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The PC port ofRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartis the latest game to get review bombed, as some gamers are giving it poor scores online.Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartcame out on PS5in June 2021, and it was one of the few next-gen only releases at the time.
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apartwas released on PC in July 2023, and it received positive reviews from critics at launch. The port was done by Nixxes Software, the same studio that handled thePC versions ofMarvel’s Spider-Man RemasteredandMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. While bothMarvel’s Spider-Mantitles are generally considered to be good ports, the PC version ofRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartis being review bombed by some players.
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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aparthas a user score of just 4.3 on Metacritic at the time of this writing, a huge drop from its critic score of 88. Granted, only 14 reviews from crirics are listed on Metacritic at the moment, but the game’s score is unlikely to get anywhere close to a 4.3. The PS5 version ofRift Apartalso has a rating of 88 on Metacritic, but its user score is sitting at 8.5. Some gamers are giving thePC port ofRatchet & Clank: Rift Aparta score of 0, as it looks like the game is crashing for a lot of players.
Users have highlighted their specs in these reviews, so it appears thatRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartkeeps crashing even on high-end gaming PCs. However, many of the accounts giving it a low score appear to be brand-new, as they have not posted a review for any other game on Metacritic. Conversely,Ratchet & Clank: Rift Aparthas a rating of “Very Positive” on Steam, so it looks like the review bombing is only happening on Metacritic.
Many games have been subject toreview bombing in 2023 for a variety of reasons includingDiablo 4, withRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartbeing the latest entry to this list. It’ll be interesting to see if the user score ofRift Apartimproves once more players get their hands on the game.
Nixxes Software recently released anupdate for the PC version ofRatchet & Clank: Rift Apartwith the aim of fixing bugs and some other issues experienced by the user base. The list of changes is fairly small, as the patch resolves texture streaming issues and a problem related to water reflections, among other improvements.
Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apartis available now on PC and PS5.
