Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

 PlayStation 5
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2642 Ratings

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  1. Hevox
    Sep 6, 2023
    7
    Solid adventure game for the PS5, absolutely stunning visually and the gameplay feel good.
  2. somovbiu
    Sep 3, 2023
    5
    Definitely a kid's game. Can be dumb fun for adults. But the 70-dollar price tag is justifiable in no universe.
  3. TheXxchaKing
    Jul 7, 2023
    6
    + Probably the best looking game on the PS5, and that's saying something
    + Goofy arsenal of weapons galore

    - Level design is a bit dated and felt lacking
    - Shooting mechanics and general gameplay weren't as polished as I'd hoped
    - Boring enemy design
  4. Tintler
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    Grafikler bugüne kadar gördüğümün en iyisi, mekanlar arası, oyuncuya hissettirmeden, takılma veya performans sıkıntısı olmadan geçirmesi resmen bir teknik şaheser olduğunu gösteriyor. Insomniac yaptığı işlerde çok başarılı, umarım gelecekte de bu çizgisini bozmadan ilerler. Oyun eğlenceliydi, sıkılmadan bitirdim.
  5. TheNFROMO
    Jun 4, 2023
    7
    Lets talk about the gameplay
    The gameplay plays similar to previous ratchet and clank games. If you haven’t playing a previous Ratchet and clank game. It is basically a behind the back shooter with melee attacks and exploration mixed in.
    Upgrades are based upon a collectible in the game you can collect while roaming around but you can also grind it in arena combat mode. The game is    Lets talk about the gameplay
    The gameplay plays similar to previous ratchet and clank games. If you haven’t playing a previous Ratchet and clank game. It is basically a behind the back shooter with melee attacks and exploration mixed in.
    Upgrades are based upon a collectible in the game you can collect while roaming around but you can also grind it in arena combat mode.
    The game is easier than previous ratchet and clank game even on the hardest difficulties.
    Their was a side quest where it ramped up the difficulty so high and its nearly impossible unless you are lucky or have perseverance. It was weird that this specific side quest(glitch sidequest) was ramped up to 100 for some reason and not the difficulty in the normal gameplay
    There are annoying parts with the game especially the fog of war or what ever you call it in some areas which is an annoyance.
    I like the two character system but please remember you spend less time as ratchet vs the other character.
    there are bugs on the arena world where you can not access the holovids where you can’t see the weapon cutscene or dialog.
    In most ratchet and clank games, they usually make new weapons and in this game most of the weapons were re-used and only 1 new weapon were actually fun and useful (the negatron collider).
    The secret weapon was useless because the rocket launcher did more damage than it which is kinda weird when it’s a secret ultra omega hidden abandoned forbidden weapon.
    Gameplay is just solid in all regards. I give it a 1.5.

    Let’s Talk about the Music
    The music in this was alright in all aspects. It felt natural towards the feel of the game that I have no qualms about but I don’t remember a lot of aspects of the music.
    Background Music felt fine and nothing grating.
    Special Scene music felt find and nothing grating.
    In my personal Opinion. It was fine but nothing memorable.
    it has an audio level issue, had to reduce music and sfx to adequate levels so I could hear the dialog.
    I feel this deserves a 2.0 in this aspect

    Lets talk about the performance
    The performance of this is S-tier.
    Solid 60 fps with raytracing on and off.
    Never had an issue, no frame drop, no screen tearing, no frame timing issue.
    Beauty in disguise.
    They treated their queen correctly.
    2.5 is their reward.

    Let’s talk about the story
    The story is what I would say the most part I didn’t enjoy as much as I did.
    The story started off very very strong, and I was smiling the whole way through.
    Bosses were good and everything, it just felt rushed like crazy.
    this game needed to be fleshed out more. every area we visiting felt like 10-20 minutes their then we dipped.
    I get it is supposed to be a short adventure but people didn’t pay 70 bucks msrp for a short adventure.
    If it was a short adventure, people should paid like it was a short adventure.
    I was expecting near the end of the game to be another boss but I’m like huh what, that’s it.
    You get more info on the plumber if you want to know about that person.
    If their was more story to the game I would’ve liked it a lot but not at that price point.
    I’m giving it a 1.5 because I am expecting more storyful experience for a fully priced game at msrp

    In Conclusion
    This game is worth a 7.5 but you should not buy it at msrp of 70 bucks and wait to buy it @ 30-40 bucks and get playstation extra and play it.
    This is more so a glorified tech demo with ratchet and clank so they can advance the story of the game as well and sell the console.
    I am saddened because I really do love ratchet and clank, I feel in love with the series on the ps3 with tools of destruction when it released.
    I truly hate that I have to give it this review score but I must.
    Thank you for tuning in, This is a sad NFROMO and have a nice day    … Expand
  6. supermalik987
    Mar 7, 2023
    6
    If you are like me who grew up with the classic PS2 and maybe the played the PS3 and you saw this game at store. You think This will be like old time again. Yes and no . No point of saving bolts for your progressive game. The writing is pretty much how mordon Pixar is these days just okay. The old game had something similar to futurama TV 14 . The PS3 Was Pixar at it's peek quality.
  7. BallzyDan
    Feb 10, 2023
    5
    I had fun with this for a few hours, but ultimately found it to be too long, even though folks say it was too short. I was stuck at about four different points (3 seemed optional) and I just didn't care to continue. I was backtracking too often. Was a rental and I would have felt obligated to finish it if I bought it. Glad I didn't.
  8. lightyears
    Jan 8, 2023
    7
    In christmas holiday I played this one, High on Life and Tempestfall VR. This one was the weakest of the 3 altough it has the highest reviews score (playstation exclusives seem many times to be unbalanced positive and thats also the case here). But its still a decent game with very good graphics. It has its good moments but also its bad ones. The metacomputer puzzles are annoying.
  9. yuko_gfu
    Dec 28, 2022
    7
    Technically superb on ps5, fine gameplay, but it was childish to me, maybe not for me :). Let them say that the story is good... I don't understand it directly, I see it as super childish
  10. OrionsHorizon
    Nov 18, 2022
    7
    I love the R&C series, and this game is no exception, but it's still just Ratchet and Clank. Gameplay wise, it's fine, the guns are fun and combat feels smooth, but some weapons arent fun to use, and it's shallow. It's kind of good that almost every weapons is viable against every enemy, but it trivializes combat, and you can just choose whatever weapon, spam it, and swap to the next, onlyI love the R&C series, and this game is no exception, but it's still just Ratchet and Clank. Gameplay wise, it's fine, the guns are fun and combat feels smooth, but some weapons arent fun to use, and it's shallow. It's kind of good that almost every weapons is viable against every enemy, but it trivializes combat, and you can just choose whatever weapon, spam it, and swap to the next, only exception being ones like the glove of doom where you can use it, swap, and stack damage.
    Despite the cartoony characters, and sci fi physics, it it takes no advantage of it, and youre constantly stuck to the ground, jumping left and right while holding or tapping the trigger. As fun as it is, it must evolve outside of its jaw droppingly beautiful graphics.
    Speaking of graphics and animation, there is not a second where this game doesn't look astonishing, and no matter what crazy **** is happening on screen, the framerate never dips. The animations look on par with the stuff you see in movies, that I'd never think were possible.

    The writing however, itsnt amazing. The plot is fine, and I really like the new characters, but feels sterilized in comparison to the older games. Still hope to see Rivet and Kit return

    I want to love this game so much more, and I absolutely think it was worth my time, but I dont see myself picking it up again.    … Expand
  11. Zok310
    Oct 25, 2022
    5
    Been playing R&C since day 1. Over 20 years later and i find that RA is the best in the series.
  12. yhnavein
    Jul 14, 2022
    6
    Good:
    - absolutely stunning graphics
    - fun to play - really cool mechanics - more open locations which is great Bad: - plot is just terrible. I tried to not listen to it, because it was just pain - It's much easier than previous Ratchet & Clank. - Characters try to be funny, but it's rather cringy - Sometimes voices are so inadequately quiet to other effects or music that it's    Good:
    - absolutely stunning graphics
    - fun to play
    - really cool mechanics
    - more open locations which is great

    Bad:
    - plot is just terrible. I tried to not listen to it, because it was just pain
    - It's much easier than previous Ratchet & Clank.
    - Characters try to be funny, but it's rather cringy
    - Sometimes voices are so inadequately quiet to other effects or music that it's hard to heard it. Also sometimes music just stops. And won't restart till you restart game or change level

    Overall it's a really fun game, but the plot part is just painful. Which is a bummer.    … Expand
  13. frederik1478
    Jun 22, 2022
    7
    Is this my second favourite Ratchet and Clank game and it is an amazing fun game but sadly a bit too easy. I really like the new female character. I think they are more interesting than the male Richard and Clank in this game and I truly enjoyed the story graphics and all of that but sadly I couldn't enjoy it fully because it never will change me I tried on the highest difficulty and itIs this my second favourite Ratchet and Clank game and it is an amazing fun game but sadly a bit too easy. I really like the new female character. I think they are more interesting than the male Richard and Clank in this game and I truly enjoyed the story graphics and all of that but sadly I couldn't enjoy it fully because it never will change me I tried on the highest difficulty and it just never really challenged me.But it's still an amazing game and a lot better than that f****** remake of the original one.… Expand
  14. Tino2010
    May 30, 2022
    7
    My first ratchet and clank game and I enjoy it a lot the story could have been a little longer but none the less a solid game
  15. Yokozuma
    Apr 29, 2022
    6
    fun game just wished the story was a bit better written. The characters get obnoxious by the end
  16. Tomatenmann01
    Apr 20, 2022
    6
    extremely repetitive game and the story is just soooo stretched. just really linear
  17. WildFire15
    Mar 29, 2022
    7
    For all it's prettiness and technology, as a game it never quite goes beyond 'alright'. If you've never been able to get into the Ratchet & Clank series before then don't expect you ever will.
  18. Jimena
    Mar 3, 2022
    7
    Juego qué fácilmente lo puede mover una ps4,no se por que se empeñaron en déjalo en ps5 nada más
  19. PSBRREVIEW
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    Jogo com gráficos de animações incríveis, além de ser muito divertido para todas as idades. A história achei razoavelmente boa. Gameplay com as armas muito fluida e interessante.
    Sistema de dimensões é algo de maravilhar.
    Ponto negativo do jogo são BUGS, na primeira vez jogando não tive tanto problema, porem na segunda jogada tive diversos bugs nas fases, porem nenhum Crash. Além de    Jogo com gráficos de animações incríveis, além de ser muito divertido para todas as idades. A história achei razoavelmente boa. Gameplay com as armas muito fluida e interessante.
    Sistema de dimensões é algo de maravilhar.
    Ponto negativo do jogo são BUGS, na primeira vez jogando não tive tanto problema, porem na segunda jogada tive diversos bugs nas fases, porem nenhum Crash.
    Além de seus defeitos, entrega o que promete.    … Expand
  20. Hanover
    Feb 16, 2022
    5
    This game was okay until around the half-way point. At that point you realize that it's suddenly become stale. By the second half of the game, you've already done everything there is to do. So instead of zooming around in your jet boots, you're riding a giant snail, but the activity is completely the same, it's just a different "vehicle".

    Then you come across the same boss you came    This game was okay until around the half-way point. At that point you realize that it's suddenly become stale. By the second half of the game, you've already done everything there is to do. So instead of zooming around in your jet boots, you're riding a giant snail, but the activity is completely the same, it's just a different "vehicle".

    Then you come across the same boss you came across before. At first you can't even really tell that it IS a boss except it has a damage indicator above it's head.

    That's when you remember that they only took a year to make this game, and you start understanding why it's so repetitive, why there are so few enemy designs with concepts that are introduced, but not fleshed out. Why "Raritanium" is EVERYWHERE in this game to the point where it should have been called "Everywhereitanium". A tool they give you to zoom through force-fields never gets used much to go through force fields. Why did they even bother with the force-fields? If you can just go through them, then what's the point? Again, half-baked. The portals? They are glorified hook shots. They are eye-popping at first, but then you realize they’re just zip points and nothing else. Had they pulled you into the parallel universe to help you navigate between obstacles in each universe, it would have been more interesting. By the time I got a little past the half-way point, I was really uninterested. The story is full of technobabble and the story is incomprehensible. So I put it on easy to just get through the game. That is when I ran straight into a game-breaking bug that's over year old THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET. One of the pocket dimensions will not re-open for you once you've stepped inside, trapping you in until you go to an earlier save. That's when went from bored to angry. This is not a “glitch”, this is a game breaking bug. I got this game for $30 on sale, but I can only imagine paying $70 for this game and coming across a bug that could set you back 30 minutes. It again, also demonstrates a game that was rushed out the door for the launch of the PS5.

    This game was okay up until a point. But it's not up to the standard of earlier Ratchet and Clank titles. You can feel how "empty" the game it by the time you get to the end. Even the boss fight at the end was so boring, with so many bullet-sponge bosses, I literally yelled "OH COME ON!" when another boss yet appeared. I just wanted to be done with this.

    Finally, this series has taken a major blow since the reboot. What used to be funny with some biting, clever satire has been watered down into a kiddie-friendly series. I feel like Insomniac has sold out. This will most likely be the last Ratchet and Clank game I’ll ever play as I feel it’s definitely not being made for me anymore. It’s not as edgy or fun as it used to be…

    I think the only thing this game really has going for it is it's graphics. For me, someone who has been gaming at 4k through a PC connected to an HDTV through a high-end graphics card, it really wasn't that eye-popping, but I can definitely say I was surprised to see this coming out of a console. Like someone else said, it was a nice tech demo, but it runs out of steam way too early.    … Expand
  21. Spidey2099
    Feb 16, 2022
    7
    This is solid GAME! and not those god of war/horizon and ghost of tsushima grind fest boring and repetitive games. This is a truely a next gen fun game. I believe insomniac games is 1 of the only few or the only 1 who heavily focuses on gameplay/other innovations and do unique things. In these day and age where RPGs and grinding has ruined video games and become the norm is the reason IThis is solid GAME! and not those god of war/horizon and ghost of tsushima grind fest boring and repetitive games. This is a truely a next gen fun game. I believe insomniac games is 1 of the only few or the only 1 who heavily focuses on gameplay/other innovations and do unique things. In these day and age where RPGs and grinding has ruined video games and become the norm is the reason I bought PS5 for only games Insomniac will be developing in the future. For me Spider-Man 2018 was the game of the generation. I can't believe I have 100hours in a game that takes 20 hours to complete.

    Negative
    - Enemy verity I think is lacking but still a fun game to play through

    - All the rivet is an great addiction for story telling I just think she should have been part of the story and Play as Ratchet and Clank. When I am playing rivet It just feels like playing as a reskinned Ratchet. If you were to have amazing unique rivet and Kit gameplay, and even then you play way too much time playing rivet(Almost more than half the game). In the and this is a RATCHET AND CLANK GAME! not Rivet and Kit(Just make a new ip with unique gameplay instead).

    - Story was ok with no emotions, no funny dialogue that made the original engaging in that department.

    This why worry about Insomniac Games becoming another generic Sony studio with agendas. Looks like they haven't put thought in like the other games or the older experienced developers have left with millennials in charge. I mean even in miles morels the Line "he's our Spider-Man" was a bit cringe and came out during Black Lives Matter says what's happening to insomniac. Spider-Man was always everyones hero no matter what the skin colour. The line was as if Peter Parker didn't help black people and now we have a superhero that helps black people. The line could've been That's Spider-Man.    … Expand
  22. Salt_addict
    Feb 14, 2022
    5
    8 Hours, repeating bosses £70 price tag. I really tried to enjoy this game. Buy the 2016 R&C and some other older games.
  23. leighbutler1980
    Jan 28, 2022
    7
    Don’t get me wrong this is a good game with excellent games mechanics and fantastic graphics. The attention to detail is amazing But after playing it I couldn’t help coming away feeling a bit disappointed. The game mechanics feel very similar to the ratchet and clank ps4 remaster with the exception of new weapons. I prefer the weapons in the previous title particularly around the humor.Don’t get me wrong this is a good game with excellent games mechanics and fantastic graphics. The attention to detail is amazing But after playing it I couldn’t help coming away feeling a bit disappointed. The game mechanics feel very similar to the ratchet and clank ps4 remaster with the exception of new weapons. I prefer the weapons in the previous title particularly around the humor. Nothing beats seeing enemies doing a disco dance. What disappointed me is the story and length of the game. It took me about 8 hours to complete which I would not have any issue with normally. But the first 5 hours are ok with the story really ramping up after 6 hours. And then it ends…….

    For some reason I didn’t really engage with the story. It feels like the story was chosen to fit in demonstrating the incredibly quick load times of the ps5 rather than an original idea. Still, it’s a game I would still highly recommend.    … Expand
  24. Aax
    Jan 16, 2022
    7
    My score is a bit complicated. I guess you could say "It depends"
    If you are buying it for your kids or you really enjoy children cartoons, this game could be 8/10 for you. If you don't, then it's 6/10 at most. Let me now explain my views in detail.
    The Plot. 10/10 or 5/10 depending on who you are. First let's address this. This game's plot - is basically a Disney cartoon for    My score is a bit complicated. I guess you could say "It depends"
    If you are buying it for your kids or you really enjoy children cartoons, this game could be 8/10 for you. If you don't, then it's 6/10 at most. Let me now explain my views in detail.

    The Plot.
    10/10 or 5/10 depending on who you are.
    First let's address this. This game's plot - is basically a Disney cartoon for elementary school aged children. As a cartoon, it strikes all the right notes, so if you like children's movies - this is pretty much as good as they go.
    For me personally - it's just not interesting. I enjoy more adult storytelling, and this type of story is pretty boring for me. It's not cringe or anything, but it's just not very deep, and is not stimulating enough for me. I genuinely couldn't wait until the game was over.
    So this part strongly depends on your personal tastes. There's nothing wrong with liking cartoons even if you're an adult, but I think this point alone makes this game not immediately recommendable to absolutely everyone.

    The Gameplay
    it's 6/10. It's basically a 1-button gameplay, where your entire fighting is about pressing the shoot button and dodging. The enemies generally have 1 melee attack and some of them have 1 shooting attack. You basically press dodge if they get close, and keep shooting, and that's about it for the gameplay.
    The weapons are many, and they are very creative and different, very unique. That's until you realize that they pretty much don't change your gameplay AT ALL, they just kill enemies with different animations.
    The game has a lot of gimmicks that feel good enough for the platformer, so the platforming is on-point, but I can't say that this alone saves the entire game.
    The problems of the game design are many.
    Frequently, you are just left clueless about some things, until you progress far enough. You will find puzzles that you technically can solve right away but you just don't know how. And there are other puzzles that look like they are solvable, when in reality you actually just don't have the right tool yet. These elements waste your time if you are a completionist and want to clear everything as you go.
    Another problem is that the levels are riddled with invisible walls to block you from solving puzzles. Frequently your tools are enough to get to some hidden loot, but an invisible wall blocks you, because the developers want you to get there through a different route. And sometimes it's not at all obvious what is expected from you. Another such mechanic is just insta-death triggers if you get where you aren't supposed to be. This adds unnecessary frustration to the game, especially for attentive players who notice the hidden items in the distance and don't wait to the end game to collect them.
    The last point is difficulty. Because it's basically a 1-button game targeted at kids, the difficulty here is weird. The gameplay is very basic, and you just can't crank the AI to be more challenging. So what they do is they just give you very low health and make attacks hurt a lot, while turning enemies into bullet sponges. I did not find this fun at all, and switched back to medium.

    The Bugs.
    Unfortunately, the game is pretty buggy, although none of that causes crashes or breaks the progress. There are missing textures where you aren't supposed to see, missing geometry so you fall through the ground, etc. The character will often get stuck in the falling animation if you jump on the edge of the platform, and dies if you don't get out of that state fast enough. Some enemies get glitched inside of geometry. For me, the final achievement didn't count initially. Thankfully, I could start with the last checkpoint and just skip the cinematic to get it in a minute, but that's still a bug.
    Generally speaking, the game is very unpolished.

    So is it Next Gen though?
    No.
    One of the marketed features was how well the game uses PS5 SSD to instantly load levels. And that was demonstrated through the use of portals and how they switch dimensions.
    I will disappoint someone here, but frankly - you can do exactly the same seamless transition on PC or an old-style SSD on PS4. There's nothing groundbreaking about that - you just keep both locations loaded when you expect to need them. And those locations are not complex enough to cause any sort of memory concern if you do that.
    The absence of loading times is nice, but that's not next gen.
    Graphically, the game doesn't look anything special. Due to the style, you don't really need high fidelity textures and models. It looks very good, a playable Pixar cartoon, if you will, but don't expect any "WOW!" effect.

    overall, I recommend waiting for a sale to play this one, or even skip it. Unless you have kids or really enjoy these stories, in which case - sure, go for it now!    … Expand
  25. awar_7
    Dec 20, 2021
    7
    Buen juego de inicio de generación, con gráficos excelentes y una historia muy entretenida. En mi caso no había jugado a ninguna entrega anterior (salvo un par de horas al de PS4) y lo he disfrutado muchísimo. Me ha encantado Rivet y quiero más Rivet en juegos posteriores.
  26. DanZoto
    Dec 17, 2021
    6
    O jogo tem gráficos incríveis e a jogabilidade ganhou melhorias em comparação ao jogo anterior. A história, no entanto, não cativa, o gameplay ainda não é tão fluido quanto poderia e as sessões de exploração do mapa são muito cansativas. Numa certa altura do jogo percebi que estava me forçando a jogar. Aí deixei de lado.
  27. HedonicWill
    Nov 21, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ditto schottip's review June 2021.

    I've played games for 30 years, including early games like Jak and Daxter on PS2. Never played a Ratchet and Clank game.

    It was fun. Haptic feedback was great (e.g. typing on keyboard). I got stuck on 2nd map multiple times because I tried to explore areas sooner than the game intended but it did a poor job preventing me from trying with double jumps and dashing. Should have been detected during play testing. One quest in particular on 2nd map was poorly designed (e.g. flying dragon to fetch plants). Other maps and quests were fine.

    Overall, a game that folks with a PS5 should check out, but seems just slightly overrated. Probably ideal for younger and/or less skilled players. I appreciated it with that in mind and if my review were more narrow in scope considering only that audience, I would rate slightly higher, more in line with the critics.    … Expand
  28. Ajglitch
    Nov 6, 2021
    7
    Nowhere near as fun as the previous instalments of this series. Very long opener which was a touch overdone. Smooth game play and all the satisfying weapons we came to love. It is the storyline that is lacking. Point - there isn’t one. Have played 3/4 through the game and really, it’s about smashing and shooting than the flimsy premise of a story. Sorry guys but you dropped the ball andNowhere near as fun as the previous instalments of this series. Very long opener which was a touch overdone. Smooth game play and all the satisfying weapons we came to love. It is the storyline that is lacking. Point - there isn’t one. Have played 3/4 through the game and really, it’s about smashing and shooting than the flimsy premise of a story. Sorry guys but you dropped the ball and seem to be heading toward Ubisoft and Bethesda style games.… Expand
  29. Elite_Soldier
    Nov 1, 2021
    7
    Rift Apart is without a doubt, the most graphically impressive game out for now. It has high-action set pieces, engaging gameplay, excellent cutscene directing, immersive haptic feedback, and no load times.

    But the game has some problems: Boss fights are boring because enemy bosses are reused over and over. The game is only 10 hours long, so it's quite short. There are only 9 worlds,    Rift Apart is without a doubt, the most graphically impressive game out for now. It has high-action set pieces, engaging gameplay, excellent cutscene directing, immersive haptic feedback, and no load times.

    But the game has some problems:
    Boss fights are boring because enemy bosses are reused over and over.
    The game is only 10 hours long, so it's quite short.
    There are only 9 worlds, there are a huge amount of worlds from previous titles that we could have checked out in next-gen hardware.
    I was hoping to see lots of new enemy types and races but for the most part, you just fight nefarious troopers.
    Craiggerbears serve no purpose, you collect them for no reason.
    The twist and origin of rivet losing her arm was painfully obvious and just felt too dramatic.
    Insomniac could have fleshed out and shown ratchet's adventures in comparison to rivet's adventures, and we could have explored the reasons for how and why the dimensional counterparts look and act differently, but that never happened.
    Instead of being a threat, Dr Nefarious is reduced to a comic relief character, a far cry from his original portrayal in RAC3.
    Rivets' past is barely explored; we could have learned about her upbringing or whether she defeated Drek, etc. The robot pirates have returned, but emperor Tachyon is nowhere to be found, despite the fact that he created them.
    Rift Aparts themes and ideas are overly simplistic; for example, the sequence in Torren 4 where the fixer miraculously changes his mind could have been fleshed out more, it just felt forced and anticlimactic. Feels like I’m just playing kids game instead of a game for all ages

    This game is pretty disappointing for longtime fans, the originals are still the best RAC games in my opinion. Hopefully, Rift Apart guides them to play the originals.    … Expand
  30. DMurray
    Oct 14, 2021
    5
    Once again, 'A Crack in Time' still remains as the best game in the series. If you're a hardcore Ratchet & Clank Fan, Rift Apart will definitely disappoint you. Rift Apart has amazing graphics, but thats where the good begins and ends. The story is completely watered-down and doesn't acknowledge any of the previous entries in the series. Ratchet and Clank are sidelined to make way forOnce again, 'A Crack in Time' still remains as the best game in the series. If you're a hardcore Ratchet & Clank Fan, Rift Apart will definitely disappoint you. Rift Apart has amazing graphics, but thats where the good begins and ends. The story is completely watered-down and doesn't acknowledge any of the previous entries in the series. Ratchet and Clank are sidelined to make way for their female counterparts who are not fleshed out properly given that the game is at most, 12 hours-long.

    Gameplay is the exact same as it was in 2009, but with new, underwhelming weapons. No, you don't get to personally modify your weapons. Its the same boring system that R&C 2016 had where you slightly upgrade 'ammo-count' or 'slightly increase damage', which leads to every player having the same weapons by the endgame. No space exploration as well, which is disappointing. The writing is terrible, with cliche & cringey lines about friendship and "doing the right thing".

    The best thing about this game is how the controller feels when you shoot a gun. It feels exciting when you fire a shotgun with both barrels by fully pressing the trigger on the controller with resistance.

    No idea how people are giving this 9/10's or 10's. If you want a game to shut-up your kids, this is it. However, if you're an adult, you should really get help.    … Expand
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#7 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#3 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 127 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 120 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 127
  3. Negative: 1 out of 127
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 16, 2022
    100
    One of the first real reasons to buy PS5. This intergalactic adventure of famous series is full of great gameplay, inventive game design, gripping story, and great characters. It's a game for everyone who owns PS5. Actually, it’s a game for everyone.
  2. Gamepressure
    Sep 11, 2021
    95
    What’s so good about this installment of Ratchet and Clank is that it is a true labor of love. There is no other way a game can feel so good, play so well, and take you on an impressive adventure all without that special ingredient to keep it going. The definition of a next-gen title, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is a must-play that will leave you super satisfied and hungry for another big game like this one.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Sep 3, 2021
    78
    The experience is so captivating, you’ll probably want to blast through the entire 10-15 hour story in one go. But the final is really disappointing: basically, the entire game is just a warm-up, while the important events will happen in the next one. [Issue#254, p.36]
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