Why Ratchet & Clank Size Matters Is AWFUL
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2024
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It is now time for the final episode of the Ratchet and Clank Re-Review saga. It's been an interesting journey putting these together, but all good things come to an end. This time, we are taking a look at High Impact Games' Ratchet and Clank: Size Matters for the PSP. My original review of this game being one of my worst videos, so it's time to go back and finish the job!
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00:00 Introduction
01:23 The Original Review
02:26 The Standards of Handheld Gaming
04:12 The Myth of the Bad PS2 Port
07:18 The Controls
09:12 The Weapons
12:12 The Abysmal Story
18:21 And It Keeps Getting Worse
21:11 The Endgame
26:25 Never Touching This Game Again
28:25 Looking Back 
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I still have a bit of a soft spot for Size Matters because it was my first Ratchet game but I have to admit that I was blinded by nostalgia back when your original review came out.
Same
Bro me too :D
Im so happy that my mother bought me this game back in the days
I would have never know the Ratchet and clank Franchise otherwise :v
It was my first Ratchet game as well, so I definitely understand your stance. I enjoyed it a lot as a kid, but it does appear to not hold up in today’s time.
That's fair. I'm the same way for Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One and even Sonic '06 (Although they're still better than this game)
Same here, although I grew up with the PS2 port and the whole technical issues didn't matter to me at the time.
I just want to say it was very fun doing this collab with you apparently
You’re welcome for me accidentally calling this to everyone’s attention. Semantics? Semantics.
Indeed. The best collab is when we didn't even know there was one until it happened lol
NO WONDER THE WRENCH ONLY CAME OUT THE SAME TIME
Edit: Oh wait, there was no collab, just coincidence
These reviews go well with The Golden Bolt's reviews, when you watch both of them you get a really comprehensive retrospective of the Ratchet and Clank games. I hated Deadlocked so much, but when both of you went through it, it wasn't as bad as I thought it was and the game had a lot more nuance.
Aww that Tron Bonne Avatar cute
Qwark is basically a post-season 4 Patrick Star in this game.
@@jlev1028 funny you mentioned that because qwarks voice actor is the same as Chet Ubetcha the anchorman on that show. And just to throw this out there, he’s Jack Krauser in Resident Evil 4.
@@supremekingjaden.3096chet is from fairly odd parents
This game is far from perfect, but there are moments I love, like this one.
Ratchet: “I guess Otto forgot one thing [when he decided to clone me].....I’m not half as good without you.”
Clank: “This is true.”
Playing through the game was worth it just to see that cutscene
That and Ratchet's response to one of Otto's questions being "The RYNO...?"
@@Signerdragon123 “And what is more powerful than intelligence?”
“The RYNO?”
The moment that always made me laugh was when reatchet got angry at clank and qwark thinking technomites were real.
“There are…no…TECHNOMITES!”
When ratchet wakes up all angry about his DNA being stolen, i immediately thought of when jak when he woke up from being tested on in jak 2. Maybe it was a reference lol
I'M GOING TO KILL TECHNOMITES!
I was thinking of Jak the whole time, You can tell its some old Naughty Dog devs.
Im gonna to kill the technomites!
Ratchets gonna kill Praxis
"I'M GONNA KILL PRAX- I MEAN OTTO!"
"Yeah, the damage the weapons do might by high, but the sound effects just don't sound powerful."
Hah, what a dumb metric to judge weapons by!
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I fully agree with you, tough.
Yeah. I do like how the Concussion Gun still has the screen flashing effect the other shotguns have. And I personally love its firing sound.
One thing you forgot to mention is that there are secret armor combinations you can find. Like equipping "Wildfire" boots, body, gloves togheter with the "Sludge Mk. 9" helmet gives you the "Wildburst" armor set effect. In total there are 6 secret armor combinations. Pretty neat! The armor system is actually a great experiment that i'm sad they did not improve on in later games.
I honestly don't care what anybody says. This is a fantastic game. Steps up the difficulty and makes you use all the weapons and different types of armors. But i guess people just want all R&C games to be easy.
I agree with you. Its a GREAT GAME. Everyone is entitle to their opinion tho...
I searched the game up to feel some nostalgia and this video is the first thing that popped up and now I’m just pissed off
@@leefy5615damn bro exactly same just happened to me
@@leefy5615same. I had so much fun with this game
I played the hell out of this game as a kid and while the boss was hard, it felt like the game was balanced around the hardwr difficulty. The titan weapons were a lot better from memery and the RYNO made the boss melt in 1 set of ammo. I thought the game was oretty good, my first R&C also so it leaves good times
Lace-er-rator? That's such a weird pronunciation. It's Lass-er-rator... as in laceration, as in wound.
Tbf thats how I pronounced it ever since I was a kid, but yeah that clearly wasn't it XD
I agree.
I think you're using the Concussion Gun wrong, as I've been able to deal more damage point blank range rather than the further distances you demonstrated in your footage. the only real "hint" to it is that it's in the name, *Concussion*, as in a mild blow to the head, so it would make sense that closer blasts would deal more damage than farther away.
Then again, that's the same case for the other shotguns in the previous games.
Well, from seeing the clip where he talked about it, it takes two-three hits with that gun to actually kill an enemy. And when you die so easily, getting close to an enemy is probably the last thing you want to gamble with.
"This was the last Rachet re-review" *Laughs in met stretch goal*
I fondly remember bolt grinding for the RYNO, getting all the achievements, finding all the secrets, getting to the house in the sky and just having a fun time during my dozens of playthroughs of this game. I will forever love it, no matter whether it "stands up" nowadays or not
Also, bolt grinding isnt done through minigames, but through going to and from the junk planet and just getting the dozens of bolt crates at the end
@@stefandiacenco at least it’s better than the future and sequel games
@@dark_nightwing_xl2797True. I miss the dark humor and the classic art style.
@@MisterJohnDoe factssss Ratchet had charisma
I'm actually sad to see you stopping the reviews here. The original games were a big part of my teenage years. I'd love to see you review the new ones as well. I have enjoyed watching a new Ratchet review every weekend, thank you!
I have some bittersweet memories about this game and it WAS a pain the ass to complete it. It's actually interesting how many reviewers nowadays point out how dumb and difficult this game actually was.
Because as a kid I didn't know if that was the case, I figured it had something to do with me and my playstyle. So thx for giving my younger self some validation xd
F this game ;o
I feel the same with Secret Agent Clank, mostly cus that was the only one I played
I had the SAME gig with the static barrier. Things darn near essential
One thing I've always thought of is how a lot of elements in Size Matters seem to just be Tools of Destruction, but worse. Things like the attempt at a more cinematic story, the Lacerator being a slow-fire pistol similar to the Combustor, the Hive Mine being just a worse version of the Nano-Swarmers, the Giant Clank space segments are pretty similar to the Tools space sections, etc. It makes me wonder if the High Impact guys got to see an early build of Tools of Destruction at some point in 2006 or early 2007 and drew inspiration from it. Or maybe it was the other way around and Insomniac saw Size Matters and decided that they could do better. Or maybe it's just a complete coincidence and insect turrets truly were the next evolution of Ratchet gameplay in 2007. Still, it's interesting to think about.
Proud to have caught up with this marathon, J. You've convinced me to give this series a shot. I especially enjoyed hearing you reflect on the circumstances of your old content in these videos and how you shouldn't be ashamed to reflect on them or do them better once you've grown overtime. Don't worry about definitive content, just keep bein' active and passionate.
The PS2 version being botched rumor is probably true, the PS2 version has extremely stiff movement, while the PSP movement feels completely fine even on a PSP emulator.
psp version horrible graphics
I have had my PSP since I was 9. It's been 11 years and I STILL haven't beaten this game - just like you up until this review. I love the series; played most of the entries and the PS2 trilogy are probably my favourite games from that console - that being said, I know that Size Matters is bad, i knew it even before your review, but... I still want to do that! I remember I gave up even before the final boss; on the planet where you fight the Ratchet clones. I have the game installed on my Vita and I feel like I have to give it a go, I just can't leave the only entry in the series unfinished. I hope that with your advice about the static barrier it will be at least somewhat bearable.
Oh, and I can't wait for your Secret Agent Clank review. Your reviews are great!
Agreed
Is it weird that I beated this game three times in my psp when I was young?
@@shawklan27 are you sure you are a human?
@@serinsarp86 i think so?
@@shawklan27 I beat the game too. But only once tho lol
Ironically, Gamechamp3000 just released a wrench only run of Size Matter.
The only I was able to beat Otto Destruct was to hyper strike him multiple times with the Electroshock Armor.
Guess what, it sucks even more on new game+. The enemies fucktouple in damage and sponginess. You might be able to do slightly better by grinding up Ratchet's weapons. But you know what doesn't rank up? Giant clank. So the space flight sections just get harder, and harder until it's not physically possible to defeat the dreadnaught before it scratches you to death. And using the super laser means you have to hold still and aim the fucker, so you eat 400 homing missiles and die. Dogshit game design.
Oh man, this game lol; I remember back in '07, one of my dad's friends had a son who was forced to give away his stuff as punishment for flunking high school that year and I was given Size Matters as a "gift" from said kid; looking back on it, especially as someone who was more into Nintendo than PlayStation at the time as well as getting lost at points, I gave the game plus the PSP away for a DS the year later... Only thing I remember was the first few levels and a death animation in the multiplayer mode where Ratchet turned green and blew up; apologies for rambling, good video, man
Hey man, just here to say that I'm glad to see how far you've come and down to earth you are with your reviews. You've become one of my favorites so far.
Laser at max level protects you from damage from in front of you, especially Otto's wave attacks. You could just keep shooting and buy laser ammo with the pda when needed. No other weapons needed. I learned it the hard way after dying for an entire month before beating him
Actually, the laser at V1 also protects you from certain shots. Though I never found it particularly helpful against Otto's attacks myself.
These reviews have gotten so good and you dont leave out no detail, i liked hearing your thoughts at the end of the video and how you've grown, do whatever you're passionate about
I remember having fun with the PS2 port when I rented it from Blockbuster for a weekend.
I love this game so much, for nostalgia reasons and I love how absurd the story is, how everyone it's really off character, I recall even a scene when Clank it's falling asleep as Luna tells her evil plan, just... this game man lol, it's like a fever dream and I love it
😂😂😂😂😂 ratchet wasn’t off
Did anyone else on the PSP version just go to that area where youd become Giant Clank, bust open the boxes for bolts, fast travel back and forth over and over again for bolts?
I really appreciate the insight you give on making these videos. I love when creators directly talk with their audience about their creative process, it's so insightful and makes you seem more human. I loved this series of re-reviews and can't wait to see more reviews soon
Didn't talk about the secret armor sets...
He didn't seem to give this game much of a fair shake at all tbh, highly disappointed
Wow your final comments about practicing ur craft and reaching new peak each time is so on point. I recently started trying to make video on my favourite games and I agree
Yeah, my experience with this game was interesting. I got it bundled with a silver psp years back in 6th grade and went through this whole game. Now looking back, however, it makes so much sense why I had such a hard time in this game. But I overcame it all XD That final boss really does suck. Congrats on beating it and congrats on proving to yourself something you wanted to do. Keep doing what you're passionate about. It'll turn out great.
This was the first ratchet and clank game i ever played and it will still hold dear to me to this day.
when i played the size matters as a kid, i replayed it over a million times. i've also maxed out and purchased the upgrades, even in the new game +. now i would see that as a torture, but before, being a kid without no outside perspective of any other game, this was the only thing i would know. it was good, i kinda wish sometimes i could replay it. but both the psp and it's charger got lost, as well as all if not most games also got scattered somewhere. it was a pleasant time, this game will always bring me back to the bright days.
I was playing this game on ps2 last week. I had bought this and Secret agent clank back in 2012 but never finished either one of them. This year I had gone back to replay all of the R&c ps2 games on original hardware. They are some of my favorite games in my collection.
Anyway, I was determined to finish this one since I never had before, but (as you mention in your video) the terrible feel of the weapons and janky feeling movement made it impossible at points. I ended up giving up at the first technomite world (around 5th planet in) because I just could not beat that stupud drop ship boss. (For context I was able to get through max difficulty deadlock relatively easily a few weeks prior). At this point I don't think its worth trying to get past the rough parts to finish this game.
Glad to hear I am not the only one that feels this way.
*J's Reviews Goes 1 Video Without Talking About His Own Videos Challenge* 😱😳 (Impossible)
As someone who has only discovered your channel since the Shadow The Hedgehog video, these re-reviews are really appreciated. RUclips doesn't make it easy to go back through people's back-catalogues, so updated versions of years-old videos is great for new subscribers.
Also, what are the chances of reviewing the PS3 Ratchet & Clank games?
PS3 Ratchet videos were never in the plans this summer, but it could happen at some point. I never even did videos on All 4 One, Full Frontal Assault and Into the Nexus at all, so I do need to do that at some point.
The only memories I retained of this game were the barrier being mandatory and the final bosses literally draining all of my ammo and requiring me to very slowly wittle them down with the very slowly respawning ammo crates.
Man, I remember getting this game for christmas back in 2008, and enjoying it up until the final boss, which I also never beat.
But watching your review, I do remember getting frustrated about how weak the weapons felt and the minigames being boring drags. I think I only kept playing it because I enjoyed the cutscenes.
Anyway, I've enjoyed your re-reviews, I'm pretty sure your original Ratchet and Clank videos are what brought me to your channel.
I’m a year late here but really all you need to kill Otto is the shock rocket and the static barrier.
If you only use the shock rocket all ammo drops will give you rocket ammo. Don’t even bother getting extra damage in with the weaker guns because then you have a chance to pick up ammo for them instead of rockets, lowering your damage in the long run.
But I played on ps2 where the laser tracer was bugged and kinda sucked.
Overall yeah this game is definitely one of the Ratchet and Clank games
I LOVED the first 4 games, so when the fifth game "Size Matters" came out I was very excited to see the continuation of the series...boy was I disappointed, the title of this video in fact is a great way to describe my experience with Size Matters, I wanted to like this game SO badly.
I'm sorry I grew up playing this I had problems it was fun perfect I grew to the character the story was good it kept my attention for hours unlike other games that gets boring after one or two hours
A bit of a word salad no punctuation. Not sure what you are trying to say at the beginning?
@marcoscabezolajr.8408 mb I was really tired when I posted that but I was tyrna say I never had problems with the game and I got attached to the characters
@@tylee8506 Yeah same, it was my first video game ever as a wee 4 year old who spent a week in the hospital for getting stitches on my chin.
Anyway the game is just awesome, soundtrack is a certified banger full circle, great intro level, cool secrets, customizable armor and when certain mismatches are done you get a combination effect, like the Fire bomb armor. The controls are tight and fast, sure the u turn is annoying but it's never used in combat anyway since you strafe.
The hoverboard sections are hard but you just need to get better as a player to beat them, like for example if you save the boost till the end of the 2nd race, polarizer, you can cheese the entire last bit of the race and take a massive shortcut.
The bosses and enemies are spongy but you just need to upgrade your weapons and think outside tge box sometimes
@@marcoscabezolajr.8408 I wanna play it again now 😭
It didn't take me long to beat Otto, in my first playthrough I bought all weapons as they became available and Statict Barrier was my favorite. Defeated the final boss with it, lacerator, rockets, acid bomb and laser tracer
😂😂😂😂😂 I had to use the electric shield
Man so this was the 1st ratchet game I've ever played and in the past 2 years I finally played 1,2, & tools of destruction...I still got more to go but curious now to go back and play this
It’s better than the future series
This game was a pain when I first played it. I got it as a birthday gift on PS2 when I was 9 or 10, and because I knew how expensive it was I would never give up with it's excruciating difficulty.
I fought Otto maybe over 100 times. Tears in my eyes. Sweat pulsing.
I just downloaded the PS5 version of the game.
I loved it. The 'Rewind' feature on PS5 - PSP games was super useful. Yeah I cheesed it, but it saved hours of my time.
Fuck up a hoverboard race, rewind a second.
Fuck up a clank mini game, rewind a second. .
Otto hits me
Rewind a second
Otto hits me
Rewind a second
Otto kills me
Rewind a second😢
Otto kills me Otto kills me Otto kills me
All my childhood
And now, finally with great technological technomite revolution!
Otto was slain in 10 minutes
I beat the game in 6 hours.
Solid experience
I didn't even know it was made for PSP
It blew me away.
So growing up as a poor kid until my family got there feet up I remember this psp bundle was the first real gift they wanted to give to me so I didn't have much diversity or didn't play other consoles until I was older but I can say that this game for me makes me happy. I'd be lying if I said it's perfect but I'd also be doing it a disservice to not mention how it helped me get use to puzzle solving instead of just brute strengthing it. I was proud to find the suits and do all the extra stuff so for me it'll always have a soft spot but I can also respect your review from not only as a person who followed the series but as a critic just going by if it's held up thanks for reminding me of where my love of games started man
It's a bit funny how he complains about the weapons being bad when he shows usage of the early game weapons exclusively through the entire game instead of the late game ones. And then he realizes that using the late game weapons to beat the last boss makes it easier. Who would have thought, right?
A little disappointed at the lack of the rest of the series for rereviews, though I suppose the Future Trilogy reviews are fairly recent and seem to hold up well (at least for me), and I'm looking forward to what's next. Your videos being as long as they are make them such boredom killers, especially with what's in them. If you want an idea for what's next, I'd suggest taking a look at the 2010 Ratchet trilogy (All 4 One, Full Frontal Assault, and Into the Nexus), as you haven't done those and I'm really curious to hear your thoughts on them. I've never owned a PlayStation (only Nintendo systems), so I haven't touched any game in the series, but I am interested in the series. Either way, keep up the great work!
Also I know Sony bought Insomniac so there's no way this'll happen but if they make a Switch version of Rift Apart I'm buying it day one.
Well actually your ammo refills after you entered the boss room.
It took me a few days to realise when i was 12, but i have never defeated the boss
Glad someone else knows, when I found that out as a kid I got so pissed I spent so many bolts on nothing.
BRO it NEVER occurred to me that whole "ratchet not knowing luna is a robot" bit was a throwback I find that cool as hell
My big brother and me actually loved this game back when we we're kids,we played the psp version btw, although we unfortunately couldn't beat it solely due to the difficulty of those GODDAMN RATCHET CLONES, hopefully one day I'll finally "settle our unfinished business" if you know what I mean, also I really enjoyed the video, keep up the great work,bro👍.
I finally beat it…hooray! That’s how I felt when I finally finished Final Fantasy II, the last game I needed to have finished every game in that particular series.
All kidding aside, I love your reviews, especially re-reviews of Ratchet and Clank. I’m hoping you do Sly Cooper again. I only just played Ratchet and Sly for the first time in my life in the last couple years and I’m excited to get a PS5 at some point in the future for Rift Apart. Keep doing what you’re doing friend!
This was my first game on PSP, mostly since it came with the used one I ordered off amazon (along with a green lantern poster for some reason) and while I enjoyed it at the time, even as a kid I noticed just how much punishment the enemies were taking in this game. I really wish customizable armor sets had been a thing that returned in later games since I like that setup way more than just having straight upgrades and it reminds me of Megaman X8 so that's another bonus.
Having gone through both this and ToD recently, the Concussion Gun and Shard Reaper are both woeful shotguns, though your point about their lack of flinch makes me realise how poor it is
If you look at the comments of the gamingbrit's video of ratchet and clank 1 vs the 2016 reboot, one of the developers of RnC 1 spoke up and said that almost the whole RaC1 team worked on Size Matters. So it's not a matter of "different writters different whatever" since it's the RnC 1 writters returning.
Huh, wonder why Size Matters would even come up. I’ll have to look for that.
Congratulations on making it through the series again it was very enjoyable to watch.PS:what is the name of the ost in 23:00 I heard it so many times but still can’t find it
well I grow up with it to know now that it's bad, I did 100% the challenge mode when I was kid and bought ryno + every weapon upgrade and the challenge mode will get harder every time you beat the boss fight don't do what I did it doesn't reward you or anything new it just the same thing and the only changes are enemies have more hp and damage and a bolt multiplier so when the challenge mode gets harder the only thing that works is ryno and everytime you run out of ammo with it you have to pay about 200k bolt I think it was it's not that bad because the challenge mode have bolt multipliers every time you kill a enemy still it's a ton of bolt. now time to play the first games that I never played
but hey thanks for the review I always wanted to play the first 3 games now I see how good they are and how bad size matter is.
0:20 Hold up! That's Kalibu 3 not Pokitaru!
22:20 And that's Gaspar from Ratchet 1.
I get that they're using recycled assets, but at least pick the correct one!
I know it's a minor thing... How the planets look like, but still. Breaks consistency for me and immersion.
Me: Mom can we have Jak 2
Mom: We have Jak 2 at home
Jak 2 at home: 15:38
A furry that wants revenge? Sounds more like Shadow the Hedgehog at home to me. Lol
Ratchet’s head looks massive in this game and it really bothers me.
Aight holdup, not sure why the weapons felt weak for you but I remember it differently. The shotgun was my favourite out of all the games so far. for me it has impact that I don't think I remember from the other games. Same with the bee mine glove. Not sure if you maxed out the guns that's why they felt weak.
Maybe it felt more powerful against earlier enemies?
legit... i remember the weapons to be OP later in the game... i had lots of fun with the cowgun (gun that turns enemies into cows that explode). Idk how this guy said the guns did no dmg lmao
@@noniegyachtet hmm, maybe they require more grinding to max out the weapons? I dunno, honestly.
This game was my first experience to the Ratchet & Clank series due to my cousin having this on his PSP back then. I remember not beating Quodrona due to how hard the level was (younger me never knew it was the last planet, lol).
Years later, I bought the game on my uncle’s PS Vita that he gave me as a birthday present to beat it for good. The game’s okay now that I play it, tho.
And yes. I got the RYNO by bolt farming… and speed running on Challenge Mode
I remember actually liking this game when I played it. Only annoyance I remember is starting that whole chase scene if you died to that boss
I don't remember having an issue with weapon damage in size matters. The only time I had issues with ammo was on challenge mode 2 or 3 on the final boss.
@J’s Reviews These rereviews were a blast. I really liked the og vids but these are felt just right (I don’t know how to pronounce it.) Now I want to replay all of the PS2 games except the PSP ones
So proud you were able to produce these huge videos consistently
I did use the static barrier during my fight with Auto and I gotta say, it still didn’t make my fight with him any easier. I still died multiple times even with the right set up. Even when I came so close to killing him I just couldn’t do it.
Just wanted to say that I like your Reviews Mate, So keep it up & your vision of Re-Reviewing with Clear-Reflections is something I find pretty interesting actually, In a good way!
This was the best game of my childhood
I've played the classic R&C games more times than I can count, but never touched the PSP-games, so this was really interesting. All of your videos have been really fun and interesting. Keep it up. 🙂
I got this game on PS2 when it was relatively new back in 2009 and it wasn't that bad granted it might be because my patience is higher than average, but now after seeing this re-review I think I was giving it too much credit. Being a R&C must've made me overlook it's apparent flaws plus my taste in games wasn't near refined as it is now. Also, the conclusion to this video just got you a new sub man! I look forward to your SAC re-review.
I don't agree with your opinion.
Really enjoyed these reviews as always J’s Reviews! Upon replaying Size Matters this year, I thought “This game isn’t too bad.” Maybe I set the bar astronomically low or I was too generous towards the game after you tore it apart.
The only question remains. Is Secret Agent Clank even worse? Until that Patreon goal has been reached, we shall wait and see.
GameChamp3000 also uploaded a ratchet and clank video.
Considering that it's on the psp I would say size matters tbh.
Even if this is the second worse RaC game from the PS2 era, I'd rather replay this then any new triple A game...
Just completed a casual 100% playthrough. Bolt management isn't that bad, I got everything by making sure to break all crates I saw. Clank arenas are total garbage to get armor sets but only two paths are typically required. Luna boss fight is the most BS fight in game but rest are okay, even final boss if you spam minions, bees, and acid to break shields isnt bad, just requires a plan. I still love this game as a psp game. Arsenal is my favorite R&C game but flaws aside I actually like the difficulty of this game weirdly. Almost like a dark souls of the series with difficulty
17:58 The scenes in Vox's office in Deadlocked are actually pre-rendered, so they still technically fit the rule of thumb from those first four games. I get where you're coming from, though - rather than "breaking from reality", they involve real, moment-to-moment character interactions that serve directly to progress the story instead of just providing a background/set-up, so they don't necessarily seem to fit the tone of the majority of the pre-rendered scenes in those games.
And fun fact, the game has a game-breaking bug, where, should you not manually save on Metalis, after freeing Luna, you're stuck on Kalidon. The cutscene with her after the boss fight will not play out, which essentially prevents you from advancing the story, rendering your entire safe file worthless. And I only know this, because I have experienced that bug first-hand, AS A KID. Even back then I knew, this game is a mess.
This is my first Ratchet and clank game and the rest is history since Ratchet and clank has recently become my favorite playstation exclusive series ever. I own all the games and have played all of them and they mean so much to me especialy nowdays when Im at my lowest point in my life.
Sane here
@@nickneal8676 💯
A shame you never brought the soundtrack up. Clanks space battles, vetega jungle and the kalidon hoverboard races have such good songs in them
I tried playing this game again on Challenge Mode and I got to a certain point where I was like "I'm done.". I really tried to get into it and finish the whole game at least once, but after trying again, I have no current plans to. I first played this about a year after it came out and I was about 14 and I could tell even then that something felt off about the game. Definitely one of my least favorite R&C games
Only it isn't... I played this over and over again on PSP and loved it more than all the other games except maybe the third game
The things I remember the most from playing it way back then are the opening level's music, the Blitzer/Concussion Gun sucking ass, the nightmare Ratchet has in the middle of the game and me getting stuck in the level in Clank's head because I had no bolts left.
😂
It's crazy how your interest and opinions almost perfectly overlap with mine
That scorching gun gave me flashbacks to the Blowtorch Briefcase from Secret Agent Clank, and its... equally bad destructive power. I honestly was mind blown when I saw other flamethrowers being used in other games - they look so much more powerful! I was definitely missing out from not knowing the PS2 games...
I just beat this game the other day after hearing that it's awful for a while. I have to say, I enjoyed it - not as much as the other games on the PS2, but still decent.
The major flaw is how overtuned the game is, feeling close to Deadlocked on the 4-star difficulty but you can definitely overcome with some otherwise neglected tools. The acid grenade at max rank, especially with the augment, is borderline broken with how strong it is.
Sticks enemies down and does damage, while you attack with your other weapons
At first I thought it was weird that you and gamechamp3000 both uploaded size matters videos minutes apart, but what's even weirder to me is that so many other people have noticed it too
Size Matters was only good at offering a new Ratchet game that still had the feel of the classic series. It’s pretty mediocre honestly, but what felt nice was seeing that familiar artstyle and formula from the PS2 era that’s lacking in today’s Ratchet and Clank titles.
I wouldn’t rank SM above the modern day R&C titles, but SM does have an element of the series roots that has been lost ever since the transition to the PS3 era, and part of that has to do with the modern R&C series taking itself too seriously from a narrative perspective. I wish SM delivered a more authentic R&C experience, especially in the PS2 port, but I think they made a decent R&C title that was taken out of the oven too soon.
The game is actually really fun when you have everything fully maxed. All weapons are a beast. The little robots dudes can beat the final boss on their own lol
After giving R&C a crack in time a second go and actually completing it, and watching your re-reviews of the first 5 games, i wonder where to go next, should i get a ps2 and buy the first 4 games or should i just buy every R&C game i can, after watching a play through of rift apart, i felt a sudden desire to complete a crack in time and to ant to play some of the other games, and are now wondering what games are worth playing and what aren't, really i'm just asking what game to play next.
I'm pretty sure there is an easter egg in up your arsenal about qwark contacting his mother from the rangers when in the meeting room in the phoenix I think.
Playing this game now and I don’t dislike it. I love this game but the last race in the third level having to jump the wall had me pissed off.
To each their own, I guess. If you don't like it, that's on you. For me, this game was one of the best games I've ever played.
Facts, he is such a crybaby lol
19:38 He looks so done.
I'm glad my first Ratchet and Clank game was Up Your Arsenal, even tho I never played the Ratchet and Clank or Going Commando as a kid but did played the HD version. Meanwhile my second was Size Matters (PSP), really surprised at myself how I beaten both game as a kid. Still kinda wish I played it as a kid.
This was my first ratchet game, I still remember, one day my father came home and give us (my brother and I) a silver ratchet and clank PSP bundle and I enjoyed a lot the game and even finished 100% I remember it was hard but not as hard as you told so I might need to play the game again
to be frank it's still better than the Non java phone game you know the one android and ios before the nexus.
This honestly isn't that horrible compared to it considering modern gaming.
But reviewers love to rip and tear apart games that are frankly more mid tier than trash nowadays making them seem lower than they are in their titles and thumbnails.
A low quality ps2 era game is infinitely better than a modern mobile game.. especially the kinds that love to drain funds.
Sure for the time maybe it was below average or just average but now for a portable game.. pretty good that is how low gaming has fallen nowadays when it comes to portable games.
I infinitely prefer this over something average from modern portable gaming.
I remember beating the final boss in like 8 seconds with the Rocket Launcher when I emulated this. I'm not sure if it was a bug or anything but he just seemed to be the weakest enemy in the entire game.
It’s my first ratchet game and i haven’t played it since my elementary days, but now that I recently played the trilogy and size matter so my ps vita-it’s still amazing as I remember, sure there’s difficulty is odd but I was able to beat the game multiple times when I was very young, and I was able to beat the game again 3 more times because it’s so much fun- it’s my personal favorite R&C game and I heavily prefer it over the trilogy (I will not stand the story in Size matter, that is actually poor quality)
I heavily disagreed with your argument with the controls and guns, I think ratchet controls way more faster and responsive than R&C 2 and 3. And the weapons are the best, the reason why the weapons you used are weak is because they’re at low level, I always level up my weapons before going to a hard area, I replay the planets back and through use to level up my weapons and gain more bolts for better weapons- that’s the replay ability size matters has
The story was good 🤦♂️