No prior Ratchet and Clank games played, but bought on reputation of the series. The game did not disappoint. It was a fun romp and while there do seem to be a number of references to the older games throughout it does not impact the storytelling or characters.
The graphics are excellent and the gameplay is excellent. Controls are all responsive and all of the guns feel like they have a place in the arsenal up until the very end. I appreciated the development of mechanics as well to keep things fresh.
While some may say the game is quite short; I myself having finished 96% of the content in 20hrs, this might not seem like a value pickup. No, for sheer mass of content this game is likely not up to modern standards. I, however, appreciated the development of the game and story and not being huge on grinding I found that the 'extra' quests and content in each area was just enough to keep me intrigued but not so much to make me bored before it was done.
I think that is okay though, and if someone really wants that last 10% there is a newgame+ mode available.

No prior Ratchet and Clank games played, but bought on reputation of the series. The game did not disappoint. It was a fun romp and while there do seem to be a number of references to the older games throughout it does not impact the storytelling or characters. The graphics are excellent and the gameplay is excellent. Controls are all responsive and all of the guns feel like they have a place in the arsenal up until the very end. I appreciated the development of mechanics as well to keep things fresh. While some may say the game is quite short; I myself having finished 96% of the content in 20hrs, this might not seem like a value pickup. No, for sheer mass of content this game is likely not up to modern standards. I, however, appreciated the development of the game and story and not being huge on grinding I found that the 'extra' quests and content in each area was just enough to keep me intrigued but not so much to make me bored before it was done. I think that is okay though, and if someone really wants that last 10% there is a newgame+ mode available.