Ratchet and Clank - The Review!

Hey Guys!
So today I completed the story mode of Ratchet and Clank! As promised here is a proper review on the game!

PLEASE NOTE, THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS. 

So like I said before; I played an old Ratchet and Clank game on the PS2 when I was a child. I do not remember anything about the game; I just know I owned it. 

With this game I went in open minded, like I have a never played a Ratchet & Crank game before. 

The first thing I must say is that the graphics and attention to detail is spot on! The art on this game is just amazing! The way they have set the backdrops of the planets make it look almost realistic Ratchet himself looks amazing. His fur stands out and he just looks adorable. 

Look at that face!!

The game play itself is kind of easy. Not so much that the game is boring and a walk through the park; but it is straight forward on what you have to do. For me this is perfect; I am an easy confused person and it doesn't take much for me to give up with games.

Even though the game is straight forward; some parts of the game can throw you off. You say to yourself "it can't be that hard!" and you're right; it isn't. You just need to take a step back, maybe have a cuppa tea and come back to the game; and hey presto your brains knows exactly what to do. I had to do this on numeral parts of the game.

Overall there are 11 different planets that you visit. Within these plants there are different amount of quests that you have to do. On some of the planets there are also optional quests that you can do that might help you get some extra equipment etc. This helps to spread out the length of the game. But if you don't want to do the optional quest right away; you can travel to and from the different planets throughout the game.

Planet Map

With the optional quests there are also Holocards and Raritanium to collect. Holocards are a collector part of the game; but also helps with your weapons, giving them extra boosts or abilities. Raritanium is what is used to upgrade the weapons. Holocards are got from finding special areas of the game or from killing robots. You can get duplicates of the cards; but ever 5 duplicates you can trade them in to get a card you havent got. This makes it less stressful trying to find them all .

Another big collector is the gold bolts! There are 28 gold bolts to collect throughout the game. And there are a varied amount on different planets. Gold bolts can be used to unlock extras in the game such as cheats, special images and different appearances for Ratchet. Once again just like the optional quests; you can go back to any planet at any time and work your way through to get the bolts and holocards. 

Holocard Section. 

If you like fighting baddies and having a lot of different weapon choices this is your game! There are 15 weapons for you to collect and also upgrade to 100% This means a lot of Raritanium is needed. Thankfully it respawns a lot and can get it on all the planets. With all this weapon choice it is hard to decicde what to use in the first place. But once you have found certain weapons you like you can set them to the arrows so they're the ones you use the most in the fights. I found myself sticking to upgrading the weapons I use the most to try and get them too 100% rather than spreading it out equally. 

Upgrade section

Not only are there the weapons but there are also 15 gadgets that you collect throughout the story mode which help you through the game.

I am an easily frustrated person. And there is no denying that this game got me frustrated me numerous times; and I did have to put the controller down and walk away at some points. But this was only at the fighting stages. When loads of robots came at once, sometimes it was so easy to die, that it became annoying; but also challenging. You start to learn if you move in a different way the robot doesn't see you or you get a better hit at the robot etc. 

For me it was the little boses  that annoyed me the most. Sometimes I couldn't understand what I was doing wrong. But it just took time and a different weapon and move in a different way and I'd kill them and wonder "what was the problem?!" 

The map in the game helped me out a lot. The map is two different shades of blue. The light blue is where you are/have been and the darker blue is the areas you haven't been. This helps you locate areas that you might have missed. 

There is also key gram to show you what the little bits are on the map etc. so an arrow showing where you are; a ship showing where the ship is; a G to show where to upgrade weapons etc. 

Map on last level

Now I have completed the story mode; I have the chance of keeping all my weapons and gadgets; doing it all again but in challenging mode.

As I have completed the story mode; I plan on going back through doing all the optional quests and collecting the things I have missed. (this maybe with the help of an IGN walkthrough) 

Once that has been done I'll be attempting challenge mode. 

Overall for £30 I highly recommend this game. It's fun, addictive, beautiful; sometimes frustrating (for me) but still kept me hooked and entertained.
It's great for all ages; kids would defiantly love it. 

If you want a game that has lots of baddies, is pretty and simple and cheap to buy this is your game! 

That is about it for this game. I hope you enjoyed my review. Any questions or suggestions on what to play next; please feel free to message me on social media, here is my Twitter, my Instagram or comment below! 

Thanks guys; and happy gaming! 

Tam x