This game was and still is pile of shit,it doesn't have identity, it want's to be shooter but mechanics are bad no manual aiming etc,it want's to be gta clone but vehicles and driving are bad,road is to narrow,it want's to be platformer,but there are 70% less platforming levels then in previous game,i+m puzzled how anyone could love this crap,but if you do,well i dunno what's wrong with you.
Still fun. I threw my ps2 away years ago but used to play this alot. Wish I could play it on my pc without a fucking emulator destroying the experience. Might have to invest in another ps2
The physics and sound design in particular simulate reality so well, it's far more immersive than a poorly made VR game. Then there's the art, the richly detailed city that swirls past you in a blur of colours and tones. That's not to mention the exquisite writing and animation in the cutscenes. The experience of Jak II's world seems to transcend its gameplay.
@@hugoclarke3284 The world in Jak was incredibly well put together. I wish there was a follow on or some games/stories built around it. So unique imo a world beyond our own yet it was set in the future. I just need/want more
@@hugoclarke3284 Your post sounds like sarcasm, but it's all entirely facts. Wish more people spoke about the game like this rather than the more easier to come across hatred and middle-ground.
20 years. Holy shit. I got my dad to buy this game for me as a kid and holy shit it was hard. Saying it like that is crazy I love this game and the entire series
I remember as a kid I didn’t even realize sequels were a thing. When I saw Jak 2 in blockbuster after being an avid TPCL player??? I almost had a mental breakdown of excitement.
Fkin npc's getting in the way and crimson guards destroying your vehicle making you lose the mission. I'm still pissed off now about it haha. Legendary memories
Lol I managed to complete almost all the side quests but they are extremely difficult and the developers seem to demand perfection because there's no room for error at all. Definitely pushes a gamer's skills to the limit. @AlrightThere
@@kevinburke1325 I actually replayed the game not long after that comment and I didn’t struggle that much. But it’s probably just because I understand the mechanics of the game better as an adult
@AlrightThere yeah. It hasn't been too bad. The driving missions are annoying. The hardest mission for me so far was getting 120,000 points on the hoverboard minigame. I managed to get it, but my hands were extremely numb afterwards 😆
yep going up and down to avoid contact was a skill in itself. The hoverboard was even more so if you hit ANYONE you'd alert the guard. It was so realistic in that way if you did anything wrong in the world you'd upset the law
This game is so important to game history. Between the map designs and the transition from 3D platformer to 3D platformer with a hell of a lot more going on, this fucking thing knew exactly what it needed to be. Jak and Daxter with a GTA edge, a mature story, hours of content, new mechanics that feel a bit rough at times but are still loads of fun. (We can argue about turret sections all day, it's a debate to be had) But all in all it's still great. Last but not least the game had the fucking balls to be challenging. Something I sorely miss. Controversial opinion but I think all modern games are too easy. Yes that includes Dark Souls. If I can beat Dark Souls with a steering wheel, it's not that hard folks.
there was a place where u could clipt the ship into being on top of a roof, i would left it there while exploding and stealing others making a collection lol
Why. I also thought this but attributed it to me just not being good at games anymore and finding it too hard and being impatient to get good at it again. I used to play it for endless hours as a kid and now can find the time to put into it to make it enjoyable
There's enough planning here to deduce this is a parody (if that's the right word?), but even the game's stans rarely defend the driving, so I still have to question the existence and thus also point of the video. As someone who grew up with the driving, I'd have to say it's at the very least good, at least in the non-traffic areas. (J3 is then automatically good because not only did it eradicate the traffic but also improved the stats of driving a bit.) When you have an understanding of the vehicles strengths and weaknesses and know the rules of the world (like knowing a certain side in a two way split is a one-way, just like real-life, instead of being a damn idiot complaining about ramming into other vehicles you may or may not have seen coming then going online to complain), you'll find driving is extremely similar to any other openworld or openended game with driving, like GTA, Burnout, Just Cause, Watch Dogs, etc. You can also clearly tell by the average poor opinion that most people weren't switching hover lanes, never properly experimented with the bulkier vehicles (which actually are not bad, except maybe the 3 seater at best; everything else is fine and I know because I've gone playthroughs using them), and I guess I could include not switching vehicles on the fly in midair. I use to think the driving was flawed, problematic. Still never as bad as most say, but yeah. It was through the good but also inferior PS3 HD collection where I did more gameplay experimentation and found out about the learning curves and nuances beyond the switching lanes and quickly transitioning to other vehicles I had already been doing on PS2. Particularly the vehicle turning and shape corner environment turns. The fact that I can make every single turn on a path at full speed without crashing is evidence the driving isn't bad. Bad driving is Just Cause 2 and maybe BG&E, as a couple examples.
You should've kept the video going for another 10 seconds so we could see when you exploded and lost half of your life through no fault of your own. XD
Hate to say "skill issue", but if you learn how to break and switch lanes properly, you can breeze through the map without issue. The vehicles all stop incredibly fast, and speed can be modulated with how hard you press x. I had a lot of issues with the bikes used in the coliseum races, but never the bikes on the city streets.
Because of GTA I assumed that I would just rack up the wanted meter for riding low to the ground. Things got easier when I learned how to alternate between high and low but I still crashed alot when I popped up right in front of another hover car. The game is objectively difficult and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I say that as someone who beat the game on Hard Mode. Aiming was trash, you only get 4 HP, the camera doesn't always cooperate. Also traffic is made more difficult because the view distance is strangely warped making it hard to spot vehicles until they are right there next to you.
There's literally a function to sink back and forth between ground level and hovering, quit screwing around and deterring new people from playing the game dude.
@@blacktopsamurai9811 It's been a wild since I played those games. I remember that the story was a bit rushed in Jak 3, but sure it is a more balanced game. A bit easier and the world map is a bit forgiving aka don't need to travel 20 min to go to a mission.
i use these wide hovercrafts to ram into the smaller ones. they instantly get destroyed and i can laugh at that
I love doing that it's so much fun
Did you ever just drive under them and then fly up to blow them up? 😂
@@imantarki888 yes. funniest shit to do in the game besides ramming
@@Konstantin_KK I love to jump out of the car at the last second when ramming a car 🤣
@@imantarki888
YESSS ALL THE TIME
the only person to ever respect the guards saying “This is a no hover zone”
ohhh is that what they said? These guards needa enunciate😭‼️
You know this ain't what I expected. I laughed out loud this game was fun as hell when it first came out.
This game was and still is pile of shit,it doesn't have identity, it want's to be shooter but mechanics are bad no manual aiming etc,it want's to be gta clone but vehicles and driving are bad,road is to narrow,it want's to be platformer,but there are 70% less platforming levels then in previous game,i+m puzzled how anyone could love this crap,but if you do,well i dunno what's wrong with you.
it still fun as hell
@@anxmaly Some ps2 games still are like Manhunt.
Still fun. I threw my ps2 away years ago but used to play this alot. Wish I could play it on my pc without a fucking emulator destroying the experience. Might have to invest in another ps2
@@AlrightThere the trilogy is on ps4 and might be on ps5 btw
the feeling from driving those was like no other, it is hard to describe
The physics and sound design in particular simulate reality so well, it's far more immersive than a poorly made VR game.
Then there's the art, the richly detailed city that swirls past you in a blur of colours and tones.
That's not to mention the exquisite writing and animation in the cutscenes. The experience of Jak II's world seems to transcend its gameplay.
@@hugoclarke3284 The world in Jak was incredibly well put together. I wish there was a follow on or some games/stories built around it. So unique imo a world beyond our own yet it was set in the future. I just need/want more
@@hugoclarke3284 Your post sounds like sarcasm, but it's all entirely facts. Wish more people spoke about the game like this rather than the more easier to come across hatred and middle-ground.
This was truly a great game, i enjoyed playing it when it came out, hard to believe its really been 20 years since it came out.
20 years. Holy shit. I got my dad to buy this game for me as a kid and holy shit it was hard. Saying it like that is crazy I love this game and the entire series
I remember as a kid I didn’t even realize sequels were a thing.
When I saw Jak 2 in blockbuster after being an avid TPCL player??? I almost had a mental breakdown of excitement.
The1 driving missions in this game are the reason it took me years to finish this game .
Fkin npc's getting in the way and crimson guards destroying your vehicle making you lose the mission. I'm still pissed off now about it haha. Legendary memories
Lol I managed to complete almost all the side quests but they are extremely difficult and the developers seem to demand perfection because there's no room for error at all. Definitely pushes a gamer's skills to the limit. @AlrightThere
@@kevinburke1325 I actually replayed the game not long after that comment and I didn’t struggle that much. But it’s probably just because I understand the mechanics of the game better as an adult
@AlrightThere yeah. It hasn't been too bad. The driving missions are annoying. The hardest mission for me so far was getting 120,000 points on the hoverboard minigame. I managed to get it, but my hands were extremely numb afterwards 😆
@@kevinburke1325 Good stuff!
You are supposed to hover on ground and only go up to avoid hitting krimzon guard
yep going up and down to avoid contact was a skill in itself. The hoverboard was even more so if you hit ANYONE you'd alert the guard. It was so realistic in that way if you did anything wrong in the world you'd upset the law
@@AlrightTherebut stealing a vehicle right in front of the crimson guard is 100% ok ;)
@@VOL7AGE55 I always saw that as they didn’t give a fk unless you were being a threat
@@AlrightThereyeah, but that doesn’t sound fun at all
I used to call that one the frog car
wholesome
homie avoiding the L2 for a reason?
How the heck do you have 33.3k subs
The Startup Sound plus the Music Chance Made this so freaking cool.
Those three seaters were always my favourite hovercrafts in the game. Man what a great game
Jak 2 is finally on native PC port now on open goal!
JAK 2 is one of my favorite games. How dare you mock it? Haha
I don't think they were mocking it tbh. Just showing how realistic it was?!
@@AlrightThere not really realistic cus the dude not even trying also driving with the bike is a different world its 100x better just more fragile
Local man pretends to not know how to drive for youtube views in 2003 game
doesn't make headlines lol
It's alright after a couple of days especially when you learn the turns
The deiving mexhanics were actually really refined, very smooth and natural
I use to love it when the crimson guard hover bikes crashed into me when doing the lurker missions in Jak 2☹
As a kid I feel like I drove around obliterating the tiny zoomers with the bigger cars more than I actually played the rest of the game.
This game is so important to game history. Between the map designs and the transition from 3D platformer to 3D platformer with a hell of a lot more going on, this fucking thing knew exactly what it needed to be. Jak and Daxter with a GTA edge, a mature story, hours of content, new mechanics that feel a bit rough at times but are still loads of fun. (We can argue about turret sections all day, it's a debate to be had) But all in all it's still great. Last but not least the game had the fucking balls to be challenging. Something I sorely miss. Controversial opinion but I think all modern games are too easy. Yes that includes Dark Souls. If I can beat Dark Souls with a steering wheel, it's not that hard folks.
Wow i remember this waaay back, one of the best games ever made, was way ahead of its time.
tfw you hit hard a hoverbike and it explode one shoting your hovercar
you have a brake button lol
I definitely got chased a lot from smacking guards cuz no way am I dealing with that
It works as intended until you need it to and then jak hates you
i used to play that game like i played GTA
Best game ever? Yeah.
yes
there was a place where u could clipt the ship into being on top of a roof, i would left it there while exploding and stealing others making a collection lol
Apparent skill issue
PS4 "version" is a pain.
Why. I also thought this but attributed it to me just not being good at games anymore and finding it too hard and being impatient to get good at it again. I used to play it for endless hours as a kid and now can find the time to put into it to make it enjoyable
@@austinkissling9036 PS4 version is terrible, just play PS2/PS3 version instead.
A PC Port with OpenGOAL should be getting a release soon, also.
Try switching hover zones.
There's enough planning here to deduce this is a parody (if that's the right word?), but even the game's stans rarely defend the driving, so I still have to question the existence and thus also point of the video.
As someone who grew up with the driving, I'd have to say it's at the very least good, at least in the non-traffic areas. (J3 is then automatically good because not only did it eradicate the traffic but also improved the stats of driving a bit.) When you have an understanding of the vehicles strengths and weaknesses and know the rules of the world (like knowing a certain side in a two way split is a one-way, just like real-life, instead of being a damn idiot complaining about ramming into other vehicles you may or may not have seen coming then going online to complain), you'll find driving is extremely similar to any other openworld or openended game with driving, like GTA, Burnout, Just Cause, Watch Dogs, etc.
You can also clearly tell by the average poor opinion that most people weren't switching hover lanes, never properly experimented with the bulkier vehicles (which actually are not bad, except maybe the 3 seater at best; everything else is fine and I know because I've gone playthroughs using them), and I guess I could include not switching vehicles on the fly in midair.
I use to think the driving was flawed, problematic. Still never as bad as most say, but yeah. It was through the good but also inferior PS3 HD collection where I did more gameplay experimentation and found out about the learning curves and nuances beyond the switching lanes and quickly transitioning to other vehicles I had already been doing on PS2. Particularly the vehicle turning and shape corner environment turns. The fact that I can make every single turn on a path at full speed without crashing is evidence the driving isn't bad. Bad driving is Just Cause 2 and maybe BG&E, as a couple examples.
You should've kept the video going for another 10 seconds so we could see when you exploded and lost half of your life through no fault of your own. XD
When you pull a DSP, blaming the game for your lack of skill.
Skill issue
Love this game but nah the driving always pissed me off lmao
Having to drive for minutes to every mission destination with shitty combat music is the best thing ever!!
Love this game. You playing the PS3 version or PS2? Personally been running the PS2 version on my ps2 slim!
Bonk
I know everyone is gonna flood in here and say "skill issue" but hot damn did the driving mechanics in Jak II make it borderline unplayable for me.
Just gotta convince yourself you could drive anything.
Hate to say "skill issue", but if you learn how to break and switch lanes properly, you can breeze through the map without issue. The vehicles all stop incredibly fast, and speed can be modulated with how hard you press x. I had a lot of issues with the bikes used in the coliseum races, but never the bikes on the city streets.
buddy there is no variable input for the x button on ps2 @@ndalum75
Because of GTA I assumed that I would just rack up the wanted meter for riding low to the ground. Things got easier when I learned how to alternate between high and low but I still crashed alot when I popped up right in front of another hover car.
The game is objectively difficult and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I say that as someone who beat the game on Hard Mode. Aiming was trash, you only get 4 HP, the camera doesn't always cooperate. Also traffic is made more difficult because the view distance is strangely warped making it hard to spot vehicles until they are right there next to you.
@@ndalum75it’s so fun having to completely stop to turn
Increíble
Lmao
pls, its pretty good mechanics but not the best ever created
It requires skill 😤😤😤
I'm glad this was satire lol. Only bad thing about the whole game but it was so bad it was funny.
Honestly you bumped into all that shit yourself
said no one ever
skill issue
The driving mechanics was terrible.
Trying too hard to be bad.
lolol yeah been replaying it lately and the driving sucks
It's because it's not driving, you shouldn't project car driving habits onto this
There's literally a function to sink back and forth between ground level and hovering, quit screwing around and deterring new people from playing the game dude.
How are you this bad at driving
That looks like a Skill Issue for me
this car is trash the others are better
Urbad
collisions like the one at 0:26 really piss me off..
Seems like skill issuuuue
Also worst zoomer to use in the game
Jak II is the worst sequel I've ever played.
I love it
Best*
WHAT? How can you say that?
I wouldn't say the worst, but holy shit I don't like this game. Play Jak 3. Waaaaaaay better
@@blacktopsamurai9811 It's been a wild since I played those games. I remember that the story was a bit rushed in Jak 3, but sure it is a more balanced game. A bit easier and the world map is a bit forgiving aka don't need to travel 20 min to go to a mission.
I thought you were going to explode every single time you hit another vehicle. Most stressful 30 seconds of my life. lol