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LeonhartFour 01/28/20 9:11:21 PM #83:	#90. Jak II Rarely has a series done such a drastic tonal shift from the first game to the sequel quite like the Jak series did. The original Jak & Daxter was your standard 3-D platformer collect-a-thon attempting to piggyback on the massive success of Super Mario 64. In the late 90s and early 00s, there were many, many games that tried to copy that formula. I know some people like Jak & Daxter a lot, but I didnt think it was anything special aside from introducing a snarky sidekick in Daxter. Naughty Dog had already attempted a 3-D platforming trilogy with Crash Bandicoot, so I was honestly kinda glad when they basically just went, Forget it, and decided to copycat Grand Theft Auto instead. Now granted, Ive never played a Grand Theft Auto game before, but I just appreciated the fact that they were willing to take such a big risk and completely change what the series was about. They went from a light and colorful platformer with a silent protagonist to a dark and edgy sandbox game with a protagonist who was equally dark and edgy (Jak gets a set of dark powers in this game) and suddenly learned how to talk and use guns. The game is no joke in terms of difficulty either. Your main hub is basically operating under martial law from the main antagonist, so if you commit any sort of misstep (even relatively minor ones), youll have the law chasing you all over town. Jak II also provides a good mix of platforming and combat, and it doesnt take it easy on you. There were several segments that took me multiple tries to beat. Theres also a really tough boss fight at the halfway point of the game, and I still remember how satisfying it was to finally win. Jak IIs story is actually pretty good, too, which was a bit of a surprise since the first game was fairly basic in that area. Daxter is cleverly written and has a lot of good one-liners. The game also gave him a few playable segments of his own instead of just having him sit on Jaks shoulder the whole time like he did in the first game. Theres also a wild twist toward the end of the game that I thought was pretty cool. I havent tried to play the game again since I beat it the first time, so Im not really sure how it holds up. I do have the Jak HD Collection, and Ive been meaning to give it a shot one of these days. I just havent gotten around to it yet. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq <cite>LeonhartFour posted [p:933621140] in Leonhart R... [t:78360286]...</cite> <quote>#90. Jak II Rarely has a series done such a drastic tonal shift from the first game to the sequel quite like the Jak series did. The original Jak & Daxter was your standard 3-D platformer collect-a-thon attempting to piggyback on the massive success of Super Mario 64. In the late 90s and early 00s, there were many, many games that tried to copy that formula. I know some people like Jak & Daxter a lot, but I didnt think it was anything special aside from introducing a snarky sidekick in Daxter. Naughty Dog had already attempted a 3-D platforming trilogy with Crash Bandicoot, so I was honestly kinda glad when they basically just went, Forget it, and decided to copycat Grand Theft Auto instead. Now granted, Ive never played a Grand Theft Auto game before, but I just appreciated the fact that they were willing to take such a big risk and completely change what the series was about. They went from a light and colorful platformer with a silent protagonist to a dark and edgy sandbox game with a protagonist who was equally dark and edgy (Jak gets a set of dark powers in this game) and suddenly learned how to talk and use guns. The game is no joke in terms of difficulty either. Your main hub is basically operating under martial law from the main antagonist, so if you commit any sort of misstep (even relatively minor ones), youll have the law chasing you all over town. Jak II also provides a good mix of platforming and combat, and it doesnt take it easy on you. There were several segments that took me multiple tries to beat. Theres also a really tough boss fight at the halfway point of the game, and I still remember how satisfying it was to finally win. Jak IIs story is actually pretty good, too, which was a bit of a surprise since the first game was fairly basic in that area. Daxter is cleverly written and has a lot of good one-liners. The game also gave him a few playable segments of his own instead of just having him sit on Jaks shoulder the whole time like he did in the first game. Theres also a wild twist toward the end of the game that I thought was pretty cool. I havent tried to play the game again since I beat it the first time, so Im not really sure how it holds up. I do have the Jak HD Collection, and Ive been meaning to give it a shot one of these days. I just havent gotten around to it yet. --- http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/080/145/638.png https://imgur.com/WqDcNNq</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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