What Made Ratchet & Clank 3 So GREAT

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  • čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
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    Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal had the difficult task of following up upon on the success of Ratchet and Clank 2, which is one of my favorite games. However, despite a troubled development, Insomniac Games rose to the challenge and produced the perfect end to the original Ratchet and Clank trilogy!
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    00:00 Introduction
    01:05 Ratchet and Clank 3
    04:38 The New Controls
    06:20 The Weapons
    10:15 The Q-Force
    12:05 Dr. Nefarious
    14:43 Captain Qwark
    17:08 Useful New Features
    20:31 No Game is Without Flaws
    23:56 The Satire
    26:03 The Climax
    30:41 Conclusion
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Komentáře • 378

  • @JsReviews
    @JsReviews  Před 3 lety +50

    Consider supporting me on Patreon and getting ALL the Ratchet videos: bit.ly/JsPatreonR3PC

    • @jarblowdragon2673
      @jarblowdragon2673 Před 3 lety

      J's Reviews which Ratchet and Clank
      Is your favorite

    • @M0b1us_118
      @M0b1us_118 Před 3 lety

      Sometime you should do a Mass Effect retrospective.

    • @sarcasticdude2320
      @sarcasticdude2320 Před 3 lety +2

      Opinion on Star trek?

    • @josh6453
      @josh6453 Před 3 lety

      I’ve could have sworn that this is your least favorite of the original trilogy.

  • @justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569

    the unused titles are even funnier like into the nether region, Clock blockers, and multiple organisms.

    • @amrsalama911
      @amrsalama911 Před 3 lety +60

      u forgot 4play :3

    • @josesosa3337
      @josesosa3337 Před 3 lety +37

      I would have loved if they called ratchets alternate reality self "snatchet". Snach because girl.

    • @Idazmi7
      @Idazmi7 Před 3 lety +9

      @@josesosa3337
      Oh lord. XD

    • @edgelord8337
      @edgelord8337 Před 3 lety +51

      Clock blockers is a great name.
      Can't stop size matters though.

    • @DeftestAphid2
      @DeftestAphid2 Před 3 lety +7

      Multiple Organisms would of been better that Rift Apart smh.

  • @maestrofeli4259
    @maestrofeli4259 Před 3 lety +416

    It's so crazy that even though this game was very much unfinished, had lots of cut content and went through a hellish development cycle, it's still one of the best games of ps2, and one of my all time favourites.

    • @shawklan27
      @shawklan27 Před 3 lety +4

      @@murderman8578 preach

    • @superlombax1561
      @superlombax1561 Před 3 lety +15

      Yeah. It was the fan favorite for the longest time, which makes it even more surprising that it managed to lose that title.

    • @maestrofeli4259
      @maestrofeli4259 Před 3 lety +17

      @@superlombax1561 when did it loose that title? I thought the general consensus was that the "best game" was a tie between UYA, GC and ACiT (that differes between person to person but those are in general the top 3)

    • @CodeStrife7
      @CodeStrife7 Před 2 lety +7

      @@maestrofeli4259 that’s still the general consensus.

    • @maestrofeli4259
      @maestrofeli4259 Před 2 lety +5

      @@CodeStrife7 oh okay
      I asked because @Super Lombax said that it lost that title

  • @The_Davo_Domain
    @The_Davo_Domain Před 2 lety +190

    I still think think about Clank's "what a load of bullshi..." line its golden

    • @Adeyum64
      @Adeyum64 Před 2 lety +21

      *Klunk ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

    • @macysondheim
      @macysondheim Před rokem +1

      The foul language isn’t necessary

    • @The_Davo_Domain
      @The_Davo_Domain Před rokem +12

      @@macysondheim it's a line in the actual game, it's just ratchet cuts him off before finishing. It's during Quarks funeral and technically it's Clunk who says it not Clank since he's still captive at that point, forgot to mention that

    • @apleb7605
      @apleb7605 Před rokem +10

      That and the clip where the guy was like “he was running BUTT Naked, screaming and holding a bannaner. Or maybe it wasn’t. It could be…
      ONE OF NATURE’S MYSTERIES!!!

    • @lordfrogquad
      @lordfrogquad Před 10 měsíci +4

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@apleb7605@The_Davo_Domain what about “I thought we agreed to put that jungle business behind us. It was mating season! How was I supposed to know she was your sister!”

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord8337 Před 3 lety +181

    Honestly had the series ended here I would have been fine.
    In my personal opinion the ratchet trilogy is one of the reasons why growing up with a ps2 was totally worth it.
    My aunt was a huge fan of the ratchet and clank games and introduced me and my brothers to the series too.

    • @nicoloenricorimoldi7425
      @nicoloenricorimoldi7425 Před 3 lety +27

      Don't forget Gladiator/Deadlocked! That game is awesome!

    • @edgelord8337
      @edgelord8337 Před 3 lety +8

      @@nicoloenricorimoldi7425 yeah I love dreadlocked.

    • @Spewa-em8cm
      @Spewa-em8cm Před 3 lety +10

      I grew up with the Xbox and Dreamcast. While I loved Blinx and Halo and Sonic, Ratchet was the one series on PS2 I was always envious of.

    • @KaiserMattTygore927
      @KaiserMattTygore927 Před 3 lety +5

      That's nuts, my aunt (and my cousins) were the people that introduced me to RaC 1 kind of out nowhere one night.

    • @edgelord8337
      @edgelord8337 Před 3 lety

      @@KaiserMattTygore927 I never played much but admired the games from a far.
      I'm only familiar with size matters oof.

  • @jacobm8624
    @jacobm8624 Před 3 lety +87

    About the titles of the games: we used to ask our parents for these games for christmas and birthdays and my dad would get a kick out of the titles. We always had to explain that the games weren't actually as bad as they sounded and my dad always had a laugh.

  • @namesomega3694
    @namesomega3694 Před 2 lety +29

    I remember Qwark robots being one of the creepiest enemies in any R&C game. Especially their resiliency and just when you think you killed them, they're still alive kind of like terminator with their endoskeleton revealed

  • @zanomajola490
    @zanomajola490 Před 3 lety +54

    Insomniac really killed it there.

    • @Murfy_GreenBottle
      @Murfy_GreenBottle Před 2 měsíci +1

      What's ironic is that they struggled a lot when making this game and even thought that it might fail.

  • @Page153
    @Page153 Před 2 lety +20

    My first experience with Nefarious was in Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, and I will never forget the part in the beginning of the game where Nefarious starts playing a zombie-soap opera-thing. It was hilarious.

  • @kofius
    @kofius Před 3 lety +26

    The bouncer part killed me😂

  • @climax050
    @climax050 Před rokem +4

    I played this when i was a child. Now i'm in my 20s and i can still hear "LAWRENCCCCE!!!!" like it was yesterday, and watching all the cutscenes again has be laughing my behind off, as does clank saying "what a load of bullsh..."
    Man times were different then, games were hilarious

  • @megasoniczxx
    @megasoniczxx Před 3 lety +49

    Think it really goes to show just how talented the guys at Insomniac are when, even with the incomplete state this game was released in, it still wound up being near everybody's favorite game in the series just due to how much they nailed everything that did make the cut.

    • @veryangryboi4128
      @veryangryboi4128 Před 3 lety +6

      Sonic team should really take notes

    • @dreamcastshadow2970
      @dreamcastshadow2970 Před 2 lety +7

      @@veryangryboi4128 SEGA needs to stop treating their employees like shit.

    • @meurigjenkins
      @meurigjenkins Před 3 měsíci +1

      I always felt like the odd one out, Ratchet and Clank 2 was my favourite by a huge margin. Not sure how I'd feel going back to them as an adult but I found the locations in 2 much more interesting and varied than 3

  • @triledink
    @triledink Před 3 lety +27

    Ratchet and Clank 3 came with a demo for Sly 2 and Sly 2 came with a demo for Ratchet and Clank 3. After completing the Ratchet 3 demo you get the code for the lightsaber wrench replacment.
    Love all the ps2 games, heck I love every single Ratchet and Clank games.

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety +5

      Also note that the lightsaber DID extend the reach of the weapon, and as thus is used in speedruns

    • @JaelinBezel
      @JaelinBezel Před rokem

      I had Crash Bandicoot 3 WAAAAAARPED on PS1 and the manual had a code for a demo to Spyro the Dragon which was the only way I could play that game until Reignited Trilogy dropped out of the sky on wings of fiery vengeance.
      My house burned down :(

  • @nicoloenricorimoldi7425
    @nicoloenricorimoldi7425 Před 3 lety +21

    Playing this game (and the rest of the PS2 quadrilogy) is one of my fondest childhood memories.

  • @ryancarless7921
    @ryancarless7921 Před 3 lety +22

    R&C3 is a game I really wanna play now. I love how the characters grow and change plus you gotta love the RYNO.

    • @JaelinBezel
      @JaelinBezel Před rokem +2

      I never got it in 3. I liked Going Commando more.

  • @BlueTurn
    @BlueTurn Před 3 lety +34

    I have been watching so many ratchet and clank reviews recently as well as playing tools of destruction for the first time and it's so awesome hearing everyone's takes on diffrent parts of the game. Hopefully I bet tools of destruction before that review comes out lol

    • @maestrofeli4259
      @maestrofeli4259 Před 3 lety +5

      yeah, there've been lots of R&C related content lately. I suppose we have to thank rift apart for that

  • @icen2755
    @icen2755 Před 3 lety +53

    Really happy to see a review of this game that doesn't feel too one-sided. It goes nicely over what improvements were made from the previous entries while acknowledging its shortcomings. Great video!

  • @Moromom22
    @Moromom22 Před 3 lety +10

    You hit the nail on the head with the difference between 3 and 2016 game.

  • @SuperColonJ
    @SuperColonJ Před 3 lety +13

    The multiplayer was so fun in this game. I played it all the time.

  • @StigMurcielago
    @StigMurcielago Před 3 lety +45

    Ratchet's innuendos were truly ahead of it's time. That Size Matters cover looks like the girl on the couch meme.

  • @terryh.9238
    @terryh.9238 Před 3 lety +17

    IT'S ONE OF NATURE'S MYSTERIES

    • @keeganstormblade5456
      @keeganstormblade5456 Před 3 lety +10

      "I seen him run right through our campin' site. He was butt naked! Screamin', and holdin' a banana. Or maybe it weren't a banana. It could be-"

    • @justsomeguyontheinternet562
      @justsomeguyontheinternet562 Před 3 lety +5

      @@keeganstormblade5456 ONE OF NATURE'S MYSTERIES

  • @sebastianaliandkulche
    @sebastianaliandkulche Před 3 lety +29

    Honestly, i doesnt matter if Ratchet And Clank 3 was better than 2 or no, is still a game that lived up to its predecessors and i happy with that.

  • @winterdragon2004
    @winterdragon2004 Před 3 lety +14

    I can confirm that the lack of Hologuise is the reason for not getting that discount. It's real stupid, but I can understand why at least.

    • @jordanread5829
      @jordanread5829 Před 3 lety

      It does make sense in universe as you are not an employee of Gadgetron until that point. So why would you get the discount otherwise?
      Things like new game + are just gameplay features and not actual story elements.

    • @winterdragon2004
      @winterdragon2004 Před 3 lety

      @@jordanread5829 I was thinking more along the lines of the PS2 software simply checking for any save data with the hologuise obtained since technology wasn't as advanced back then as it is now.

  • @mikehurt3290
    @mikehurt3290 Před rokem +4

    I played this one first and then the second game and then the first they're all great but Rachet and Clank 3 is still one of my favorite games of all time

  • @tylercampbell8302
    @tylercampbell8302 Před 2 lety +5

    this was the best one for me

  • @coldwinter8633
    @coldwinter8633 Před 2 lety +5

    This was the first online multiplayer shooter I ever played on console. Back then, a lot of people didn’t know the PS2 had online capability and even voice chat. You had to be there!!

  • @gamecubeking
    @gamecubeking Před rokem +3

    25:48 Having just played the game my self for the first time, I thought the line about Biology being his least favorite class in that vid-comic was like, a hint to why he has the whole "Robots over Squishies" thing, some kind of "I like machines more than people" thing.

  • @davidattilakiss2439
    @davidattilakiss2439 Před 2 lety +5

    The music was something else in this game. Marcadia, Aridia and Starship Phoenix were my favourites. So much nostalgia...

  • @zacharyphillips8910
    @zacharyphillips8910 Před 11 měsíci +2

    This is absolutely in my Top 5 games of all time I had so much fun playing it as a kid and and an adult it has literally everything you can ask for in a video game. You forgot to mention the titanium bolt and trophy collecting as well as the in game skill points!

  • @billbosconovitch752
    @billbosconovitch752 Před 3 lety +10

    They days when J actually replied to comments are long gone bro

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety +2

      F.

    • @JsReviews
      @JsReviews  Před 3 lety +9

      Sort of. I mean, most youtubers get to this point where you can't respond to everyone, but if a comment catches your attention enough, you will write something.

  • @SuperKaKaMo
    @SuperKaKaMo Před 3 lety +5

    I'm currently playing this on my PsVita Hd Collection i dont mind some glitches and the gameplay is really good and im having a great time playing what i used to just watch my friend play 10 years or more ago ahhh the memories.

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety

      Only one problem with that from my experience: THE BLOODY SKILL POINT IN 1 WHERE YOU HAVE TO DO A HOVERBOARD TRICK.

    • @SuperKaKaMo
      @SuperKaKaMo Před 3 lety +1

      @@aldebaran2643 Oh yea i didnt have any case and the touch for r2 and L2 is horrible so i havent done it yet i got a case for it now tho so i probably can make it thats the only skillpoint i dont have of all of them.

  • @JAYDOG1337A
    @JAYDOG1337A Před 3 lety +6

    OH MAN! I remember playing that Demo way back when I was a kid, it was actually my introduction to the sly series, before that I'd never heard of it, it was a great Demo

    • @pigmentpeddler5811
      @pigmentpeddler5811 Před 2 lety

      same dude, I had forgotten all about it until watching this - must have played that demo countless times, never got the game tho, still haven't played any sly game

  • @HeskeyBoy21
    @HeskeyBoy21 Před 3 lety +5

    Its great to see people remember this game! I recently emulated the game quite a few times with my house mates to play 4 player splitscreen Seige mode. Still a brilliant game!

  • @SQGReviewShow
    @SQGReviewShow Před 3 lety +6

    Wow. Had no idea Armin Shimmerman was in Star Trek. And I watched Deep Space NIne. Forgot he played as Deep Space Nine's Ferengi bartender Quark. He was actually a really funny character, although his voice inflections are very different and I never would've guessed he also did Dr. Nefarious.

    • @tecknowledjee6933
      @tecknowledjee6933 Před 3 lety +2

      I was super surprised he played Conda in Dark Cloud 2 (if you even know the game, if not, you should 100% buy it on PS4, it's awesome). Definitely an awesome voice actor and a versatile one at that.

  • @WaffleYabbler
    @WaffleYabbler Před 8 měsíci +1

    Jay I have been rewatching these videos religiously for years.
    Don’t think I didn’t notice that title change 📸

  • @onedova2298
    @onedova2298 Před 3 lety +11

    I wonder how the three galaxies interact, we have the Solana galaxy where he came from, the Bogon galaxy where he got kidnapped, and the Polaris galaxy in R&C: future. In the first cutscene in ratchet 3, it has breaking news for a planet Veldin which is in the SOLANA GALAXY, why would Bogon broadcast that? Same with secret agent clank: Holostar Studios needed clank while the duo are on a mission, so Clank either had to go back to the Bogon galaxy to produce the movie, or he had to go back to Solana which he complained about and quote "But Veldin is in the Solana galaxy!" There's no way Secret Agent clank could be made, unless there were two studios, who produced Clanks movie. Clank and Ratchet's relations in Solana would've been impossible while they were on Bogon, period. Sorry for long comment.

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety +3

      Hey, nice catch! You're right, guess that traveling from galaxy to galaxy doesn't take as long as expected?
      Jk, it's a fuckup in writing.

    • @rushalias8511
      @rushalias8511 Před 3 lety +6

      Well look at it this way...its so easy to travel to different planets that a galaxy might very be the equivalent of a country.
      An while living in one country news and other media are broadcast across others.
      It was confirmed that in GC ratchett and clank watched the series behind the hero while travelling in GC and that was a Solana show.
      If ratchet and clank had a channel fir Solana then it make sense that an emergency broadcast would disrupt.

    • @onedova2298
      @onedova2298 Před 3 lety

      @@rushalias8511 okay the broadcast makes sense I guess but what about travel? Ratchet used his untested gravometric warp drive to drive to Veldin, and was also used to get back to Starship phoenix when it was being attacked. I'm guessing it doesn't have many uses left, it's a six-way screw that he just threw in there. Now. Holostar studios... Where is it? Bogon or Solana. How is secret agent clank so popular in another galaxy? I wonder. Thank you guys for the feedback

    • @rushalias8511
      @rushalias8511 Před 3 lety +3

      @@onedova2298 Holostar studios doesn't need to be located in any one place. For all we know it can be stationed in multiple areas like or at the very least there are different places to go film with only the director and crew being needed. Looking back at the sequence in games the director called around the missions for aquatos/tyrannosis which is 3/4 missions after the start of the game and at least 3 missions before the studio appears. So the director could have been on his way during the time and made the plans in advance.
      The warping is also explained looking at uya and gc intro. In GC when Fizwidget calls Ratchet he asks for their help saying they duo was on a ship heading to Bogon and how during the trip Ratchet would have 2 weeks to train to improve himself.
      In uya he uses the warp drive to instantly teleport them back to solana during the invasion. Travelling between galaxies seem to be like taking a cruise given the distance, you can either teleport which is like flying a plane or drive the long way as if its a boat.
      And secret agent clank being popular isn't exactly surprising I mean look at the bulk of Japanese media that became popular elsewhere from Mario, to pokemon to various other anime and games. Clank and Ratchet were already somewhat famous due to their reputation defeating drek and while said reputation did wane a bit Clank did regain most it from Secret agent clank. Similar to how Qwark apparently also had a reputation as a hero

    • @onedova2298
      @onedova2298 Před 3 lety

      @@rushalias8511 okay the studio could've been set up with the director and crew I suppose.
      I believe it was 2 years and I think Ratchet and clank was teleported instantly so makes sense
      I like your points I'm glad we discussed it. I wonder how many galaxies they extend to, maybe they are next door to each other? It kind of stays at the Polaris galaxy after everything, when that happens, behind the hero and secret agent clank is kind of... Forgotten, somehow captain qwark tagged along, and finally Dr. Nefarious happens to just float to Polaris, I don't know how age works in this universe. But maybe that can lead to another video. Good night thanks for answering

  • @ColdStarr
    @ColdStarr Před 2 lety +4

    One of my all time favourite PS2 games ever.

  • @DonutSwordsman
    @DonutSwordsman Před 3 lety +6

    Hype. You make such awesome and consistent lengthy reviews. Best channel ever

  • @aazart8886
    @aazart8886 Před rokem +2

    Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal definitely very good game 😊 more action more area more weapons, the story is very good

  • @ematique4392
    @ematique4392 Před rokem +2

    I loved how cheeky the title was hahaha I played this the most as a kid and I've just started playing it again now and it's still amazing!!

  • @luminescentlion
    @luminescentlion Před 10 měsíci +3

    I played a ridiculous amount of local multiplayer foir this game when I was a kid. Me and my freind would just play 1v1 and the map was clearly not meant for that few players but cheesing the base turrets with the jets by staying behind the building while playing capture the flag is a core memory for me. Glad Rift Apart came to PC so I can finally play another R&C.

    • @teravolt1195
      @teravolt1195 Před 3 měsíci +1

      What did you think of rift apart? I can't tell if I'm just that much more cynical or if the whole cinematic feel the game has gone with since PS3 has it just too far from what it started.
      Also the characters and story have become way too soft. Quark was a clever evil idiot in the first two games, which helped make 2's story the best imo.
      But ratchet and the others in the latest games juat seem like you'd poke them and they'd come with with some corny line or just cry. Is it just expected to be this soft on kids these days? Bye bye clever writing.
      Nafarious wasn't too bad but is still a pretty cliche character, another reason I give 2's story with surprise at the end extra points. Drek was meh.

    • @luminescentlion
      @luminescentlion Před 3 měsíci

      @@teravolt1195 yeah I generally agree with you.... I really liked rift apart but it did feel like it ended a bit faster than I wanted it to. The story wasn't the best thing I've ever come across but it was good enough especially considering the shooting felt better using M+K than I was expecting a PS port to feel.

  • @SalkinLP
    @SalkinLP Před 10 měsíci +1

    the Multiplayer was SO GOOD! Played it a lot back in the days and we loved it❤

  • @metageek7878
    @metageek7878 Před 3 lety +14

    So it's weird I actually played this one first as a kid iirc and went back to the other 2 games so it's kinda great how much they all hold up but I do have trouble with not having lock strafe in 2 going back for a bit. Still 3 is the best one as expected of a great sequel
    Also remember playing the multiplayer a lot with my nephew and the quark tutorial was so funny we let it play more than once

    • @cobra29935
      @cobra29935 Před 2 lety

      The one I played first was deadlocked so going back playing this one was next was amazing. I do like deadlocked but up your arsenal was just better.
      Going back further I did have the same issue with adjusting to no lock on strafe.

  • @andreashajidimitri8690
    @andreashajidimitri8690 Před 2 lety +2

    3 was my first ratchet and clank game and after all these years it still is my faiv one(also the v5 of the RYNO is the best one in my opinion)

  • @Swedishmafia101MemeCorporation

    I always loved how the president in this game was just furry Bill Clinton lmao

  • @michaelsparda8145
    @michaelsparda8145 Před 3 lety +2

    The funny thing is michael bill raziels voice actor from the legacy of kain is lawrence voice actor

  • @whodatninja439
    @whodatninja439 Před 3 lety +3

    Armin Simmerman also played Andrew Ryan in Bioshock, thats cool as hell

  • @Robloxinsanegaming27yeaburger

    7:38 Nah this is just plain out wrong, it depends on the weapon imo, the shock canon takes a long time to get to max level, but the lancer gets to level 2 in like, 15 minutes. In these games xp is completely different, in ratchet 2 you get less xp the more you kill, and in the third game, the amount of xp from killing an enemy is the same forever.

  • @tecknowledjee6933
    @tecknowledjee6933 Před 3 lety +27

    *It was mating season, how was I supposed to know she was your sister?* Btw, unfortunate news that Jim Ward has been in the hospital for a while and is in medical debt. He's been suffering with Alzheimer's for a little while and was also positive for COVID at the same time. We need to support our man, our hero, *CAPTAIIIIIIIIIIN QWAAAAAAAAAARK*

    • @tecknowledjee6933
      @tecknowledjee6933 Před 3 lety +4

      Also, I don't mean to be a dick but the N60 Storm sucks in DPS. If you like it for the aim then power to ya and it is fun ngl, it just doesn't do enough imo. Also, Flux Rifle is broken if you ADS and the Shock Cannon is broken if you wave the controller around.

    • @teneesh3376
      @teneesh3376 Před 3 lety +8

      That's depressing

    • @maestrofeli4259
      @maestrofeli4259 Před 3 lety +3

      @@tecknowledjee6933 yeah, the n60 is probably the worst weapon in UYA, and the worst blaster-like weapon in the entire series

    • @tecknowledjee6933
      @tecknowledjee6933 Před 3 lety +6

      @@maestrofeli4259 Agreed. The Lancer is really good for the first several worlds but falls off around Boldan pretty hard. The Blaster is actually really good for almost the entire game and can 1 clip Drek. The Dual Vipers are decent for the entirety of Deadlocked and are great at screen clearing the smaller enemies cause of the ricochet. The N60 falls off around like Daxx or before lmao.

    • @maestrofeli4259
      @maestrofeli4259 Před 3 lety +5

      @@tecknowledjee6933 yeah I would say it falls in thyrranosis (when the thyrranoids get the yellow paint and get a bit stronger).
      The constructo pistol is decent throughout 3/4 of the game.
      The combuster is usually outclassed by other weapons midway into the games it appears in, but is overall fine, if not because it appeared *IN 5 GAMES IN A ROW*

  • @kirbytheartist3318
    @kirbytheartist3318 Před 3 lety +5

    This game was such a good finale to the PS2 Trilogy :)

  • @BensyBens
    @BensyBens Před 3 lety +4

    ratchet 3 is in my opinion the best ratchet & clank game on ps2 and one of the best games of all time
    this game is just the holy grail of the ps2 and a must own game on ps2 owners
    after watching "the golden bolt" retrospactive i really respect insomniac for making this game, they really work hard in this game so much they lost a lot of team members for high impact games and they scared to make this game the worst game in insomniac history.
    i got a lot of memories from this game this is the only ratchet game from the ps2 era titles i completed 100% and i got a multi-tap just because me and my friends play a lot of the multiplayer.
    as a ratchet & clank fan it used to be my favorite game in the franchise but its still in my top 3 ratchet & clank games, rift apart is number 2 just because its the game thats make me happy to be a ratchet & clank fan after all the horrible ps4 movie tie-in game and my favorite in the franchise is tools of destruction and thats because its the game thats make me stay on team playstation after most of my favorite franchises from ps1 & ps2 turn to multi-platform titles on xbox 360.

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, ok, but did you play 2?

    • @BensyBens
      @BensyBens Před 3 lety

      @@aldebaran2643 ratchet & clank 2 was my first ps2 game so yes I played going commando. I’ve played all the games in the franchise even going mobile, before the nexus and playstation move heroes.
      Going commando is a good sequel if you compare it with super mario bros 2, sonic 2, zelda 2, sly 2, jak 2 or even mega man 2 I honestly gonna say ratchet & clank going commando is the best sequel to a first game in any franchise the gameplay is amazing much better than ratchet 1 but the reason why I don’t see it as the best ratchet & clank game on ps2 or even overall it’s because the story is really rush and weak it’s not the worst thing in the franchise (still think the psp games, ffa and the ps4 movie tie-in game are much worst written games than going commando ) but next to the stories of ratchet 1, 3 and deadlocked is the weakest.

  • @soulhammer
    @soulhammer Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for doing justice to the original R&C Trilogy, one of my fave series of all time. Really enjoyed the reviews and everything was spot on! Good job!

  • @SWyrick366
    @SWyrick366 Před 2 lety +2

    Ratchet and Clank Size Matters actually fixed the RYNOCERATOR.

  • @Chico50445
    @Chico50445 Před 3 lety +7

    Ratchet & Clank Up Your Arsenal has the best weapon selection, but I also think it has the least interesting of the 3 games if we're only counting the brand new weapons. The Rift Inducer is the only new weapon that really stood out to me..the rest were just copies of Going Commando weapons, and the weapons from the previous 2 games are the biggest highlights, mainly the Going Commando weapons.
    I like how you expressed your excitement to get the Bouncer back in this game, it doesn't stop there, the Plasma Coil is next then the Shield Charger, those weapons are just as addicting to use.
    But for that reason, and the more explorable level designs, I prefer Going Commando over Up Your Arsenal.

  • @marcelollancce7321
    @marcelollancce7321 Před 3 lety +15

    Love how ratchet's games reference sly

  • @pigmentpeddler5811
    @pigmentpeddler5811 Před 2 lety

    as soon as I saw that checkpoint segment, painful childhood memories were awoken, amazing

  • @grizbear4115
    @grizbear4115 Před 2 lety

    FOR REAL!! I just randomly pressed all the triggers and bumpers and I landed in the Sly 2 demo and that was a godsend to me as a child.
    I also loved the Quark games and I'd eat popcorn while I watched my brother play like watching a movie.

  • @natejackson1037
    @natejackson1037 Před 3 lety +5

    I honestly keep going back and forth between this game and Going Commando. Also in hindsight, 2004 had a lot of great games didn’t it?

  • @BlueEye096
    @BlueEye096 Před 3 lety +1

    Ahh Ratchet and Clank 3, my first PS2 game ( Yeah I got my PS2 late, Christmas 2004). I played this over and over and over, I think my New Game plus save file was on the 15th run.

  • @Big_Boney
    @Big_Boney Před měsícem

    My grandma came home one day with this game in hand, honestly it changed my gaming life forever though the disk was wrecked or something since it would constantly soft lock and go black screen on the lava level.

  • @ryanprentice
    @ryanprentice Před 3 lety +2

    Awesome! Unbelievable that the Ratchet & Clank games have not been re-released on Playstation 4 after all these years.

  • @RaccRacing
    @RaccRacing Před rokem +1

    This was one of my favorite ps2 games growing up. Only ever got to play this and Size Matters. Just beat the latter again today on emulator.

  • @ChaseSanity
    @ChaseSanity Před rokem

    Going commando and up your arsenal were the two Rachet and clank games I constantly played as a kid in my ps2 (along with battlefront 1&2)

  • @LordRaptor
    @LordRaptor Před 3 lety +1

    My favorite will always be the original game because of how much I love the style it had (in terms of story, character designs, planet designs and music), but man, the third game sure gives it one hell of a run for its money, I got R&C 3 right after R&C 1 (maybe this plays a major factor as to why I prefer them both so much over the second game) and I instantly fell in love with it, unlike the first game, where it was an adventure into the unknown for me and I had to learn to love it as I was approaching the later half of it, I think in general the first 4 games of this series are absolutely brilliant, each of them has very obvious strengths, they also have some weaknesses, but thankfully each entry covers for the other, also, I think your comparison of R&C to Crash Bandicoot in terms of how each series evolved is spot on, Crash 3, just like R&C3 is the ultimate experience of the series imo.

  • @AllardRT
    @AllardRT Před 2 lety +3

    I just recently got into the Ratchet series.
    Well, that's a hollow lie, actually I first played Ratchet 1 in 2015 and completed it in early 2016 (the PS3 version. I know, I know.). I started Ratchet 2, but quickly put it down though I did note that it was improved over the original. Recently I replayed Ratchet 1 and even Platinum'd it and went for Ratchet 2. While the gameplay improvements were hard not to notice, I wasn't so keen on the story, it didn't feel as well done as in Ratchet 1 and after I beat 2, I decided not to go for its platinum trophy and contemplated just stopping there and playing Ratchet 3 some other time.
    I'm sure glad I didn't.
    Ratchet 3 is just so unbelievably freaking good and I'm saying that as a person who has less than zero nostalgia for it. The gameplay? Great. The story? Gives us memorable characters and hilarious moments. The missions and the pacing? SO well done. I enjoyed my time with Ratchet 1 well enough and recognized it as a good game, but that was about it. I recognized the gameplay improvements in Ratchet 2, but thought the story was a bit of a letdown (Ratchet's writing in particular). Ratchet 3? Yeah, I think I'm becoming a fan of the series now. I'll definitely be picking up Deadlocked and the PS3 titles, that's for certain.

    • @canontheory
      @canontheory Před rokem

      How did you like deadlocked?

    • @AllardRT
      @AllardRT Před rokem

      @@canontheory It was good! It wasn't like amazing or anything, but I had a rad time with it. Platinum'd it too.

  • @178laaleros
    @178laaleros Před 3 lety +4

    Loved this game.

  • @AtelierGod
    @AtelierGod Před 2 lety

    Your Hollowguise guess is correct that’s why when I realized that problem in 3 I speed ran all the way there in like 2 hours, maybe less.

  • @AnxietyAdvertisement
    @AnxietyAdvertisement Před rokem

    this one was probably my favorite of the three.. but then again i always end up changing that whenever i start thinking about em.. love em all :)

  • @williamwhite1036
    @williamwhite1036 Před 3 lety +26

    This game is fantastic but I find Going Commando and Deadlocked better imo.

    • @Jonathan-bm3pd
      @Jonathan-bm3pd Před 3 lety +1

      Yea I agree going commando is better. Still a really good game

    • @aaroncarr3413
      @aaroncarr3413 Před 3 lety +6

      Depending on the day,bI change how I feel about it, in general I feel deadlocked has the nost fun combat, rac 2 has the best planet design, but 3 just feels so epic

    • @pikminologueraisin2139
      @pikminologueraisin2139 Před 3 lety +2

      @@aaroncarr3413 same

    • @overcross7669
      @overcross7669 Před 3 lety

      Ratchet 1 is better too. Although I’ve never played deadlocked.

    • @superlombax1561
      @superlombax1561 Před 3 lety

      @@aaroncarr3413 Yeah. I like all the games overall and I'll willingly replay any one of them, but if I had to choose, yeah. GC and Deadlocked are up high on that list.

  • @DecadoPrime
    @DecadoPrime Před 3 lety

    Another great video

  • @bigjak3628
    @bigjak3628 Před 4 měsíci

    REALLY love your content! I watch your Sonic content religiously, but now I’ve gotten into the Justice League show, plan to play the back catalogue of Ratchet and Clank, as well as Sly Cooper! Keep up the great stuff!

  • @renmillion2368
    @renmillion2368 Před 3 lety

    Nice video man

  • @deadweight4887
    @deadweight4887 Před 11 měsíci

    It's been years since I last replayed this game and it was my favorite of all time for a good chunk of my life. The last time I played I remember not having as much fun as when I was a kid because the game was too easy with all the broken weapons and armor. Recently I started a new playthrough but with a self-imposed challenge of not buying armor, it was great. It really changes how you approach each level and halfway through the story it gets really hard. Highly recommend this challenge to anyone wanting to spice up this game.

  • @jordanread5829
    @jordanread5829 Před 3 lety

    The Starship Phoenix has a small arena area on board. It is also the same location you go to when testing out new weapons. The challenge roster isn't as big as either ones from R&C2 but it does have a few of them. As the large majority of the arena challenges got dumped in AA instead. Which you go to a few times in the story. Helga tells you about it after you escort Quark to his holding pen.

  • @patricioreyesurzua3488

    Hi, this is the first video I watch from your channel, I think I'm going to subscribe, I love that game and it was my first original ps2 game, I still have it and I usually play ratchet and clank 3 very often, unfortunately the Over the years and the number of times I have played that game has caused scratches on the disc, it still works, but I have to skip some cinematics

  • @bananabike279
    @bananabike279 Před 3 lety +5

    Ratchet & Clank 3 was already my favourite game on the PS2, but your review made me appreciate the game EVEN more!!
    Also that joke with the Bouncer was hilarious xD

  • @BreathWeapon
    @BreathWeapon Před měsícem +1

    I usually wait to watch these videos till I get a taste of the game (usually after I buy it or play it over at a friends house) but I ended up beating the game and didn't have to skip the story summary which shows how much more fun I had with with 3 vs 2 (2 is still a great time though)

  • @KaimArgonarEyyyy
    @KaimArgonarEyyyy Před 14 dny

    5:25 My Claw Grip, which I've used since I was a wee kid, was similar but my pinky was on the bottom, nameless on the bumpers for quick access, and in case I'd slide my hand back down, I'd probably use my middle finger on R1. My index finger helped my thumb handle the thumb stick by having the index move the stick down and the thumb would move it up. And normally my middle finger was just there in a hook. Little/child hand problems.

  • @Urmominmydms177
    @Urmominmydms177 Před 2 lety

    I used to play the multiplayer mode with my friends when I was younger and it was great

  • @nedalomar4216
    @nedalomar4216 Před 3 lety +3

    Ratchet and clank 3 humor is the best in the franchise

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety

      Eh, 2 and Deadlocked were more better imo.

    • @nedalomar4216
      @nedalomar4216 Před 3 lety +4

      @@aldebaran2643 I think 3 is better imo

  • @Jander406
    @Jander406 Před 7 měsíci

    2004!? Omfg, I remember the car ride home after convincing my mom to buy it for me. It's still one of my all-time favorites

  • @paulbarrette4271
    @paulbarrette4271 Před 3 lety +2

    I just wish that Insomniac had stuck with their original intention to name the co-op game "Multiple Organisms". Ah well, at least the platinum trophy was called "4 Play".

  • @AlryFireBlade
    @AlryFireBlade Před rokem

    27:10 I just love Klunks Line there xD

  • @aldebaran2643
    @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety +2

    17:33 Actually, you were able to do the same thing in Going Commando too, except it took 2 taps of the Triangle button and it could only go to the last weapon used before, not the one before that.

    • @andreapareti324
      @andreapareti324 Před 3 lety +1

      You can do that in the first title, too; 3 simply added the cycling between 3 last used items, not just 2, and also lets you see your queue.

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety

      @@andreapareti324 Is there ever a moment in 1 or 2 where that's explicitly said? Might be why relatively few people know.

    • @andreapareti324
      @andreapareti324 Před 3 lety +1

      @@aldebaran2643 No, I don't think it's explicitly said anywhere in those games; there *might* be something about it somewhere in one of the menus and/or in the manual, but there's no help pop-up for it like in 3.

  • @creamypeanutbutter68
    @creamypeanutbutter68 Před 3 měsíci

    You should have also talked about the boss fights but anyways this is a video I really liked as it brought back memories

  • @rubenbrugel
    @rubenbrugel Před 11 měsíci

    Amazing content as always, can you do the future series on Ps3 aswell?

  • @antoinelandry1140
    @antoinelandry1140 Před 3 lety +4

    The ps2 online servers for ratchet 3 and deadlock have been revived by the fans

    • @aldebaran2643
      @aldebaran2643 Před 3 lety

      Yeah, FunkyPanda posted 2 comments in this comment section.

    • @FunkyPanda1
      @FunkyPanda1 Před 3 lety

      @@aldebaran2643 I also upload gameplay of desdlocked online :)

  • @TheFoxFromSplashMountain
    @TheFoxFromSplashMountain Před 3 lety +3

    The fact that this game also had the balls to tackle issues like racial prejudice is just another reason to love it.
    I mean, think about it. It's implied by Nefarious that robots are the oppressed minority in this universe and he wants revenge on the "squishies" (a possible racial slur) for the mistreatment of his race. Yet ironically, by doing this, he only comes off as a prejudiced hypocrite.
    Maybe I'm digging too deep, but damn. There's a reason why these games are still considered relevant to this day. The mature undertones go way deeper than the sexual innuendos.

  • @cynderstahli8752
    @cynderstahli8752 Před 2 lety

    There is an exploit, in using the shock Cannon at lvl 5, where it’s charge beam can sweep enemies from any direction, so long as the frame is still up that is. Using the normal controls to move around does help especially if enemies appear behind, so spastically doing 360’s benefit, even more especially when it’s costing a chunk of your ammo, it’ll definitely spare some bolts going to the vendor, or the PDA

  • @ekinstonwalker9736
    @ekinstonwalker9736 Před 3 lety +2

    Ah yes! First video game I ever beat

  • @RoninCatholic
    @RoninCatholic Před 3 lety

    In game franchises, the second game _sometimes_ refines the formula the first game set up (Super Mario Lost Levels, Mega Man 2, Ninja Gaiden 2, Dragon Quest 2) but _sometimes_ it's about getting wild and experimental (Zelda 2: Adventure of Link, Super Mario USA, Final Fantasy 2) only for the third game to be a massive refinement of the first with perhaps some small elements from the second integrated (Zelda 2 was the first Zelda game to use a magic meter for spells and the first to have towns instead of standalone hint givers and shops hidden in small caves scattered haphazardly around the overworld).

  • @rainbow_vader
    @rainbow_vader Před rokem +1

    The thing about the Flux Rifle is it does do more damage when you use the scope, and you in turn actually take less damage (something I didn't know even after playing the game a million times). How you use the Flux Rifle is how I like using the Fusion Rifle in Deadlocked tho ;)

    • @TheRealBlazingDiamond
      @TheRealBlazingDiamond Před 9 měsíci

      I know for a fact that it does more damage at longer range, so perhaps its not the scope like you may think. Didn't know that about the damage tho

  • @timarmstrong3982
    @timarmstrong3982 Před 3 lety

    Yeah that Gadgetron discount thing was a bit annoying to find out for myself the but the discounts are worth it and you even get Ratchets outfit from R&C1. The other skins in this game are really nice too. I seriously love this game and this series.

  • @pikminologueraisin2139

    one of my personal favorite

  • @Zenith_95
    @Zenith_95 Před 10 měsíci

    I remember playing Ratchet and Clank 3 so much as a kid. I upgraded all the weapons to V8, got all skill points, all skins and all titanium bolts. I think i played challenge mode 10 times.

    • @ButterflyPumpCorn2019
      @ButterflyPumpCorn2019 Před 8 měsíci

      Same thing as you. I have so much joyful memories and size matters too

  • @michaelrudiger4814
    @michaelrudiger4814 Před měsícem

    I am surprised that you didn't mention the insoniac museum. I don't know about you, but I found myself enjoying the museum.

  • @Alex-ex8ob
    @Alex-ex8ob Před 9 měsíci

    rewatching these videos after so long, I got to the part of the flux rifle in lock strafe mode and wanted to mention that for some reason, if you use it while zoomed in, it does double the damage. To my knowledge, this does not apply to the snipers in going commando or deadlocked.

  • @justanactualrealbear
    @justanactualrealbear Před 3 lety

    Pfff that gag at 27:38 was Amazing

  • @SkitSkat8008
    @SkitSkat8008 Před 3 lety +6

    My favorite game in the series, just hits the spot

  • @coloneljlol
    @coloneljlol Před 4 měsíci

    I rememeber the level where the starship gets raided being crazy hard