Vendra is unlike many of the series’ other cartoonish villains, relying on cunning smarts and a formidable intellect, while knowing which of Ratchet’s psychological buttons to push to most unnerve him. Suffice to say, the trip does not go as planned, as her brutish brother, Neftin, assaults the ship and ultimately leaves Ratchet and Clank stranded in a seemingly haunted sector of the galaxy. The galaxy-saving duo find themselves escorting a particularly conniving and notorious criminal, Vendra Progg, to prison. The vacation didn't get off to the best start, when he arrived on the planet only to discover that its bonehead government had decided to implement e-tolls. Although some references are made to the events in the predecessors, those that haven’t played the previous entries in the saga on the PS3 won’t be entirely left out of the loop, as the story is easy enough to pick up on its own. With the latest entry – an epilogue to the Ratchet and Clank Future arc which began with Ratchet and Clank Tools of Destruction, and continued with Quest for Booty and A Crack in Time – Insomniac Games also beautifully wraps up the series’ journey on the PS3. The good news is that R&C:N delivers all of these in spades.
This was for good reason – the franchise has become one of those much beloved game series in our PS3 library, with most if not all of its entries delivering an assortment of weapons that are joy to use and upgrade, ample doses of inventive and fun gameplay, along with snappy, often amusing dialogue and a sharp, at times satirical, sense of humour. We had high hopes for Ratchet and Clank: Nexus (R&C:N) when it was announced earlier this year. Indeed, Ratchet and Clank: Nexus (or Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus in the US) is a superb epilogue to the Ratchet and Clank Future saga, combining gameplay from all three preceding games while bringing its own distinctive elements to the mix. It’s fitting that a chapter in the Ratchet and Clank saga that started on the PS3 is that same franchises’ swan song on Sony’s console as it gives way to its next generation.
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