#into the nexus

[shinigami-striker]

James Arnold Taylor as Ratchet | Saturday, 07.22.2023

Kudos to James Arnold Taylor, the voice of Ratchet since the 2003 release of Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando on the PlayStation 2!

[little-miss-ghostess]

[nether-twins]

((Went through a bunch of my drawings- again- today because I thought it would be fun and, what do you know, I came across Vampire!Vendra. The drawing was almost done so I decided to pick up from where I last left off and finish it.))

[kastegir]

The Driest of Spells. The lackest of content.

New Nexus Update and 2023 Gen Con Info!

Good Morning Nexus fans, stans, and clans, It has been a total hot minute since I did a Nexus update. Well I spent most of the Covid crisis in a perpetual malaise that required therapy, both professional and herbal. I didn’t get any progress on the game completed. I am finally in the proper headspace to begin working on it again and have some what I hope are some really good ideas on the world…

[analog-punk]

The Driest of Spells. The lackest of content.

New Nexus Update and 2023 Gen Con Info!

Good Morning Nexus fans, stans, and clans, It has been a total hot minute since I did a Nexus update. Well I spent most of the Covid crisis in a perpetual malaise that required therapy, both professional and herbal. I didn’t get any progress on the game completed. I am finally in the proper headspace to begin working on it again and have some what I hope are some really good ideas on the world…

[an-aussie-button-masher]

Out With a Bang - Five of the Coolest Video Game Endings

   If there’s one thing that video games always need to get right, it’s the ending. Everything’s been building up to this point, so it really needs to stick the landing to be a properly satisfying finish. Even a mediocre game can be saved by a great ending, but some games really go the extra mile to make the final battle a truly epic moment to be remembered. Massive-scale battles, multiple-stage marathon fights, intense escapes; there are plenty of ways to put the “grand” in the grand finale, but there’s only so many games that do it right. I’ve gathered a handful of games that I believe really nailed the big finish - but remember, spoilers abound! You have been warned - but aside from that, read on and enjoy some of the coolest endings video games have to offer!

Super Mario Odyssey - Bowser    As far as Mario games go, Odyssey’s plot is fairly standard - Bowser kidnaps Peach, Mario has to go off and rescue her. The final battle against Bowser is a souped-up version of an earlier fight against him, but it’s what comes after the fight that’s the important part. Once Bowser is out for the count and Peach is safe, the cave they’re all in starts collapsing and there seems no way out…or is there? Throughout the game, with Mario capturing and controlling all manner of enemies along his journey, everything has been leading up to this moment: capturing BOWSER! With the Koopa King under Mario’s control, the player gets to really feel just how unstoppable he can be as you smash and thrash your way through the self-destructing cave with an epic new song rocking away in your ears. Odyssey is probably the most intense ending to a Mario game yet, all thanks to Bowser’s power in Mario’s hands!

God of War - Baldur    In a series known for massive-scale battles against all-powerful gods, God of War (2018) is fairly subdued in comparison…until the grand finale, that is, where Kratos and Baldur go head-to-head for a second time in true God of War fashion. Throughout the heavily emotional conflict, Baldur’s mother Freya constantly tries to break up the fight, initially by trapping the two with magic and ultimately resorting to resurrecting the nearby skyscraper-sized corpse of the frost giant Thamur. Because, y’know, God of War. The fight is lengthy and increasingly dangerous, until Kratos’ son Atreus manages to summon the massive world serpent, Jörmungandr, to attack Thamur. Once the nigh-invincible Baldur is finally killed, with Kratos snapping his neck to stop his murderous vengeance against Freya, the fight seems over but the trouble is just beginning. Baldur’s death not only invokes Freya’s rage, but triggers the start of the apocalyptic Ragnarök, setting the stage for the sequel and changing the world forever.

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus - Mr. Eye    The Ratchet & Clank series is often known for bullet-sponge bosses where the only real strategy is “shoot it until it dies”. Into the Nexus changes things up a little, with the final battle against the monstrous Mr. Eye being one of the longest fights against one of the largest bosses in the entire franchise. Ratchet alone has to confront the skyscraper-sized interdimensional horror, with only a tiny platform to stand on while Mr. Eye tears up the entire city around him. The fight is broken up into several stages, with puzzles in-between the combat where Clank must search Mr. Eye’s home dimension for someone to help banish the creature as Ratchet fights for survival. Mr. Eye also smashes the platform arena, creating fast-paced platforming segments that make use of the game’s new gravity boot mechanics to leap across the floating debris. Throughout the fight, the game blasts hyped-up heroic music to pump you up, giving Ratchet and the player the resolve needed to overcome this marathon of a battle.

Risk of Rain 2 - Mithrix    In Risk of Rain 2, the lunar themes present in the game come full circle as you’re teleported to the moon of Petrichor V for the final battle, fighting your way across strange ancient architecture until you confront Mithrix. Mithrix puts up the toughest fight in the game, even resorting to stealing the players’ entire inventory of powerful items and using them against you! Unlike any other boss in the game, Mithrix even taunts the player in the chat, right up until you beat your items back out of his hands and finally slay him. Once he’s down however, a countdown appears onscreen and gives you two minutes before the moon itself explodes! Rushing back to the start of the level to find an escape pod, bizarre new enemies appear from the Void to slow you down until you manage to launch the pod. The ending cutscene shows the player barely escaping as the moon is swallowed by the Void, vanishing into nothing…

Jedi: Fallen Order - Darth Vader    Some games make the player feel like a powerful badass after beating the final boss, while others demonstrate just how much stronger the enemy is compared to you. Then there’s Jedi: Fallen Order, where after beating a dangerous Sith Inquisitor, the relatively young and inexperienced Cal Kestis is faced with Darth Vader himself. To show just how out of his depth Cal is in comparison, Vader doesn’t even have a healthbar - attacking him is futile, and the only option is to run like hell. As Vader uses the Force to literally tear the level apart behind Cal, the player has to dodge debris and enemies in a mad dash for survival - and just when you think you’ve lost him, Darth Vader jumpscares you as the Imperial March blares. Cal has to drop an entire ocean on Vader just for a chance of escaping, and both he and the player will be thanking their lucky stars they survived.

   Of course, this is only a small handful of examples of great video game endings. If you know any other fitting examples or if I’ve missed anything about these ones, let me know! Reblogs and likes are much appreciated!   Thanks for reading!

[unofskylanderspages]

Did you know? Grim Creeper somewhat resembles the Nethers from Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus, as he is a ghost (or ghost-like creature in the case of the Nethers) that wears a dark suit of protective armor. Unlike the Nethers, however, he can survive without his armor.

[citree]

Happy birthday trans people!!!!!! ✨💞🥰💙🫶🌟💕🦎🏳️‍⚧️💞the world is better with you in it ❤️

[bumblingest-bee]

jurassic park has a good philosophical message but unfortunately the only thing i ever take away from watching jurassic park is "god i wish i could go to jurassic park." like yeah it's a blatantly obvious don't create the torment nexus scenario, but this torment nexus has DINOSAURS.

[gumy-shark]

free my girl she did all that shit but if she was a man you'd be all over him AND his crimes

[shinigami-striker]

PlayStation Era - Ratchet & Clank

Got a favorite era featuring Ratchet & Clank?

PlayStation 2 Era | Ratchet & Clank (2002), Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (2003), Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (2004), Jak X: Combat Racing (2005), and Ratchet: Deadlocked (2005)

PlayStation 3 Era | Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (2007), Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (2008), Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (2009), PlayStation Move Heroes, Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One (2011), PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (2012), Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault (2012), and Ratchet & Clank: Into The Nexus (2013)

PlayStation 4 Era | Ratchet & Clank (2016) and Super Bomberman R (2018)

PlayStation 5 Era | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)

[theps2cave]

Remember this game? it's possible you don't.

[nether-twins]

((Decided to go through some of my old drawings today and, welllll, I found this drawing of Neftin in the Splatoon verse. I feel bad for leaving the drawing of him unfinished but, better late than never I guess, ahaha. :'D))

[beaft]

BG3 is really testing me because my natural inclination in all situations is to be like "well, i think you should do what is best for you :-) <3" and then my companions are inevitably like "i want to kill an angel" "i want to ascend to godhood" "i want to become the most evil vampire in the world" like can we take it down a notch . please

[grey-wardens]

I hear you found a new lover.

[zaana]

Omega finding random cute animals