Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC Port Unleashes Unprecedented Excitement and Backlash

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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart PC port is getting review bombed, with a user score of 4.3 on Metacritic, despite positive critic reviews.

Many players are experiencing frequent crashes in the game, including those with high-end gaming PCs. Additionally, some new accounts have been assigning low scores to the game. It is worth noting that this phenomenon of negative reviews is only occurring on Metacritic, as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart continues to maintain a "Very Positive" rating on Steam.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart for PC has recently been subjected to review bombing by a group of gamers who have given it lower scores online. Originally released on PS5 in June 2021 as one of the few next-gen exclusives at the time, the PC version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was launched in July 2023. The port was handled by Nixxes Software, known for their work on the PC versions of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which were generally well received. However, certain players have chosen to review bomb the PC version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart currently holds a user score of only 4.3 on Metacritic, a significant decrease compared to its critic score of 88. It is worth noting that there are only 14 critic reviews available on Metacritic at the moment, so the game's overall score is unlikely to remain at 4.3. In contrast, the PS5 version of Rift Apart received a rating of 88 from critics and is currently sitting at 8.5 in terms of user score. Unfortunately, some players are experiencing crashes in the PC port of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, leading them to give it a score of 0.

Based on user reviews, it seems that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is crashing even on high-end gaming PCs. However, some of the negative reviews on Metacritic come from new accounts with no previous game reviews. In contrast, the game has a "Very Positive" rating on Steam, indicating that the review bombing is specific to Metacritic.

In 2023, various games, including Diablo 4, have faced review bombing for different reasons. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is the latest addition to this list. It will be interesting to observe if the user score improves as more players experience the game.

Nixxes Software has just released an update for the PC version of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. The key objective of this update is to address bugs and various issues reported by users. The list of changes is quite concise, focusing on resolving texture streaming problems and fixing an issue with water reflections. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is currently accessible for both PC and PS5 platforms.

Source: Metacritic