*~*~*~ The Ratchet and Clank Community Thread ~*~*~*

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

If this is Ratchet & Clank were talking about...wow, I just love the series, don't what else to say!

These community threads are just for posting about whatever, it doesn't have to be about the game the board is for but it can be if you want it to.

Thanks!

Posting to give some life

 

[Raidero]

Posting again to give more life.

 

[stryder25.0]

AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

And it tries to live again! lol

 

[stryder25.0]

Entering the last month of the semester, this is one of the few CT's going at a speed I can keep up with.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

I don't keep up with many CTs nowadays lol I just come in and occasionally post. Final Fantasy XIV has like my undivided attention

 

[stryder25.0]

I don't game that much during school, but I did find the time to get through the new inFamous last weekend. Probably gonna Gamefly the remainder of the PS4 games that interest me once the semester's over.

That's not too many though, so I might end up buying a 3DS as well. Or load myself up on RPG's like FFX HD and Ni No Kuni.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Nice Yeah FFXIV is the only game I have on my ps4 atm because...well I upgraded from ps3 to ps4 so it was free

 

[stryder25.0]

I've gotten through ACIV, BF4, KZ4, and now inFamous on PS4, plus the PS+ stuff (Resogun, Contrast, Outlast... Don't Starve isn't really my thing, haven't played Mercenary Kings yet).

So I guess all I really want to catch up on is NFS Rivals, Knack (lol), and then Watch Dogs comes out next month. Played through Rayman and Tomb Raider on PS3 so no need for that really.

And dammit I wish they would announce a release date for Diablo 3 already

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

FFXIV makes it so I really haven't wanted to play anything else on my end lol I have the new BlazBlue for PS3 but have only played it for like an hour before going back to XIV, same goes for Tomb Raider lol too much stuff to do.

lmao they give a release date for Diablo III and then you'll be on that like how I am on XIV.

 

[stryder25.0]

Yeah, if they'd just give me a chance to give them my money already!

I've never jumped into an mmo for fear of losing myself

Had an early Easter dinner tonight with the family, was pleasant.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

I haven't really lost myself lol so much to do and the people keep me coming back lol

 

[stryder25.0]

That's understandable. Most of the stuff I play is just me messing around by my lonesome.

Renewed Gamefly yesterday since they offered me a month back for $1 and the offer expired next week. They sent out NFS Rivals this morning. Gonna try to get MGS Ground Zeroes next so I can knock it out of the way before I'm back home for the summer.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

lmao Gamefly always tried to get me to come back for at least like 2 years before they finally gave up

 

[stryder25.0]

As long as they keep offering me $1 deals between semesters I'm in lol.

Got NFS Rivals in on Monday, it's pretty fun. Doesn't seem as polished as Hot Pursuit was, though.

I'm gonna wait patiently for Ground Zeroes instead of going for something more readily available since next week is finals week and I don't exactly need two games to distract me.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

I miss Underground for the ps2. The ps3 NFS games are ok but I hate how they don't have an option to drive with a manual

I have absolutely no games on my radar other that when Persona 4 Arena 2 drops in september that'll get me to play my ps3 again

 

[stryder25.0]

I loved Underground 2, it's one of my favorite racers.

That said, Rivals is pretty good thus far. But none of the recent NFS games can match up to Burnout Paradise.

Gamefly sent out Knack, heh. I'm not expecting a whole lot.

Just got one project and then finals week, and I'm off for three months. I am definitely looking forward to that.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Ah Paradise...the fun that was had on that game lol

 

[stryder25.0]

Yeah, it was pretty addictive. Great tracklist, too.

Spent the weekend coding. Almost done. Almost...

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Oh yeah most definitely. First game on the ps3 that I actually dove into online multiplayer I think at one point I was ranked 90 in the world

 

[stryder25.0]

Dang.

I was like top 30 in the world for assists in Resistance 2 at one point lol. Weird random stat.

Saw some Sunset Overdrive gameplay footage. Wish it was coming to PS4.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Sunset Overdrive? What's that about?

EDIT: Nevermind just saw it. Looks pretty cool, but like you said too bad its only on the Xbox One.

 

[stryder25.0]

Yeah, it looks like Insomniac is trying to make up for that terrible turn Overstrike made when it turned into Fuse. MS is letting them be themselves here.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Probably the wisest decision on their part

 

[stryder25.0]

Yup.

Wooh, done with the semester. Time for summer.

Double wooh, just ordered me a 3DS XL

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

lord I keep forgetting to check this board lol

Congrats on the 3DS XL

 

[stryder25.0]

Lol. Thanks.

And I just got a Wii U yesterday.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Haha well double congrats

Zelda makes me want a WiiU but I don't know about buying another Nintendo system i'll barely use. I did the same thing for my Wii, I bought it just for Zelda, barely had 5 games for the system

 

[stryder25.0]

I know what you mean. Mario Kart convinced me more than anything, I played with a friend today and it's the most fun I've had online in a long time. Smash is the other big one for me, I don't think I can stomach a handheld version of it.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Mario Kart is always a good time. I miss that too

 

[stryder25.0]

Yeah. I'd say this new one is probably the best yet. It's beautiful, plays well with a good variety of tracks, and has a competent online structure.

I borrowed the Wii I gave my sister a few years ago so I could transfer my downloads over to the Wii U. Can finally play the classic Mario's and Zelda's again. <3

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

I gave my Wii to my niece since she wanted it and i'm like well ok even though I do miss my old games it made her happy so that's all that matters

I think about getting a WiiU sometimes but I know with the exception of Mario or Zelda it would probably collect dust like my Wii did lol

 

[stryder25.0]

I know what you mean, Ninty consoles are always primarily for Ninty games for me. But I have a lot of affection for Mario Kart, Smash, and Paper Mario as well so it ends up being good enough.

Though I will have to check out Bayonetta 2 I suppose. First one was some zany fun.

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

I saw Zelda and was like, "Must.Resist." lol

 

[stryder25.0]

I know that feeling lol

I'm currently chugging along in my FFX HD playthrough, been a while since I played a JRPG

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

Ah FFX, Zanarkand...good times

Only thing going on with me is as usual FFXIV god I love this game lol

 

[stryder25.0]

I got R&C: Full Frontal Assault from Gamefly today, played through it. Short little game, but pretty fun take on tower defense with the Ratchet formula. It was a bit better than I expected, I usually don't care for that sort of thing but when you throw in some good old fashioned R&C gameplay, I'm in lol

 

[Fuhgeddit]

Okay, so I just really discovered this board. I used to love the ratchet games...finally got the collection.

Problem is, I am not enjoying the 1st ratchet game. I went straight into the 2nd one (going commando). So much better to strafe

 

[Kaioshin-Gohan]

UYA is still my favortie R&C game lol

 

[Fuhgeddit]

UYA is still my favortie R&C game lol

Is that the 3rd one? I have to play that again, but I remembered LOVING the multiplayer for that game. Too bad no one is on there.

I can't beat Drek in the 1st game without Tesla Claw and ultra suit. I don't really want to grind for bolts either in that game.

 

[stryder25.0]

Okay, so I just really discovered this board. I used to love the ratchet games...finally got the collection.

Problem is, I am not enjoying the 1st ratchet game. I went straight into the 2nd one (going commando). So much better to strafe

Yeah, the first game is pretty outdated. They really hit their stride with the core mechanics with the second game and have just been refining on that ever since.

UYA is also my favorite R&C game, though I would say A Crack in Time is probably the best of the series.


Drek is probably the toughest final boss in the series. You run out of resources too easily. But if you get the PDA in the secret area of the stormy city level, you can replenish your ammo mid-battle and that might be a cheaper route than the claw.

 

[Fuhgeddit]

Okay, so I just really discovered this board. I used to love the ratchet games...finally got the collection.

Problem is, I am not enjoying the 1st ratchet game. I went straight into the 2nd one (going commando). So much better to strafe

Yeah, the first game is pretty outdated. They really hit their stride with the core mechanics with the second game and have just been refining on that ever since.

UYA is also my favorite R&C game, though I would say A Crack in Time is probably the best of the series.


Drek is probably the toughest final boss in the series. You run out of resources too easily. But if you get the PDA in the secret area of the stormy city level, you can replenish your ammo mid-battle and that might be a cheaper route than the claw.

Do you remember if you have to buy the PDA in the secret area? Or you just get that for free? Because I might actually go back and grab the PDA then before I continue playing the 2nd game.

 

[stryder25.0]

Do you remember if you have to buy the PDA in the secret area? Or you just get that for free? Because I might actually go back and grab the PDA then before I continue playing the 2nd game.

Apparently it's 1,000 bolts. Tesla Claw is what, 40k? So it should be a good alternative, yeah.

 

[Fuhgeddit]

Do you remember if you have to buy the PDA in the secret area? Or you just get that for free? Because I might actually go back and grab the PDA then before I continue playing the 2nd game.

Apparently it's 1,000 bolts. Tesla Claw is what, 40k? So it should be a good alternative, yeah.

Perfect! Thank you, thank you.

Only way to get me to finish that game is if I get the PDA then. No way was I going to go for 40k bolts without getting into challenge mode. I will play challenge mode though for increased bolts.

 

[Fuhgeddit]

So I obtained the Gadgettron and morph o ray while gaming yesterday and I tried beating him again. My health might be too low or I'm rushing it. Ended up spending so many bolts and almost destroyed him but his last few attacks were hitting me hard and I wasted most of my bolts for more devestators or blasters.

I'll revisit this game when I'm done with Going Commando most likely because I'm so sick of getting bolts in the first game

 

[stryder25.0]

So I obtained the Gadgettron and morph o ray while gaming yesterday and I tried beating him again. My health might be too low or I'm rushing it. Ended up spending so many bolts and almost destroyed him but his last few attacks were hitting me hard and I wasted most of my bolts for more devestators or blasters.

I'll revisit this game when I'm done with Going Commando most likely because I'm so sick of getting bolts in the first game

Yeah, he's still a tough one, health can feel pretty limited. I got stuck on him for a while when I was a kid, it was the first game in the series I owned but it wasn't the first one I finished. I usually just went all out with the Devastator and kept buying more ammo for it throughout, if you want to be safe and not need to build up so many bolts for each attempt you can reload a save from right before the fight for a do-over.

 

[Fuhgeddit]

So I obtained the Gadgettron and morph o ray while gaming yesterday and I tried beating him again. My health might be too low or I'm rushing it. Ended up spending so many bolts and almost destroyed him but his last few attacks were hitting me hard and I wasted most of my bolts for more devestators or blasters.

I'll revisit this game when I'm done with Going Commando most likely because I'm so sick of getting bolts in the first game

Yeah, he's still a tough one, health can feel pretty limited. I got stuck on him for a while when I was a kid, it was the first game in the series I owned but it wasn't the first one I finished. I usually just went all out with the Devastator and kept buying more ammo for it throughout, if you want to be safe and not need to build up so many bolts for each attempt you can reload a save from right before the fight for a do-over.

I forgot to do a save, so I guess I'll just have to go and grab about 10k bolts before I start it again

 

[Fuhgeddit]

Okay, I'm having problrms with the battle arena. Anyone here know?

I did every battle arena challenge and yet I don't see the "impossible challenge" the one with 60 rounds listed there.....

What the hell...

 

[stryder25.0]

Okay, I'm having problrms with the battle arena. Anyone here know?

I did every battle arena challenge and yet I don't see the "impossible challenge" the one with 60 rounds listed there.....

What the hell...

You might just have to progress further into the story to unlock more arena battles. Just make sure to get to it before starting challenge mode.

 

[Fuhgeddit]

Okay, I'm having problrms with the battle arena. Anyone here know?

I did every battle arena challenge and yet I don't see the "impossible challenge" the one with 60 rounds listed there.....

What the hell...

You might just have to progress further into the story to unlock more arena battles. Just make sure to get to it before starting challenge mode.

I'm actually up to the last level and I don't want to progress further until I beat that arena battle AND getting plat bolts AND getting the moonstones in the ice level.

But for some reason, I wasn't seeing it last night. I'll try again later, but it was really weird...