{"id":89989,"date":"2016-04-21T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=89989"},"modified":"2016-04-21T11:03:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T09:03:24","slug":"5-things-you-need-to-know-before-you-buy-ratchet-and-clank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/reviews\/89989-5-things-you-need-to-know-before-you-buy-ratchet-and-clank","title":{"rendered":"5 things you need to know before you buy Ratchet and Clank"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Ratchet and Clank came out in 2002, the platformer community was split – there were those who sided with Naughty Dog’s Jak and Daxter, carrying the legacy of Crash Bandicoot, and there were those who were ready to follow Insomniac’s R&C after the days of Spyro.<\/p>\n

I was always a Jak and Daxter man, myself, and never really got on board with the Ratchet and Clank series.<\/p>\n

In the time since, though, Jak and Daxter’s developers have headed off in a different direction (making some little series called ‘Uncharted’ or something), leaving me yearning for some old-school style platforming with a next-gen feel.<\/p>\n

Thankfully Ratchet and Clank is here to answer the call. But before you head off and buy it, here are a few things you should know about the game.<\/p>\n

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1. Nothing has changed – except for everything<\/h3>\n

Much of the original Ratchet and Clank has remained intact – the worlds you will visit, the characters you will meet, and the situations you will get into are as you remember them….except not.<\/p>\n

Every environment has been populated with more to see and more to smash – and game mechanics (strafing) and weapons from later games in the series have been woven in. You level up, get to upgrade your weapons, and collect cards – it’s the original and so much more.<\/p>\n

The biggest changes you will notice are in the visuals (obviously) and plot elements, which have both been given a complete overhaul.<\/p>\n

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2. The game is a visual marvel<\/h3>\n

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Things explode, nuts and bolts fly everywhere, and you get completely stormed by enemies. The screen can really get crowded with visual effects – and the game maintains a solid 30fps throughout.<\/p>\n

To compensate for the sub-60fps, Insomniac have plugged in some motion blur which – dare I say it – makes the game feel that much more cinematic.<\/p>\n

Which actually brings me to the next point.<\/p>\n

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3. It’s Ratchet and Clank: The Game: The Movie: The Game<\/h3>\n

The best way to describe the Ratchet and Clank remake is that it is the game of the movie of the game. I haven’t seen the movie yet, mind you, but I do know that many of the scenes are duplicated in both, and that the original story was reworked to be more in-line with it.<\/p>\n

But don’t take that as a bad thing – because of the ‘Hollywood shine’ applied, the plot and flow has been edited and readjusted to make for a fluid and much better experience.<\/p>\n

Some have described it as “playing a Pixar film” – I wouldn’t go that far, but it certainly feels like you’re playing a movie game. Which, for once, isn’t a bad thing.<\/p>\n