Revisiting The Unreleased Jak 4 From Naughty Dog
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- Опубліковано 20 лип 2024
- Do you remember the Jak 4 game that never happened? A while back, Naughty Dog tried rebooting the series but ultimately got scrapped. Let's revisit this undeveloped Jak 4 game.
0:00 What Even Is This?
0:59 Isn’t The Lost Frontier Considered Jak 4?
1:21 Something You Didn’t Know About the Lost Frontier
2:50 Why Jak 4 Didn’t Happen
4:08 Has ND Ever Said Anything About the Future Of Jak?
4:56 Where Would the Series Be Today with Jak 4?
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I think that a game can be realistic without losing the stylization of past games. For me, Rift Apart is literal proof that it is possible. I still feel like Jak and Daxter is the most original piece of work that Naughty Dog has created. I love The Last of Us and Uncharted, but they don't come close to the originality of Jak and Daxter's world-building. Hopefully Naughty Dog will return to it at some point.
Well with the Jak and Daxter Movie that is coming out in a few years, might bring new games.
I think it could make a new IP. The artwork looks like it would make an interesting world and game. Don't have to give the characters the same names if they are so different. Though it might be necessary to change the species of the ottsel guy to something else.
Exactly
That Jak and Daxter model in RA is flawless. Updated, fine-tuned, more life-like, but hasn't lost any of the character.
@@AlexxxMYLSince2013 You really need to stop believing in all of these fake rumors about a Jak and Daxter Movie, it's not happening
The real reason why insomniac added Jak and Daxter and Sly Cooper is because they had a great time with those other heroes
seeing a new jak game with the stunning visuals of the scene mixed with the timeless animation style of the older jak games would be a dream... i can only hope that this and a continuation of the sly series come back to me as they were both one of the first like 5 video games i ever played and really established my love for gaming that has only grown over the years
Ahh my monthly grieving moment for Jak 4...
:(
it's ok. for me the series ended at 3.
@@escapetherace1943 I'm with you on that one.
@escapetherace1943 whole heartedly agree. Though I liked X, I didn't think of it as a Jak game... just a fun spin off. And I don't ever speak of the...other one
@@escapetherace1943 that's fine but even a remaster would be nice
We need a new Jak game and Sly Cooper 5 for PS5
Yes we old fans do
@@Jak_The_Eco_Warri0r. I mean I remember Jak and Sly Cooper in the PS2 and PS3 era, the only franchise that has been ongoing is Ratchet and Clank, don’t get me wrong I do like Ratchet and Clank games but come on Jak and Sly Cooper need more attention for new games
@@gerardorodriguez7500 I agree with you
@@Jak_The_Eco_Warri0r. I even played Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart on my PS5
@@gerardorodriguez7500 OH you did! Did you had fun bud
You miss the fact that the developer team was completely changed for Uncharted, this new team wasn't familiar with the style of Jak so they tired to push it to the realistic side but failed. That's the reason they didn't make Jak 4. I'd love to see Insomniac's take on Jak or the Jak&Daxter fan project finished.
Yeah I remember the concepts i saw. Making ultra realistic kinda rebooting making daxter just an animal that doesn't talk all that stuff. If I'm honest I'm glad it didn't get to go. It wouldn't be recognizable as a jak game.
I think it could make a new IP. The artwork looks like it would make an interesting world and game. Don't have to give the characters the same names if they are so different. Though it might be necessary to change the species of the ottsel guy to something else.
@@WhyTheHellDoYouExist his name is daxter and I'm cool with a new IP I just don't know why this one has to stay dead. There's so many things in lore and stuff to expand upon. There's also probably so much about eco we don't know about. There's lots of potential in this series world. I think a true 4th game you'd have to do a hell of a lot of work. Re salvage these concepts for a new IP but like get somebody to do another true Jak 4. Yes fan games could do whatever they want but if anything else I'd like them to bring these back with a next gen esthetic or PS5 quality stuff. That would be a lot of work but look at how successful Capcom is with RE right now with the remake direction.
We need more Jak Content!
I'm working on it myself
Rift apart is literally a prime example of making your characters look real while keeping the style of the series
I'd never want modern Naughty Dog to do Jak and Daxter
Me neither, the whole studio is so far removed from the cartoony stuff they did in the past.
@@idontcareredacted1991 Yeah I'm pretty sure they think that stuff's beneath them now. Even not, all the guys who knew how to make a Jak or a Crash are gone. Give it to TFB or insomniac
@@Ari-6what a contradictory comment. You just seem to Have disdain for naughty dog cause you’re not into their modern games, which is fine. But don’t let it blind you with ignorance
Contradictory to what, myself? The creators of Jak left. Almost all the staff from the old days has moved on. It's essentially a different company. and I don't want them putting a 'modern spin' on it just because they have the name. Give it to a company who's proved they can handle the genre.
@@Ari-6don’t make it worse by giving it to another studio. That’d be like God of War being made by Ubisoft. Different cultures, different affiliation to the IP and characters
This is a pretty thorough explanation as to way we won't be seeing anymore Jak. Sometimes things end and it's best that things happen the way they did.
I just want to see jak and dax back in a new adventure you don't have to change how they look just give us a new mainline enemy like something ancient with the same stuff that we fell in love with before give us something fresh with better graphics that's all I was asking for I don't know about anybody else you can even throw modes in from Jack X if you wanted to really make it pop but you don't have to reboot the whole series just up your graphics sometimes I wish I was with game designer I make a fan game for Jak and Daxter 😢
I honestly wouldn't mind a reboot!
Weren't the precursors at war with an off world enemy at one point? Maybe they could be the new big bad? Unless I missed something.
@@Sol-Amar in Jak 3 they were at war with the Dark-makers which were revealed to be precursors who touched dark eco again after already being turned to otsels like Daxter. contrast that with in the lost frontier where daxter gets dark eco powers.
@@VtnVivi anything to continue the story in my opinion.
I'd like to see them try a Rift Apart approach. Sure, modern Naughty Dog is known for their realism and heavy narrative driven games, but that doesn't necessarily mean they couldn't pull it off. As long as they know to emulate the original games and not take their modern approach, while still using the knowledge they've gained over the past 15 years, they could really come out with an absolute banger of a Jak game. And I believe they are smart enough to do so, if they choose to make it.
If they can't even make the games they specialize in well, what makes you think they can emulate what they did before with a completely different team than before? What knowledge have they gained, exactly? Because their games only seem to get worse and worse.
Also, poor choice of words because the ps4 rereleases were literally emulated, and if was poor emulation.
Loveee this ! thank you for bringing back old memories !!
Glad you enjoy the content!
They will bring back Jak 4 one of these years during the decade I just know it
No they won't, and it's just sad that you want modern day Naughty Dog to bring Jak and Daxter back
I think so, too. Might take an organic, fan-generated movement to get studios interested, e.g. open goal mods go viral like a cartoony minecraft or something.. But it'll happen. Too many talented people love the series, and will keep it alive in the meantime.
@@precursorunderground Not going to happen
@@ghost656metal8 you say that all you want but now there are stuff going around about remakes of the orginal 3 games when that happenes we are getting a 4th game plus there is a jack and dexter movie comming
@@donjohnson19 You really think Sony is going to be remaking the orginal 3 Jak & Daxter games and a fourth game after, you're just like the Sly Cooper fans who keep saying Sony is going to be remaking the Sly games and then make a new one after, none of those a going to happen, and there is no Jak & Daxter movie, if there was plans for a movie they've been cancelled just like the Sly Cooper movie and tv series were cancelled
Forgot about this! You make a good point, if Ratchet and Clank can still keep going with it's "not realistic" artstyle then Jak and Daxter should be able to pull it off as well right?
Exactly!
Bro I can't say I really dig Jak and Daxter looking like that in that art style, it's just too far removed from the original series visuals, Daxter's art in the thumbnail looks passable at least but Jak's concept art looks too bizarre. Jak and Daxter already looked so badass in the series' original art style though I don't know how tryna make them look photorealistic was ever needed, a lotta Jak's concept art for Jak 3 actually puts this reboots character designs to shame, I would love to see ND do Jak 4 again but in the series anime-esque art style, backgrounds can have a realistic feel to them but character models should look stylised
A comprehensive Jak 4 game with Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart graphics would be soooo good.
Beloved childhood franchise. I'm happy that i played them on newer consoles as they were remastered. And be glad that they didnt release anything new just to sell a title and change everything about the game. If there are no new good ideas it's better for this game to stay as it is.
It's interesting how much information a dedicated fanbase can dig out of a concept.
I also stumbled upon something. A forgotten jak 2 version, that I made a video about.
This weird looking Jak fits more for Final Fantasy then our Jak 3 and Frontier version
wooo more jak and daxter content :D
I am playing now jak and daxter again on my ps5 so i was womdering why never a part 4 comes out,thank you for let me know i hope we can get someday jak and daxter 4
we will be there for you my friend
I think it's best that the Jak and Daxter games didn't take the realism fantasy approach. It destroys the whole appeal of a serious yet cartoony mascot platformer that won over people like myself in the first place.
Sure it might of built up a newer fan-base but like the latest God of War games, it likely would've discarded it's original appeal in exchange for a generic "Triple-A experience". It would have been cool to get a fully realised Jak 4 game but at this point, with big Studio's not being what they used to be anymore, I'd just be happy to see the main trilogy make it to pc.
We recently got the first two games - unofficially yet amazingly - ported via OpenGOAL. One more to go and I'd say I'm fulfilled.
I would love to see A Jak 4 game.
They should have just used the visuals as seen in the Jak X promo and manual art, this would have worked perfectly for a Jak and Daxter game on the PS3.
I remember those!
No one asked for a realistic jak the cartoony look was iconic.
As someone who has never EVEN seen Jak being played in front of me irl or even a copy of it I would have played every jak game to its MINUTE DETAILS to get to Jak 4 (I have a weird addiction to franchises that have a pre established feel being utterly changed to a darker tone)
Honestly I think a very interesting thing would be if they let Insomniac make a Jak game. The two companies have been buddy buddy for years and I'm sure they'd do a fantastic job and check in with Naughty Dog to get their input on it.
Jak 4 would've flopped hard if it looked similar to the concept art. If you *completely* alienate a fanbase of an established franchise but also don't interest enough new people a project is just dead in the water. Also if you consider the rough early years of the PS3 (2006-2008) a misfire like that could've done serious damage to ND as a studio (not in the TLoU 2 way either much worse than that).
Jak 2 worked well enough because it was a new IP at the time so despite the changes nothing was fully established yet. So considering how long it's been if the franchise ever came back it'd have to rely on nostalgia to have any chance at success.
So many things are dead, yet they are not gone, and now is a time for redemption
the games that were made before lost front, were supposed to be the last games they ever made, and now its.our turn, to rebulid what was lost, to gather all those eho are left, and hopefully there is more left to find to have.
I think it could make a new IP. The artwork looks like it would make an interesting world and game. Don't have to give the characters the same names if they are so different. Though it might be necessary to change the species of the ottsel guy to something else.
I never played Lost Frontier but from the clips I've watched, it kinda disgusted me thinking about how cheesy the characters looked, and then when I saw the flight gameplay, I was just dead inside.. Personally, I think the whole premise of having to "fix the incomplete world" and the whole Brink area with the edge of the world, but the art style, world size and gameplay just looked like utter crap.
If I had to suggest a reboot, I'd suggest setting the plot along the Brink and even beyond it, getting rid of airplanes completely and instead introducing "solar sails" that can ride the waves, and the sky beyond the Brink, similarly to what you might see on the movie "Planet Treasure". Considering we were introduced to the Jak & Daxter series by our beloved characters boarding a boat, what better way to end it than with them on another boat?
I still think it would have been hilarious, because he looks like Spider One in "When Worlds Collide".
0:45 - *'Jak IV'* has to be the only "game" ever officially released with the forever Rating of: *RP ("Rating Pending").*
Jak4 plot line, you come back to haven city as king mar and try to clean up the city after being gone in the lost frontier and jak x.
I wouldn't have liked the change to the realistic art style as the cartoony look the games had is one of the reasons why they were interesting. Luckily the Ratchet & Clank series has shown that games can look good while still being cartoonish and if Naughty Dog ever decided to work on Jak and Daxter again they should keep the cartoony look or something similar to its since they are out of practice.
Like how Jak looks when appearing via the RYNO.
@@VtnVivi Yeah, that was a really good design and art style.
Mom, can we have Sly? No. We have Sly at home.
Sly at home:
I ain't tryna hate on tlou but the fact that a franchise that's barely a decade old gets a remaster/ remake while Jak gathers dust is an insult to the Jak and Daxter franchise imo.
I wouldn’t mind seeing a Jak 4 with new looks and stuff it can be the start of something new and cooler than the old games
Regardless of whether or not Naughty Dog actually completed Jak 4, I feel some of Naughty Dog's concern might have been warranted. Given the reception Crash & Spyro got with their reboots (Titans & Legend), I could see how they were worried about alienating long time fans.
And with Ratchet & Clank enduring with it's visual style for various generations, and not breaking from it. Aside from generational upgrades. I think a modern day Jak & Daxter (likely from anyone that's not Naughty Dog), would be perfect! Which Rift Apart has shown, but I'd imagibe more detail might be added to the duo.
But...that's entirely if/when Sony actually decides to do anything with the series outside the upcoming film.
"What would a realistic, distincly non-cartoon jak look like? We struggled witht hat idea for many months before realizing it might not work out." WHY DO YOU WANT TO MAKE HIM REALISTIC?!?! Bruh how did the people who made Jak 1 - 3 go so wrong?
all they need to do is make the characters look like the final fantasy remake. Those graphics looked good and still retained some anime art style. Something like that couldve easily worked.
I miss the old Jak games now
I feel like they were wrong for dropping Jak for Uncharted, Jak actually held some nostalgia, I actually wouldn’t mind them starting Jak fresh doesn’t have to leave off from the next but still carry some elements
Realistic Daxter is pure nightmare fuel
It probably didn’t help that Jak and Daxter 4 was being developed in the time where everyone’s trying to push ultra realistic graphics, so when they tried making it realistic, it lost that style that made it Jak and Daxter. I’m still annoyed that ND is doing TLOU Part 2 Remaster instead of remaking Jak and Daxter Trilogy. I’m sure when they see how much the fans still love Jak and Daxter they’ll finally make a sequel. It’s a shame that out of the “Big Three”, Ratchet and Clank was the only one that made it to PS5 while Jak and Daxter got an “emulation port” on PS4 and Sly Cooper had an mediocre sequel for PS3.
Am I the only one that gets like... spiritual Jak and Daxter vibes from the latest Zelda? Like, they are cartoonish open-worlds, fantasy, post-ancient civilization, post-apocalypse, elemental magic, prophecy, time travel, and on and on. I think Naughty Dog skipping Jak for the whole hyper-realistic 4k resolution 120 fps phase of gaming was extremely wise. If Jak 2 became the way it was because of the popularity of GTA and Tony Hawk, maybe the Jak reboot might gain traction because of the popularity of TOTK? Probably wishful thinking, but hey, I'm watching Jak videos in 2023.
I think Rift Apart's balance in visuals and platforming could inspire Jak today.
I really hope that maye one day well get a jak 4, preferably one that has the same aesthetics as the previous games and is not realistic
Agree, this proposed design looks more human than jak's species. I don't like it.
It's a shame about not getting a proper Jak 4, but the Uncharted series was gold. I wish they would have just scrapped it altogether than pump out the Last Frontier.
wondering if they would do this only trying to bring back the franchise today
I think a Rift Apart approach would fit best for Jak nowadays.
What Naughty dog should do is to give the jak games rights to Insomniac games if its to makes either a rebooted jak game or a proper jak 4 game.
Insomniac Games proved themselves to be great devs for making excellent gameplay and stories. For example: Rac rift apart, Spider-man and Miles Morales Spider-man. On top of that everyone is hype for the new Spider-man 2 game coming this year.
I am sure Insomniac Games will be able to revive the essence of the jak games both in graphics, gameplay and story. They are the only ones who could bring back our jak and daxter
I'd for sure love to see IG tackle a Jak game, but would they want to do it?
Naughty dog made the jak games, but it's not up to them to hand over the rights to the jak games, Sony owns the IP so it's ultimately up to them to hand over the rights to Insomniac games
Instead of Jak 4 Naughty Dog should have done a prequel trilogy taking place before the events of Jak II and called this series "Haven City" Torn could have been the playable character along with Ashlyn
I miss them
If they every take up this IP again, do NOT! Make it photo realistic. Keep it in the cartoony style. Sure make it look modern, but keep the essence of the style.
I also feel like the lore is a mess, with Mar and time traveling. So it might be a good idea to start over, or really focus on making the previous entries make sense. Personally I would love to be able to go between Heaven, Spargus and Kras city. I always wished to be able to walk around the rebuild Heaven in Jax X!
Technically it would be Jak 7 if we count the spinoffs. ;)
Ngl, I liked the concept art and wished they explored it further.
Like i wonder where, how, when, what, is? These games are made, like the tools and everything we should know
OpenGOAL gives me a lot of hope. Here you have the community getting really familiar with the guts of the old Jak games. Maybe this trains up a new generation of people capable of giving us something like what Ratchet and Clank got. If Naughty Dog won’t utilize these people’s talents, then maybe they can band together and make a spiritual successor
I wish Sony would get the Ratchet and Clank devs to make a sequel to Jak 3. I wouldn't really want modern Naughty Dog to do it.
VIVI do you know about Jak Open goal.
I've seen it :)
Naughty dog spit in our faces with tlou2 😮
We may have dodged a bullet. That steampunk aesthetic was a terrible direction, especially considering all of the stylized Precursor architecture that came to define the feel of the game's environments. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, or chase passing trends...
As a long time fan of the Jak and Daxter series, I would rather see a new Jak 4 even if it takes a whole new turn than to not have the game because the old games still exist, so even if it is like a whole new game it still continues the plot and would give a new experience. If they did a new one that was like the old style then it would just be like old times but expanded. So a new Jak 4 would be appreciated.
It's been 9 days since you make another ratchet and clank rift apart theory
Right O_O
The problem when people think 'realistic' is that they think real life, you can make things look realistic to a point, but still retain its original identity. If Naughty Dog doesn't feel comfortable stepping into those shoes again, maybe see if Insomniac is willing to take the torch and give it a go.
If only
We absolutely need a new jak and daxter title on ps5 oh boy I'd be happier then a kid in a candy shop
Just give the characters some improved texturing especially if we keep the style we got in Jak X cause that was perfect & peak but not too much and keep the realistic parts for objects, vehicles, substances, particle effects, environments and other things. It wouldn't feel like J&D if everything and everyone were realistic.
The Lost Frontier is considered non-canon.
Has there ever been confirmation about that?
@@VtnVivino
Every jak game is canon,so The Lost frontier is canon whether you like it or not
Please bring back Jak & Daxter and keep the original look
ewww i don’t want to remember this, it’s the exact reason i don’t want sony to make the movie live action
Imagine Jak's spiky hair in live-action.
i would say i wouldn't mind a realistic jak 4 but i would like to thank them for thinking about the audience that brought them up. no game company does this these days.
Realistic should only be for everything but the characters and their models & stuff.
Honestly, its so f'd up... I just want to cry
Fantasy based games don’t have to be realistic. The reason I play these games are to escape reality. I’d rather Naughty Dog keep the cartoony and playful nature of the game. The character design is great the way it is. Let insomniac games make the next game if there’s every a next game. And listen to the fans as well!
they should title it Daxter and Jak
TBH, IDK if i would teust modern day Naughty Dog with a new Jak and Dadter game.
As mid & lacking as the Lost Frontier was, I’ll give it credit for having some gameplay ideas from ND that could work on paper.
OR they could just reboot the game like Ratchet & Clank redo the entire first game add new systems improve on combat a little, way better graphics that were amazing for the time but now remade completely, more content etc. With that they could remake the 2nd & 3rd just like this as formula THEN! Finally make a Jak 4 I mean is that so hard? Maybe it is idk I need to speak to a Naughty Dog employee they have an easy way to do this!
The more naughty dog slipped away from cartoony characters and into realism, the less interested i got in their games.
Pretty disappointing how Naughty Dog did not approve of The Lost Frontier quite as much as Sucker Punch did to Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time.
Different people, different games. It really matters based on who/what you get.
That said: lost frontier was more mid than sly 4. Even for a side-game for the psp.
Why does Jak not need to be not cartoony? Just have it stand out by being cartoony it’s stylistic at this point
We just need remake of all 3 parts and new one with new adventure :) all 3 were perfect if it;s come to desing and story
Btw you are wrong, lost frontier was started by Naughty Dog ( first cutscenes ect. ) but wasn't build up by it in most ways, so those are parts of smth they think about after, becasue lost frontier isn;'t part of canon :) prove me wrong ;)
I don't believe current Naughty Dog can make a fun game like Crash or Jak anymore, thanks to Druckmann they are too deep in the "we don't do fun here" mode.
Honestly I just don't understand why they just don't take awake notes from Ratchet & Clank Rift apart something like that obviously if atchet did good Jak can do great if it's not broke don't fix it just give them better graphics but do it to where the cartoon Style it's complement by the graphic just look at ratchet he looks great and sly looked good in sly 4 ps still hoping for sly 5
Pretty much!
I was like who this? But I see you just change your profile pic.
Heheh was expecting this :P
Sonic the hedgehog movie came out 2020 sonic the hedgehog movie 2 came out 2022 will the be a 3rd part?
There will be!
Man this would be like Crash bandit going realistic they should make look childish for kids 10 and up but Jak 2 bs of hard like a souls game.
I think a jak style game with a more complex game play base honestly im thinking a cyber punk style maybe a borderlands gun randomizer and just go platformer gta on that shit 😂😂
It wouldn't even make sense to release a jak and daxter game like this. It looks more "try -hard" than Jak 2 did honestly. How do you fix something that was broken by it's second game?
The concept art for the characters was bad. If they aren't interested in making stylized games anymore, it's best for Jak to be left behind. I wish the series did continue, though.
Maybe another studio? Especially if one of PS Studios?
Back on this topic again, huh? There’s only so much we can talk about when it comes to jak and daxter and especially sly cooper but you really are fighting the good fight you know that Vivi? 😊
honestly i'd have naughty dog give the right s to insomniac games easy. Besides, there's be much more of an incentive to see what they could do honestly. Naughty dog gave up on what made them a banger company.
The whole point was that it wasn't realistic! Ugh... so far from the amazing beginnings. All about $$$ now
I don't think I'd want modern Naughty Dog to work on another Jak and Daxter game unless the found a group of passionate creators/developers who love the J&D series and would want to make another one. That way they could keep the style and story of the characters feeling the same while bringing it to modern audiences.
I've been seeing a rise recently of people playing some of the older PS2 era games, so maybe game devs will start looking at their older IPs to consider remastering, remaking, or continuing where the games left off.
Tell me about it!
It's the modern audiences part i'm afraid of, look at games like the new Saints Row Reboot and how it failed, it was one of those made for modern audiences games
I thought jax and daxter frontier was the official 4th game?.... Actually the 5th game if your counting the racing game
Hi
Technically being the 4th and 5th game isn't the samething. Even when games are canon (such as Jak X) it still isn't the case.
Wont happen and lets be real do we really want modern Naughty Dog butchering a new Jak game?
I'd just imagine another studio at this point.
My hopes lies in the Jak and Daxter movie, i hope it manages to revive the IP, but if they don't start promoting it, it will flop.
The Jak and Daxter movie has to be real to be promoted
@@ghost656metal8 Its real but it hasn't been officialy revealed yet
@@AlexxxMYLSince2013 It's not real, all the info i can find for it a just rumors
Jak and Daxter teaming up with the guardians of the Galaxy, that would be an interesting crossover imagine the conversations Daxter and rocket would have I imagine they would get into a fight as much as Daxter would with pecker.
I could just picture them!
@@VtnVivi I'm also doing a Jak and Daxter borderlands crossover, Jak and Daxter fighting handsome jack, two jacks one hero jak's Eco powers could be similar to a siren.