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.