"milk it" even more insomniac

i want ratchet remasters all on one blu-ray, i never played them on ps2

....Insomniac can actually make every sequel better than the last. That is a tall order especially after so many but they can pull it off. Insomniac are great developers in my opinion.

Gutair hero isnt called Milking with DLC ??? What a joke.

I've had this game for almost 3 weeks now and I still haven't completed it. The game is just so big and it's probably the biggest R&C game I have ever played.

Anyway's how is this milking when every instalment to the franchise has so much quality in them?

There's nothing fundamentally wrong with milking franchises. It's only bad when said franchise starts to suck.

Good for you, Insomniac! If the demand is there, why not? Instead of reusing the same stuff over and over, they add new stuff.

The problem isn't that people should be using the word "milkage". If anything, R&C is recycled gameplay.

Not that there is anything wrong with that though-- sure the franchise is getting old, and maybe its run its course, but they said it perfectly: the game is still GREAT.

Why stop something that is great to please people who don't LIKE it?

If you don't like it don't play it, no need to end the fun for those who DO like it.

However, here is the REAL criticism I have. They spend a good time making R&C games, but why not make a new IP?

NOT Resistance... I hated Resistance personally. Insomniac is known for being fun, light hearted, and funny, not being serious like Resistance was. Not to mention that it was a FPS which means all Insomniac did was add to the over-saturated genre.

I know Insomniac can make a new great series-- I'd love for them to can R&C to see what else they can begin to offer.

I say Halo

Seems like many people are nit picking which franchise is milking to them, "Oh this game is gay", or "Another one?" Why can't people enjoy games for what they are, entertainment. I still remember playing the first R&C and the first Halo and many other first whatever. They were all great games, although I prefer the Halo series more. I say, just sit down and enjoy what game you play regardless of what series or console its from.

When we put out R&C Mountain Dew, come talk to me. =)

No doubt Halo is milking when it comes to advertising, but game wise it only has 6 in the series. But you have to consider Halo's fanbase compared to R&C's. Im not saying R&C doesn't have one, its just Halo has a bigger one. And when Microsoft advertises the newest Halo game or Halo w/e, you can count on Halo fans to buy that product. IMHO I guess that is where Xbox Live comes in, they probably use that all that money towards all the ads, like for multiplat games especially, its usually only advertised for the 360 as opposed to the ps3. Regardless, I am a proud owner of both ps3 and 360, and enjoy all the games they have to offer, milked or not.

Has Insomniac Milked there own Series. Look at the Amount of Music Games that Activision Published this year alone.

If developers stay true to a franchise by releasing good sequels everytime without cutting corners or improving over the last one then I don't see why it would be called milking...

If you start to see lazy sequels with not even a slight improvement or addition and on top of that they start to move the franchise to other genres, then it would be appropriate to call it "milking".

Doing marketing with products not even related to gaming falls under a very thin line, but I think that doing crappy sequels with nothing new is the stronger trait of milking here.

I don't understand this milking crap. If you're a fan of the franchise, then great, more of what you love. If not, move on, simple as that. Why does anyone really care if they don't play the games for said franchise. I'm tired of hearing this crap about COD, Halo, R&C, Mario, etc being milked. I'm pretty sure all that's happening is the Devs are giving their fanbase more of what they love. If you don't like it, don't buy it. If people stopped buying it, Devs would stop making it. Don't blame them because they have a job to do and a family to support.

i support you 100%

ratchet and clank are hands down some of the most enjoyable games you can play. People who are complaining are the same people who don't buy the games. I enjoy the games so i buy them. If insomniac wanted to make 3 new ratchet and clank games next year i'd still be excited to play them.

Each game has clever dialog, a good story and they always introduce new weapons.

Keep em coming Insomniac!!

i think there's nothing wrong with making a new game in a series every year as long as there are notable changes or if it's an extension of the storyline. (this excludes guitar hero of course though)

:)

the only excpetion is the wii but the ps3/x360 doesnt have many platformers and also theres been 2 R&C games and they were 2 years apart and they released dlc side story priced as 15 bucks. halo has had halo3, halo wars, halo odst, and soon halo reach in less then 4 years in a overdone genre and all priced at 60 with odst only being a single player 5 hr experience and the graphics of those games still look like halo 2 lol. ratchet and clank story, graphics, gameplay improved tramedously and looks unbelivable. Its pure quality and has a comedic twist in a dieying genere.

I don't feel R&C is being milked...

The only movement I didn't like about R&C was Quest For Booty, a nonsense 4 hours game/expansion that would have been better including in this new game or giving for free as DLC for users of the previous game.

Halo....with the last 2 games ODST and HW....supreme milking....I mean just down right rip off milking

COD.....this is the biggest cow I have ever seen....and the MW game I am playing is so meh (SP is short and just a bunch of scenarios melded together...a 4th grader type unimaginative type story....pure crap)
9vs9,,,,,,only 2 in SpecOps....this is a lol joke (I am enjoying special ops..but only 2 lmao)

so yea talk RnC..and recall the above milkers

DYNASTY WARRIORS. Why? ...Least amount of changes from iteration to iteration. congratulations Koei. However i am guilty of enjoying dynasty warriors.

It's nowhere near as bad as Halo, Call of Duty, Rock Band, etc.

But those tired franchises all get passes from our biased-as-hell media.

... if the games are still consistently good, then no one is going to complain about it.

I don't see anyone complaining this much about Street Fighter... how many of those have we played over the years?

should be the Final fantasy of the platforming genre.

Milking Ratchet? No.

Single handedly saving the platform game on non-Nintendo consoles? Yes.

They're done 6 Major Ratchet + Clank Titles

Ratchet and Clank
Going Commando
Up your Arsenal
Deadlocked
Tools of Destruction
A Crack in Time

That's an average of 87.5/100 on the Metacritic ratings. That's actually exceptional.

I love Ratchet and Clank games, ACiT is great and I hope there's a new game with a whole new storyline a few years from now, would like to see a new IP from Insomniac in the meantime tho just to keep things fresh.

...you just keep on making the gold, we'll keep buying them and not B&M about another fantastic entry to an awesome series that is certainly anything but milked. You want milked sir? Check in with Nintendo to see how they're doing with Mario...that plumber invented the term alongside his buddy Mega Man!

Since when has Ratchet and Clank been considered a milking franchise. Aside from the two spin-offs on the PSP, we have only two trilogies on, both, the PS2 and PS3.

I'm glad Insomniac is sticking their neck out on this one. There are plenty of other franchises that do much more "milking", but are never mentioned.

>.> *looks at Nintendo*

...<.<

Infinity Ward: What?

Still a fantastic series.

Why quit?

It could use some more storyline, but ACiT definitely brought more storyline to us. I just want MORE!

I basically want Quantic Dream and Insomniac to make a game together. : )

Then what exactly is Mario and Zelda?

**There should be a certain "requirements" to consider a franchise being milked.

-End Statement

LOL @ the hypocritical sony fanboys. They have the nerve to say Halo is milked but not Ratchet & Clank??? LOL At least with Halo Wars you get a completely different experience.

Sony fanboy logic is always backwards.

As long as each R&C game is so well done and has the small innovations that make each one better than the last, than I am happy to spend my money to buy the game. They are not milking it until they just turn out any sort of game they want because they know it will sell.

Keep up the excellent work, Insomniac. I am a big fan of all your work.

I agree with what someone else said earlier, too. I would like to see a R&C PS2 collection done on Blu-Ray for the PS3, even though I have played them all. I am now living and working in Asia for the foreseeable future, and cannot find Asian region R&C ps2 games here in China that are original to play in my PS3. A remastered edition of the R&C games for playing on the PS3 would be a must buy for me. Lots of good memories.

Plucky Squire looks excellent. I might wait for physical version as definitely want to support these kinds of videogames

Any PS5 enhanced?

I kid, I kid....but not a great month.

I guess no brainer classics like MGS, Tekken 3, RE2 will never be added to Premium. Instead they omit them and give you hidden gems now.

Mr mosquito came back before God of war 2, onimusha 3, ico.... crazy days. Props to the preservation effort tho

Wow Mr Mosquito eh, that's incredible. I would have never expected a really niche game that that to have ended up on the service. Secret Agent Clank and Sky Gunner are really good too.

Pretty good month imho, Premium is really starting to heat up now that it's getting PS2 games on it.

Feels like the honeymoon period where we would get significant third party AAA games once in awhile is over

Really want to play under the waves and Chernobilyte is pretty cool. Not quite Stalker but still has something to offer