Ratchet and Clank 2 - Speedrun World Record History

One of the most interesting aspects of speedrunning history is a game's development over time. While some games are instant classics, other games need more time to become fully realized. Almost like children, some games are late bloomers, accompanied by the same growing pains that come with the process of maturity. Ratchet and Clank 2 is one of these games. From an innocent start, to an explosion of developments, to finding its place in the world around it, and forging its own path forward, Ratchet 2 has been on one hell of a journey.
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[@jellomochas]

53:52 "Eventually, Xem and Scotto would bury the hatchet." The scriptwriter missed an opportunity for an obvious pun.

[@avo616]

Bury the clank?

[@SpeedDocs]

I believe "bury the ratchet" is what they're referring too

[@avo616]

@@SpeedDocs I need to get my sarcasm license renewed I think.

[@plasmaoctopus1728]

I would've said "bury the wrench" personally 😁

[@weshansen7892]

@@avo616 I think the failed sarcasm realization is funnier than the actual sarcasm, so at least there's that!

[@feargames4270]

Thank you guys so much for this video! The amount of work you guys put into this, whilst also carefully balancing the community's opinions but doing yourself justice is truly heartwarming. You have produced a truly wonderful video, and I personally couldn't be more hyped about how it turned out :)

[@gemusxlancelot9856]

hey fear, in this days i've been obsessed with rack 1 speedruns, but one thing in particular, the poki skip, when as clank you get the infobot and skip all pokitaru quest for the O2 mask. Is it too much to ask for you god speedrunners of rack 2 & 3 to make this dream come true for the whole community? I hope you notice this comment

[@feargames4270]

@@gemusxlancelot9856 I actually have given that route a bit of thought, but sadly ratchet one is not my forte :(

[@ThaRixer]

Sick.

[@adognamedsally]

It's a bit sad that people were never able to talk with Silence. It would have been nice to bring him into the community.

[@isweartofuckinggod]

A bit ironic, though.

[@PeterJavi]

I mean, it's all in the name.

[@joshjamesfilms]

The best thing about this channel is that I went into this video knowing that not only will I never speedrun ratchet and clank but possibly won’t even play it myself because I’m not that interested- even so, I absolutely love the way these documentaries are structured and found it thoroughly entertaining. I knew I was in for a great video even if I’m not particularly interested in the game- because these videos are top tier ✌️

[@justletitsliiide]

This is exactly why I'm here, I love these games but simply don't have the time to speed run. It's so entertaining to watch though and these videos as well as Ricky's are just the best

[@ForumArcade]

Speedrunning in general seems to be blowing up in popularity over the past couple of years, and since finding Karl Jobst and Summoning Salt, I cannot get enough of these speedrunning history videos.

[@BoxSox82]

Over the last 2 weeks I've watched just about every Summoning Salts and Speed Docs videos (even started listening to a podcast by the editor for speed docs). I need more lol. Any other good KZbin channels of similar quality I missed? 🤔

[@AleMusa]

Just watched the video after supporting on patreon and i need to say, this is a really good world progression video. I was pretty much glued to the screen without even feeling the time passing

[@SpeedDocs]

Thank you so much for supporting us on Patreon! We are happy to hear you liked the video

[@shromp2034]

I love the smaller channels that make these vids man, they’re all so good

[@hcildwold1751]

You're the first 1h+ video on KZbin that I have fully watched without skipping or losing interest! Take that as a compliment! Good stuff man!

[@RaccChannel]

Just wanted to say this is an extremely well-made video. Not only with the editing itself, but how you made the narrative engaging and tied everything together. Super exciting seeing your work get better and better with each release!

[@superbreakfast]

This was my favorite series growing up as a kid, didn't know there were that many people in the world who also loved those games.

[@mmpsp693]

Never played any R&C game, was still entertainted for over 80 minutes.

[@Lightpaladin720]

I recommend playing the first 3 games, imo up your arsenal is the best game in the franchise

[@Anteksanteri]

@@Lightpaladin720 imo it's the worst of the original trilogy and to back my point Xem said that none of the speedrunners think that it's the strongest as a casual game.

[@elington]

@@Anteksanteri America has some weird name's for R&C but I assume up your arsenal was the third one?

[@StormEagleCH]

@@elington correct. Going Commando/Locked and Loaded is the second game, while Up Your Arsenal is the third game

[@elington]

Aleight well I do agree that the first three are the best but the third one is the weakest in the trilogy. Not bad, different. Still worth giving it a try :)

[@Smashkovich]

This was incredibly well done. I'm a big fan of your work so I went in with high expectations but this still blew me away.

[@OmniXr]

You can really tell how passionate you are about your videos, I'm so glad I found you. Amazing video!

[@Valued_Member_of_the_Community]

Another FANTASTIC video. This one is next level. I feel like all the time and effort you put into this one really elevated the experience. I look forward to years of more!

[@marvellouslombax9774]

As a kid I played this game almost every day and to me it's one of the best games ever made ! About a year ago I decided to start speedrunning the game and I was surprised what an awesome speedrun it is. Very cool to see how the speedrunning strats developed over the years. Outstanding video !!

[@guitarblade1891]

Another amazing video. I could listen to cc all day and cjs editing is sick as usual. Sotos to everyone who helped with the video as well

[@Tesserakt8]

What I enjoy about these speed run history videos are the interviews. They add a lot of character and depth to the community itself that loves a particular game and the different speed run categories.

[@zachsteiner]

Such a fantastic video! I’m a huge fan of both R&C and speedrunning so it’s awesome that content like this exists.

[@uvealneptune2337]

5 years and xem still hasn't made his bed

[@Scawtsauce]

Interesting to include interviews and drama into this docuseries.

[@Visstnok]

What a ridiculously well-made documentary! I had the joy of replaying Going Commando last year, and then looking up the speedruns afterwards. Little did I know there was so much progression behind all the routes and tricks. Impressive how this was put together!

[@mzstylermzstyler9924]

This was a fucking amazing video I hope to see FeaR reach new hights in his promising future and every runner in this video did amazing. A nice reminder about how long I have been a silent watcher in this community

[@treasuretrails]

Very quality video watched the whole thing keep it up man!

[@BackLaid]

This was a delight to watch. Thank you!

[@unumwetwetwe]

That's a wonderful work done here. It is a really great video !

[@johnthebarbarian]

The first line in this video felt like a short roller coaster through audio quality 😂

[@jonazWC]

The writing, the edits, everything was top notch! Great job 👍🏻

[@LegalVampire]

What an amazingly detailed video, I was captivated. Thank you for your hard work!

[@Chaosdude341]

Wow, this is excellent. I used to quite dislike Xem, but seeing him try and turn around was a nice part of the story. Really interesting how these videos always start out like I'm uninterested but then something sucks me in. Great editing, great research, great storytelling.

[@bobbyheap4174]

This is amazing work, by the runners and you!

[@GMMReviews]

Looking forward to your video on the R&C3 UYA Speedrunning history 🙂

[@ryanhorton9594]

Some of your best work. Thanks for the upload

[@AlryFireBlade]

I just want to appreciate the picture of Ratchet you made for any game when showing the times like in 7:08 A small really cool detail.

[@dolorous.1118]

never fails to do such a good job on these and on the best games, keep them coming!

[@benjaminharles664]

This was so amazing to watch I’ve been a R&C fan for years and had no idea how much love and attention the meta game was getting all these years, and this video was impeccably made and edited

[@benjaminharles664]

AND THEN TEASING JAK AND DAXTER well you just earned a subscriber

[@200_MXP]

Never heard of this series but its become one of my favourites from this channel after this one and the first!

[@salis-salis]

Merry Christmas, and thanks for the video!

[@DJToMyHits]

I look forward to this, but I would really love to see a OOT 100% review! Now that's a crazy ride!

[@SpeedDocs]

It's on our radar!

[@GKid139]

Interviewer: "So, tell me about this run." ZFG: "It was bad"

[@DA2THFA1RY]

I've been heavily getting into the speed running scene by just watching streams and videos of them... Especially the Ratchet and Clank ones, because I love that my all time favourite series is still being played to this day. I would love to get into it myself, it looks like lots of fun, and perhaps maybe I can rival the big runners, or at least make a list

[@plsdontbanmeagainyoulibtards]

I've watched almost every speed run history video there is and was just on another binge trying to find even the most obscure videos and then THIS gem shows up. hidden in plain sight. thank you for giving me the opportunity to feel alive for the next hour. ♥

[@wolfzenskiigh7775]

I'm so happy this game series is ran for speedruns with such love. Bless. Seeing my favorite game in the series played like this is incredible, and I love all this information.

[@cpez7874]

Yet another outstanding video!! Great work guys. Can't wait for the Jak 1 episode 🙏

[@krisorgan]

Ratchet for me was an instant classic. I’ll never forget those cool weapon adverts for the original game, my missus and I bought the game when it came out back in 2002 and absolutely loved it right from the off. Ratchet has been my favourite game series ever since. My top 5 game series are 1 Ratchet and Clank 2 God Of War 3 GTA 4 Resident Evil 5 Burnout

[@smokesakimbo6322]

great video, looking forward to more

[@yoloswageur2255]

I love your videos they are long, entertaining i'm never getting bored of it

[@johnthebarbarian]

Xem over here being the Chad of speed runners

[@TheThe-2137]

All original RaC games from ps2 are my best childhood memories and still playing them to today. Founding this community by discovering Xem in 2020 made me feel so good and happy, better late than never hah. Fantastic film, looking forward for more and congrats on doing it! ^^

[@MrDankula]

Top tier speed doc. This is the good stuff.

[@CosmicDomo]

Pogged out of my gord. "The only thing to fear is fear itself." soooo good

[@SLauGHTeRHaHa]

FeaR himself*

[@AlryFireBlade]

"The only thing to fear, is FeaR himself" I really didn't see that comming xD

[@mann-nova9392]

Ohhhh shit he doing a Jak 1 video next It's like you read my mind, somehow watching this video (which you did a phenomenal job on btw) made me want to check out the history of Jak 1

[@btf_flotsam478]

"FUN FACT: Getting skunked in a GDQ race is pretty good motivation to get better" If that quote doesn't summarize the sense of humor from this channel...

[@PriceAintRight]

Excellent video bro

[@jediknightfalcon]

I actually just watched the first one today LOL merry Christmas to all:)

[@williambaldwin9487]

This was such a crazy story! The dedication, the twists, the friendships, all of it. Hot damn, what a ride

[@j565tyty]

Great video! Thank you!

[@Anastius50]

You absolutely killed the intro.

[@Craichy]

You guys are incredible!

[@fs10inator]

Hi! Just found about this because someone had commented on one of my videos. It's good to see RC2 get a nice highlight. After all, its speedrun history on YT traces even further back, especially with the likes of SandeProHiQu (who ran No IMG and later NG+ between 2008 and 2009) and Lapogne36 (starting with Any% in 2010). And as such, many thanks for the mention and feature. However, I was a bit surprised to see my 40:42 PS2 PB not mentioned. I got it in the same year as my 49 on PS3. There I completely skipped Endako, thus skipping Clank, and also used the Sheepinator on the T4L boss. Nevertheless, you did put on a good show, because other runners have done much more to further optimize the game, and I think it's even better that you highlighted them.

[@SpeedDocs]

Howdy o/. Glad you liked the video first of all! We didn't mention you're 40:42 because when we were doing our research the upload date on your video was July 22nd, 2014, and the world record at that time would have been a 35:35 by Cyprys from May 18th, 2014. Thanks for letting us know about SandeProHiQu! Nobody had mentioned them during our research, which would be why we didn't mention them (unfortunately). Thanks for taking the time to write this! We appreciate the feedback!

[@fs10inator]

@Speed Docs It's okay. I hadn't noticed at the time that someone had a sub 40 prior to that, because I was listed as 1st place in the old RatchetRuns Google Sheets leaderboard for No IMG with 40:42 (prior to SRDC).

[@SpeedDocs]

I knew there should have been a Google Doc leaderboard! Nobody that we talked to was aware of it though. Oh well, guess we skipped over a little bit of early history....

[@Firem1nded]

The quality and depth of this documentary is insane. I always watch Summoning Salt and Bismuth but this doc is easily on par. I'm just suprised about the low numbers of subscribers and views.

[@PearlBladeBeats]

One of my fav games love ur docs

[@Ratchetti]

Oh wow what an amazing video... I have watched this before, but for some reason I didn't remember almost anything of this

[@triledink]

Hopefully the new rift apart games will get more people to become fans of the Ratchet and clank games. I would love to see more people speedrun all the games in the series including the future saga. The Ratchet and clank games has easily become a legendary series.

[@VeryBadPlayerTV]

This is such a good video, the only depressing part is the fact that multi-player will never get this much love and will never come back. I remember playing rac3 when lag jumping was discovered. This game was probably one of the best I've played it just died sadly

[@matthewdutton9910]

Wow very very well done. I look forward to the rac 3 one!

[@bigbangbot-SuperSqank]

Awesome work as always. I do appreciate the fact that you mentioned me and pronounced my name (SuperSqank) right. The weird thing is that even though I was one of the first people to conceive and run no specials, I don't really remember finding that much specific stuff for it and no IMG. My main focus was on APB, where I found a whole ton of stuff, and basically moulded and evolved the route over time. Some of that stuff did carry over to no specials/no IMG though and in general, my memory of running no specials is fuzzy to say the least. Great video overall.

[@SpeedDocs]

Scottobozo made sure we gave you your due credit :) hope you enjoyed the video!

[@bigbangbot-SuperSqank]

I did. ty

[@Real_Amphy]

Great Vid, cant wait for the UYA NG+

[@Mauser196]

What a wonderfull summary!

[@genuvien17]

Always enjoy getting your notification!

[@dinamiteurdinamiteur2324]

Really good and interesting video

[@JimTheCurator]

This is a genuine sports documentary.

[@therickeffect]

So Xem is Ric Flair Scotto is Ricky Steamboat Fear is Sting ....makes sense

[@officialroxxmusic]

Spot on 😂🔥🔥🔥

[@longgreasy1595]

Speed Docs is sooooooooooo underrated

[@dandastardly2792]

I honestly put you right up there with Salt. I love ur stuff. Im starting to learn Hades for speedrunning. Its a newer game and may have only a yearish of running but it would make a great story

[@michaelwyssen5326]

Unrelated note: Ricky is my hero! He played all the games I loved as a child, speedruns them and is like everywhere in the speerunning communities. Much love! ^^

[@PokeMaster22222]

14:45 Good ol' R&C3 multiplayer; got a *ton* of milage outta that as a kid. It often devolved to "who can reach a hovercraft first", though, since those were OP.

[@duckeasymadflow9376]

Your work is fantastic, especially for a channel with this many subs. If I could give some constructive criticism it would be that the music could be better. Especially when you are hyping up a moment that took a ridiculous amount of work (a sub goal for example) music that invokes more emotion may be better suited. Otherwise fantastic work and I look forward to your future projects.

[@deathfire12]

Wow amazing video! I actually am Deathfire123 and I had no idea that I was the first real recorded speedrunner of Ratchet and Clank 2 NG+ No IMG, that's so cool! Thank you for the shoutout! That run at SGDQ WAS pretty sloppy but it was my first time really speedrunning in front of a bunch of people so I had the jitters. It was a really fun experience though! Just some fact checks, you mention that my trip to Endako to get the Grind Boots and Swingshot was unnecessary when actually it isn't. All of the glitches that skip the requirement for these items can only be performed on the Black Label version of the game, and as you mentioned a few seconds later, I was playing on the Greatest Hits version, which had patched out some additional glitches you could do (namely Decoy Jump Resetting, which is when you Charge Boots, then throw a decoy mid air to reset your jumps. This glitch is shown a lot in the footage you showed from Cyprys' run) Also, you said my name wrong :P it was 123 not 321. Yeah I pretty much fell off of speedrunning after SGDQ as I ended up wanting to focus on school and speedrunning was taking up a lot of my time. But I still really enjoy the medium and will always treasure my time in the community. Again, thank you for the shoutout

[@SpeedDocs]

He lives! Your run kicked off an arms race, man. Hope you enjoyed the video, and hopefully we didnt diss you too hard :P

[@deathfire12]

@@SpeedDocs Haha yes I live. I had no idea I started all that. I don't mind! That was nearly 10 years ago and back then marathon's were more about showing off how quickly you could beat a game through glitches, it was way more casual. I had a lot of fun running it though and im glad you covered my time at SGDQ. (Plus the run is quite rough Haha.) Have a good one man ✌

[@checkmeout9591]

Amazing Vid. At least 10x better than Summoning Salt's last vid.

[@zachsteiner]

Oh and really awesome to see you discuss UYA multiplayer. I used to play online for years and still talk to friends that I made on the game all these years later. If anyone sees this who played back in the day my name was ^/BlaDe/^

[@khafraflynn1087]

The intro where he shows the ship flying through space loading screen gave me PTSD from childhood me waiting for my scratched to hell and back disc to load. Remember staring at my TV for a half an hour just waiting...and waiting...

[@TheMDbauS]

Wooooo my all time favourite game

[@leaffinite2001]

not even 50k views... such a shame. It deserves far far more

[@quackkuryu4680]

DAMN, I remember playing this when I was like 7 back in 2008 or somthing. I miss those times.😥😥

[@Klizzard-zf7nh]

R&C 2 is my fav out of all the R&C games i have played, i think i played all of them except the very first one.

[@DoctorNerf]

Fascinating stuff. I think my record as a kid was around 6 months. Maybe 30 ingame hours.

[@isweartofuckinggod]

NO WAY. YOU CAN'T HIT ME WITH A JAK & DAXTER ANY% ANNOUNCEMENT LIKE THAT AND EXPECT ME TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. THE WAIT IS GONNA KILL ME.

[@StepBaum]

It has such a rich history. you guys made a good video on that. and deserve more views for sure. THo idk if you wanna to jak and daxter next. since tha rixer basically made such a video just recently. Anyways ill watch it anyhow :)

[@SpeedDocs]

Unfortunately, the reality of KZbin is you can be working on a video for months just to have someone put it out before you do. But we'll be sure to make it our own!

[@StepBaum]

@@SpeedDocs Yeah ofc i know, and i am sure you two can do that. As I said ill watch it anyhow :)

[@StepBaum]

@@SpeedDocs I am sure you can do it. Ill be watching it anyways :)

[@Robloxinsanegaming27yeaburger]

basically the story of "who can simp for fear more, scott, or scotto?"

[@feargames4270]

the answer is scotland

[@MotoMoto9191]

This intro SLAPS

[@hellowill]

I played the shit out of this game as a kid, then stumbled upon it at gdq 2012... and then XEM arrived providing years of entertainment

[@wetsweatylegs1849]

Merry Christmas!!

[@4bidn1]

That closing statement was too clean xD Can't believe I didn't see it coming.. ffs

[@flamingsandshadow5811]

I love watching these high

[@sentinel3541]

I discover modern content about one of my best childhood game thx a lot! Wonder if there's some sly cooper or jack and daxter speedruners ?

[@theratchetgaming_4079]

This is really nice!

[@nikolasjohnson6946]

I take it that eventually we'll get videos detailing UYA and Deadlocked in the future since you made one about the first two? Hope we can get some for the future games eventually as well.

[@SpeedDocs]

We plan on looking into UYA for sure, and we'll consider the rest

[@xehP]

Can’t believe I missed this live, I’m so sad... lmao

[@melonica90]

Fear is the King of Speedrun forever 👍👍👍