Ratchet and Clank : Rift Apart (dunkview)

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[@dirtymike69420]

I didn't realize the PS5 was pushing 300 pixels per gallon. Well done Sony!

[@Zeegoku1007]

It makes you feel like you are next gen 🤩😂

[@pinkeyto3]

Obviously false and seriously stupid. Everyone knows playstation is in Japan so they use pixels per liter.

[@zackmhuntr25]

That super standard drive (or "ssd" as we call it in the pc building community *chuckle*) is truly the next gen of videogames, delivering 913 terrabytes of vram per nanosecond.

[@tylerrenner7490]

Xbox has better hardware

[@Zeegoku1007]

@@zackmhuntr25 'Super standard drive'.....Good one mate !

[@rahulraghu4928]

This is the first "Thank You" type game.

[@TheKFChicken]

Top tier comment

[@noodles3768]

Thank you for this comment

[@inventgineer]

Thank you....for actually having an original and creative comment -people generally hate those, hence all the upvotes on retard posts, instead.

[@alfador.]

This was the top comment I read before watching, and after watching it is now even funnier. Thank you for making me say “heh” out loud

[@jonathanwilson7949]

10/10 comment well done

[@torcheded495]

“This game is rated E for everybody not E for children only.” Wish more games would realize this

[@mlmhighqualityvldeos9187]

Dunkey isn’t going anywhere hes losing popularity and I’m gaining. He must play Fortnite or else his channel will die.

[@CaptainSeaDog_]

*snort*

[@orig5923]

@@SantiagoTPC just ignore him he's obviously trolling

[@shadedepeche2556]

The same can apply for the G rating for films.

[@SantiagoTPC]

@@orig5923 yeah, I see I see.

[@asaltyone3015]

Let’s not forget that Dr.Nefarious has the exact same plan as Dr.Doofenshmirtz in the Phineas and Ferb movie.

[@bing0bongo]

Wow, this game really _is_ just like Pixar

[@loukes7758]

The plan to take over the entire tristate area?

[@asaltyone3015]

@@loukes7758 In the Phineas and Ferb movie he goes to a dimension where there’s a competent version of himself who always wins.

[@jasonmnosaj]

Dr. Nafarious actually had this plan back in Ratchet and Clank: a Crack in Time. Which came out before that episode. So...

[@davidhong1934]

Ah, Perry the Platypus! Your timing is impeccable, by which I mean COMPLETELY PECCABLE!

[@arlomiedema4255]

"More like cars 2 actually" is the sickest burn since "You're like Drake".

[@nuq263]

It was a low blow man, I can accept the cars comparason, but cars 2. Fuck man that one hurted

[@thecianinator]

I was pissed before he clarified and said Cars 2 because Cars 1 is actually a good movie

[@ddremoboyable]

I was like noooooo not Cars! And then he said Cars 2 and I was like oh yeah that checks out.

[@glendarjj3991]

"It's like cars" oh no, why did he make that comparison... Well atleast that was a pretty good mov- "More like cars 2" shit!

[@ripli3275]

i actually really loved cars 2 when i was younger

[@Hyuman]

No, I thank YOU for this video

[@terraclock]

OmG VeRiFieD pERSOn with NO REPLYS????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[@JJC314]

No, i thank YOU for this comment

[@glendarjj3991]

@@JJC314 No it should be ME that is thanking you for even thinking of thanking Hyuman for thanking Dunkey for this video

[@lionidas4902]

No, i thank ALL of YOU for those replies, and i should thak MYSELF tio for mine

[@joehonson4981]

I am unthankful

[@tbbbo]

This really is the first “gratitude” type game isn’t it

[@z-beeblebrox]

Nearly all the Ratchet and Clank games have a weirdly large amount of gratitude.

[@kaimura9248]

JRPG's be like "hold my saké"

[@core-nix1885]

Teaching kids some manners; sorely lacking nowadays.

[@gabbonoo]

@@core-nix1885 "The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise." - Socrates 469-399 B.C.

[@katphisH11]

Thank you for posting this comment

[@ig88killer]

"This game is rated "E" for Everybody, not "E" for children only" - Developers take note!

[@shahidrana111]

Wish i didn't have to make this comment, i am truly sorry for what has happened and i take full accountability for it, for the record. I am not a racist, and i never was, but i can see how people would think i was, it started when i first found out about dunkey, a year ago. I had committed a heinous crime and i don't expect anyone to forgive, but i will take accountability.

[@ig88killer]

@@shahidrana111 WAT

[@paulogaspar8295]

why? there's clearly games made for childrean and not for everyone that are rated E. This is the dumbest argument ever.

[@gwenlyda4958]

@@shahidrana111 You good man?

[@shahidrana111]

@@gwenlyda4958 It's okay, you don't have to forgive, i am just working to better myself and i will take accountability.

[@MrAhmedGaming]

Never played this game, CLASSIC.

[@callistoarmy5576]

Hello friends 🥰 Because I'm not famous like other singers that's why no one see my music videos. Please see once and then decide ❤️ .. ✨.. .... ✨... .. ✨.. ...

[@rubyzombiesniper3699]

MASTAPIECE!

[@ted9030]

@@callistoarmy5576 knack

[@callistoarmy5576]

@@ted9030 sorry bro ❤️ for disturb but this is my beginning so I have to do this....

[@rechromatic]

@@callistoarmy5576 knack

[@dicksherman284]

“Rift apart is like the Cars 2 of video games” never has a more brutal insult been conjured

[@vaibhavsharma4111]

What does that mean ? I'm curious

[@ricardohumildebrabo]

@@vaibhavsharma4111 Corny, in his opinion.

[@Moltrox]

@@ricardohumildebrabo And full of shooting.

[@chaseray7321]

@@vaibhavsharma4111 Cars 2 is widely regarded as the worst Pixar film

[@misterbadguy7325]

@@chaseray7321 What's more, it was also kind of infamous as the film that completely broke Pixar's winning streak, and their first unapologetically commercial project (the main reason it happened was because Cars 1 had a bit of a merchandising empire at the time). It was basically exactly the sort of thing that older Pixar films had defined themselves as not being; a gimmicky corporate product made to sell toys.

[@XitlalicProductions]

"E for everybody, not E for children only" fucking perfect 👌🏼

[@shapen360]

DreamWorks, take notes.

[@leestreet805]

This line stuck out to me the most. I never really thought about it, but I usually just gloss over 90% of rated E games. There used to be tons of great games that were rated E, yet for a while now they're mostly just kids games that are way too easy and a story geared for children.

[@Saasquash2000]

@@FinalFaith Making something for children doesn't have to be stupid or targetted only for them (not that this game is). Look at some of the greatest Pixar, those movies have not just a "stupid storyline because they're targetting children", no. They have some good writting where children have fun AND parents too. Dunkey didn't contradicts himself, because he knows the difference between Peppa pig and Up.

[@CrossBreedTacoHD]

@@FinalFaith "Dunkey himself said it’s better for games to inclusive rather than exclusive, so he completely contradicts himself while missing the point of what an ESRB rating is." So wouldn't it be more inclusive if the game was catered to everyone and not just children? Besides you are missing the point. It's not about the technicalities of whether or not children or adults have the ability to purchase a game, its commentary about the difference between products that cater only to children and to those that cater to everyone, and in Dunks opinion, this game suffers for not striking that balance. Which is a fair criticism to make. Like Sassquash said, this game isn't like peppa pig. I'd agree it would be weird if a grown ass adult criticized peppa pig for being too focused on the child demographic and claimed it would be better if it tried to cater to everyone. Ratchet and clank, however, is a game series that's been out for decades, where most of its fans have grown up. Also it's not really being marketed towards children, its being marketed towards everyone. With the context we have, objectively this product would be better if it were to cater to everyone opposed to the more child focused catering.

[@Yoshi278]

​@@FinalFaith the full sentence of the out of context half-sentence quote you used debunks everything you said. Go have a nap now so you don't get cranky.

[@20000dino]

I miss when Ratchet and most of the other characters didn't give a shit. The only polite, pure and truly well-mannered character was Clank, and even him could be quite sarcastic and cocky sometimes. There was a nice banter and counter-balance between the two main characters. Now everyone's so vanilla and just crudely written. Truly the Cars 2 of video games.

[@20000dino]

@@Fer-ry5ys hi letter F on a green background

[@Substantial-hf1rm]

@@user-qs3ih3ll5f Mario games definitely aren't more adult lmao, I see what you're trying to say but mario is even more sterile and child friendly than mickey mouse these days.

[@Zayindjejfj]

Yeah I kinda miss the original personality the franchise had. Now, it's more family friendly. But back then Ratchet was a gun toting, trigger happy dude. Ratchet and Clank matured as they went but they had that teenage/young adult edgy humor to them that made them stand out compared to most things. And it never took itself too seriously because of it.

[@20000dino]

@@Zayindjejfj yep, exactly. For me, the perfect Ratchet and Clank game would have art direction of the last two games and a writing mix of the original trilogy’s sarcastic, darker style and the Crack in Time’s more emotional, Pixar-like style. Also, Dr. Nefarious wouldn’t be the villain and the story would have nothing to do with the Lombaxes, space-time shenanigans or dimensions (plots which have been way too overused even outside of Ratchet and Clank games). You don’t need to use such plot devices to raise the stakes: good writing already does that, even with the most basic of premises.

[@Excalibur2]

Remember the rated T version ratchet? Back when he'd make raunchy jokes and actually had character? Those were good times. He needs a new character arc or something.

[@keb7066]

dunkey's channel hasnt been the same since he started making good content again :(

[@glendarjj3991]

And that's why I give dunkeys channel the score of The incredibles Incredibles 2 actually

[@MrSkme]

@@glendarjj3991 oof. His playtime vid was at least incredibles 1 tho

[@NeoFryBoy]

Thank you for your honesty.

[@Snipereye64]

yea he's really gone uphill lately

[@blackguard93]

now this comment is gonna start a huge drama

[@seadsejfovic9127]

The dialogue is a clue, this whole game is set in... CANADA

[@allmertalex]

*Space Canada

[@themoviecritic1092]

@@allmertalex *Spanada

[@mazedmarky]

thanks for this comment

[@RedshirtAfficionado]

The horror

[@NewsofPE]

my god

[@theycallmejim9643]

"like cars 2 actually" damn that was cold

[@atw3248]

I liked cars 2 :(

[@THEpicND]

“Its like the cars of video games”… so its pretty good? “Cars 2 actually” oh no.

[@McLesser]

Will be eating beans to that!

[@andymcclurg9916]

@@atw3248 Nothing's wrong with enjoying a bad movie.

[@hereticwaffle5514]

I experienced this when playing the first game in a SINGLE scene. Remember in the first game on that water plant? Ratchet breaks his back helping this guy for an O2 mask, then when EVERYTHING is done, he’s told “yeah we don’t have any, so we kind of have a problem.” Ratchets immediate response is “WE have a problem? I just saved your world in multiple different ways and I just wanted an O2 mask: if you don’t have it after all this time *literally pulls out gun* that’s YOUR problem!” In the new game he literally says “WHAT? Well there must be SOMETHING we can do?” Both going to do the exact same mission that ended the exact same way. They’ve tried so hard to make Ratchet kid friendly that it isn’t Ratchet anymore. It’s just his younger brother Chet.

[@TayR0C]

Damn.

[@zach3861]

What I find kinda strange is that the Original Racthet and Clank games were also for kids, but despite that weren't "childish" in their writing. A lot of the humor was well written and witty, and while the stories weren't mindblowing (as they're still kid's games) they usually had a compelling theme that tied into both the main characters and the main villan (The first 3 R&C mostly focus around corporate consumerism, whereas Ratchet Deadlocked shows how media and fame can corrpt a person's morality if they let it).

[@nerdstorma8427]

I want you to receive a reward for the moniker of Chet. That was brilliant.

[@flips6155]

While I do miss that version of ratchet, I do feel like this character has grown quite a lot. Like, even in up Your arsenal Ratchet wouldn't aim a gun at someone like that. He grew up and changed. rift apart is like 7 years after Nexus and even in nexus he was mature. He's been through a lot and after deadlocked I feel like he's a lot nicer because of character development. He's different, but he's still ratchet. If youve played straight through all the games its honestly not even jarring. His change is gradual through each game. By the time I got to rift apart it just felt like the ratchet we left in Nexus, which felt like the ratchet from all 4 one, which felt like the ratchet from crack in time which felt like tools ect. The Movie game he's different because its all from qwarks POV and he's telling the story wrong to undermine ratchet and make him look lame. Which is very in character for qwark. Ratchet was a total ass in the first game because he was a literal kid. But part of what makes ratchet and clank so great together is their buddy dynamic, which didn't exist in the first game. Every game has strengths and weaknesses. Its very hard to rank this series of games. Honestly I cant say which one is best, but deadlocked is my personal favorite.

[@hereticwaffle5514]

@@flips6155 okay i WOULD agree with you, wholeheartedly everything about what you said made sense. Except for one part that you hinged on- Character development goes out the window when you incorporate reboots. You can’t talk about the other ratchet and clank games being used as character development in a comment section of a sequel that we didn’t get in the originals. If that didn’t make sense let me summarise- You can’t put the character development Toby Maguire’s Spider-Man went through onto Tom Holland, because reboots made it a different character and a different telling of the story, also meaning new canon, new events that did and did not happen. You can’t put character development 2000’s ratchet went into on 2018’s one because the canon was ultimately changed through reboot

[@CavemanFilms]

This reminds me of the time I said "Thank You" in an alternate dimensional version of Tony Danza's house.

[@KeenSight]

no

[@jq3814]

no

[@mrblooper1994]

Maybe

[@davidamiago]

no

[@redd573]

no

[@spaceshipnayib]

Calling the new Ratchet + Clank "too polite" is actually a way more scathing critique than it sounds. This is the series that used to have titles like, "Full Frontal Assault," "Up Your Arsenal," "Going Commando," and "Size Matters." They've watered this series down to be so inoffensive that it's lacking any personality whatsoever.

[@squarepotatoes]

So sad, it's what my friend loved and made it his fave I don't know if he'll like it

[@SuperMicklovin]

Haha sex reference title so funny and edgy.

[@spaceshipnayib]

@@SuperMicklovin So you got a point to make, or what?

[@kamikeserpentail3778]

@@SuperMicklovin as opposed to what?

[@jamesrobertjohn93]

Man I never even thought of it when I was a kid and those titles came out 😂 Thank you for this!

[@thethirdbomb5026]

I miss back when Ratchet was a self absorbed tool and Clank was a gullible nerd, they had such a fun dynamic back then. Now they're both just unbearably friendly cardboard cutouts.

[@Beefaroni_Bert]

yeah that happened around the time the ps3 games came to an end i think, a writer left and ever since the series felt very disney/shell of its former self

[@onedova2298]

Oof

[@onedova2298]

@@Beefaroni_Bert and oof...

[@toaster4975]

You mean they actually grew as people and are acting like the heroes they have become over the years? Fuck off with your nonsense.

[@Yungie201]

Stfu

[@sonicbelmont300]

Can you imagine if the reboot for Ratchet and Clank kept their original, more interesting personalities and then the alt-dimension versions had them as the sanitized, pure personalities and THAT was why Nefarious always won in that dimension?

[@williamkelly5689]

THAT would be awesome

[@jaotrx7163]

The new nefarious is not the nefarious that I saw in ratchet 3 and a crack in time wtf is this shot noe

[@Mastercheeks17]

This would be awesome and really fucking funny.

[@marcusclark1339]

they would never cause that would be the girl versions suck and they can't have that in modern times

[@robertflinch2447]

It's weird how clinical the story is. The Ratchet and Clank stories have never been groundbreaking but they've always been enjoyable and quirky throughout.

[@RomanCzachor]

i mean this lighter fantasy, kid friendly take on ratchet has been the only thing we’ve got since the ps2 days so it’s not very surprising but still disappointing

[@Freekymoho]

I enjoyed a lot of aspects of it, even if it wasn't great

[@duckwantbreads]

@@RomanCzachor The PS3 games were kid friendly but the writing was still really good back then, Dunkey mentioned Pixar and that's a good comparison for the PS3 games, there's nothing you wouldn't want a kid to see but at the same time the writing was sharp enough for adults to not think "this is stupid". PS4 onwards is when they forgot how to write for anyone but kids.

[@Kreyt-nz6sq]

@@duckwantbreads facts

[@gbdeck200]

They just keep getting weaker since future series The wit and darker world are now empty The other reality should've been ratchet 1 levels of greedy cause they never won but nope

[@zuttinetnetwork1778]

"Cars 2 outta 5" is the rating, apparently

[@glendarjj3991]

Not even out of 5. Cars 2/ pixar games

[@MrSkme]

there are only 3 so cars 2 outta 3

[@wolfpacsyxx]

I think he means one of it not the worst Pixar movie as the cars movies are very bland

[@Firenmage433]

@@wolfpacsyxx A comparison to cars 2 really sums up that you won't be missing anything by not playing this one

[@wolfpacsyxx]

@@Firenmage433 right, my three year old loves cars though

[@suchmouse]

"The graphics, that's what this is really all about." -Jerry Rice

[@jq3814]

Bogos binted

[@BigBoy257]

@@joey_bonzo bruh

[@glendarjj3991]

"The graphics, that's what this is really about" ~Jerry Rice ~Such Mouse ~Glendar-jj

[@fabiofabiobio]

"Go out and touch some fucking grass. This review was awful. Nuff said." -Vincent Rivet Lover

[@mrdragon4765]

Came looking for his comment couldn’t find it 😂

[@mosheshpitsek9686]

"Hey, what's ya name?!" "Ratchet!" "Thank YOU, ratchet!" "No, thank YOU!"

[@erikattila135]

Thank you for writing this comment

[@glendarjj3991]

'And what was YOUR name?' 'Oh why thank you for asking!' 'No no no thank you for responding' 'My name is Clank' 'Thank you for introducing yourself' 'Thank you for talking' 'Oh thank you for breathing!'

[@mosheshpitsek9686]

@@erikattila135 thank you for thanking me

[@shlomobrummel2340]

Takeh

[@snooppp8873]

@@mosheshpitsek9686 and thank you for thanking him for thanking you

[@LonelySandwich]

"This is like scalping the PlayStation 5 at Walmart's house" - Gex

[@fakename6498]

Silence, verified account

[@hohunch0]

This is like an unfunny joke being reused over and over again

[@maxbrown8109]

"This is like making a gex joke in dunkeys comment section" -Gex (verified)

[@en3525]

"This is like scrapping the bottom of the barrel at dunkey's comment section" - Pedantic verified

[@DrRAZI99]

@@hohunch0 ... at lonely sandwich house

[@medoli900]

Nobody told me that Canada was a parallel universe of Ratchet and Clank.

[@ProperlyBasic11]

Sorry for not telling you eh.

[@Gumby518]

I hope alternate universe poutine is just as good

[@dazzlemasseur]

Most underrated comment. It helps that I actually live in Canada.

[@dazzlemasseur]

@@Gumby518 if you don't like it, it'll still thank you for trying it and apologize for not being good enough.

[@secondsolstice8695]

Thank you for that comment I really appreciate it

[@td3824]

Dunkey: "Rift Apart is like the Cars of video games." Me: "Oh hell yeah, I love Cars!" Dunkey: "Cars 2, actually." Me: "FUCK!"

[@estefeezy]

My thoughts exactly LMAO

[@ColorMeDoubleZ]

Did insomniac forget that best friends often argue and challenge one another? Make deep cuts into each other Instead of letting shit slide and enabling their crappy habits etc. Old RandC they would always share thoughts and often disagree, Rachet just wanted to explore the galaxy and had no interest in saving the world, whereas Clank despite the good heart, is too naive for the consumerist environment he was in born into. Now they just feel like work acquaintances rather than besties who are honest to each other.

[@joaopinheiro4396]

And the only time somoene got mad, when Rivet got mad at the orange Clank(cant remenber the name xD) it was because she found it was the LITERAL robot that took her arm. Wouldn't any robot be enough for Rivet to feel contempt towards all robots? Ultimately letting out her anger on somoene who doesn't deserve it? I feel like they only allowed Rivet to be mad there because it was THE robot.

[@user-qs3ih3ll5f]

Ratchet being anti hero only existed in Ratchet 1, Insomniac changed it immediately after Ratchet 2. But Ratchet was still awesome despite that.(I think the most awesome Ratchet was in tod)

[@catsorafgc]

@@user-qs3ih3ll5f Ratchet was still a jerk to people up until ToD though

[@Peweskimooxy]

"I am Clank, this is Ratchet. Thank you."

[@DanBalan1]

gonna be honest with you pal, that's the most brutal thing I've read in a while. Like Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, or Penn and Teller brutal. Maybe they just don't like each other anymore and are only putting on a good face for the camera? R&C has done a lot with these characters before. I hope they do more again.

[@Tesseradical17]

2:41 "The load times on the original Ratchet & Clank were almost non-existent." (Zooms past you in a starship.) (Zooms past you in a starship.) (Zooms past you in a starship.) (Zooms past you in a starship.) "Planet Kerwan."

[@kingbizkit123]

still trying to figure out if that part was a joke or what

[@TK17000]

Yeah, there's a difference between a game having no load time and a game effectively hiding its load time. Games like Uncharted are able to load new areas in the background because it knows where you're going and when you're likely to get there. Situations where the player chooses a location the game can't reliably predict (like selecting a planet in R&C) is where an SSD really pulls its weight. Dunkey's comparison doesn't really hold up.

[@RameoMTL]

@@TK17000 probably. But it's already been confirmed that this is achievable on any SSD

[@Squishito]

I think Dunkey has only played the OG game on an emulator. Emulated the load times are really quick, but on the old PS2 they were quite lengthy sometimes.

[@venomfuryx3250]

Also God of War while using the Bifrost and fast travel.

[@kidkonundrum4592]

It's quite sad to hear Dunkey say this game is inoffensive considering this series got its start by making the most obvious innuendos and even naming one of its games "Up Your Arsenal"

[@jaybn4350]

Quest for Booty

[@a-abelase9887]

Yeah, what's most heartbreaking is the interaction between the characters because in the very first game Ratchet and Clank had such a good character development but since the remake they completely changed that and now everything is sugar-coated

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

Game of the year

[@invadergrim6198]

Yeah, they definitely came through and cleaned the graffiti off the bathroom stall on this one

[@xeno4162]

That's the new era for you. Can you imagine today's generation tolerating something slightly edgy? They will f*cking write articles on this and rant about how this is rated for everyone.

[@wolfiecascade9589]

Rift Apart seems to continue its trend of "focusing on kid friendliness" from the """PS4 reboot movie video game 2016""" which is a big red flag considering the franchise used to be nothing but innuendos and edge humor with capitalist satire, on the PS2 era at least

[@paulogaspar8295]

yes because everyone when they played R&C understood "capitalist satire". This franchise was allways for childrean, everyone here knows the game because we played it has childrean. Putting those jokes doesn't make their target audience like the games more and it can make them have legal issues. They are exactly doing what they should.

[@BobtheX]

​@@paulogaspar8295 Being made for kids doesn't mean the game has to have a shitty plot with shitty dialogue and vapid characters. Yes I got the capitalist satire as a kid because it's pretty on the nose. There's a character in the third game called Courntey Gears that's obviously just a robotic Britney Spears parody. 10 year old me got the joke because it's a pretty obvious joke. Sure I didn't understand the deeper themes of the story until I got older, but that's what good children's media should do. Evolve with you as you age. That's why shows like Avatar, Ed Edd n Eddy, and Courage aged like fine wine. And a show like Fanboy and Chum Chum aged like milk. There's nothing illegal about putting raunchy jokes and innuendos in a videogame aimed at kids AND adults. They've done it before and nobody sued.

[@babyyoshi3099]

@@paulogaspar8295 A wise franchise should grow with their audience, not abandon them first chance they get so they don't have to try as hard. I am not saying R&C should be rebooted to be a rated M game or anything like that. I am suggesting that R&C do what Legend of Zelda or Kirby did, where they are still games that children can play, but they are more focused on providing content to their long standing audience (who are now adults). Therefore are not afraid to have adult themes and stuff.

[@user-qs3ih3ll5f]

Ratchet and clank future has a nice writting, but rift apart totally lost it. And future saga isn't about anti capitalism, it's a good written game still. Sadly TJ fixmen left Insomniac in 2013

[@user-qs3ih3ll5f]

People complain about the bad writing because it used to be better.

[@KillNamniaR]

Still no one talks about the original trilogy’s great soundtrack and atmosphere, the adult humor and rachets antihero attitude.. we ain’t seeing these again are we

[@AFriendlyRobot]

I remember

[@danielotero9038]

Eh, at least they happened ...

[@Scroteydada]

They keep going on about how they're trying to make a playable pixar film, when the first game was basically the plot of Up

[@wooper4499]

Literally everyone brings those points up when they compare old ratchet games to new ones.

[@georglindberg8966]

Size Matters Up your arsenal Going Commando ...what do you mean, "adult humor"?

[@Trunksette]

I miss when Ratchet was a selfish vindictive asshole who slowly learned that his actions effect others and came to care for people. He was a much more layered and nuanced character in the older games which is what made his personal growth so fun to watch. When Ratchet behaved kindly to people it felt good and earned, not plain and boring.

[@ragercarnage8609]

But he already became kind, why would anyone wanna see him learn the same lesson again? Unless u mean rivet should have been like the old ratchet but that could also get old quick

[@jaydenguerra7332]

@@ragercarnage8609 he started out kind and doesn't change at all in the new series. pretty lame

[@LPTV84]

... This statement kind of makes no sense. The good guy is bad at being a good guy?

[@snintendog]

@@LPTV84 Ratchet used to be snarky by default future toned it down but once insomniac died(got eaten by sony) ratchet lost all personality and became "good boy 3"

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Only in the first, somewhat in the second. In the third, he’s already the empty husk we know him of today.

[@elijahizere]

In the first R&C game, Ratchet was more of a heady mechanic who could enjoy good lightly offensive banter, then over time, especially the jump from PS3 to PS4 games, he became an incredibly safe and polite character.

[@carljonsson2647]

Yea I feel like after Ratchet 3 they made him super boring and It clashes with his passion for shooting, he should be more like Rocket Raccoon or something and not this boring ass " would never hurt a fly " nice guy. Cus in gameplay you're a mass murderer lol

[@gunnarschlichting9886]

@Thi_Usi Weren't the Future games on Ps4 also? I assume that's what he's talking about.

[@55123Swiftfoot]

hell even back in the day their titles were "up your arsenal" and "going commando" - they were still aimed at children, but they weren't nearly as cookie-cutter and generic PC

[@churasbro6246]

The Ratchet and clank series ended after the ps2 in my opinion

[@diamondwave100]

@@churasbro6246 You should play Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time on the PS3. IMO it’s the best in the series, dare I say a masterpiece.

[@dhi1145]

lol that “how Ratchet lost his edge” video has aged like fine wine

[@theelectricprince8231]

Thank you, GamingBrit.

[@hellsongfurry123]

I got a feeling the message from that video got to him somehow, even if it was second hand.

[@_fraz9834]

@@hellsongfurry123 wdym?

[@c.h.6669]

Truth.

[@hellsongfurry123]

@@_fraz9834 I think maybe either dunkey saw the video or someone else who saw it told him about it.

[@jasonkiller7596]

The arc in the first ratchet game was perfect. From being a edgy, go getter, tough guy to slowly turning into a hero and getting over his differences with clank which created an unbreakable friendship would set the foundation for every game after. It was Mikey Kelley’s performance that puts the cherry on top for me.

[@shawklan27]

Preach

[@gertdehond4721]

Peach

[@dewyocelot]

But to me, that’s exactly why the two of them are in as good of a place mentally and emotionally that they are; they’ve done so much growing and bonding in the past ~20 years of games, that it wouldn’t make sense for them to be anything other than fully developed. You(in the general sense) can say they should focus on new characters, but it’s not fair to act like they should be anything but how they are now.

[@Peasham]

@@dewyocelot "Fully developed" doesn't mean you don't have a personality.

[@beyond-journeys-end]

@@shawklan27 preach

[@cadenza23]

It really does feel like they created the storyline to primarily reach kids, which seems like an odd choice given this game is a PS5 exclusive. There are probably only like a dozen 9-year-olds in the entire world with a PS5 right now.

[@kolby535]

This game was probably in development before the pandemic started so they probably expected a lot of kids to get ps5s for Christmas

[@mirsolis4992]

@Gwapa snuna the complaint is likely from old fans who played the ps2 games which were definitely edgier (they were rated T after all).

[@SonicKick]

@Gwapa snuna The original R&C trilogy (+ Deadlocked) had social commentary on the dangers of consumerism, idolizing celebrities, and how greedy people were for money. This was reflected in every NPC you met in R&C1, cause they were always out to get paid, and Quark betraying you because Drek needed him as a spokesperson for his new planet that he made for profit to sell to the Blarg... Which he himself polluted their original planet, and plans to repeat the process until he becomes the richest person in the galaxy. Sounds familiar? So yes, unironically Ratchet storylines used to be political and that's why the PS2 titles are praised more than anything past the PS3 ones which were more consumer friendly and generic platformers.

[@diamondwave100]

@@mirsolis4992 To be fair, the games were only rated that way in the US because of how strict ESRB was about guns in video games. Hell, PEGI rated these games as appropriate for 3 year olds. ESRB has laxed their standards a lot since the PS2, that’s why these same games are rated E10+ on the PS3 versions.

[@ozzmen4494]

@@SonicKick didnt Crack in Time dealt with genocide and consequences although only light heartedly

[@NamelessNathan]

“The same calculated inoffensive personalities” Damn, this brings me back to the first set of games where Ratchet was a complete jerk half the time, and was often selfish and egotistical. With the reboot of Ratchet and Clank, he does feel blander and less offensive, though I can at least appreciate the larger scale of the games and higher production value, at least.

[@phillipflipeh]

That humour and personality is what is missing from the newer ones now

[@benanderson46]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 how dare you say that

[@Guywithachair]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 Not unless........ We hurt them.

[@BlueisNotaWarmColour]

I feel like "inoffensive" undersells the downgrade. They actually surgically removed storytelling from the game.

[@Casshio]

Yea, he basically had the character of Sonic but...good. A twisted version of that. Sonic was trying to be cool which made him look like a jerk. Ratchet was a jerk which made him kinda cool.

[@clpcomputertips]

Every point Dunkey made in this video is accurate. As I was playing R&C I knew exactly what your video would say. I felt like this game was written by child psychologists

[@endurodlapoczatkujacych4504]

> I felt like this game was written by child psychologists Probably because it was.

[@cd4playa1245]

Nothing wrong with a game that the little ones can watch you play.

[@chimpmaster]

@@cd4playa1245 And there's even less wrong with a game that both children and adults can play.

[@flips6155]

wtf you on about, the games story is akin to a Pixar movie or a marvel movie, its not made for kids, its made for everyone.

[@rigneynathan]

@@flips6155 his point is it's made for children only. Pixar can make.movies that draw in people of all ages. Playing this game as an adult is a chore when it comes to the bland feel gooder movie. Shit Up talks about death.

[@owenziegler9282]

Ratchet and Clank really makes you FEEL like you've been thanked.

[@glendarjj3991]

Ign 10/10 it has a little thanks for everyone

[@mikeoxlong567]

Under rated lmao

[@ms.aelanwyr.ilaicos]

Dropping this as a reply because your comment inspired me: "Ratchet and Clank"? More like "Ratchet and Thank"

[@aidandupuis5944]

I love seeing how dunkey manages to balance stupid and loud yet still funny content with quiet cynical and mature yet still funny and engaging content. His stuff has changed so much over the course of the last few years, and it just keeps getting better and better. It’s weird to think that just a couple videos ago he was talking about a classic French film and before that was yelling for a few minutes straight about video games haha

[@CorpusFisty]

Dunkey is talented, resourceful… and I want to thank YOU for this comment. Thank you. Thank you again, I can’t thank you enough. Thanks though. Thanks

[@riynu7774]

I personally don't see the "loud" In his videos. But thank you Thank you very much

[@kendawgthemasterdude]

@@riynu7774 lol watch his Mariokart videos. Or super Mario maker

[@riynu7774]

@@kendawgthemasterdude I was talking about this video. I am well versed about those videos lol

[@TraXXXtar]

not really "cynical" to me, more just honest, or "brutally" honest if you prefer

[@mitchboland9591]

The dialog in this is like the child-friendly version of Wolfenstein Youngblood

[@a.b.3455]

After the "do a barrel roll" refrence in the reboot i didnt think it could get any worse

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@a.b.3455 the reboot was cringe incarnate.

[@staticshock4239]

Ok that's taking it too far. It's not that bad.

[@dojaboytan4559]

No bro

[@wilmersvedberg8494]

Im just glad that this series still exists

[@FlyingV555]

Up until this game was announced I thought they were just gonna leave the series to die. They proved me wrong

[@Skellotronix]

@@FlyingV555 well they are "supposedly" still working on going commando PG remake....

[@Iggy-80]

Hello, certified hardcore Ratchet and Clank fangirl here. I can say without a doubt, as much as the truth hurts, you are 100% correct on this. I was really hoping after everyone complained that the tone of the game was way too child friendly in the reboot Insomniac would listen and bring back some of that raunchy humor that made me fall in love with the series back in the day. I'm okay with Ratchet becoming more mature as his character develops, but they've widdled down his personality so much that even white bread would say he's plain. Same goes for Rivet. Since it took her much longer to find Kit than it did for Ratchet and Clank to find each other, I'd think she'd be a lot more destructive and manipulative like Ratchet originally was until he befriended Clank. At the very least it would give the characters some personality to bounce off of each other with. Instead I feel Rivet's character can be summed up as "R34 bait" as she doesn't bring anything new or interesting to the table to justify her existence.

[@deadweight4887]

Long time fan here too and I agree with you. The way the characters are written in this game is very weird, sometimes Ratchet was acting like in ACiT where he was more heroic, smart, serious, but still arrogant and funny at times. Other times though... Ratchet would act like the reboot Ratchet, constantly thanking people, being reckless, fearful of monsters that he have fought over and over. I liked Rivet but I agree she doesn't bring nothing new to the table and there isn't much interaction between her and Ratchet, they're separated for almost the entire duration of the game. I also don't like the pirate and zombies jokes like the French Pirate, Pirate Planet, zombie T-Rex. This game is a great improvement over the Reboot, but the story and dialogue still isn't quite on the level of the PS2 or PS3 games.

[@Unclipper]

Like, this is the series that gave us a game with the subtitle "Up Your Arsenal". You know?

[@spiraljumper74]

I replayed most of the series ahead of this release and I found that I mostly just like the Ratchet from the first game and every subsequent installment made him more cuddly and inoffensive, with the exception of Deadlocked which brought the edge back and as a result is probably my second favorite game after the first. Still a hell of a lot of fun, but in the first game he actually has an arc and a personality that bounces well off the greedy and shitheaded npc's. As soon as Ratchet started "yes sir-ing" CEO's I just had to sigh to myself.

[@CosmicFreedoms]

But don't you feel more represented with a girl-ratchet? You're a girl, and she's a girl! Love the game! It spent a modicum of time and effort to pander to you! To avoid arguments I'm mocking the banal and inoffensive execution not the idea itself

[@RevolvingCube]

I haven't played too many Ratchet and Clank games but I did feel like Ratchet's personality downgraded and one dimensionnal compared to something from Crack in Time however Rift Apart is probably my favorite game in the series that I played so far because of the gameplay alone

[@tuckeredout2887]

This game somehow managed to actually deliver what the e3 trailer showed.

[@Lidi-Rumbling]

Usually the case with all Insomniac games

[@DeadpoolPlayz]

@@Lidi-Rumbling spider-man 👀

[@Lidi-Rumbling]

@@DeadpoolPlayz And it didn't live up to the trailers? This game was a success

[@Nintenerdo]

Horizon?

[@Lidi-Rumbling]

@@Nintenerdo not an Insomniac's game

[@mintyeye1203]

“hey guys it’s me dunkey im reviewing Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze” That’s what you would sound like if you weren’t reviewing the stupid videogame about the gophers. Disappointed that this is the 5th review this year that isn’t the videogame Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

[@daddyswaggums3578]

I feel that man.

[@kingofcrap4414]

Pin this comment.

[@callistoarmy5576]

Hi ❤️..

[@charlesriston8972]

Underrated Comment bout a UNDERRATED GAME!!!!!! 💯

[@sheperinogaming1986]

true, It turns out that this guy sucks. LEts kill donkey with the kill bot.

[@MrQwerty2524]

I still can't believe how they changed Ratchet. The guy went from a Douchebag macho jock mechanic that called clank a 'Neeerdddd!' to a geeky... nerd that is super nice to everyone. There is no difference anymore between Ratchet and Clank. What made them work was the intellect of clank combined with the go getter attitude of Ratchet. They had to set aside their differences to save the world(s). The current version just doesn't work very well...

[@Ali009Ahmed]

The games that have had negligible load times have levels designed so that new assets load in the background as you play. Basically, it forces designers to design games around those technical limitations. The push towards SSD is more about changing that aspect of design rather than shortening time spent on a loading screen.

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

In the older RC games, they were seamlessly hidden with the spaceship travelling between planets which added to the sense of travel and adventure as its zips around.

[@Bilbo122333]

​@@vincentjohnson7175 wouldn't that be biased asking a game dev? but I think the main take away here is there's no reason to get a ps5 for a couple of games when its not really any different on the last system. that's what i think he meant anyways.

[@lordanonimmo7699]

@@Bilbo122333 I mean it is a lot different in many aspects,in the ps4 everything the player Interacts needs to be there in 30 seconds,in the ps5 this is around 1 or 2 seconds,some set pieces of this game would be extremely hard to pull it off on the ps4 or just downright impossible.

[@Bilbo122333]

@@lordanonimmo7699 is that for online or solo games? Cause for online wouldn’t that come down to your internet. And then for solo games my roommates ps4 has no issues far as I can see. That’s just me though I guess ;P in my opinion I don’t see the point buying a system for a few games specially when moneys tight.

[@lordanonimmo7699]

@@Bilbo122333 It's for both,for online games hardware still plays a big part,for offline games is even way more important.I only recomend buying a new genration in 2023 when the slim model launchs.

[@Nh2OO5]

"I hate you." *A random R&C:RA character:* "Thank you so much"

[@glendarjj3991]

Another character: NO! DON'T BE SUCH A FOOL! It is I that should be thanking you!

[@robo-nidai4236]

Honestly, I feel like Rivet should have been a person who's disillusioned by all the years of fighting against Emperor Nefarious and never managing to beat him. Then they would meet Ratchet and he convinces her that all that fighting isn't pointless and that she needs to keep fighting so that she can inspire others to do the same thing. A cliche character arc given the scenario? Maybe. But it would have actually fit in with the kind of story they were trying to tell with this set up.

[@Megaman231122]

So Azmuith 2.0...

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Can’t have a female character whose wrong. Females are always right, everyone knows that.

[@michaeljamescollins6800]

@@misanthropicservitorofmars2116 yeah they cant bring in the first female lead and then make her flawed next to the male lead

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@michaeljamescollins6800 which sucks, because that would have made for an excellent story. Imagine if Rivet was an uncompromising jerk? Imagine if she didn’t have the character growth Ratchet had, how much of a douche she would be. How interesting that would be as a character dynamic. Rivet could have grown over the course of this game to become a hero like Ratchet. Unfortunately, you can’t have women be bossy jerks because it “perpetuates misogyny”.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@michaeljamescollins6800 the female clank could have been beat down. Failing in her mission that her Dad Bot created her for. How much that would impact her. If you completely swap everything that happened in the first game. You could have 2 new compelling and interesting characters that could grow in the new installment. Instead it’s generic “she’s a tough woman, don’t mess with her”! Which is pathetic.

[@brandonswain65]

That’s why i don’t like the new Ratchet and Clank games. in the old games everyone was pretty harsh to each other and there were sarcastic remarks and an underlying tone of cynicism and shadiness about everything. Now it’s all sweet butterflies and kisses between everyone. Ratchet used to go around flaming everyone and everyone seemed so ditsy and clumsy it was hilarious.

[@kalustaja2k937]

it really is a shame

[@chicongodetraq1946]

Sadly, that's just video games now. It's facing creative decline, soon the only video games that will ever be successful will all be multiplayer ffps, moba, like Fornite, COD, and PUBG. Literally there will never be another original game again because it won't make any profit. Literally every single player made in 2010s are so boring and uninteresting. Single player games will soon become an extinct genre.

[@h3lol]

@@chicongodetraq1946 i guess you never heard of indie games. plenty of originals

[@internetguy7319]

@airlockengage why do I get the feeling you get mad at minorities in videogames

[@knowledgeanddefense1054]

Where does "new" begin for you?

[@SuperWorldJumper]

Clank: “HOLY %#*$!” Ratchet: “YOU SAID IT, PAL!”

[@chaseray7321]

THANK YOU RATCHET

[@MrNickPresley]

@@chaseray7321 "No, it is I that should be thanking you, Clank. And in case you didn't hear me the first time, I will say it again: Thanks." This game, apparently.

[@edocor8081]

300 PIXELS PER GALLON?!? THAT’S GONNA REQUIRE AT LEAST 50 MEGAHERTZ PER FOOTBALL FIELD TO RUN

[@ProdBy.JayLo3]

Broooo I don’t have the clocks for that CRAAAAAAAAZYYYYYYYYY

[@dbteepo86]

Don't worry, the Sega Saturn can handle it. Which Sonic game is this?

[@ProdBy.JayLo3]

@@dbteepo86 3D blast and knuckles

[@anhangamoncada2298]

I would play it but I didn't know ps5 stood for how many units were made.

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

Funny

[@dairyisfine]

Hilarious! My nephew will love this one.

[@anhangamoncada2298]

@@pleasestopsubscribingtomyc3360 It is my Grandpa loved it

[@PRStuntin6693]

Hilarious. My unborn daughter loved this one!

[@TuveanYGloir]

ong ps5 sold out in 15 min when it restocked at gamestop

[@radhirashdan4486]

This game really makes you FEEL like you're being thanked

[@fradengendelbah3522]

This game is rated "E" for "Everybody", not "E" for "Children only"

[@MmmBruger]

i know there was fire coming from the pen when he wrote that line in the script

[@vegansoylentgreen732]

children onl-E

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

@Babydoll Bollocks.

[@Deinomimus]

Dunkey's going to get a lot of shit for that line despite it being entirely reasonable.

[@vincentvanbro9935]

Wow it's like we watched the same video

[@roshanpaul1184]

How we know Dunkey is an unbiased reviewer: He first sold me on the game, then gave me a bunch of reasons NOT to buy it.

[@point-bl4nk]

basically he likes to hear the sound of his own voice

[@alsopsarchive5384]

They really did completely waste Rivet and Kit. Rivet not trusting robots because she was betrayed by her version of Clank would have been infinitely more interesting than “oh you blew my arm off but it’s okay because you didn’t mean to.”

[@sesereddead465]

Honestly it sounds like she should’ve had a negative arc that had her keep her resentment towards Kit, and contrasts with Ratchet and Clank’s chumminess, which would be completely opposite of how ratchet and clank’s relationship developed in the first game, which leaves room for the next game where they work through their issues.

[@Ranpuma1]

We all know the writers had kids in mind when writing this game but sadly this is yet another example of "stupid kid writing". They don't trust kids intelligence so they play is safe and keep things simple and clean. Cars 2 is a fair comparison.

[@MoronBoshi]

I'm sorry, their names are actually Rivet and Kit? I thought that was another joke from the comments

[@ConwayFreelanceDetective]

@@Ranpuma1 Cars 2....the murder one? The one where a shit ton of cars die? That Cars 2?

[@shawklan27]

@@Ranpuma1 remember one of the writers admitted to thinking the og ps2 ratchet games had shit writing so that to me tells me about lacklustre and annoying this game's dialogue is in general. Like my goodness whose bright idea was to make all of nefarious' bots to speak constantly to desperately try to make them sound funny? Oh yeah the guys who thought the og games had shit humour 🙄

[@cheddgeron]

When he said "Cars", I told myself that "hey I might like this game, I love Cars!". Then he added "2", I died.

[@Paulmight1]

The PS5 releasing in 2020 is like having Adam Sandler in a Saw movie - Gex

[@jq3814]

Sus suz

[@robloxkiller1400]

Facts

[@robloxkiller1400]

Gex is never wrong

[@jaretrodriguez8843]

Well chris rock in a saw movie

[@asdf_asdf948]

To be fair the idea of adam sandler in a saw movie fills me with more dread than any horror movie in the last 10 years

[@geisttraft7190]

“More like ‘Ratchet and Clank: Thanks a Lot’” - Gex

[@NEEDFORSLEEP213]

in case I don’t get the chance to say it thank you

[@rocketr.2370]

@Father “you piece of sh-“

[@Themaxxrad99]

"The cars of videogames." Me: oh well that's not too bad. "Cars 2." Me: ouch, that kinda bad?

[@dogsoldier123]

Definitely not...

[@phelps6205]

Don't forget the AD between the two deliveries so you get extra surprised.

[@willarddavis7938]

cars 2 is a knacksterpiece ill have you know

[@alfredoespere2582]

Looks pretty, action is great but repetitive, story is bad. So yeah Cars 2.

[@dogsoldier123]

@@alfredoespere2582 Then y'all haven't played many ratchet and clank games

[@HRIgnomious]

Spot-on analysis. While the gameplay of the Ratchet & Clank games has always been great, the dialogue/ story hasn't been good since the PS2 era.

[@CunningCondor]

A Crack In Time would like to know your location.

[@dhan07404]

@@CunningCondor since a crack in time (although I really like the idea of this games narrative but kinda feels like there are no stakes cos it all resolves its self so quickly)

[@Gayhan-]

Wrong! Tools of destruction and crack in time had great story and banter/ dialogues

[@leenguyen6056]

The story of and dialogue of A Crack in time is terrific, what are you talking about?

[@nathanielgarza9198]

@@leenguyen6056 not a terrific story but the characters were consistent except when it came to the narrative that it was somewhat enjoyable

[@PaulM68322]

It's offensive how inoffensive this game is trying to be.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

Honestly couldn’t agree more.

[@Squishito]

Especially considering how intentionally offensive the original Ratchet games tried to be, to the extent that the innuendo titles of those games got censored in some countries. How far the mighty have fallen.

[@Gawillamon]

Yeah not being offended makes me extra offended

[@MrKangorilla]

Getting offended at not being offended? I've seen it all now

[@Ckoz2829]

Sorry

[@skywardsword7367]

I wish the ps5 was rated E for everyone then everyone could actually get one

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

nope, im happy that the situation pushed me into joining the master race. bye bye peasant kiddie consoles

[@raioh4747]

I wish it's price was rated E for everyone. In my country you either buy a car or a console

[@OCtheG]

@@SobeCrunkMonster Welcome aboard! I wanted a PS5 for this one game specifically, but since you can’t buy one at all anywhere I kinda stopped caring and moved on. Plenty of PC games, maybe I’ll look into it in a couple years when you can get the whole thing for under $200

[@rahe2141]

@@raioh4747 yeah ps5 sells for the value of 1750$ in Pakistan

[@tartimooal7898]

quit complaining kids

[@cgillis3989]

"Some of the most expensive looking rail grinding I've ever seen." Looks like Dunkey never played Sonic Hero's

[@diamondwave100]

So basically, you’re saying that this game has a little something for everyone?

[@outrageousc2359]

It really makes you feel like Ratchet

[@marcohaase1]

A little thanking for everyone

[@mrrooter601]

C L A S S I C

[@vasiliypupkin3239]

Rated E - a little something for Everyone

[@frstudio3640]

My takeaway was you can make a game look good, but it doesnt excuse a mediocre story and bad gameplay loops. But thays my opinion

[@thedapperdolphin1590]

“Ratchet and Clank is like the Cars of video games.” That’s the cruelest thing that Dunkey has ever said.

[@Toobroke4gold]

And then he said cars 2... which is far worse of a comparison.

[@dingle2987]

He just meant the story.

[@sycariummoonshine7134]

It's accurate, though.

[@UnlovedZetsu]

I mean he said Cars 2 which is slightly better than Cars lol

[@Beefaroni_Bert]

@@UnlovedZetsu no, no its not, thats the reason he said it

[@andymcclurg9916]

The PS5 is so powerful, it runs on Bugsnax

[@Schnyger]

If we're going to talk about "no load times", Soul Reaver on PS1 deserves to be mentioned. It just has an opening load, and that's it. The things that game pulled off without loading screens is still impressive. Large environments, countless cutscenes, teleporting from section to section, and switching between the physical and spectral realm were all done seamlessly.

[@sahastanchandramohan7858]

"Graphics: ahhh, gameplay: hhrrrrrn, story: grrr" this perfectly Summs up the game

[@RoachDogg_JR]

MNNNAAAAAAAH thefrenshampayne

[@eksentrysyti]

Dunkey gave the gamplay section a "hhrrrrrn", not an "aaahhhh".

[@RenegadeShepTheSpacer]

Nah, it doesn't. The story is better than that.

[@deepspacedruid7673]

Gameplay more of an ugh to be honest

[@shawklan27]

@@deepspacedruid7673 how so?

[@vishnutheetharappan7074]

"This is the Cars 2 of video games." Impossible, he gave it a higher rating than knack

[@glendarjj3991]

Knack 1 that is. Not knack 2. Let's not be animals.

[@ProdBy.JayLo3]

I got leaks for knack 7D but we don’t talk about those here 🤫🤫🤫.......

[@spiraljumper74]

I kinda miss the OG Ratchet who sounded like an angry surfer and just wanted to not live on a shitty desert planet and shoot things and get paid. Don't get me wrong, it makes sense that he has a more sincere and heroic personality now, I mean at some point you gotta drop the reluctant part of the reluctant hero or it makes no sense. I just miss the edge he had in the original game because it was something different, and also the voice work was better.

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

He’s less sincere and his heroics aren’t heroic, they are hollow and vapid. Ratchet in the first game was a hero, because he was just a regular guy. He had to rise up to overcome evil even though he had no desire to be a hero.

[@JoshimusCPrime]

Ratchet and Clank was the first game I ever played. It’s got a special spot in my heart.

[@15clank]

You should get that checked out

[@balss248]

There is a precedent since the movie to make the series a more “children’s” game. The series already had its dark and brooding era in the deadlocked series

[@shawklan27]

After deadlocked you mean?

[@EpicLatios]

I absolutely love the series but they've seriously lost their edge. Everyone is waaaaay too nice. Crack in Time is truly the last great one as it wasn't scared to go dark.

[@yfranse4881]

deadlocked was sick

[@AmberSixtyFour]

@@Noman5462 now it's very complimenting (and thanking)

[@thecianinator]

Series? There was more than one Deadlocked?

[@MikeMassey1983]

What’s TRULY amazing is Dunk was able to get his hands on 1 of 14 PS5s ever made.

[@billhowington4871]

I found one after looking for 2 days. Not really that difficult.

[@erikcarlson2878]

@@billhowington4871 ok bill

[@hypherism]

The characters weren't always like this. The first 4 games had a lot more bite and comedy to them.

[@Valkyrou]

Finally got around to playing this as a long long time fan of the series. Gameplay on the highest difficulty is a lot of fun. And different guns work best for different situations for sure. Movement is fantastic. But hot damn the story. I miss when Ratchet and Clank was about two Futurama-like characters in a story loosely riffing on corporate greed

[@GonkVR]

dunkey: the cars of video games me: “hey cars is goo-“ “cars 2 actually” “thank yo-“

[@KMn048]

I was ready to throw hands for a moment

[@michaelwilson5114]

They really missed the opportunity to make this a strand-type game.

[@jorgemarquez8288]

@Cecarini Giacomo 😂😂😂

[@jorgemarquez8288]

@Cecarini Giacomo in case you couldn’t tell, your comment made me laugh, so Thank you!

[@Iegoshi]

dw kojima is working on a new concept

[@alexyoung5836]

7:31 the way Dunkey’s voice matches the facial animation gets me

[@glendarjj3991]

Yes distinctly remember the change in tone when the characters went from "Thank you so much" To ''You piece of shit"

[@sucao22]

My name is Richard and Dunky freaked me out at 0:35.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

I have a cousin named Richard.

[@Frousch]

"This game is rated E for everybody, not E for children only" - Dunkey This is what is gradually being lost over time. Just because a game is also for kids doesn't mean that developers can't make the game challenging, have complex storytelling, or have mature elements.

[@ShitGetsOld]

I agree, but it's hard to balance that as a game developer who's workin on a game with multiple successful series. Ya can't have everything I guess.

[@bramt2000]

Plus stop holding our hand through the entire game, *Cough* Pokemon *Cough*

[@Trakesh]

@@ShitGetsOld "but it's hard to balance that as a game developer who's workin on a game with multiple successful series" I'm not sure you conveyed what you actually wanted to. You didn't want to say that it was hard, right? You wanted to say that it is easier for them because they have points of reference in the previous games. Because that's the only thing that makes sense. The more experience and references you have to work from, the easier it should be to iterate with something just as good or better.

[@ThePhoenix1]

true but this is insomniac games who also made a scene where Spider-Man gets stabbed in the back by scorpions venomous tail, kicked all over by a 700 pound rhino and like 4 other muscly men, and then electrocuted by approximately 10,000 volts of electricity only to be thrown off a building and into a river left to drown. They can truly make games not just for kids but since more kids do tend to play r&c and for that E for everyone rating to stick, I don’t feel like they could do that in this game. However, I do agree with dunkey and you that it should be more adultish and less child friendly and covered in bubble rap, and more games in general should also try to understand this as well, but when the target demographic is mostly kids, its probably going to be a bit campy and consist of sunshine and rainbows

[@Gigi-zr6hp]

@@bramt2000 that is definitely made with kids in mind unlike games like GTA for example

[@AmanojakuX]

"I must have fought this same mini-boss like ten times and he never evolves" *God of War's Trolls have entered the chat*

[@Fenixmaian7]

@@hugohickman7694 it's not it really isn't

[@oskaretc]

Breath of the Wild died laughing

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Christ almighty. They really thought they were being clever by making the same troll and valkyrie fights.

[@noaboahQR]

The ice beam light runic attack fucks up those trolls lol

[@AmanojakuX]

@@oskaretc There's an important difference, though, between an open-world game like BotW where you can hit any guardian in any order, and something more linear like GoW, where the plot demands you fight this troll ... and again ... and then again. And I say this with love, because God of War is easily my favorite PS4 game of the generation.

[@midnightsg]

Oof, I thought you were giving it a “meh” rating. Not that great, not that bad…. But then that comparison to Cars 2? Idk if that studio will ever recover. May as well just pack it up after that.

[@buhgingo2933]

Cars 2 was awesome

[@glendarjj3991]

*Insomniacs response:* Thank you for putting in the effort to make the video!

[@buhgingo2933]

@Innocent Jogger don’t care. I liked it because of the spies

[@Schizophrenia222]

Honestly I needed this, I’ve been seeing nothing but rapturous praise and you did bring it back to earth. Still a great game but there’s nothing wrong for dreaming of something even more.

[@rich_2739]

It's a fun game, but the last few levels are really sloppy, and overall it just doesn't really capture the magic of Ratchet and Clank and what makes it a series you want to keep coming back to. It's great to begin with, and enjoyable throughout, it just falls a bit flat, especially towards the end.

[@larryhouse8358]

I think alot of people are caught up in nostalgia. Rift apart is the best R&C by far

[@hwanniggles187]

@@larryhouse8358 nah. Rift Apart was my first Ratchet and Clank game (technically it was R&C 1 back on the PS2 but never finished) and while it has a solid foundation with its gameplay, level design and gameplay loop, it tends to get repetitive getting trapped in a room or arena every 5 seconds with the same enemies and going back to the same 4 planets like 3 times. It doesnt help that the story felt very shallow. I ended up finishing R&C 1 after and absolutely loving it all the way through. Then I played Going Commando and somehow ended up becoming one of my favorite games of all time with Tools of Destruction being a second then Up Your Arsenal. The worlds felt more realized in the older games and characterization was also charming for being unique and the dynamic between Ratchet and Clank. The writing also being some of the funniest/stupidest shit Ive seen. These games felt more tightly designed compared to the new games. The design of the games before 2016 just felt so much better

[@Netheferious]

"Rift apart seems to only have one setting; Loud." So it is doom eternal.

[@RahatAzim998]

Doom is a demon massacring game, so being loud fits the tone. Unlike Ratchet and Clank, a PG game playing it very safe and is basically for children.

[@cjgreen4331]

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM

[@merijnbras8901]

Now the only thing missing is a metal soundtrack made bij Mick Gordon

[@letsBrn]

I mean doom is more metal loud. This is more overerly obnoxious loud.

[@blumberde8726]

To be fair, Doom is Doom

[@Volkster3]

I've played every one of these games as they were a big part of my childhood growing up. For me I think the drop off in story quality came after Deadlocked. When you compare Rachet's personality in Deadlocked(where he is already a full fledged hero) with Rift Apart, you can find a complete neglect for his personal growth throughout the series. The whole story is just overloaded with unrealistic smarmy feelings that suffocate any chance at telling a compelling story.

[@BobtheX]

Yeah Insomniac has definitely forgotten the appeal of these characters. It was fun hearing Ratchet talk shit about almost everyone he met because most of them were assholes. Him and Clank had a lot of great banter in those first four games. Now he's just a nice guy.... just a..... really nice guy... just a swell dude. Fucking boring.

[@SP-wi9sv]

Honestly when you replay the first 3 games you start to see just how much personality has been stripped from it over time, to the point where the series is almost unrecognisable save for the titular characters. Ratchet and Clank used to have great interactions with each other and the world around them, it really made every single cutscene stand out. Fast forward to the newer games and they just stare lifelessly at each other and occasionally exchange a few words. And the awesome and unique OSTs of the original games have been replaced with generic themes. It's quite sad to see

[@empoleonmaster6709]

Deadlocked was bad plot wise, but the first 3 R&C games on the PS3 were AMAZING.....then this happened.

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

I personally liked deadlocked. Gameplay was fun and challenging. It was an awesome side game. That aside, it’s so frustrating to know how to read the plot. I thought R&C 2016 was a reboot but this game kinda assumes Dr. Nefarious is well established. So I guess that means R&C 2016 was a remake that changed a number of things in the canon but none of those things changed any of the subsequent games? Look, it’s for kids. I’m gonna stop questioning it.

[@MrGman636]

@@BobtheX One nice guy with another nice guy strapped to his back. As one KZbinr put it "Ever seen a buddy cop movie where both cops are the good cop? No, because it'd be crap", and he was specifically talking about Ratchet and Clank.

[@epicgamersaurus]

The graphics for this game are so good I didn’t even notice I was watching in 480p

[@frstudio3640]

I was watching at 144p. And i could just manage to tell the difference between the yellow blob and the purple blob.

[@uhitsethan]

wait mine was at 480 too wtf

[@fishingrod2253]

i was watching at auto 360p lmao

[@mrdoh450]

If not you i would have not noticed that i watch at 360p

[@避けがたいカニ]

Completely agree on this. The first hours were like wow look at those graphics, so fun. Then, it got weird seing Ratchet acting like a bullied or traumatized child. And the lack of ennemies...

[@MediHusky]

when he said cars 2 actually i almost spat my coffee. what a burn.

[@GloryBlazer]

was it hot ?

[@thedeegeesaga]

I actually like cars 2 but I get the comparison, that movie was not what I was expecting.

[@cowcow007]

"Too much rift, not enough apart. 6/10" - IGN

[@bigpapa5972]

Obviously this means the game is an 11 out of 5, seeing as cars 2 is a cinematic knacksterpiece and the best movie ever made, aside from the Mario bros movie

[@reality8470]

That’s what I’ve been saying. Cars 2 is a Mastapeece

[@Shuizid]

Hey, don't you dare insult the Mario Bros movie. It's still one of the few masterpieces that dared to almost kill a lead actor!

[@AuntBibby]

cars 1: "dont abandon small town-america, because people live there and they deserve happiness" cars 2: "disabled people are evil"

[@chigatik155]

Mario is the red plumber for those who dont know.

[@llama6394]

Cars 2 is fucking shiiit

[@petergriscom3431]

7:34 is so well-timed. I wish there were games with a dedicated lip-flapping button, so you could ad-lib your own dialogue.

[@WalkingEpic]

Let’s not even compare sound tracks. David Bergeaud’s work makes the first few games iconic. The music really did help set the mood of planets and it wasn’t always loud. Some were moody, atmospheric, and bombastic when it needed to. Now everything is super orchestral and 20 different instruments are playing and I feel like the music fits into a Michael bay film. Not surprised this game treads on the “ehhh it’s fine” territory

[@lordpanda6166]

I still remember Blackwater City note for note because the music encapsulated how oppressive and dark the Amoeboids and Water sections were there

[@pumapplejuice8906]

Not only this but personally I feel like a lot of the "Edge" is lost. The dialogue in the old games had tons of humor for children, but equally stuff that would be funny for adults that would go over the kids heads. Here however it's just. Well, fine.

[@a.b.3455]

*metropolis music plays*

[@WalkingEpic]

@@pumapplejuice8906 Couldn't agree more. I felt like Dunkey touched on that already, so with my comment I just wanted to highlight the music which can sometimes be overlooked.

[@lilwyvern4]

"Let's not even compare sound tracks" Proceeds to compare soundtracks.

[@zombie1292]

This is why Dunky's reviews are so fantastic. A big problem that other reviewers have is revealing too much story, or having no actual content to talk about because they are deliberately avoiding it. Dunky gave me the feeling of how it would play out, or if I would be interested in the story or not. A perfect balance of Dunky's Jokes, actual game talk, as well as problems or praise he, and or anyone else might have.

[@youtubedoesntletmehaveagoo8673]

Too long, didn't read 😎

[@bmoneyGAAP]

Dunkey's videos make you FEEL like you can understand the game.

[@NEEDFORSLEEP213]

@@youtubedoesntletmehaveagoo8673 nice

[@MrStefanirock]

Are u still getting it i am having tough time trying buy this for 70

[@orbitaljunkie]

@@youtubedoesntletmehaveagoo8673 This is why Dunky's video comment sections are so shit. It's always a bunch of kids trying to be funny.

[@Evanz111]

Some people are saying the game is too short, but I’ve always seen Ratchet & Clank games as ones that need to be played twice, with an amazing challenge mode and new weapons/upgrades.

[@catpack100]

@StickyFingerz Yeah I think it does. You can only upgrade the weapons from 5-10 in your second play through. You can get the RYNO 8 on your first though.

[@TheHeartThatRunsCold]

I wouldn't say "amazing", it's a Power Fantasy excuse for a second run at best.

[@alex-ie8tp]

Bro it's like 15 hours long, probably the longest game in the series. Why the hell do people want every game to be an 80 hour open world RPG these days?

[@dupedick]

@@alex-ie8tp At least according to howlongtobeat which shows the average time players took to beat a game it is one of the shortest in the mainline series. The only games that it is longer than is Full Frontal Assault which was $20 and had multiplayer, Quest for Booty which was $20, and Into the Nexus which was $40. This game was $70 and was much shorter than some of the other games.

[@Kaipy_]

I completed Ratchet and Clank 3 like 20 times or more when I was a kid. Loved the game

[@Essu_]

And now Rift Apart is on PC, showing that this game absolutely could not be handled by the HDD inside the PS4.

[@BowserZeki]

0:58 Not even any therapist make me forget... it's everywhere

[@mehnazrinik4095]

Amogus

[@JoseLopez-pp9sp]

MOGUS

[@ExpertLoliFucker]

How long ago was your stroke?

[@alexbrown7015]

*SNART*

[@GeeztJeez]

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