuisance despite giving loads of xp to each weapon which saved even if I died, but got fed up and blasted him with the ryno in 20 seconds.

@Dark Overlord

Kalebo III? Thanks I'll try that (and the 4 moving platform standing still one once I get to that planet).

MRMagoo1233308d ago

I played through the game 4 times to level up everything. the fastest way to lvl is on the last boss he gives your guns loads of xp per hit from what I remember. I got my platinum a few weeks back so I can't say for sure the best way to do it I just enjoyed playing through the story a few times and it just happened.

Dark_Overlord3307d ago

I waited till I hit Gadgetron headquarters. When you get to the part where it throws a ton of robots at you from the doors on the left and right, kill them all except one or two then throw yourself off the platform, they will all respawn and provide a hell of a lot of XP. Finished 8 guns off there within the hour :)

MRMagoo1233307d ago

no I didn't use any of the cheats till my 5th playthrough so I could just mess around after I got my platinum.

kraenk123308d ago (Edited 3308d ago )

In and oversaturated market in certain genres and almost no platformers around it makes perfect sense to revive a classic, most loved franchise. I wondered why everybody stopped making platformers all the time.

Eldyraen3308d ago

Because they don't sell more than 2 million copies usually and some companies think that's a bad number as they all want the 5-10+ Super sellers so they shift the Developer trying to make something they think will sell better then they flop or aren't well loved at least.

MilkMan3307d ago

Check Nintendo, platforming are well made and in good form.

kraenk123307d ago

Yeah but mostly 2D and I don't really have time nor money for a third platform.

corroios3308d ago

Diversity and creativity is something that sony gamers always had. Sony takes risks but sometimes they dont work. This year they are on the money and giving the games that gamers really want.

Ratchet was a nice surprise and i hope we get more this year.

zcmilano3308d ago

I could go for more 3D platforming. It was definitely a nice break from all the shooters we've had recently. But yes the point is we need more variety. This is why I'm pumped for The Last Guardian.. something a bit different.

gamerpop3308d ago

lol so true about Nintendo. The whole console is full of platform games but nobody buys them. Kinda funny when you think about it.

Stealth20k3308d ago (Edited 3308d ago )

People do buy them. Especially on 3DS. Mario 3D World sold 3 times what Ratchet & Clank did.....Yoshi's Wolly World sold well,ect

Eldyraen3308d ago

Different kind of platformers. Ratchet and many Sony ones are more Action platformers.

Nintendo is more traditional platformers.

Aloy-Boyfriend3308d ago

Nintendo is struggling to stay relevant with today's gamers. Only their diehards and dual console owners are still supporting them.

kevnb3308d ago (Edited 3308d ago )

Nintendo is doing well on handheld, Sony is doing well on home console. But you would have to say the wii u is much more successful than the vita. Games like super Mario maker and smash brothers are actually relevant, bayonetta 2 won a bunch of game of the year awards and xenoblade chronicles x is the best console jrpg we've had in a long time.
zelda on the wii u will likely also be a very awesome swan song.

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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."

shinoff2183421d ago (Edited 421d 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

purple101420d 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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ocelot07687d ago

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

mkis007687d ago (Edited 687d 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.

PunksOnN4G687d ago

Why would it be its obvi on AMD drivers

mkis007687d ago (Edited 687d 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?

ModsDoBetter687d 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.

Christopher687d ago (Edited 687d ago )

AMD themself said it was a driver issue.

generic-user-name687d ago

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

ModsDoBetter687d 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_Sakai687d ago (Edited 687d ago )

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

DarXyde687d 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.

iAmyRose687d 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.

KeeseToast687d ago

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

DivineHand125686d 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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CantThinkOfAUsername687d 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.

INMATEofARKHAM687d 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.

ChasterMies687d ago

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

Good-Smurf687d 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.

MadLad687d 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.

Binarycode687d 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.

ChasterMies686d 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.

MrVux000686d 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.

1nsomniac687d 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_Box687d 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.

Binarycode686d 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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TricksterArrow850d ago

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

NecrumOddBoy850d 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.