#RATCHET AND CLANK PS4 REVIEW PS3#

Nefarious and his crew of grunts re-break the gun in an attempt to steal it, that sets off a roller coaster ride through a series of dimensional rifts.

The parade ends with Clank giving Ratchet a repaired Dimensionator gun in the hopes he can use it to track down other members of the missing Lombax species. This doubles as a series overview for newcomers and fans alike. So, Rift Apart starts with a parade for the long-dormant heroes-as in, you run and jump over parade floats, watched by massive crowds.

#RATCHET AND CLANK PS4 REVIEW PS3#

Skip ahead to the next section if you want to go into the story fresh.)ДЇurther Reading Ratchet and Clank review: A rollicking return run around the galaxyIt has been a long time since Ratchet & ClankвЂ™s 2016, movie-adjacent PS4 releaseВ and even longer since 2013вЂ™s Into the Nexus on the PS3 (which was more firmly planted in the seriesвЂ™ long-running lore). (Note: This section contains some significant spoilers for characters and locations that are revealed partway through the game.

But after the novelty wears off, the rifts start to feel like a flashy gimmick thatвЂ™s not really necessary to sell an otherwise solid entry in this time-tested run-and-gun franchise. Playing through Rift Apart more than nine months after that first reveal, the overwhelming вЂњwow factorвЂќ of those through-the-rift transitions still holds up. Those sequences packed in new scenery and enemies loaded nearly instantaneously from storage. Early gameplay footage focused on the titular heroes flying through portal-like holes torn in the sky to be transported seamlessly to completely new environments. Further Reading Doom (2016) single-player review: Back to basicsIn the run-up to the launch of the PlayStation 5, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was placed front and center as a game that would embody the promise and potential of the new console hardware and its high-speed SSD storage.

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