fart town usa
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Damn, should have bumped your thread but EverydayBeast' was the top result for me.
Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely read through it.
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LTTP: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart 2021 (PS5 Digital Edition)
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Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely read through it.
fart town usa
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lol, oh damn.
semiconscious
It's like you were hearing my thoughts when I was playing the game earlier during lunch.
"why the consistently ugly, dystopian, industrialized locations? why the extended periods of absent ambient sound &/or background music? why so many instances of ratchet/rivet getting stuck on objects? nefarious without lawrence?...it’s this over-all ‘reimaged’, more sensitized, kinder/gentler, ’now featuring more feels!’ version of ratchet & clank that’s basically stomped my love of the series into the ground for good (& lets not even mention… glitch! so adorable! (shudder!)):"
Man, no Lawrence just seems so incredibly wrong. "LAWREEEEENNNCEEEEEE!!!" "Coming Sir....." lol.
Of course I'm gonna see it through and not go in expecting the worst but that's a bummer cause I probably will come away from it like I did with the reboot. Fun game but nowhere near what it should be.
. I generally always find out for myself through playing the game but I had the same thought process with the reboot, "It can't be that bad, come on, it's Insomniac and R&C..." But yea, unfortunately the rumors were largely true.
semiconscious
It's like you were hearing my thoughts when I was playing the game earlier during lunch.
"why the consistently ugly, dystopian, industrialized locations? why the extended periods of absent ambient sound &/or background music? why so many instances of ratchet/rivet getting stuck on objects? nefarious without lawrence?...it’s this over-all ‘reimaged’, more sensitized, kinder/gentler, ’now featuring more feels!’ version of ratchet & clank that’s basically stomped my love of the series into the ground for good (& lets not even mention… glitch! so adorable! (shudder!)):"
Man, no Lawrence just seems so incredibly wrong. "LAWREEEEENNNCEEEEEE!!!" "Coming Sir....." lol.
Of course I'm gonna see it through and not go in expecting the worst but that's a bummer cause I probably will come away from it like I did with the reboot. Fun game but nowhere near what it should be.
. I generally always find out for myself through playing the game but I had the same thought process with the reboot, "It can't be that bad, come on, it's Insomniac and R&C..." But yea, unfortunately the rumors were largely true.
semiconscious
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cheers! glad you enjoyed it (my post, i mean)...lol, oh damn.
It's like you were hearing my thoughts when I was playing the game earlier during lunch.
"why the consistently ugly, dystopian, industrialized locations? why the extended periods of absent ambient sound &/or background music? why so many instances of ratchet/rivet getting stuck on objects? nefarious without lawrence?...it’s this over-all ‘reimaged’, more sensitized, kinder/gentler, ’now featuring more feels!’ version of ratchet & clank that’s basically stomped my love of the series into the ground for good (& lets not even mention… glitch! so adorable! (shudder!)):"
Man, no Lawrence just seems so incredibly wrong. "LAWREEEEENNNCEEEEEE!!!" "Coming Sir....." lol.
Of course I'm gonna see it through and not go in expecting the worst but that's a bummer cause I probably will come away from it like I did with the reboot. Fun game but nowhere near what it should be.
yeah, well, the insomniac that created & developed the ratchet & clank franchise (along with most developers of that period) weren't so much targeting a demographic as they were having a good time inventing & pushing things, both gameplay-wise & content-wise. it was absolutely a more irreverent, open industry at that point (what some might consider almost a golden age, to an extent)...
that industry's gone. now, it's all about monsterous financial investments & demographics ('is it safe?' is it inoffensive?'). it's not insomniac's 'fault' that r&c is now the hollowed-out sacharine kiddie game it's become. it just happens to be the world that insomniac, along with all the other major developers, exists in now...
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Unknown?
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Yeah it's more kiddie, but is that really worse? I just see it as different. ToD had plenty of kiddie focused moments too compared to the PS2 games.
Love me I said before, it wasn't kiddie focused on PS2 but the stories were never anything to brag about anyway.
But then maybe I'm more tolerant because I have kids now and am subjected to kids shows often.
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semiconscious
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not saying that they were. but they did used to make me laugh. now, between the remake & rift apart, they just make me gag. it's all subjective, eh?...