This is my 2nd R&C game after playing the 2016 PS4 one and just like that one, Rift Apart had been a blast to play.
The story isn't particularly deep, but I found the multi-verse aspect of it intriguing. It's lighthearted in its presentation despite the serious ramifications of what the antagonists were out to accomplish.
The characters are one of the parts where it shines. Ratchet and Clank have both been solid characters and continue to be great here. With no real prior info on Rivet, I thought she turned out to be an excellent character too. She exhibited a good balance of serious, comedic, playful and even emotionally vulnerable at times. The other major new character Kit was surprisingly a bit different from Clank (at least that's how it felt to me), but in a good way where she felt like she was her own character instead of a rehash of Clank.
The other supporting characters were pretty likable and entertaining as well although only a few were actually important to the story. The VA in general is top notch and helps make the characters better.
The graphics were phenomenal for its type of game. Gorgeous scenery, colorful graphics, and the cinematics during the action sequences are amazing and fun to experience particularly the sections where you're grinding on a rail and there's destruction around you.
The gameplay is also another highlight. There's a lot of guns to use and a lot of unique variety to them. The normal difficulty is a bit easy, but the the next difficulty up can be surprisingly challenging. The game does make use of the adaptive triggers and haptic feedbacks, but I felt it could've been better with it, but overall, still better than many games out there. At the risk of sales, I'm glad that the game was developed solely for the PS5. It's a technical marvel for a game that doesn't use realistic graphics.
Lots of collectibles to find so exploration is rewarding. Not too difficult either since you'll eventually unlock something that will show most of the important stuff on the map.
Overall, a fun 3D platformer with great shooting mechanics. I hope that this isn't the last of the R&C series.
The story isn't particularly deep, but I found the multi-verse aspect of it intriguing. It's lighthearted in its presentation despite the serious ramifications of what the antagonists were out to accomplish.
The characters are one of the parts where it shines. Ratchet and Clank have both been solid characters and continue to be great here. With no real prior info on Rivet, I thought she turned out to be an excellent character too. She exhibited a good balance of serious, comedic, playful and even emotionally vulnerable at times. The other major new character Kit was surprisingly a bit different from Clank (at least that's how it felt to me), but in a good way where she felt like she was her own character instead of a rehash of Clank.
The other supporting characters were pretty likable and entertaining as well although only a few were actually important to the story. The VA in general is top notch and helps make the characters better.
The graphics were phenomenal for its type of game. Gorgeous scenery, colorful graphics, and the cinematics during the action sequences are amazing and fun to experience particularly the sections where you're grinding on a rail and there's destruction around you.
The gameplay is also another highlight. There's a lot of guns to use and a lot of unique variety to them. The normal difficulty is a bit easy, but the the next difficulty up can be surprisingly challenging. The game does make use of the adaptive triggers and haptic feedbacks, but I felt it could've been better with it, but overall, still better than many games out there. At the risk of sales, I'm glad that the game was developed solely for the PS5. It's a technical marvel for a game that doesn't use realistic graphics.
Lots of collectibles to find so exploration is rewarding. Not too difficult either since you'll eventually unlock something that will show most of the important stuff on the map.
Overall, a fun 3D platformer with great shooting mechanics. I hope that this isn't the last of the R&C series.