Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart - PC Review - Cutting Edge Tech But Lacking In Polish

With its use of DirectStorage 1.2 and high-end ray tracing, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is a cutting-edge PC release aiming to match and exceed the PlayStation 5 version of the game. There's much to commend here, but it's another PC release that arrives with users with bugs and issues that suggest that the game isn't quite finished.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:57 Options, User Experience, Bugs
00:03:51 Graphical additions to the PC version
00:09:45 PS5 Performance RT Mode Settings on PC
00:13:19 Alex's Optimised Settings
00:15:32 The mid-range experience
00:18:08 Do you need an SSD for Ratchet and Clank on PC?
00:22:50 Loading analysis
00:26:52 Conclusion

[purrspctiv]

I should note that the missing transparency effect at 3:30 actually is in the scene on the pc version- but it has inexplicably been moved down to the base of the platform, orbiting the blue ring with other particles now. Maybe this was a bug in the original, since it still fits when moved like this.

[Simte]

I hope many of the issues get fixed in time for PC, they don't break the game but it truly deserves to be a classic release given the tech behind.

[dmg]

that loading speed test with changing ram speeds, core speed, nvme speed, all of that is what makes me love Alex's review videos! Keep up the good work guys

[Quartercaste]

Great to see a developer offering their own form of upscaling technology

[gagobento]

I love your testing so much! The amount of testing and research that went into it is insane. The fact that you give tips on what settings are increasing performance with minimal graphical fidelity is a godsent! Thank you so much.

[tenshin]

Great video Alex! Very good to show the impact of background programs. Would have never thougth they would impact GPU performance.

[Eternalduoae]

Great analysis - loved that you paused in the 4-way comparisons between different quality settings. Was very useful!

[aL_]

Man the difference the amount of background apps makes is really significant especially for gpu ram.. I guess most applications do use a significant slice of gpu (as well as the windows dwm)

[lord.frosty]

Alex's content is beyond anything else in the Youtube PC gaming space. I just love every detail in each video. Excellent work again!

[geogaming]

That stutter ABSOLUTELY crushes that moment... holy poop. 19:02

[ZykopathOfficial]

From their track record, I'm confident that Nixxes will quickly patch the game up.

[etansivad]

YESSS!! I've been eagerly waiting for this episode! Thanks for putting this up.

[sintar]

What a huge amount of work is done. Thanks!

[ParsianTV]

fantastic work Alex and the digital foundry team.

[Anna_Rae]

I truly appreciate all the amazing work DF does. There simply is no other YouTube channel or publication that is as in depth as DF when it comes to visuals/performance analysis

[daniel-gn]

thanks for this video alex, really appreciate the effort and time this must have taken; even mentioning todays update aswell. keep up your good work and auf wiedersehen :D

[timholt]

I love these P.C. settings breakdowns. Thank you!

[mikeytrw]

Nice work Alex. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos. Fellow tech nerds like me appreciate it.

[frankie]

You guys are doing great work. I am also loving my new way of being a 'patient gamer'... The difference in experience is worth it for me and you get these game for peanuts a lot of the time.

[MrHowlforever]

Released 28/07 - Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart PC Patch/Hotfix 1.727.0.0 Release Notes

Resolved visual issues with characters occurring on certain GPUs, including AMD Vega based models.

Improved the visual quality of vegetation in ray-traced shadows and ray-traced reflections.

Implemented a fix to make the Texture Filtering option work as intended.