Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Item: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-25

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Summary

Engaging and fun action-platformer gameplay
Visually stunning graphics and presentation
Faithful to series, nostalgic for fans
Weak writing and character development
Game length is too short
Numerous game-breaking bugs and crashes

Emotions

Satisfaction31%Disappointment14%Frustration11%Joy11%Nostalgia6%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 70%
Unhelpful reviews: 29%
Protest reviews: 1%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5354
Negative points: 2796
Gameplay points: 672
Perf. points: 288
Rec. points: 887
Misc points: 417

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging & Fun Gameplay Description Players consistently praise the game for its engaging, fluid, and dynamic gameplay, highlighting its fun factor and replayability. Many found themselves hooked from start to finish, often completing the game 100% due to its addictive nature and rewarding progression. Importance 99%	Players consistently praise the game for its engaging, fluid, and dynamic gameplay, highlighting its fun factor and replayability. Many found themselves hooked from start to finish, often completing the game 100% due to its addictive nature and rewarding progression.	99%
Visually Stunning Graphics Description The game is widely lauded for its stunning visuals, impressive graphics, and detailed environments, often compared to Pixar or Disney animated films. Reviewers highlight the vibrant colors, spectacular effects, and high level of polish, especially with ray tracing enabled. Importance 57%	The game is widely lauded for its stunning visuals, impressive graphics, and detailed environments, often compared to Pixar or Disney animated films. Reviewers highlight the vibrant colors, spectacular effects, and high level of polish, especially with ray tracing enabled.	57%
Faithful to Series & Nostalgic Description The game successfully captures the essence and charm of the classic Ratchet & Clank series, evoking strong nostalgia for long-time fans. It's seen as a faithful and excellent continuation of the beloved franchise, appealing to both veterans and newcomers. Importance 31%	The game successfully captures the essence and charm of the classic Ratchet & Clank series, evoking strong nostalgia for long-time fans. It's seen as a faithful and excellent continuation of the beloved franchise, appealing to both veterans and newcomers.	31%
Captivating & Heartfelt Story Description The story is consistently described as engaging, well-written, and heartwarming, balancing humor with emotional depth. Its cinematic pacing and memorable characters contribute to a captivating narrative that appeals to a wide audience. Importance 25%	The story is consistently described as engaging, well-written, and heartwarming, balancing humor with emotional depth. Its cinematic pacing and memorable characters contribute to a captivating narrative that appeals to a wide audience.	25%
Creative & Fun Weaponry Description The game's diverse and creative arsenal of weapons is a major highlight, with players enjoying the unique feel and satisfying impact of each gun. The upgrade system is also praised for adding depth and encouraging varied playstyles. Importance 24%	The game's diverse and creative arsenal of weapons is a major highlight, with players enjoying the unique feel and satisfying impact of each gun. The upgrade system is also praised for adding depth and encouraging varied playstyles.	24%
Lovable & Well-Developed Characters Description The characters, both new and returning, are highly praised for being lovable, well-developed, and charismatic. Rivet and Kit, in particular, are highlighted as fantastic additions that bring fresh energy and emotional depth to the narrative. Importance 19%	The characters, both new and returning, are highly praised for being lovable, well-developed, and charismatic. Rivet and Kit, in particular, are highlighted as fantastic additions that bring fresh energy and emotional depth to the narrative.	19%
Cinematic & Polished Presentation Description The game's presentation is often compared to a playable Pixar or Disney movie, thanks to its high-quality animations, cinematic cutscenes, and excellent voice acting. This contributes to an immersive and visually delightful experience. Importance 13%	The game's presentation is often compared to a playable Pixar or Disney movie, thanks to its high-quality animations, cinematic cutscenes, and excellent voice acting. This contributes to an immersive and visually delightful experience.	13%
Excellent 3D Platforming Description As a 3D action-platformer, the game excels with impeccable level design and fluid platforming mechanics. It's frequently cited as one of the best in its genre, offering a dynamic and enjoyable adventure. Importance 13%	As a 3D action-platformer, the game excels with impeccable level design and fluid platforming mechanics. It's frequently cited as one of the best in its genre, offering a dynamic and enjoyable adventure.	13%
Masterful Design & Innovation Description The game is frequently hailed as a masterpiece by Insomniac, showcasing brilliant design, innovative mechanics like the rifts, and a refreshing linear experience. It's seen as a high-quality production that sets a new standard for action-adventure games. Importance 11%	The game is frequently hailed as a masterpiece by Insomniac, showcasing brilliant design, innovative mechanics like the rifts, and a refreshing linear experience. It's seen as a high-quality production that sets a new standard for action-adventure games.	11%
Diverse & Detailed Level Design Description The game features diverse and intricately designed levels, with each planet offering unique scenery, architecture, and mechanics. The seamless dimensional shifting adds an exciting and visually impressive element to exploration. Importance 8%	The game features diverse and intricately designed levels, with each planet offering unique scenery, architecture, and mechanics. The seamless dimensional shifting adds an exciting and visually impressive element to exploration.	8%
Witty & Engaging Humor Description The game's humor is consistently praised for being witty, funny, and on-point, with many dialogues and character interactions eliciting genuine laughs. This lighthearted tone adds to the overall enjoyment. Importance 6%	The game's humor is consistently praised for being witty, funny, and on-point, with many dialogues and character interactions eliciting genuine laughs. This lighthearted tone adds to the overall enjoyment.	6%
Immersive DualSense Integration Description The game's exceptional utilization of the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers significantly enhances immersion. This feature makes weapon usage and overall gameplay feel more tactile and responsive. Importance 5%	The game's exceptional utilization of the DualSense controller's haptic feedback and adaptive triggers significantly enhances immersion. This feature makes weapon usage and overall gameplay feel more tactile and responsive.	5%
Responsive & Modern Controls Description Players appreciate the game's comfortable, responsive, and modern controls, whether using a gamepad or mouse and keyboard. The ease of control contributes to a fluid and enjoyable gameplay experience. Importance 5%	Players appreciate the game's comfortable, responsive, and modern controls, whether using a gamepad or mouse and keyboard. The ease of control contributes to a fluid and enjoyable gameplay experience.	5%

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