Question about Ratchet And Clank games

[harikaerif]

So i'm planning to play ratchet and clank series. One of my friends has a PSN account which has all "Future" games and he let me use it. So the question is should i play the "Future" games then trilogy OR should i wait a month (Because i just bought a few games and i can only buy trilogy a month later) then first play the trilogy then future games ?

Sorry for my English

 

[Casual Shinji]

I'd say go for the HD Trilogy first, that's when the series was really at its peak. R&C1 hasn't aged well by gameplay standards, mainly because it lacks a strafe button, but R&C2 and 3 are the best in the series.

 

[harikaerif]

I'd say go for the HD Trilogy first, that's when the series was really at its peak. R&C1 hasn't aged well by gameplay standards, mainly because it lacks a strafe button, but R&C2 and 3 are the best in the series.

Gameplay is not a problem. Can i understand the story if i play Future games ?

 

[Casual Shinji]

I'd say go for the HD Trilogy first, that's when the series was really at its peak. R&C1 hasn't aged well by gameplay standards, mainly because it lacks a strafe button, but R&C2 and 3 are the best in the series.

Gameplay is not a problem. Can i understand the story if i play Future games ?

The "Future" games is where it starts to have an actual overarching story (to the detriment of the franchise in my opinion), the PS2 games were simply standard 'villain of the week'. So the most you'd miss is a couple of inside jokes.

 

[ChupathingyX]

I'd say go for the HD Trilogy first, that's when the series was really at its peak. R&C1 hasn't aged well by gameplay standards, mainly because it lacks a strafe button, but R&C2 and 3 are the best in the series.

Gameplay is not a problem. Can i understand the story if i play Future games ?

The original trilogy is very episodic and they only reference each other in relatively minor ways.

The Future trilogy, however, is a more continuous story spread over multiple games. So yes, you will understand the story of the Future games if you don't play the originals, but you'll be missing out on a lot of references to the previous games.

 

[harikaerif]

I'd say go for the HD Trilogy first, that's when the series was really at its peak. R&C1 hasn't aged well by gameplay standards, mainly because it lacks a strafe button, but R&C2 and 3 are the best in the series.

Gameplay is not a problem. Can i understand the story if i play Future games ?

The original trilogy is very episodic and they only reference each other in relatively minor ways.

The Future trilogy, however, is a more continuous story spread over multiple games. So yes, you will understand the story of the Future games if you don't play the originals, but you'll be missing out on a lot of references to the previous games.

Thanks for the reply. As i said i WILL play the old games but right now i already have future games.

 

[DaWaffledude]

I suggest you wait, but that might just be because I grew up with the original games. If nothing else, I imagine it'd be more satisfying to see the game mechanics slowly evolve rather than suddenly jump back from the end to the start.

 

[WhiteNachos]

I'd play the first ratchet and clank game because it's how Ratchet and Clank met, that isn't important to the story but it's interesting. I'd play the second because it's a big improvement over the first and a lot of fun. I also like the 3rd but if you're limited in time I'd skip it and come back to it later if you feel like more, same with deadlocked.

As others have said the older games had a villain of the week feel to them. The stories didn't matter much.

The future games have an overarching story but it's not like you'll be completely lost if you start game 3 right now. Although certain moments won't mean much without the previous 2 games.

Also for the life of me I can't remember what the first future game contributed to the story arc.

I'd do the earlier games first also so you don't have to downgrade between gens if you play the PS3 ones first.

 

[Gizmo1990]

I'd say go for the HD Trilogy first, that's when the series was really at its peak. R&C1 hasn't aged well by gameplay standards, mainly because it lacks a strafe button, but R&C2 and 3 are the best in the series.

Gameplay is not a problem. Can i understand the story if i play Future games ?

Yes you can but you get more out of it if you have played the orginal trilogy first as a number of characters show up in the future series that were in the originals first and I think you would enjoy them more if you see them in the originals first.

Personaly I think the games have held up really well, the HD release is one of the better re-raleses I have played. R&C 2 and 3 continue to be some of my favorite games and I really enjoyed the future series as well.

 

[The Apple BOOM]

I would wait and play the originals first. They have made a lot of progress in gameplay, and going from Future to the first game, it will almost feel unplayable.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Hm... Out of curiosity, what was everyones opinion on Deadlocked?

Captcha: gold medal

 

[cleric of the order]

Hm... Out of curiosity, what was everyones opinion on Deadlocked?

Captcha: gold medal

I liked it.
I always expected a lot of people to hate it however, seems like a large departure from the normal formula and since they didn't try it again I'd assume they either didn't get the best reception or couldn't find a way to force a sequel to that with out contrivance.
Either way it was fun, might just boot it back up again. I was replaying all of the R&C games a couple months ago and stopped after going commando. Cant' remember why, maybe it's because DS2 came out.

 

[The White Hunter]

I would say wait because 3 is the best in the series.

Hm... Out of curiosity, what was everyones opinion on Deadlocked?

Captcha: gold medal

Is that the 4th one? It's like an arena gameshow thing and it has co-op? Was called different things in other places iirc.

That one was fun. Worse than 3 and 1, better than 2, co-op was great.

 

[Plinglebob]

I played the Future series first and enjoyed it immensely, but have since had trouble getting into the HD remake so I'd take these guy's advice and wait.

 

[Gustavos]

I should mention that the classic trilogy (and the numerous side games) do not have a continuing story between their plots. And that the Future series does not directly tie back to those older games at all. Only acknowledging them in fun throwback jokes and dialogue. In my opinion, the first game of the Trilogy and Future series are the weakest entries of each franchise. Don't feel too bad if you want to jump ahead to the better sequels (Going Commando and Crack in Time, respectively) where the gameplay gets better and the weapons more varied and useful. I grew up with the PS2 series and I think they still hold up today with charming characters and worlds. The Future series takes itself much more seriously. I think they both have something to offer, and there's no way to choose wrong here.

 

[Flammablezeus]

I feel like the Future games assume a familiarity with the side characters. I'd say go for the original trilogy first. They hold up amazingly well and it'll make the story in the Future games much more engaging since you'll be more invested in the characters.