It would inspire much better games, and that's the best thing I can say about it.
I don't hate this game: I loved it when I was younger, but it just got worse every time I came back to it. The level design, is solid, it controls well enough, the soundtrack fits the aesthetic, and all-in-all the game is still playable.
However, the original Ratchet and Clank has a generic and badly-told story, the selection of weapons is easily the worst in the series, the main character sucks, the tone and pacing are inconsistent, and I'm not a fan of most of the writing.
As I said, the game is still playable, which is more than I can say for some other two-decade old games, but I don't see myself revisiting this one any time soon. Fortunately, there are some much better R&C games I'll get to revisit soon.
I don't hate this game: I loved it when I was younger, but it just got worse every time I came back to it. The level design, is solid, it controls well enough, the soundtrack fits the aesthetic, and all-in-all the game is still playable.
However, the original Ratchet and Clank has a generic and badly-told story, the selection of weapons is easily the worst in the series, the main character sucks, the tone and pacing are inconsistent, and I'm not a fan of most of the writing.
As I said, the game is still playable, which is more than I can say for some other two-decade old games, but I don't see myself revisiting this one any time soon. Fortunately, there are some much better R&C games I'll get to revisit soon.