It’s probably a good thing that I was only allowed to witness
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart remotely. Had it been presented on a local PS5, Insomniac would’ve needed an Omni-wrench to pry me away. Honestly, you know a game is good when it’s compressed by streaming, is only arriving in non-HDR/1080p, and it
still blows your hair back.
But you know what? Let’s put a quick pause on the praise. There’s some bad news I need to get out of the way first.
During all the wow-factor of experiencing never-before-seen moments in
Rift Apart, something was still gnawing at the back of my mind. These adventures sure seemed fun and quirky, but they were not nearly… Qwarky enough.
That’s a W for Canada
From out of nowhere, Canadian streaming service Crave TV just released a short Ratchet and Clank film completely without any prior marketing or promotion. The short movie is called Ratchet and Clank: Life of Pie and is a completely original story for the Sony duo. James Taylor Arnold, David Kaye, Armin Shimerman, and Jim Ward reprise their roles as Ratchet, Clank, Dr. Nefarious, and Captain Qwark, respectively. Right now, the only legitimate way of viewing Ratchet and Clank: Life of Pie is on Crave TV.
The plot of Life of Pie is that Ratchet and Clank are on a pizza run with coupons to redeem a free pizza. Out of the blue, they are attacked by Dr. Nefarious who uses a new weapon that opens interdimensional portals to unleash new dangers. Intrigued by this new technology, Ratchet drags Clank on a detour to nab this new weapon called the Portalizer. They steal it from Dr. Nefarious so that Ratchet can open up a portal to the Pizzaverse. However, Clank feels si
Update: We received word from Sony that
Ratchet & Clank: Life of Pie does not serve as an official canon prequel to the PS5’s
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and is not related to the upcoming game. The TV short is a standalone license special created by Mainframe Studios, but has no canon bearing on the PS5 game’s narrative.
Original: Aside from a beloved series of games,
Ratchet & Clank has spawned manga, comics, books, toys, and even a feature movie. One thing it hasn’t produced is a television series, which is why the sudden and quiet appearance of a 23 minute TV short,
Ratchet & Clank for PS4 Lost Sight of What Makes the Series Special
Ratchet & Clank is one of my favorite PlayStation series. Insomniac Games’ iconic lombax and defective combat drone have engaged in everything from traditional sci-fi shenanigans to high-seas pirating to a bit of tower defense. No matter where you put them, Ratchet and Clank just work effortlessly. Which is why I was more than a little perplexed with their only appearance in
Ratchet & Clank on PlayStation 4.
At the time of its release, the series had already teased something huge was coming at the end of
Into the Nexus on PlayStation 3, a big-budget movie adapting the first game’s story was about to release to herald a lineup of Sony game movies, and Insomniac had just wrapped up its first and only Microsoft exclusive. Yet the game that accompanies all of this feels almost like an afterthought, lackadaisically going through the motions without the heart, soul, and hint of edge that makes