Delivered the best experience I've ever had in a metroid game and made me excited for what would happen next. It's an excellent game, period.

I won't get into the discourse surrounding the development studio behind it though. A lot of people apparently suffered a lot of shit in making this game, and I hope that is addressed in the future. If your employees make a game this good and resent you for how you treated them, something has gone terribly, terribly wrong, and you'd best treat them better when the time to make Metroid 6 comes around.

I'll be honest: I hate and love what this game did to Jak and Daxter. I am so conflicted when it comes to this game and what it represents, where it took a series I really loved and appreciated and replaced it with essentially a watered down GTA clone that had really well-executed 3d platforming in it.

I don't like how the new system of progression forces so much backtracking, I don't like the number of mandatory difficult challenges with so few checkpoints, and I don't like that the game's cutscenes have a tendency to jump from one barely-cobbled-together plot beat to the next, with some important main characters feeling like their entire personalities change at the drop of a hat with nothing to really prompt that change.

That said, I LOVE the edge. There's a lot of witty banter and fun moments here, and a lot of charm. that's what saves this game in my mind. The gunplay is also pretty fun for a game that doesn't have your typical over-the-shoulder aiming system.

This may be just nostalgia, as this is one of my first ever video games I've owned, but Jak and Daxter will always hold a special place in my heart. Where other 3d platformers may have more content or more interesting levels, Jak and Daxter makes up for it by putting in a dedicated effort to creating a cohesive 3d world, where levels load in seamlessly. There's just enough collectibles in the game that a first time player can strive for 100% completion without it feeling too daunting, though the actual reward for 100% completion may leave some players feeling disappointed.

When I first played this game, I played it on ps4 and a glitch caused constant crashing, which forced me to buy the game again on PC. It was worth it. This is a phenomonal DLC pack that adds new, intriguing aspects to the original game's story and fills a hole in the narrative I didn't know existed. The one issue is that some sections which require stealth can feel a bit unfair due to the game's usage of light. That said this is still an excellent expansion that is a must-play for anyone who likes the base game.