As a Ratchet fan this is pretty much what I wanted.
Rift Apart carries on from Into the Nexus which came out in 2013, at the start of the game Ratchet even makes reference that he has been in retirement for years which amused me.
The story is pretty good with dimensional travel but what really makes it great is Rivet the new Lombax character. She is adorable and makes a great counter part to Ratchet throughout the story. There are some surprisingly impactful moments though I would have liked a deeper look into some characters and themes.
Presentation wise this game is pretty much the first real next gen experience. The graphics are gorgeous, great particle effects, details, lighting, crispness but what really brings it all together are the animations and loading leading to almost seamless cutscene to gameplay like you're watching a pixar movie at times. Rift Apart also really shows that crazy PS5 SSD. Hitting crystals and swapping between worlds in less then a second, selecting load at the menu and being in the game in less than a second. Just crazy good stuff. The options are great too and playing this at 60fps with ray tracing turned on is crazy for a first year title.
That said it does have a first next gen console game feel to it in some ways. It's pretty short, I got the platinum in two days completing everything and if you've played a Ratchet & Clank game before nothing here will really shock you gameplay or story wise much. Hard to really make that a negative though as it's what I wanted?
+ Amazing visuals and animations.
+ Insane loading showing the power of the SSD.
+ Play mode options (fidelity, Performance, performance RT)
+ Fantastic accessibility options.
+ Rivet is a great new character.
- Feels a little short.
Rift Apart carries on from Into the Nexus which came out in 2013, at the start of the game Ratchet even makes reference that he has been in retirement for years which amused me.
The story is pretty good with dimensional travel but what really makes it great is Rivet the new Lombax character. She is adorable and makes a great counter part to Ratchet throughout the story. There are some surprisingly impactful moments though I would have liked a deeper look into some characters and themes.
Presentation wise this game is pretty much the first real next gen experience. The graphics are gorgeous, great particle effects, details, lighting, crispness but what really brings it all together are the animations and loading leading to almost seamless cutscene to gameplay like you're watching a pixar movie at times. Rift Apart also really shows that crazy PS5 SSD. Hitting crystals and swapping between worlds in less then a second, selecting load at the menu and being in the game in less than a second. Just crazy good stuff. The options are great too and playing this at 60fps with ray tracing turned on is crazy for a first year title.
That said it does have a first next gen console game feel to it in some ways. It's pretty short, I got the platinum in two days completing everything and if you've played a Ratchet & Clank game before nothing here will really shock you gameplay or story wise much. Hard to really make that a negative though as it's what I wanted?
+ Amazing visuals and animations.
+ Insane loading showing the power of the SSD.
+ Play mode options (fidelity, Performance, performance RT)
+ Fantastic accessibility options.
+ Rivet is a great new character.
- Feels a little short.
3 Comments
Pretty much agreed with your whole review, I was surprised how much fun I had playing through the newest Ratchet and Clank game and it has fantastic game feel because the Dual Sense controller just has insane response to your actions. It's open world so I expected it to have a lot of the downfall of open world games but the levels are just condensed enough and your movement is good enough to not make this feel like a slog. I think it could have innovated a bit more with the rifts but otherwise, it's really good and definitely looking forward to the next installment.
@Drax - Thanks! I find Ratchet games just have a sort of comfort food feel to them. This is the best in the series since A Crack in Time for me. I totally agree about the dense levels, exploring is fun but never overwhelming.
TheGamingN00b
2 years ago