Stan Lee

Oh no I have to wait longer before adding this game to my insane backlog! Sony has personally attacked me! Jim Ryan bad!!!

So just when I'm about to get around to playing this I find that there will be more of the game to play? Awesome!

Fantastic update. Now it just needs VRR functionality and hardware-based FPS boost for older games akin to Series X|S and it's the console of dreams

*Looks at insane backlog* Ehh, I'm fine with a delay I think

Welp, this was the thread that broke the proverbial camel's back for me; "SJW" no longer has any meaning because now it really definitively appears to mean "everything I don't like" to most people. Also, folks warring over a Daily Fail article? Is this Facebook I've wandered back onto?

#107- RATCHET & CLANK 2 [PS3] He Went Commando Enjoyment: 8/10 Difficulty: 3/10 Time: 4 days, 4 hours, 22 minutes / 30 hours Rarity: 11.2% Very Rare (PSN) / 34.43% (PSNProfiles) Challenge: Super Skilled- Attain All 30 Skill Points A big improvement on the original, the sequel to Insomniac's 2002 action platformer delivers on everything that makes the series great. Known by the subtitle Going Commando in the States but as Locked and Loaded here in Europe, the sophomore entry kicks things up in terms of weapons, gunplay and humour. Picking up where the original left off, the heroic titular duo are brought to a new galaxy with an assortment of new worlds to explore in order to unravel the secret of a nefarious (not in this game) conspiracy to cause chaos. Ratchet begins without Clank for a few worlds, eager to prove himself a hero while Clank enjoys the cozy life, though fates conspire to bring them together once again and when you get access to more abilities, more areas unlock in the worlds encouraging repeat visits, just like the original. Some of the useful tools from the previous entry return but new gadgets and weapons are made available to Ratchet and it is a much better selection than before, the first proper glimpse into the genius and wackiness of the arsenal. Everything has gotten an overhaul; the health system is much more robust with Ratchet earning experience points for each enemy kill allowing him to gain more health with each level-up and stay in the fight longer. This is somewhat countered by different enemies doing varying degrees of damage but Ratchet can also upgrade his armour to take less damage. Most of the weapons can also be levelled up by killing enemies with them, have special upgrades attached by paying with platinum bolts (replacing the gold bolts of the original) and even Omega versions of them being available to purchase in the second playthrough. Bolts are much more plentiful and it is much easier to get the associated trophies with no need to leave my controller rubberbanded overnight! There is a noticeable difficulty spike in the later worlds, but it can be easily offset by just grinding up a few bolts and purchasing the RYNO II which makes the endgame trivial- the final boss didn't even hit me once and was down in seconds. Another notable difference is the change of voice actor for Ratchet to James "AH-HA-HA-HA-HA" Arnold-Taylor alongside a change in his personality to a more measured and eager hero from obnoxious skater punk. Like I said, the difficulty is significantly higher but can be offset by a bit of grinding for better weapons and more health. Some of the skill points and botls were a bit obnoxious to get and some of the weapon level ups took too long and were best left to Challenge mode where the experience gains for kills are upped substantially. You don't even need to get the final weapon or any of the Omega variants for trophies so it's not as bad as it could have been. Overall, there isn't much to say in terms of negatives really. The story ends a bit abruptly but it is outrageously hilarious and enjoyable even after all these years. My next stop in the series will of course be the next sequel, Ratchet and Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal but after that is uncharted territory for me since I've only ever played the original trilogy aside for some multiplayer stuff in later titles.

The phrase in full was "Glorious PC Gaming Master Race" and was coined by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw in his Zero Punctuation episode about The Witcher. He actually meant it as a dig, directly referencing the Nazis but of course since people erroneously take Yahtzee seriously from time to time it caught on as some sort of call to arms by PC elitists, though it is used in mockery of them as well.

Assassin's Creed III [PS3] at 5.18% as of 22 July 2021. It's getting rarer all the time though so it could find itself in Ultra Rare soon enough