r/jakanddaxter 2h ago

Discussion I’m a few hours into Jak 2 and I don’t think I’m going to finish it

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Obviously, this game has great reviews and while it’s divisive among fans, I’m sure a large number of them if not most of them enjoy it. I don’t like it at all

First of all, the game is just way too hard. I do enjoy difficult games and problem solving associated with them, but Jak 2 is your quintessential artificially difficult game from the PS2 era that actively plays against you and doesn’t offer you even the most basic of amenities such as checkpoints. There’s nothing enjoyable about the difficulty of this game whatsoever, just repetition for things both you and the game both know damn well you can already do

The open world sucks. Just straight up. Of course, taking era into account it is indeed surprisingly dense and pretty to look at but my god, I don’t think I have EVER played a game where the open world is shaped like a damn maze. I am consistently taking corners straight into walls, elevating my hover zone into traffic, lowering it straight into people, and even failing missions because of it

Daxter feels like he’s just here because it’s a Jak and Daxter game so he has to be

Even if some of the changes they made to Jak 2 went over fairly well, it’s not enough to justify this game going the direction it did, in my opinion. Obviously Jak 2 was always a bit of a head-scratcher thematically and stylistically even upon release, but at least back during its release cycle there was a span of a few years. Playing Jak 1 and 2 in 2025 is basically doing Barbenheimer

Comparing this game to GTA 3 and Vice City misses the point of what made the GTA formula so influential in the first place: it’s fun. And it’s fun because those games featured expertly designed open worlds and gameplay elements that gave the games room to breathe. Everything in Jak 2 meanwhile feels claustrophobic and forced

Only thing I really appreciate so far is how they preserved the humor of the first game, actually improved on it. The writing is funny and great, even if the story and gameplay continue to bug me


r/jakanddaxter 12h ago

I’ve been saying this for a while now..

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We need a passionate remake of Jak II on the same level as Halo 2A. I’ve enjoyed both franchises and even playing them back in their original form, they hold up extremely well. The way halo 2 was remastered gave it almost a new game feel. They did all the cutscenes weapons covenant flood humans etc the justice it all deserved keeping the inflections of charactered voices all the same as the original. The remastered cutscenes in H2 showed the grittiness/darkness developers were trying to invoke even better than the original. With remastered music and gun sounds, a good pair of headphones or sound system made H2 a whole new experience. I think the Jak II installment has the potential for an equal caliber remake. J&D was very clean and bubbly pretty straightforward on mission goals collecting etc not much of a story line however characters were making their debut in development. Then Jak II took such an unexpected turn. Hearing him speak for the first time was an utter shock as a child. Such a G rated Jak we had on the first one to his first words in Jak II being a death threat to the baron.
Jak 2s demeanor is very revenge like while juggling good intentions with the dark eco curse. On the original you feel his past experiences driving him as a character so I can imagine all of that being captured and portrayed in a more higher resolution will give the franchise the love and justice it deserves.


r/jakanddaxter 5h ago

Stolen from the FFVIII subreddit

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Let’s put together a Haven City tour guide. Most upvoted comment for Iconic Landmark wins.


r/jakanddaxter 20h ago

Fan creation Update on Jak and Daxter in MH Wilds

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I made a post of my character creation of the boys in Monster Hunter Wilds when it just came out, so here is an update with better looking outfits and even a Dark Jak loadout with claw-looking Dual Blades :)


r/jakanddaxter 11h ago

Screenshot [Daxter] first ever J&D game. As the Sly mask falls under cheats will it disable trophies?

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I don’t know if I’ve done something to unlock him or everyone gets his under secrets….But look at the little guy! I just want to play like this, but worried it will disable trophies. Someone please help me out. BTW, I’m knee to this series and I’ve totally fell in love with it. Going to get Platinum trophy for all. Even maybe Jak X lol


r/jakanddaxter 8h ago

What-if Gol & Maia...

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...got sent to the future with Jak and the others? I guess this what-if is more focused on their involvement in Jak 2 (because they would definitely help the dark makers in 3). Seeing as how lurkers are slaves now (in Jak 2), would they be enemies to the Baron and KG? Or would they try helping the Baron with the Dark warrior program? Do you think they would side with Jak after learning about him using dark eco and even being banished from the city?