Ratchet and Clank PS Vita Trilogy/Collection Review

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Published on July 4, 2014 4:54:21 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4BiQLdEqqw

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Ratchet & Clank (2002)

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After several other HD collections, the Ratchet and clank trilogy has come to the Vita. The trilogy includes all of the content of the original releases except for the multi-player of Ratchet 3 Up your Arsenal.
The trilogy has been ported by Mass Media inc, the studio responsible for the not so well received Jak and Daxter port to the Vita last year. However the Ratchet and Clank port runs much better at a solid 30fps, in addition to that the games do not suffering from any bugs, glitches or crashes which made people so angry with Jak and Daxter on the Vita.
Even though the games run smoothly, the games do unfortunately look dated graphically, these games are 10 year ago and it shows. The cut scenes are the worst offenders because just like the ps3 version they are not in HD and instead, as a compromise, the aspect ratio has been altered in an attempt to improve the visual quality, this may seem bad but it is nowhere near as horrible as the pixelated mess which was the Sly collection on Vita. But it is still disappointing though as the picture quality does not do justice to the high quality writing and story of each of the games. The in-game graphics are in HD but due to outdated textures and polygon count the games ultimately looks like a bunch of shiny ps2 games, they don't look terrible but they don't look great either. Although the games don't look great, the fun and fitting soundtrack sound good on the Vita.
Graphics are not everything though and the gameplay of the trilogy is just how you remember it, excellent. The variety of weapons at Ratchet's disposal makes the games extremely fun and enjoyable for anyone no matter their age or skill level. The controls are solid with the backtouch pad only being used for minor actions such as strafing and crouching. It's cool to see how each instalment improves upon the last, one gameplay element I which was added to Ratchet 1 and 2 is the control scheme of Ratchet 3 which allowed for better aiming and even a First person mode. The games are also a little too easy for my liking and there is only one difficulty setting but that's only a minor issue though.
The Ratchet and clank trilogy provides an enormous amount of value for a budget release, with each game having around 10 hours' worth of story content each and that's not even mentioning the collectables and the trophy lists for each game, that means there are three platinum's for the price of one, but there is no cross-save meaning that there are no double platinum's.
Overall you should definitely pick up these classics right away if you're a Vita owner and especially if you have never played these games before; better yet the trilogy is cross-buy meaning that if you buy it digitally than you also get the ps3 version for free. With that being said the Ratchet and Clank trilogy gets an A grade. So don't let Mass media's last port scare you off and relieve the adventures of Ratchet and Clank on the Vita.
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