History YMMV / RatchetAndClank2016

* SoOkayItsAverage: The movie is usually seen as this. It's a ClicheStorm with a rushed plot, but it still tried to respect the franchise as a whole with references to various games, voice actors reprising their roles from the games and other minor quirks that casual gamers and general audiences could find appealing (or at least with a passing grade).

* OneSceneWonder: The passive-aggressive computer on the ship Clank uses to escape Quartu.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Some of the more generous opinions for both the film and game are this. For the game, it plays relatively the same as the original games (albeit much easier than [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002 the original game]] it's a remake of) with a next-gen coat of paint, though with less of a sense of humor that the original prided itself in and a story that some argue to be less gripping than the original games in its attempt to follow the movie's plot. For the movie, it's a ClicheStorm with a rushed plot, but it still tried to respect the franchise as a whole with references to various games, voice actors reprising their roles from the games and other minor quirks that casual gamers and general audiences could find appealing (or at least with a passing grade).

* CharacterRerailment: After multiple games that flanderized Qwark into being completely incompetent and useless, this game has Qwark back to the way fans loved him: a cunning, ego-driven man.

* WereStillRelevantDammit: While not as bad as ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFullFrontalAssault Full Frontal Assault]]'', the game and movie still have their fair share of poor meme use. One of the most known examples [[note]] Hashtag Gadgetron [[/note]] , however, seems to be a parody of this trope.

** "[[WereStillRelevantDammit Hashtag Gadgetron!]]" [[labelnote:Explanation]]Said by the Gadgetron CEO after obtaining the Hologuise. It's the most widely mocked joke in the game, and possibly the whole series, for being a perfect example of the game trying too hard to be hip and recent. The intent of the joke seems to mocking companies that do exactly that, but one could argue that using HashtagForLaughs ironically has become such a cliché that the joke ends up coming off as an example of the thing it's trying to mock.[[/labelnote]]

** As in ''Going Commando'' and ''Up Your Arsenal'', the Bouncer. Available as early as Novalis for only 100 bolts, it has the crowd-clearing power of the original, homes into flying enemies now, and [[UpToEleven once it hits level 5, the bomblets release an explosion on each bounce.]] However, it was only released as a PreOrderBonus, and there has been no news on whether or not Insomniac will give it out in any other ways.

** The game is easily the best looking one in the series. It says a lot that the in-game graphics are ''almost'' as good as modern films from Creator/{{Pixar}}.

!!The Videogame

** As stated above, Rilgar's sewer section: once again you're forced to rush your way through a rapidly filling level full of obnoxious [[BlobMonster Amebi]][[AsteroidsMonster oids]] that smack Ratchet and Clank around, shaving precious seconds away from an already tight time limit. And you have to go through this to make it to the rest of the level and get the RYNO. It's already tough on normal mode and basically impossible on hard mode so it's best to avoid Rilgar until you get the helipack on Kerwan.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Out of all the new and reimagined characters in the movie and its tie-in game, Elaris seems to have gotten the most fanart and attention, despite her role as the MissionControl / VoiceWithAnInternetConnection rendering her the Galactic Ranger with the smallest amount of screentime - to the point where her Holocard in the game depicts her using a still from the movie instead of a solo character model, since she never appears in gameplay. Her sleek design, NiceGirl personality and implied dynamic with Clank especially help, and some even enjoy pairing her with Dr. Nefarious given their similar traits.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Out of all the new or reimagined characters in the movie and its tie-in game, Elaris seems to have gotten the most fan art and attention. Her sleek design, NiceGirl personality and implied dynamic with Clank especially help, and some even enjoy pairing her with Dr. Nefarious given their similar traits.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Out of all the new or reimagined characters in the movie and its tie-in game, Elaris seems to have gotten the most fan art and attention. Her sleek design, NiceGirl personality and implied dynamic with Clank especially help, and some even enjoy pairing her with Dr. Nefarious given their NotSoDifferent traits.

* AmericansHateTingle: The film basically went ''unnoticed'' in Latin America, and a Mexican newspaper wondered why this movie ''was made'' in the first place or why they even bothered with a theater release, since the games were never popular in Mexico. It doesn't help that there are ''[[DuelingDubs three]]'' Latin Spanish dubs each made in different countries: theatrical (Chile), home video (Mexico), and television (Argentina).[[note]]The game was also dubbed in Argentina, and even then there are only two cases of RoleReprise.[[/note]]

* CompleteMonster: [[MadScientist Dr. Nefarious]] is a [[AdaptationalVillainy much darker character]] than in the original series. Starting off as Drek's engineer, Nefarious built the Deplanetizer that allowed Drek to [[EarthShatteringKaboom destroy planets]] and use their land masses to build his new world. After the pair destroy Novalis and five other planets, Nefarious [[TheStarscream betrays Drek]] and takes over his operation, intending to destroy Umbris, a volatile planet which could set off a chain reaction and destroy the entire solar system. When he hears that Ratchet and Clank are thwarting the attempt to destroy Umbris, Nefarious goes to stop them himself and ensure Umbris's destruction, despite knowing [[TakingYouWithMe he'd die too]].

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general consensus is that it's not a bad movie and very faithful to the games (Insomniac aiding with the story being a major plus), but doesn't really present any wow factors the likes that Pixar or Dreamworks are capable of, and [[ClicheStorm is painfully by the numbers]]. It's obvious it was made solely for the fans in mind.

* AmericansHateTingle: The film basically went ''unnoticed'' in Latin America, and a Mexican newspaper wondered why this movie ''was made'' in the first place or why they even bothered with a theater release, since the games were never popular in Mexico. It doesn't help that there are ''[[DuelingDubs three]]'' Latin Spanish dubs each made in different countries: theatrical (Chile), home video (Mexico), and television (Argentina).[[note]]The game was also dubbed in Argentina, and even then there are only cases of RoleReprise.[[/note]]

* AmericansHateTingle: The film basically went ''unnoticed'' in Latin America, and a Mexican newspaper wondered why this movie ''was made'' in the first place or why they even bothered with a theater release, since the games were never popular in Mexico. It doesn't help that there are ''[[DuelingDubs three]]'' Latin Spanish dubs each made in different countries: theatrical (Chile), home video (Mexico), and television (Argentina).[note]The game was also dubbed in Argentina, and even then there are only cases of RoleReprise.[/note]

* AmericansHateTingle: The film basically went ''unnoticed'' in Mexican theaters, and a Mexican newspaper wondered why this movie ''was made'' in the first place or why they even bothered with a theater release, since the games were never popular in Mexico.

* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: As seen under BrokenBase and AnnoyingVideogameHelper above, the game's dialogue, cutscenes and changes to the original 2002 game's story are all very contentious, but the gameplay itself is considered very good, sometimes even up there with the most acclaimed games in the series.

** One of the biggest complaints about the film is how little it changes from the game, which actually came out a couple weeks earlier, giving people who already played through it little reason to bother with the film when they already have a superior experience right at home.

* CharacterRerailment: After multiple games that flanderized Qwark to scrappy levels, this game has Qwark back to the way fans loved him: a cunning, ego-driven man.

** The fact that the game runs at 30 fps with occasional drops (as opposed to the [=PS2=] games running at 60). Is it disappointing, or do you not care?
** Even though the original game's Ratchet was seen as something of an unlikeable JerkAss by much of the fanbase, many fans take issue with his personality overhaul to a wide-eyed {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy in the 2016 version. Complaints include that the change goes too far in the other direction, making Ratchet barely resemble the character he'd grown into in every game after the first one, and that it robs him of any significant character development (which Captain Qwark ends up getting the lion's share of) and weakens Ratchet and Clank's chemistry by playing down the contrast between their personalities. It doesn't help that there's barely any dialogue between the two, either.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The game is considered to be ''at least'' up to par with the other games in the series and pretty much the best possible outcome for a video game adaptation of the movie. It could also be considered a perfect tie-in game due to being made by the original developers at an extremely high level of quality that exceeds that of the movie (although to be fair, that isn't all that difficult). More than that, the game is one of the most popular and well-received titles in the series and brought the franchise out of the SeasonalRot it experienced after ''[[VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureACrackInTime A Crack in Time]]''.

* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Downplayed. While generally lauded as an [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames aversion of this trope]], the relatively few problems that it ''does'' have (see above) are sometimes attributed to being on a tight schedule and following the movie's script.

* ScrappyWeapon: The Proton Drum. It places a stationary orb that releases a shockwave every few seconds, but it's so weak it's only a threat to swarmers, and the Pyrocitor and Pixilizer (and the Combustor once upgraded) are much more effective at crowd control. Its main use seems to be adding additional damage in firefights while you use another weapon, but Mr. Zurkon does that job much better once you have access to him. Its low damage also means it takes a long time to upgrade (by which point you'll have better weapons), and its upgraded form isn't even worth the effort, only adding an occasional arc of lightning towards a single enemy (which is still very weak). A complete letdown from one of the few wholly original weapons in the 2016 game.
* TearJerker: If you drop a gadgetbot into lava, Clank will sadly apologize. Robots in these games are self aware Turing machines.

* VideoGameMoviesSuck: A variation. It fares better to the fans of the series, but not the critics. Some have argued that its mediocrity led to the cancellation of any plans for future Sony adaptations like ''WesternAnimation/{{Sly Cooper|2016}}''.

** The decision to not bring back any of the music from the original game (mainly out of belief that including it would create SoundtrackDissonance due to the reimagining having a very different tone from the original) into the game reimagining has not been met with the best reception from fans. The reaction was so strong that some fans regularly flat out mute the new soundrack and play the old one over it.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The decision to completely revamp Ratchet's personality from a borderline VillainProtagonist to a standardized NiceGuy can be seen as a response to complaints about how unlikable Ratchet was in the original 2002 game. Whether this new characterization works [[BrokenBase depends on the viewer]].

* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: '''Everyone'''. [[LullDestruction It's rare you'll get a moment of peace when doing something more than walking.]]

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general consensus is that it's not a bad movie and very faithful to the games (Insomniac aiding with the story being a major plus), but doesn't really present any wow factors the likes that Pixar or Dreamworks are capable of, and is painfully by the numbers. It's obvious it was made solely for the fans in mind.
* VideoGameMoviesSuck: A variation. It fares better to the fans of the series, but not the critics.