Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart Gets A Revealing Full-Length Demo At Gamescom

There may not have been much information onRatchet and Clank Rift Apartbefore, but there certainly is now. The game participated in the recentGamescom Open Night Live 2020 event, where it showed off a full-length, uninterrupted gameplay demo that detailed all sorts of information that Insomniac Games hadn’t previously discussed.

This demo is the same one that premiered during the PlayStation 5 reveal event. However, the difference between it and the current version is that theRatchet and Clank Rift Apartgameplay is completely unedited. As such, the demo reveals that Dr. Nefarious is indeed behind the dimensional rifts that the game titles itself after.

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After theRift Apartgameplay trailerpremiered, Gamescom Open Night Live organizer, Geoff Keighley, interviewed Insomniac Games team members, Marcus Smith and Mike Daly. Keighley asked the pair various questions about what to expect from the upcoming title. The two sadly couldn’t answer all of Keighley’s inquiries but did speak on the ones they could.

For instance, fans now definitively know whereRift Aparttakes place on theRatchet and Clanktimeline. According to Smith,Rift Apartwill not be directRatchet and Clank 2016sequel. Instead, the game will continue the storyline ofRatchet and Clank Into the Nexus, which was the finalRatchet and Clanktitle released before the 2016 reboot. Smith saysRift Apartwill be a standalone title, though, and that players don’t have to play otherRatchet and Clankgames to understand what’s going on.

Smith and Daly also reiterated what aPlayStation 5Ratchet and Clankwould look like. Thanks to the next-generation console’s SSD, the game will have absolutely no loading screens. The PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller will also make the game’s weapons and combat more immersive than they’ve ever been before.

Keighley kept his promise about asking Insomniac Games to divulge information onRift Apart’s mysterious female Lombax. He tried to ask about the character’s name, but Smith and Daly remained tight-lipped about her. They essentially told him that they wanted to keep her mysterious for a little while longer. So, until further notice, fans may have to wait until the game launches to find out any concrete information about her.

Speaking of theRatchet and Clank Rift Apartrelease, Daly was actually able to provide some information on it. Apparently,Rift Apartwill come out around the same time as the PlayStation 5 launch window. Smith and Daly weren’t able to give an exact date, but it sounds likeRatchet and Clank Rift Apartwill be a PlayStation 5 launch title after all, or at least sometime around it.

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apartis in development for PS5.