Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

[kitler53]

Because this is the only next gen game worth being hype for.   imo.

[kitler53]

okay, posted this thread before watching the demo.   just wow.   i'll buy a ps5 when this ships.  i hope it gets a special edition.

[Dr. Pezus]

Dr nefarious!!

[kitler53]

Dr nefarious!!

i rewatched the trailer again looking for details:

 - dr nefarious is pre-cracked head.
 - in one of the purple flashes i believe time was reversed for some of the things on the screen
 - ammo capacity in the aiming reticle is a nice touch.
 - some environmental pieces were destructible
 - i see lots of nods to the future saga in this short demo.  enough that i'm going to predict here and now this game will retcon's the entire future series.

[the-pi-guy]

Ratchet and Clank 60FPS with Lower Resolution mode confirmed in Famitsu interview News | ResetEra

Thanks to orzkare who posted this on the Playstation OT.
 Translated quote(using https://www.deepl.com):

--I understand. Also, what frame rates and resolutions are supported?

 Increasing the beauty of the microphone image reduces the frame rate, which is a difficult balance to achieve in any game. In this game, we've focused on balancing the comfort of the action with beautiful graphics while allowing players to choose between two different resolutions and frame rates. One is a 4K resolution at 30FPS, and the other is a lower resolution at 60FPS. We're planning to offer either of these two options.

 Ishitate-I'd like to add that in Ratchet & Clank, starting in the latter half of the PS3 era, we've chosen to ditch the 60FPS of the PS2 era for 30FPS in order to make the graphics more beautiful, and the actual gameplay has been made at 30FPS. This time around, players can choose whether to go the 60FPS route of the PS2 era or the high resolution & 30FPS route of the PS3 and beyond.  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

Original quote in Japanese:

――わかりました。また、対応しているフレームレートや解像度についても教えてください。

マイク映像の美しさを高めるとフレームレートが落ちるというのは、どのゲームでもバランスが悩ましいところです。本作はアクションの快適さと美しいグラフィックのバランスを重視しつつ、プレイヤーが解像度とフレームレートを2種類から選べる仕組みにしています。ひとつは"4K解像度で30FPS"で、もうひとつが"60FPSでより低い解像度"。このどちらかを選択できるようになる予定です。

石立私から補足させていただくと、PS3後半からの『ラチェット＆クランク』は、PS2時代の60FPSを捨てて30FPSにすることでグラフィックを美しくする選択をしてきまして、実際にゲームプレイも30FPS前提で作られてきました。それが今回は、PS2時代の60FPS路線か、それともPS3以降の高解像度＆30FPS路線かをプレイヤーが選んでいただけるというものになっています。  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

Full interview:
https://www.famitsu.com/news/202008/28204823.html  

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[the-pi-guy]

Inside Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 support, biggest new features, and the mysterious new female Lombax | ResetEra

"Part of the reason we wanted to add dimensionality as a theme is, it's wide open. This is one of the few franchises that can get away with doing anything. We can basically do whatever we want. And being able to transport players nearly instantaneously, which is a huge, new feature of the PlayStation 5, that was something that we were aiming to do and really capitalise on. And I will say, even hearing about how fast it was, I was blown away when we saw how fast it actually was."  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

DualSense

"What you don't get to see, of course, is that you can also feel this (rift) coming (with the PS5 DualSense controller) – like, the energy of a portal is sort of its own unique sensation. You get a sense of the distance of it, because the haptics add so much sort of texture to that experience," adds game director Mike Daly. "And the same goes for 3D spatial audio. Basically, you know, all the other new channels of feedback we have, reinforce this notion that you are passing through this portal."  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

"The fact that we can layer haptics as a new channel of feedback over everything, all parts of core gameplay stand up," explains Daly. "For example, for traversal, now you get this extra layer of feedback when you attach to a grind rail or switch, or if there's a huge car incoming. You get that extra layer of feedback when you swing on a swing shot. You can sort of feel his acceleration, and the wind blowing past. It just gives you an enhanced sense of velocity that you don't fully realise just from the visuals and the audio. So it enhances traversal, and it greatly enhances weapons. It enhances the UI – just all parts of it feel a little bit better than they ever have before, just thanks to this new, ever-present thing."  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

Story

"And with Rift Apart, we're trying to tell a story that involved seeing another version of these characters, who have never really become the heroes that they could be. So we immediately started talking about this duality of multiple dimensions. And then, of course, we already had this device from the franchise that does what we need it to do. So we've spun a yard that incorporates the Dimensionator."

 "And, it helps a lot that the Dimensionator adds so much to Ratchet's story" adds Daly, "because it gives us a lot of intriguing clips to drive that character forward and let him grow."  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

"I will say that in the dimension that Ratchet is from and that we are used to, that very well could be a rule of Lombax physiology," laughs Smith when I ask him about it, although he says the team isn't ready to start talking about the intricacies of her character or how she'll play just yet.  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

Weapons

"We had been brainstorming tonnes and tonnes of super-fun, exciting ideas that got thrown at the wall. We decided, right there, that we need to make five sequels, (just) so that we can make all these weapons. But we ultimately have to pick one, and the Topiary Sprinkler stood out," says Daly. "My favourite part about the weapon is that now that we have all this extra power and fidelity of 4K graphics on the PS5, you can make it actually feel like topiary sculptures, because topiaries have these tiny, little, detailed leaves that aren't just a flat mesh."  Click to expand... Click to shrink...  

  Inside Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 support, biggest new features, and the mysterious new female Lombax  Insomniac talks heroes, villains, weapons, and the all-important PS5 hardware   www.gamesradar.com      

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[kitler53]

Ratchet and Clank 60FPS with Lower Resolution mode confirmed in Famitsu interview News | ResetEra
Original quote in Japanese:Full interview:
https://www.famitsu.com/news/202008/28204823.html  

that's pretty awesome.  now no one can hate on it for now reason at all.  i'll probably do the higher resolution but i'll test out both before committing.  4k is not really the noticeable upgrade that 1080 was so maybe the 60 fps will be the better experience.

Inside Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 support, biggest new features, and the mysterious new female Lombax | ResetEra
DualSense Story Weapons     Inside Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart PS5 support, biggest new features, and the mysterious new female Lombax  Insomniac talks heroes, villains, weapons, and the all-important PS5 hardware   www.gamesradar.com      

that explains a lot of what i saw in the trailer.  dr. neferious with no crack.  at the end a world in which evil had taken over.   i was thinking time was being cracked again but the multi-verse angle makes even more sense.  i wonder if there will be more than just 2 rachet's.   it's awesome to see our "spider-gwen" ratchet but i need to see a "spider-ham" ratchet.  xD