Ratchet & Clank Preview

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Last week at Insomniac Games we played host to 45 gaming journalists and gave them a chance to get their hands on Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and preview some new levels, weapons, enemies, and environments. We also demonstrated how the folks at Insomniac are really tapping into the PS3’s capabilities with this title. Check out the video below, it captures the various stages of animation that scenes pass through over a few weeks. Oddly enough, this progression is strangely reminiscent of the generational improvement of PS1 to 2 to 3!

The game is looking spectacular and we think you’ll enjoy the upcoming coverage and media that will appear on all the gaming sites on Friday. Let me tease you with this: imagine Ratchet disguised as a pirate!

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  • I’ve never played R&C, but OMG I’m excited, i love the humor the game incorporates…CAN’T WAIT!! Demo? please?

  • R&C= another $60.00 out of my wallet. After R&CF TOD will you guys and gals start working on RFOM part 2? Please!

  • That looks awesome, i can’t wait for it to come out, thanks for the update Jennifer C.

  • This one’s gonna be good.Maybe the Demo will hit the store soon.And to let you know I’m thankful
    for Dirt and NCAA 08 demos,so thanks.

  • I love this series. I’m playing through Up Your Arsenal for the 3rd time now, and I still love the humor in it. Can’t wait to see what cool weapons you’ve come up with in the new version, and likely without the bit of slowdown that appears on the older PS2 version. Will pick this new version up on day 1.

  • Come on sSony give us some real games this game is for 6 yr. olds.

  • Yeah, I second and third the comment made by #38 aaquib. Thank you! :D

    And what is the deal with comments like #47?

  • PHIBALNATION if you think that then you clearly have the intellect of six year old.

  • Ratchet and Clank: TOD - previewed and dated! at twobrothersandasister.com

    […] the preview video on Playstation […]

  • Well you cant play the old series on PS3 (atleast not R&C 3). The frame rate is horrible. I really hope Sony fixes that soon. Iam probably not the only one that will buy/replay the old games before I get my hands on the first PS3 version of the game.

  • This game is qwarktastic.

  • VGBlogger.com - » Insomniac Dates Ratchet & Clank Future , PR

    […] drop by the PlayStation.Blog where SCEA Sr. PR Manager Jennifer Clark has posted a very cool video showing the various stages of animation a scene progresses through before it’s […]

  • After playing the demo of heavenly sword that game has become a must buy for me, i can’t wait for it to arrive, as for R&C, i have never played this kind of game before and although it looks amazing, i will have to try before i buy im afraid. I’ll wait for the demo, just hope it doesn’t take forever to be released.

  • Great Now the kids games are on the way !!… this is one thing i did not buy the ps3 for …lol

    PURE CR^P !

  • I may be alone in this, but this is the #1 game I am looking forward to. I love Ratchet and Clank!

  • Do WANT!

  • i must get thies realy nice stuff
    sony s pixar film.

  • Looking great :D

  • lol this is funny. yep this i have to get over unchrated. there are to many games coming out. just like the PS2 launch.

  • SONY, PLEASE GIVE US A RATCHET & CLANK DEMO AND POSSIBLY SQUEEZE IN SOME LAIR

  • Insomniac, you guys are bloody crazy, in a good way ofcouse. Not even a year after Resistance shipped, your already about to release your second title for the PS3! And it looks like a pixar movie. Nice job guys.

  • wicked

    2 months to go, can’t wait

  • efenili your not alone this is my number game coming out this fall too. I love Ratchet and Clank I own all of the games and when i mean all i mean also the ones on PSP and Mobile. Insomniac is great, love them. One question what does this new content have installed for me…. I mean us. >.>

  • I haven’t played any of the Ratchet & Clank games, but this looks really good. I would like to get it (because everyone seems to go gaga over the R&C franchise games), however, I’m not sure if I can fit another game in financially :(

  • I SO CAN’T WAIT!!! I’ve been a HUGE fan ever sense the first title. I love these guys! Thanks PS.Blog, keep on giving us the stuff that we grave and drool over. It fills the void until the release date.

  • That is really cool how the different parts of the game are shown. You guys are doing a great job at marketing and sharing with the clients how you make the games. I really enjoy it.

  • The Video doesn’t work for me, it cuts out in 4 seconds :(

  • It’s too bad the videos you’re showing on the PS blog don’t work on the PS3’s browser.. *ahem*

  • @#-2
    same here

  • Preview @ Gamestop: (with new screenshots)

    http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/ratchetclank/news.html?sid=6176772&tag=topslot;title;1

    I just can’t believe how good this looks.

  • i tried this game out at comic-con and it was so awesome!!! i cant wait for it to come out, im buying it on day 1!! yay, insomniac!

  • Looking great Insomniac. Can’t wait! I’ve bought but one of the R&C games.

  • I just bought Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando and I love it. Seing videos of this game makes me want this game even more. This is coming from a person who just got into this series. I cannot wait for this game, a demo of this would be nice also.

    []^XO

  • warhawk is £19 on psn on August 28
    and in shops september 21st in teh uk
    yay

  • I am really looking forward to Ratchet and i’m going to get it at day 1 but I would love it if the game had a co-op mode.

  • Glad you guys liked the video and hope you have been able to check out some of the coverage. A lot of you have been asking about a demo on the PlayStation Store. Yes we will have one before the game launches! Stay tuned for a more specific date. And if you are planning to go to PAX, be sure to stop by our booth to play the latest code.

  • MMMMMMM…… R&C demo….I like……..

  • Pixar errr Insomniac Games is one of the best developers ever.

    It’s amazing how every single year, they release a quality game. Just a question to the Insomniac folks: Do you guys EVER plan to do a bad game?

  • Ratchet & Clank Preview

    […] offiziellen Playstation Blog wurde ein Preview-Video zu Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction veröffentlicht, […]

  • To anyone who has doubts about this game, go buy a used copy of R&C Up Your Arsenal and your doubts will disappear. I am a R&C newbie myself, and I can’t get enough! Insomniac rules! Now how about that demo?

  • Ratchet and Clank has always been ’bout sheer action all out fun.

    The games are just fun to play and the story has always been fun all around. Will get this game no matter what.

  • Never played the series but am picking this one up very nice.

  • Nice a demo on the store sounds great. Please get this out to UK around the same time as the US gets it. Games are no longer region protected yet we still get shafted on release dates. There is no localization needed for the UK version. Could you guys explain what the hold up would be for?

    BTW your podcast rocks! :p

  • How about a demo for PSN soon? We know its out there and available. I cant wait till its available. This does look like the best PS3 that has been made so far. I hope it can live up to my expectations.

  • Imma be the newest member to the Ratchet series. Never playd it b4 but PS is my fav system. Hopefully this is the best Ratchet ever.

  • For all people who still aren’t sure about this game PLEASE just go rent an old R&C game. You will definitely want R&C Future: Tools of Destruction

  • Off topic.

    You guys and gals at Sony should buy the rights to M.U.G.E.N.

    If you don’t know what that is, it’s a 2D fighting game engine in which people get to create their own fighters, and download sprites of characters from other games like Dragon Ball Z, Street Figther, ad infinitum. There are no limits to the amounts of characters you can have, and it’s a global phenomenon.

    Its perfect for the PS3 because characters can be saved on the HDD and you can make a mint off of downloads.

    You should REALLY consider it. I know tons of people who LOVE the game, and it would bring a lot of sales to the PS3. Even if you just put the Engine itself on the PSN for download, you can still make a lot of money because it would be great using a console controller and possibly other features that you can’t get on a PC in that game.

    Think about it.

  • We got a demo coming…..YaY!

  • Is it just me or are these videos NOT COMPATIBLE with the PS3 BROWSER? It seems odd to me that the offical SONY Playstation Blog is not compatible with their own system’s browser. At least a download option in H.264 Format would be nice.

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