Do people really consider this game's visuals "dated"? It's a really excellent looking title for the PS2; the art direction in general really helps this game hide its age
It's weird to me that I've never played Jak and Daxter. I was super into my PS2. I was also really into Sly Cooper and Ratchet & Clank. I also had a subscription to PSM, the unofficial Playstation Magazine. Yet I didn't know a damn thing about Jak and Daxter. I probably would have loved em. I'm only just now starting the collection on Vita. I know people tend to say the frame rate ain't great on the Vita, and the back touch controls are annoying for flying (which a remap plugin can fix that, but still.) But it's the only way I have to play them, and I've never played the originals. So I can't imagine the issues will bother me much. Not to mention my Vita is overclocked, so that might help a bit.
The models have aged espicially compared to jak 2 and 3 but the graphics overall are amazing, It still holds up today, the cartoony aesthetic still look amazing similer to how the windwakers art style makes that game look timeless.the character designs are amazing for comparison look at the bland designs of the psp Daxter, they all look liie they were made ftom the same template and don't have that Charles zambillas charm
For a series that relies in universe reasoning and concrete lore to justify the evolution of the story why the hell would you choose to leave plot holes open when there are nearly infinite ways to close them in a ways that are natural within the context of the world
I do agree with a lot of your statements on the game's faults but HEAVILY disagree on how impactful they are to the game overall. One of the worst things you said must've been 32:30 - "it's a good thing this game never relied on its presentation as a selling point". Dude I'm sorry, that is objectively false. Probably one of the stupidest things I've seen anyone say about this game.
I always did, too. Probably as a result of earlier games, like this, having it set AS the defult. That's what it always automatically was back in those days, so that's what it set my muscle memory to.
Replayed Jak and Daxter during lockdown, for the first time in years and was determined to get all 101 power cells before reaching Gol and Maia. I did it in two days. Good time. 👍
Thanks for talking about this series its my childhood i love all 3 of the games this one is my fav because of how nostalgic i feel while playing it i loved the video good luck with the rest
I like to think the reason the sages didn’t use white eco to turn Daxter back after the boss fight is down to using up all their power in that moment to defeat Gol and Maia and not having the strength to do it again... but yeah it’s a plot hole that has always bugged me!
I think there’s a love I have for this game despite its flaws. I as a kid grinding this game because when my mom got me the ps2 it didn’t come with a memory card. Something I hadn’t known myself. I was so use to how games just had saves or codes for levels but nope here I didn’t know that. And every time I turned it off bam right back to the tutorial. I played that tutorial so many damn times and would get to the second stage and bam had to turn it off. Eventually I got so good I can now beat this game in one day. And not like some speedrunner . Just decent lol but I still love this game
I feel this retrospective is mostly very balanced. Some of the nitpicks and critiques feel like they were there just to be there, maybe in a sense of balancing out the positives? My one real critique, well, if you could call it that, is, your issue with the insta-death. I mean... it's lava, lol I'm not gonna go on a boomer rant but, games were harder back then. Just had to be good at the game. I appreciate that you didn't completely try to dismantle the game with modern view points on game making. I do wish this had gotten more views, however, it's very well made. I'll definitely watch the other ones you did.
6:15 While I agree with most of your criticism, to be fair, this was industry standard back then. Just try and replay The Wind waker or Mario Sunshine on GC. And the option wasn't even there on PS2, it's only called "inverted" because it's the PS3 version.
Man these games still look good today. They look better than some PS3 games. I mean Naughty Dog did so well that The Last Frontier managed to look worse than the first game.
Hey man I think it's your console that is the reason you had crashes I played through all three Jack games on the remastered Trilogy 100% on all games without any crashes or even major frame rate dips
I love Crash, Jak n Daxter, Uncharted....Last of Us was ok....but i feel that ND should do another mascot adventure game, with the tech of nowadays would be something awesome! Look at the Ratchet n Clank remake, its amazing! I miss another ND game like this, with cartoony animations and charismatic characters, vivid worlds and enjoyable gameplay. I dont think that TLOU 2 will be a bad game, i partially enjoyed 1, but it would be awesome to see another new fresh adventure platformer from this devs.
the final bosses phases are also based off eco, the first phase is blue using the eye to cut open the silo, the bombs are dark eco , the second phase is green eco which is used to create the spiked lurkers, the third phase is red eco with the exploding bombs, and the final phase is yellow eco with the arm blaster
Yeah, i'm pretty sure that misplaced frame in rock village and ESPECIALLY those crashes were from the PS3 remaster because I played the PS2 version as a kid and none of that shit happened. The only time the game crashes usually is when you're bringing a vehicle such as the zoomer or flut flut into a level it was never built for.
Oh to be the little boy who just got a ps2 and this was one of his first games again. Idk if its nostlagia or what but this game will go down as one of the best games of all time for me. Jak and daxter has something that no other game has for me. It contains humor, action, and exploration that makes u want to just keep going. Ive 100% the game twice and beat it 4 times. The world design in this game to me is just crazy in comparison to much of the games that get released nowadays. Crazy to think how old this game is and how it still holds up (IMO). This game has brought forth so many memories and is one of the reasons i love games today. Thank you for making this video. I also very much enjoyed your God of War series. Sorry i sound like a generic NPC but this game is very near and dear to my heart.
Just subbed, playing this game again on my just bought PS2, I'mma watch the rest of ur video once I finish the game, don't want any spoilers for the ending haha. Btw, when r u gonna do retrospectives on Jak 2 and 3, I definitely am looking forward to watching those as well! 😀
The rocks may not recall, but MightyNifty does! Great retrospective! Also, I use inverted camera controls for third person games :P
Thanks man! Even if you are backwards-oriented.
Do people really consider this game's visuals "dated"? It's a really excellent looking title for the PS2; the art direction in general really helps this game hide its age
Ah, to relieve my childhood.
It's weird to me that I've never played Jak and Daxter. I was super into my PS2. I was also really into Sly Cooper and Ratchet & Clank. I also had a subscription to PSM, the unofficial Playstation Magazine. Yet I didn't know a damn thing about Jak and Daxter. I probably would have loved em.
I'm only just now starting the collection on Vita. I know people tend to say the frame rate ain't great on the Vita, and the back touch controls are annoying for flying (which a remap plugin can fix that, but still.) But it's the only way I have to play them, and I've never played the originals. So I can't imagine the issues will bother me much. Not to mention my Vita is overclocked, so that might help a bit.
The models have aged espicially compared to jak 2 and 3 but the graphics overall are amazing, It still holds up today, the cartoony aesthetic still look amazing similer to how the windwakers art style makes that game look timeless.the character designs are amazing for comparison look at the bland designs of the psp Daxter, they all look liie they were made ftom the same template and don't have that Charles zambillas charm
I found the fisherman laughing eternally hilarious. Some say he still laughs into Jak 3's end credits :P
The face Jak makes when Kira is looking through the telescope...priceless
Hey man, he's got good taste. Definitely a better view than the one she's getting.
For a series that relies in universe reasoning and concrete lore to justify the evolution of the story why the hell would you choose to leave plot holes open when there are nearly infinite ways to close them in a ways that are natural within the context of the world
Especially when this series has so many macguffins
An hour long? What a beefy retrospective! Nice job :)
Just wait til the next one ;) Thanks man!
@@MightyNifty No problem :D
I do agree with a lot of your statements on the game's faults but HEAVILY disagree on how impactful they are to the game overall. One of the worst things you said must've been 32:30 - "it's a good thing this game never relied on its presentation as a selling point". Dude I'm sorry, that is objectively false. Probably one of the stupidest things I've seen anyone say about this game.
NICE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR JAK 2 AND JAK 3 RETROSPECTIVES
When is the Jak 2 video coming?
"who makes the default camera controls inverted?"
I do, is that really so weird?
I always did, too. Probably as a result of earlier games, like this, having it set AS the defult. That's what it always automatically was back in those days, so that's what it set my muscle memory to.
Replayed Jak and Daxter during lockdown, for the first time in years and was determined to get all 101 power cells before reaching Gol and Maia.
I did it in two days. Good time. 👍
Thanks for talking about this series its my childhood i love all 3 of the games this one is my fav because of how nostalgic i feel while playing it i loved the video good luck with the rest
I like to think the reason the sages didn’t use white eco to turn Daxter back after the boss fight is down to using up all their power in that moment to defeat Gol and Maia and not having the strength to do it again... but yeah it’s a plot hole that has always bugged me!
Jak 2's driving is fine. And jak 2 is a great game.
Agreed
Mya was just eye candy like Kira was
The lost precursor city is still one of my favorite levels in a video game. The music and the colors are so good lol.
I think there’s a love I have for this game despite its flaws. I as a kid grinding this game because when my mom got me the ps2 it didn’t come with a memory card. Something I hadn’t known myself. I was so use to how games just had saves or codes for levels but nope here I didn’t know that. And every time I turned it off bam right back to the tutorial. I played that tutorial so many damn times and would get to the second stage and bam had to turn it off. Eventually I got so good I can now beat this game in one day. And not like some speedrunner . Just decent lol but I still love this game
Great video overall, but most of your complaints on gameplay seem to stem from your lack of skill. It's not something I'd blame the game for.
This is beautifully done! One of the easier sub decisions I've had to make.
So when will you be doing your retrospectives on Jak II and Jak 3?
I feel this retrospective is mostly very balanced. Some of the nitpicks and critiques feel like they were there just to be there, maybe in a sense of balancing out the positives?
My one real critique, well, if you could call it that, is, your issue with the insta-death. I mean... it's lava, lol I'm not gonna go on a boomer rant but, games were harder back then. Just had to be good at the game. I appreciate that you didn't completely try to dismantle the game with modern view points on game making.
I do wish this had gotten more views, however, it's very well made. I'll definitely watch the other ones you did.
Red ico is introduced on misty island, not snowy mountain
Where jak 2 at???
The FISHING MINIGAME IS THE BEST PART
Floating PINK eggs????
6:15
While I agree with most of your criticism, to be fair, this was industry standard back then. Just try and replay The Wind waker or Mario Sunshine on GC.
And the option wasn't even there on PS2, it's only called "inverted" because it's the PS3 version.
Man these games still look good today. They look better than some PS3 games. I mean Naughty Dog did so well that The Last Frontier managed to look worse than the first game.
Hey man I think it's your console that is the reason you had crashes I played through all three Jack games on the remastered Trilogy 100% on all games without any crashes or even major frame rate dips
I think you were too harsh on the graphics. For 2001, one of the early PS2 games, it had revolutionary graphics for its time.
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy is the videogame equivalent of comfort food
I love Crash, Jak n Daxter, Uncharted....Last of Us was ok....but i feel that ND should do another mascot adventure game, with the tech of nowadays would be something awesome! Look at the Ratchet n Clank remake, its amazing!
I miss another ND game like this, with cartoony animations and charismatic characters, vivid worlds and enjoyable gameplay.
I dont think that TLOU 2 will be a bad game, i partially enjoyed 1, but it would be awesome to see another new fresh adventure platformer from this devs.
Jak & Daxter without inverted horizontal camera controls is not Jak & Daxter.
so like, maybe it needed 5 sages to make ligth ego, with the dark pool below it. maybe strech but you know
Not sure if you’re going to continue this series since it’s been a while, but I’m looking forward to it if you do.
That’s funny because to me your default camera is inverted. Mine is not.
I best the fishing game first try with only 12 misses. But the boss fights were my Bain
I grew up on Jak and Daxter.
see this is what i was looking for a nice deep analysis of this game
You should look at @TheGamingBritShow video on jak its really good
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the final bosses phases are also based off eco, the first phase is blue using the eye to cut open the silo, the bombs are dark eco , the second phase is green eco which is used to create the spiked lurkers, the third phase is red eco with the exploding bombs, and the final phase is yellow eco with the arm blaster
Yeah, i'm pretty sure that misplaced frame in rock village and ESPECIALLY those crashes were from the PS3 remaster because I played the PS2 version as a kid and none of that shit happened. The only time the game crashes usually is when you're bringing a vehicle such as the zoomer or flut flut into a level it was never built for.
Underrated channel
great video!
Oh to be the little boy who just got a ps2 and this was one of his first games again. Idk if its nostlagia or what but this game will go down as one of the best games of all time for me. Jak and daxter has something that no other game has for me. It contains humor, action, and exploration that makes u want to just keep going. Ive 100% the game twice and beat it 4 times. The world design in this game to me is just crazy in comparison to much of the games that get released nowadays. Crazy to think how old this game is and how it still holds up (IMO). This game has brought forth so many memories and is one of the reasons i love games today. Thank you for making this video. I also very much enjoyed your God of War series. Sorry i sound like a generic NPC but this game is very near and dear to my heart.
CRAZY I've never had a crash in the entire PS3 HD Trilogy both Physically on Disc OR Digital 🤷♂️ must be your PS3 🤔
6:16 Those who, in a rather rude example, grab someone by their hair and yank said hair in the opposite direction they want the person to look at.
I've played this game many many times and I never knew Gol was Dee Snider
Ok I'm late af, but I really enjoyed this vid, thanks dude, hope you keep on working on more!
loved the video (and your whole channel really), can’t wait to see your thoughts on the rest of the trilogy!
So... where is the follow up? It's been a while, are you alright?
*Chibi Ame* Nothing Beats a Good Ground Pound
Great video man keep up the good work!!
*90 PReCuRSoR oRbS.*
Any chances for the second video?
Yes, it's coming. I'm just on a hiatus for a bit, but the audio is recorded and some editing is done. I haven't forgotten, just been busy.
@@MightyNifty Awesome, glad to hear that
Just subbed, playing this game again on my just bought PS2, I'mma watch the rest of ur video once I finish the game, don't want any spoilers for the ending haha.
Btw, when r u gonna do retrospectives on Jak 2 and 3, I definitely am looking forward to watching those as well! 😀
Bro tell me u beat all 3 by now? Literally this game is my fucking childhood and more.
@@porpy_ yes I have twice, hadn't played these since I was a kid, definitely enjoyed it man, these games fare fricking fantastic! 🙌😃