My best friend, my father, 100% of the first game. He loved the old school Platformers. And it made me feel special when I was a kid because he needed my help 100% in this. Now that I think about it he probably didn't actually need my help you is just making me feel good about myself... I love you too and I miss you so much...❤
I found it hard in places my first run but eventually replayed the game so much i could do them no problem. That turret section killed my invincible hero run though :c
Oh man, I suggested this game! Probably a tell to how much I love Jak 2 (and 3). The animation quality just jumps incredibly and still looks fantastic today, although they still have issues with Dark Jak's horns in cutscenes for some reason. Daxter especially looks fantastic and I love the story and characters who are all memorable.
Is it though? The whole series is on the PSplus service now. I don't even think ratchet and clank made it onto there. I feel like the service is today's greatest hits so they're popular enough
YES! You asked what games you should do next for the show and I commented Jak 2, and although I know I'm not the reason for you making this video, it does make me incredibly happy that you're finally completing this game!. Love this channel.
It's kind of a waste of ammo. Sure, it's flashy and awesome but the ammo drain isn't usually worth it since base enemies die in a couple shots and the bigger beasties slap a quarter of your health away before you can get close enough to pull the move off
@@jeremyallen492 well It's easier to do it like that and there is aimos everywhere, but whatever, going back to Jak&Dax, the best duo ever, feels really good
Still one of my all time favourites, I remember being heartbroken back in the day when I completed this game because I was so involved in the world and story.
I’ll never forget how confused I was when I first saw gameplay of this. It is so different from the first game it’s unreal. I never did end up finishing it, I remember having a lot of trouble getting past some of the missions back in the day.
I remember this game being dark, like I was surprised as a kid since Jak and Daxter was so much fun/light but that being said this game was meant to grow with the ones who played Jak and Daxter. So many games try to stay the same to a point of being boring, but at least the developers realized a change was needed and it was different, though competing with games like ratchet and clank of the time really kept this game in the background. I feel like this game also missed some things that made the original Jak and Daxter so memorable, the characters fell flat for me in this game and even though it was more open world I felt lost into what to do at the age. I also didn't remember the scenery as much when compared to the original. I loved Jak and Daxter very much growing up, so I am glad to see new videos on it to keep it alive! This era of games really was one of my favorites, so thank you!
Jak 2 was my favorite R&C game. Seriously, for all he says about how unique the game is, I can't help but be reminded of the nearly-identical mixture of third-person shooter and beat-em-up mechanics.
Took me a while to figure out what music was used during the inspiring Indie Land Advert. I knew I had heard it but couldn't place my finger on it, but then eventually realizing it's from The Messenger during the Sunken Ship Shrine. Mwahaha! I remembered!
Thank you for this great review. Jak II is my favorite video game ever, and am a die-hard J&D fan because of it. I was afraid that the game’s difficulty would make you want to hate it and stop playing, but I’m happy to see that it didn’t. Great job once again Completionist! Can’t wait until you do Jak 3.
Great video Jirard! Will never understand how you're still alive the completion, considering this is one of the most difficult "platformers" I have ever played. Wish the reward was bigger.
Jak II was the best story in the whole series, but also the hardest to play through. I never could beat hero mode. I got stuck on the turret section at the drill platform at about ~50% done the game. The Completionist shows it at around 13:20 in the video. It's basically so hard it's unfair. Wasn't worth the aggravation to try like 50 more times to make it happen. :P
Jak&Daxter was honestly my JAM growing up. I played it all the time and had at one point 3 concurrent save games. Jak 2 is a great game too. You're making me want to play both now
Took me 3 days to get round to watching this one, but really glad you got to Jak 2! I remember playing this game at my friend's house and it was really fun.
Oh don't get me started on the "escape the oracle place with all those bazillion guards dropping in all time". I can't even count how many tries I gave that mission, now matter how many times I play it but that turret mission is something else
Best mascot sequel of its time? Hm... Sly 2 No disrespect. These two are my mascots forever and Sly builds more than innovates or breaks formula, but maybe that part is just preference.
I've technically beaten jak 2 on my own but with mar skip because of the missions destroy ship in drill platform and hunt down Metal Heads in Haven forest
Thank Jirard for bringing good memories back,also the mission where you have to find one third of the seal and all the guards start popping up. You can skip the fighting using the jet board but it takes a lot of precision jumps,avoid hitting the guards and avoid falling into the water.
Wow, I played and loved Jak and Daxter. I heard that Jak 3 was different from the first one, but never heard anything about how the 2nd was different. This was a delightful learn for me. Loved the video.
It's weird, I liked this game but I remember plenty of the missions being infuriatingly difficult. The escort mission in the sewers, getting bum rushed by hordes of crimson guard in the shanty town. It left a real bad taste in my mouth. But I'm glad you really got into this. Great video
That's true, Jak X was from Naughty Dog, but I never played it as a kid. I actually just picked it up recently, but I need to get a replacement PS2 to actually try it out.
I've tried to play Jack 2 on PS3 multiple times. I never get more th an an hour or two into it before the game mechanics frustrate me and I quit. Your video has inspired me to try again with more effort. Thanks.
A real show of strength is completing that turret mission on Hero Mode. Most of the other missions are easy with invulnerability and unlimited ammo activated, but they work on the turret. I’ve done it a few times, but nowadays I’ll just fly over that first section with the recently discovered debug mode.
I mean it boils down to preference, each of the platformer trio changed for the better in their sequels even though their first games were still very good.
I played the series for the first time this year on my PS2 and I LOVED Jak 2. I was wondering why you never continued onto Jak 2 or 3 after your TPL video, and I'm glad you're doing this game now! Good luck on Jak X's Hero mode, though.
Jirard, I have some suggested games that you should complete in future videos. Suggestions: Sonic Adventure 2 (New Game Plus) Streets of Rage 4 Jak X: Combat Racing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Sleeping Dogs The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Super Mario World Jet Force Gemini Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando Shadow the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (New Game Plus) Sonic the Hedgehog CD
I have a like and hate relationship with Jak 2 & 3, and the gun combat without strafing was something I only kind of got used to when completing the story of 2 and stuck on the boss of 3.
I wish I could share your infectious enthusiasm. I bought the trilogy on the PSN store and hated Jak 2 for its difficulty and poor checkpoint system. I was dying so frequently that it was off putting, but I did get the Platinum trophy.
Jak in this game is the type of person that I really feel like I should've been in high school (and more or less am now), so yeah. I regret not playing this.
Omg I remember completing this when I was younger. I still got my ps2 with the game as well if I ever want to do it again. I am very happy to say keep this made my day.
Great to hear you enjoyed the game! I was curious to hear your reaction to the gold race times, but you owned them like a pro; It took me probably 15 years to do those... :P -glad you didn't need to mention a certain orb glitch-
Just so you know, you can check times for races. In the menu there is a part that tells you the high scores for all the races and gun courses so you know how close you are. I would never have tried for those scores without that.
God I love/ miss the Jak and Daxter series (I even love combat racing and frontier). I don’t have any PlayStation systems to replay them on but they will forever be a part of my childhood. They were the first games I took notice of game design and world building, They were the first of only a handful of games I ever 100% completed, and Kiera was one of my first fictional crushes.
Once you realise that the punch into blaster combo is OP (it fires 3 blaster shots in the time it usually takes to fire one shot) there aren't that many challenging segments, it's just a shame the game never communicated that past the initial tutorial.
@@duckwantbreads That is true but the escort sewer mission and the Erol race still bring back memories of torment... By Erol's race i mean going for gold under 2:07:00 oh my gosh this mission.... Not as scared of it now but damn, it required near perfection
My sister and I played Jak 2 when it came out when we were kids, but all I remember is the scary torture/dark hulk cutscene and the racing sections (which led me to believe, for so long, that we had a Jak Racing game).
6:26 JUST USE THE HOVERBOARD AND RUN FOR YOU LIFE!! That mission is a REAL PAIN if you try to defeat every guard. I spent a week trying it before knowing the secret when I was 11. There wasn't gameplays at that time! And... running was my LAST choice.
My best friend, my father, 100% of the first game. He loved the old school Platformers. And it made me feel special when I was a kid because he needed my help 100% in this. Now that I think about it he probably didn't actually need my help you is just making me feel good about myself... I love you too and I miss you so much...❤
Jak 2, one of my childhood games....I've never clicked on a notification faster. Thank you so so much.
Same man
Same man
Same man
same man
same man
... except I wasn't a child. I was 16 when it came out lol.
The OST of Jak 2 is so good. Love how the games music evolves based on what your doing in the world.
It still gets stuck in my head to this day
I still think about the Jak 2 and 3 hoverboard sometimes, damn I would've given anything for one of those for real
Yes! Me too man!
Laughs in Sonic riders
For me, it was the morph gun.
Man who ever designed the difficulty in this game is a real *jak* off.
Its really not that hard, especially after you beat it once
Grayson Guice however that means you’ll have to beat it once first
@@arvidtonning6348 Were games before Dark Souls not allowed to be challenging? Lol
Grayson Guice of course why wouldn’t they be allowed? Haha
@@arvidtonning6348 A lot of people act like this game shouldn't be allowed to be difficult
Never found this game hard but christ I hated some of the missions, still a masterpiece of a game to this day
The race to the stadium against Errol still makes me RAGE to this day
I found it hard in places my first run but eventually replayed the game so much i could do them no problem.
That turret section killed my invincible hero run though :c
Like which ones? I think all of them are masterful
Yeah, I love the game but there are too many escort missions....I still hate that kid.
Needs to fix it's check points on certain missions but other than that I agree
Oh man, I suggested this game! Probably a tell to how much I love Jak 2 (and 3). The animation quality just jumps incredibly and still looks fantastic today, although they still have issues with Dark Jak's horns in cutscenes for some reason. Daxter especially looks fantastic and I love the story and characters who are all memorable.
The Jak series is criminally underrated when it comes to PS2 classics
Is it though? The whole series is on the PSplus service now. I don't even think ratchet and clank made it onto there. I feel like the service is today's greatest hits so they're popular enough
@@zacziggarot they’ve long ported the ratchet games to the ps4 and who knows what games will be next on the new ps service.
@@forza8719 they are ported yeah but Jack and daxter is highly rated enough to where they give people those games for free
Is not that the series as underrated, it's just that the developers don't know what to do with it.
One of your post-completion stats better be number of times our childhood heroes started swearing
Shadow the hedgehog
Jak
Rachet and Clank
Just for a few.
Dyemos Jesus, you’re right. It happened more often than I remembered.
Donald Duck is just always swearing.
@@lnsflare1 but he didn't originate from any games, so I don't think it counts.
Dyemos Where is that D A M N fourth chaos emerald?!?
Next you should do more ratchet and clank and you should do sly cooper thieves in time
The childhood trifecta~
I think he has done all of both of them
@@Dakuu75 indeed
He did Ratchet & Clank the reboot but yeah I would like him to do more R&C
YES! You asked what games you should do next for the show and I commented Jak 2, and although I know I'm not the reason for you making this video, it does make me incredibly happy that you're finally completing this game!. Love this channel.
I guess Jak 2’s gameplay is very....
....Eco friendly?
(Deafening silence)
(distant laugh)
I think you been out in the sun a little too long
Dark eco engulfs the land, turning everyone into furries.
*In the Distance*
....I get it!
(In the distance) Hmm that's funny.
Jak 2 is one of my favourite games, though I preferred Jak 3 over all!
Good god I remember beating that drill platform mission in Hero Mode. Still have freaking Nam flashbacks of it....
the lack of spin jump shooting in your video makes me sad :(
Shh don't tell him
I honestly did even see him spin at all just punch 🤔🤔😂
He definitely needs to learn that move for Jak 3 at the very least. Spin jump shoot + Beam Reflexor is how you win that game.
It's kind of a waste of ammo. Sure, it's flashy and awesome but the ammo drain isn't usually worth it since base enemies die in a couple shots and the bigger beasties slap a quarter of your health away before you can get close enough to pull the move off
@@jeremyallen492 well It's easier to do it like that and there is aimos everywhere, but whatever, going back to Jak&Dax, the best duo ever, feels really good
I never thought i get to see my childhood game i freaking love Jak 2
Please Do jak 3 the jak and daxter is what got me into gaming
JaXk and Daster.
jak & dastard
I hate it when auto correct darn goofs...
@@bobafett4265 shut the fuck up daster
Jak 3 is so great and my favorite, I still like Jak 2 though
25 deaths? Man, you unlocked invulnerability fast!
Yeah, I wanna call BS on that. He dies 13 times in the first game, but only 25 times here? Did he use the debug code or something?
Did he not count mission failure as a death? Even then the death count sounds like a bit of a stretch unless he's played it a few times
Still one of my all time favourites, I remember being heartbroken back in the day when I completed this game because I was so involved in the world and story.
"Marie Kondo'd entire game mechanics from the first game" 😂😂😂
I’ll never forget how confused I was when I first saw gameplay of this. It is so different from the first game it’s unreal. I never did end up finishing it, I remember having a lot of trouble getting past some of the missions back in the day.
Thank you for this birthday gift, Beardman
You are a savaunt, man.
Never 100% this.
Also an underrated classic, my fav out of the trilogy.
I remember this game being dark, like I was surprised as a kid since Jak and Daxter was so much fun/light but that being said this game was meant to grow with the ones who played Jak and Daxter. So many games try to stay the same to a point of being boring, but at least the developers realized a change was needed and it was different, though competing with games like ratchet and clank of the time really kept this game in the background. I feel like this game also missed some things that made the original Jak and Daxter so memorable, the characters fell flat for me in this game and even though it was more open world I felt lost into what to do at the age. I also didn't remember the scenery as much when compared to the original. I loved Jak and Daxter very much growing up, so I am glad to see new videos on it to keep it alive! This era of games really was one of my favorites, so thank you!
Managed to platinum all 3 games on the PS3 several years ago. Jak 2 was definitely the hardest for me though.
And its cool to see you finally did jak 2
I wanna see the ratchet and clank triology and not the remake
Aka the good R&C era
hell yeah going commando and up your arsenal were the best
The reboot and the movie sucked
Jak 2 was my favorite R&C game.
Seriously, for all he says about how unique the game is, I can't help but be reminded of the nearly-identical mixture of third-person shooter and beat-em-up mechanics.
Took me a while to figure out what music was used during the inspiring Indie Land Advert. I knew I had heard it but couldn't place my finger on it, but then eventually realizing it's from The Messenger during the Sunken Ship Shrine. Mwahaha! I remembered!
Holy sweet memories. This brings back so many great memories. Thanks for all you do
Thank you for this great review. Jak II is my favorite video game ever, and am a die-hard J&D fan because of it. I was afraid that the game’s difficulty would make you want to hate it and stop playing, but I’m happy to see that it didn’t. Great job once again Completionist! Can’t wait until you do Jak 3.
They made a standalone game for Daxter called "Daxter" for the PSP which basically explains how he manages to save Jack.
I always found that cool they made a game based on what Daxter did
I have waited for this for years - and I am so thankful for that! So glad you had a good time :D
The real DARK SOULS of Platform games
Dark Souls: The Jak 2 of Action RPGs.
I'm so happy you loved Jak II! It's one of the most memorable games of my childhood.
**Finding all the Precursor Orbs:** meh
**Finding all the Precursor Orbs WITHOUT using orb duplication glitch:** 😱😲
Great video Jirard! Will never understand how you're still alive the completion, considering this is one of the most difficult "platformers" I have ever played. Wish the reward was bigger.
Jak 1-3 and X were great.
Really loved 3.
Ratchet, Jak and Sly. Pretty much my childhood.
Same here
Jak II was the best story in the whole series, but also the hardest to play through. I never could beat hero mode. I got stuck on the turret section at the drill platform at about ~50% done the game. The Completionist shows it at around 13:20 in the video. It's basically so hard it's unfair. Wasn't worth the aggravation to try like 50 more times to make it happen. :P
The Jack and dexter series is one of my altime favorites, I really wish it makes a comeback
Daxter.
I've been waiting for this episode for so long, big fan of the franchise and the chanel
Only big boys play with Jak 2 and not the 1st game.
Gotta get back
Back to the past
Samurai Jak
Watch out
I'm so excited! Been wanting this since the last jak episode! So glad that you're finally completing it! Good luck with those precursor orbs ;)
I liked Jak 2 a lot more than that edginess deserved. Great game.
I've never been so hyped to see a video this month
YES FINALLY!!!!!!! I can't wait for Jak 3!! One of my favourite games ever!!!!!!
Jak&Daxter was honestly my JAM growing up. I played it all the time and had at one point 3 concurrent save games.
Jak 2 is a great game too.
You're making me want to play both now
Favorite thing to do post game Jak 2, get invulnerability, walk into a heavily populated area.....Profit
Love that bookcase full of games in the background. I started collecting games from my childhood, and have like a super small bookcase filled.
And the video which had the most obvious teaser award goes toooooooo.....
Todd Howard's Fallout 76
Took me 3 days to get round to watching this one, but really glad you got to Jak 2! I remember playing this game at my friend's house and it was really fun.
Love this series, thank you!
Oh don't get me started on the "escape the oracle place with all those bazillion guards dropping in all time". I can't even count how many tries I gave that mission, now matter how many times I play it but that turret mission is something else
Best mascot sequel of its time?
Hm... Sly 2
No disrespect. These two are my mascots forever and Sly builds more than innovates or breaks formula, but maybe that part is just preference.
Sly2 is a classic
Sly 2 really is the most ambitious sequel out of the trio for sure
This brings back memories! You gotta give us Jak 3 and Jak X!
Jak 3 was my favorite (beat it), Jak 2 fun but couldn't beat it still liked it, and never got to play it.
I've technically beaten jak 2 on my own but with mar skip because of the missions destroy ship in drill platform and hunt down Metal Heads in Haven forest
Thank Jirard for bringing good memories back,also the mission where you have to find one third of the seal and all the guards start popping up. You can skip the fighting using the jet board but it takes a lot of precision jumps,avoid hitting the guards and avoid falling into the water.
YES!!! I've been waiting for you to check out this game for so long!
Wow, I played and loved Jak and Daxter. I heard that Jak 3 was different from the first one, but never heard anything about how the 2nd was different. This was a delightful learn for me. Loved the video.
Jirard, you better do Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days as game 358 or I will be disappointed.
It's weird, I liked this game but I remember plenty of the missions being infuriatingly difficult. The escort mission in the sewers, getting bum rushed by hordes of crimson guard in the shanty town. It left a real bad taste in my mouth. But I'm glad you really got into this. Great video
Jak 2’s story is soo good
I love that you're finally continuing one of my favorite game trilogies of all time. You've got to finish it all off with Jak 3 next.
And Jak X....
That's true, Jak X was from Naughty Dog, but I never played it as a kid. I actually just picked it up recently, but I need to get a replacement PS2 to actually try it out.
Loved this game, agree with everything you said. Yes it was bloody difficult. Awesome game
I've tried to play Jack 2 on PS3 multiple times. I never get more th an an hour or two into it before the game mechanics frustrate me and I quit. Your video has inspired me to try again with more effort. Thanks.
can't wait for Jak 3!
A real show of strength is completing that turret mission on Hero Mode. Most of the other missions are easy with invulnerability and unlimited ammo activated, but they work on the turret. I’ve done it a few times, but nowadays I’ll just fly over that first section with the recently discovered debug mode.
Best mascot franchise follow up? Going commando would like to have a talk.
Up your Arsenal is calling lol
Facts
Sly 2 has entered the chat
Sly 3 has entered the chat
I mean it boils down to preference, each of the platformer trio changed for the better in their sequels even though their first games were still very good.
@@DHynes5 This guy gets it
Here's a few conversations for indieland starting time: 9am pdt = noon edt = 5pm bst = 2am(on the 18th) aest
One of the few games that was able to mane the “edgy” switch without feeling stupidly try hard.
I played the series for the first time this year on my PS2 and I LOVED Jak 2. I was wondering why you never continued onto Jak 2 or 3 after your TPL video, and I'm glad you're doing this game now! Good luck on Jak X's Hero mode, though.
I stopped playing this game at the turret mission in normal mode
I almost did that myself.
I have yet to beat the hero mode....we need a video on that
Jirard, I have some suggested games that you should complete in future videos.
Suggestions:
Sonic Adventure 2 (New Game Plus)
Streets of Rage 4
Jak X: Combat Racing
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Sleeping Dogs
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Super Mario World
Jet Force Gemini
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Shadow the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (New Game Plus)
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
Man, I really wanted to like Jak 2, but as a huge Ratchet and Clank fan, it drove me insane that you can't strafe!
I have a like and hate relationship with Jak 2 & 3, and the gun combat without strafing was something I only kind of got used to when completing the story of 2 and stuck on the boss of 3.
I wish I could share your infectious enthusiasm. I bought the trilogy on the PSN store and hated Jak 2 for its difficulty and poor checkpoint system. I was dying so frequently that it was off putting, but I did get the Platinum trophy.
What the?! What are the chances you upload this of all days, when yesterday was the day I finished my stream of Jak II?!
Way to go Jirard! I am so impressed that you actually made it through the turret mission on Hero mode. (I only got past it in Debug.)
Snake Pass for indieland? I think you'd enjoy as a unique 3d platformer
This is probably my most anticipated video
Please complete Panzer Dragoon Orta.
Jak in this game is the type of person that I really feel like I should've been in high school (and more or less am now), so yeah. I regret not playing this.
I was never able to complete Jak 2.
It seemed so damn hard
I'm trying beat all my childhood games now that I'm 30. It isn't going well... I'm doing better but these games are hard as hell.
@@nottoday9182 once I finish setting up my music studio, I'm going to do the same thing bro.
@@nottoday9182 GOODLUCK!
Mike d you will eventually make it.
@@westsidepunk211 You can do it .
Goes onto Drill Platform:
"So anyway, I started blastin"
*Jak 4 when?*
Loved this game, same for Jak 3. Hope to see a play through of that one as well some day
You're gonna L O V E Jak 3!
But if you hate time trials...
Omg I remember completing this when I was younger. I still got my ps2 with the game as well if I ever want to do it again. I am very happy to say keep this made my day.
"First play through: rad
Hero mode play through: sad "
Lol
Great to hear you enjoyed the game!
I was curious to hear your reaction to the gold race times, but you owned them like a pro; It took me probably 15 years to do those... :P -glad you didn't need to mention a certain orb glitch-
I often find I'm in the minority when I say this, but Jak II to me is an atrocious game. Glad to see you seemed to enjoy it more than I did, at least!
Just so you know, you can check times for races. In the menu there is a part that tells you the high scores for all the races and gun courses so you know how close you are. I would never have tried for those scores without that.
Golden Sun for the GBA, been asking for years
God I love/ miss the Jak and Daxter series (I even love combat racing and frontier). I don’t have any PlayStation systems to replay them on but they will forever be a part of my childhood. They were the first games I took notice of game design and world building, They were the first of only a handful of games I ever 100% completed, and Kiera was one of my first fictional crushes.
Can you do a completionist episode on Crash of The Titans or perhaps the first Legend of Spyro game
This was one of my favorite games back in the day, glad you enjoyed it :)
25 deaths?!?! You lie!! 😂😂... You would have to be a god 😂 😂
Once you realise that the punch into blaster combo is OP (it fires 3 blaster shots in the time it usually takes to fire one shot) there aren't that many challenging segments, it's just a shame the game never communicated that past the initial tutorial.
@@duckwantbreads That is true but the escort sewer mission and the Erol race still bring back memories of torment... By Erol's race i mean going for gold under 2:07:00 oh my gosh this mission.... Not as scared of it now but damn, it required near perfection
My sister and I played Jak 2 when it came out when we were kids, but all I remember is the scary torture/dark hulk cutscene and the racing sections (which led me to believe, for so long, that we had a Jak Racing game).
getting goose bumps watching this!! this series had a huge impact on my life and from the comments it seems im not the only one.
Literally been waiting years for this vid😢😅 patience finally paid off 🔥
Yo Jirard another great episode! Can't wait for indieland!!
6:26 JUST USE THE HOVERBOARD AND RUN FOR YOU LIFE!!
That mission is a REAL PAIN if you try to defeat every guard.
I spent a week trying it before knowing the secret when I was 11.
There wasn't gameplays at that time! And... running was my LAST choice.