Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

THE BAD:
- Though the ending is interesting, I still am not completely content with the way the game was ended
- Just when I would have actually played some R&C online, there is no online gameplay (this is actually annoying and funny at the same time)
- Not enough gadget use, swingshot use, grindrailing, use of Clank, cutscenes
- No races, no arena battles, no vehicles (the lack of both is very disappointing)
- No ship upgrades, colors, etc
- More characters from the past would have been nice, not just Qwark and the Plumber
- Would have been nice to see more of the powerful normal enemies in the game, as well as the tiny weak ones
- Past games are funnier; not enough humor
- Would have loved to see some Squad missions with your allies
- Combat devices are pretty useless; not enough ammo, and it’s too expensive; the Morpher was better as a weapon; also, the Groovitron should not be able to be used on bosses (makes things too cheap)
- Though I like the space battles of the game, I would have also liked to see the return of the space battles of Going Commando
- Some weapons get weak really fast in the game
- It would be nice if we got some new cheats, rather than the same ones in every R&C game
- Would have loved some more actual bosses
- Door hacking minigame is very annoying and difficult as the game progresses; if you get stuck on a few, it can really distract you from the game/gameplay
- I would have loved more levels because they were all so great

SUMMARY:
Future Tools of Destruction is BY FAR the best Ratchet and Clank game ever made. It has almost everything that past games in the series have had, mixed with AMAZING, beautiful graphics and music/sounds, the return of fun gameplay, and an awesome storyline that is going to cross at least two games on the PS3.

The story of the game is pretty interesting. Without giving anything away, you have to learn about the origins and past of the Lombax race, which was nice. There are a few twists, and all-in-all the story is very epic-like. It will even cross into another game, which is a first for the series. I really enjoyed the story.

The graphics of the game are absolutely amazing. They are the best of a R&C game, and one of the best for the PS3 system. They are beautiful (stunning even), colorful, and seem so real at times. The use of lighting, reflections, and shadows are so great. Everything is so shiny. Cutscenes and level cinematics (space battles are so beautiful, and even when grinding rails there are cinematics) are so gorgeous and dramatic. The graphics of the game, to sum up, are simply stunning. Very Pixar movie-like, as some have said.

The gameplay is as fun and interesting as ever. Traverse levels while killing enemies, moving platforms, swimming, grinding rails, swinging around, and so much more. This game combines almost everything from past games into one great game. Even the playability of Clank returns, and is as fun as it has always been.

For the first time in the series, most of the weapons are actually useful. Usually there has been a few great weapons in each game, along with a lot of useless weapons that are not very helpful, but this game really focused on great weapons. The two upgrade systems for the weapons (one relies on money, and one uses raretarium collected) is really great. Both really help you upgrade and customize your various weapons. Best upgrading of weapons in the series.

There isn’t a heck of a lot wrong with the game, which is surprising. Insomniac pretty much covered almost everything in one game. My only main issues are that there are no races (which are always a lot of fun and I love them), no vehicles (which are always awesome to drive around), not enough grind railing and swingshoting (not enough gadget use in general), the game could have been much funnier (past games are a lot funnier), more cutscenes would have been nice (the graphics are so great that it seems like a shame that there weren’t more great cutscenes), and I’m still uncertain whether I really like the games “ending”. Yes it was very interesting and different, but it just did not feel like a proper ending to the game and epic storyline (though in a way it makes the storyline that much more epic because it will cross more than one game). With all that said, the game is so amazing that even with the lack of those things, it’s still an amazing game and for sure the best R&C game made so far.

If you are rich and own a PS3, make sure to pick up this game. Whether you are a fan of the series or not, this is one of the best PS3 games out so far and the easily the best of this series. You will not be disappointed. Near perfection.