Best wishes to everyone on Father’s Day from Insomniac Games, especially to all the gaming fathers out there. Insomniac Games managed to get everyone nostalgic with that tiny, memorable tweet, alongside some true sweet pictures of The Plumber and Gary poring over a picture book, sparking the community into demands for more adventures with the Lombaxes.
The tweet was a clever one: “Happy Father’s Day to all who’ve taken up the mantle, multidimensional heroes or otherwise!” But the replies? That was a comedy bit on its own! Players filled those comments up with fond memories of Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, calling it “peak” of gaming greatness and begging for it to be remade or remastered. An individual, Angel (@le_Octi), pleaded, “God I wanna go back and play A Crack in Time, it’s absolutely peak.” Can I get that in a chorus?
Well, they weren’t the only haters. One user named Mustafa (@sup3rShinobi) went berserk, attacking Insomniac’s rainbow profile picture with these words: “It’s Father’s Day. Why the gay pfp!? Unfollowed.” Such an atrocious comment. On the other hand, SPIDER SONIC 2023 (@TajiScott4) kept it chill: “Plumber is the best father.”
Let’s take a theme of these replies: everyone wants more Ratchet & Clank. Wagner S Lima (@LordSimonaci) had to give us the sad truth: “We’re already going into the sixth year without Ratchet. I miss the PS3 era.” Kevin (@KDOGG_727), honest as ever, said, “I’m ready for another Ratchet and Clank game please.”
Fans even somehow slipped on some possible leaks, really? A user (@justapersonusin) responded, “I’m pretty sure it was leaked won’t happen by 2029 🙂 but they are working on a new game.” Wait, what? A new Ratchet game? Or something else? The plot thickens.
Of course, then comes the classic demand from a gamer: suits. Jarred (@WebbJarred) really went all Spider-Man on us. “Make it a better Father’s Day and GIVE US THE SUITS!!!!” What kind of superhero game would it be without unlockable suits?
The nostalgia didn’t end there. Several were calling out their favorites for L&C dads: Kaden, Orvus, Max Apogee… MundancheeMudomo (@MMudomo) put it perfectly: “Orvus, best father in the universe <3.”
The takeaway? Insomniac Games knows how to hit players right in the feels. Be it celebrating the Father’s Day with a wholesome Ratchet & Clank throwback or accidentally triggering a tsunami of remaster requests, they have got the videogame community converse. And, honestly? If this tweet brings us one step closer to a new Ratchet game, we are up for it.
For now, it’s a waiting game—and maybe a hundred A Crack in Time plays. Just saying.
