Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 2642 Ratings

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  1. Evenstar1985
    Jan 24, 2022
    9
    Great game, a must have for PS5 users, the adaptive triggers on this game was spot on, story was very good and funny, overall very pleased with this game.
  2. gordoninc
    Jan 23, 2022
    9
    Really lovable story, mechanics, control, graphics. Simply a great game.
    And it utilizes PS5 potential, including extra fast loading.
    On the side, there is also this great control over trophies and it's not that super hard to gather them all. There is just one salty tear in it all: once I played the main scenario and gathered all trophies within minutes of starting a game+, I totally    Really lovable story, mechanics, control, graphics. Simply a great game.
    And it utilizes PS5 potential, including extra fast loading.
    On the side, there is also this great control over trophies and it's not that super hard to gather them all.
    There is just one salty tear in it all: once I played the main scenario and gathered all trophies within minutes of starting a game+, I totally lost interest in the game. But that's OK, I guess.    … Expand
  3. Mouayehe7e6w8
    Jan 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games of all time insomniac never disappoints they always deliver… Expand
  4. Doctor9068
    Jan 22, 2022
    10
    Потрясающееся приключение, прошёл запоем! Есть небольшие проблемы, но все равно, одна из лучших, если не лучшая, игра 2021! Insomniac game большие молодцы!
  5. Wiacheslaw
    Jan 22, 2022
    10
    Сын 7 лет прошел на одном дыхании, очень понравилась игра 10 из 10.
  6. 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
  7. perro_loco
    Jan 10, 2022
    10
    Amazing! Super fun and the length of the game is just perfect. When you finish the game you will want to finish it again with all the new things. Battles are fun and all the weapons are amazing, really is one of the best games I ever played.
  8. brandawg
    Jan 10, 2022
    8
    The best ratchet and clank game in a long time. Technically this game is very impressive with graphics better than the animated movie, ray tracing, instant loading times incorporated into the level design, and even perfect 60 fps making this the smoothest playing ratchet game since the ps2.

    The gameplay is the ratchet formula to near perfection with unique weapons that make good use of    The best ratchet and clank game in a long time. Technically this game is very impressive with graphics better than the animated movie, ray tracing, instant loading times incorporated into the level design, and even perfect 60 fps making this the smoothest playing ratchet game since the ps2.

    The gameplay is the ratchet formula to near perfection with unique weapons that make good use of the dualsense's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers and the return of the hover boots which make movement during combat more fun than ever. The game is also decently long and replayable which is surprising considering insomniac just came out with miles morales less than a year before. The quantity of decent titles they put out is higher than any other studio right now.

    The problems I have are the same as the problems I had with ratchet ps4: the story and soundtrack. The story is an improvement over ps4 but comparing it to the ps2 games you can see how much they dumbed down the characters. Ratchet has no personality, they made him a generic kid's show character with none of the sarcasm or bite he had in the originals. His relationship with clank has no interesting conflict like in previous games, only the dimensionator stuff which leads to no real arguments or tension. The addition of Rivet and Kit makes up for this a little bit as by contrast they have a little more going on. I really like Kit's design and silly mannerisms. Overall there is little for older players to enjoy like in the ps2 games which had more mature jokes and world building.

    The soundtrack is more of the generic strings and horns they've been doing for a while. The older games (especially ratchet 1) had way more unique, memorable, and catchy tunes.

    Overall a solid game that leaves longtime fans like me a little disappointed in some aspects.    … Expand
  9. EvgeniusBro
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    Сама игра мне очень сильно понравилась. Тут по полной раскрывается PS5: графика прямо как в мультфильмах Pixar или Disney, очень приятный визуал, всё взрывается и летит, видно каждую мелкую частичку, очень быстрые загрузки, и конечно же, нереальные ощущения от Dualsense. Сюжетно эта игра простая, но это и понятно, возрастной рейтинг 6+. Но сюжет мне понравился, было очень интересно следитьСама игра мне очень сильно понравилась. Тут по полной раскрывается PS5: графика прямо как в мультфильмах Pixar или Disney, очень приятный визуал, всё взрывается и летит, видно каждую мелкую частичку, очень быстрые загрузки, и конечно же, нереальные ощущения от Dualsense. Сюжетно эта игра простая, но это и понятно, возрастной рейтинг 6+. Но сюжет мне понравился, было очень интересно следить за главными героями. Главные герои очень приятные и обаятельные. Вообщем, игра мне сильно понравилась, рекомендую!… Expand
  10. drcoomer
    Jan 3, 2022
    10
    Rift Apart is a complete blast from start to finish. Video games took a long step forward this past year, and this game was a big part of it. With some of the most fun gameplay in years and a surprisingly thoughtful campaign, Ratchet and Clank continues its success as one of the greatest video game series of all time.
  11. Cupcake214
    Jan 3, 2022
    10
    The support characters lack a bit of personality that they’d have had in previous games, but otherwise this is an absolutely fantastic addition to the series.

    This has some creative ideas visually, and is stunning in many places. The combat is refined and very fun. You’re missing out if you don’t pick this up.
  12. kulisama
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    Loved the game. Animation is beautiful , the characters are awesome heroes and bad guys alike, the environments are beautiful throughout . Really liked the use of the dual sense controller as well, especially the gravity boots sections. Highly recommend!
  13. SashaRudnickiy
    Jan 2, 2022
    10
    Так Рецензия на игру которая была номинирована и по моему скромному мнению должна была выиграть игру года,дамы и господа это игра...игра которая должна была выиграть Игра Года это...Ratchet&Clank сквозь миры.
    Это восхитительная игра которая вышла 11 июня 2021 году,но ко мне добралась только сейчас. Я сидел в ней 5 часов не прерывно играя и получал то,за что я полюбил 1 часть,это за    Так Рецензия на игру которая была номинирована и по моему скромному мнению должна была выиграть игру года,дамы и господа это игра...игра которая должна была выиграть Игра Года это...Ratchet&Clank сквозь миры.
    Это восхитительная игра которая вышла 11 июня 2021 году,но ко мне добралась только сейчас. Я сидел в ней 5 часов не прерывно играя и получал то,за что я полюбил 1 часть,это за хороший сюжет,персонажей,за не напряженность сюжета. 5 часов пролетели очень быстро. В этой игре нету минусов и это игра действительно заслуживает 10/10 от критика EnderWuse. Она действительно показывает возможности плойки 5,но я уверен это не все возможности. Играть в неё весело,ты не сильно там думаешь,там есть пару головоломок,приятная игра как для взрослого,так и для ребёнка,она поучительная,что не нужно боятся,что ты кому-то не понравишься или тебе кто-то не понравится нужно быть собой и знать,что твои друзья любят тебя.И приятно было находить отсылки на другие игры от студии Инсомниак геймс. Это студия выпускала и выпускает игры про Человека паука(ахуенные кстати) для PS4/PS5 эксклюзивы. Которые ебут все блокбастерские игры и в Рэтчете и кланке была отсылка на Человека паука. Ривер это Рэтчет из параллельной вселенной после того как дала пизда Браткам,говорит такую фразу Братки 0,Ривер...а я уже сбилась со счёта.ЭТА ФРАЗА БЫЛА В ЧЕЛОВЕКЕ ПАУКЕ. Когда ЧП даёт пизды солдатам соболя,он говорит Солдаты соболя 0,человек паук....а я уже сбился со счёту.    … Expand
  14. imoviesreview
    Dec 28, 2021
    9
    After the fantastic remake of the original game, we finally get a new game after 5 years. It's biggest problem is that it's PS5 exclusive. You can't get it on PS4. Due to the shortage of PS5's, it means that being able to play this game might be a struggle. But if the biggest problem is not being able to play it, then that is a really good thing. Yeah this game is great! What wasAfter the fantastic remake of the original game, we finally get a new game after 5 years. It's biggest problem is that it's PS5 exclusive. You can't get it on PS4. Due to the shortage of PS5's, it means that being able to play this game might be a struggle. But if the biggest problem is not being able to play it, then that is a really good thing. Yeah this game is great! What was surprising to me is how fast paced the game is compare to other more recent entries. This game has a very chaotic pace not seen since Up Your Arsenal. The PS3 games and even the remake were notably more slower pace then the original PS2 games. It is very welcoming to see that again! Even the writing seems more like the original PS2 games, although not by too much. But it's also still welcoming. Overall a great game and highly recommended for all PS5 Owners. It's worth buying a PS5 for this. And it is even worth robbing PS5 scalpers if it means you can play this game! If nothing else, it is a very welcoming improvement for the series.… Expand
  15. KayVen17
    Dec 28, 2021
    8
    Mal wieder ein sehr gutes Spiel von Insomniac. Es fühlte sich wieder wie ein richtig gutes Ratchet and Clank an. Die Schießereien machten Laune. Die offenen Areale waren vielseitig interessant und ich hatte sogar soviel Motivation um schlussendlich sogar die Platin-Trophäe zu besorgen. Allerdings muss man hier klar sagen, dass die hoch gepriesene "schnell die Level-Laden-Mechanik" dochMal wieder ein sehr gutes Spiel von Insomniac. Es fühlte sich wieder wie ein richtig gutes Ratchet and Clank an. Die Schießereien machten Laune. Die offenen Areale waren vielseitig interessant und ich hatte sogar soviel Motivation um schlussendlich sogar die Platin-Trophäe zu besorgen. Allerdings muss man hier klar sagen, dass die hoch gepriesene "schnell die Level-Laden-Mechanik" doch eher Werbung war als eine Revolution. Die Story hat mich persönlich auch als Ratchet and Clank Fan enttäuscht. Ich war anfangs begeistert, dass es nach "Nexus" spielt, aber doch etwas zu lose. Außerdem fehlen Charaktere, die es sogar am Ende nur als Bild in die Credits schaffen. Sehr schade.

    Einen Neueinsteiger dürfte dies allerdings kaum stören. Es ist ein sehr gutes Spiel.    … Expand
  16. Sloop12345
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow I hope rivet and kit appear in future games I loved how fluid the combat felt and the jet boots were the best thing to happen to this franchise… Expand
  17. rangeman
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    I was expecting something next gen, but in the end this is just a PS4 game that got released on PS5 only. Very disappointed
  18. ziseknsa
    Dec 24, 2021
    0
    This game is overhyped. Once you beat its very short, easy and boring campaign the game has nothing more to offer. No replay value at all. Terrible game
  19. bulba2020think
    Dec 22, 2021
    8
    An amazing Ratchet and clank game that might not live up to the original trilogy, but manages to stand its ground as an amazing game.
  20. YellowPacket
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    Is the best videogame secuel after 8 years from waiting we recive a masterpiece which introducing new charecters whic we loved so much. It's so amazing the Insomniac Games work.
  21. Nexis5
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    Hay que apoyar a Sony más que nunca. Tenemos que hacer frente a este intento de dictadura de los fuleros verdes.
    Tenéis que hablar con todos vuestros familiares y amigos y recomendarles una ps5 y enseñarles las bondades que ofrece y sus exclusivos. Hay que evitar por todos los medios que los de micro se hagan con la gente.
  22. yousifalraheem
    Dec 21, 2021
    9
    An absolute fun ride. This game is designed and executed so beautifully that you just want to play it over and over again. The DualSense haptics are fantastic. There is no interesting story which is probably the only weakness, but that's its genre. If you want to compare it, you should probably compare it to Crash 4.
  23. DangerDave1409
    Dec 21, 2021
    9
    Loved it. As a fan of the series, I waited so long for a good and graphically awesome version. Did not disappoint. Played it twice in a row to get the Plantinum trophy. Could have been a bit longer
  24. Idunnordr2
    Dec 20, 2021
    9
    Everything about this game is great! Although the missions can be a bit repetitive at times.
  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. Best_of_2021
    Dec 17, 2021
    0
    Pretty boring and childish game, easily one of the weakest Sony exclusives, thank god Xbox was there to deliver in 2021, because Sony had basically no games at all that were worth playing.
  28. AntonioDS94
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Per me è un gioco da 10 anche se controlli Ratchet e Rivet non c'è molta varietà sul combat System ma e spettacolare e variegato per come affronti le boss fight la nuova generazione per il gameplay un Ratchet and Clank motore dazione… Expand
  29. VitalyambaWinn
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    What is happening does not resemble a game, but a 3D cartoon from pixar! great graphics and storyline!
  30. Rodrigo777
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Sin duda el mejor juego para aprovechar el dualsense de la ps5 No puedo creer que esto no tenga un 90+
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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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