#05 - Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time (PS3)
As guessed by Green_Sky.
I have a long history with R&C, which I won't get into in too much detail here, but the short version is that I hated the original game when it released on PS2 due to being sorely let down because it was following on from Insomniac's last effort (Spyro). Fast forward 10 years, and there's a Ratchet game making my top 5 games ever?
A Crack in Time nails pretty much every aspect of gaming that I enjoy these days. It is a nigh-on perfect game. There is a beautiful, sweet, touching story injected with plenty of moments of humour to keep it light hearted. The characters here are great - Qwark is his usual bumbling self, but Azimuth adds a deeper edge to the plot. There is a whole galaxy to explore, some fantastic platforming levels, some even more fantastic puzzle levels and - as usual with Ratchet - some ridiculous but hilarious weapons to blow your enemies to smithereens with. The graphics are absolutely stunning, the soundtrack is incredible, the game moves at a fantastic pace and the ending... well the ending.
I can find very little to fault with this game. As a fan of collectathon platformers there's hardly anything that can be improved. This game is the reason Ratchet fans are itching since the last two releases (All 4 One & Q-Force) just haven't lived up to the pedigree that we know Insomniac is capable of which they demonstrated with A Crack in Time. Another game where I would say "If you haven't played it yet, now is the time". It truly is that good.
