Talk:Ratchet & Clank/Archive 1

Adding Ratchet & Clank (PS3) to the bottom thing.
I recently added a Ratchet & Clank (PS3) page and I think we should add it to the Ratchet & Clank series listings thing on the bottom with the other listed games. -W.A.C. (7/20/06)

Someone should add the next game onto the listing. I tried but there was an error so it was over the other. Also PlayStation All-stars battle royale should be removed because Ratchet and Clank havn't been confirmed as playable characters. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jonny Armstrong (talk • contribs) 19:39, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

Lombaxes
So, out of our two confirmed Lombaxes, only one has a last name. Maybe RC5 will reveal that Ratchet is an orphan or will deal with his parents?

Enough baseless speculation for now.

I find the structure of the Lombax body to be similar to an anthropomorphic liger (a lion/tiger hybrid: dad's gotta be the lion, mom's gotta be the tigress). Why? Because the other parentage results in a tigon. As for why I think Lombaxes are closer to ligers. ..

Tiger Features: Stripped fur. Lion Features: Leonine tail.

I admit, it's a rather simple theory, but I find them far more similar to the hybrid big cats than to domestic cats.

Come to think of it, I refered to Ratchet as a liger before he was defined as a Lombax in Going Commando. --Bear Eagleson 21:51, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
 * True, but Ratchet was defined as a Lombax way before then. SAMAS 03:57, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Actually, angela is a snow lombax. ITS PROVEN PEOPLE!68.4.42.99 (talk) 05:59, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

???
FANGIRLS??? What? Ok, whoever wrote this: can you please change that? That just sounds sickening. I'll admit, Lombaxes are sorta cute, but FANGIRLS??? Come on... --Ann Nonymous--71.145.176.152 22:50, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

PSP
Can anyone cite this PSP Clank game addition?
 * I think they just made it up. I checked IGN and another site and there is nothing. Thunderbrand 16:04, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, maybe not now. See Special Agent Clank. The screenshots from the EB page are very convincing, however since when does EB get exclusive stuff before IGN, game magazines, etc.? Maybe an announcement in the coming days will be made. Thunderbrand 17:49, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
 * They just made an announcement at TGS. -DeadByDagger —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.28.22.30 (talk) 03:19, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Going Mobile 2
Can anyone confirm this game's existence? I have tried looking around for it, and cannot find any information on this game save for this page.
 * It is called ratchet and clank: Clone Home.--Autobotx1010 22:34, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Clone Home
Is there a reason why the section for this game was deleted? The information for it was cited, and the edit it was removed in showed no reason for it's deletion. I just don't get it. Lijik March 28 2007

Lombax Description
I have reason to believe the current description of the species Lombax is in some form incorrect, mostly because I have found two sources that note the difference in ear noted here as male and female is INFACT a trat to the two diferant SUB species of lombax (ie, its not "boys have big ears, girls have long ears - its big eard lombaxes are a diferant race of lombax"

the only problem with this theory is that BOTH are unnoficial.

anyone care to point me towards official info?

sources:
 * Geocites unfoicial biological analysis of the Lombax
 * Urban Dictionary

I also found the exact desription given currently to be in a forum post at Gamesspot.com, cited as from Answers.com

Citations need to be sorted out.
Both link to a forum where sign-up is necessary. Perhaps an explanation in the article, or a link to some copypasta? Lazyguythewerewolf. Rawr. 22:07, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Planets
Whatever happened to the page that listed the planets? 206.159.155.148 (talk) 19:05, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Ratchetandclanklogo.jpg
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External Link
I removed an external link that was obviously advertising for a non-notable site. (http://www.freewebs.com/jakandtheseriesofclank/) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.216.202.96 (talk) 03:02, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * And a forum.207.216.202.96 (talk) 03:04, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Omniwrench
I have the game, and all the instructions say it is called an omniwrench (not just wrench). I'm changing the wrenches to Omniwrenches. Brain 21:00, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

Sly 2
In which stage in Sly 2 does Ratchet and Clank's image appear? I don't remember seeing it when I played the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolfcruiser (talk • contribs) 19:55, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

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Gameplay
Its true that quest for booty doesn't have challenge mode, but it does have different difficulty levels. What's the difference?Shaq4evr (talk) 17:12, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * While challange mode does have stronger monsters like a higher difficulty level it differs from a difficulty setting in a number of ways. You get to keep your weapons and sometimes non-key gadgets (e.g the PDA) from the first run though. In most cases more powerfull weapons and/or armor become availible. There are bolt multipliers.
 * And finally difficulty levels are usually availible from the start, challange mode requires the player to complete the game before becoming available. Plugwash (talk)

Anon edit
this section is reffering to the anon edits http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ratchet_%26_Clank_(series)&diff=262673062&oldid=262618337 which were reverted by Fantasydragon

I decided to take a look and see who appeared to be right since neither side had given any explanation in thier edit summary.

While the news post the anon referenced does indeed use the name "ratchet and clank future: tools of technology" the presentation it links to seems to be about tools of destruction and the news post says it was originally presented between the releases of tools of destruction was released quest for booty.

Maybe it was simply a typo, maybe it is indeed the name of a game in development and they got the games mixed up. Either way I don't think it's strong enough evidence to put a direct statement in a wikipedia article about the title of the next game (in other words I agree with fantasydragons revert).

anyone else have any comments on this? Plugwash (talk) 17:00, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I know this is an old discussion, but I feel I should give my input anyway. Sorry, I should have explained why I reverted those edits in the edit summary. Anyway, it's what you said: the name "Tools of Technology" is referring to the presentation that they had, not another game. Fantasy Dragon (talk) 20:50, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Manga
is the manga they mentioned at the bottom going to be translated into english?949paintball (talk) 18:03, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Future
I think we should make a seperate section/article for the "Future" sub-saga. &mdash;  HK22   \ my contributions  /  (  my talk  ) 09:27, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with HK22 well it was my idea to have another article about the future series because on Sunday night I write a sub heading title saying Future Series on the games part on the Ratchet & Clank (series) page but someone deleted it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Guinea pig warrior (talk • contribs)
 * There needs to be much more information to confirm that a game is coming than just what is there presently. Unless it has received lots of coverage, we usually don't create pages on speculative game names and instead cover the possibility of sequels or the like in the series page. --M ASEM  (t) 14:43, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, Masem, these users weren't referring to just a single game in the Future series, but the series itself. I agree that a new page would be helpful, but honestly, there's really nothing that new and innovative about the "new" series to acquire its own article. I think the only reason why they are now using "Future" in the titles is to differentiate the newer games (on the PS3) from the older games (on the PS2 and PSP). Fantasy Dragon (talk) 20:50, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Are there any differences between the Original Ratchet and Clank universe and the Ratchet and Clank Future universe? If so, then what are they? BulsaraAndDeacon (talk)

Format
Consensus says that tables are not appropriate on Touhou Project. What is the reason a table is used in this article?174.3.111.148 (talk) 04:50, 8 November 2009 (UTC)

Requested move

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 

The result of the move request was Pages moved  Ron h jones (Talk) 19:14, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Ratchet &amp; Clank (series) → Ratchet & Clank — Since the launch of the first game Ratchet & Clank has developed into a wide series consisting of numerous games, a sub-series, manga and action figures. Thus Ratchet & Clank is now more commonly referred to as a series rather than as simply the first game. The move is also supported by the disambiguation section of the naming conventions for the series. Hence the first game should be moved to Ratchet & Clank (video game) and the series page should be moved to Ratchet & Clank. An example of how this has been done before is that Final Fantasy directs to the series page while the first game, Final Fantasy is under Final Fantasy (video game) KiasuKiasiMan (talk) 12:45, 22 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Ratchet & Clank → Ratchet & Clank (video game)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Angela cross edit war
There seems to be an edit war going on over whether or not angela cross should be mentioned as a known lombax or not. It seems there are a few questions

1: Does anyone know which of the many ingame radio stations this claim was on and what exactly did the claim say (I haven't noticed said claim myself)? 2: How should the section be best structured to reflect the known facts? Plugwash (talk) 10:54, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Weapons contest
I'm not sure if anyone has used this as a source, but here is one: Stevenson, James "Ratchet & Clank Future Weapons Contest: Our Fave Fives #1." Playstation Official Blog. May 8, 2009. WhisperToMe (talk) 07:42, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

"...by far the most fun and best game..."
Srsly? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.214.236.169 (talk) 18:37, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * removed. Blake (Talk·Edits) 20:35, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Rewrite proposal
I am proposing a rewrite of the article. The biggest change is probably the games section, where I suggest one lump of prose rather than going in too much detail about every single game. I'll try to find enough sources to include a development section, and I've also been trying to order the content as logically as possible. Details are found here.

Any constructive input, suggestions and/or contributions are appreciated!

Game-Guru999 (talk) 12:59, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Just so you know, having things in bullet lists like that is not how an article should be(I hope you knew that). The best idea for the games section would be to have this, or make a separate List of Ratchet and Clank games if this gets too long.


 * The article does overall need a rewrite though. "Setting" needs sources and cleanup. "Gameplay" needs sources and cleanup. "Manga" either needs expansion, or moving to Ratchet and Clank media or something. "Merchandise" needs the same thing. "Miscellaneous media" needs sourcing and to be turned from list into prose. "Reception" needs content. I also agree with your idea of a development section. Blake (Talk·Edits) 16:46, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Don't worry, I knew about the bulleted list. That was just to get a basic overview of the content. About the games section: When I see at Metal Gear, Halo (series) and Final Fantasy, all of these are at least B-class quality and have the games section as prose only, so it seems that would be the best alternative, no? I agree with you about everything else though. – Game-Guru999 (talk) 18:03, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I think we both are on to something. I think that the games list as well as the manga and merchandise info can go in a List of Ratchet and Clank media(see Final Fantasy, Halo, and Kingdom Hearts), while a history/development section is created here to fill some of the gap. I can work on the list of media if you want to work on the history/development. Both require large amounts of source hunting if we want to create at least B-class quality articles. Blake (Talk·Edits) 19:30, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
 * That sounds like a good idea, I agree. Also, thanks for offering your help, much appreciated. – Game-Guru999 (talk) 21:20, 21 December 2011 (UTC)

Ratchet & Clank HD Collection
All 4 fully classics is announced:
 * Ratchet & Clank
 * Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
 * Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
 * Ratchet: Deadlocked

And that's it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.164.68.238 (talk) 20:13, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you have a source? nothing is coming up on a news search. --M ASEM (t) 20:33, 13 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Of course he doesn't, he's an IP vandal and ban evader. 85.210.184.156 (talk) 13:54, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

What is "Playstation Miniature Heroes"?
I saw this on the timeline for 2012. Can anyone tell me what it is? Is it a sequel to Playstation Move Heroes? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Supernerdybompop42 (talk • contribs) 12:19, 29 March 2012 (UTC)

GAMES MISSING FROM THE PAGE
hi, there are some games missing from the page... off hand i can think of 2, ratchet and clank : gladiator and ratchet and clank qforce, can someone please add them to the list as i know if i do it someone will change it back... thank you :) p.s. also there coulld be more games missing but i havent looked it up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.42.31.81 (talk) 15:18, 13 November 2013 (UTC)
 * I believe those are the European names for the games (as the US versions tend to play on innuendo), and thus should be covered already. (R&C Gladiator is "Ratchet: Deadlocked" in the US, and Qforce is Full Frontial Assault). --M ASEM  (t) 16:08, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Time differentials
It seems that real-life time differentials are a norm for Ratchet & Clank. Anyone ever noticed? (e.g. at the end of UYA, Nefarious was stuck on an asteroid for 5 to 10,000 years and indeed A Crack in Time was released 5 years afterwards) Visokor (talk) 11:42, 22 November 2013 (UTC)