Is Up Your Arsenal the BEST game in the series?

[@normietwiceremoved]

I have this issue sometimes, do you sometimes feel a bit alone about how much you love Ratchet and Clank and not quite understand what other people don't see in it? These games are literally brilliant and sell amazingly, but no one really talks about them in pop culture. It's super weird.

[@HowGoodGames]

Yeah, unless a new game has come out, Spider-Man takes a lot of insomniacs spotlight nowadays. I think if they do something like a original trilogy remaster for the anniversary this year though hopefully it will get more attention! These are amazing games though!

[@micahmahaffey5919]

Why did you read my mind? I feel so alone, luckily I feel like that's changing, but I could be just nuts haha. At least we all know this game series exists

[@josuepon0318]

Same question I ask myself. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW IT

[@xenon_sword]

I was an infant when I played Up Your Arsenal first and I only remember 2 things. The Starship Phoenix being the absolute best thing to explore, and changing the colour of my ship. Overall a 10/10 to 5 year old me

[@HowGoodGames]

Dude, I was the same with the starship, I remember the phoenix being the coolest place, I could have sworn I spent hours running around there. Going back to it now? Empty as shit, thanks perspective. Still 10/10

[@micahmahaffey5919]

I feel like Going Commando and Tools of Destruction have the best/most fun planets. But Up Your Arsenal and Crack In Time have the better stories, focus and weapons. But that's subjective. Also Deadlocked has the best combat and weapons overall. Haven't played nexus or rift apart yet. But every game is great for different reasons which makes the games very hard to rank against each other.

[@HowGoodGames]

Yeah for sure, always have liked the story in UYA and I think Rift Apart is definitely one to check out when you can, I think it nails just about every element.

[@ArdentVitalGamer]

Up your Arsenal is awesome I love the Courtney Gears boss battle as I make Ratchet fight using only a Plasma Whip because it the closest thing to dancing along with wearing a Tuxedo (this is what happened if you play New Game Plus too many times)

[@HowGoodGames]

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[@kaoticchris1249]

Still say this one is my favorite of all RnC games, sure they may have gotten rid of some of the mini games, but they double down on what felt great, though the joke at the end of RnCGC can't be beat in my eyes, can always go back to 2 and 3 and always enjoy it just as much as the first experience

[@HowGoodGames]

Going back, I honestly was thinking that they wouldn’t hold up at all. How wrong I was and I’m stoked about it

[@copynovel193]

“ I think it was banana or maybe it was… ONE OF NATURES BIGGEST MYSTERIOUS” BUT WHAT WAS QWARK HOLDING?

[@HowGoodGames]

We may never know…

[@lharrowing]

I've just finished your R&C trilogy, and man your videos are fantastic! You deserve way more subs! Keep up the great work 😁

[@HowGoodGames]

Oh wow, thanks so much mate that boosts me up loads! I’m gonna do best!

[@LeifUnni2]

Loved the intro! I definitely get why many people were disappointed in UYA, but what's included in the game is so smashingly good that even for all it's faults it's still my favourite Ratchet game of the PS2 era. Looking forward to way down the line seeing your potential videos on my favourite games: Crack in Time and Rift Apart!

[@HowGoodGames]

Yeah, it’s still a super fun game! I actually barely remember rift apart, so very excited to get to it myself!

[@RedRedInc]

Great video as usual! Makes me want to go through all the games again. Side note, octopus have 6 legs and 2 arms!

[@HowGoodGames]

That’s super helpful, just the spider question to go and I can sleep easy

[@usuratonkaichii]

Just here to say your channel is amazing man! Keep it up! And greetings from Brazil

[@HowGoodGames]

Oh true! That’s amazing, always wanted to see Brazil! Thank you very much dude, means a lot!

[@LogicalMarcochip]

By the way, the multiplayer mode IS playable online on PS3 today, the servers got revived by fans, and it's as simple as changing the console's DNS. Same goes for Deadlocked HD. Even the PS2 versions are back online, even supporting custom arenas which is crazy, though only the NTSC version is playable online. There's even cross-play between the original consoles and emulators if finding original hardware is too hard for you but you have a powerful enough pc. There's Discord servers dedicated to these online revivals and it's a real shame these projects hardly get any notice.

[@HowGoodGames]

Yeah good shout, I did see this when I was researching but didn’t look into it to deeply since I normally only do the single player for these games for the most part. There are a heck of a lot of examples of fans keeping games alive, it’s a shame it has to come to that though

[@Noah77172]

This series is just amazing, I've played every single one of them, when rift apart launched the first trailer I was like YEEEEEESSSSSS now I can't wait for the next game, in my opinion all ps2 and psp ratchet and clank games should have a remake like the 1st one did, I just don't understand why people don't talk to much about this, these games are awesome

[@therocketmanarch]

It's really hard for me to compare Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal. I think both games are excellent. But UYA rose above in one thing - every boss battle is a spectacle, and the bosses themselves are memorable and nicely balanced. I'm glad the devs managed to do this because the bosses were either frustratingly hard (Drek, I spent an hour trying to wreck you), too easy (the Protopet was defeated on the second try!), boring (just die already, Thugs-4-less leader), or just plain uninteresting (Snagglebeast). And Qwark's stupid face on the vid-comic loading screen cracks me up every time I see it.

[@HowGoodGames]

I have to agree, the boss fights were better and to me it’s because generally you were fighting ‘characters’ more than just supermarket bosses. Dr Nefarious and the self destruct timer at the end is what gets me even after all these years haha

[@evanschulz9704]

I think why UYA is considered the best is not because of all its content but probably because it’s the least bullshit ratchet and clank game. Think about it, ratchet one has the economy problems with bolts and difficulty, going commando has a lot of pacing problems and difficulty spikes. UYA is basically the easiest game for anyone and everyone to start playing. Sometimes an adventure that’s slim and simple can be better than a story that’s massive but have a few problems with it. On a side note writing with an iPad is hell on KZbin

[@HowGoodGames]

Thanks for pushing through the iPad to comment bro haha Yeah good call outs, I think it was a good starting point, especially when it came to difficulty, and the pacing on it does stay pretty tight. I think it’s a pretty tight contest between a couple of these games to be fair, plus the others don’t have Courtney Gears so bonus points there

[@playbossthebest936]

That intro was pure gold 🤣

[@HowGoodGames]

Or was it simply ONE OF NATURES MYSTERIES!?

[@playbossthebest936]

@@HowGoodGames isn't that the same thing?

[@HowGoodGames]

Huh, I guess it is

[@AbysmalGaming]

Imagine if 2 and 3 had an extra 6 months-a year of development

[@HowGoodGames]

I think about that alot, especially 3

[@Alex-ex8ob]

I find it funny people only started criticizing this game after TGBS made his video back in 2017. Personally, I enjoy this game more than ratchet 1 and 2 because the weapons are a lot more exciting to use (quality over quantity), and the controls feels a lot better. Ratchet snaps to a direction when you actually move the stick and it doesn't feel as sluggish. Also makes speedrunning a lot easier for correcting mistakes.

[@HowGoodGames]

I haven’t seen it, I’ll have to check it out! I did watch a lot of golden bolts videos and loved those retrospectives. I loved this game, and it could be my favourite depending on the day. I think this is my most nostalgic game, but the leap from 1-2 for me was just 🤯

[@sebastiankulche]

I still think is better than the original 2002 game due to having better controls and i aprecciate the upgrades for the core gameplay, but Going Commando i think it has some of my favorite levels in the franchise. I find the minigames to be the least annoying of the trilogy though, and in an action game is something very relevant for me. Imo Going Commando and Up Your Arsenal are very close in terms of quality, i still cannot decide the best. Thats when you realize it really doesnt matter since you know the trilogy ended up being so good.

[@HowGoodGames]

Agreed, its splitting hairs, I'd happily play any of that trilogy again tomorrow

[@HarrisonVogl]

This game is old enough to drink, I remember my dad getting it for me back in 2004. Good memories.

[@HowGoodGames]

Man what a present, tough to believe it’s been that long since it came out though. Absolutely mental hey

[@doppy1019]

RC2, RC1, RC3, i still think that they are really good but RC2 is God tear

[@megadog9305]

Spiders have 8 legs. Octopuses have 6 arms and 2 legs. Yes, they actually use two of them to walk from time to time.

[@DJveyron5]

If I may, will you do Ratchet Gladiator/Deadlocked, I'd LOVE to hear your opinions on it (And please play the PS2 version, I heard the PS3 one has quite a lot of bugs xD

[@HowGoodGames]

Your wish is my command… well half of it at least. I’m about to start working on the video this weekend but have already played and got my capture off the ps3 version! (And yes, it does have a few bugs haha). Will have it up a week from today!

[@DJveyron5]

@@HowGoodGames Dang, I was too late xD I'm glad to hear that tho, can't wait to see the vid! :D

[@HowGoodGames]

Hey you tried to save me from a worse fate, thank you mate haha

[@georgenb5878]

Hi man! Loving the videos youre putting out! Just dropped a sub :)

[@HowGoodGames]

Glad you’re enjoying them, thank you so much dude!

[@IraqiManChan]

Its called playing claw 4:00

[@HowGoodGames]

The claaaaaaw

[@michaelndigi675]

I absolutely love the game its the first one I got when I got the ps2

[@HowGoodGames]

I know the feels, it’s why kingdom hearts will always have a high spot for me

[@ibblue0710]

While UYA does lack weapons and a variety of planets, the big seller for me is the multiplayer.

[@HowGoodGames]

Yeah, its almost impossible to beat right, because everything else is comparable (more of, less of, etc.). Multiplayer though you just can't compare that to anything from the previous 2, and its something that has been heavily phased out of the recent entries as well

[@ibblue0710]

@@HowGoodGames That is certainly true.

[@patdoodle_8343]

Yep He definitely deserves more subs and views

[@HowGoodGames]

Wow definitely thank you and appreciate it!!!

[@literalcharlie4171]

I can literally watch a video of you just doing jokes about “one of nature’s mysteries!” Lol I am now wondering if an octopus has 8 legs or 8 arms

[@HowGoodGames]

haha thank you mate. You know, I never thought to check. Im just going to leave it as one of natures mysteries lol

[@literalcharlie4171]

@@HowGoodGames I read your comment in the one of nature's mysteries voice haha

[@kenpachi2909]

Octopus = 8 arms Spiders = 8 legs

[@suuri_johtaja]

I cant count how many times i have finished this game

[@AlryFireBlade]

It is still a nice game, the Gameplay is fun.. But the Hacker is annoying and it misses many things from the other Games. It is a fun game, and should be played by fans. But it is not the masterpiece many people claim it to be.

[@karenfromaccounting1132]

ONE OF NATURE’S MYSTERIES hahaha bloody brilliant

[@HowGoodGames]

Haha hope it was worth the slightly longer wait!

[@karenfromaccounting1132]

@@HowGoodGames you’re talking to someone who hasn’t uploaded in over a month lmao, it was definitely worth the ‘wait’!

[@4IdiotsGaming]

UYA was very disappointing to me. The multiplayer levels they slapped into the campaign, the lack of multiple routes in the worlds, and really only one enemy type made the game boring to me. The puke yellow UI is also a bit off putting to me as well. It didn't deserve the praise it got. Hearing that I get to go back to Veldin, Blackwater, Metropolis, and Aridia got me blue-balled once I realized that it was just a shitty multiplayer maps they threw into the campaign. I hated it. Up Your Arsenal is a 6/10 campaign.

[@AbysmalGaming]

2 is the best

[@Nik29austria]

For me it is the best game in the World.

[@HowGoodGames]

Would you want to see a remake or it never touched again?

[@Nik29austria]

@@HowGoodGames Hard to say. Maybe the nostalgia is destroyed.

[@garthdude911]

Really enjoying your videos. I am a graphic designer and would love to make you a free logo and a banner if you'd like. I think it would help with getting more views.

[@HowGoodGames]

Hey thanks dude, glad you're enjoying them! And thanks so much for that offer mate, really appreciate it! Would definitely be keen for that, been wanting to change it up but I ain't no graphic designer (as you can probably tell). Let me know how I can reach out to you!

[@JusticeSolaris85]

It was the very first game i completed to 100% back on PS2, i was so fond of it After that i turned back to Going Commando (Locked and Loaded or oddly "Fire At Will" here in Italy) despite was the first game of the series i've bought. The only things i hate of Up Your Arsenal was the lack of weapons and the fucking RYNO 3 at level 5, i fucking hate that weapon at level 5, it was a great weapon until level 4, then it became shit, just like the Zodiac of the second game Funny thing, in Italy in the first game the RYNO was renamed MIPS (Muori In Pochi Secondi = Die in few seconds) but from the second title onwards it remained its original name, i know that the weapon was renamed in some european countries

[@HowGoodGames]

Dude, that is fascinating, I didn't know about any of those changes for Italy either. If you're going through any of the other Ratchet videos, please keep letting me know about any other differences, I thought it was just us down under that had weird changes. The MIPS option is super interesting, localisation is always such a weird and tricky thing to translate jokes. Is Mips its own word or name in italian? Like Ryno I guess is for a Rhino in english haha.

[@JusticeSolaris85]

@@HowGoodGames In italian, MIPS doesn't mean anything, it's just an acronym

[@rily2885]

I agreed, as a child this was my favorite by far, but the older I get the more I appreciate the first game design and themes, r&c3 is not bad at all but it think most of the praise comes from the humor and how easier and accesible is and how "rewarding" the game is, with this I mean how the game constantly spams you rewards, like leveling up very fast so your guns do more flashy stuff which is neat but is very superficial and covers a lack of detail, challenge and clever level design previous games had, for me it was like a sugar saturated candy, adictive, simple and sweet, that's why worked for me back then, but now is for me the weakest in terms of gameplay of the trilogy

[@HowGoodGames]

When you look at the amount of time and crunch the developers went through to get this out on time, it’s incredible to see the result they put out. But like you said, there is much more flash then substance because of it, and I think the game does want to distract you a little bit with that. Still a fantastic game and I still think it is right up there in the series as a whole, but you’re right, definitely didn’t have the same depth in design as the first two

[@sebastiankulche]

I think the level up was done for the best, and newer Ratchet And Clank games take Up Your Arsenal as the base for this. Some weapons on Ratchet 2 take forever to level up.

[@xero1048]

It used to be one of my favourites, however as time went on I found myself liking it less and less, to the point that now I see it as the worst of the original trilogy. I put it on the same level as tools of destruction. 1. Crack in Time 2. Rift Apart 3. Going Commando 4. Ratchet and Clank 6. Deadlocked 5. Up your Arsenal 6. Tools of Destruction 7. All 4 One, Full Frontal Assault, quest for booty Into the nexus is tough for me to place because of its length. If it was a full length game then I'd likely put it in 3rd, but because its so short it probably goes in 6th.

[@HowGoodGames]

Solid ranking Xero, and Im the same with you when it comes to into the nexus, its a real shame it was like basically a glorified demo. Thank you for the comment as well! I've just posted another video just then which flies right in the face of your ranking so sorry about that too haha

[@MonstrMash123458943]

tools of destruction's was one of the best ones i wonder what makes you dont like it i personally think its up there with a crack in time

[@xero1048]

@@MonstrMash123458943 it’s not that it is bad by any means, it’s just that the ratchet series in one of my all time favourites. So I enjoy every single game in the franchise (haven’t played the spin-offs). I still consider it a 7.5/10 which is very good, it’s just that every other game in the series is better in my eyes for one reason or another.

[@HowGoodGames]

I remember very little of the ps3 games so keen to get to those soon! Fair point though, when everything is great it’s almost splitting hairs of just ‘how great’

[@Siwwy]

Up your arsenal is great, but it's definitely not the best, it's so unfinished and bland at a hard degree, in my opinion deadlocked IS the best in the series

[@HowGoodGames]

Hard agree, if deadlocked isn't the best, its certainly my favourite