The 2016 reboot merges mechanics from several eras of the franchise to create a highly refined third-person shooter and platformer.
The game runs at a dynamic 4K via temporal injection , but remains capped at 30 FPS. Ratchet & Clank (2016) 1080p
The game was designed to push the boundaries of the base PlayStation 4 hardware. To achieve its highly detailed assets and dense particle effects, Insomniac Games traded the series' traditional high framerate for raw graphical fidelity. The 2016 reboot merges mechanics from several eras
In 2021, Insomniac released a free patch allowing the game to run at a silky-smooth 60 FPS via backward compatibility while outputting up to 2160p. 🎮 Gameplay & Design To achieve its highly detailed assets and dense
Features highly inventive weapons, including the fan-favorite Groovitron (forcing enemies to dance) and the Pixelizer (turning enemies into flat 8-bit sprites).
Heavy use of per-object motion blur was implemented to compensate for the reduction in fluid motion from the previous 60 FPS standard.