Best Ratchet and Clank game

[dig_ut!!]

Which game in the series is best? And where would Rift Apart be on a list of the best Ratchet and Clank games of all time?

[TheHuskyGT]

This is the only game I've never played.

To me, the best one in terms of content, gameplay, weapons and pacing would be 'A Crack in Time' for the newer gen, and 'Up Your Arsenal' for the first gen. Third is always the charm.

The Future series has fantastic world design, balancing and story telling overall. The old ones seem to win in content.

[SomeUnregPunk]

I dunno, I just know the 1st one had the best Ratchet voice.

[Dante]

I dont remember well as it was a long time ago but the one with collecting tons of Raritanium side quest was my favorite one.

[idiot]

My personal opinion:

R&C 1 (2002) > Ratchet: Deadlocked > R&C 2: Going Commando > R&C 3: Up Your Arsenal > R&C Future: A Crack in Time > R&C: SIze Matters > R&C Future: Into the Nexus > R&C Future: Tools of Destruction > R&C: Full Frontal Assault > Secret Agent Clank > R&C: All4One > POWER GAP > R&C (2016)

Haven't played Rift Apart yet. R&C 3: Up Your Arsenal and R&C Future: A Crack in Time are very close, but UYA has David Bergeaud composing the OST so it wins.

[Phil Matic]

Going Commando, Easily. After that, the original is great, and then I'd say Up Your Arsenal is 3rd. Everything else hasn't even compared.

[BingusDingus]

Originally posted by dig_ut!!:

Which game in the series is best? And where would Rift Apart be on a list of the best Ratchet and Clank games of all time?

Best for me is A Crack In Time, the game just jived with me. EDIT: but really I've played them all to hell and back, even All for One.

[IceBorg]

deadlock

[Hackett]

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and A Crack in Time

[exe3]

It's been way too long since i've played the original trilogy but based on my memory this is how i'd rank what i've played. Disclaimer: they're all great and worth playing.

GC>OG>2016>UYA>CiT>Nexus>ToD>QfB

GC wins out over the OG as while the narrative was weaker the overall gameplay kept the fun and variety while fixing the originals awkward controls.

I know 2016 being so high up the list will be controversial but besides the poor story and the missing content the core gameplay felt like such a huge refinement of the series. The controls in particular felt so solid in a way the series hadn't felt up to that point (thank goodness the stupid crouch jump button combos were finally gone). The graphics were also drop dead gorgeous and I *loved* the jetpack. It was also the first game in a while to do proper Clank missions. I really miss the early games use of Clank and his minions. It also had some GC style spacefighter missions that I had really liked.

UYA felt like a weaker rushed GC so it's lower on the list and the PS3 ones lost the edge and tone of the PS2 games. CiT had some cool ideas like the space ship but the loss of classic Clank missions stung. ToD might have been higher than Nexus but it had severe balancing issues at the end game. So many fully upgraded weapons just became useless which made the final boss a real pain until I looked up how to get the RYNO which turned it into an 'I win' fight which also wasn't great.

I started playing Deadlocked recently but had to put in on pause due to RL matters. Tbh I think it would be low on the list. I kind of get the appeal (the edge is there) but the lack of platforming hurts the game imo. It's not as fun as a core title and the stop start nature of the game with the quick matches is annoying (I understand why it's done, i'm just not the biggest fan so far).

Otherwise I have Size Matters on my Vita that I may play one day. I did try a Secret Agent Clank demo once but the QTE sequence was a progress stopper and utterly ruined the game. I hope if they did a remaster they'd remove the sequences or at the very least require multiple failures to force a restart. I'd also like to try Full Frontal Assault but I heard the performance was *really* bad which is why it didn't review well. Port please?

[StepwisePilot]

Not the most common response, but Deadlocked (for me at least).

It had split screen co-op, and I loved playing it with my brother. I had played the other PS2 R&C games as well and greatly enjoyed them, but have the most fond memories of Deadlocked because of that co-op. Also, never had a PS3, so I was never able to play the series there.

[Stj.Srex]

I cant decide between Going Commando and Tools of Destruction, both are amazing and soundtrack for Tabora is to this day one of the best if not the best in game, so i will go with GC i guess :D

[mommy? (STEVE)]

Originally posted by idiot:

My personal opinion:

R&C 1 (2002) > Ratchet: Deadlocked > R&C 2: Going Commando > R&C 3: Up Your Arsenal > R&C Future: A Crack in Time > R&C: SIze Matters > R&C Future: Into the Nexus > R&C Future: Tools of Destruction > R&C: Full Frontal Assault > Secret Agent Clank > R&C: All4One > POWER GAP > R&C (2016)

Haven't played Rift Apart yet. R&C 3: Up Your Arsenal and R&C Future: A Crack in Time are very close, but UYA has David Bergeaud composing the OST so it wins.

Is this story with original ratchet? Or is it the wierdo little plush animal from 2016? I really didnt enjoy that one.

[mommy? (STEVE)]

Originally posted by StepwisePilot:

Not the most common response, but Deadlocked (for me at least).

It had split screen co-op, and I loved playing it with my brother. I had played the other PS2 R&C games as well and greatly enjoyed them, but have the most fond memories of Deadlocked because of that co-op. Also, never had a PS3, so I was never able to play the series there.

Hell yeah, i played sooooo much deadlocked/gladiator with my friends,. We loved it.

[Gengear]

I think Ratchet and Clank 2002 is the best when it comes down to personality, and story, I really loved that version, but there's no strafing, and your weapons don't level up, so for gameplay, I'm not so sure, probably R&C3.

[TheDarkgg]

Ratchet & Clank 3 and Ratchet & Clank: a Crack in Time !

Objectively, these are the most accomplished episodes.

The rest is pure nostalgia, with the fake Ratchet games removed -> Deadlocked, All 4 One, QForce.