Date played: April 24th
Platform: PS4
With my daughter, I played through 2 planets of Ratchet & Clank. Nebula G34 isn't actually a planet, it's more of a space station in an asteroid field. The two heroes had three objectives. Find the top-secret Blarg research project., journey outside the airlock and search the Blarg Warship for weapons.
I started with the the secret Blarg research project, so I made my way through the facility, fighting a bunch of enemies. I'm really liking the Pixelizer, which acts as a shotgun. It's powerful, has decent range and it makes the enemies pixelated for a little while. I'm burning through ammo rather quickly though, there are a lot of enemies around... This is good though because it forces me to switch it up and use different weapons.
Soon enough, I reached a large room and a very big boss, a green creature that spits fire and tramples around the area. It took me some time, but I abused the Groovitron and the Proton Drum, with Mr. Zurkon constantly firing. It was a really fun fight because the boss had a lot of health, so I got a chance to use all my weapons and shoot like crazy!
Next, I went outside the airlock as Clank where I had to solve a few puzzles which led me to a pair of magnetic boots for Ratchet, allowing him to climb up some metallic ramps, defying gravity. I also searched the Blarg Warship which rewarded me with the Predator Launcher, a powerful homing rocket.
The duo got into their ship and headed for planet Gaspar. As usual, each new planet is a wonderful sight to behold. This rocky planet features many turrets for enemies to shoot me with, so I had to be careful in combat here. Grenades work well against them, or quickly flanking and using the Pixelizer. There were many difficult battles here, and I died a few times... At the end of the route, I found the grind boots, which allow Ratchet to grind on rails to traverse parts of the level that weren't available before.
Grinding rails is dumb, but so much fucking fun! It looks spectacular and it gives a great sense of speed, so I loved grinding around on Gaspar. This led me to a new area where I found the coolest gadget so far, a fucking jetpack! This thing requires fuel refills, so it's not like I can use it all the time, but it allows for unprecedented freedom of movement around the level.
I spent the rest of my time hunting for brains in the level... There is a scientist that asked me to bring him some who rewarded my collecting efforts me with information for my next level and some bolts. To find the brains, I had to explore every nook and cranny of the level, and fight some dangerous creatures called Telepathopus. These things are like giant floating jellyfish that shoot balls of lighting at Ratchet... They are pretty tough to fight, and I used my Predator Launcher liberally to take them out.
I also used a new weapon that I bought on Gaspar, the Plasma Striker. This thing is essentially a sniper rifle, so I used it often to soften up enemies from a distance before going in for the kill. I managed to find 78 of 80 brains in the level, but I just couldn't find the last two. I know there's an item later that will show them on the map, so I'll have to move on and wait for this item to complete this planet.
Platform: PS4
With my daughter, I played through 2 planets of Ratchet & Clank. Nebula G34 isn't actually a planet, it's more of a space station in an asteroid field. The two heroes had three objectives. Find the top-secret Blarg research project., journey outside the airlock and search the Blarg Warship for weapons.
I started with the the secret Blarg research project, so I made my way through the facility, fighting a bunch of enemies. I'm really liking the Pixelizer, which acts as a shotgun. It's powerful, has decent range and it makes the enemies pixelated for a little while. I'm burning through ammo rather quickly though, there are a lot of enemies around... This is good though because it forces me to switch it up and use different weapons.
Soon enough, I reached a large room and a very big boss, a green creature that spits fire and tramples around the area. It took me some time, but I abused the Groovitron and the Proton Drum, with Mr. Zurkon constantly firing. It was a really fun fight because the boss had a lot of health, so I got a chance to use all my weapons and shoot like crazy!
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| I fight the Blargian Snagglebeast boss |
The duo got into their ship and headed for planet Gaspar. As usual, each new planet is a wonderful sight to behold. This rocky planet features many turrets for enemies to shoot me with, so I had to be careful in combat here. Grenades work well against them, or quickly flanking and using the Pixelizer. There were many difficult battles here, and I died a few times... At the end of the route, I found the grind boots, which allow Ratchet to grind on rails to traverse parts of the level that weren't available before.
Grinding rails is dumb, but so much fucking fun! It looks spectacular and it gives a great sense of speed, so I loved grinding around on Gaspar. This led me to a new area where I found the coolest gadget so far, a fucking jetpack! This thing requires fuel refills, so it's not like I can use it all the time, but it allows for unprecedented freedom of movement around the level.
I spent the rest of my time hunting for brains in the level... There is a scientist that asked me to bring him some who rewarded my collecting efforts me with information for my next level and some bolts. To find the brains, I had to explore every nook and cranny of the level, and fight some dangerous creatures called Telepathopus. These things are like giant floating jellyfish that shoot balls of lighting at Ratchet... They are pretty tough to fight, and I used my Predator Launcher liberally to take them out.
I also used a new weapon that I bought on Gaspar, the Plasma Striker. This thing is essentially a sniper rifle, so I used it often to soften up enemies from a distance before going in for the kill. I managed to find 78 of 80 brains in the level, but I just couldn't find the last two. I know there's an item later that will show them on the map, so I'll have to move on and wait for this item to complete this planet.
