History YMMV / RatchetAndClankSizeMatters

* CompleteMonster: [[TheEmperor Emperor Otto Destruct]] is the supreme leader of the Technomites, using the illusion of gaining respect and prosperity for his people to [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist mask his own selfish agenda]]. Technology developed by himself and his people having killed the legendary parents of Captain Qwark years ago, Otto takes advantage of this to [[ManipulativeBastard manipulate]] the pliable Qwark into his abused stooge, uncaring of the emotional trauma he inflicts upon the man. After performing nightmarish experiments on Ratchet that make even the lighthearted Lombax feel violation and hatred, Otto reveals his final goal: to use an army of Ratchet clones to round up every last intelligent life form in the galaxy and transfer their minds into himself, leaving him as the most knowledgeable being in the universe while [[LackOfEmpathy uncaring]] about what becomes of his victims and fellow Technomites, so long as [[ItsAllAboutMe he has all the power]].

* ReplacementScrappy: Otto Destruct is widely viewed by fans as an expy of the original game's BigBad Chairman Drek, mixed with elements of Dr. Nefarious and Gleeman Vox. But in this case, he is nothing but a pure {{narm}}ful GenericDoomsdayVillain and does not have the cunning personality of the first or the LargeHam of the second.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Some fans pretend this game and it's sequel never happened.

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* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: Technically High Impact Games was made up of ex-Insomniacs, so they (in a sense) still were the creators.

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* FanonDiscontinuity: Some fans pretend this game and it's sequel never happened. [[CanonDiscontinuity Insomniac themselves confirmed the games are not canon in one of their forums]].

* ReplacementScrappy: Otto Destruct is widely viewed by fans as an expy of the original game's BigBad Chairman Drek, mixed with elements of Dr. Nefarious and Gleeman Vox. But in this case, he is nothing but a pure {{narm}}ful GenericDoomsdayVillain and does not have the cunning personality of the first or the LargeHam of the second.

* GoodBadBugs: The [[http://ratchet.wikia.com/wiki/Fire-Bomb_Armor Fire-Bomb Armor]] allows the player to shoot a fireball out of their wrench on the third swing of a combo. If the player kills enough enemies with it, the [[http://ratchet.wikia.com/wiki/Scorcher Scorcher]] will upgrade. If the player hasn't bought the Scorcher yet, they can now get it for free! [[note]]In the PSP version at least. We aren't sure about the [=PS2=] version.[[/note]]

* ThatOneBoss: The ''Luna'' puppet. It takes a long time to go down and its attacks are tough to avoid. And if you die, you have to go through the running-through-the-field sequence and cutscene ''again''.

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* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:Luna]]. It takes a long time to go down and her attacks are tough to avoid. And if you die, you have to go through the running-through-the-field sequence and cutscene ''again''.
* TheScrappy: [[spoiler:Luna and Otto are despised by the fanbase: Luna for being ThatOneBoss, and Otto for his narm and being a rehash of Chairman Drek]].

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Fans have pointed out that ''Size Matters'' would've made a good intequel between the first and second games to show Ratchet improving on his behavior. Instead, it is set after ''Up Your Arsenal'', and implies Ratchet goes through AesopAmnesia.
* WhatAnIdiot: It appears that Clank TookALevelInDumbass in the High Impact Games canon.

'''Instead:''' He says nothing, allowing Qwark to reunite with who he thinks is his father. To be fair, Clank was noticeably annoyed with Qwark at that point and likely kept quiet hoping it would get him to just leave them alone.
** Second is when the little girl [[spoiler:begins to speak in the voice of an adult woman, commenting about her "friends"]]. Ratchet is very shocked at this.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Clank to realize that the girl is actually [[spoiler:[[EvilAllAlong allied]] with their enemies]], and warns Ratchet that they must flee before something happens.\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:He dismisses Ratchet's shock, and starts teaching Luna to talk properly. She zaps him unconscious, and both heroes are captured]].
** And finally, after destroying [[spoiler:the Luna puppet]] that had been antagonizing them for most of the game, Clank suggests that they get the coordinates for the final planet from its database by hacking into it. Ratchet suspects that the technomites have a security program that could harm potential hackers.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' That Ratchet and Clank take [[spoiler:Luna]] to Metropolis to have Big Al hack it for them, given Al would have a better chance of getting the coordinates with all his gadgets. Plus he did say in ''Up Your Arsenal'' that he wanted a challenge for his skills.\\
'''Instead:''' Clank decides to hack [[spoiler:Luna]] himself. As expected, a security program inside it causes him to malfunction.

* BileFascination: There are still people who play this game and ''Secret Agent Clank'' mainly for the GoodBadBugs, how many [[RecycledScript "references"]] to the first game they can find, to see how narmy the villains are.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Though it did sell well on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, and got plenty of positive reviews, the game has not aged very well, especially after being overshadowed by the critically acclaimed ''Future'' trilogy. Today, the game is seen in a negative light by fans for its RecycledScript from the original game, the BigBad being nothing but {{Narm}}, and Ratchet revering to his unlikable jerkass roots.

* ReplacementScrappy: Otto Destruct is wildly viewed by fans as an expy of the original game's BigBad Chairman Drek, mixed with elements of Dr. Nefarious and Gleeman Vox. But in this case, he is nothing but a pure {{narm}}ful GenericDoomsdayVillain and does not have the cunning personality of the first or the LargeHam of the second.

* PolishedPort: The [=PS2=] version ZigZags this; on one hand, some glitches were fixed, the field of view is significantly increased giving you a far better view of your surroundings and the game controls better as a result of the PS2's extra shoulder buttons and second analogue stick, but on the other hand, one cutscene was removed. So no matter which version you pick, it's a trade-off.

'''Instead:''' He says nothing, allowing Qwark to reunite with who he thinks is his father.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Fans have pointed out that ''Size Matters'' would've made a good intequel between the first and second games to show Ratchet improving on his behavior. Instead, it is set after ''Up Your Arsenal'', and implies Ratchet goes through AesopAmnesia.

* ReplacementScrappy: Otto Destruct is wildly viewed by fans as an expy of the original game's BigBad Chairman Drek, and the third game's BigBad Dr. Nefarious. But in this case, he is nothing but a pure {{narm}}ful GeneticDoomsdayVillain and does not have the cunning personality of the first or the LargeHam of the second.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Some fans pretend this game and it's sequel never happened. Of course, [[CanonDiscontinuity Insomniac themselves confirmed the games are not canon in one of their forums]].

* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler:Luna]] may have been a jerkass when we found out what it really is, but it crosses the line for good when [[spoiler:it tries to KILL the heroes with farming equipment]].

* PolishedPort: The [=PS2=] version ZigZags this; on one hand, some glitches were fixed, but on the other hand, one cutscene was removed. So no matter which version you pick, it's a trade-off.

* ContestedSequel: Though it did sell well on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, and got plenty of positive reviews, the game has not aged very well, especially after being overshadowed by the critically acclaimed ''Future'' trilogy. Today, the game is seen in a negative light by fans for its RecycledScript from the original game, the BigBad being nothing but {{Narm}}, and Ratchet revering to his unlikable jerkass roots.
* CriticalDissonance: Critics gave the game good reviews upon release, and the fans had a LoveItOrHateIt reception towards it. Nowadays, fans and critics see the game as a pariah.

* RecycledScript: Where do we even begin?
** Otto Destruct is a carbon copy of Chairman Drek, with all of twists and turns included. Likewise, his dragon is not much different from Captain Qwark in the original game (given [[spoiler:Luna pretends to be good before its true motivations are exposed]]).
** Ratchet reverts to his jerkass roots and spends a portion of the game mistreating Clank. At least this time, he's just a [[ArbitrarySkepticism Arbitrary Skeptic]] and isn't as harsh.
** One battle in the game plays ''exactly the same'' as the battle with the Warpship in ''Up Your Arsenal'', except this one can be viewed as ThatOneBoss. [[spoiler:And this is before TheReveal on the Luna puppet]].
** Some lines in this game are even very similar to lines in the original game. Compare what Ratchet and Clank say about [[spoiler:the Luna puppet]] to when they encounter the Qwark robot in Metropolis.
** When the first reveal [[spoiler:of the little girl being EvilAllAlong]] happens, Clank is left in denial initially, while Ratchet is suspicious, just like what happened when Qwark reveals his alliance to Drek in the original game. Though in this case, they don't start fighting like in the original game... and when Clank is disabled, Ratchet tries to shield him ''in despair''.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Some fans pretend this game and it's sequel never happened. Of course, [[CanonDiscontinuity Insomniac themselves never mention the canon status of the games, no matter how many times people ask]].

* ReplacementScrappy: Otto Destruct is wildly viewed by fans as an expy of the original game's BigBad Chairman Drek, and the third game's BigBad Dr. Nefarious. But in this case, he is nothing but pure {{narm}} and does not have the cunning personality of the first or the LargeHam of the second.

'''You'd Expect:''' That Ratchet and Clank take [[spoiler:Luna]] to Metropolis to have Big Al hack it for them.\\

* BrokenBase: Though it did sell well on the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable, and got plenty of positive reviews, fan reaction to the game is mixed.

** And finally, after destroying [[spoiler:the Luna puppet]] that had been antagonizing them for most of the game, Clank suggests that they get the coordinates for the final planet from it's database by hacking into it. Ratchet suspects that the technomites have a security program that could harm potential hackers.\\

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Size Matters'' is often criticized by fans for a weaker story, lots of {{narm}}, several GoodBadBugs, recycled plots, [[ToughActToFollow and for coming after the highly popular]] ''Up Your Arsenal'' and ''Deadlocked'' .