Well yes, the ratchet and clank games were a Sony response to games like Mario 64. So of course it was originally targeted at kids. If someone is new then I can understand if they have no emotional connection to the characters and no nostalgia. For their time the ratchet and clank games were also unique and ahead of the curve, offering the player a huge variety of weapons to use, many of which had wonky weapons and effects. The ratchet games also had a much better camera system than the Mario 3D games which if you played 3D platforming games from that era you'd know was a had huge deal because many 3D games had horrible cameras that would make people just quit. Ratchet and clank games are a masterpiece