Top 10 Ratchet & Clank Levels (R&C Month)

[@arcaedonluminos666]

What are your favorite levels from Ratchet & Clank?

[@therekounasshow7822]

10: Blizzar Prime 9:Metropolis (TOD) 8:Sargasso (TOD) 7:Aquatos 6:The Great Clock 5:Gemlik Base 4:Boldan 3:Veldin (2nd visit RaC 1) 2: Dobbo 1:Oozla

[@arcaedonluminos666]

@@therekounasshow7822 I see you've added Blizar Prime, too good to ignore!

[@yanikku_3106]

I don't have a favorite level, there are for me just to much excellent levels to sort out.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

@@yanikku_3106 That's fair

[@knucklesty]

Metropolis (from the original) is easily my favorite city (planet Kerwan). I can just visit it and hop around any way I want to. It has such a nice vibe, music theme, detailed structures, open environment and "liveliness". It just feels alive. And so much stuffs to collect and view. What a iconic planet! Then I also love a lot more, like Krell Canyon, Axiom City and Molonoth Field from ACIT, the 2016 Pokitaru, Aridia, Nebula G34, Blackwater City, Silver City from GC, Igliac from INT and alot more..

[@LupercalRising]

Ill always love metropolis from the first game because i played it as a demo 100x The level with all the protopets The level in going commando at the swamp, the secret monster room was awesome

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Metropolis, Damosel and Oozla are all great levels!

[@pricelesschess]

It's really hard to pick just 10 levels since there are so many great ones, but here are my choices: 10. Stygia 9. Orxon (R&C1) 8. Oltanis 7. Kalebo III (R&C1) 6. Kreeli Comet 5. Viceron (TOD) 4. Zanifar 3. Igliak (ITN) 2. Smolg 1. Thran Asteroid Belt

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Good picks, Kalebo III, Smolg and Thran Asteroid Belt are among my favorites!

[@spacedoctor6858]

I think Daxx from UYA is quite underrated. Always appreciated that level for introducing military style warbots. Just felt like a shift in UYA from the terranoids to robot enemies

[@arcaedonluminos666]

I appreciate Daxx for being one of the few UYA levels to feature multiple branching paths. I'm not a fan of how many Hacker segments it has, however.

[@guts2657]

Another cool thing about Torren IV is that when you first get there, you notic a time anomaly to your right. Then later in a Clank section you eliminate time anomalies on Torren IV and if you go back as Ratchet there will be a gold bolt where the anomaly was :)

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Yes, that's a really cool detail!

[@PatoGuzmanAd]

Loved your list, I have a soft spot for Todano and Boldan, love those planets and the soundtrack it's so awesome. Also Vapedia because of the emotion when Ratchet finally finds Clank and the Great Clock because of the emotion heavy plot twist in the near end.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Todano has some of the best music in the game for sure, including a track that sadly doesn't even play...I love that moment on Vapedia, and The Great Clock reaches even higher emotional peaks!

[@Ratchetti]

It's sad that Insomniac had to cut the ship fight section in Yeedil. Amazing video btw! Great job

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Oh, I forgot there was supposed to be one. Thanks!

[@jhon1406]

damn those lightsabers were so cool

[@SuNDowNBeaT]

Omg i never knew that there is an intended way to get into the insomniac museum for the last 16 years … omg no way - its my favorite game series besides Spyro, but i guess there is still stuff to explore in the games… so thank u for that fact

[@arcaedonluminos666]

No problem! Glad to inform fellow R&C fans about such fun facts.

[@ZanicaKnight]

Your list is amazing, truly. And this is coming from a Ratchet & Clank PURIST who has been playing R&C since the 2002 demo, 2002 original, and every single gaming including Going Mobile and Before The Nexus all except for Full Frontal Assault and Quest For Booty. I agree with probably 9/10 planets on this list and 8/10 of them in the order that you put them in! I personally would have added Joba Starship Phoenix The Dreadzone Station Joba(hoverbike racing, arena, combat area, dynamo puzzle, levitator and infiltrator gadgets), The Starship Phoenix(VR, vid comics, armor, Insomniac Museum, and the under attack level), and The Dreadzone Station(including aaaaaalll of the Battledome levels, the cutscenes where a lot of the story develops, ranking system, bot upgrades, and the final levels + Vox & 3 exterminator fights)

[@arcaedonluminos666]

@@ZanicaKnight Great taste! Those 3 would be honorable mentions to me.

[@Mr.Just-Damian]

Rift apart's framerate is just INSANE! FANTASTIC

[@HepodixUNITE]

Great video & list Arcaedon!! 😎

[@omarmejia7609]

My favorite levels within the series.. Torren IV (R&C A Crack In Time) Korgon Refinery Multiplayer version (R&C FFA) Metropolis multiplayer map (R&C FFA) Luminopolis (R&C All 4 one) Aldaros Plains (R&C All 4 one) The Great Clock (R&C A Crack In Time) Most of moons in A Crack in time also.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Unique list, I don't see many choose A4O or FFA levels as their favorites. Luminopolis is admittedly a pretty good first level though. I love the moons, but I feel like they're a bit too small to be among my favorites. All of The Great Clock would've made my list, but that kind of feels like cheating lol. Sectors 2 and 4 are honorable mentions though.

[@lucasarnold6783]

Man some of the first Ratchet and Clank's levels screamed atmosphere! Due the overal estatics and music. So good!!

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Ikr!

[@NoLuckJustSkill1337]

Obani Gemini should also on this list for the vibes, atmosphere and great music

[@FreemanzzFilms]

Ah yes. I was looking forward to this one the most when you first announced the schedule. Thanks again for your videos and analysis :)

[@arcaedonluminos666]

You're welcome, and thanks for watching them! :D

[@munitz3740]

Great video! I agree with a lot of your choices, can't quite think of a favorite because there are so many I adore. Also, I have never noticed the clock in Silver City, that is awesome!

[@arcaedonluminos666]

It's the little touches that really does it

[@guillaumeSONY]

Interesting video, most of my favorites levels are from the first two games

[@stanisawbury7842]

I love the look of Aquatos. That's my favorite visual level from all games. My favorite gameplay level is Daxx. It has 3 paths, u get charge boots there and the main path is fun too. I also love playing this level by speedrun tactics. It has cool movement usage. My favorite music level is Nebula from rac1. Music on the main section bangs so hard.

[@darkblasterzero4067]

Guess I'll post my favorite levels, however a majority from the original trilogy. 10: Quartu- Fun level with a cool Giant Clank section, catchy theme, and has the bolt grabber, aka the one item you really want in this game. 9: Quanto (aka Zolar Forest)- Great first main level and has a nice relaxing theme while there is danger everywhere. 8: Koros- Bright, good music, tough but not overwhelming, and an absolute bolt heaven! 7: Veldin- I'm including both the final one in the original and the prologue in UYA. Both are in critical danger and only you have the ability to save it! With great background music of course. 6: Metropolis(original)- Good city adventure with the fun obstacle course and the heli-pack introduction. 5: Florana- This is actually my dad's favorite level. It is intriguing, spooky, and fresh with the whole jungle theme. 4: Blackwater City- Dark and mysterious with a deadly path and a badass soundtrack! 3: Mylon- My favorite final level with a challenging main path and a great final boss, plus an excellent score. 2: Boldan- Don't need to say why, it's motherf**king Boldan-! 1: Annihilation Nation- It's the most fun level in the series, with a creative obstacle course and a wide variety of arena challenges. Come back again and again. That's all I have, enjoy your life.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Thanks, enjoy yours as well! Nice list with consice explanations. Quartu's theme is definitely a bop, Florana is one of the better UYA levels, love the Nefarious fight on Mylon, and Annihilation Nation is plenty of fun. I do prefer Deadlocked's Battledome, however, where the combat is peak and the challenges even more interesting. Blackwater City is one of my honorable mentions, I have fond memories of drowning. XD

[@darkblasterzero4067]

@@arcaedonluminos666 I have memories of getting eaten by the jumping shark. I learned not to jump in the water anymore for any R&C game.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

@@darkblasterzero4067 Good times

[@alexgaal1317]

Some of my favourites: Rilgar (1st game), Orxon (2nd visit), Todano (that music man…), Snivelak, Smolg, Damosel, Zeldrin (except that fuckin’ skill point with the cannon), Daxx (that dance from Ratchet is hilarious), and Gaspar from the 2016 game. Honestly, i dont know i have any level what i hate. Probably some Clank sections (Orxon or all the parts with the monkey, they all too slow for me). Unfortunately i never playing with the future trilogy coz i hadnt ps3, but i will soon with ps plus. Great list btw. 🫡

[@trs8696]

good number one!

[@teoperoxd]

I really like Umbris, Orxon (as Ratchet), Hoven, Gemlik Base and Oltanis from the original.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Any from sequels?

[@thegreyman4920]

Sargasso is awesome especially in Rift Apart too.

[@williamwhite1036]

Damosel from R&C 2 is my favorite level

[@arcaedonluminos666]

That's a great one, love the main path and grindrail in particular!

[@williamwhite1036]

@@arcaedonluminos666 Same

[@smasherthecannonball6240]

Ok, so ive narrowed it down what levels are my personal favorites. I don't really have much criteria except these are the levels i know i love to revisit and am always excited when i get to return to them on a new playthrough. I have yet to play Rift Apart, so i don't know if there are levels from that game that would be my favorite. Ill update the list if any levels from RA makes my top ten. 10. Darkwater Cove - Planet Merdegraw Quest For Booty might be short, but the levels here are pretty good. My favorite is easily Darkwater Cove. I love how it starts on the beach, kinda like what happend when Slag killed Darkwater. The puzzles are really fun, i edpecially love mixing drinks and playing tunes. Allthough the puzzles are abit too easy even for me. Its kinda spooky when Pirates catch up in the end. I do consider Lythoin Caves to be part of this level, but its not too much. Its pretty allright. I also like that in the end, we see their fleet leaving and its fun to chase after. 9. Zolar Forest - Planet Quantos Zolar Forest is just plain beautiful. Like, my gosh its so beautiful! Its fun to travel through the Forest with Qwark. For some reason, i love the sound you hear from those Time Anomalies. The Fongoid Village is a great place for sure. I can see why this place was voted the best kept secret in Polaris. Its abit of a shame there are'nt a little more to do, but its still good. The Temple is also great. 8. The Great Clock Clank's spiritual home is what i like to call visually wow! Its such a wonder to behold and i love exploring this place. Its mostly linear, but i can forgive that. Fixing time anomalies and learning more of Clank's past is so much fun. Its also here that Clank levels are FINALLY perfected and the Chronoscepter is a fantastic tool to use. Its also a great place to face Azimuth in what is my favorite boss in the entire series. One tiny complaint is Computer voice. Its kinda annoying when its repeating the same things over and over again, but besides that, The Great Clock is awesome. 7. Silver City - Planet Boldan A fantastic level presented to us via a super fun cutscene with good old Billy. Ive got nostalgia for this level. Using the Levitator is fun and the Grindrail section is so much fun, especially using it to get to the Insomniac Museum. The music slaps too and the main path is challenging but great. I love the attention to detail with the Thugs-4-Less playing rock, paper, scissor. A shame ye have to leave, but i just finish this level and come back to it sometimes just to look around and fly through the underground traffic. 6. Megacorp Armory - Planet Todano Another nostalgic level, this one with a score that really slaps! Ive loved this level for years. I remember going around with tour group, pretending to be a very strict bodyguard who killed anyone who got left behind XD. The upper area is great too, especially the path that takes me to the wonderful Sheepinator. I love the visuals too, so good. And man, the theme that plays here is SO good. 5. Outpost L51 - Planet Sargasso A beautiful, primal world this be. Its a great level. Its so good that they fixed the collectathon from UYA. Hunting Grunthors is alot of fun, but they can be intimidating when they walk towards me the first times around. Those giant Trogolosaurs are a sight to behold and being able ta climb some of em is even better. The main path is ok, its cool that we get the sweet Alpha Disruptor! I really dig a level like this and Outpost L51 def is one of my favorites from Tools. 4. Pirate Camp - Kreeli Comet My absolute favorite level from Tools of Destruction! The Kreeli Comet is just so good! I love the gorgeous visuals and the blue colors makes it even better. Fighting the Pirates is always just a fun time for me. Meeting Iris and being able to ask her some questions afterwards is a great detail. To say nothing of the banger of a theme that plays here! Its so catchy, fun and err piracy. Kreeli Comet comes packed with a great amount of nostalgia for me and love this level so much. 3. Gemlik Base - Oltanis Orbit My favorite level from the original Ratchet and Clank. Boasting fantastic visuals and a great theme that really captures the feeling of being in outer space. I love traversing this peaceful moonbase and it ends with very good boss battle against Qwark. Easily still my favorite level from the og RAC game. 2. Allgon City - Planet Damosel And this is my favorite level from Going Commando. Each path leads to pure fun. Wheter its the boss battle against the MotherShip, the excellent Grindrail section or the main path, its all a fun time. I find using the Sheepinator here quite useful against the Protopets, but the Mini Nuke is also needed sometimes. And once, the music is pure gold! So catchy and memorable! The grindrail section is so great and those teleporting trains are simple, but honestly quite genius. An absolute masterpeace of level if ya ask me. 1. Molonoth Fields - Planet Torren IV Kinda suprised to see Molonoth Fields here, but i just can't get enough of it. I really like desert/wasteland ish levels, and Torren IV does it so well. A great theme plays as i gaze out upon the remains of grand structures left behind by the Fongoids eons ago. Traversing this junkyard ish planet is so fun and wonderful, talking to the unique Vullards, going through the Hollow and hearing the machines at work is so nostalgic and fun. Meeting Azimuth, chasing him down and then a great cutscene was such a great way to introduce this new, amazing character. And as if all that was'nt enough, its here we get the amazing Hooverboots, my favorite gadget in the entire series! Also, when you activate them and hear them boost, its quite nice. Torren IV is a level i can revisist again and again and never tire. Its a beautiful and visually pleasing planet that i truly love.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Very nice list and great explanations! Darkwater Cove is probably my favorite level from Quest for Booty too, it has great atmosphere and gameplay. I would've included The Great Clock, but it kind of feels like cheating to include all of it. Sectors 2 and 4 and maybe even the finale are strong honorable mentions though. Todano and Gemlik Base have some of the best music from the series! Cool that we have some picks in common too.

[@smasherthecannonball6240]

@@arcaedonluminos666 Thanks! I can see what you mean about the Great Clock, but i just enjoy it so much. Yeah we do have some in common indeed, its pretty cool!👍

[@therekounasshow7822]

10: Definitely not one of my favorite levels it has some good atmosphere and it's decent I guess It's not one of my favorites 09: Again far from one of my favorites but it's great for the bolt heaven aspect 08: My favorite final level! This is in my top 3 R&C levels, the atmosphere is great and that final boss is hard but so satisfying to take down. 07: Another great pick! this would probably be in my top 25? If i had to choose a spot. The warship stuff is tense. 06: Hey this was #8 on my list! I love the exploration factor here and the dinosaur theme is great! 05: My favorite level from rift apart! EZ top 10 R&C for me. 04: Not one of my favorites, but still good! The Littlebigplanet reference was dope! 03: 2nd favorite final level! I love the music in this level 02: Hey that's my number 4 pick! Awesome choice! ALSO WTF THE SPIDER CAN WALK ON WALLS WHAT 01: I actually have a lot of nostalgia for this level, It's the 1st ACIT level I played way back on the demo! But it's not one of my favorites. Great list overall!

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Hey, nice switcheroo comment! Why yes the spider can walk on walls, it is a spider, after all. :P I also first experienced Lumos in the demo, and loved what I saw of it in trailers beforehand, it was love at first sight!

[@Dirvinator]

Positive comment to feed the algorithm.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Appreciate it!

[@krisorgan]

When are we gonna see the plasma coil again? We keep seeing boring weapons like the glove of doom and the bouncer, would also love to see the Tesla claw again. The only level I’d include from acit would be crell canyon.

[@janposekany5392]

I cant pick 10 of my favourite levels so i am just gonna go with my favourite level in each game R&C 2002: Planet Oltanis R&C GC: Planet Joba R&C Uya: Zeldrin Starport R&C D: Kronos R&C SM: Planet Challax SAC: ( I have never played that game) R&C going mobile: (i have never played that game either) R&C TOD: Planet Mukow R&C QFB: (never played that game) R&C aCIT: also Planet Lumos R&C a4o: (i have never finished that game) R&C FFA: I guess hidden city of balkai? (The levels in that game aren't very good) R&C ITN: Planet Thram (Before the nexus doesn't have any levels) R&C 2016: Planet Gaspar R&C RA: also Blizar Prime

[@chick3n938]

Okay so I mostly agree with you on this, but you were missing some amazing levels! What about Vapedia, Morklon, and Zanifar? (No hate just saying)

[@arcaedonluminos666]

They're fun, but not among my favorites

[@user-gu5dv7vj8r]

Am I the only one who finds the aesthetics of rift apart so boring?

[@claytondykstra3301]

yes

[@supesmin446]

It’s too glossy and Disney-esque

[@ShuiMaltov]

​​@@claytondykstra3301groundbreaking and creative work of art of aesthetics made by literal artists is somehow being compared to the generic AI generated Disney aesthetics by these braindead insects. The game became too realistic that people are comparing to the few good Pixar movies which still look trash in comparison and entirely different.

[@borelespork4510]

I agree, I dislike rift apart on a thematic and aesthetic level, I think it's lame.

[@thomasfuentes2913]

my top 10 are 10 Lumos 9 Damosel 8 veldin 7 Yeedil 6 mylon 5 sargasso 4 Barlow 3 rilgar 2 kerwan 1 Great clock

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Great selection!

[@thomasfuentes2913]

@@arcaedonluminos666 thank you you should make video of one of your favorite weapons in the series as well in the future

[@thomasfuentes2913]

@@arcaedonluminos666 whats your 11th favorite level in the series ?

[@arcaedonluminos666]

@@thomasfuentes2913 The Great Clock

[@thomasfuentes2913]

@@arcaedonluminos666 nice it really is a great send off at the end of the game with the fight against Azimuth being intense

[@alexgaal1317]

Gaspar in the remake? I think the 2016 game has the best gameplay. The story and music isnt as good as the original but the combat is awesome.

[@remus907]

Number 5 is very nice, but the "technical capabilities" arent so special. Crack in time has done this on a ps3. Its not about the load times, because the levels are all just stored in the ram ready to be used. It is however a great feat towards insomniac's devs and how they are able to optimise the levels and use as much of that memory in such an efficient manner.

[@badjetgamer8102]

Kerwan is still the best for me

[@Ricky911_]

Blizar Prime and Savali are honestly levels I didn't particularly enjoy. I didn't enjoy Blizar Prime primarily because of Jim, the annoying Chief Engineer and the general atmosphere of the intact Blizon. I liked the sections in the destroyed Blizon but they didn't last long. Savali is also quite boring for me because of the atmosphere. I tried to compare it to Tabora from Going Commando and couldn't understand why I didn't like it so much initially. Then, I realised it was the soundtrack. On Tabora, you had this amazing soundtrack you could hear while navigating through the unknown. On Savali, on the other hand, the soundtrack is really bland, almost non-existant, and since most of the map is visible from any spot, there isn't much exploration to be done in the end. The planets I enjoyed the most in that game were both Corson Vs and Sargasso

[@slycther2.027]

2:30 Well then, who's your favorite new R&C character in the PS2 era?

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Captain Qwark

[@kingkarrot9304]

I feel like the original had the best levels

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Probably in terms of atmosphere and level design. It's just a shame the original's movement and combat are lacking.

[@Tyranniod]

I think if I do my favourite from each game it would be as follows: Ratchet and clank 1: Eudora Ratchet and clank 2: Barlow Ratchet and clank 3: Veldin Ratchet gladiator: Kronos Ratchet and clank Size matters: Pokitaru Secret agent clank: Asyanica Ratchet and clank tools of destruction: Metropolis Ratchet and clank Quest for booty: Hoolifar island Ratchet and clank a crack in time: Kelly canyon Ratchet and clank all 4 one: N.E.S.T. Ratchet and clank q force: Hidden city of Balkia snow storm Ratchet and clank nexus: Silox Ratchet and clank ps4: Gaspar Ratchet and clank rift apart: Cordelion

[@arcaedonluminos666]

Velindre?

[@Tyranniod]

@@arcaedonluminos666 That was meant to say Veldin. My autocorrect is nuts on my phone.

[@arcaedonluminos666]

@@Tyranniod Lol I see