CGRundertow RATCHET & CLANK FUTURE: A CRACK IN TIME for PlayStation 3 Video Game Review

Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in TIme review. Classic Game Room presents a CGRundertow review of Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in TIme for Playstation 3.

With the conclusion to the Ratchet and Clank Future trilogy, Insomniac Games created a bigger game than ever before. The two heroes are separated and must finish their own missions, while also searching for each other. The game introduces time elements, such as puzzles using multiple Clanks, and traveling back and forth between times. There are tons of side missions and upgrades hidden through the massive levels. This all makes for arguably the best game in the series and a fitting conclusion to the great trilogy.

This video review features video gameplay footage of Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time for Playstation 3 and audio commentary from Classic Game Room's Ryan.

[Ripolt]

"A fitting conclusion to a fantastic trilogy."
Little did he know that there was one more Future game to come,
Ratchet and Clank: Into The Nexus

[bokito]

To me, this is the best of the PS3 ones, i found the semi-cell shaded look to be very appropriate for the game and made it stand out with it's popping colours, and will certainly help making the visuals age well. The gameplay was much more refined than ToD which was in my opinion pretty sluggish, while still suffering from linearity the areas were much bigger and gave much more incentive to explore, with the hover boots to scale the area quickly, not to mention the fully explorable galaxy.

[bokito]

So a sci-fi 3D platformer/3rd person shooter with space exploration, a leveling up system, and a crapload of weapons is a Zelda rip-off you say?

[Pazuvuzela]

Yes, I'm pretty sure it gives a recap of the story so far at the beginning of the game with Quark telling you.

[bokito]

Of course there were issues, i still think the game's missing the fast paced combat 2, 3 and Deadlocked had, you can argue that it's just different but i still think the combat's much better than in the new ones, some effects were pixelated and my biggest issue is the plot, everyone seems to praise it while it's pretty shallow IMO. I do think that the general gameplay, visual style and the little extra's like cutscenes for every weapon and radio stations make up, but that was just bugging me.

[LiveLaughLovecraft]

You can say "all 4 one" and "full frontal assault" is bad but not "tools of destruction" and "A crack in time". Those were actually pretty good.

[nathandrake]

Into the nexus is the last Future game.

[Benjamillion]

so clank's sections are are basically a throwback to blinx the time sweeper. an xbox title

[wolfie]

the one thing i hate in this game is that i have to go to the next planet in R&C 1 2 & 3 WHEN YOU go to the next planet the game eill load when it's going to the next planet

[glitch]

Agreed. The story wasn't anything too special, and the clank parts weren't necessarily the best part about the game. The core action and humour is what made the ratchet franchise a success - don't forget that Insomniac!

[hggfhh]

they should release an HDer R&C Future trilogy collection on ps4.

[Koconut]

I get what you mean, these cutscenes are fantastic. However, Pixar animation does have a higher production value than this game. That doesn't mean this isn't good though.

[JCBassCovers]

It's a shame I never got into Ratchet and Clank considering it's a sort of Spiritual Successor to Spyro the Dragon.

[bokito]

Actually R&C 2 already had the Mario GAlaxy style of gameplay, and that was 4 years before Galaxy

[onlychild]

Yes, if you only appreciate Pixar on a technical level, I suppose then that's a fair comparison.

[Weirdreviewsnerd]

One of, if not THE, best in the series in my opinion.

[thaneros]

Great this was review by "super positive reviewer" He's not bad but just seems to only review games that are all his favs or something.

[MINETORIALS]

they do not have better textures animation nor polish they are both fluid but ratchet and clanks textures are so fitting.Ratchets fur or nefarious armour all look better than most pixar films

[ZanguSwe]

I just wanna say that if a movie is to be made, I think that either Pixar Animations or Dreamwork Animation should do it, NOT Disney Animation! :D

[RP]

Ratchet and clank, best games of my childhood