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[Aces&Eights]

Mr Zurkon has no need for bolts, pain is his currency

Next to Wheatley, Mr. Zurkon is my favorite video game character, ever. I say his lines for days when I'm done playing a R&C game.

Mr. Zurkon will punch you in the face.....with bullets.

lol

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

i know is a cartoony game and all but damn it does look good

 

[SSReborn]

I wish Naughty Dog would at least co-develop a new platformer. Supervising an outside team like Sanzaru or something, ya know?

Would definitely be cool to see.

 

[Darksol]

Damn that looks good

 

[Skux]

It's so nice to see what devs can come up with on this hardware when they aren't constrained by real-world aesthetics. The colour just pops off the screen, the sense of space is amazing, and the image is so clean, unspoiled by lens grime and piss filters.

 

[jett]

I was playing the first game recently (I like to use it to teach people about playing 3D games with twin sticks since it tends to work well for those new to the genre) and I have to say they really nailed retaining the feel of the original planets/levels while reinventing them for PS4.

Are you a professor of this fine institution?

 

[Broadbandito]

Go sit in the corner bro

 

[IAmRandom31]

glad the Groovitron is back as well. My favorite weapon of the Future series. Seeing all the various dance moves of the different aliens and animals was hilarious

 

[Papacheeks]

Ratchet & Clank

Doom

Fallout 4

Mirrors Edge Catalyst

Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection

1TB Xbox One, new controller, $349 permanent

They couldn't wait till E3? Heck, this announcement was timed on a damn forum and came out of nowhere. My faith in Ratchet & Clank just keeps fading with the little attention Sony gives it with each new release. The lack of supervision is probably why we got so many mediocre or "experimental" titles since 2009.

You obviously have no clue when it comes to PR so I'll be blunt. You have to make an announcement first to let people know something exists, or that you have a IP/product that's gearing up for release within 6-12 month period. It helps with Pre-order's, help's out retailers, and help's get buzz out.

Ratchet and Clank has been announced before hand, but been media silent mostly. So a trailer showing some actual gameplay footage, and a dedicated video with gameplay, let's people decide if the game is something they would be into. It also clears up having to show the PR trailer, that is just that a trailer. Now if they want to do a stage demo for multiplayer or a bigger section of the game showing different and new gameplay they can.

Doom 4 now can show off actual play-through if they want, same with Fallout 4, Mirrors Edge.

It's all building awareness for the product. You don't ever not at least announce a game then automatically show gameplay for it at a trade show. There'a always an announcement, then comes a trade-show where they actually show off the game. It's done in steps. You don't just show the announcement trailer, then 15 minutes of live gameplay, followed by advertisement for collectors edition or whatever.

No you announce the game, witha teaser or place holder. The have an official trailer that gives more exposition, then a lengthy live, or recorded gameplay video.

 

[KillerSloth]

Lol what, no I'm not. Sure there are some graphical things the PS3 couldn't achieve, but there is absolutely nothing on display that justifies a lower framerate.

This makes no sense. are you a game developer? The game looks gorgeous and R@C games always have a tonne going on on screen. If they could get it to 60 they would.... Unless you have knowledge of what the engine is doing I don;t think you can say this at all.

Most of the responses are "OMG it looks amazing".....for a reason.

 

[KainXVIII]

30fps is perfectly fine for this. It's not a competitive twitch shooter.

Yeah, don't want to sacrifice graphics for 60 fps.

 

[Goteki_45]

simply fuckin amazing..

HYPE!!!

 

[LuuKyK]

Wow it looks fantastic. I cant even remember what was the last RC game I played, so it might be time to jump back in.

 

[Dr_LucienSanchez]

Game looks stupid good. I'm pretty excited having never played a game in the series before.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Mr. Zurkon does not believe in shoot first, ask questions later. Asking questions is stupid.

 

[Liamario]

This makes no sense. are you a game developer? The game looks gorgeous and R@C games always have a tonne going on on screen. If they could get it to 60 they would.... Unless you have knowledge of what the engine is doing I don;t think you can say this at all.

I don't have to be a game developer. I'm saying that I would rather a 60fps platformer, than half the framerate to add effects that add nothing to the game.

A Crack in Time 60fps gameplay

Imagine this upscaled onto ps4 with some slightly improved graphical features.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

The game looks absolutely spectacular. Jaw dropping gorgeous

 

[Caleranatior]

Remake or reboot but it look exactly the same as the old games with nothing new. even in a remake or series reboot you need to change stuff, not just doing the same. Insomniac need to bring ideas to this tired series and change their dated structure and frameworks that was the same since the third game in the series. the series need a change and a big one too.

a huge disappointment.

They tried to do different things with the series in All 4 One and Full Frontal Assault/QForce but not many people liked it and complained they just wanted a classic R&C, so what do you expect?

Anyway, this looks fantastic. Just hoping Insomniac can keep a solid 30fps.

 

[On Demand]

It ran at 60fps on PS3 did it not?

 

[stew]

Looks great!

 

[bananafactory]

I don't have to be a game developer. I'm saying that I would rather a 60fps platformer, than half the framerate to add effects that add nothing to the game.

It's a video game. The visuals are an inherent part of the experience

 

[PulseONE]

It's...it's so prettyyyy!

 

[TheCarrotKiller]

It appears as if Uncharted 4 has to step down from my most-wanted-spring-2016 trone...

 

[LiquidSolid]

Cartoony games aren't a step back from realistic ones, they're just two different styles. Pixar didn't turn into the most respected CG studio by trying to make Indiana Jones with CGI.

I didn't say they're a step back from realistic games, I said it's a step back for Naughty Dog, who have moved on to bigger and better things since Jak.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Remake or reboot but it look exactly the same as the old games with nothing new. even in a remake or series reboot you need to change stuff, not just doing the same. Insomniac need to bring ideas to this tired series and change their dated structure and frameworks that was the same since the third game in the series. the series need a change and a big one too.

a huge disappointment.

Um, did you not pay attention to last generation? They did plenty of experimenting with the series. Long time fans want to see the series go back to it's roots.

 

[privitsan02]

i remember back then when they announced a lot of games pre-E3 like killzone 3.. we were thinking "IMAGINE WHAT THEY HAVE IN STOREZZ"

then they announced playstation move.

Or the same year they showed off Starhawk but then went on give us 20 minutes of Wonderbook. Remember that one? Classic.

We'll probably get 20 minutes of PS Vue and Morpheus and have to deal with it. Along with your usual third party stuff like Call of Duty, Battlefront and Assassins Creed.

Best wishes.

 

[KillerSloth]

I don't have to be a game developer. I'm saying that I would rather a 60fps platformer, than half the framerate to add effects that add nothing to the game.

Your free to not buy it...but you said nothing justifies it being 30 fps...how do you know that? What is the engine doing that makes you believe it can do 60 easy? It looks amazing graphically and there are tonnes of effects and things going on at once,/.

 

[VanWinkle]

It ran at 60fps on PS3 did it not?

Tools of Destruction ran at 60. Crack in Time ran kinda in between 60 and 30, and then they decided to do 30fps from then on.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

It ran at 60fps on PS3 did it not?

ToD and Quest for Booty were 60fps, ACiT was unlocked and mostly hovered around 45-50. The last two on PS3 were 30fps.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

looking good.

 

[Icyflamez96]

I feel like this could be captioned

 

[crinale]

Every gen when cartoon-y game gets released some people say affordable real-time graphics have come to movie quality and some disagree. For me this is what I call movie-quality graphics, damn.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Looks amaaaazing. My childhood returned to me while watching this. I can't wait to play this, it looks like I've always wanted R&C to be like.

 

[barit]

Eh, many of these announcements are made to get out ahead of the crowd and not get lost in the noise when E3 and the conferences are underway. There will be a lot of things on show.

No, E3 is only a recap of this week from now on!

It is known

 

[Diprosalic]

30? omg why?
i'm not a huge fan of the series but i would've bought for eye candy but now, no interest.

 

[SDCowboy]

Isn't it amazing what games can look like when they're not cross-gen?

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Ratchet & Clank

Doom

Fallout 4

Mirrors Edge Catalyst

Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection

1TB Xbox One, new controller, $349 permanent

Because if all of these reveals happened during E3 week you'd be likely to forget two-thirds of them. This way each announcement gets its own bit of breathing space.

 

[GnawtyDog]

Looks nice. Not sure why the delay. Levels look finished as hell.

Can't wait.

 

[Nordicus]

Loved the look, but damn, Ratchet just won't shut up with the oneliners in the trains section, huh?

 

[TheGreatDirector]

It looks beautiful. I've only partially played through the first game so being able to go through this remake should be immense fun.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Looks nice. Not sure why the delay. Levels look finished as hell.

The movie is releasing later than expected so this will release in tandem.

 

[scitek]

It ran at 60fps on PS3 did it not?

No, it ran at 60fps on the PS2.

 

[Black Republican]

so nice the original voice actors are still here

are their paychecks that good for the series or what? lol

 

[Liamario]

Your free to not buy it...but you said nothing justifies it being 30 fps...how do you know that? What is the engine doing that makes you believe it can do 60 easy? It looks amazing graphically and there are tonnes of effects and things going on at once,/.

I won't be buying it unfortunately. Their is nothing on display (and it looks pretty- not disputing that), that couldn't look just as good at 60fps. Turn off/down a few settings and I'm confident the game would still look great.

 

[Dragon1893]

Looks great.
It's such a good franchise, I'm glad it's getting the spotlight again.

 

[Elios83]

Wow looks much better than I expected, almost CG like.

 

[KillerSloth]

I won't be buying it unfortunately. Their is nothing on display (and it looks pretty- not disputing that), that couldn't look just as good at 60fps. Turn off/down a few settings and I'm confident the game would still look great.

Thats' your choice, but I think it is silly to not buy games over 60 or 30 FPS, games play fine on 30 as long as it's a solid 30. Too each their own. But no need to project your thoughts for everyone.

 

[jiggle]

Damn if it doesn't look pretty
The colors really pop

 

[TheSinkingKnight]

Looks like Deus Ex Human Revolution HUD.

 

[Rainy Dog]

Insomniac + PS4 + 1080p + Ratchet = Win.

Insomniac + PS4 + 1080p + 30fps + Ratchet = Disappointment for me, sadly.