Why was this the only Ratchet game to get combat right?
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Because
>>12598794Sequels improve it by making combat higher energy with strafing.
>>12598794That is combat, "right"? It was boring shit. PS players have low standards.
>>12599039Sequels ruined it by making combat mindless and requiring no thought or strategy.
>>12599068Disagree, higher intensity and greater enemy and input density makes it better and more fun. First game is braindead.
>>12599094>First game is braindead.How? You can't just brute force encounters with the same weapons, you have to pick the right ones and strategize.
>>12599102>You can't just brute force encounters with the same weaponsYou can, you get ammo for the good ones frequently and the power weapons are relegated for bosses because they hamper you. You still have to utilize the ideal weapons in the sequels but you're encouraged to use more of them and they fulfill more roles. Combat evolves from pathetic shooting affairs to set up and pay offs with supportive weapons, crowd control weapons, anti-grunt weapons, anti-vehicle weapons, anti-super enemy weapons.
>>12599105>You can, you get ammo for the good ones frequently and the power weapons are relegated for bosses because they hamper youWhat are "the good ones"? What classifies a weapon as a "power weapon" to you?
>>12598794Keep fighting the good fight, strafeanon
>>12599225What does that have to do with the post you're replying to? Be specific.
>>12599272I'm trying to understand your point of view but that's hard when you keep vague about shit like what even are the weapons you're referring to.
>>12599102>right ones and strategize.Pick flame for little ones and bomb glove for big ones. Replace flame with tesla and bomb with rocket launcher past midpoint.Everything else is pure shit.wow, so much strategy.
>>12598794Muh puzzle game!
>>12598794>Xbox got gears and halo where you get to play as roided killer space marines>We got this shit where you play as a dumb looking cat with his crippled robot backpackYay! -_-
>>12599453Mom called, said it's time for dinner
>>12599453Halo and Gears are disgraced franchises. Ratchet at least has some life put back into it thanks to that new game with the white female cat love interest. Ratchet fanboys should rejoice and ask for more.
>>12599479>>12599538The characters are just ugly dudeAt least mario and sonic looked coolJax and daxter + ratchet and clank are very ugly designs. Yeah I really want to play at some ugly troll doll looking motherfucker with his stupid weasel sidekick, or this ugly ass cat looking thing with huge ugly flipper feet shooting nuts and bolts or whatever he does (yes I played the demo)Or I want to play as male tomb raider aka uncharted.. NOTMeanwhile try Xbox kids were getting headshots in cod or GOW. Truly sad times as a Sony kid
Have you ever tried Ratchet Deadlocked on the hardest difficulty with a fresh save file? It's the game that got the closest to making the strafe combat feel great. The lack of ammo and enemy lethality mean you're constantly trying to make shots count by grouping enemies together, which naturally leads you to playing a dangerous game positionally, but it's also really satisfying because you tend to be killing clumps of enemies all at once. It's also pretty fun playing around with the weapon mods since you're really trying to get the most out of them rather than equipping whatever you feel like.I think Ratchet 1 benefits from low ammo too. Whenever I go back to it I end up playing it without buying ammo, just buy weapons and make use of whatever ammo I find in the levels. It brings out the tactical side of the game even more and you have to start saving up towards the end of the game to make sure you have enough to kill Dreck. Games just need to give you less ammo it literally turns every game into a real game when you have less ammo.
>>12599538>the white female cat>he doesn't know
i recently cleared R&C1 and it mogs jak 1 so hard, and i think jak 1 is a good game. just so much more gameplay variety. is R&C2 just as good? is it at least better than the fucking disaster that is jak 2?
>>12599969Nah, 2 is when all the strategy from combat got removed thanks to strafing
>>12600006>thanks to strafinghow? the strategy was in figuring out how to best tackle all the different enemy types with your weapons
>>12599969yeah R&C2 is probably the best game out of all the ps2 mascot games. dont listen to the retarded OP schizo fag. I love RC1 but 2 mogs it so hard.Also yeah Naughty Dog has always been overrated as fuck imo. Like their games are alright at best but nowhere near as soulful and polished as Insomniac
>>12600161That was only in the first game.
No bullet sponge enemies. The basic weapons still get the job done late-game.
>>12599554Holy shut up Chris Chan
>>12599554You might have insufferable autism if you find this ratchet's design ugly
>>12601112Dude is an ugly cat thing and has a midget on his back. yeah I'd rather play as master chief or a gears marine
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>>12599609Deadlocked is weird because the combat feels great, but everything else about the game is fucking soulless. It feels made for multiplayer/online, but I never played it online.
