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Ratchet & Clank PS2 Retrospective | He Wasn't Always a Hero (Full Saga Breakdown)

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Ratchet & Clank PS2 Retrospective | He Wasn't Always a Hero (Full Saga Breakdown) (Full Series Breakdown)

The Ratchet & Clank PS2 series changed gaming forever — but Ratchet's rise to hero status wasn't so simple. In this in-depth Ratchet & Clank retrospective, I explore how this legendary franchise evolved across all four original PlayStation 2 classics from Insomniac Games.

This is the ultimate look back at the full Ratchet & Clank PS2 saga:
⚙️ Ratchet & Clank (2002) — The beginning of the Lombax & Clank's adventure
🚀 Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2003) — Bigger weapons, deeper gameplay
💥 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004) — The series goes multiplayer and ups the stakes
🛡️ Ratchet: Deadlocked / Gladiator (2005) — A darker, more brutal spin on the classic formula

Throughout this video, we’ll answer:
🎮 How did Ratchet & Clank evolve on PS2?
🎮 Does the original Ratchet & Clank trilogy (plus Deadlocked) still hold up in 2024?
🎮 What made these games so iconic for retro PlayStation fans?

If you're a fan of retro gaming, PlayStation 2 classics, or just love Ratchet & Clank, this is the video for you.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:53 Ratchet & clank 2002
00:24:00 Ratchet & clank: Going Commando
00:55:41 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
01:52:49 Ratchet: Gladiator/Deadlocked

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20 Comments

@CrappyGamer Creator 3 months ago Pinned

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@Popyman51 1 year ago

I have never found a channel so small upload a video so long on a topic aimed directly at me. I'm gonna get some popcorn!

@novaprime2297 1 year ago

I think this is the exact reason why I love ratchet 1 so much. He’s not a hero, or the chosen one, or honestly anybody all that special. He’s just a guy. In the middle of buttfuck nowhere, and happens to be caught at the wrong place at the wrong time. Superb story telling.

@lilcory2000 1 year ago

Ratchet & Clank is a franchise where there's really not a bad game. Even all for one is kinda fun in short bursts

@Sirno-118 1 year ago

my favorite fuzzball and clanker

@seanadair5628 1 year ago

He played the whole Courtney gears video. Love it

@mckenzie.latham91 1 year ago

Up your arsenal making Quark redeem himself but also become a hero again

Was a really great character and story development

After that Nefarious becomes the main franchise villain,

We get individual cases of great villains, but Nefarious is the big and of multiple games and is always the constant villain of the franchise from this point on...

Deadlocked was great, I love the idea of Ratchet being turned into a more cold blooded figure by Vox

When Ace is defeated and tells Ratchet to not let Vox do to him what he did to Ace

That was a powerful moment

Got to love Deadlocked

@IanEvolution 8 months ago

Ur editing is next level my guy, absolutely love the video

@TheBelowAverageGamers 1 year ago

Going Commando was the perfect game. I had no idea what it was when my parents got it for me for christmas but it ended up being one of, if not my favorite game of all time. Every time I was home from school, sick, or it was too stormy to play outside, Going Commando was absolutely on somewhere in the house

@VireoStar 1 year ago

I love when my YouTube front page shows me a R&C video from smaller creator. Great video!

@Snailman1999 1 year ago

I quite literally grew up on these four games with Deadlocked probably being the one I have put the most hours into

@mrfreddorenton 1 year ago

That's a heap of backsides. Great job

@pete_rawk 1 year ago

Fantastic stuff! Looking forward to you taking on the Future series

@AllGamesNoLifeLive 1 year ago

Its so incredible to see so many people coming back to look at one of my favorite franchise's of all time. to this day i havent found anything like the original 4 ratchet and clank games, even within its own lineage.

@TheThe-1326 1 year ago

Ace Hardlight is an example of what if Ratchet fought Qwark 1vs1 in the first game. Qwark would escape the first he sees he’s losing but if not then he would be dead, I wonder if he would warn Ratchet and Clank about Drek’s plan then.

Fantastic vid of all retrospectives. If jit for these games I wouldn’t love these characters as I do now. Would love to see return to Ratchet being more mature and serious instead of family friendly on every step. He needs his bad boy image back!

@JuniperBunbun 1 year ago

Genuinely one of the best retrospective compilations of the first 4 games ive seen! I loved seeing the quality of the video improve for each game. it's really cool!

@shinysip9328 1 year ago

Hey man, I like your editing style, it's actually giving me a few ideas! Kudos to you!

@nascarsunny2 1 year ago

You killed it bro. I recently played these amazing games again, and they never get old. Ratchet and Clank is truly timeless. Looking forward to seeing more from you in the future.