until the day the stars and moons align and i finally get my hands on a ps5 and rift apart, this is hands down the best R&C game i've played. yes, even moreso than the ps2 games.

while tools of destruction felt like ratchet's bumbling first steps as a cinematic disney-tier epic, crack in time manages to get a better handle on its new identity. yes, clank basically being the son of a time god is still stupid to me no matter how you slice it, but i was still more invested in the story than i was with TOD. lot of funny and heartfelt moments, just generally had a great time even with my grievances on post-ps2 ratchet's direction.

also dr nefarious is back and he's great. i don't care how many people want to whine about him being "overused"; this is like. the second time in the franchise he's been an antag and he's a blast in this game, quit yer whining.

guns are a ton of fun and insomniac managed to do the impossible and make clank's gameplay not entirely suck this time around. i think my only gripes are that i wish there were more full planets to play around in, but i guess having the little side moons balances things out. still a super fun time all around and definitely worth playing regardless of what you think about the ps3 games.

also alister is a manipulative asshole, i don't care how much sadboy headcanons you want to project onto him just because he's a lombax