Jak and Daxter in HD

[Ubermetalhed]

Great news. I'm most excited to play the first one as it arguably is the superior one of the series. Less is often more.

If they do a sequel/prequel whatever I hope it goes back to the simple platforming and leaves out the guns and vehicles.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Unless the controls get heavily tweaked (wich I doubt) I'm gonna give this collection a pass.

I love all three games to death, but the controls have aged fucking badly compared to the phenomenally silky smooth control schemes we have in games today.

 

[The Last Nomad]

Basically the HD collection I have been waiting for, although the visuals don't look too improved to me, I might not pick this up straight away, as I can still play the PS2 versions any time I want. Also, I would really love if they made a Jak and Daxter HD pack volume 2, that included Jak X, Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier and Daxter, of those 3, I only ever got Daxter and played a little bit of the other 2. I really wish I could play some more of those though.

 

[Soxafloppin]

I will be getting this, I've never played the series at all, but this was the case last year with the Sly Cooper series, and that was one of the best purchases I've made.

 

[IamQ]

I've got copies of all the PS2 games, I've beaten Jak 2 maybe 10 times, but do you think that'll stop me from buying this? If you think so, ***** you're wrong!

 

[ciancon]

I may get a low content warning for this but;

YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[irequirefood]

While I have all the games minus Lost Frontier still in working order, this is an instant buy regardless.

 

[DaWaffledude]

Hmm... The graphics don't really look that different. Brighter maybe, but...

 

[Casual Shinji]

Unless the controls get heavily tweaked (wich I doubt) I'm gonna give this collection a pass.

I love all three games to death, but the controls have aged fucking badly compared to the phenomenally silky smooth control schemes we have in games today.

They definitely are not bad at all - on the PS2, they're still as silky smooth and responsive as anything released today. Everything feels great... except the aiming. I hope they tweak it to be like Uncharted, where you push a button and you can aim instead of having Jak auto aim with no strafing. That makes combat awkward at times, often forcing me to stand still and point in the right direction.

Still great games, though.

Yes, but seeing as shooting is the main form of offense in the last two games the bad aiming and sluggish camera can make the games nearly unplayable. A while back I went to replay Jak 3 - admittedly the easiest of the three - and even with all available cheats on it still felt frustrating.

And ofcourse there's the racing sections in Jak 2... The horror,... the horror.

 

[Gungnir_01]

I will buy this no matter what. now we just need rachet and clank and the old spyro games and im happy with remakes.

 

[Iglock]

Don't get me wrong, I LOVED the Jak & Daxter games. But I can't understand why people are so eager to (in my opinion) waste money on a HD port.

I can understand buying a remake, where the game has new content (e.g. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe - awesome game) or maybe even a handheld port of a home console game (e.g. Ocarina of Time 3D).

Although having said that, I've just remembered that you can't actually play PS2 games on the PS3.

...

I see what you did there Sony.

 

[Irridium]

Does this mean we are going to get a true Jak sequel? Please? Pretty please? These were some of the best PS2 games out there. We need another adventure with Jak the badass and Daxter the smart-ass!

I'm still hoping for a Crash Bandicoot game myself. Haven't seen one in more than a decade.

The original Jak and Daxter was a bit of a spiritual successor to Crash Bandicoot. The others not so much. A new Crash game would be great, though. Remember when he was basically the Playstation mascot?

Yeah. I've been replaying the series on the PS3 (they're currently free on PS Plus) and it's amazing how straight forward the first game is. Crash washes up on a beach and boom, you're playing.

Same with the Spyro games, to a lesser extent. Dragons talking on TV, call Gnasty Gnorc ugly, he turns them into statues, free them.

So delightfully simple.
So delightfully simple and fun.

 

[Utrechet]

More than likely if another addition is added to the Jak Collection, it would contain multiplayer.

Imagine, you and 3 friends versus hoards of Lurkers, or a Team Death-match of Lurkers versus Crimson Guards. OH THE ENJOYMENT!
I mainly get this idea from the fact that in Jak 3, I enjoyed role playing as a Crimson-Guard supporter near the waterfront and stand by them while shooting incoming waves of lurkers. It was fun.

Jak definitely has multiplayer potential, which is what games seem to be looking for now-a-days. So all in all, a sequel would be nice. Multiplayer is almost a given and would add some nice new flavor to the game play. However if it's anything like Uncharted Multiplayer... ._.

EDIT~

Hmm... The graphics don't really look that different. Brighter maybe, but...

And yes, that is what HD usually means. 720p does not really stand out too much anymore. Fun fact: The more you see HD, the more accustomed you become to it. Eventually it all looks the same. So you may notice the brightness up, and some contrast, but there is actually only a few textures they update to make it look shinier and polished.

 

[Baldry]

I...Must have this! Jak and Daxter was one of the best game series's I've ever played, still play it now and again!

 

[Dak_N_Jaxter]

Looks like they finally got the game rights back from Krew

 

[BoredDragon]

What the hell is with these HD collections not looking like they are in HD? I love the Jak and Dexter series, but they look exactly the same.

 

[Rad Party God]

I always wanted to play the Jak & Daxter series, especially the first one and the third.

This adds up to my pretty big list of must-have titles whenever I get the chance to get a PS3.

 

[mjc0961]

unfortunately the surprisingly good Jak X: Combat Racing and the PSP spinoffs didn't make the cut.

Where did you find a surprisingly good Jak X? The one I played was terribly boring. I'm also not surprised that Daxter and The Lost Frontier didn't make the cut - those will be released in their own collection later, much like God of War Origins collection. Sure, 3 games for less than the price than one is a great deal, but we can't take it too far! Why give 5 games for one purchase when people will buy 3 games now and 2 more games later?

Anyway, hurray I guess. Maybe something to pick up when it goes on sale. I still have Jak 2 and 3 that I can play right now if I wanted to. I don't have the first game, though. I guess it's a toss-up between having to bring out my fat PS3 to play the PS2 copies I have and get a PS2 copy of Jak 1, or just get the collection for convenience. Oh well, plenty of time to decide as there's no way I'll be getting that at launch anyway. February is when Twisted Metal comes out, you see, and that's a NEW Twisted Metal, not an HD collection of old games.

That announce trailer though, that was some great editing. All the perfect clips of Daxter's lines at just the right times. Massive kudos to those who made that.

 

[Roofstone]

Reminds me how they murdered Spyro and gave his hide to a circus freak..

This is pretty nice though. Nostalgia=I'll buy it. <3

 

[Beautiful End]

I absolutely, wholeheartedly, approve of this. Fantastic series.

Spyro The Dragon Trilogy (There aren't any more of them) HD Collection comes next? Please?

THIS! See, I love Jak and Daxter. But much like the Sly Cooper collection, all of its games were available for the PS2, meaning that if you have a backwards compatible PS3, you can also buy them at any store still, even brand new!

However, games like MGS and Spyro, had PS1 releases. So you either have to download them or...well, look really hard for them somewhere!

See, I was okay with HD releases back when it was the underrated Prince of Persia series. Or even MGS because it came with a nice collector's artbook. But...I think these HD collections are getting out of hand. And by the way, there's that Crash Bandicoot collection? If anyone needs an HD collection, it's him, more so than Jak or Sly.

You know I love you, Jak. Nothing personal.

At any rate, it would have been nice to see a Daxter HD version for the PS3. I never got a PSP so I'll never play it (I'm not getting one either!). The Lost Frontier? Uhh...yeah, just Daxter.
...The Lost Frontier sucked big, fat fudge balls compared to the previous Jak games. Just sayin'.