Jak and Daxter Deserves a Sequel
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- Опубликовано: 19 июл 2024
- Jak and Daxter haven't had a sequel in 12 years...15 if you only count the Naughty Dog ones. The Last of Us 2 proved that the developer is long dead but maybe another company will revive the franchise someday. It truly deserves better than this.
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0:00 Intro
2:05 Gameplay
7:31 Story & Level Design
9:38 Conclusion
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I always considered Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank as two of the trinity of trilogies, but Sly Cooper gets no respect...
Sly always seemed like the least popular of the 3, yeah. I'm a big fan of the first so I'll probably make a video about it this year.
Sly was amazing. I played the original and it gained me as a fan.
I've never fully understood why Sly never took off like the other two, I've yet to find a single person who outright dislikes them and most people who have played them give them high praise or just staight up gush, but for whatever reason they never quite hit the level of mainstream success and notoriety as the other big PS2 series. I remember seeing Sly 2 and 3 adds pretty regularly so it's not lack of advertising, R&C and Jak at least after the first game are all solid T rated series so it isn't an age gate thing either. It's not just a personal anecdote either Sly sold noticably less than the other 2 series, it sold well enough but it never really exploded just kinda quietly turned a profit with diminishing returns. Really really weird situation and I can't figure out exactly why it happened. Also I will never get over the wasted oppurtunity that is the lack of Sly skins in Persona 5, a match made in heaven that would print money and they never took advantage, I guess that's what mods are for but still.
I think its partly because at the time Ratchet and Jak had the shooter gunplay action stuff that appealed to a wider audience while Sly was about stealth platforming and avoiding conflict.
That's because it barely sold compared to the other two.
Sony/Naughty Dog never sold Crash, in fact neither party ever owned him to begin with. The OG contract between Naughty Dog and Universal Interactive was that they would develop the original trilogy, and once that was done that was that. Universal Interactive owned Crash from the start. They had a similar deal inked with Insomniac and Spyro. Once Crash Warped was made, Sony stepped in directly to help with CTR since that was outside the terms of the contract, but once that game was released, the contract was complete and Crash was sent to the multiplat pasture passed around from dev to dev like a cheap whore.
(CTR remake is better than it has any right to be please port to PC)
It's way too late for a Nitro Fueled port
@@Dante_Sparda_DMC nah
Well you forgot to mention the fact "Universal Interactive" was literally Vivendi. Which became Blizzard Activision after the merger. Activision has been and still is the intellectual property owner of Crash as well as Spyro. With so many mergers and name changes etc it's no wonder everyone is confused who owns what and why.
CTR is awesome, wish it ran at 60fps
@Mykell Schexnayder Crash Bandicoot did belong to Sony, the original IP was created by Naughty Dog for PlayStation and owned by Sony. After Naughty Dog was done with Crash, Sony sold the IP to Konami in 2001 who made a deal with Universal Interactive to bring Crash to Xbox and PlayStation etc, Konami owned the IP and Universal Interactive published the games. Konami sold the IP to Vivendi Universal Games which was then Vivendi who merged with Activision and became defunct so then Activision became the new IP owner, which through a merger became Activision Blizzard. So Sony, Konami, Vivendi then Activision
Bro, don't sleep on Jak X. I've never played a faster, more intense racer. So much Carnage on the track, races have a good tug and pull to them, it utilizes eco in a creative way, plus series faithful art design to the tracks. The story's a nitty gritty dive into backstabbing crime syndicates at War with eachother with tension at every turn cuz you don't know who to trust, and the kickass soundtrack is composed by Billy Howerdell of A Perfect Circle.
I saw it on the PS Store a while back and I'm so tempted, all the racing games these days focus on realism or online, just give me a hunk of metal I can cause chaos with alla Burnout or Jak X
@@triggerken1422 God I miss Burnout.
@@GodOfOrphans Burnout 3, Revenge and even Dominator were amazing, they made the franchise. Paradise is fun, but it's definitely not Burnout
@@triggerken1422 Haven't played Dominator but Burnout 3 was a huge part of my childhood and still the best racing game ever made, I like Revenge a lot too just not as much as 3. I did finally 100% True Elite Burnout Revenge earlier this year actually, got the achievement to prove it.
jak x is quite burnout-y
This was my first console game. That music is still in my mind.
Same! Got it the day I got my PS2 🔥🔥
Jak a daxter was a classic, it shall be missed 😢
Mines to got it wit my ps2 for Xmas in 2003
Same got it to my sixth birthday with my ps2
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You can tell Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy was meant to be Crash Bandicoot. Some of the enemies are even Crash Bandicoot enemies still. They lost the rights to Crash, so they created their own new IP.
Now that I think about it, Crash Twinsanity is very similar to Jak and Daxter in alot of ways
@@kingdomkey2262 crash twinsanity was incredible. I wished they did a sequel where you have the upgrades from warped. Mann that boi needed a health bar in that game. 3 hits minimum
@Shin Shaman Jak and Crash are quite similar, but still unique and great in many of their own ways, just look at Crash Twinsanity or Crash 4 expanding the move set and capabilities, same for the Jak sequels.
@@kzakulenga5138 Crash Warped was my shittttt on OG Xbox man 🔥
@@MODERN-GAMING-IS-TRASH Warped wasn't an XBox game. It was PS1. Thinking of Wrath of Cortex?
8:51 lmao Jak was totally checking her out, that's my boy
Looking at that nice g-string
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She is pretty hot!
Deus Ex Mankind Divided is the best unfinished game I have ever played, seriously Square has a franchise that can compete with Cyberpunk and they do nothing with it and by unfinished I mean it literally, the game was much bigger then what was released
Definitely a shame that Mankind Divided will likely be the last we ever see of the franchise. You can thank Squeenix for that. On top if shoving in that breach mode mtx BS and rushing the game, Eidos is now saddled with that walking corpse that is the Avengers game.
@@SyntheticMan poor Bastards.
I was hoping for a new Deus Ex from E3, instead we got Guardians of the galaxy. That's $60 saved for something else.
At least we got the Chaos meme out of that Team Ninja Final Fantasy spin off.
@@SyntheticMan I miss Adam Jensen :(
It baffles me that SE decided to shelf the series,for fucking Marvel Avengers the live service turd.
Keira was my childhood crush back in the day.
Those PSM magazines helped cement that she was best girl.
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I played the Jak and Daxter games for the first time in recent years and out of the entire trilogy, the first game is my favorite.
Mines the second one, but first is very close. Its absolutely amazing. The third one is great too but 1 and 2 are definitely better.
The 1st one is the best out of the trilogy for sure. But the change was so drastic from Precursor Legacy to Jak II, I hated that shift as a kid cause I was expecting something like the 1st game but got served a damn shooting game instead, and the jump in difficulty was pretty significant too. I still played Jak II and Jak III, but I never loved them, they were way too different from what I had fallen in love with in Precursor Legacy
i ended up liking the sequels more, because they had pretty great stories and were funnier. the first one was too simple for me, but charming in it's own way.
@@evelyne1307
I get what you mean, and it seems that the Japanese almost universally hated the drastic shift in tone when it came to the sequels.
For me, I was absolutely stoked about Jak II taking a darker turn as a kid. Keep in mind I was still at that age where I thought Shadow the Hedgehog was cool, so the "edgy" atmosphere alone made it all the more appealing. I still remember my parents showing me that they managed to buy a copy of Jak II early before my birthday rolled around, which came with a strategy guide of the game. My parents told me I couldn't play it until my birthday, but I remember begging them to let me read the strategy guide so I could at least learn more about what's to come, and they agreed to let me keep that. I just poured myself over it reading about where the story took Jak and imagining how all of the missions would turn out.
Looking back as an adult, I'm not as fond of the elements like Dark Jak as I once was as a kid, and I feel The Precursor Legacy aged much better. Still, I think the Jak sequels have settled themselves into defining the Jak series as a whole. I always wondered if another studio could make games based on the classic formulas of Sony's franchises, such as making another Jak title in the style of The Precursor Legacy, or making a Sly Cooper title in the style of the first entry in his series.
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Well maybe we would if Druckman hadn't gotten Amy Hennig fired from Naughty Dog for disagreeing with his agenda, so much for empowering women.
I haven’t heard about this, what’s the story behind it?
@@Neoninu Amy Hennig, who created Jak & Daxter and The Uncharted games was part of a group in Naughty Dog who was against Druckmans forced political agenda, one of the main issues being is she was strongly against sexualising Ellie and making her lesbian, He also changed her Uncharted 4 script to make Nadia one of the main characters, once he became president he used his game journo friends to try and force her to go along with the whole "gamers are all sexist" thing. She once again refused and just wanted to make good videogames. This caused him to eventually fire her. When this leaked some articles came out that it was just gossip even though Amy herself has hinted several times to the truth as to what happened.
@@TheSnoozeFox oh dangg! thanks for explaining!! (Although I disagree with the idea that having a character written as gay is sexualising them more than if they were straight)
@@Neoninu it was more of a case that Ellie was not supposed to have any romantic interests at all and it took away focus from the meat of the story, I do agree with you though.
The irony is, we now live in a society where female "empowerment" no longer exists.
If any man can become a woman just 👏 like 👏 that...
Then what's truly special about women if they can be usurped so easily by men?
Wokeism, which Druckman feeds off the teat of, has destroyed women.
I love the Jak trilogy. I did a replay of these games a few weeks ago. They still hold up pretty well outside of a few awful driving missions in Jak 2 and 3
Those are fun cause they were so hard.
@@hhhfdsfs I mean if you say you enjoy constantly having cars flip you over good for you
I'd rather do those than the underwater titan mech mission again
You should try Jak X, you're gonna have alot of fun with that especially with the Dark Eco weapons, they're nuts including Hyper Nova.
@@kingdomkey2262 I’m going to be honest here I didn’t think the Titan missions were that bad. They were really long but not that bad.
Be careful what you wish for. It's Naughty Dog, remember. Jak will be a non-binary MAP, and Daxter will be an underage furry.
If the series ever gets another sequel I doubt Naughty Dog would make it. That would be a waste of talent making a "children's game" in their eyes.
@@SyntheticMan did they call it a children's game? Damn, well I'm not surprised.
@@SyntheticMan a children’s game, where you steal cars, can murder innocent bystanders, allies die, and cussing.
Guess that makes sense seeing what they make now
@@SyntheticMan well technically jak 2 was a game not meant for kids. But on the other hand, Naughty Dog making this game would be a disaster because I can't imagine which character they would turn lesbian or gay.
@@saadkhan-hx4tr Sig or Torn could be gay 🤔
Ashelin have some bisexual vibes 😅
Hard to believe Naughty Dog once made fun video games.
PlayStation's "Forgotten Franchise." I'd say Syphon Filter or Twisted Metal fit that description better.
Sony has quite a few forgotten IPs now, yeah. I used to respect it because each console generation their studios would introduce new ones, but that doesn't happen often anymore. Game development slowing to a crawl and these hyper-inflated budgets saw to that. I'd love to see some of these games come back in a AA budget, maybe from a B-team of these studios
@@SyntheticMan Resi 3 remake was made by a b-team.
@Synthetic Man, I'd like to see the PS1 Syphon Filter Trilogy get a remaster similar to Spyro Reignited. I'm not sure they could continue the franchise where the PS2 game and the 2 PSP ones left off. Either remaster, Remake, or reboot is probably the best ways to go. I wanna see that glorious OPed taser in HD lol.
Bluepoint seems to be rather good at remastering/remaking older PlayStation games. Although, the devs who made Syphon Filter in particular are still around, Bend Studios.
Sony should mix things up with their exclusives. A lot of them lately are falling into the same open world style Ubisoft loves to shovel out.
It was a nice surprise when they remade MediEvil on ps4.
we need a new twisted metal
I miss Jak
Same
Sucks for us that Naughty Dog employees apparently don't miss Jak or Crash according to ND employee Josh Scherr. I'll tell you this, the people currently working at ND today practically had _zero_ input on shaping the Crash and Jak franchises, and Druckmann was incapable of making another entry in the Jak series when suggested by Evan Wells.
In fact, Druckmann would rather make interactive movies chasing whatever trend is going on in identity politics and model the characters' individual nose hairs and boogers rather than focusing on how fun the game actually is. After all, they apparently don't even use the word "fun" to describe the games they make anymore nor do they even think in terms of "fun" with their game design philosophy. Druckmann has really run the studio into the ground, and the mass exodus of talented staff leaves me wondering how in the world is Naughty Dog preparing itself for the PS5 generation? Are they just going to do ports of their PS4 titles with extra bells and whistles?
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Naughty Dog nowadays is basically interactive cutscenes, THE GAME.
I don't really see anything wrong with any of their recent games uncharted 4 was amazing. And while it was really depressing I did find myself really liking the last of us 2.
@@TasteTheRainbow346 I really liked Uncharted 4 too, but you'd be crazy to replay that game a second time and suffer through what is basically an extremely linear and scripted game. The problem with this style of games is that the story or setting has to be excellent or entertaining enough to mask the lack of depth; Uncharted 4 manages it, but I can't personally say the same for TLOF2. Some people like watching movies when playing videogames, for some reason, but most people don't.
Maybe with tlou2 but everything before it is gold
@@josemedina1805 eh I played through the first one 3 times once when it came out on PS3 2nd time on PS4 and third on PS5. I can understand some peoples frustration with TLOU2 the pacing is kinda wack. Also it is a really long game as well. For me personally I like games like this cause I can kinda turn my Brain off and enjoy the world and story. It's a nice break form the tryharding in multiplayer games.
Try playing life is strange 2.. legit the most boring experience ever. Little to no gameplay and the gameplay you do get is just answering multiple choice questions or walking/throwing/running and interacting with items.
I kind of expected this because the first game was like an interactive movie, that's kinda the style of the game(laid back, good to look at, chill, definitely not your average fps/rpg but at least the first one had a good mix of gameplay and cutscenes
I can’t believe you don’t like Jak 2. Blasphemy
I love that game
As well as Jak 3
Jak 2 was pretty divisive because it introduced the dark and edgy direction where Jak is about as much of an asshole as ratchet from the first game was. As Jak 1 was more like a human crash bandicoot tribute. I can understand his opinion because when I played Jak 2 I was very surprised of all of the changes compared to 1. When you think of it Jak went from kid friendly to dark while ratchet and clank went from dark to kid friendly
yessss this was my game as a kid, i must've played it a hundred times. i've still never forgotten the feeling i got when samos told me i had to go on a journey with the camera showing the entire map from his little hut, such an epic feeling. the series does deserve more appreciation, although i can't say i'd trust a sequel in the hands of today's devs. next time you do a stream you should totally play this
btw since you pointed out the final boss being foreshadowed in the spider cave, i remembered that the boss is actually foreshadowed way before that on the tutorial island believe it or not. you can find it partially buried inside the side of the mountain. blew my mind when i found that as a kid
10:13 Did you just disrespect Jak combat racing? I want the hands bro. ✊👊
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New Frontier was so disappointing but if we had a new Jak and Daxter game id expect current Naughty Dog to mess it up.
What id like is a trilogy remake like the ones we got with Crash and Spyro.
A proper HD remaster like with Crash or Spyro would be incredible! The same goes for Ratchet and Clank and Sly Cooper!
They did one game not up to your liking and you think they're now a shit studio? I still think they have the ability to make great games because tlou2 was a great game (gameplay wise) but story was shit. But who actually plays a game just for story?
@@InfiniteXV1 They lost 80 percent of their staff during last of us 2 that alone would make a person question their ability to make another jak and daxter game. And the whole faisco with druckman doesn't inspire confidence.
@@InfiniteXV1 Lost Frontier wasn't even made by Naughty Dog.
@@GameBeatenakaKevinS ah yes that was the name i thought it was New Frontier
How in the unholy fuck did games like God of War and the Last Of Us (and to a lesser extent Uncharted) become more mass market with the Sony crowd than Jak and Daxter/Ratchet and Clank?
Rip 99% of Sony's franchises
God of war was acually good cause of the difficulty
@@hhhfdsfs I like the God of War series myself but I would never put it side to side with like Jak and Daxter and expect Jak and Daxter to fade into obscurity while GOW like, lives on to current day. Especially when you have all of the other similarly themed games that came out after Gladiator that essentially bombed as well as its gameplay bretheren (Ninja Gaiden, DMC) essentially going AWOL after GOW2 came out
@@TheRealityBin Because PlayStation mascot platformers for the most part lost their popularity during the PlayStation 2 era while other franchises became mainstream while rising in popularity thus replacing them
This is one of the few games that I completed 100%, with the secret ending and everything. Very addicting, I totally recommed it.
x2
The Naughty Dog we all knew is dead, and Neil f#cking did it.
You mentioned Asura's Wrath and I felt hype
Such a great game (screw the fact that you had to pay for the ending though) Asura's Wrath was the original God of War 2018
@@triggerken1422 true but that's why RUclips exist
@@Serox1707 amen to that, it's really a shame Capcom strayed away from that style of game seeing as they did so well telling a story in a single game that franchises struggle to reach over 3 or 4 games, its truly underrated
When games used to have gameplay and be... games, and not interactive movie walking simulators.
Ratchet and clank is still going strong and rift apart is so awesome
Heaps of games are about gameplay.
Wtf are you smoking
i think your saying about sony exclusive games because yeah most sony exclusive are like that
@@schikey2076 they aren't though as they have a good - great focus on gameplay
The first Jak and Daxter is still the best one in my opinion. Legit one of my childhood favourites
I'd rather not have Naughty Dog make a Jak and Daxter sequel, since it's likely they'd use their political ideologies to plague the game's narrative.
@Victor Sutherland
As a guy who's first comic series was loosely inspired by Jak II, Druckmann and Co. using the Jak and Daxter series as a political platform would utterly disgust me.
So yeah it'd be best if we don't get a sequel.
Maybe Insomniac can work on the next Jak and Daxter game since it looks like they still haven't lost their touch making FUN games.
@redx why,because of the Spider-Man mural lol
@redx wouldn’t call that plagued when it’s at the the end of the game for seconds
@@KnucklesWTD They're getting there though, in Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart, they make a reference to the old pirate shanty back in Tools of Destruction but instead of "Girls in loose panties" we get "Girls in respectable positions of power"
...Like c'mon, that's not funny, they ruined a funny crude song for the sake of a bad woke joke. Besides that the game is good but they are slowly getting there.
I'm surprised that ND and Insomniac haven't done a joint studio project. That would be the best way to bring back Jak and Daxter; a combination of both their sensibilities.
I would be careful with that idea given what's going on.
@@kylereynold4271 Why should I be careful?
@@blackmanwithcomputer Just a sort of "Be careful what you wish for" thing. But yeah, that would be awesome if they made something positive, deep, epic and good.
@@kylereynold4271 Yeah, I wouldn't want Druckmann on the project. I did like the direction of Part 2, but his sensibilities may not be right for Jak. Tho, he did lighten his style for Uncharted...
This game was wild as a kid, weird worlds and names and stuff. It definitely left an impact
I totally have to agree on the "woke" part. neil druckmann just doesnt have the same vision ND had, hell, they dont even want to make games that arent fotorealistic and heavily story-based, and from the old leaks of jak4, maybe it was for the best they never made one, none of the old members that worked on the originals are still in the company, at this point im hoping Sony lets insomniac game jak 4 one day
Anyone who criticizes the concept of being “woke” should immediately be looked at with suspicion.
If by woke you mean “merely showing a minority or strong woman at all”, then that’s not an argument and is a red flag for possible bigotry.
If by woke you mean an unrealistic type of representation, say a black medieval Knight or a Native American samurai or a Caucasian Aztec warrior for example, perhaps we can agree but ONLY if it’s meant to be a history accurate experience in any aspect.
@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 There's also "Woke" in correlation to "Wake Up America".
@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 I do agree with you. But even if it's not meant to be historically accurate or a period drama thing, if the setting is very clearly medieval European and they make everyone black and flamboyantly gay (only a problem if they're very obviously pandering, which is easily noticeable) or for example if the setting is very clearly Arabian and everyone looks like Swedish surfers. They can say "it isn't meant to be historically accurate" but that's still bs.
About tlou2, I didn't really buy into the hype on either side. I know one female character was muscular, but that isn't an issue, and I'm sure only a small minority actually had an issue with it. The main problem that I saw was Neil and his fans cashing in very heavily on that small minority and making it sound like any (valid) criticism of his game was because people were "transphobic", "bigots", "virgins", etc.
Basically the only reason I dislike Neil
@@ramenbomberdeluxe4958 Critcising wokeism isn’t bigotry. Sorry but forced diversity is retarded and is ruining the entertainment industry.
@@Someone-yh3ui
Is there an example of diversity that you don't considered forced?
People after seeing Ratchet and Clank on PS5 have been saying they would want a remake of Jak and Daxter....but I don't trust Naughty Dog currently. Unless EVERYONE who worked on the Jak and Daxter games came back, I don't want them touching this franchise again.
Big Red Button would do it, but they went under after only ONE game. They made a decent Crash tech demo for their portfolio, but Sega single-handedly ruined them with mismanagement during development of Sonic Boom.
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To this day, my personal favorite franchise from Naughty Dog.
Great video. I think you skimmed over the fact a little that there are NO load times. This was a phenomenal achievement that was way ahead of it's time. Also loved that when you died you instantly reloaded the area with very little run back and wasted time.
I played jak 3 back on the ps2, then boought the precursor trilogy on ps4 played through all 3 and loved every single one. Jak and daxter is an amazing platformer game that while simple is quite engaging. Jak 2 has its problems the difficulty and movement from platforming is a hard blow, but it brings it back with its setting, lore, story, and gameplay. Jak 3 will always have a special place in my heart as it was one of my first games alongside rachet and clank up your arsenal. I think it is a nice blend of what both the game before it offered. Not to mention i feel like it tied everything up nicely without leaving much to be desired out of me.
Hi SM! I have been a big fan of your videos, I remember in one of your previous videos you mentioned Crush 40...do you have any intention on talking about the sonic games? Was just curious as I'd love to hear your opinion on them if you would be interested. Keep up the good work!
I'll probably talk about Sonic at some point, yeah. People either love or hate the adventure games but I'm pretty much down the middle. Loved 2 as a kid, now still like it but recognize its flaws.
@@SyntheticMan dope! was just curious, appreciate the response!
I can't put any faith towards modern day Naughty Dog seeing as their supposively doing not only a 3rd TLOU game, why? But also, a remake of the 1st game also why? To promote the HBO series? When the graphics still age well even after 2013. And while the chances of them selling the rights to someone else is low to zero, the last thing I wanna see is Cuckmann in charge finding an excuse to bastardize Jak and Daxter.
Let's be honest. Naughty Dog, like any use to be well respected game companys (CDPR, Bioware, Konami, Capcom) is just another name recognition with most the talent having long left the company or become out of touch with themselves.
Games for 90s/early 2000 gamers will never be created by big companies again, except for remakes and remasters.
Mark my words.
The solo Daxter game and the racing game Jak X are actually really good.
The grand adventure of Naruto and Pikachu looking for Owen Wilsons' car keys.
I don't think there is even one person from back then still working in NaughtyDog.
Neil Druckman (director and writer of The Last of Us) first worked on Jak 3
Jak and daxter, killzone, and resistance need new entries
Jak did make a appearance in rachet and clank rift , is a easter egg he appears when using 1 of the gun/abilities. Same with the egg looking collectables.
So that could be a sign he might return.
I played jax 2 1 year ago and though it was still fun, their just some random hard missions and the traveling from missions take a bit too long.
Powercell Zeke has a video about it's hidden depth. Basically people relied way to heavily on the blaster to the point that they would die in a situation where using a different weapon is ideal.
@@docblack59 hell no, the problem is you have four health points and super inconsistent checkpoints/health pickups
Its just mainly two missions that were hard which were that one turret mission that had u kill krimsons guards and where u get the mar symbol and guards infinitely spawned
@@BlueisNotaWarmColour actually you have 8, although strong attacks can take you down in 4 hits. I am not arguing on health or checkpoints. I am saying that using only 1 play style like jump spin shoot in certain scenarios will moreso fail. Take dead town where you go to Samos home. That mission has metal heads waiting to ambush you and ones that shoot at you on site. If you slow down and lure out the ambushers you can easily kill them before moving on to the shooter. As for the shooter, pre-fire Vulcan Fury before getting into its vision when shooting at it should make it easier to deal with.
@@admiralackbar6213 I get that. The video covers at least a way to handle seal peace at the slums mission, secret tech that Jak has, tactics that can keep you from wasting ammo. By the way you can Jetboard through the slums, just avoid civilians as you can bounce off of them.
I’m gonna correct you on one thing, Sony didn’t sell the crash license to activision. After crash 3 and CTR universal studios ended its contract with Sony and took crash with them. Sony never fully owned crash and I think Spyro was in the same boat, both were in contracts with Sony.
Sony didn't sell rights for Crash Bandicoot because they never owned it. It was Universal property.
As much as I'm a fan of both Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games, this is the main reason why I consider Insomniac Games to be the better developers. They kept the Ratchet & Clank series alive throughout the years, whereas Naughty Dog just abandoned the Jak & Daxter series when the PS3 came out. Seriously, it was a great series that deserved to go on longer than it did. And I think we can all agree the series deserved to go out on a much better note than The Lost Frontier.
Oh well, the original Jak & Daxter still remains one of my favourite platforming games of all time.
@Zerozerozero I must say I vehemently disagree. Ratchet & Clank 3 was great, and the Future games on PS3 are some of my favourites in the series (Crack in Time in particular). The only weak links in my eyes are All 4 One and Q-Force.
Still, you're entitled to your opinion.
Jak are still playable on PS5.
And on PS4 as well if anyone is still Generation behind and wanna relive the good’o days.
The gaming history, needs a JAK4!
There is a jak 4. Its just a racing game though
@@plack_benis382 jak x, is not a sequel, it s a spin off!
@@superkostlegend6592 my bad thought it was called jak 4. Been over a decade since ive played it lol
Who would you want to make it though? I don't think I know anyone anymore who is a old naughty dog dev who works at naughty dog now, they are completely different. And they tried a couple of times to make Jak 4 making it super realistic but it wasn't working
I'd love more of these games but I don't see ND making this work well even if they made the game
Good thing insomniac is still going strong!
@@kristopher4557 Unfortunately, that's the case. But for me , the potential of greatness is there!
Couldn’t agree more, you have a point. I rather see a real fun game like a new jack daxter any day over a game like last of us. It just seems like making a cinematic story driven game more mainstream now than these kinda fun games from back in the day
i would agree, but not after the BS naughty dog pulled with last of us
I've always thought it would be a cool idea to take things where Jak 3 left off and follow the adventures of the other Jak from 2, going back to the Precursor Legacy style of adventure and tone.
The zoomer lava mission was the hardest shit ever as a kid.
Made the final boss look like a cakewalk
Glad Naughty Dog didn’t make the new Crash Bandicoot
You are the GOAT for giving Crash 2 the recognition it deserved.
Synthetic Man: Daxter doesn't really do much of anything throughout the series :)
Daxter(2006 PSP game): Are you sure about that?
When I was a little kid, I beat the fish mini game. it was hard but it felt good when I finally did it
Yes!!!! I thought I was the only one man... Crash Bandicoot, Ratchet & Clank, they even remade SPYRO THE DRAGON and MEDIEVAL! But Jak and Daxter gets no love?!
I'm probably one of the few people who would rather not see Jak and Daxter return. I really like the series but I feel that if the game series kept going, it could've went downhill even further than the Lost Frontier. And I just don't have faith that a third developer company could really give us a continued Jak game that properly continues the story without coming off like a fanfiction. That said, while I' not completely sold on having Jak return, a small part of me is open to the idea. After seeing how Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time was handled and how it felt like a TRUE NATURAL continuation of the original trilogy, a small part of me thinks that this could be done for Jak as well but only if it gets picked up people who know the Jak universe with the characters, lore, and overall atmosphere. Anyway I think we should just be happy that the series exists and that the games get re-released on newer Playstation consoles so every generation gets to try them out because even with Jak 2, I think the games held up fairly well.
Honestly I don’t want Naughty Dog anywhere near Jak and Daxter in its current state
A few years ago I'd agree to a sequel. But I am of the firm belief that a long running character should be retired with his voice actor. Jak finished his story but the lore of the precursor universe is ripe for exploration. I'd like to play "The Legend of Mar: Precursor Salvation" a prequel leading to the start of the war between humanity and the metal heads would be amazing.
Any chance we’ll get a video on your perspective of the ratchet & clank reboot?
Great video. I really like your Retro Reviews. Do you think the Crash Bandicoot franchise would be in a better or worse state if Sony kept the rights?
I'm not the Synthetic man but I can give you an answer.
If Universal never left with Crash, the franchise would be dead and buried after CTR on PS1. We can look at Jak & Daxter for confirmation on that because Naughty Dog doesn't want to be stuck doing the same thing constantly. Although, Sony did approach Activision to bring Crash back in 2016 so if they owned it, Crash would have returned under one of Sony's studios like Asobi or Japan Studio, however the PS2 games and Bash would have never existed. As for CTR Nitro Fueled and It's About Time, it's hard to tell if they would exist if Sony owned the rights, I think Sony would remake CTR, just not as a live service Activision style.
Tl;dr: Overall, I think Crash wouldn't have the reputation in the mud from the 2000s games but the franchise would spend more years buried.
@@Manic_Panic Interesting points. Especially your last theory. I think so too, that Sony probably would have kept the franchise longer in a dead state. And maybe we would have gotten a "cinematic" version of Crash with more cutscenes than gameplay.
At least Jak didn't get the Sly treatment. Make a trash new game and end it on a cliffhanger that will never be resolved
Even Naughty Dog's more cartoony and lighthearted games were well written and had a strong degree of maturity and creativity in them. I do hope "dark and mature for the sake of dark mature" doesn't become their modus operandi after The Last of Us
Jak and Daxter was my childhood I got Jak 2 as my first game that is why as a adult I have a ton of patience. It's such a shame this franchise has been forgotten but on the other hand with today's ideas it maybe best that it's left forgotten at least for now.
i bought this game back when it was first released on ps2. played it so many times that i eventually started adding my own restrictions. played from start to finish, collecting all 2000 precursor obs, and never giving a single one to anyone or any of the precursor statues, until after beating gol and maia. was thinking of doing that again, sometime soon.
If ND made a new Jak & Daxter they would F it up. Especially with Neil Cuckma'am in charge. All my respect for ND died after tlou2 and how they attacked the fans. I think Amy and Bruce are disgusted at what ND have become under Neil's control
When you gonna talk about Ty the tasmanian tiger? Ratchet, Jack, and Ty were the holy trinity of 2000s 3d platformers.
Jak and daxter was my first game. One of the only games me and my dad used to play together
I dobut it after the last of us 2 and most of the orginal team leaving the studio our only hope is another studio get the rights to the IP and do it justice.
My good sir, I can't allow you to say "Fuck that" to Jak X. The game is incredibly fun especially if you're a fan of racing games.
I love the Jak and Daxter Trilogy so much. Find myself jumping back into it from time to time. This makes me pumped for Kena Bridge of Spirits.
All my favorite franchises seem to be forgotten by the developer or the publisher. Jak, Deus Ex, Legacy of Kain...
Your video made me want to play the whole series again since I have nevery really played the first one but remember loving the 2 and 3 (I even replayed a part of the 3rd a few years ago)... but the part about "conveniently forgetting" the issues of jack 2 makes me wonder if I really want to risk tarninshing those memories.
I really loved Jak & Daxter and I think Jak & Daxter 2 was the one of the first adventure games I completed from start to finish. Really enjoyed the second one actually
Naughty Dog was so great. Success really changed them and not for the best.
What they make it quality, sure, but not fun. Their new games aren't good simulators either, like you said they just have movie envy. Its sad to see a developer that use to be original turn towards what is really just digital screenwriting.
I remember playing the one, where it kinda was sonic unleashed, I got stuck on the level where I was being chased by a tank/bulldozer and was stuck in a fixed camera chasing me, jack and Dexter 2
D kRule I'm guessing that's the Tank mission that takes place after the Pumping Station mission
I really, really want to see a game like this one but with the scale and combat of more modern games, that would be pretty rad, I think u would have to use some kind of metroidvania like system to justify the lenght though
Wow, someone I subscribe to actually talked about my favorite childhood game
You have put my thoughts on modern gaming in video form
*Jak and Daxter Deserves a Sequel*
Then What the fuck is Jak II and III?
Naughty dog at their best in my opinion.
I don't want Jak becoming gay and Daxter being furry or some kind of fur fetishist. Nowdays ND is nothing compared to true ND from ps2 and ps3 era
If you're an achievement hunter, Jak And Daxter is a fairly easy platinum.
Plus it a great game. No politics no agenda, just fun.
PlayStation has Trophies...
Bump, completely agree about the state of Naughty Dog.
Favorite game of all time, something about it just makes it timeless to come back to. Music was such a vibe and very unique, can't think of any other game that replicated it.
To this day, I still have my copy of the Jak & Daxter Trilogy on my PS3, same with Sly & Ratchet as well!
I consider it imbedded in the west's disrespect for the animation medium and it's needless insistence in ultra realistic games connected.
The sacred trilogy of PS3 trilogies: Jak, Sly and Ratchet. Who could have thought these trilogies would go up in price so much.
What we should add for a new Jak and Daxter game is an "aim & shoot" mechanic, new and interesting weapon mods, new eco power-ups, a mechanic where you can summon Daxter to solve puzzles, and of course a new combat formula. We should also give a light and dark tone and make the new J&D game a Zelda BOTW open world game too.
I’ve been waiting for this 😩
I can confirm it is on ps5 this was my first game on my ps2 and after returning to Sony after over a decade this was my first ps5 game
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT INSOMNIAC COULD DO TO THIS GAME
I think the gameplay would be fun but the humor would be toned down like the recent ratchet and clank games
Great job highlighting everything great about the first game. It's the reason I was most excited about getting a PS2. There is still nothing like this first one! I agree it's the best and the coolest to me. I love the light hearted nature of it and colorful world. Jak is one of the most heroic!
Have you noticed that Daxter and Crash have so many in common? Both are orange, have gloves without fingers, yellow belly, both created by naughty dog. Don't tell me that's coincidence :D
jak and daxter 2 was hard an crazy but the 3rd was a great game fighting the metal heads in a war in the city and you could drive round a pretty decent sized desert map aswell
Jake 1, 2 and Kingdom hearts 1 and 2 defined the ps2 for me as a kid
Jak, Ratchet and Sly were the Big Three of Sony during the PS2 era. So sad that two of the three haven't been shown much love in years
I got into video game from naughty dog from Jak and Daxter then playing crash 2 and three a lot . And it sucks to see they don't care since last of us 2 . If they do make a sequel I hope they can get some of the old member who left the company .
You definitely don’t have to like collectathons to really enjoy this game. It’s the exploration and the world that really bring you into it.