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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
08/09/09
I completely agree with this.
However, I don't see this as a problem with over protective parents inasmuch as being all about the Benjamins.
Because when councils can be sued because little Johnny falls off the monkeybars, then there is the perfect reason for them to rip them down and close the park (which costs them money to maintain) and instead build houses or shops where they can generate more income for themselves.
A prime example was the Monash playground in South Australia. One of the scariest and most exciting places on earth for a kid, with metal structures that would burn and scar a child if not respected - but it would be respected because of this. Parents knew it was dangerous, and watched or even joined their kids playing on it.
But now it's been torn down, the metal structures replaced with close to the ground plastic bullshit, surrounded by rubber mats. Seats have been installed away from the play equipment so parents can gasbag whilst kids play almost out of sight.
They say it's to protect the kids, but it was to protect the council from litigation.
The only reason it wasn't closed completely is because it was a tourist attraction, and generated revenue for the council.
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08/08/09
They also write the idiotic laws that state schoolyards and other open "public lands" can't be accessed after hours. So, while a schoolyard has excellent, open spaces for playing sports or whatnot, it goes unused for months throughout the year, the good, go-out-and-play months at that, e.g. summer. Uhm, aren't we *the public* and shouldn't *the public* be allowed to use *the public land* in a responsible manner?
I actively get into the faces of the school board and county council about this stuff. Some changes have been made locally, but not nearly enough. In short, *quit bitching* about the problem *and do something*.
And quit blaming video games as much as seems to be happeneing. They're one of many choices to be made for sucking away someone's time. If people choose them over something else, then spend a bit of time examining why the choices are made *first*.
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