Akimbot

Utter chaos. Sheer insanity. The writing of OG Ratchet & Clank. Hopelessly addicting with a story that keeps getting wilder and wilder the more you play.

I planned on coming back to this at some point after my first session, but it's been weeks and every time I think of starting this game back up, I remember the abysmal voice acting and the fact that the two main characters just WON'T. SHUT. UP... and then I leave the game alone. After enough cycles of this thought in my head I decided I just won't continue this game. I left it in my backlog for too long to get a refund or else I would've. This game seems very much like Rachet and Clank, which is why I wanted to give this a try, but this is just a shadow of that game: Yes, you get multiple weapons, but you've got a set of "standard" weapons that are stuff like assault rifle, sniper, rocket launcher, that overheat instead of having to manage ammo, then you've got the weapons that actually sound like fun R&C weapons, like acid launchers and akimbo explosive pistols, but those run on a special meter, don't particularly function better than your standard weapons, and take forever to charge, meaning that this game is actually a boring Rachet and Clank. Hell, you only get to carry one of the special weapons at a time, which misses the entire point of having a big arsenal of kooky weapons…

Little rough around the edges, but a fun time. Worth the $19.99 price tag.

The movement feels good but the shooting can feel stiff and doesn't transition well from movement to shooting this gets better over time but never really goes away. but still a very good and playable game. it runs well.

Ratshit and Jank It's like 80% there. upgrading weapons feels redundant as you can only upgrade special weapons which you can only use 1 of and can only switch when reaching the next store which are few and far between. also there is no change in gameplay for most of the game due to the base weapons not upgrading and you don't unlock any new abilities throughout the game. the vehicle sections are fine but they go on for WAY too long (some are like 5-10 minutes) dialog is also really drawn out at times, usually with a character trying to be either trying to sound more edgy or smartass. if there was upgrades and enemies had about half the health, it would save time.

Such a hidden gem, a slightly modern take on rachet and clank style action platformer. The only downside is the small puzzles that kills the action pacing of the game sometimes. A steal if you can get it on a sale to give a try.