He took us through a number of interesting pieces of concept art (which artist Dave Guertin has also shared on his personal page), showing off how the Insomniac team explored different themes for the character. Stuart then went on to share details about the early visual designs of Rivet. It fit perfectly as another tool like Ratchet, and it also called to mind an image of Rosie the Riveter.
Then in a weekly meeting where name ideas were being thrown around, someone pitched Rivet off the cuff and people immediately loved it. That was better, but it ultimately didn't sit right with team members who were kids in the 80s due to multiple other similar characters named Gadget from around that era (Inspector Gadget and Gadget from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers were given as examples in his slideshow). Next, Stuart said, they switched to the codename Gadget. For example: 'Ratchet needs to rescue Clank from Ratchet, who doesn't trust Ratchet and has a long history battling Nefarious.' At a time where story treatments were being rapidly iterated on, it was hard to tell what dimension you were in, but also which Ratchet you were talking about." This stuck for a while, but ultimately made every draft of the story very confusing. After all, she and Ratchet are technically dimensional counterparts. "For a while we switched to her just being named Ratchet.
RATCHET AND RIVET CODE
They began work on Rivet early on under the code name "Ratchette," but quickly nixed it for being "too diminutive" and "reducing her existence to a gender-swapped Ratchet," he said.Īnd then, Stuart continued, things got even sillier. Rivet was born from one of Rift Apart's design pillars, he said, which is that “Everyone's a Hero,” meaning the team had an opportunity to create a "strong, playable, female lead" alongside Ratchet. In his GDC talk: "Lombax Lessons: A 'Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart' Design Postmortem," Insomniac lead designer Mark Stuart walked attendees through the story of Rivet's naming and design. But as it turns out, it wasn't an easy road for developer Insomniac to arrive at Rivet's incredible design, her place in Rift Apart, or even her excellent name itself. In the wake of the initial announcement of Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart, one question was on everyone's minds: who was that very cool new lombax?Īfter months of internet theories and embarrassing people referring to her as just "Girl Ratchet" or similar, we finally learned her name was Rivet - an absolutely perfect name for an equal fighter to Ratchet from another dimension.
RATCHET AND RIVET UPDATE
Update 4:33 PM: Maggs has reached out to clarify further that Insomniac programmer David Kim initially suggested the name 'Rivet' for her long list during the process she discusses above.
"Naming is especially challenging! It’s actually the hardest thing I do on most games, I hate it haha. "Narrative on games takes a lot more than 'Somebody said something at a meeting I guess,' Maggs concluded. But Rivet, she says, was an "instant win" when she sent her short list to the team. It was these concepts that led to Gadget as an early idea for a name, though Maggs had other ideas on her short list, such as the rejected "Socket" and "Hammer".
RATCHET AND RIVET FULL
I just like the short sleeve on one arm (left) and full sleeve on the other arm (right) style. And Ratchet with the Scavenger Armor top on looks sick personally btw. And I don't think this shot looks good enough, but I'm just really eager to show more of the "Rift Apart" shots to you guys. Guess that means I'll have to get them when I start challenge mode. I'm still slightly disappointed that I didn't get a few shots before this like Ratchet fist-bumping Kit after successfully forging the Dimensionator, showing more of the Ratchet and Kit moment I love to see. And it was cute and heartwarming when I saw Ratchet and Rivet meeting each other and Kit joining with Rivet the same way as Clank with Ratchet before Nefarious's arrival cutting the cutesy moment short. This is when Ratchet and Kit were at Zurkies when Rivet told Ratchet to meet her and Clank there. WHOO!!! I CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS GAME!!! But bad news is that I finally got the book I need for my summer project and that got in the way.
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