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10/22/09
I missed this feature on the first Ratchet and Clank Future but I guess it would be hard to get it to recognize a PS2 save over a PS3 one. Glad this has come back. #ratchet
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I remember my first time playing Up Your Arsenal, with the save games from the original and Going Commando making the game so much easier.
Then I remember when my memory card got corrupted soon after that. When I tried playing Up Your Arsenal (but without the original and GC saves), the game was stupidly hard and I found myself ripping my hair off.
Ace Combat also did this. An AC04 save game in AC5 would unlock you the X-02 much earlier than usual, I think. Or was that AC0?
Either way, the ability to unlock an end-game superplane right off the bat makes the game much, much easier and much more fun. #ratchet
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I love ratchet and clank but i really don't feel like beating the game again because i am too busy with uncharted 2 right now.
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Exactly. It's better than nothing which most games do. Mass Effect will apparently do something similar to this but it will affect the storyline thanks to choices you made in the original. #ratchet
10/22/09
They need to keep doing this, it's a great incentive for people who have played the older title to buyer the newer one. #ratchet
10/22/09
This, however, is awesome. Every sequel should do this. Fans have been clamoring for it for some time now. Doing anything less is just lazy. #ratchet
10/22/09
The Uncharted 2 is no different. You used the money to buy new skins and such. It's basically the same thing. #ratchet
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Well, that is your choice not to play it again. #ratchet
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Well no shit Sherlock, whose else choice would it be? #ratchet
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[www.gamefaqs.com] #ratchet
10/22/09
Like I said to another poster, try someone elses save file. It MAY work.
[www.gamefaqs.com]
Copy it to a memory stick or USB flash and then copy it to your PS3. #ratchet
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10/22/09
What the trophy patch did is lock saves to their respective users, meaning that although you can copy over someone else's save, you won't be able to gain trophies while from that save. This is probably why the game ignore "pre-trophy" saves and probably why copied saves won't allow you to get the 100,000 bonus... #ratchet
10/22/09
I wasn't sure but it didn't hurt to try. I cannot try it since I already used the bonus. #ratchet
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As for the rest of the game, I've done a lot of reading about just how much of what you've done in the first game is reflected in the second, even seemingly insignificant missions. I can't wait for January. #ratchet
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I know gears of war 2 did somethign like this if you had a certain achievement unlocked from GOW1. #ratchet
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I've tried my best to block out that series. I thought GOW2 was so disappointing at the end. I had a blast for the rest of the game but then it just sizzled out. If I grab GOW3 you can be sure I'll be as as rental or reduced price. #ratchet
10/22/09
Sure, it's fun, when it works. Which is sad for such a high profile series.
I'll stick to CoD for my online shooting pleasures. #ratchet
08/21/09
*hums Billy Hatcher theme*
:D
I would love a brand new Billy Hatcher game. Regardless of initial reception, when I bought it, I loved it! ..but I'll love anything..
08/21/09
It was a fine game until you got to the later levels and the controls just weren't up to the task. If they could fix that I would be happy to buy a new BH game, but having seen and played SEGA's past efforts at reviving old IP's I seriously doubt that they could manage it and would prefer that BH was left untouched.
Thinking about it for people who liked BH there is a game on the wii that is almost a spiritual successor, De Blob!
08/21/09
Must control urge to buy Sega racing game with Sonic in car.....urge growing.....MUST HAVE HATCHER MOBILE!
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08/21/09
Not those cheeks, pervs.
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You know why we don't get new IP's? Because people like this need to leave the industry.
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08/20/09
Having a bad attitude and being realistic are two different things. I wish people would see it. I didn't call him names or anything, Nor was I like "Oh my god YOU SUCK" I just wish the opinion that you are paying for length would get the hell out of this industry.
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Anyway, yes, I agree, length should not dictate price. However, you say it yourself, you're tired of people making the length/value correlation. What does that mean? I'll tell you. It means a LOT of people think length is tied to value. While I don't necessarily agree, I respect the opinion. There are a lot of people out there who can't really tell a good game from a bad game. And while that is it's own challenge, it magnifies the situation you're complaining about. If a good game and a bad game are more or less equal, then the differentiating factor is length. I don't expect to solve this problem by telling people to leave the discussion. I'd rather try to convince them with examples and rational discussion. Honestly, wouldn't you? Think about it. If you're right (and I'm right) then we have that on our side. :)
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It's called a budget. Games have to come in under a budget. When you have X million dollars to make a game, sometimes you have to make sacrifices, and the length vs. quality is a common one (or multiplayer vs. single player as you mention). So, the question remains, what do YOU want, a great 8-10 hour game, or a mediocre 30 hour game. Its VERY rare for a publisher to pony up enough money for a really high quality game that clocks in at 30 plus hours.
You say we should vote with our dollars by not paying $60 for short games. I'm telling you that the unintended consequence of that action will very likely be longer and lower quality games. Then what?
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