LogFAQs > #975092793

GC is the best R&C game. Just straight-up.

In UYA, they started buying into their own hype about the series being about fun weapons and they forget that they're actually an action platformer, so the levels aren't as fleshed out with some literally just being multiplayer maps with multiplayer-type objectives.

The weapons still feel creative and fresh and leveling them is actually fun. Tools of Destruction started the trend of each weapon having an upgrade grid which is...fine. But they also drastically reduced the impact leveling had on a weapon. The visuals don't change much and their effects don't have as much impact.

The story isn't full-on Pixar made-for-kids like it was starting with ToD either. Ratchet and Clank feel like real people that have conversations, not just, "Oh, buddy, you're my bestest best friend and our friendship means we'll defeat Dr. Nefarious."

((It also doesn't have Dr. Nefarious which is another plus, IMO. I don't know why Insomniac loves that dude so much.))