11.17.07
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
(9.5/10.00) I was dissapointed when I found out that Ratchet and Clank 5 was going to be a PS3 exclusive. However, playing the game, I realize next-gen is it’s new home. Goodbye PS2. The game takes place, of course, in he future. Ratchet is the only living Lombax in the universe, thanks to a mad man, leader of the Cragmites, Emperor Percivile Tachyon. He claims revenge on the Lombaxes, including Ratchet, and there is soon a race to find the weapon that the Lombaxes used to wipe out the Cragmites in the first place. The story finally comes down to a climactic Boss Battle, and a cliffhanger ending, involving Clank. The characters and dialogue, in the story, as always, are hillarious. From the Plumber “not recognizingRatchet and Clank in HD”, Tachyon not being able to crank start his doomsday helmet and having to resay his final threat, or anything Captain Quark says, this game is hillarious, even to rival that of the humor in Up Your Arsenal. The graphics in the game are gorgeous, each character having a shiny look not seen in previous games. The voice acting is also great, as it has always been. The weapons, are solid, however, Insomniac has done better. The Groovitron is a classic that even made Tachyon dance, leaving him vulnerable to attacks. The new upgrade system using Raratanium is a welcome addition I hope is in future installments. The game just has an overall cinematic feel in its boss battles, grind segments, and overall combat. I feel as if I’m too picky with this title since Up Your Arsenal was my favorite. The microscopic nitpicky faults are there though. My major would be the fact that I couldn’t really hear most of the dialogue from other characters during firefights, which I really wish I could have. Second, there are a couple of glitches in the game that could have been smoothed out, providing a neater package. Some of the vendor’s lines can seem repetitive. Overall, Tools of Destruction is a great game for the PS3 that any PS3 owner should have in their collection. And besides some minor nitpicky flaws that keep it from perfection that was acheived in Up Your Arsenal, this is a hillarious, epic title that noone should miss.
