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Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time

Josey Wales · 2009-08-28 21:31:39

I haven't seen much talk about Ratchet & Clank here on the forum. The sequel to Tools of Destruction seems to be heading towards release under the radar. I had forgotten about it for quite a while but after seeing some new screens and videos it has become a must have game this winter. Anyone else here getting it?

28-08-2009 10:31pm

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I haven't seen much talk about Ratchet & Clank here on the forum. The sequel to Tools of Destruction seems to be heading towards release under the radar. I had forgotten about it for quite a while but after seeing some new screens and videos it has become a must have game this winter.

Anyone else here getting it?

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#2 28-08-2009 11:14pm

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Josey Wales wrote: »

Anyone else here getting it?

I will have to get it for the wife. She likes the Ratchet and Clank games.

I will also have to buy her a PS3 to go with it...

Anniversary present.:D

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#3 29-08-2009 2:32am

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i will certainly be buying Crack in Time. Really looking forward to it.

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#4 29-08-2009 12:18pm

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I will be buying it for sure , had alot of fun playing the other R&C games on the PS3.

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#5 29-08-2009 12:19pm

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Love rachet and clank,
Always being a fan of platforms and the story in tools of destruction wasn't actually too bad, got quest for booty when they released a hard copy.

Good fun, i will definitely be getting this at some point.

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#6 29-08-2009 12:27pm

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Love Ratchet & Clanks games, played them all on PS2 and 2 games on PS3.
Really looking forward to this game as its the last in the series and the art stlye looks fantastic.

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#7 30-10-2009 2:53pm

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The reviews of this have been very positive over in the US. I'm tempted to order this from VideoGamesPlus in Canada. Not sure when it is out here.

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#8 30-10-2009 2:59pm

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Josey Wales wrote: »

Not sure when it is out here.

6:11:9

Source

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#9 30-10-2009 3:27pm

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http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/ratchetandclankfutureacrackintime

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#10 04-11-2009 4:07am

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its brilliant btw

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#11 04-11-2009 10:05am

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Helix wrote: »

its brilliant btw

Did you notice any framerate drop?

Lads on NeoGAF were saying the framerate wasn't as stable as tools of destruction.

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#12 04-11-2009 10:06am

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Got an e-mail to say that a demo will be up on the PSN. Didn't read it but I presume they mean today.

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#13 04-11-2009 10:36am

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There's 2 demos up since last week, a "ratchet" and a "clank" demo, havent try'd them yet :pac:

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#14 04-11-2009 12:49pm

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Demo up a few days on PSN called something along the lines of Krull Planet (that name could be very wrong btw), but I had a quick go off of it and seemed good at first glance.

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#15 04-11-2009 1:20pm

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I had $20 left on my US account so I decided to get it.(really like tools of destruction).

So far my impression is excellent. The graphics are great. The humour is there (the groovetron included ) A few camera issues perhaps, but I haven't noticed any frame rate drops (not too far into it thought to be honest). All in all am pretty happy so far.

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#16 04-11-2009 1:50pm

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Will probably be a rental for me. I really like the R&C series, but they are just too easy for the majority, and there is always 1 or 2 weapons that are completely OP.

Good game to play through with the OH though. Hopefully this game will have more platforming and puzzles rather than the frequent corridor into arena transitions of ToD

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#17 04-11-2009 3:30pm

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sarumite wrote: »

I had $20 left on my US account so I decided to get it.(really like tools of destruction).

So far my impression is excellent. The graphics are great. The humour is there (the groovetron included ) A few camera issues perhaps, but I haven't noticed any frame rate drops (not too far into it thought to be honest). All in all am pretty happy so far.

Are you sure you didnt just get a quest for booty?

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#18 04-11-2009 4:01pm

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Gummy Panda wrote: »

Did you notice any framerate drop?

Lads on NeoGAF were saying the framerate wasn't as stable as tools of destruction.

only very very very minor issues, nothing that in any way affects anything apart from the ability to say "there are no very very very minor frame rate issues"

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#19 04-11-2009 4:01pm

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Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Are you sure you didnt just get a quest for booty?

lol

pretty sure thats what he bought

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#20 04-11-2009 4:02pm

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L31mr0d wrote: »

Will probably be a rental for me. I really like the R&C series, but they are just too easy for the majority, and there is always 1 or 2 weapons that are completely OP.

Good game to play through with the OH though. Hopefully this game will have more platforming and puzzles rather than the frequent corridor into arena transitions of ToD

youll like the clank sections

the self replication pluzzles are enjoyable. the mini game planets with ratchet are fun too, blatant mario galaxy rip off, but still good fun

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#21 05-11-2009 11:20am

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is this game available in any shops today???

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#22 05-11-2009 11:28am

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xtravision after 9pm

ive yet to be unable to buy a game in the balbriggan xtravision after 9 on the day before release

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#23 05-11-2009 11:50am

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Helix wrote: »

xtravision after 9pm

ive yet to be unable to buy a game in the balbriggan xtravision after 9 on the day before release

Shush! We can't have anyone else knowing!

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#24 05-11-2009 11:52am

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Too many games, not enough money/time.

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#25 05-11-2009 1:40pm

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Retr0gamer wrote: »

Shush! We can't have anyone else knowing!

lol

i presume theyre all the same, apparently the tils are 9pm to 9pm in terms of 24 hour shifts. so anything after 9 on the day before release counts as perfectly legit for a next day sale

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#26 05-11-2009 1:52pm

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Helix wrote: »

lol

i presume theyre all the same, apparently the tils are 9pm to 9pm in terms of 24 hour shifts. so anything after 9 on the day before release counts as perfectly legit for a next day sale

when I worked there, they weren't. That was a white lie so overdue DVDs were returned during their busy rental period rather then just before they close. They probably do it after nine as the other retailers are closed and can't be bothered to report them to the distributor.

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#27 05-11-2009 3:25pm

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wont be the best out at the mo when compared to ass creed and mw2

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#28 05-11-2009 3:27pm

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tonydude wrote: »

wont be the best out at the mo when compared to ass creed

lol

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#29 27-01-2010 12:13pm

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Just ordered this for €21 delivered from thehut.com. Think the deal is for today only.

http://www.thehut.com/games/platforms/ps3/ratchet-clank-a-crack-in-time/10052948.html

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#30 27-01-2010 4:50pm

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Was the same on zavvi.com for a while too (theyre owned by thehut)
Quite an enjoyable game, but not exactly miles apart from tools of destruction/quest for booty...

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#31 27-01-2010 5:13pm

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Yeah just finished it yesterday, overall it was enjoyable, the only thing I would say is the controls are a bit fiddly, and it's hard to judge jumps because of perceptive and lack of character shadow on some terrain. I fell to my death many a time because of it :mad:

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#32 27-01-2010 9:01pm

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CombatCow wrote: »

Yeah just finished it yesterday, overall it was enjoyable, the only thing I would say is the controls are a bit fiddly, and it's hard to judge jumps because of perceptive and lack of character shadow on some terrain. I fell to my death many a time because of it :mad:

CC

Definitely agree with that, and aiming some weapons could be extremely hit and miss (try hitting an enemy above you with the shotgun!)
Also the same price on Amazon at the moment too apparently
Wish they'd hurry up and start offering Uncharted 2 at that price!

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#33 28-01-2010 12:35am

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Actually my copy was a promo not to be re-sold etc.., so if anyone wants it PM me.

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#34 29-01-2010 2:37am

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CombatCow wrote: »

Actually my copy was a promo not to be re-sold etc.., so if anyone wants it PM me.

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I would love this if its still available?

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#35 29-07-2010 10:15pm

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I've had A Crack in Time in my backlog for ages so I decided to open it up the other week. I've been enjoying it so far, especially the time puzzels with Clank.

Has anyone managed to get the 'My Blaster Runs Really, Really Hot!' Trophy?

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#36 29-07-2010 10:55pm

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Josey Wales wrote: »

I've had A Crack in Time in my backlog for ages so I decided to open it up the other week. I've been enjoying it so far, especially the time puzzels with Clank.

Has anyone managed to get the 'My Blaster Runs Really, Really Hot!' Trophy?

Yeah I think it was the last trophy I got. It's tough as hell. I managed to platinum the game in the end. Didn't take me too long, but had to devote a good bit of time to playing the game and there's a bit of luck in it depending when or if you get extra lives and stuff. It's doable though, you just have to keep playing it over and over until you get used to the patterns and stuff.

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#37 30-07-2010 2:04am

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Josey Wales wrote: »

I've had A Crack in Time in my backlog for ages so I decided to open it up the other week. I've been enjoying it so far, especially the time puzzels with Clank.

Has anyone managed to get the 'My Blaster Runs Really, Really Hot!' Trophy?

It is doable, pain in the butt though.
Was the last trophy I needed to plat., and probably a lot of people too, I'd imagine.

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#38 01-08-2010 2:28pm

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I just finished the game a few moments ago. I'm going to head back and get all the collectables now. A very enjoyable game.

I think Mr. Zurkon is one of the best ever game characters.

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#39 07-08-2010 7:08pm

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I just unlocked the Platinum Trophy. The last trophy I needed was My Blaster Runs Really, Really Hot. I had tried it many times before but couldn't get it.

I went back a few minutes ago and it only took two tries.

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