Played on OpenGOAL
Wasn't sure what to expect but I had a blast with this. OpenGOAL is truly a testament to modern day modders since they were able to reverse engineer the game engine and make it playable in up to 4k and 144hz! Playing these older games with no loading screen is a MASSIVE step up.
All in all the J&D world is lively, full of character, with good (perhaps not so memorable) music, fun repeatable mechanics, and very solid level design.
Definitely looking forward to playing the sequels
Wasn't sure what to expect but I had a blast with this. OpenGOAL is truly a testament to modern day modders since they were able to reverse engineer the game engine and make it playable in up to 4k and 144hz! Playing these older games with no loading screen is a MASSIVE step up.
All in all the J&D world is lively, full of character, with good (perhaps not so memorable) music, fun repeatable mechanics, and very solid level design.
Definitely looking forward to playing the sequels
Played this after Jak 2 Renegade, was expecting a bit more. Ended up beating the whole game in about 5 hours and going "Okay" at the end.
If you've played one of the many 3D Platformers from back in the 90s, well, it's exactly like that, only difference is that this one doesn't have a level select screen and you'll have to journey your way through the world (thankfully there are some conveniently placed Teleports every now and then).
Honestly it feels like this seamless world mechanic was the whole focus of the game, which is quite pointless when you realize it adds nothing, mechanically speaking. The whole Colored Eco powers while cool and somewhat contextualized in lore, also don't really offer anything new or groundbreaking you haven't seen in any other 3D Platformer game from yesteryear.
Personally you may want to play this just so you know what happens in the much better sequel.
If you've played one of the many 3D Platformers from back in the 90s, well, it's exactly like that, only difference is that this one doesn't have a level select screen and you'll have to journey your way through the world (thankfully there are some conveniently placed Teleports every now and then).
Honestly it feels like this seamless world mechanic was the whole focus of the game, which is quite pointless when you realize it adds nothing, mechanically speaking. The whole Colored Eco powers while cool and somewhat contextualized in lore, also don't really offer anything new or groundbreaking you haven't seen in any other 3D Platformer game from yesteryear.
Personally you may want to play this just so you know what happens in the much better sequel.