The one good thing about this gen and HDD's on systems is I never have to delete old save to make room for new ones. I have every save still on my HDD since I got my PS3 in early 2007.
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
@Hyperfludd: I think they were just using a standard template and didn't bother checking that. Reviewers have copies, so unless Insomniac pulls a Capcom/RE5 on us, I think I can safely say there will be no multiplayer/online outside of the community features shown. #ratchet
@Hyperfludd: It was a mistake. When they first fabricated the cover, someone accidently included the multiplayer label. Sadly, A Crack In Time has no multiplayer. Maybe next time? #ratchet
Heh, Ratchet games have been doing this for yonks.
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
This is pretty cool! This reminds me that i have yet to finish tools of destruction, and now that i've beaten Batman and i'm nearing the 100%, i can get to revive my rachet and clank game. #ratchet
Wait, i have used to have a Ratchet & Clank Future :TOD save file with 100% but then i reformatted my ps3 so i lost it. Can i simply just start playing Ratchet & Clank Future: TOD up until a save point or do I need to beat it again?
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.
@adam_andruko7: Hm.. I have the same issue. Both with R&C and Uncharted. Got both games, but my HDD is relatively new and I didn't backup my saves when I formatted. #ratchet
I love when games do this. Uncharted 2 gave you money if you beat (I think) Drake's Fortune. That's the most recent one I have come upon. It gives those people that are series fans and have played all the games some extra little bonus #ratchet
@zåɳzißårléɠёпȡ: Yeah, while you are in the shop if you press "square" (it should have it around the bottom of the screen, if I remember right) you'll get something like 100k. Not a super ton, but nice. #ratchet
I love when games do this. Uncharted 2 gave you money if you beat (I think) Drake's Fortune. That's the most recent one I have come upon. It gives those people that are series fans and have played all the games some extra little bonus #ratchet
@XODIS:
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
@DigitalHero: Unfortunately, Uncharted 2 doesn't give anything if you beat the original before trophies were patched in. I still have my completed game save, but I got nothing for it. I liked the original, but not enough to play it twice for trophies. #ratchet
@DigitalHero: And it doesn't work if you only have the trophies either...I finished the game (on normal) and have 61% of the trophies. But since my game save left me when the PS3 went in for repairs it doesn't recognize me trophies. #ratchet
@LunchBox55: That's not necessarily true. I copied my old game save to a memory stick and then created an entirely new game save. Got two medals on the boat at the beginning, switched back to U2, and got my $100k. Then just copy your old game save back over and you are set.
@DigitalHero: Oh, I know it is. But it still would be nice to get something for beating the game. I don't get why they can't check the save file instead of the achievement list. Considering most people play a game right after in comes out, it seems they are leaving a lot of people out. #ratchet
@DigitalHero: @LunchBox55:
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
@excel_excel: I can see Mass Effect being a massive headache/nightmare for the developers especially when people have grinded their characters to godlike status. #ratchet
@excel_excel: I suppose asking to carry over the 9,999,999 credits that me and likely many others were carrying by the end of that first game is asking a little too much. Heh, oh well.
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
Nice, it's great to see developers reward loyal customers. Game developers should do this more often (I'd be impressed if one of them had the balls to make a save file from the first game effect the story of a game, that'd be amazing. Make the good ending only accessible if you resolved the problems in the first game). #ratchet
@b-radicate: Yeah thats it. I know one was general Raand or whatever his anme was.
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
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.
well lucky for me i had a family that were gamers and that was an outside. i grew up playing all kinds of sports outside spending most of the day outside playing tag and all that good stuff till the sun went down then going inside and gaming with my sisters or cousins for the rest of the night. i am now 18 and my little cousins dont do any of that they go outside for like a second and thats it. i blame thier parents cause they dont make them do anything. when i grew up all i wanted to do was play a sport outside and watch sports hello i still do today. but my cousins dont even watch sports and thier 8 and 10 and they dont even know how to throw a football and barely know how to throw a baseball and ahh they cant even tell you who won the super bowl last year god when i was 10 i remember wactching the world series with the d-backs and yanks and the rams ,titans classic super bowl ahh but all these kids nowadays know is hey call of duty this and halo that god i hate how these kids are being raised
Where's the outcry against local govts (city/county)? They write the zoning laws, and they're the ones that decide to cram another house or three, or another strip mall, into our local spaces, instead of a aprk or a trail/walkway, all in the name of the all-mighty revenue, e.g. property taxes. A good-sized park with a good variety of equipment might take up the space needed for two houses, and sidewalks aren't that expensive.
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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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.
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Copy it to a memory stick or USB flash and then copy it to your PS3. #ratchet
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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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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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