I liked the character and world design but that was about it. What was exciting and fresh at the time of release isn't so anymore and all that leaves you with is an abysmal camera with frustrating vehicle (and sometimes in other ways) controls.
Probably the Naughty Dog game that has aged the worst out of the ones I've played.
Probably the Naughty Dog game that has aged the worst out of the ones I've played.
I never liked this back in the day, and I can't explain why (I was more of a Ratchet and Clank guy), but I pushed through to the end out of curiosity for the sequels - and then I just fell in love with Jak 2 and 3, loving every change made to the world and the style of gameplay.
Revisiting Jak and Daxter in later years, my appreciation has gone way up - it's still my least favourite of the three, but for what it is (an open world platformer), it's highly enjoyable and presents a good challenge. Yes, aspects are dated, but not to a significant point IMO. It's a satisfying play, and the camera issues aren't much different to many other 3D platformers. It's something the genre is notorious for.
Plus, even if you don't LOVE it, playing this for context and then experiencing the transition to the wonderfully dark and challenging Jak 2 is something special.
Revisiting Jak and Daxter in later years, my appreciation has gone way up - it's still my least favourite of the three, but for what it is (an open world platformer), it's highly enjoyable and presents a good challenge. Yes, aspects are dated, but not to a significant point IMO. It's a satisfying play, and the camera issues aren't much different to many other 3D platformers. It's something the genre is notorious for.
Plus, even if you don't LOVE it, playing this for context and then experiencing the transition to the wonderfully dark and challenging Jak 2 is something special.
My first platformer. They became my favorite type of game after that.
This is like a perfect masterpiece of an open 3D collect a thon platformer. This game brings me nothing other than pure joy and wonder.
I mean Daxter is too much an asshole but whatever.
I mean Daxter is too much an asshole but whatever.
daxter is the kind of guy to get cancelled in 2020 for a tweet he made in 2011
Perhaps the last of the great pureblood 3D collectathon platformers. Ratchet and Sly don't count.
It's a pretty bland 3D platformer collectathon, not sure why people rave about it as if it's any different from its much better contemporaries but I suppose it's a solid, consistent experience
Jak says the N word in the Sequel.
Solid 3D platformer I still go back to every so often.
One of the best platformers imo
You know what this is a really fun this is a colorful unique fun platformer, how about we add guns and make it edgy just because we want to look older.
Lost interest cause it's a bit boring innit
Extremely pure collectathon that has a gorgeous world to explore and smooth responsive controls.
Needed just a push more and it could have been on par with Sly and Ratchet.
Remember fun. This game does
This is THE childhood game for me. It's got its flaws, but it won't lose any stars for them because nostalgia fuels my love for this game. For those who haven't played it: give it a try. It's a fun 3D platformer/collect-a-thon with a unique yet simple plot to drive the gameplay. The open world design is great for its time. It's a fun time, and if you have 4-5 spare hours you can beat it in one sitting.
this shit was cool when i was 12
Feels like the natural progression for Naughty Dog after the Crash series. I remember playing this for the first time and constantly thinking "this feels like an open world Crash game," and I always feel that way when I play it, which is absolutely a good thing. Possibly hot take but man I miss these old ND platformers and don't care about their new types of games, I want these fun silly games from them again.
wild how this is the last good game naughty dog ever made
This game ran like utter ass on my vita.
Loved this game back then and I'd likely enjoy it a lot these days too!
Really good 3D platformer that really understands the strengths of the genre and what could be done with it now that it was no longer restrained by the PSX/N64 limitations. Love the seamless transitions between levels, and the way levels are structured that you constantly see something new to do while never feeling lost, even in the biggest levels.
My biggest complaint with this game is that I had a hard time gauging the distance between me and enemies, so when I tried to spin attack at them I very frequently did not do it close enough and ended up getting hit. Health in this game is given out very scarcely, and while death isn't as consequential as games like Mario 64 due to the checkpointing, there were several instances of me respawning farther than I should have from where I died, as sometimes checkpoints didn't work where they should have. Combine this with the problem I had with hitting enemies and I had a lot of pretty frustrating moments. Still, this is definitely one of the best in it's genre, and I'm glad I finally got to play it.
My biggest complaint with this game is that I had a hard time gauging the distance between me and enemies, so when I tried to spin attack at them I very frequently did not do it close enough and ended up getting hit. Health in this game is given out very scarcely, and while death isn't as consequential as games like Mario 64 due to the checkpointing, there were several instances of me respawning farther than I should have from where I died, as sometimes checkpoints didn't work where they should have. Combine this with the problem I had with hitting enemies and I had a lot of pretty frustrating moments. Still, this is definitely one of the best in it's genre, and I'm glad I finally got to play it.
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One of my favourite games; I 100% this game casually NO GUIDE; I have zero regrets; I am deeply interested in speed running and have watched Bonesaw577's run of the game for SGDQ 2016 countless times
Hey this platformer is pretty cool what if we added guns and cars and bad mission design? Meh, maybe next time.
Very tight and colorful platformer, can't wait to see how vibrant the sequels are!
Not as good as Ratchet & Clank or Sly Raccoon/Cooper but its decent
One of the best games of its kind, can always go back to replay it
Easily one of my favorite PS2 platformers
Didn't enjoy how collectible-heavy the game was but enjoyed the gameplay nonetheless.