YokA_sun Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 (edited) okay I did not know this can get this hard. I don't recall it was this hard on PS3. So I have been trying a couple hours and still can't beat the second race. Only if they changed one of two things: make the drifting/turning less sensitive or give me a damn up/down reverse control.. Any tips?? except for practice.. I got close as missing only 1 ring. Edit: Ok. I finally did it. One of the tips i can provide is you should change the camera sensitivity to low somehow that makes it a little easy for me. Edited August 30, 2014 by YokA_sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sellers Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 It's not just you, it's waaaaaaay harder on Vita due to the Tiny sticks and how damn sensitive they are. I only had trouble with the first race, the others I found a lot easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFryes Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Yep, the Ace Bunyan races are probably going to be platinum blockers for me on Vita (and I've platted every single other R & C game that exists, and been playing these games for over 10 years). Thinking about buying some grips or something for the analog sticks to hopefully help with their ridiculous sensitivity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brrnout Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Ya those challenges are the worst. You cannot fine tune your tragetory with the Vita's tiny sticks. This is the first time I've raged so hard on a Ratchet game. Keep trying and take breaks before you break. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scharn73 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 The sensitivity of the analog stick is very frustrating going for that platinum bolt; it took me several hours (yes hours) to finally get a clean run. It was much, much easier on PS3. With that said, towards the end of my marathon's worth of attempts I was having better-control-success with pressing the square (accelerate) button as soon as the next ring was lined up. For example, you are heading towards the next ring and start swinging to the left. Well, without the accelerate I would frequently overshoot too far to the left. However, if I accelerated just as my reticule would pass over that ring it seemed to considerably help in preventing my overshooting. And to clarify, just tap the accelerate; just enough to correct your line. I realize this is pretty minor detail, but it sure seemed to help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisheadshot Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Damn those races were tough. The Vita sticks are way too sensitive for how the ship handles. I think I spent about an hour and a half alone on the second race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzamaro Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 First and second race were very difficult no doubt. The last one not so much because I think most of the rings have quite some distance from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennysticks Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) This is the first time I have regretted choosing the Vita version over a PS3 version of a game. These races and not being able to properly strafe using the touch controls has made this experience unenjoyable. EDIT: I need to read up on the device, but has anyone considered (or resorted to) using the Playstation TV to finish these races? I can see the PS3 sixaxis taking these turns much smoother and at $100 it is a steep price for a trophy/plat but I might use it in the future for other Vita games, etc. Edited March 16, 2015 by pennysticks Vita TV question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizoxity Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 What a pain I'm having with this, it's incredibly frustrating. Just got to invest the time I guess, I will prevail! @pennysticks the vita version is definitely inferior by a long way, graphical glitches sound glitches, the controls are pretty finicky. The ps3 version is by far the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerverus Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 The races on vita makes you crazy. I won them all 2 days ago. (the 3. race is a joke). I have no tips other than boost at the beginning (left ace behind) and keep trying and keep trying .... until the perfect run. It is not really up to you or your skills, it is up to vita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizoxity Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Finally done this, initially extremely frustrating but once you get the hang of the finicky controls it becomes very doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennysticks Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 The races on vita makes you crazy. I won them all 2 days ago. (the 3. race is a joke). I have no tips other than boost at the beginning (left ace behind) and keep trying and keep trying .... until the perfect run. It is not really up to you or your skills, it is up to vita. Finally done this, initially extremely frustrating but once you get the hang of the finicky controls it becomes very doable. It is definitely encouraging to see others complete it, thank you for posting in here! I also found out R&C 2 is NOT compatible with the Playstation TV, so that is not an option. I will attack this soon and I will succeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewersfan519 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 yeah this race is making me put this down for a while...the controls suck big time on the vita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomtask Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Goddamn that was stressful. I found centre-ing the gravity/camera helped on the first race, but made it a whole lot worse on the second. For whatever that's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuri03042 Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Don't blame the vita, it's the coding of the ship that is fucked up on the vita version, there is nothing wrong with the vita sticks. Porting developers are guilty, not the cute little thing you hold dearly between your hands. By the way, people managed to play RnC 2 using the homebrew of the PS TV (not gonna link it because I think that is illegal? but google is your friend), races are equally bad using the DS3 on the HB PS TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacoNinja Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Wow. Just wow. This is unbearable, god-awful! I struggled pretty bad on the PS3 with this shit but eventually got it. I might have to give up on the Vita version though because it's looking pretty goddamn impossible for me to beat. Kudos to those that have achieved this, no idea how the fk you did! But unfortunately I might just have to walk away from this one...unless someone has some miracle tip??? Nah, didn't think so. Yuri I'd love to know where you got that info from in regards to it having nothing to do with the Vita and everything to do with the coding??? So the Vita's not to blame huh? Whatsoever? Yeah, okay. Sorry but I just don't buy it. The Vita is horrible and makes EVERY game ya play on it so much harder than it needs to be. According to all that I've read about that Homebrew thing, Sony patched it. Besides, if it plays just as badly what was the point of even bringing it up? *EDIT* So I figured I'd try the Homebrew thing because according to all I've read if the firmware on your PS TV is 3.52 or lower (which mine is) the hack will still work. Followed all the instructions to a "T" and for some reason 2 of the 3 games I tried didn't work, which are The Walking Dead The Complete Second Season retail version and The Wolf Among Us, also retail version. My retail version of The Sly Cooper Collection, however, DID work. I've been doing some digging on the Net and discovered that other people can verify that the R & C Trilogy WILL work. I can't verify this myself because unfortunately I don't have the game downloaded on my PS TV and can't access PSN because a Firmware update is required. If I update to the latest version the hack will no longer be running, making it so I cant bypass the black-list. Looks like I'll have to import an expensive copy from Europe unless I can find a way around downloading a game without being current on the Firmware. Oh, and just an F.Y.I. to anyone interested: Not all games will work with this hack. I don't know how to include links so search the following: "How to get Netflix (and more!) working on the PlayStation TV" by lazygamer.net. Not only does it give you the instructions on how to do the hack, it also gives a list of games that were once black-listed but are now playable once the hack is performed successfully. Edited October 27, 2015 by TacoNinja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennysticks Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 *EDIT* So I figured I'd try the Homebrew thing because according to all I've read if the firmware on your PS TV is 3.52 or lower (which mine is) the hack will still work. Followed all the instructions to a "T" and for some reason 2 of the 3 games I tried didn't work, which are The Walking Dead The Complete Second Season retail version and The Wolf Among Us, also retail version. My retail version of The Sly Cooper Collection, however, DID work. I've been doing some digging on the Net and discovered that other people can verify that the R & C Trilogy WILL work. I can't verify this myself because unfortunately I don't have the game downloaded on my PS TV and can't access PSN because a Firmware update is required. If I update to the latest version the hack will no longer be running, making it so I cant bypass the black-list. Looks like I'll have to import an expensive copy from Europe unless I can find a way around downloading a game without being current on the Firmware. This is extremely helpful to me. My version of R&C 2 Vita is a download, not disc - I thought you simply put the vita memory card in the PS TV and work it from there. Either way it looks like I would be locked out of ever getting the game to work if I bought a PS TV (on sale at Gamestop right now with DS3 and Lego Movie game for $57) and tried to email myself that "homebrew" as this machine (the PS TV) is considered to be all but discontinued buying it for one trophy which I wouldn't be bale to get would be a fools errand. Haven't tried these races in a few months but I was hoping this homebrew was going to be a frustration saver. oh well, back to trying to get my muscle memory on these tiny little sticks to steer this thing through a million little rings once again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveaya Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Of course there were so many Ratchet players suffered like me on the Vita version. I spent 3 hours on this crap race. Not only you need pass all 50 rings but also beat the hell opponent. I have a "joystick" which could make you hold Vita much more comfortlaby but it surely won't change at all the sensitive left stick. You need remember exactly which angle you need to pass each ring and also boost at the begnning to surpass your opponent. Which parts you could screw your attempt? I think it'll be the 3rd time you're in outerspace then you go into the base. After the base part, just calm down and fly carefully. I felt my heart almost jumping out of my throat and my heartbeat was that fast before getting the damn platinum bolt. Now i can move to next planet and wish there won't be any problem for me to platinum this poored port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTOR4240 Posted April 28, 2023 Share Posted April 28, 2023 So, if you're struggling with the Ring Challenges on PlayStation Vita, here's what I recommend doing: 1: Go into Settings and set Camera Movement Speed to Slow. 2: Practice. A LOT. If you're getting frustrated, take a break and come back to it when you're ready. 3: Use the PS2 or PS3 Versions as reference and try to replicate it on Vita. 4: Make sure your ship's crosshairs are lined up with the rings, because it determines the direction(s) your ship moves in. 5: Keep Ace Bunyan as far away from you as possible, so he doesn't distract you. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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