To me, the perfect way to sum up what this game is is this: It's like A Crack In Time, but not. While this is an obvious claim and my wording is making me sound pretentious, this really is just the best way I can think about it. Its has most of the same great guns as Crack, the ones that are totally not definitely the same thing as the Buzz Blades is still the most fun to use outside of the rightfully overpowered RHYNO. The netherbeast is a nice addition, and the winterizer and nightmare box are pretty fun too. The gameplay really isnt all that different from the rest of the series, which is to say its really fun. Clanks nether sections are enjoyable but as you'll notice is kinda theme with this review, they're not as good as his time puzzles in Crack. The story is good too, but its not quite as good as Crack. It's really funny, but not quite as funny as Crack. It's really... well you get the idea. Its a great game, and its not a full game so you cant really fault it. Calling it discount A Crack In Time would be disingenuous. I think its a really great game if you want more from the series just dont go in thinking it'll meet the heights as its predecessors. I played it on legendary difficulty my first playthrough, there was a few moments where I regretted this but overall it was a good challenge without being particularly frustrating. Definitely recommend playing this one on the hardest setting, it makes Clanks puzzles more fun too.
Now the review is over. Now I need to talk. I overslept today and missed work. I wasnt in a great mood. I was about halfway through and figured I could beat it today. Which I did! And I had a great time. But for some reason, I decided that I was having such a great time I was gonna platinum it today. I new i had to replay the game in challenge mode but I figured I could blast through it with ease since I already got all the collectibles before beating the game. Now, this wasnt quite a mistake, its not a long game and I had fun flying through it again. But the thing is, for the platinum you have to upgrade all the weapons and buy the very pricey armor. These aren't uncommon trophies for the series but, well, Nexus isnt a full game. It'll take you between like 4-6 hours. And the only grind way, the arena, seems to give stunted exp and once you beat the challenge for the first time barely any bolts. So I had to do it, I had to start a third playthrough. I ended up getting the final trophy and the platinum just about the halfway point a little bit past where I started earlier today. And by then it was past midnight. I finally got my platinum, but I essentially beat the entire game and all collectibles twice in one sitting. This was not the plan. But it happened. And I had to write it out to soothe the pain.
*please ignore all the grammatical errors, I fixed the ones I took notice of but its late and im exhausted
Trophy Completion - 100% (Platinum 194)
Playthroughs: 2 and a half
Time Played - 17 hours 33 minutes
Nancymeter - 83/100
Game Completion #56 of 2022
May Completion #6
Now the review is over. Now I need to talk. I overslept today and missed work. I wasnt in a great mood. I was about halfway through and figured I could beat it today. Which I did! And I had a great time. But for some reason, I decided that I was having such a great time I was gonna platinum it today. I new i had to replay the game in challenge mode but I figured I could blast through it with ease since I already got all the collectibles before beating the game. Now, this wasnt quite a mistake, its not a long game and I had fun flying through it again. But the thing is, for the platinum you have to upgrade all the weapons and buy the very pricey armor. These aren't uncommon trophies for the series but, well, Nexus isnt a full game. It'll take you between like 4-6 hours. And the only grind way, the arena, seems to give stunted exp and once you beat the challenge for the first time barely any bolts. So I had to do it, I had to start a third playthrough. I ended up getting the final trophy and the platinum just about the halfway point a little bit past where I started earlier today. And by then it was past midnight. I finally got my platinum, but I essentially beat the entire game and all collectibles twice in one sitting. This was not the plan. But it happened. And I had to write it out to soothe the pain.
*please ignore all the grammatical errors, I fixed the ones I took notice of but its late and im exhausted
Trophy Completion - 100% (Platinum 194)
Playthroughs: 2 and a half
Time Played - 17 hours 33 minutes
Nancymeter - 83/100
Game Completion #56 of 2022
May Completion #6