Syph Medwes
Member
That's what I'm thinking too.
Haven't played any in this series before though. For $15 though I'm willing to give it a try.
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Jak and Daxter Collection |OT|
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That's what I'm thinking too.
Haven't played any in this series before though. For $15 though I'm willing to give it a try.
Just got to the Red Sage's house in J&D. The game is still amazing (especially the animation), but it does seem shorter than I remembered. Still, the charm and cohesiveness of the world is impressive. It's always been my favorite traditional 3d platformer (Including Mario games).
About how long is Jak 2? I think that was the longest one.
About how long is Jak 2? I think that was the longest one.
mysticwhip
Banned
oh man that takes me back, fuck that shark fin fish. Is the red sage's level the level with that huge under water dome/dungeon type place?
Oh god. That *thump thump, thump thump* makes my heart start racing every time. Fuck the lurker fish.
No, the underwater Precursor City level is in the Blue Sage's area. The Red Sage's place is in a volcano. It has the snowy level and the cave level there.
Which reminds me, I can't wait to play that snowy mountain level again.
JD1 was my first PS2 game and I loved every moment of it. Really annoyed me that the sequels, while really great games, were plagued with tearing. 3 more so than 2. Funny how this generation UC1 had tearing and the sequels have none. I would have prefered 2 and 3 used the first games image quality to ensure a locked 60fps. I hate tearing.
I recently played my copy of J&D on my PS2 and it still impressed me. Love it.
If this collection fixes the tearing problems of 2 and 3 on PS2 I will buy it.
I recently played my copy of J&D on my PS2 and it still impressed me. Love it.
If this collection fixes the tearing problems of 2 and 3 on PS2 I will buy it.
Man modern gaming has pussied me up too much. I keep getting stressed out over there being hardly any checkpoints in the Jak 2 missions. I've died several times pretty far in only to respawn at the entrance to the area with full enemy respawns, ready to throw my controller.
I love it. It's bringing back skills I lost thanks to this generation.
I love it. It's bringing back skills I lost thanks to this generation.
Gillian Seed
Banned
I dislike how Jak 2 and 3 became more like GTA. Same thing with Sly Cooper. I loved the first, but dislike the direction the sequels took. With Ratchet And Clank, i loved all of them.
Hate to be a buzzkill, but after really trying to get hyped for this game, thinking it would be a day 1, watching lots of youtube vids of the old games and now Giant Bomb's Quick Look... I just don't see the appeal.
Uncharted is my favorite thing in gaming, and when someone said it was very much like Mario 64 (the best game ever) in structure, my jaw dropped. But man... I don't see what's fun here. Yes, the animations are good, and the world (in the first) is sort of pretty? I...
Can someone link to a video that shows why the game is FUN? I really don't mean to be a buzzkill and rain on people's parade here, and clearly the game is even reviewing well after all these years. I'm just really stunned to see that this game doesn't seem to be for me. I really want it to be for me!
Uncharted is my favorite thing in gaming, and when someone said it was very much like Mario 64 (the best game ever) in structure, my jaw dropped. But man... I don't see what's fun here. Yes, the animations are good, and the world (in the first) is sort of pretty? I...
Can someone link to a video that shows why the game is FUN? I really don't mean to be a buzzkill and rain on people's parade here, and clearly the game is even reviewing well after all these years. I'm just really stunned to see that this game doesn't seem to be for me. I really want it to be for me!
Gillian Seed
Banned
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I think that comment was about Jak 1. He likes Uncharted (another ND game) and he heard that Jak 1 was similar to SM64.
Gillian Seed
Banned
I gotcha. I thought he was saying someone said those 2 games had similar structures.
It's just a good platformer. So jumping around, punching stuff, breaking boxes, etc, pretty much all the things you'd expect from a platformer done very well. If you like platformers then the game should be fun.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Got Jak 1 on PSN. Loved that one.
The Xtortionist
Member
Jak 1's strengths lie in its presentation imo. The gameplay is about as good as it can get for a platformer, but the charm, performance, and seamless world elevate it to god tier.
Gillian Seed
Banned
Agreed
overthehill99
Member
Jak 1 is easily better than Mario 64. I honestly think it is bested by SMG.
nincompoop
Banned
Around 10-12 hours to get through the story, maybe a bit longer if it's your first time playing. Collecting all the orbs (or even just enough to unlock Hero mode) will add several hours of play time. Jak 1 can be completed in ~4 hours and takes around 6-8 to complete 100%. Jak 3 takes around 8 hours to finish the story IIRC (haven't played it in a while).
I was blown away by JAck1 back in the day when i knew that you can see the whole levels if you can get high enough, i mean it just blew me when i realized that you can reach everything you see in horizon,,, with no Loading whatsoever (except for the island i guess),,, and graphically it was unlike anything anyone has seen at the day, Naughty Gods indeed
mysticwhip
Banned
naughty dog won an award for gaming's first seamless world i think
nincompoop
Banned
I don't know why everyone pretends that Jak 1 has no load times when travelling to Misty Island or Snowy Mountain forces you to watch a long cutscene which is very obviously a disguised load time. and also when you use the warp gates the game pauses to load for several seconds.
Smurf Yetti
Neo Member
I will buy this game eventually. I think I've beaten each game in the Jak series at least three times. Great games. $40 is a little to high for me though, especially for sub-HD. Probably will pick up when it's <=$30.
Gillian Seed
Banned
Man! I must be slow. I am at 30% in Jak 1, and have about 3 to 4 hours in. I like to explore though.
I don't agree entirely, but just because I think it feels more like Banjo-Kazooie than Mario 64. In that regard, I do think it is basically the perfect version of the BK formula. It's a shame they don't make platformers like it anymore.
TimeEffect
Member
So much more fun than Uncharted,
god what happened to games like this?
Oh wait, Twisted Metal is coming next week
god what happened to games like this?
Oh wait, Twisted Metal is coming next week
Yeah it's true that there are some hidden loadings, but you have to consider that the ps2 had only 32 MB of rams so the machine can't load the whole level with everything in it to memory, thats why when warping it needs several seconds to load. But if you want to go from the begining to the end without warping you can without any single loading screen (except the island of course).
The Xtortionist
Member
Come one now! It's amazing but not on the same level as BK and M64
Design-wise, I put it on par with BK and SM64. Technology-wise, it blows them away. So I think it's a better game overall.
Maastricht
Member
Ah, I thought I was crazy for thinking that, but glad to read in this thread that I am not alone.
brain_stew
Member
Anyone tried the stereo 3D mode yet?
I'm slow too. I gotta break every box, and collect every orb. I'm not even going for the platinum. But the fact that it has a counter for the scout flies and precursor orbs. I have to collect them all.. There's a puzzle element to collect all the precursor orbs. So that adds another layer to the game. It'll take me at least 7-10 hours to finish.
I regret not buying the bundle.. I want to play them all! I understand the other two take a different direction. But I'm open to change, as long as the game retains it's character.
So what's the verdict on the image quality of these remasters? I've heard that they are a bit jaggy due to a lack of AA, but other than that (and the missing sun in J&D1) does everything look great in HD?
The one thing that annoys the shit out of me is that they just upscaled all of the UI elements instead of redrawing them at a higher resolution ala most of the Sony HD collections.
The one thing that annoys the shit out of me is that they just upscaled all of the UI elements instead of redrawing them at a higher resolution ala most of the Sony HD collections.
$40 is >= $30
Come one now! It's amazing but not on the same level as BK and M64
J&D along with BK are way better than Mario 64.
LOVE & TRUTH
Banned
I'm playing J&D 1 and the image quality is very good. Everything looks great, I don't notice any jaggies (40" TV here).
Yes, it was one of the first games to do it (at least on consoles) if I'm not mistaken.
I absolutely loved Jak and Daxter 1 so I'm really looking forward to playing it again. When I first heard that Sony was doing these HD Remaster, J&D was the first series that came to mind.
Ha! Looking back, my review for Jak and Daxter 1 is counted towards its Metacritic score.
Hard to believe that was over 10 years ago! 0_o
The lack of AA is very noticeable. The draw distances and animation still make the game hold up well to me though even if the IQ is nowhere near the level of the Sly Cooper and G.O.W. collection.
I think Jak 2 looks pretty good. Everything looks a lot smoother than I remembered it being and it runs well for the most part. The 1st person inverted camera controls bothers me though.
Smurf Yetti
Neo Member
$40 is >= $30
J&D along with BK are way better than Mario 64.
Hahaha whoops.
Anyway, it seems as though the scrapped Naughty Dog project would have been a failure. I hope there is a true sequel--perhaps similar to the first one on maybe the PS4.
Gillian Seed
Banned
Jak 1 looks vibrant and beautiful. I think it looks even better than Sly 1 HD. This coming from a guy who loves the Cel Shaded stuff in Sly. I hear Jak 2 and 3 look even better.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
For the 90% of the game there's none (I don't really count warps as an exception, as that's kind of the same thing as loading checkpoints), and even in one or two instances where there are, they are still masked by a cutscene.
You can run for really long distances and areas without being interrupted by any kind of visible loading.
Gillian Seed
Banned
Okay i just popped in Sly 1. Jak 1 does not look as good, but still looks great. It has a much larger open world.