Wow! Insomniac Games has released the first footage of Ratchet & Clank's hotly anticipated PlayStation 4, er, reimagining – and it's looking absolutely stunning. Based on the Spring 2016 movie – which itself has been inspired by the original PlayStation 2 game – this is not a remaster in the traditional sense; it's an all-new game repurposed specifically for the PlayStation 4. And it honestly looks astounding from a pure graphical perspective.
As a re-imagining, the title will feature an all-new arsenal, influenced by the Future trilogy. This means that fan-favourites such as the Groovitron and Mr. Zurkon will be making the jump, alongside newcomers such as the Pixelizer – which pledges to turn foes into pixels. The brilliant Bouncer from Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando will also be joining the roster, but sadly you'll need to pre-order to obtain access to that.
Of course, it's not just the weapons that are changing. The title will also feature – take a deep breath – "modern controls, several new planets, new and updated gameplay segments, all-new Clank gameplay, all-new boss fights, new flight sequences, and more, all constructed to take advantage of the PS4's graphical prowess". The trailer embedded below shows off a chunk of gameplay interspersed with movie clips – it's all coming together nicely, no?
Meanwhile, this second video should give you a better look at the action uninterrupted. It focuses on the train station sequence from the original game, and should be instantly recognisable to fans of the franchise. Of course, it's looking much better these days – almost unbelievably so. Are you excited to take control of the galaxy's most loveable Lombax all over again? Place your best punch line in the comments section below.
[source blog.us.playstation.com, via blog.eu.playstation.com]
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Wow!
My stars. This looks stupidly good.
Damn..this looks amazing =]
This game looks amazing, as a Ratchet fan I'm very happy Sony and Insominiac gave it another chance to shine.
HOLY S**T
I'm always the first to complain when there's yet another remake coming, but I've got to give credit where credit is due: this game looks amazing!!
This is the 3d platformer Knack was supposed to be and I truly wonder if the PS4 owners who backed Yooka Laylee aren't feeling silly right now. Awesome weapons, smooth traversing and grotesque bossfights. Can't wait to introduce my kids to this!
Looks like Gadgetron was removed D:
I don't even know if that's Megacorp but most weapons seems from Grummel Net.
Gadgetron was in R&C1 and 3 while Megacorp was in 2, since they where in another galaxy.
Oh well, let's wait and see.
Looks like the boss with the Snagglebeast was moved from the original area and I'm assuming that the Mother won't be a fight.
And Quark isn't a traitor? At least not so in your face like before
All that aside I do know this is a Reimagining and my hype meter is off the charts!
Day -1 for me. It's nice to see a PS4 game with some colour but such a shame this has been delayed for the damn movie
Edit:- Also does this remake include the damn awful hoverboard races? Hope not!
Looks insane
E3 is probably gonna be a banger or something this year because of all these early trailers/reveals..
Awesome! Can't wait!
The Pixelizer looks AMAZING!
This is essentially a reboot of R&C if the interviews are anything to go by. A lot of story elements are moved around, seems we'll be getting a new origin of how the two meet.
Mr. Zurkon = sold.
I don't need to watch the vid, but I will. And the movie when it comes out as well.
"I'm sure there's a very good reason for transporting killer fish."
Not watching any more about this game, I'll save the rest for the playthru.
Maybe they'll bundle it w/ the new PS4 Slim w/ 1 TB HDD?
I wonder how close they'll release Uncharted 4 to this? Could be another big spring for PS4.
Now that's what's up!!!
Other companies (3rd parties) need to take note and gain encouragement to do the same especially if they have plans to reboot a franchise.
Good job Sony/Insomniac!!!
I'll put this on my game purchase list (as short as it is)....
@Boerewors I've backed Yooka Laylee and no I don't feel silly, the more great games we have access to the better. This looks amazing and will definitely buy to play with my stepson and I'm still looking forward to Yooka Laylee as that'll be much closer to the great n64 platformers I used to play growing up.
International beta key for the PS4 Planetside 2, up for grabbies...
HDHA-7PN8-BGKN
Great stuff, can't wait
Wow, this looks amazing.
@carlos82
It wasn't meant to take literal, I've backed the game myself
But I do feel lots of PS4 owners,myself included, have been asking for games like these without considering Ratcet and Clank's reimagined adventure. I'm really looking forward to this one; it'll be Banjo Kazooie meets Sunset Overdrive and I'm glad they aren't afraid to change/ improve on the original because it could cause some backlash from the "purists". It seems they are gonna bring us the best they can instead of a 1:1 remake.
My day is made.
I love how different it is yet it's also familiar. The graphics are really good, too. They actually make me like the Ratchet design in use. It's nice that there's also a mix of old and newer weapons, as the selection in the original was somewhat weak in hindsight.
I can't wait. Just one more year......
@Boerewors To be honest I wasn't paying much attention to this game until seeing the video and it looks much better than I expected and is looking like a definite purchase. When I think about it there are quite a few games i'd like to see get this treatment (i'm looking at you Syphon Filter) and as nice as it was to get Resident Evil recently a re-imaging may have been better especially after watching the Until Dawn video. I think there is a shortage of good 3d platformers these days if you don't have a Nintendo console and developers don't seem to realise that not everyone wants to play generic first person shooters, football games and Ubisoft blueprinted "open world" games. Right back to the Witcher and some Gwent, maybe even kill a monster for a change
@carlos82
Whaha, you're addicted to Gwent too? I feel so sorry for CDPR: they went to all the trouble of giving us this huge game and I'm just playing Gwent!
It should really get the hearthstone treatment imo.
@Boerewors Yeah i've only just got to Skelige after about 50 hours of play. The people in the game must think i'm the worst Witcher ever, they keep coming up to me and asking about missing family and monsters attacking their village and i'll be like we'll get to that in a minute but first do you play cards? I've been trying to get the real life ones on ebay from the xbox special edition but they cost too much.
@carlos82
I first got to Skelige after 75 hours, way overpowered, but I sank so much time in to Gwent as well. I actually ordered the One CE because of those cards and the map and bought the PS; edition to play and because it came with a hardcover comic and a steelbook (different from the CE). The cards are truly awesome, but defo not worth the insane prices they ask on eBay.
But that's why I hope they'll take a good look at Hearthstone and bring it to phones and tablets; Gwent is actually the better card game imo and I would love to play other people!
Looks great, these guys always make Great Ratchet games, so I wasn't expecting any let down.
@Boerewors II bought it on PS store and immediately regretted it upon seeing the steelbook and map. Never played Hearthstone but i've seen quite a few people mention it in this context so may have to have a look.
Also Gwent on mobile sounds good assuming it links to the game so you use your own decks and no pay to win. Well until such time at least I have another deck to collect assuming they remember to release it this week and the added benefit of playing cards so much is that I still have most of the game left to play
Holy lord this is looking fantastic.
I never, ever preorder anything, but this might be the one.
WOW! I did not expect it to look this good...are they shooting for visual parity with the movie? It kind of looks like it is...
Also can i just say the groovitron thing is the best thing ever, and the pixelizer is the second best thing ever?
Love it. Can't wait for this game to hit the shelves.
Holy smokes this is looking tasty. Love a bit of R&C. Can't wait for this, hopefully the movie is good too!
@rjejr That would be awesome if they did a bundle with the 1TB PS4, would buy that day one.
If they also do an Uncharted 4 PS4 bundle though, I may choose that over the Ratchet bundle.
(I'll still play both games no matter what)
This game looks amazing, both graphically and gameplay-wise! Really like how they showed off the train station sequence in reference to the very first game. Looks like a lot of fun!
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