Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 180 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 80 out of 180
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 180
  3. Negative: 80 out of 180

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  1. TheFox2006
    Jul 27, 2023
    10
    Thanks Sony for the exclusive games on PC.
    Ninety percent of Sony's games are excellent.
  2. piglordofallham
    Jul 27, 2023
    6
    Its okay. Its not terrible or anything, but it is quite disappointing unless you are absolutely brand new to the series. Soundtrack? Pretty bog standard. Gameplay? Well its most of what people like about the games, even I think its fairly slick now as it controls rather flawlessly via a mouse and keyboard (though some button placements are a little odd). It reminds me a lot of ToolsIts okay. Its not terrible or anything, but it is quite disappointing unless you are absolutely brand new to the series. Soundtrack? Pretty bog standard. Gameplay? Well its most of what people like about the games, even I think its fairly slick now as it controls rather flawlessly via a mouse and keyboard (though some button placements are a little odd). It reminds me a lot of Tools of Destruction, especially because the opening is a huge set-piece that shows off the engine, and a lot of the effects, but it slows to a snails pace fairly soon after that bombastic intro. A lot of the newer Ratchet & Clank games have had this issue because quite frankly we aren't ever going to get the original trio of titles again. The formula just isn't there anymore inside of these games. So you end up with a lot of pretty visuals, some cornball dialogue, and a lot of cutscenes that sort of impact the overall world-building by being so schizophrenic in terms of pacing that you don't really want to chill out or explore anything as the narrative is just pushing you to the next set-piece or action sequence.

    My biggest gripe is the colors are ridiculous. A lot of very bright neon greens, purples and some of the effects kind of make stuff difficult to actually see what's going on in particularly busy segments. This title has a lot in common with a Crack in time in terms of its narrative flow, but that is just a huge disservice to the evolution the series needs to survive- its not there. Crack in time was literally my last Ratchet & Clank title that I bothered trying to play through and it became sort of dull after the first hour or so. That's pretty crazy to me, since that came out 14 years ago. That's how little these games have changed to be quite honest. Though I do like the addition of a female Lombax character (again, even though their already was one and they just sort of wrote her out of the plot for no reason several times), I think Rivet should've just got her own game. The fact that they don't want to really explore new territory or that stuff is basically just recycled wholesale from the older games (like entire levels passed off as homages instead of the recycled maps that they are) tells you all you really need to know about the development team behind the series now.

    Personally, its perfectly fun, its nothing amazing and it might even be the end of the series for a while, but that's alright. We still have the originals, and a couple of the PS3 titles are certainly worth checking out. Its just sort of a shame that this newer series doesn't really share the same passion or quality writing the older series had. Performance-wise I really didn't have issues.. which was shocking. I got about 60 fps or more with a few dips below 60 with everything set to very high preset alongside Ray tracing set to all very high/ high settings. The game looks good with Ray tracing, but not good enough for the performance penalty. I'm running a 2080ti, and a 11900k with some decently overclocked 32GB of Patriot DDR4 RAM and didn't run into stutter outside of one or two instances during the "rift" jumping sequence near the beginning of the game. Considering how often Sony articles seem to paint these games as "only being possible" on their hardware, its interesting that we got a port that doesn't really have any issues or limitations based on the hardware it was made for. Ironically, I'm running the game on an NVMe SSD, which is probably 2 or even 3 times faster than the Playstation 5's SSD.

    I think its worth trying, but if you're a fan of the older series I would wait for this to go on sale later on down the road before picking it up.    … Expand
  3. HollowInside19
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    great game but the stuttering and poor optimisation makes it unplayable and i have a decent rig ( 3060 ti, i5 12400f, 32gb ram and running it on fast SSD m.2
  4. RotcodFox
    Jul 27, 2023
    10
    The gameplay is outstanding, the characters are extremely likable, and it runs great on PC (unless you're using a hard drive with less than 7200RPM)
  5. OnlyOneHere
    Jul 27, 2023
    0
    How many freaking times do you have to lie Insomniac? Misleading is one thing, but you're just flat out lying. First they lied about "never coming to PC" then they denied the obvious visual downgrades in Spider-Man PS4, and now they lied about how this garbage is only possible with the power of the PS5's SSD. I don't want to hear about that statement being a reference to PlaystationHow many freaking times do you have to lie Insomniac? Misleading is one thing, but you're just flat out lying. First they lied about "never coming to PC" then they denied the obvious visual downgrades in Spider-Man PS4, and now they lied about how this garbage is only possible with the power of the PS5's SSD. I don't want to hear about that statement being a reference to Playstation consoles. If that were the case, then they should've just said it's not possible on previous Playstation consoles. If they're willing to lie this much, then I can't imagine all the skeletons in their closet. This game is so boring and repetitive and it crashed multiple times. Seeing how this game is a broken piece of garbage full of lies, I believe that entitles me to a refund.

    There's still no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to play this game again. Charging $60 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. The developers were too greedy and lazy to give us multiplayer. These greedy developers love to brag about their frequent "quality" releases. It's easy to brag about that when these lazy cheapskates only work on half of the game, not to mention the short campaigns. And don't even get me started with those horrible physics. Ubisoft and COD are superior with frequent releases. If there's anything to learn from the "best developers ever" CDPR and Naughty Dog, it's that online multiplayer is far more difficult to make than singleplayer. That's why they gave up or shelved the online. Congratulations Insomniac, you did the easiest part. Now give me the multiplayer, prove me wrong. I don't recommend this game at all.    … Expand
  6. Jaidenbrkl1
    Jul 27, 2023
    9
    Even on PC, Rift Apart is still fantastic after 2 years to its release. Gameplay is great, visuals are fantastic, graphics are fantastic depending on your PC, being Steam Deck verified is awesome, and overall, either PS5 or PC, Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart still knows how to make it fantastic even after 2 years from the release on PlayStation 5. Give it a 9 out of 10.
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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    100
    The successful port brought a game to PC that simply isn't available on Steam or the Epic Game Store. Seriously, you just can't get a game like this on PC. Accessible, entertaining in every aspect, funny, cleverly written and acted, audiovisually awesome. This is a AAA production with everything you expect from it. [Issue#329]
  2. Gamereactor Finland
    Nov 8, 2023
    90
    It's very hard not to like this. It's really good.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Sep 24, 2023
    91
    Not that being more emotional and being fun are mutually exclusive – as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart proves time and again. As the series enters into its third (!!!) decade, this PC port is a fine way to show that the Ratchet and Clank are still compelling characters, and even if there are a few points where it feels like the game could use a little more polish in terms of performance, they can’t take away the fact that Rift Apart is an outstanding game.
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