Ratchet and Clank - A Side Quest... for Booty
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- Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024
- Ratchet and Clank Future: Quest for Booty is the second Ratchet game to grace the PS3. But it was here for a good time and not a long time and is one of the few mainline games that often gets overlooked. But is that for good reason?
Let's look at the pros and cons, and importantly find out is it too late to play it in 2022, or has it held up alright?
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Quest For Booty is a bridge between Tools Of Destruction and A Crack In Time.
I LOVED Q4B, it was exactly what Insomniac promised, and the ending was so exciting
Yeah legit, even though it didn’t really answer any questions, it did make the cliffhanger all the more sweet when you see who was involved in clanks kidnapping
Only ratchet and clank game I have played, loved it back then, big part of my childhood
Good review as always, I’m cautiously optimistic for this one as I play through the PS3 games - I’ll temper my expectations on the more experimental ideas. Hope you had an enjoyable long weekend as well!
It’s a real blink and you miss it experience, some people love it though. It’s just a super filler adventure imo. I did mate, was good to have a spell and watch my footy side get crushed. Pretty consistent with a public holiday for me haha
Love your videos bud I hope this channel explodes
Thanks so much mate, really appreciate it! I hope it explodes too
Loved this. I especially loved your Bo Burnham bit. To answer your question of which Ratchet I’d advise skipping I’d have to say Full Frontal Assault, or Q-Force here in Europe.
Hot take, but I’ll say that while the game has a way shorter runtime than Tools, I enjoyed it way more. Tools felt much more like Insomniac just crammed every cool thing they could think of (not to mention sixaxis) and didn’t care how that affected the pacing. Booty’s pacing felt so good, and I loved everything new they added.
And, I mean, in one game you’re «the chosen one» and in the other you’re «that Crochetizer salesman»
The better game is obvious.
I think that is my very favourite line from What. If you haven't seen the full song called "sad" its from that and well worth a listen haha.
Yeah I get that perspective, I used the Dualsense to play instead of the PS3 controller, so I actually didn't do any of the sixaxis stuff in this game or the last one, which is largely fine but it does mean one of the weapons is completely unusable.
We definitely both agree on that though, that crochetizer salesman is the hero we need
If I had to skip one game, It'd be FFA by far. You can't play it without a friend. Yeah, it was humerous but just not fun.
I remember as a kid, my older brother and I wished for a good three years to find a copy of Quest for Booty, unaware of its short game time. Had all the games other than it, so when we got it for Christmas, we were sort of disappointed with how short it was and raging at that one section where you have to walk on those dumb beams. I loved the puzzles though, thought those were fun, and the mention of the Obsidian Eye which is key in Crack in Time. Music too. (which by then, we both cleared through a few times). It really does seem more like DLC, but its not the worst experience at all. (The post-unlock puzzles in the Great Clock take that one. Or if Mandatory, the PS2 Water challenge in Blackwater City.)
I love this small game. It reminded me so much of the first JAK AND DAXTER, or the psc spyro era. Less shooting and more exploration made this perfect. The town with the turbines is my favourite section
I think that when it comes to weapons they sort of wrote themselves into a hole. In RaC 2 you start with 2 weapons because the weapons from RaC 1 are actually illegal in the new galaxy in RaC 2 which is a neat way to have a justification for taking all your upgraded weaponry away. Same thing happened with RaC 2 to 3, where you were returning to the galaxy of the first game instead.
Then in Deadlocked/Gladiator you were kidnapped from your ship so of course your weapons are all taken away and gone. But then in the future series I guess Ratchet just left all those Dreadzone weapons at home in his other pants? As far as I know it's not mentioned where all your weapons from the previous game could have been.
But then because of how they ended Tools of Destruction and where they start off Quest for Booty, which is literally like the next scene after the end of the last game, it just made no sense to take away Ratchets weapons so instead I guess they decided to throw in a choice of semi-upgraded weapons as if you were continuing on from that point rather than starting from scratch. Which is all the more reason why this game would have been better suited as a DLC sort of add-on to Tools of Destruction.
Enjoyed the video and can't wait till you tackle the other games in the series.
Oh man, I totally agree. My initial thought when I was playing it was 'oh cool, its carrying over from the last one' but then since you only have such a small number of weapons to choose from and how quick the game runs, I realised it was for far more functional reasons then story.
Also shout out to gadgetron and megatron noticing you had been to other galaxies if you had your save file. One of my favourite moments is in Ratchet 1 when you win the hoverboard race at Gadgetron HQ and ask if employees get a discount, just to get told you have to be working there for 3 years to be eligible for a discount. Then in Ratchet 3 when you get back to the galaxy, if you have your save file from Ratchet 1 it thanks you for being an employee and unlocks the discount. So good.
Super glad you're still coming back for them, appreciate it mate! Im not sure if I'm going to have a crack in time up next week, or the week after just yet, im playing around with some new ideas for the channel as well, but it will be here soon!
@@HowGoodGames I'm liking all the different kinds of content on your channel so far, not just the Ratchet and Clank videos, so I'm looking forward to them!
How good! You’re an absolute legend, makes me that bit more confident knowing at least one person will check out other types of content! Full steam ahead then haha
Full Frontal Assault to skip, easy choice.
I actually quite like this game, I can just pick it up and complete it in a few hours when I'm bored and need something to do.
Never played it myself. Haven’t tried all 4 one either or any of the psp games. When you add them all up, there’s maybe 30% of games in the franchise that could be overlooked hey
@@HowGoodGames Size Matters is OK for the novelty of it, Secret Agent Clank is absolute crap, All 4 One is actually an alright game, better if you have people to play with, while FFA just sucks balls.
@@JAYDOG1337A Mate, at least you can say you're a true fan and at least pushed through them all
Never played this one before, wanted to but never got around to it, may be short but more RnC gameplay is always fun
Not only that, but if you’re into pirates, then there is even more to like here haha
MAN you are on a roll! Once again great video and great commentary. Very much enjoyed watching it.
I very much like the way you keep your critisism constructive.
Yo thank you mate! I feel like my videos have taken a backwards step in the algorithm, so it’s so great to hear you say that so thanks very much!
Yeah, I definitely want to have fun but not at the expense of people who have worked super hard. It’s definitely possible to not like things and be respectful, and that’s what I’ve gotten back for the most part when people disagree with me in the comments which has been fantastic. Thanks again for watching and the comment!
This was the first R&C game i played at my cousin's house. I went to the store and bought Crack in Time thinking it was this game lmao
I ended up buying every game in the series
Were you happy or sad about that? I’ve heard stories of people playing secret agent clank as their first game in the series and saying the mainline games always felt weird to them. Universe is wild like that
@@HowGoodGames It was probably a decent start in hindsight, Crack in Time i picked up and got into almost immediatly although getting into the PS2 games was a bit rough to be honest with the missing features and different controls
No strafing in the original really hurts, it is basically alien to have a R&C game without strafing. Despite it still being fun overall, it can feel a bit like an early prototype at stages
@@HowGoodGames Yeah it really does, i didn't really realize how much i strafed until it wasnt an option lmao
the best part in this game is that you can leave talwyn behind if you want to.
Isn't this the one that had the help menu link to the browser so you could get page not found sometimes? Lazy idea.
I was surprised i got this game with Into the nexus on ps3 last night. Nexus is only $10 on psn while booty is $15 still.
If I was forced to play all the ratchet games but allowed to skip one... I'd pick either all 4 one or FFA. What's surprise.
Every time I boot up QFB, I instantly enter the groan zone as I'm forced to turn on windmills.
Hahaha groan zone, love that. I’m surprised no one has really pulled out a secret agent clank and go for the other spin-offs instead. By all accounts though they all seem pretty average
Personally i always saw quest for booty, as nothing more of a dlc for tools of destruction.
I had deadset forgot all about it entirely until I started doing this series review
Does it have a platinum, plan on going back and getting the platinum for every game
It was good i love this game is just a short pirate adventure and i alaways just think about it as dlc to tools of destruction
Q4B wasn't that bad. I picked it up for cheap back in the day and enjoyed it. even if it felt a little short
This game was my first game ever played on my ps3,I was like 8 years old..now I’m desperately trying to find out if I can ge the game on my ps4,I saw smth with the nexus game but I can’t figure it out
I would skip Tools of Destruction. ToD was the worst. I loved the story, but there were a lot of issues with the camera/difficulty. This game has some of those things, but is at least short. Crack is by far the best.
0:39 lmaooo haha side characters
Right? Spare a thought for them all once in a while haha
2016 is the easiest to skip. Just because nobody shuts up... ever and don't get me started on the story
That’s a take I did not expect, but yeah your actually bang on, especially now rift apart is another option for a ‘modern day’ ratchet and clank game. Thanks for the comment, hope you enjoyed the video!
I would say Full Frontal Assault is the game I skipped. I just didn’t have any fun when I played that game.😬
Honestly, never played it myself. Don’t know if I will or not either
@how good games its lot better when played in co op.
I have a wife and no friends so, hopefully I can find someone to play with me from that pool
I can agree that this is literally just dlc but I get why this wasn't that and a full game as this came out when dlc wasn't really a thing if that's the case they should've just straight up made a full on trilogy and imo made this game more epic like make the ratchet and clank avengers team with all the characters from tools ending looking for clank going through the motions maybe qwark does something accidently and it haters the progress for looking for clank and then ratchet gets pissed or something we could've gotten more of the dynamic between those two and the other characters as well talwyn (who I don't like too much compared to rivet in rift apart) cronk and zephyr who I do like and hated their death in nexus down the line but the reason why I don't like qfb as much is because its just huge missed potential and it should've either not have existed or been a full on sequel game
Reading this triggered another thought for me. The ps2 trilogy/quadrilogy was remembered so fondly and the future series often gets overlooked for the most part. I think Q4B might be the reason honestly, so many people say a crack in time might be there favourite game, and while tools of destruction wasn’t the ‘best’ game it was definitely still fun. I think those two games could definitely rival 2 games from the original trilogy, but when you compare Q4B to it it just doesn’t hold its own. So pound for pound, it makes the future series feel like a lesser product compared to the ps2 games. Love your point as well!
Love R&C but sadly never played quest for booty or into the nexus
From memory, into the nexus is very short too, so I’d say if you have 6 hours and ps now you could probably change that!
I would skip crack time it just doesnt click with me and i get bored while playing it. Every thing feels rushed to me and its the first rc games that run 30 fps, golden bolt has proofed that in his rc crak in time video
Love this answer, mixing it up a bit is great as someone who replies to all the comments haha. Yeah the 30fps drop is real and they’ve only just gone back to a 60 option now, hopefully it stays that way. I’ve played the first 2 hours or so of crack and I’m really digging it, keen to see where it goes
This was the only game in the series I've played years ago; replaying it recently made me understand, why I didn't remember any of it, since it's pure 6 year old brat steaming pile of garbage, where cutscenes and dialogue are better than the gameplay; at every step you wonder where's the game you paid for, since the short plot is barren, combat is atrocious and straight up unfinished, maps have nothing in them after the first time through, so the game overall is as shallow as it gets, unless you're a call of duty fan, then it might be a little exciting to rent and return this ad break of a game the same evening. I really hope other entries don't lack substance as much as this one, I honestly want to enjoy R&C and see what I missed when I couldn't afford to play those.
I would say you could skip this game & All 4 One.
Yeah not planning on doing all 4 one or full frontal assault myself, but I agree, it’s why I’m so conflicted since it’s billed as part of the future series even though it’s very skippable
I would say if I were choose to skip it would be FFA>2016>Nexus>A4O