Hadn’t it been just a couple of weeks since we discovered a pretty cheeky reference in Resistance 3 to its other classic, Ratchet & Clank from PlayStation fame? Well, yes, we seem to be quite late in admitting the lines, but one can only say better later than never.
An apparently retro-gamer tweet has pointed out that Jack’s toy in Resistance 3 is a Hydra Tank from Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time. For those who don’t know, the Hydra Tank was one of those completely bonkers vehicles that you could pilot in the Ratchet & Clank Saga. Now it is just lounging as a toy in Resistance 3’s post-apocalyptic world.
There is not a single reply on the tweet, which is a little crazed, because you would think that a lot more people would have realized this long ago. But then again, Resistance 3 came out way back in 2011, and honestly, most of us were busy trying to survive the Chimera than stopping to admire the views.
But now that this is pointed out, it is one of those awesome little details that make you love the game devs even more.
Insomniac Games stands famous for always having the brightest crossover and an excellent drugging between games. Do you remember the Ratchet and Clank billboard teaser in Spider-Man?
Or the Resistance radio broadcast in Sunset Overdrive? These mischief devil devs love to drop hints about their other projects, and this Hydra Tank cameo is another angle of proof for such mischief.
What is really fun and funny is how subtle it is. For if you didn’t care for Ratchet and Clank, probably you’d think of it as some random toy. But for someone who knows, what a nice little link between two worlds that are so different. Makes you teary in thinking how many more gems lie there in the older titles.
And you know, that’s why we love gaming. The tiny things-the inside jokes, the moments-you see and say, “Wait, was that really what I just saw?”-not the big explosions or the huge plot twists.
So, maybe next time you replay an old favorite, you should take a peek around you. You never know what else you might have missed.
