Jak 1 has the best vibe. The locations are so mysterious and futuristic but primitive at the same time. It’s just such a good game. I consider it way better than Banjo.
I definitely respect your 1st place pick. Such a fun and well rounded game, it's my favorite. Honestly wish they had kept that style for the rest of them.
Here's my ranking based on my knowledge: 6: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier 5: Daxter 4: Jak X: Combat Racing 3: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 2: Jak 3 1: Jak 2
I would switch the first game with the second, the 2nd game was the worst of the trilogy, while the 3rd game improved on the 2nd game, i havent played jak 3 in a while so right now i will just leave it tied with the first game
Great list! I would put Jak 3 over Jak 2 imo because Jak 2's difficulty curve was too high and hard, and the very garbage checkpoint system in that game. Most missions have zero checkpoints whatsoever. Jak 3 at least eases the difficulty and improves the checkpoints. Overall I still like your picks.
Didn't care for the city vibe in Jak 2. It was ok but needed more missions outside the city and there was too much time driving around to the dozens of missions. It was a bit long which to some would be a good thing but add in the difficulty and lack of checkpoints and it left a sour taste in my mouth even if it was mostly good.
6. Lost Frontier 5. Daxter 4. Jak 3 3. Jak X 2. Jak and Daxter 1. Jak II wasn't interested in playing the games not done by Naughty Dog. Jak 3 the story was a bit of a mess didn't utilise the characters all that well imo and way too many mini games and didn't end the trilogy that well, was also too easy with the amount of OP guns Jak X was a very well done racing game with a story that actually gave it some depth and added good characters. Precursor legacy is an amazing platformer and ground-breaking PS2 game, light hearted and all round fun. Jak 2 maybe a product of its time regarding the GTA style but its still hugely unique and does everything really well, gun play, driving, racing, skateboarding and the new characters were brilliant and great story with it, i'll agree the difficulty was a bit up and down but i got a lot of satisfaction out of beating them when i was a kid. My favourite games growing up.
Haven city sucked in jak 2, i hate traversing it to do missions, and its not fun to traverse given the map layout with tons of dead ends and the sections of the city being sepersted, haven city is worse then the crater from jak and daxter and the crater was the worst hub world in the first game Its especially noticable when you are travelling from the slums to the port, you constently have to avoid NPCs ir you expload, and if you focus to hard on driving you might get lost becayse of how much the city blends in with itself, and if you look at the map, you look away from where you are driving, which alot if the time, causes you ti slam into an NPC, making your zoomer take damage or expload So you cant focus on your driving too much, nor can you focus on the map too much, its clunky to travel through And if you try to go under the traffic, you still have to avoid the guards, theres no way around it, theres no way to Travel smoothly through haven city, which us why I describe it as clunky Then once you finally get to your mission you sigh in relief as you finally get to some classic jak and daxter platforming and enemy combat, which is better with the new weapons The game does some things better, but it does not beat the first game
My personal ranking is: Jak 2 Jak 3/Jak 1 Jak X Daxter Lost Frontier Jak 3 can be weird sometimes thematically and Jak 1 was my first game so it's hard to split
Replaying Jak 2 it’s a breeze now though the same tough levels will always be hard (that dock escape level is a nightmare) but I remember skipping Jak and going to Jak 3 cus jt was so hard as a kid I let my friend borrow it. Favorite will always be the first one
TWIN. but I'm 30yo. I did the same thing. I was very far in the Jak 2 game but after watching the full gameplay on youtube. I decided to skip it and jump right to Jak 3. everything is improved. and the game is just insanely fun. Jak 2 was too hard. and it wasn't that much fun. It wasn't worth finishing the game cause I think the game doesn'r improve or get more exciting.
My personal picks are: 1st: Jak 2 2nd: Jak 3 3rd: J&D TPL 4th: Jak X 5th: Daxter I like how 2 and 3 fleshed out the world heaps. 2 was hard for sure but felt more balanced in terms of guns and abilities, not that 3's was bad, it just made it almost too easy. J2 also had interesting locations such as Mountain Temple, Haven Forest (both of which felt like a call back to J&D TPL environments) and of course the racing/skate Stadium. J&D TPL is a happy go lucky less edgy/serious place in the series I LOVE revisiting and feels like it was the series' most purest platforming experience.
I grew up owning a PS2 and my favourite game will always be Jak 1. Watched this video to see what the other games were like, it’s good to see the first game is the best of the games 👍🏼
I've played the whole trilogy at least 12 times as I replay them every other year. And Jak 2 has always and will always be my favorite. I can play damn near almost every mission in the game without dying or failing. But that's because it's just muscle memory atp, I'm not saying Jak 2 isn't hard but I think the difficulty spike from the first game has to do with Naughtydog in their own words growing with their audience.
I disagree. But Jak II was my first introduction to the series tho. Then I played Jak 3 and X. After that I checked out Jak 1 and it was... different...
Jak ll=9.5/10 (greatest tone shift in video gaming history and set the template for a great jak game for the rest of the series) Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy=9 /10 (breath of fresh air, funny, light-hearted action-adventure game, that started it all) Jak 3=8.5/10 (brilliant end to the trilogy but It felt like a expansion pack to jak 2 but it did improve on what jak 2 was missing) Daxter=8/10 (best psp game I ever played and the developers also showed respect to what naughty dog laid out for them) Jak X=7/10 (extremely fun racing sequel to the trilogy but it's not a platformer and therefore can't be put above it's predecessors) Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier=6.5/10 (good ideas that were poorly executed. It tried to be different, still a OK game) conclusion: everyone has a reason for liking their favourite jak game and none of them are wrong because each game is different and similar in there own right. My reason for jak 2 being the best is because of it's sci fi, gta setting and surprisingly it's difficulty because it matured me as gamer and gave me a great sense of satisfaction when I completed jak 2 that the other games did not and it allowed me to have the believe to take on other more adult themed game franchises such as the devil may cry franchise that I found too hard when I was a young kid/teenager
I'm going back and playing them all, I gotta say I did and still do love 1-3 they're fantastic. I won't bother with frontier and I loved playing daxter as a kid but some of it was a hassle, will try Jak X once I 100% complete Jak 2 and 3 again
The underwater Mech suit mission in Jak 2 was the hardest to me. I almost quit because how frustrating it was. Jak and daxter is a beautiful platformer and should be remade for PS5.
Only thing with precursor legacy was how easy it was to die. Some enemies it felt impossible to defeat them without taking damage and it took so much green eco to heal.
I finished Precusor's legacy today 100% and I fully agree, these enemies with drilling machines in spider cave for example, really put my nerves up to the test. Great game tho :)
@@Pedobear0908 if you wait till they turn around and then hit them you won’t take damage. I did 100% as well and don’t think I even took 2 hits from them. Most of them come up to you before you even jump to them so once they turn just jump over and spin or a jump hit and I just did my 100% today actually lol
@@Pedobear0908 Those enemies feel super Crash Bandicoot inspired since there was a fair number of enemies in the first CB game where you just had to wait until they showed their vulnerable section. Which is kind of frustrating since CB games are typically 'keep moving or you die' kind of games.
U should do the sly cooper franchise… and I didn’t get to finish any of them when I was younger, I played all three about the same amount.. I’d try and beat and progress through the 1st and 3rd one.. but with the second one I just grabbed those flying cars and drove around until I got board.. but u said it was hard so that’s probably y I don’t remember going far in jak2.. and in the 3rd I drove around a lot in the desert..
amazing video man, took me back to my childhood. I’m just like you, Jak 2 is my favorite of the entire series but man is that game hard. I got the remastered trilogy for my PS4 last year and I’m still wondering to this day how the hell I beat it on PS2 as a kid. I’m struggling to beat it at 21 lol. thanks for the nostalgia.
If i remember correctly it has a built in feature that makes the game easier if you die alot in one section, but it's still one of the hardest games on the ps2.
My favorite Jak game is always changing. As a child my favorite was Jak 3, then as a teen i began to like Jak 2 a bit more, and now as an adult i am enjoying Jak 1 the most. i guess it depends on what i am in mood for :)
The things that kill Jak X for me is how slippery and floaty the vehicles are. Go too fast or some other slight little mistake and your car just tumbles all over the place. The whole deal of every time you destroy an opponent or you get destroyed it has to do this stupid action replay thing where you have to press a button to continue which really kills the pace I don't know why they thought this was a good idea. Oh and the auto save bug...... Give me Crash Team Racing any day!
Jak 2's difficulty was a strength, not a weakness. I will concede that the dock mission was bs, especially since the ships can shoot you. But the difficulty made Jak 2 actually somewhat of a challenge, but it's not a "hard game." It's not Halo 2 on legendary, it's not Dark Souls, it's not Ninja Gaiden Black, it's motherf*&%ing Jak 2, so please everyone stop complaining about the difficulty. All of the complaining caused us to get Jak 3, which was a cakewalk and the weakest in the series by far. In Jak 3, there much easier missions, but now you had 12, count 'em, 12 guns, additional dark Jak powers, and all of the powers of light Jak, such as slowing down time, shielding, or just goddam healing yourself. It was impossible to die in Jak 3. Jak 2 was hard, as in hard for a Jak game, that's it.
If people complain about the difficult is their opinion, they arent wrong (and im enjoy Jak 2, even with its difficult). Even ND admitted that they made the game too unfairly difficult. Stop machosist players saying that Jak 3 is only the weakest for being easy. Thats not a valid objective criticism.
Here is a fun fact. People criticize Jak 2 for the lack of checkpoints, right? You know what games are worse in that respect? Devil May Cry and Grand Theft Auto. No one complains there.
@@Neethan3247 I have to agree with this, and it doesnt help those games have a clunky autoaim system. Thats why i always prefered Jak 2 and 3 over any GTA although Jak 2 still isnt perfect in the checkpoint system. Only way less flawed.
Haven't played Lost Frontier or Daxter yet, but I'd agree with the ranking of the other 4. Just finished Jak X recently, that was a pretty solid combat racer: I came in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. OG Jak and Daxter is definitely my favorite, love the Mario 64 vibe.
I feel Daxter was a great game, it really felt like it got the most out of being a PSP title. It was very basic but effective in what it was made to be, I think i'd even put it above Jak X if not par with Jak X. Its no Jak 1 to 3 but I feel its heavily overlooked because it's a PSP game.
All three were by far the best looking games on the system; can't think of any other PS2 games which averaged 60fps. I love the whole trilogy but there really is something special about the art direction in the first game; even playing Ghost of Tsushima on PS5 I still think that Sandover Village and the tiny coastal strip it inhabits is legitimately the most beautiful place I've ever walked through in a videogame. I'm so pissed off to find out that the game was supposed to originally have five villages instead of two. Regardless, Jak and Daxter was a beautiful swansong to the golden age of platforming, as well as the optimism of a pre late 2001 world. If the original creators are still around it'd be great if they could get together and do a finished version with all the originally intended levels, if they could capture that original vibe on the current hardware it'd be amazing
Aight I understand people have a boner for Jak and Daxter but for me, it's the second game that's the best and more fulfilling. A lot of what people criticized, and believe me, I felt it as well, I wouldn't change for the world. I loved the shit out of that game I beat it for the first time a couple of weeks back. Jak and Daxter is second best though.
Naughty dog when developing the jak games wanted to put more content and lore in the world , jak 3 could of gave us more lore and content but they had a shorter deadline, jak n daxter PL had a other level as well behind the giant diamond in the cave where the miners was at which was a wooded mountainous level like mountain pass
My ranking 1. Jak ll 2. Jak And Daxter TPL 3. Jak 3 4. Jak X 5. Daxter 6. Umm yea no Also wanna note that I respect everyone putting TPL as their #1 pick, it was almost mines, but please if they end up remaking all 3 games, don’t encourage developers to forget about jak 2 and 3. I understand y’all want a TPL style game, but it’s not how how it works. Jak 2 still holds a special place in my heart. I want a remake of ALL 3 games. Not just the first one.
My Personal Ranking 1. Jak 3 2. Jak II Renegade 3. Jak & Daxter The Precursor Legacy 4. Jak X Combat Racing 5. Daxter 6. Jak & Daxter The Lost Frontier
My favorite is the first game im more into platformers and racing games. I wish we got more platforming instead of adding guns and combat missions to copie GTA thanfully I heard jack and daxter is getting mod support which means custom levels so there is that at least.
You can't say jak 2 is hard ID you're playing it wrong... Don't jump spin shoot... you don't only have weapons, but you have all the moves from the first game, so try punching amd then shooting... there's a video on youtube of powercell zeke that actually teaches tou how to play how Naughty Dog intended and it's easyer... not a kid's game, but easyer
Omg!! It’s great to hear the validation I thought as a kid I just sucked at Jak 2 or something 😭. Great list just to add personally I think Jak 3 would be my favorite
TPL seems to get the most love from the community but it earned that reputation through world building. If we go by gameplay alone, we see steady improvement from 1-3. I'd like to say TPL's world-building negates the subpar gameplay, but many levels are gloomy and depressing, like Forbidden Jungle, Misty Bog, Lost Precursor City, Spider Caves, Gol & Maia's Citadel. TPL doesn't do "dungeons" well like Zelda (cited as an inspiration by Jason Rubin himself). It shines with its highly saturated colourful environments, which are just a few clustered at the beginning of the game. These are stunning. It also shines with the zoomer levels. My favourite is Jak 2. There's a great combination of wild, creative energy and foundations that have been refined and structured. I played it when I was 14 or so.
6) The lost frontier 5) daxter (i didnt played but i think is good) 4) jak x 3) jak 1 2) jak 3 (take more interesting for me , touching more my style.) 1) jak 2 ( same as 3 but more developed good characters and focus in jak and daxter lore).
Hot take - I've never played any Jak games, even though I've been an avid gamer since the late 80s. I think I'd start with 3. A good mix of game play, most refined mechanics and not too damn hard/frustrating.
Jak 2 is the best, in my opinion. Yeah it's hard, but the stellar story more than makes up for it! I love all 4 ND Jak games, haven't played the PSP games. I'd rank them, from fav to least: Jak 2, Jak 1, Jak X, and Jak 3.
Honestly, I like Jak 2 and 3. idk which one is my favorite since they've become my comfort games as an adult. Although Jak 2's difficulty is a pain, which is probably the only major beef I have with the game.
I used to cringe when the old ps2 games would have the first few games be campy kid games then later on they usually would follow a trend of the where they would make the newer games edgier and try to age w the gamers. I used to think it was wack now when I think back on its cool and kinda necessary. you got to show growth in the character somehow and I think us as kids back then liked gritty stuff I still do tbh.
Not ranked, but what each game does well for me. 1: An Unexpected Journey: the game 2: GTA your mom can play 3: Guns, War, Darkness, Angels, EXPLOSIONS!!!! X: Crash Team Racing for a new generation of Racists The Lost Frontier: making me want to play a different Jak game
Jak 3, most fun overall Jak 2 Best story One of the best parts of Jak X story wise is how it re-established the romance between Keira and Jak, Jak 3 kinda left off in a weird spot between Jak and Ashlyn. You could say the Lost frontier did this, but the game was garbage and I consider it non-canon. As for Jak and Daxter, it practically felt like a whole different game. Its just an easy, laid back, fun game to play through.
What! #3 Jak 1, #2 Jak 3, #1 Jak 2 Fun wise 3 was funner because it was easier and had all the cars, but if you like a challenge 2 was better. Same mechanics but im 2 all day
Jak 2 is also my favourite in the trilogy, and in my eyes, the best game in the franchise. Yes, it's darker than the first and easily the most difficult, but I would argue that challenge is what gives players that sense of accomplishment when they complete the game, and the darker tone is what ups the stakes substantially from the first game. Obviously, it's a contentious argument, but I will defend Jak 2 as the best game in the series
is it just to be cool you hate on TLF? I'm enjoying it even if its not perfect. the platforming is everything i want. and for a psp game. the graphics are nice enough. and I have YET to hear a complaint thats actualy valid aside Dark Daxter. cause everyone says the same thing online: Oh the game is trash. and I ask: why? and they don't know what to say. Which makes me believe they haven't even played 5 minutes on the PSP. Anyways 1. Jak 3 2. Daxter 3. TPL 4. The Lost Frontier (amazing platforming/ powers. faithfull Jak and Daxter envirements) 5. Jak II (unpopular opinion: Difficult, frustrating, awfull vehicle controls. Toyato or Tesla would never build this. the levels aren't that creative nor fun, you go from point A to point b, c, d, e and F. you die and restart from point A. the checkpoints are none existant, you just have to finish the whole mission for the game to save your progress. desapointing, only 4 guns)
Jak 3 is the king!!! Perfect difficulty, huge open world, great combination of mission types, happy, and a great story. After it Jak 1 - for sure the happiest, perfect game, a bit too much "pathy", not a real open world but yet super fun and interesting story. Jak 2 - Super dark vibe - a bit too much, and difficult as heck Story is awesome, but the darkness and difficulty ruins my willingness to play😮😅
Jak 1 has the best vibe. The locations are so mysterious and futuristic but primitive at the same time. It’s just such a good game. I consider it way better than Banjo.
I definitely respect your 1st place pick. Such a fun and well rounded game, it's my favorite. Honestly wish they had kept that style for the rest of them.
Right?! I wish we really got to go more in depth in the world and the precursors.
Precursors were ottsels, what else do you want to know about them
I was interested in the game after playing the demo in PlayStation Underground Jampack (Summer 2002).
#06. The Lost Frontier
#05. Jak X
#04. Daxter
#03. Jak II
#02. Precursor Legacy
#1. Jak III
Here's my ranking based on my knowledge:
6: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
5: Daxter
4: Jak X: Combat Racing
3: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
2: Jak 3
1: Jak 2
I would switch 3 and 1
Jak 2 is awful
@@MasDouc It really aint. just get better
This is also my list
I would switch the first game with the second, the 2nd game was the worst of the trilogy, while the 3rd game improved on the 2nd game, i havent played jak 3 in a while so right now i will just leave it tied with the first game
Great list! I would put Jak 3 over Jak 2 imo because Jak 2's difficulty curve was too high and hard, and the very garbage checkpoint system in that game. Most missions have zero checkpoints whatsoever. Jak 3 at least eases the difficulty and improves the checkpoints. Overall I still like your picks.
Didn't care for the city vibe in Jak 2. It was ok but needed more missions outside the city and there was too much time driving around to the dozens of missions. It was a bit long which to some would be a good thing but add in the difficulty and lack of checkpoints and it left a sour taste in my mouth even if it was mostly good.
get good bro
THANK YOU!!!! you said what I think. finally someone has common sense.
6. Lost Frontier
5. Daxter
4. Jak 3
3. Jak X
2. Jak and Daxter
1. Jak II
wasn't interested in playing the games not done by Naughty Dog. Jak 3 the story was a bit of a mess didn't utilise the characters all that well imo and way too many mini games and didn't end the trilogy that well, was also too easy with the amount of OP guns
Jak X was a very well done racing game with a story that actually gave it some depth and added good characters.
Precursor legacy is an amazing platformer and ground-breaking PS2 game, light hearted and all round fun.
Jak 2 maybe a product of its time regarding the GTA style but its still hugely unique and does everything really well, gun play, driving, racing, skateboarding and the new characters were brilliant and great story with it, i'll agree the difficulty was a bit up and down but i got a lot of satisfaction out of beating them when i was a kid. My favourite games growing up.
Haven city sucked in jak 2, i hate traversing it to do missions, and its not fun to traverse given the map layout with tons of dead ends and the sections of the city being sepersted, haven city is worse then the crater from jak and daxter and the crater was the worst hub world in the first game
Its especially noticable when you are travelling from the slums to the port, you constently have to avoid NPCs ir you expload, and if you focus to hard on driving you might get lost becayse of how much the city blends in with itself, and if you look at the map, you look away from where you are driving, which alot if the time, causes you ti slam into an NPC, making your zoomer take damage or expload
So you cant focus on your driving too much, nor can you focus on the map too much, its clunky to travel through
And if you try to go under the traffic, you still have to avoid the guards, theres no way around it, theres no way to Travel smoothly through haven city, which us why I describe it as clunky
Then once you finally get to your mission you sigh in relief as you finally get to some classic jak and daxter platforming and enemy combat, which is better with the new weapons
The game does some things better, but it does not beat the first game
i feel like the daxter game was forgotten.
I’m surprised because I really like that game. The atmosphere and soundtracks are awesome and gameplay was addictive.
I agree with everythink, I'm one of those people who thinks that the first jak and daxter is the best of the saga
Unpopular opinion Jak 3 was my favorite.
My personal ranking is:
Jak 2
Jak 3/Jak 1
Jak X
Daxter
Lost Frontier
Jak 3 can be weird sometimes thematically and Jak 1 was my first game so it's hard to split
1) The Precursor Legacy (9/10)
2) Jak 3 (8,5/10)
3) Jak 2 (8,5/10)
4) The Lost Frontier (7/10) hate me, i dont care
5) Jak X (7/10)
6) Daxter (6/10)
Replaying Jak 2 it’s a breeze now though the same tough levels will always be hard (that dock escape level is a nightmare) but I remember skipping Jak and going to Jak 3 cus jt was so hard as a kid I let my friend borrow it. Favorite will always be the first one
TWIN. but I'm 30yo. I did the same thing. I was very far in the Jak 2 game but after watching the full gameplay on youtube. I decided to skip it and jump right to Jak 3. everything is improved. and the game is just insanely fun. Jak 2 was too hard. and it wasn't that much fun. It wasn't worth finishing the game cause I think the game doesn'r improve or get more exciting.
My personal picks are:
1st: Jak 2
2nd: Jak 3
3rd: J&D TPL
4th: Jak X
5th: Daxter
I like how 2 and 3 fleshed out the world heaps. 2 was hard for sure but felt more balanced in terms of guns and abilities, not that 3's was bad, it just made it almost too easy. J2 also had interesting locations such as Mountain Temple, Haven Forest (both of which felt like a call back to J&D TPL environments) and of course the racing/skate Stadium.
J&D TPL is a happy go lucky less edgy/serious place in the series I LOVE revisiting and feels like it was the series' most purest platforming experience.
Best take
I grew up owning a PS2 and my favourite game will always be Jak 1. Watched this video to see what the other games were like, it’s good to see the first game is the best of the games 👍🏼
I've played the whole trilogy at least 12 times as I replay them every other year. And Jak 2 has always and will always be my favorite. I can play damn near almost every mission in the game without dying or failing. But that's because it's just muscle memory atp, I'm not saying Jak 2 isn't hard but I think the difficulty spike from the first game has to do with Naughtydog in their own words growing with their audience.
The first one will always be the best one
Playing it on my ps2 rn💀💀💀
feels kinda hollow to me tbh despite the vibrant colours. More of a jak 3 kinda guy tho.
I disagree. But Jak II was my first introduction to the series tho. Then I played Jak 3 and X. After that I checked out Jak 1 and it was... different...
Prefer Jak 2
@@Ray.M.12345 bad taste
Jak ll=9.5/10
(greatest tone shift in video gaming history and set the template for a great jak game for the rest of the series)
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy=9
/10
(breath of fresh air, funny, light-hearted action-adventure game, that started it all)
Jak 3=8.5/10
(brilliant end to the trilogy but It felt like a expansion pack to jak 2 but it did improve on what jak 2 was missing)
Daxter=8/10
(best psp game I ever played and the developers also showed respect to what naughty dog laid out for them)
Jak X=7/10
(extremely fun racing sequel to the trilogy but it's not a platformer and therefore can't be put above it's predecessors)
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier=6.5/10 (good ideas that were poorly executed. It tried to be different, still a OK game)
conclusion: everyone has a reason for liking their favourite jak game and none of them are wrong because each game is different and similar in there own right. My reason for jak 2 being the best is because of it's sci fi, gta setting and surprisingly it's difficulty because it matured me as gamer and gave me a great sense of satisfaction when I completed jak 2 that the other games did not and it allowed me to have the believe to take on other more adult themed game franchises such as the devil may cry franchise that I found too hard when I was a young kid/teenager
I'm going back and playing them all, I gotta say I did and still do love 1-3 they're fantastic. I won't bother with frontier and I loved playing daxter as a kid but some of it was a hassle, will try Jak X once I 100% complete Jak 2 and 3 again
Jak 1 is literally one of if not the best game i have ever played
The underwater Mech suit mission in Jak 2 was the hardest to me. I almost quit because how frustrating it was. Jak and daxter is a beautiful platformer and should be remade for PS5.
Only thing with precursor legacy was how easy it was to die. Some enemies it felt impossible to defeat them without taking damage and it took so much green eco to heal.
I finished Precusor's legacy today 100% and I fully agree, these enemies with drilling machines in spider cave for example, really put my nerves up to the test. Great game tho :)
@@Pedobear0908 if you wait till they turn around and then hit them you won’t take damage. I did 100% as well and don’t think I even took 2 hits from them. Most of them come up to you before you even jump to them so once they turn just jump over and spin or a jump hit and I just did my 100% today actually lol
@@Pedobear0908 Those enemies feel super Crash Bandicoot inspired since there was a fair number of enemies in the first CB game where you just had to wait until they showed their vulnerable section. Which is kind of frustrating since CB games are typically 'keep moving or you die' kind of games.
U should do the sly cooper franchise… and I didn’t get to finish any of them when I was younger, I played all three about the same amount.. I’d try and beat and progress through the 1st and 3rd one.. but with the second one I just grabbed those flying cars and drove around until I got board.. but u said it was hard so that’s probably y I don’t remember going far in jak2.. and in the 3rd I drove around a lot in the desert..
amazing video man, took me back to my childhood. I’m just like you, Jak 2 is my favorite of the entire series but man is that game hard. I got the remastered trilogy for my PS4 last year and I’m still wondering to this day how the hell I beat it on PS2 as a kid. I’m struggling to beat it at 21 lol. thanks for the nostalgia.
If i remember correctly it has a built in feature that makes the game easier if you die alot in one section, but it's still one of the hardest games on the ps2.
I bought the trilogy today the second is the only one in the trilogy i didnt play yet
I was 11 in 2001.. my grandmother bought me jak and daxter for Xmas that year.. I still have that original copy.. thank you grandma 👵 ❤️
My favorite Jak game is always changing. As a child my favorite was Jak 3, then as a teen i began to like Jak 2 a bit more, and now as an adult i am enjoying Jak 1 the most. i guess it depends on what i am in mood for :)
The things that kill Jak X for me is how slippery and floaty the vehicles are. Go too fast or some other slight little mistake and your car just tumbles all over the place. The whole deal of every time you destroy an opponent or you get destroyed it has to do this stupid action replay thing where you have to press a button to continue which really kills the pace I don't know why they thought this was a good idea. Oh and the auto save bug......
Give me Crash Team Racing any day!
Jak 2's difficulty was a strength, not a weakness. I will concede that the dock mission was bs, especially since the ships can shoot you. But the difficulty made Jak 2 actually somewhat of a challenge, but it's not a "hard game." It's not Halo 2 on legendary, it's not Dark Souls, it's not Ninja Gaiden Black, it's motherf*&%ing Jak 2, so please everyone stop complaining about the difficulty. All of the complaining caused us to get Jak 3, which was a cakewalk and the weakest in the series by far. In Jak 3, there much easier missions, but now you had 12, count 'em, 12 guns, additional dark Jak powers, and all of the powers of light Jak, such as slowing down time, shielding, or just goddam healing yourself. It was impossible to die in Jak 3. Jak 2 was hard, as in hard for a Jak game, that's it.
If people complain about the difficult is their opinion, they arent wrong (and im enjoy Jak 2, even with its difficult). Even ND admitted that they made the game too unfairly difficult.
Stop machosist players saying that Jak 3 is only the weakest for being easy. Thats not a valid objective criticism.
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Jak 3 is the weakest for having a rushed storyline with a poor conclusion, too many unbalanced weapons, and being much shorter.
Here is a fun fact. People criticize Jak 2 for the lack of checkpoints, right? You know what games are worse in that respect? Devil May Cry and Grand Theft Auto. No one complains there.
@@Neethan3247 I have to agree with this, and it doesnt help those games have a clunky autoaim system. Thats why i always prefered Jak 2 and 3 over any GTA although Jak 2 still isnt perfect in the checkpoint system. Only way less flawed.
@@Neethan3247 Is ok to be wrong.
Jack 3 is my favorite of the 4 original games
Haven't played Lost Frontier or Daxter yet, but I'd agree with the ranking of the other 4. Just finished Jak X recently, that was a pretty solid combat racer: I came in with low expectations and was pleasantly surprised.
OG Jak and Daxter is definitely my favorite, love the Mario 64 vibe.
My personal ranking:
6. Daxter
5. Jak and Daxter
4. Jak and Daxter The Lost Frontier
3. Jak X
2. Jak 3
1. Jak II
Even Daxter on the PSP doesn't have loading screens.
That mission in Jak II where you have to fight your way out of the docks is one of my worst gaming nightmares
I feel Daxter was a great game, it really felt like it got the most out of being a PSP title.
It was very basic but effective in what it was made to be, I think i'd even put it above Jak X if not par with Jak X.
Its no Jak 1 to 3 but I feel its heavily overlooked because it's a PSP game.
All three were by far the best looking games on the system; can't think of any other PS2 games which averaged 60fps. I love the whole trilogy but there really is something special about the art direction in the first game; even playing Ghost of Tsushima on PS5 I still think that Sandover Village and the tiny coastal strip it inhabits is legitimately the most beautiful place I've ever walked through in a videogame. I'm so pissed off to find out that the game was supposed to originally have five villages instead of two.
Regardless, Jak and Daxter was a beautiful swansong to the golden age of platforming, as well as the optimism of a pre late 2001 world. If the original creators are still around it'd be great if they could get together and do a finished version with all the originally intended levels, if they could capture that original vibe on the current hardware it'd be amazing
I love the lost frontier psp even more than jak2 and 3. But not as much as jak1 and daxter psp
I’ve only played 3, Daxter, Frontiers, then 2, I think I prefer 3 to 2 tho
My favorite one is the first one used to play it with my sister back then 😩
Aight I understand people have a boner for Jak and Daxter but for me, it's the second game that's the best and more fulfilling. A lot of what people criticized, and believe me, I felt it as well, I wouldn't change for the world. I loved the shit out of that game I beat it for the first time a couple of weeks back. Jak and Daxter is second best though.
I find it funny how the list basically goes backwards from the newest to oldest
Jak2 is and will always be my favorite game ever
Naughty dog when developing the jak games wanted to put more content and lore in the world , jak 3 could of gave us more lore and content but they had a shorter deadline, jak n daxter PL had a other level as well behind the giant diamond in the cave where the miners was at which was a wooded mountainous level like mountain pass
My ranking
1. Jak ll
2. Jak And Daxter TPL
3. Jak 3
4. Jak X
5. Daxter
6. Umm yea no
Also wanna note that I respect everyone putting TPL as their #1 pick, it was almost mines, but please if they end up remaking all 3 games, don’t encourage developers to forget about jak 2 and 3. I understand y’all want a TPL style game, but it’s not how how it works. Jak 2 still holds a special place in my heart. I want a remake of ALL 3 games. Not just the first one.
My Personal Ranking
1. Jak 3
2. Jak II Renegade
3. Jak & Daxter The Precursor Legacy
4. Jak X Combat Racing
5. Daxter
6. Jak & Daxter The Lost Frontier
Can you please make a tutorial of to make this types of videos?
My favorite is the first game im more into platformers and racing games. I wish we got more platforming instead of adding guns and combat missions to copie GTA thanfully I heard jack and daxter is getting mod support which means custom levels so there is that at least.
I've only played the main 3 but precursor legacy is easily my favorite, and one of my favorite games of all time.
My top 5:
5. Lost frontier
4. Jak X
3. Jak 2
2. Jak and Daxter: the Precursor Legacy
1. Jak 3
You can't say jak 2 is hard ID you're playing it wrong...
Don't jump spin shoot... you don't only have weapons, but you have all the moves from the first game, so try punching amd then shooting... there's a video on youtube of powercell zeke that actually teaches tou how to play how Naughty Dog intended and it's easyer... not a kid's game, but easyer
6: Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
5: Jak X: Combat Racing
4: Daxter
3: Jak 2
2: Jak 3
1: Jak and Daxter: Precursor Legacy
Omg!! It’s great to hear the validation I thought as a kid I just sucked at Jak 2 or something 😭. Great list just to add personally I think Jak 3 would be my favorite
TPL seems to get the most love from the community but it earned that reputation through world building.
If we go by gameplay alone, we see steady improvement from 1-3.
I'd like to say TPL's world-building negates the subpar gameplay, but many levels are gloomy and depressing, like Forbidden Jungle, Misty Bog, Lost Precursor City, Spider Caves, Gol & Maia's Citadel. TPL doesn't do "dungeons" well like Zelda (cited as an inspiration by Jason Rubin himself). It shines with its highly saturated colourful environments, which are just a few clustered at the beginning of the game. These are stunning. It also shines with the zoomer levels.
My favourite is Jak 2. There's a great combination of wild, creative energy and foundations that have been refined and structured. I played it when I was 14 or so.
Jak and Daxter 2, the difficulties of the game has me feeling hurt me plenty.
Jak 2 was the final game from the franchise I played because I never finished it.
6) The lost frontier
5) daxter (i didnt played but i think is good)
4) jak x
3) jak 1
2) jak 3 (take more interesting for me , touching more my style.)
1) jak 2 ( same as 3 but more developed good characters and focus in jak and daxter lore).
My favourite is the first one too
I had precursor legacy back in the day, I remember really wanting the second game but I was playing a lot of xbox at the time
Nah jak 3 is definitely the best
I just replayed jak 1, 2 and 3 and 3 is the best by far. 2 is the worst by far
Hot take - I've never played any Jak games, even though I've been an avid gamer since the late 80s. I think I'd start with 3. A good mix of game play, most refined mechanics and not too damn hard/frustrating.
Jak 2 is the best, in my opinion. Yeah it's hard, but the stellar story more than makes up for it! I love all 4 ND Jak games, haven't played the PSP games. I'd rank them, from fav to least: Jak 2, Jak 1, Jak X, and Jak 3.
Suoer Mario 64, Ratchet and Clank, Jak and Daxter and Crash Bandicoot is what i grew up on
Jak 1 and 2 have always been tied for my favorite.
i feel like if ur a fan of the jak series jak 2 is ur favorite bc most people checked out at the second game and only know of the first one.
Honestly, I like Jak 2 and 3. idk which one is my favorite since they've become my comfort games as an adult. Although Jak 2's difficulty is a pain, which is probably the only major beef I have with the game.
JAK II is hands DOWN my favorite!!
I love jak 3 due to it's open world and storyline to it, then of course the original jak and daxter.
But hell yeah jak 2 was hard!
I used to cringe when the old ps2 games would have the first few games be campy kid games then later on they usually would follow a trend of the where they would make the newer games edgier and try to age w the gamers. I used to think it was wack now when I think back on its cool and kinda necessary. you got to show growth in the character somehow and I think us as kids back then liked gritty stuff I still do tbh.
Mine is jak 2
Obviously not as many platforming sections but when they do have them, I actually think Jak 2 and 3 are better than 1 in that regard
Jak ll will forever be my Fav Jak game it was so long and fun I love ever min
Just ordered the first one to play again on my new ps2 :)
Its hard to decide between Jak 1 and Jak 2 for me
Not ranked, but what each game does well for me.
1: An Unexpected Journey: the game
2: GTA your mom can play
3: Guns, War, Darkness, Angels, EXPLOSIONS!!!!
X: Crash Team Racing for a new generation of Racists
The Lost Frontier: making me want to play a different Jak game
Only played first one and a lil bit of jak 2, first one was so much better why did they have to make jak 2 so hard???
I thought there were only 3 and a racing game 🤯
The music of 1... too good.
Jak 3, most fun overall
Jak 2 Best story
One of the best parts of Jak X story wise is how it re-established the romance between Keira and Jak, Jak 3 kinda left off in a weird spot between Jak and Ashlyn.
You could say the Lost frontier did this, but the game was garbage and I consider it non-canon.
As for Jak and Daxter, it practically felt like a whole different game. Its just an easy, laid back, fun game to play through.
What! #3 Jak 1, #2 Jak 3, #1 Jak 2
Fun wise 3 was funner because it was easier and had all the cars, but if you like a challenge 2 was better. Same mechanics but im 2 all day
My favorite was Jak 2 that shit was soo much fun
1) Jak 1 The Precursor Legacy
2) Jak 2
3) Daxter
4) Jak X
5) Jak 3
6) The Lost Frontier
How is that a ranking, dude just went and said the scale goes from worst to best in reversed chronological release order.
I think we can all agree universally that the Precursor Legacy & 2 are in the top 3 no matter what
I have the trilogy on PS3 the graphics on the PS2 just don't do it for me
W ranking video vid
The cheating ai took me out😂😂😂 cuz that is straight faxs
First one for shure
Remeber when dax was hunan or w.e they are 😂
Human
2,3,X are my fav (2 being the best for me)
Based
Jak 2 is also my favourite in the trilogy, and in my eyes, the best game in the franchise. Yes, it's darker than the first and easily the most difficult, but I would argue that challenge is what gives players that sense of accomplishment when they complete the game, and the darker tone is what ups the stakes substantially from the first game. Obviously, it's a contentious argument, but I will defend Jak 2 as the best game in the series
is it just to be cool you hate on TLF? I'm enjoying it even if its not perfect. the platforming is everything i want. and for a psp game. the graphics are nice enough. and I have YET to hear a complaint thats actualy valid aside Dark Daxter. cause everyone says the same thing online: Oh the game is trash. and I ask: why? and they don't know what to say. Which makes me believe they haven't even played 5 minutes on the PSP.
Anyways
1. Jak 3
2. Daxter
3. TPL
4. The Lost Frontier (amazing platforming/ powers. faithfull Jak and Daxter envirements)
5. Jak II
(unpopular opinion: Difficult, frustrating, awfull vehicle controls. Toyato or Tesla would never build this. the levels aren't that creative nor fun, you go from point A to point b, c, d, e and F. you die and restart from point A. the checkpoints are none existant, you just have to finish the whole mission for the game to save your progress. desapointing, only 4 guns)
I think jak II is the best by far, I didn't like 1 that much and 3 had way too much back tracking
Jak gets progressively worse after 1. Should had been a stand alone game
Jak 3 is the king!!!
Perfect difficulty, huge open world, great combination of mission types, happy, and a great story.
After it Jak 1 - for sure the happiest, perfect game, a bit too much "pathy", not a real open world but yet super fun and interesting story.
Jak 2 - Super dark vibe - a bit too much, and difficult as heck
Story is awesome, but the darkness and difficulty ruins my willingness to play😮😅
Jak 2 is the worst of the trilogy
Jak 2 is best
Then jak and daxter 1
Then jak 3
Daxter
Jak x
And lost frontier
Jak and Daxter has the worst double jump in history
Ratchet and Clank 1 is better than Jak and Daxter
Got jak 2 and the getaway with my PS2..best
The bouncer lol?