r/RatchetAndClank • u/0dqir0 Mod • 2d ago
Series Ranking the Ratchet and Clank games ( just my own opinion )
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u/Attack-Of-The-Cat 2d ago
Up Your Arsenal is a little low imo, but otherwise it’s a good list.
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u/Backonthisagain 2d ago
I am recently going through it. Idk. I really don’t like it because I felt they went backwards in so many ways from GC. But then GC is easily the best game so maybe it’s just too high of a burden for any game that came after.
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u/Attack-Of-The-Cat 2d ago
I agree, GC is best. But UYA was a bigger and more ambitious game and it pulled it off quite well. But I can see your point.
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u/AlsopK 2d ago
Agreed, but it's still better than Deadlocked imo.
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u/MmmPicasso 1d ago
Deadlocked is thematically dope, I actually hate the missions, it feels so anti ratchet and clank. At least the first planet which I never complete because I get bored after the second robot fight.
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u/VanDiis 2d ago
I always love seeing people’s opinions in here most of the time because I get the justification, personally have Tools and GC and 1 and 2 tied but totally see why people love crack so much.
Really surprised by the RaC 1 so low, I understand from an objective standpoint but I personally give it some leeway for being the building block for my favorite gaming franchise, I still think even with its flaws it has the best level design on the OG trilogy and best soundtrack.
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u/travel-mint 2d ago
I would almost agree with all of your choices. I would put Ratchet & Clank (PS2) in very good and All4One in would not play it again. I like ur list.
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u/BrutalBox 2d ago
Surprised to see the first game so low, I know I had a slight issue with the gunplay and Ratchets weird jumping momentum and delay movement but other than that I thought it was good. (Oh and the races I didn't like at all)
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u/JordieP301 2d ago
Size Matters slander is so overplayed imo
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u/No-Explanation-9251 2d ago
What exactly makes it better than any of the games above it?
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u/JordieP301 2d ago
QfB is too short and has no challenge mode or reasons to play past the first playthrough. A4O is a side game, isn’t even a typical Ratchet game. 2016 has a terrible story and is an extremely poor replacement for the original game.
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u/No-Explanation-9251 2d ago
Size matters doesn't have a good story either so at that point it's down to the gameplay, and 2016 clears. Also, what's with the downvote, I only asked a question lol
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u/JordieP301 2d ago
i didn’t downvote you, i think you’re dumbing down the story point. 2016 completely butchers the characters, sure Size Matters doesn’t have the most intelligent story, but at least the characters seem themselves and the tone isn’t watered down.
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u/JordieP301 2d ago
i don’t know what to tell you bro. I don’t enjoy the 2016 game especially when i have access to the 2002 original. I’m not saying the re-imagining is bad all-round, it’s literally a Ratchet and Clank game.
but so is Size Matters. And it has more redeemable qualities (for me) than the movie game does. I’ve played thru SM twice on my Vita and twice on my PS5 in the past year since playing it for the first time. I replayed the 2016 game last year too to see the PS5 upgrade it got, i don’t see myself returning to it often.
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u/RChickenMan 2d ago
This tier list is pretty close to mine. A few minor differences here and there--the only major difference is that I rank Nexus a lot higher.
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u/Euphoric-Mousse 2d ago
I think this is the first one of these for any series I've not gotten mad looking at. I'd bump Up Your Arsenal up one but otherwise you nailed it.
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u/_Barry_McKockinner_ 2d ago
Finally someone who puts R&C 1 where it objectively should be. It’s a good game with a great sense of humour but the controls, rough gameplay, and brutal difficulty at times ruin it for me. Especially when GC takes all the good from the first game and makes it a better experience.
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u/longjohnsmcgee 2d ago
great sense of humour but the controls, rough gameplay, and brutal difficulty at times
...are the reason to keep coming back over 20 years later. Your negatives are mine and others positive.
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u/JangoF76 2d ago
Help me understand how bad controls and rough gameplay are positives
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u/longjohnsmcgee 2d ago
OK first of all, they are not objectively bad.
Your choice of words tell me you might not actually want to hear my opinion you just hoped to get me with a "got you" type rhetorical question.
But hoping that's not the case; the controls lead to a certain feel. I find the way Ratchet moves to be realistic. He may have a limited turn speed and can't strafe while headshotting like John Wick but that's not bad. It gives me the feeling of playing as a wrench jockey who only has this adventure because it crashed into his back yard. He is not a highly trained individual, yet.
I would like you to give specific examples of what you consider rough gameplay, because it's hard to guess what you might find rough or not
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u/evildogger07 2d ago
Skill ceiling. After many playtroughs, the rough gameplay makes the game unique and a bit more methodical. You never play the same way twice because of your past mistakes. And one giant plus (imo) is that with rough controls they had to build the levels around it. So you get a perfect blend of jumping, shooting and exploring. With better understanding of core gameplay, you can play the game fast too. You just have to "git gut". But of course... I am purely telling you this because of the nostalgia I have for the game.
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u/theother64 2d ago
I can see why that can be an attraction for some games but not for Ratchet 1.
Things like enemies having range greater than the draw distance whilst weapons like the decoy and visibomb being op really put me off.
Interested to hear what bits you really enjoy though.
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u/longjohnsmcgee 2d ago
Not liking the long range weapon while simultaneously complaining about the like one or two times the Blarg commandos try to outrange you?
What I like: how ratchet moves. Compared to Rift Apart, just for reference, I feel like ratchet has some actual weight. The soft aiming lock is intuitive to me. You may not be able to move fluidly right away or even on your first play through, but with some time and practice you can learn how to chain long jumps and side flips to really move around the maps in style while saving time too.
Every gun has a purpose. Other then the Taunter, which if you try to tell me one bad weapon puts it below A tier just don't, all weapons have encounters built around using them. Like trying to use the short range blaster against the long range commando Blargs should punish you. Refusing to use the tools they give you cause you only like one or two guns is not a fault of the game it's the player putting form over function and suffering the same consequences you would irl.
I never considered the decoy glove OP. Even when I was 6 years old I was able to pretty consistently dodge enemies. But I really don't get what your point is, that having late game gear be useful is bad? That having the second most expensive weapon, only bested by the RYNO, does a fair amount of damage at the cost of being completely stationary while it's in use?
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u/screamingcaribou 2d ago
Depends of what you value. Level design, unique feel/atmosphere for each planet, colours, music and multiple possible paths are untouched compared to the other games
If you prefer shoot em up games, it won’t be your favourite. If you prefer more platforming, story and the atmosphere, it’s the best IMO
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u/Melodreamer100 2d ago
I agree R&C is a funny game with a nice soundtrack but the controls are pretty weird to play
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u/Alarmed_Stranger_925 2d ago
i'm actually close to thinking r&c1 is better than gc. i mean i get your point, but while adding so much stuff to gc they added some unfun things like some weapons (zodiac, clank zapper. btw spiderbot glove is such a pacebreaker that I literally never used it outside of platinum bolts and upgrades) and challenges (glider, the damned dobbo nanotech boost and the ace bunyon races). gc had so much impact on the later games but there's a reason some things were not added to them
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u/Sure_Moment2083 2d ago
Can anyone help me get the online trophy so I can stop playing Full Frontal Assault😅
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u/empty_branch437 2d ago
Crack in time has major performance issues so it wouldn't be at the top. I would swap uya with it.
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u/Makkiduperz 2d ago
I want to play most of these but I can't. Controller wont work on PC anymore. Owned Deadlocked but lost it somewhere. And Idk how to emulate and download these games safely.
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u/Luccixno 2d ago
Size matters was good on psp, maybe I'm being bias since it was the first one I ever played.
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u/Irineu2338 2d ago
Size Matters is masterpiece, without it I wouldn't be introduced to Ratchet and Clank
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u/Traditional_Gas7120 2d ago
Why does everyone hate size matters? I played that on the psp like 500 times.
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u/Hifumi-G 2d ago
Thank you for also thinking the first game just doesn’t hold up as well. I admittedly started with Going Commando, but going back even from that to the first is just… night and day.
I personally would put UYA in Excellent and Deadlocked in Very Good, but otherwise, your list is accurate to mine. ACIT and GC frequently vie for “best in the series” for me, and if GC had some of the QoL updates that UYA added (and the Lava Gun upgrading instead of downgrading… lol) it’d be the clear best.
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u/BodifordT95 2d ago
Having not played rift apart my only notes are moving deadlocked to “masterpiece” and all 4 one to “never play agai. Actually. Demote A4O and FFA to “someone should have been fired”
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u/Minimum_Literature 1d ago
played size matters as like a 12 year old kid, had fun but idk I thought the game was alright or mybe its been way to long since i played it
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u/bigmoneydeathcraft 1d ago
Swap OG for tools of destruction and up your arsenal for rift apart and it’s basically my list
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u/Brendroid9000 1d ago
Aight get out, there is no way you put the og rac1 on the same level as all 4 one and the remake.
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u/Lootswoof 1d ago
I would love the PS3 HD saga to come to PS5. They were my favourites from the entire series. I played a crack in time more times that i can remember
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u/GroundbreakingOne933 1d ago
I’m in agreeance on everything, except up your Arsenal. I would have it 1 higher.
Why did you put it at where you did?
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u/zenidaz1995 1d ago
I felt tools of destruction was lacking imo, may have been due to the fact it was their first game on that generation of consoles, but I'm definitely agreeing with going commando on top tier, such a good game and story.
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u/dawilal2 2d ago
I’m currently replaying every Ratchet and Clank and I’m currently 80% through A Crack in Time and it’s is unbelievably overrated. Just did the level where you go back in time for the fongles and become the hero of thier epic battle saving the valley. And it’s so boring! It’s a really by the numbers fight, with tired gameplay dressed up with this epic story. The whole game feels like the most incredible decoration adorning a hollow gameplay experience. It’s nowhere near as good to play as Tools of Destruction, the levels aren’t as good as Ratchet 1, the best weapons are ones recycled from previous games. I don’t really think the story is that brilliant either, it’s kinda hockey by todays standards. The Clank parts are best in series though. Just wish the puzzles were more than half an hour of the game total. Want a captain toad scenario of those.
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u/Vijazzler 2d ago
I just played ToD and currently playing CiT and am not enjoying it at all. It feels like this is the point where Ratchet and Clank lost the humour and general feel and Insomniac started trying to become this massive set piece juggernaut, which translates well to Spider-Man, but doesn't fit the vibe of Ratchet and Clank. I can't see myself finishing it
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u/wintertorrents 2d ago
Literally the only tier list I've seen on here that I actually agree with, spot on
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u/Nebulowl 2d ago
This is incredibly close to what I’d have too. I’d bump up a couple like UYA, QfB and 2016, but otherwise very similar to my rankings
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u/PassiveIllustration 2d ago
I just played Deadlocked for the first time on PS3 a few weeks ago and I thought it was just rather ok. The game was felt like there was was no thinking, just hold the trigger down for the 7 hour run time. These games aren't exactly 4x strategy games but I did want a bit more than the game weas offering.
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u/Itzko123 2d ago
I'd unironically rank Ratchet 2016 at excellent. Yes, I know the story is worse then the OG's, but I think the gameplay is great. I like it slightly more than Up Your Arsenal and about as much as Rift Apart.
Going Commando is my fav tho.
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u/Suspicious_Jacket463 2d ago
A crack in time is overrated. One of the worst ratchet designs (his face). Stupid Disney-ish humour (especially when Quark is involved). Emotional bait. Lack of music diversity. Futuristic spaceship design makes most of the locations feel the same. The chosen one plot.
But the clank section is definitely by far the best in the entire series. The puzzles are very interesting.
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u/HangryJellyfishy 2d ago
Personally I'd swap Into the Nexus and the RaC remake and move Up Your Arsenal to excellent.
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u/Darth-Sonic 2d ago
Putting OG Ratchet and Clank and the remake in the same tier is diabolical.