The majority of Rivet's gameplay featured a lush alien planet filled with large creatures, swamps, and rideable bugs. The trailer also previewed a handful of locations the pair will be exploring, all of which had glorious attention to detail and each felt like real, active worlds. This includes a stylish wall run technique.
Since Clank is going on his own adventures with Rivet, Ratchet has new platforming moves to navigate around maps without his robot pal. To keep the characters from feeling too similar, and to spice things up for the sequel, each Lombax plays differently. The bulk of the presentation featured an extended Rift Apart gameplay trailer that previewed not just Ratchet, but also Rivet in action. The return of Raritanium is just one small part of what was shown at this week's PlayStation State of Play, which was almost entirely dedicated to the sequel. RELATED: Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart has New Weapons and Vendor
However, during a scene of Rivet shopping, an upgrade tab can be seen that may be where players can spend their Raritanium. As for what the currency will be used for, that wasn't made clear in the footage. The latest Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart gameplay trailer showed Ratchet collecting a piece of the mineral while exploring Nefarious City, one of the alternate dimensions the characters will travel to.
Raritanium, or raritanium ore, has appeared as a rare mineral throughout the series and is typically used as trade for valuable items and weapon upgrades. Among previews of new gameplay features, characters, and story elements, was confirmation that Raritanium would be returning as an in-game currency. Insomniac has been rolling out loads of information concerning the series' upcoming sequel. The extra content the game offers is designed greatly and I only wish there was more of it which can be said about the game as a whole.It's been a great week to be a Ratchet and Clank fan. The gameplay loop is the best thing about the game is the gameplay loop as leveling up weapons gives constant gratification all through the game. The soundtrack is enjoyable in the moment but not overly memorable beyond it. The story is engaging but a few weak moments are peppered throughout. The characters are great but Rivet steals the show in every scene she's in.
The story in rift apart is a huge improvment on the movication that occured in the 2016 game, but still has moments where the disney like kids writing comes out with characters repeating or stating things unnaturally just to ensure no one misses some of it's beats. The graphics are jaw dropping on ray tracing 60fps mode and the framerate was buttery smooth throughout. The use of haptic feedback makes the weapons feel even more gratifying to use than in previous games. The weapons are the star of the shows as often is the case in the ratchet games with old favorites and new weapons that fit perfectly into the combat system make every second of combat an absolute joy. Rift Apart has superbly designed planets with each planet offering something different to the player, with one planet having a dimension swap gimmick and another being an open world playground makes every planet a treat to visit. Rift Apart is the ps5's first killer app.