People didn't like Jak 3? Thats a huge surprise. I love Jak 3.

Jak 3 is actually the most replayed game of the three for me.

This was my favorite of the trilogy personally.

For me the Jak 3 was the perfect game in the trilogy. In fact it’s one of my top 3 games of all time

I loved jak 3....1 and 2 were polar opposites and were amazing in their own way, 3 merged the mystical side of 1 into 2, and narratively tied it together. Theyre all perfect to me.

Well, I mean, Damas doesn’t come completely out of nowhere. Prior to the mission’s actual start, Daxter has the bright idea to use the beacon they got as a Mark of their citizenship to Spargus to call for back up. The two never really picked up on how it works however and didn’t realize it was just a beacon sending out a signal to the city. Hence, Damas shows up at that point.

The Dune Hopper was (and quite possibly still is) my favorite vehicle to drive in any game ever!

Instead of Erol being the main protagonist they had the perfect opportunity to bring back Gol and Maia since their fate was left ambiguous at the end of TPL and with the plot point of the Precursor Catacombs it would have been the perfect way to bring them in.

I think some of the weird plot points came from Keira’s voice actor change. Perhaps Anna left and they couldn’t find a replacement in time, so they just cut Keira from the story entirely. But then they decided to put her back in at the last second with Tara as Anna’s replacement. This is why Keira doesn’t say much (or is just there like the first scene when you enter Haven City) and why they chose to have Jak and Ashelin as a romance instead. Not saying it’s true but it’s my theory.

I still think they should have continued off the end of three with jak (and friends) going into space with the precursors to help fight the dark makers. Like come on, Jak with space vehicles sounds badass.

Absolutely love all 3. But 3 has something a tad bit off. I feel it was rushed at some parts. Less polish

The Precursors being ottsel is easily one of the best twists I've ever seen in a video game. It ties the series together in a really satisfying way that gives you this incredible eureka moment that I rarely ever get in games these days. Plus Veger is so hateable that seeing him get what he deserves is so satisfying

The plot twist that the Ottsels are the precursors was foreshadowed way back in the first game when Daxter tried to describe what the precursors would have been like in person, it’s not totally for comedic effect though it was surely played off that way

Jak 1 was so revolutionary: day/night, no loading screens, beautiful graphics, and a script with layers for all audiences. Amazing.

Jak 3 was my favorite, had some crazy plot twists and felt like a great mix of the first 2 games styles. Also Light Jak was so much fun to use, I loved slowing time to fight and flying was fun.

I always thought the Mar reveal was just that the gang didn’t know kid Jack’s real name. But Jak traveling back in time and founding Haven City, while fighting off ancient Metal Heads, sounds intriguing. And yeah, fuck that AshelinxJak scene.

It’s weird how I was just playing this game for the past 3 days on the PS4 and told myself “I wonder if J’s made a video on Jak3.”

Looking at this game overall; I feel like the goal they had intended with this one was to make it a perfect middle ground of sorts between the first two games. Like everything in terms of combat and puzzle solving remains the same mechanically from Jak II but than you have shit like herding lizards and chasing rats that are just herding animals like in some of the 1st game's missions, stuff like turret sections, ring races that also feel more so in line with that game, hell, the very first mission in Haven Forest is spreading green eco to some plants infected by dark eco which is what you did in the Precursor Basin in the 1st game. All of that combined with the tone of this game trying to strike the middle ground between being light hearted and being serious in tone and that best sums up what I see in the game; an attempt to appeal to fans of the 1st game and the 2nd game alike.

Jak 3 has its flaws with balance and storytelling but it's still my favorite in the series. I just find it the most fun to play out of all of them. Going through the nice variety of levels with the absolute banger of a soundtrack playing in the background never seems to get old.

Jak 3 definitely felt like a "More is better" kind of game in every sense of the word. At first I would say it was my favorite game in the series since it was essentially more Jak 2 with new weapons, an expanded world to explore and just an overall bigger game than it's predecessors. After replaying the game after Jak 2 a couple of years back though, I started seeing a lot of holes in the design that I never noticed beforehand. For instance, I forget who said it but someone else I watched noted that the new weapons introduced in this game seemed to be made with the express purpose of making sure the player didn't have to do much aiming since near every one of them serves as a way to nuke things without having to actually turn and face them. One thing that i've come to appreciate more and more about Jak 2 is how much mileage you get out of the basic 4. It makes the game more tactical in a way and when jumping over to Jak 3 I just felt like they gave you too much with very little improvements to the enemies to make up for it.

I remember watching a video saying Errol could have been much better if he remained Jak's opposite/rival, so instead of becoming of robot from the dark eco crash he should have remained relatively intact but scarred and had a darker form like Dark Jak and so the two opposites clash again.

3rd installments in a series always have the toughest time, they have to end a story in a way that's satisfying. That's not an easy task for anyone. You could end up with a Rise of Skywalker if you do it poorly. No one wants a Rise of Skywalker.

You’re one of the few people to articulate exactly how I feel as well. Despite their differences, Jak 1 and 2 are both masterpieces and I love replaying them 20 years later. Even when I played Jak 3 as a kid in 2004, it felt…less (?) than the first two. Less exciting, more bland? I always replay the first two games but seldom touch the third nowadays. Edit: amazing Herman Melville reference at the end there

I like the theory that Jak is actually the grandson of the orignial Mar. That there was Mar who created Haven City, then he had a son, Damos, (which would make sense that Damos would be able to become King of the city as well), and then he named his son Mar after his legendary father, whom we know as Jak.

What I find fun about the Jak and Daxter trilogy are the different tones that make them distinctive from one another, not unlike the Evil Dead trilogy. The first one is a light-hearted adventure, the second is a darker and edgier dystopian tale, while the third is Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.

Jak 3 was my introduction into the franchise. I remember buying it at a TJ Maxx and I don’t regret it since I put countless hours into playing it.

Jak 3 is actually my favorite of the series, mostly for the quality of life improvements you mentioned. I especially like the refinements they made to traversal. No longer are you forced to go through massive congestion to get to the next mission, and I love the buggies (the race near the beginning of the game was dull, but at least there's only one). However, I will agree aspects of the plot were messy. I find it odd how the game seems to completely abandon Keira to make Ashelin Jak's love interest (who, in turn, appears to have forgotten about Torn), and the council being too powerful for Ashelin to stop is completely disproven when she dissolves them on a whim later on.

3 is personally my favorite story wise. The whole Haven City at War bit was great. Honestly Jak 2 is my least favorite out of the trilogy. The difficulty got on my freaking nerves and made me rage quit for weeks until I got interested again. Plus, I played The Precursor Legacy first both at 13 years of age when they were newer titles. So going in blind to Jak 2 and finding out the HUGE difference between the two was jarring at first it took me awhile to be actually okay with it. Like hearing Jak speak blew my mind and how dark the story was. Eventually I grew to love it. Then I accepted it for what it was. Jak 3 holds a special place in my heart. It got me through my freshman year of high school haha. Jak X I just consider as a spin-off but I loved it for what it was. I never played the Last Frontier because by the time it came out I was college aged. So I was too busy to actually play it. Jak 2 though I felt they changed the element because shooters were a big thing at the time. Like Ratchet and Clank it had to adapt or die. I loved the Adventure elements of Jak and Daxter but the genre was dying out because of Shooters. If Jak and Daxter came out today it wouldn't sale well because these kids just don't have the attention span for it. They like games like Cuphead fast paced and all over the place. It's a shame honestly but you either truly have to adapt or die in today's Gaming industry.

it was not disappointing. you youtubers need to stop rewriting history. that game was great and it was the only thing that drew me to a playstation instead of an xbox.

When Jak 3 eventually gets decompiled, I hope by that point the modding community will have made tons of platforming levels. In my opinion because of how fluid Jak's moveset is, the platforming in these games have always been the best in 3d platformers.

I actually enjoyed Jak 3

I may disagree with alot of what you said in this video but I respect your opinion on it. The one thing we can both agree on though, is that the mini-games are annoying and kind of suck at times lol 😆. Also I like being OP, that's what I play games for. You should see some of the mods I install 😏

Okay so honestly i can say one thing: Jak 3 uses dark jak more than jak 2 the advertising mascot for jak 2 is used in jak 3 more than jak 2. The entire series can be analagous for growing up. Jak 1. hopeful optimistic child Jak 2. Dark brooding teen Jak 3. a bit of both growing out of the dark phase. Also i feel as if jak and daxter got more addicted to vehicles as it went on. consider the next game is literally a racing game.

It is so weird to watch two retrospectives in one day and say almost the opposites about the same game. You thought the story was all over the place, while the other video said that it was the best in the series. I know this doesn't matter because of "opinions are opinions stupid", but nonetheless it intrigues me.

I haven't played Jak 3,I've only played Jak 2 and 1 and I liked Jak 2 more than Jak 1,maybe Jak 3 becomes my favorite like Sly 3 became my favorite in the Sly trilogy.

every shadow has a light source also the hillarious thing is the sequel to this one isn't the lost frontier it's the car game jak combat racing which has ratchet as a playable character.

One thing I wish you mentioned is that even when taking the OP-ness into account and imposing self-challenges and rules, such as banning the Beam Reflexor or only using the four weapons from Jak II, the combat still fails. Enemy placement in TPL and Jak II was intentional, and that intentionality could be felt in every single combat encounter in each game. Naughty Dog knew which strategy you would employ to take them down. In Jak 3 however, enemy placement feels so arbitrary and random (no doubt a consequence of it being developed in only a year) that no encounter felt designed around a specific Eco or specific weapon, which also adds to breaking the balance of the game given how this compounds every other flaw in the action-platforming flow channel.

Just finished Jak 2, so very interested to see if I agree with you when I replay 3! I've only played it once when I was 9, so I have fond memories for now.

I grew up with all three games at once, and I think Jak 3 was my favorite out of the the three just because of how accessible it was to me. The relatively low difficulty let me enjoy it to the fullest extent, whereas Jak 2 just kicked the shit outta my 8 year old ass and the OG just didn’t have enough stuff in it to excite me. Still probably my favorite, for nostalgia purposes, but I can 100% agree that story was on some crackhead shit.

I love the whole series, but I’d rather play 3 than 2. I’m gonna have to go back and try them both again

Jak 1 is the best. I think the magic was lost in the sequels, which i still loved, but as I reflect... there was just something so perfect about the world of the first game that I think "grungifying" ultimately destroyed.

27:30 I think that the main villains of Jak 3 should have been Gol and Maia seeking revenge and to continue their plan to cover the planet in Darkness by working with the Darkmakers, Samos teased their return in Jak 1 so it would have been perfect

I found your Jak retrospective videos randomly on YT yesterday and I'm glad I did. It's my personal favorite game series ever soooo this was my favorite thing to watch within the last day. Saw you just uploaded the Jak 3 vid and got excited lol This was fun If you've played the Kingdom Hearts series, that would be a really fun (yet extremely tough) series to tackle.

Alot of the reasons J listed is why I always preferred 2 to 3. I will say I do enjoy 3 over the Precursors legacy because I enjoy the setting and characters of the future more. To Jak 3's credit I do think the vehicles handle the best of the entire trilogy. The precursors twist actually was genius in my opinion a nod to the wizard of Oz.

I personally liked jak 3 it was a really interesting game

Great video can’t wait for the next one! Once you’ve finished your videos on the rest of the Jak games, I’d love to see a video on what you would like to see a new Jak game look like.

Found your channel the other day and have been binging your videos. Really solid content 🌋🍻

Jak and daxter and the precursor legacy was my childhood. I remember playing this game everyday restarting the whole thing every time I beat it. The snowy mountain is my favorite area.

I think it would have been really cool if Gol returned as the Big Bad of the last game of the trilogy. These videos have been very informative and entertaining! Despite only having played the first game in the series, this is still an IP I am very nostalgic towards, and still respect and admire the games after all these years!

Can I just say, the design of light Jak, especially with the wings, gorgeous

Kinda surprised you didn't mention that depending on if you max out your Dark Powers completely by the end of the game, you actually get a different ending, though not sure what that entails cause... I didn't find enough of the things to do that

Man, 2022 has really been the year of the Jak renaissance. I'm hearing so many channels talk about the series lately. I hope they do a full re-release with upgraded graphics like they're doing for Last of Us Part 1.

Listening to your analysis it was wild how all your criticism sounds like my complaints with Crash 3 (too many mini games, not enough dope Crash platforming, Crash is too powerful) Yet I’ve never thought that about Jak 3. I guess I like the mini games better in Jak 3? And I never had a problem with the difficulty of Jak 2; I felt OP as shit in that game too once I got the standard blaster. So being more OP just meant I got to do more things in the sequel if I felt like it. Jak 2 for sure had the cleanest story that do be right 😎💯

The last few times I've replayed the trilogy, I end up dropping Jak 3 in the middle of it. I always it just burnout from completing the other two games right before it, but a lot of your points make a lot of sense and help explain why it's a hard game for me to finish.

I loved the whole series but even as a kid i replayed two the most.

I had such warm memories of the Light Jak mode. I would go to Spargus, find the big light eco well they have there, and then park on the well. I’d time stop, slap three people in the face, go back to the light well, and just turn on the shield. Because I was on the light well, I had infinite light eco and could shield forever. Meanwhile, everyone else just shoots each other by accident and a giant civil war brews up, all while I watch from the comfort of my bubble.

Congratulations on 150k subs J you deserve it!!!

When I was a kid, I played some games from a video rental store near where I grow up and one of them I remember was Jak 3 but for some reason I could never get past the tutorial level. Maybe I was too young to understand how the game works or maybe there was a lot that happened that just was too much to follow. Now that I’m older and have the PS4 collection, I’ve been tempted to give it another chance along with the other main games

Yea, jak 3 was kinda mid tbh it had memorable moments but it had such an identity crisis that half of them didn't even materialize properly. Im hyped for that jak x review man, don't forget to talk about the osts on that, those songs on it are LEGENDARY.

For me, Jak 3 is the most replayable of the series. Because the actual difficulty curve is alot more fair. While Jak 2 had difficulty spikes all over the place in seemingly random places. While Jak 3 is far more consistant in its curve even with how broken the beam reflexer is

Okay but like can we talk about how cool that render at 14:11 is?

They could be made the Story characters levels longer.

The part where you talk about this game really taking it out of you is so true for me. The long missions of the same monotonous stuff is the reason this game has so fewer replays for me than the other 2

J, I need some advice: how are you going to play Daxter the game and how can I play it so I can do a lets play myself of it soon?

Lot of good points. Jak 3 was always my favorite but now I’m inspired to do a run where I only use the base 4 guns. Sounds like it’s be fun 😁

It's a decent game but IMO it was boring mostly because it lacked challenge. Jak basically becomes an overpowered God from all the extra guns, light abilities, extra health from armor etc where it practically breaks the game; most of your deaths will be from falling. Also it lacked the wanted system that Jak 2 had which was a huge highlight of fun from that game. When you shot a guard in 2, the whole city would be chasing after you with guards shooting from the ground and vehicles trying to ram you, but in this one it's completely gone. A huge part of the mayhem in Jak 2 was getting the guards after you

Hey @JsReview are you gonna do a video on the PSP game witn Dexter stand alone game. I don't know if it belongs in the continuity but i remember struggling as a kid with that game

Been watching a lot of videos of the jak games then u go upload these videos making my day even better so thanks bud

The only problem for me is the ending. There are still other worlds to save from the Dark Makers. Gol and Maia are still in the Precursor catacombs. If we ever get a new Jak game I hope it's a huge open world.

Btw Jak left in the end.. time travel lol.. oh and the part where Pecker says Mar wore this armor in his battle to defend this planet from the Dark Makers Jak was the one who did that so its a full circle effect 🤝🏽

I love this video dude keep up the good work!

Was waiting for this vid after watching your first two vidoes on the J&D series

I think Jack 3 being my favorite really shows what my taste in games and story is showing how my brain works. I love games with variety in mini games added on to great main gameplay making the charachters and story bigger because the charachter can do a variety of things and not just known for 1 style of gameplay. I allways saw Jack 3 as the victory lap after all he had been through in 1 and 2 and in my head it makes sense that a hero like him would of course be op in 3. He perfected his platforming and acrobatics in 1 and his more darker side and marksmanship in 2 but in 3 he learns balance, inner peace, and shows he can do more then jump and shoot. Ik that doesn't make the best game or sequel but I just gravitate towards games like these, I guess that's why I also love Conker's Bad Fur Day. Fun short variety minigames are like candy to my ADHD brain lol.

Well what perfect timing! Watched your Jak 2 videos not too long ago lol

Really good video, actually made me reassess my own feelings on the game (though I already shared your sentiments about the plot being a mess)

I played each game as they came out, and still Jak 3 is my favorite of the main trilogy. But I get the points you make, and I can agree with a good chunk of them, I just personally prefer it over the others

Here is something interesting i noticed the level 2 dark eco weapon was originally gonna be a black hole gun that once you set off you must run away from it, it kinda would have added a risk to using it which honestly the weapon upgrades needed.

Of all the time I spent playing Jak 3 as a kid, I, to the day, had no idea you could use precursor orbs to buy upgrades and vehicles. Nor did I ever use any of the weapon types lol

This was the first jak game i played and i loved it one of the first games I beat like all the unlockable cars all the hidden egg things and it made me want to play the other ones I beat them backwards 3 then 2 and finally 1 although thinking about it may have never finished number 1 but loved the games all of them so good. Great video my guy taking me bak

J someday, could you review Star Wars Bounty Hunter? It's not only one of the Best tie in games that avoids it's genre's usual pitfalls, so well done it's like canon, but also just a great one!

I have a great fondness for Jak 3 because I finished it before 2, given it's much easier. In retrospect some of the weird ending twists are just baffling and the ricochet gun alone invalidates combat, not to mention the other guns and the massively increased health pool. So now I believe 2 to be much better as a game, but I still love 3 a ton still and I'll play both to death when the OpenGOAL project gets to them. The driving is mega jank, but I like it still (maybe a little stockholm syndrome) and I also remember really liking most of the mini-game stuff. Playing as the giant death robot not-so-much, doing the top-down perspective segment a whole lot. Oh and the Daxter segments too.

Found your channel because of the first jack video happy I stayed around

i liked jak 3, but when i played, I thought the ammo count sorta balanced the OP weapons, as they would eat through your ammo really quick, and ran out of ammo a lot from just freeroaming.

Even though I did like Jak 3.....it wasn't until we reach Haven City and the atmosphere with Samos and ESPECIALLY Keira....felt off. The Jak and Ashlein romance, I wasn't against but I was like "waaaiit but Keira!!!! They never even get to kiss!!! And Wasn't she into Torn!!!!"

My preferred way to play this game is with only the weapons you had in Jak 2 and the eco modes only when necessary to progress. Like slowing down time only for the platforming, Dark Jak's Dark blast to break the walls, etc. It makes the game much more satisfying and challenging and makes me wonder why they didn't keep things closer to the difficulty of Jak 2. The only things I think they needed to add to this one were the QoL improvements you mentioned and more consistent checkpoints. Then again, I don't think the drastic change in styles is out of Naughty Dogs MO. A very similar thing happened with Crash Bandicoot. The first two games were basically pure platforming. The third is a hodgepodge of vehicle and gimmick levels. Then they made a kart racer. Something really similar to what happened to Jak and Daxter. They are all good games, but there is a pattern.

So I’m confused about the plot Like the robot guy is using the eco for what and what’s the suit guy doing and the sand place what’s the plot there (I DONT KNOW ANY NMAES)

For a long time Jak 3 was my favorite of the series, but when I look back I do notice some of the cracks in the design. The game is still one of my favorites and I always enjoy revisiting it, about as much as Jak 2, but nowadays my favorite for the series goes to X. Really fantastic, that one.

Jak 3 is my favorite game in the series . I replayed it very often

Honestly the original story of the game was supposed to be way darker with the precursors being malevolent and rather have the different factions fight each other in order to be save rather than be helpful beings we see at the end of jak 3

I loved the cheat where it made your hoverboard move really fast on sand dunes

I have this winter demo disc with Jak 3 on it and everytime you play Jak 3, it deletes your entire ps2 memory card. Ha. I remember playing that demo a lot.

Still can't wait for the native fanmade PC port to finish decompilation

haven't watched yet but i love jak 3 firs tone of the trilogy that i 100% but am totally down to hear why you were disappointed by it. I love hearing opposing opinions on games

All right, Time to jack things up baby. Awesome video series Jay. You rock.

Jak 3 i think is the one i had the most fun with. Considering i never owned the first game i just played it at ny firends house. I did have the second game, but never ended up beating it. The third game though, i beat and then played until i got unlimited dark Jak and unlimited ammo. 3 definitely is the most replayable in my book. I really liked all the settings the game had. With the city, desert city, wasteland where the cars are and the destroyed parts of haven city were cool to go through knowing what it had looked like in the previous game.

hey j love the content been hooked since tmnt. i was wondering if you were going to do a x-men animated series 1992 retrospective.feels like the perfect show for your channel

For me Jak & Daxter TPL was THE game. I loved it and played it a lot. So as soon as I saw Jak II I was interested in playing it. I wanted to know what was next. Sadly though, I was not expecting a GTA clone. When I was little I just wasn't a fan. I never really liked GTA games nor the clones of them. Here is a city map, go drive here do a mission, drive here and do another. It wasn't exciting for me. It took me years later to pick up the game again and actually finish it. I did like the story but it still left some questions. By then, Jak 3 and Jak X were already out and I had a copy of Jak 3. It did feel short, and it was mostly driving which really felt more like a push though the game just to see the rest of the story I felt I was missing. In the end, yea I did feel like I was let down. It seemed pretty unsatisfying as a whole. I still like the games a bit more know as the GTA style has kind of grown everywhere and finally caught on with me. But I'll always prefer that adventure platforming style of TPL.

Jak 3 is probably my favourite, it probably goes Jak 3, Jak and Dax Precursor, then finally Jak 2. I really like the play-ability through both city and the wasteland. I feel like the combat is really fun and the cars are an awesome addition.

The Ottsel twist to me reminds me of the Contemalia from Ben 10, how during what should be a dramatic apex of the Prime Continuity, they make them appear to be smoothies because humor. I love Omniversr but it has a similar thing to Jak 3 where they try to balance a serious story with comedy. I still love Omniverse and I think Jak 3 is still a good game, but felt the comparison wss relevant here.

Dude uploads himself talking about the Jak series & suddenly I am having fun for a few fleeting moments! 😅👍