What Jak 4 Should've Been

[@ZSchrink]

Hear me out, your parents knew what they were doing by gifting your dad the console. It got you two to spend time together, which was definitely a gift for him.

[@jeffgalpin3153]

As a dad that games with is kids, I was heading to the comments to say that same thing.

[@joelsweeney4024]

Aw now that's dang cute

[@FlockofSmeagles]

Dude, how could you gloss over the fact that your dad just wanted to spend time with you? That was his gift.

[@bradoncrandall6840]

Right! This was the real reason the gift was given that way.

[@TiakOSRS]

I believe all the gaming world needs to heal is a new Jak and Daxter game.

[@TiakOSRS]

Nevermind I just realized they would call it J4K and I feel very nauseous.

[@elmatasesues3630]

I agree wait nvm, they’ll make it lame and ghae, and put a chick innit

[@G4kan260]

Nah only Jason Rubin and toys for bobs get a crack at it since he directed the original Jak and daxter games. Naughty dog can just make their own stuff.

[@francisco646]

Naughty Dog would have Jak beaten to death with a nine iron and then replaced with some random, new tokenism character.

[@turteschris3191]

Thank you, and I hope Jak and Daxter comes back to life too. This series is still my favorite after all these years.

[@aedenspear2394]

Sony really needs to consider doing something with their PS2 era IPs. They could simultanously catch the attention of dedicated fans and newer gamers with their Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper series. But this is probably just the rambling of a man shouting at the clouds...

[@benjaminmacpherson1336]

As it is I don't trust naughty dog to make it good rather than send some activist message.

[@Akanio_Vatheros]

& That'd be bad, why exactly? I mean, the guy is already fighting against a totalitarian regime by joining an underground rebel group, it'd only be fitting if there was some sort of message about fighting for whats right.

[@lonespartan2272]

@@Akanio_Vatheros what he means is he doesn't want activist messages like "im trans/gay and i sleep with xyz cause reasons and you got to deal with it" kind of messaging. sure you can argue your going against a totalitarian regime by joining a rebel group but the difference be one is for actual plot and story while the other serves for messaging that serves no purpose only to be a IRL political piece/propaganda. great example of this propaganda, take a look at dragon age the veilgaurd: you have a scene were a character does a "bereave" for misgendering followed by some preachy dialogue, or a character coming out as non-binary to their relative and getting angry when there not accepted by their choice.

[@richardhamm8588]

This has been the most thought provoking game review slash history lesson I have ever watched. Definitely got me in the feels. My mom got my my dad an NES when I was a child ( yes I'm OLD). I hope someone is working on a Jak 4 for you my ninja.

[@HotNewsUFD]

I like you, you are nice

[@bently93]

I think some fans are working on it

[@skylinedrx18]

@@HotNewsUFDcan I ask you a question about the jak 4 concept art?

[@twon1582]

Bruh I truly think the fandom for this series will make enough noise to bring new eyes to the series and make it financially worth it

[@Akanio_Vatheros]

You heard of the Soul Reaver remasters, right? & Destroy All Human's remaster? It's gonna happen bruh, just gotta be here when it happens yo. Positivity!

[@CarapuceZehr]

I WAS STUCK ON THAT EXACT MISSION ON JAK 2 WHEN I WAS A KID The Jak franchise is my whole childhood, jak 3 and jak X were absolute bangers

[@daarsena]

This is my comfort Green M&M. It comes with me everywhere.

[@montanajackson3713]

Jak and Daxter has always been one of my favorite games since childhood. We need a 4th game!

[@LogsLounge]

I remember for Christmas my parents got me a bunch of used games when I was a kid. jak being one of them. Only problem was I had a ps1 and half the games they got me were for ps2 lol.

[@darkprincess0399]

I grew up with these game. I’ve been playing theme since 2001 And I still fantasize daydream and play the games to this day. I really hope to God that they bring out Jak 4

[@DDD-cv6mi]

Jak and daxter 7 is Final Game?

[@mexicanpoptart3034]

So much to say… yes I too was that kid that just ran around looking to see what I could do. After all, I felt like I was often rewarded for it whenever I found secrets playing games like ratchet and clank. I also didn’t know games had endings lol… until I finished J&D. This was the first game I ever passed and I still hold on to the special proud feeling of beating the game. I remember seeing a comercial for Jak 2 and running to tell my mom. “MOM! There’s another J&D game! And this time he talks!” Silly memory, but yes the Jak and Daxter series means something very personal to me. I followed all the rumors of the jak 4 game at the time and was disappointed to hear it come to a dead end. I too hope that one day they will revisit this series with a new entry or even a reboot. I know there were a lot of creative changes along the way which made some of the story not wrap up very well, so I would love to see a reboot where the clean it up a bit.

[@LCCWPresents]

The funny thing about jak franchise is that the childish first game was quickly modernized in jak 2 where the games started to fossilize around the asthetic change of jak 2.

[@michaelborza734]

I love Jak and Dax. I'm waiting for the big return!

[@bethatkins1405]

Man I wore out my console playing Jak and Daxter. I LOVE THAT GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jak 4 would be a dream come true.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Honestly, after over 15 years of making super "mature" action adventure games, I bet Naughty Dog is yearning to make something bit more wholesome and unrealistic again. I wouldn't be surprised if many of the devs want to wind off from the horrible darkness of TLOU 2 and maybe even start working on another Jak game. Especially now as so many bright colourful games are really popular like Genshin Impact, I think audiences would love it.

[@shaeD96]

I LOVED this video, thanks for doing this Kyler. I played all the jak and daxter games up to Jak x combat racing (although I barely remember the first and never played Daxter spin off game) it holds a special place in my heart for my PS2 was a hand me down from my older cousin who played the games with me then I with my little brother, me and brother spent whole summers just replaying combat racing. I still keep the same PS2 and game displayed in my office to this day. Though I think it very unlikely we will ever see a Jak 4, I can see a re-master of the games in the future being a possibility .

[@NanoNutrino]

They are being ported to PC, you can play Jak 1 right now on PC natively in 4k 16:9 120fps with a hd texture pack. They would never get officially remastered because the game engine code is obsolete and has been lost to the mists of time. The decompilation team have brought them back from the grave, this is the quintessential version of the Jak games now.

[@dustinkennedy143]

Jak and daxter the precursor legacy was my second ps2 game. I was used to running around croc with the d-pad and couldn’t figure out why jak wasn’t moving when I first booted it up, then when I was randomly pushing buttons I dashed forward with the square button and got excited😂 eventually I figured out that I needed to use the joy sticks and enjoyed the game for a few years but could never get past the first lava section on the zoomer. Then in 6th grade after my mom and I moved to a different state, I booted up J&D just to fuck around until I could find me memory card. I played long enough to get the 20 power cells and tried to get past that lava section. To my surprise I managed to do it but had to go to bed. I kept my ps2 on for almost a month straight getting further and further than I ever had before because I didn’t think I could get that far again if I turned it off before finding my memory card again. Now any time I replay the first game I make sure to collect every powercell and precursor orb before the final fight. I absolutely love this series.

[@FierceLegendZ]

The good ol not being able to save without a memory card days 😅 I had to deal with this for a year when I first got my ps2 . The day my older brother got me a memory card , he also bought me 3 games with it , Sly Cooper , Tenchu Wrath of heaven , and Jak and Daxter 🙂

[@Ray.M.12345]

Ratchet, Jak and Sly will always have a special place in my heart. They were my entire childhood. Me my younger brother and two cousins use to love those games as children. ❤

[@DeathByMercy]

About once a year I still go back and play the whole trilogy on the PS4. It’s nice form of nostalgia and mental reset. Appreciation for a time that no longer exists.

[@takumifujiwara783]

Same here. Just finished Jak 2 and going on to play 3. I've played Jak and Daxter so much that I 100% it every time.

[@tomgu2285]

I realy hope a jak 4 comes out.

[@PokemonHaloFan]

I love this series so much and I hope that the series eventually makes a comeback.

[@vxcuddlefishxv]

I don't think Naughty Dog would make it. But with the Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart game. I could see Insomniac making it.

[@firenze6478]

Toys for Bob would likely be better

[@themenacingsloth]

​@@firenze6478Look at Crash 4 & compare it to the trilogy, you finna get Jak II style checkpoints & missions on steroids if they make it

[@corbeille_de_fruits]

That last scene in Jak 3 when you had to kill that giant monster in the desert used to make my blood boil. It was so hard, I still fail to achieve it to this day

[@tomgu2285]

How can someone be this bad 😭😭😭 bro it's not hard at all. What are you talking about?

[@corbeille_de_fruits]

@@tomgu2285 are you serious?? bro I've literally spent my whole life trying to beat it, thinking I'd be stronger as I grew older. But it's always been a fail🤣 I might consider dropping gaming altogether now...

[@RockyLaRosa]

​@@tomgu2285 you used the rewind feature, no shit its so easy for you

[@FierceLegendZ]

That part is indeed not fun , I'm able to beat it but thats not to say Its stress free 😅

[@mjmjoseph1580]

5:55 I just realized that I never beaten Jak and Dexter. Definitely played it for hours, days, and weeks.

[@gorofujita5767]

video starts at 11:43

[@Conv1cti0n]

i feel like if they make a jak 4, it needs to be grittier because that is where the series was heading. Have final fantasy like graphics and have the combat and gun play be enhanced for next gen. Add a bag of new mechanics that have you explore the world even better. I wouldnt want them to go the route of the ratchet and clank games at all.

[@TheBigMurk]

enjoyed that very much thank you! Keep up the good work.

[@riffking2651]

Just replaying the original trilogy at the moment. Such a dope series. Would love a 4th game, but I reckon they should keep it pretty stylized, just with modern graphics. Even a re-make or re-imagining of the original trilogy would be cool.

[@seanturner1197]

In a Jak 4 I suspect that Dark Eco sylo where gol and maya are entombed is buried somewhere undisturbed until an Archaology team accidentally finds it, opens it and those two emerged as something more twisted than their first exposure to dark eco, with bits of metal from the dark eco robot on their bodies. And they're really, really angry.

[@robertgray3710]

Wait so you’re telling me the start of jak 2 was a setup for a spinoff game, that’s great marketing😂

[@Anonymouthful]

I hope modern ND never lays its hand on Jak and Daxter. The studio has strayed so far from its roots its almost depressing.

[@FightingLove24]

It would have been interesting learning more about the Metal Heads and possibly going to their planet.

[@timeriksson6020]

Been thinking of getting unreal engine 5 and just putting a year into making like a game from jak childhood. Like what happened after he got sent back to the past. Or just continuing a story for jak after jak and dexter 3 i do love dexter and wish he had a bigger plot than comedy guy in the games though. Great video

[@jeanpetit8436]

Probably my favorite series of games, hope is still alive.

[@HolyHadou]

This weird Kyle helped me relive my childhood. Well played.

[@StormKillzone]

Love this video!

[@guiltyxblade]

wait there's a 5th jak series i havent played?

[@That.90s.nerd11]

You all say it was a hard game (Jak 2) but i remember being not even 10, playing it and beating it multiple times. And i still have my original copies after all these years.

[@saefsultan7237]

Wee need jak 4

[@Asparagua]

Yes - in the meantime, I know its not the same, but they just released an upgraded version of The Lost Frontier on PS4 and PS5, and they might release Daxter soon as well (possibly)

[@cameronpearce5943]

I'd love Jak IV. Keep te OG art style I think, I think there is a bit of nostalgia for that low poly look that we miss in todays ultra-realistic looking games. I like the cartoony, evocative art style. I'd love to see locations from the previous games revisited. The ruins of locations from Jak and Daxter, a rebuilt more utopian Haven City, and the Wastelands now that the eco shortage has been corrected. Maybe get some lore on what exactly the metal heads are and the history of the war between the Precursors and Dark Makers. I think a Dark Maker villain would be cool, maybe like a more refined version of Dark Daxter's design but with a really sinister villain personality behind a brutish appearance. And I like the idea that there needs to be a Sage for each type of Eco again, and part of the story could be seeking them out to fend off this Dark Maker villain trying to bring the war between his kind and the Precursors back to the world.

[@NanoNutrino]

I presume you know that the game has been completely decompiled/reverse engineered, it's been PC ported and is now playable in 4K 120fps. They are working on Jak II and will work on Jak III afterwards. The games were basically dead because the game engine code was unique and not used anymore, so no one knew or remembered how to use it, there was no documentation on it so no one could relearn it. The official re-releases are all bugged up because the code is inaccessible so they can't fix bugs, but the pc port decompilation team have brought it back to life. Maybe in time the community could completely remaster the game graphically with path tracing.

[@HotNewsUFD]

Yes! The team actually just announced that they officially started work on Jak 3 recently

[@NanoNutrino]

@@HotNewsUFD I was expecting it to be mentioned in the video at some point but it wasn't. I think a lot of Jak fans have no idea this exists

[@imnugget8085]

I be happy if they just did the first game remake of the games but idk how the first one will be done cause its great plot but a huge difference of the 2nd game and the first game really short

[@RadioactiveAlbinism]

I was obsessed with jak and Dexter and jak 2!

[@aarongraham238]

I recently played Portal Revolution, and I loved it. I feel like I just got lucky hearing about that game/mod. I'd love to see a video about mods that are complete games by themselves.

[@WZRDNELL-ik2ru]

I swear the copy of jak 2 I had turns nose tattoo was straight

[@drshoots101]

I really hope they come out with a jak 4, and keep it close to the og. It doesn't have to be realistic, look at ratchet and clank it's super detailed and looks amazing but the same at the same time.

[@tdome3000]

This video makes me wanna play some more PS2 games. I'd like more of these retro retrospectives.

[@gurshair]

I appreciate the increased amount of Kyler we have. But I want Brett and Kyler together as they make beautiful chaos

[@gingerlaird1065]

I get a lot of Jak and Daxter vibes from Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon. It's a type of pseudo-sibling friendship that lasts.

[@jared-matthewanderson8844]

They'd have to keep the cartoonish style to match with Jak's movement capabilities. IE Double jump, spin attack, etc.

[@SlyXSkillet]

Smugglers Run was lit I was very young but still respect it I was born in 98

[@Reviewing_Playing_and_More_RPM]

I enjoyed watching and listening to everything about this game, very cool.

[@666narutomanfan]

I was stuck in the same mission lmao Honestly dont make a "realistic" jak and daxter, keep the same cartoon feel just updated and modernized. It's part of the charm. Jak 2 was more nostalgic for me (never played the first lmao) but i played 3 throughout my teens and LOVED it, the light form with wings was so much fun to use and exploit

[@pandapocalypses2773]

Im excited about it, but with the announcement of Intergalactic, I darn near cried at the thought of that game being what could been with Jak 4. Imagine the game was now more so like Guardians of the Galaxy. Imagine they leaned into the idea of making it realistic enough but not TLOF like the concept art. Flying around looking for precursors or whatever on other planets, or that other alien race that came to earth. Maybe even custom characters. 😢 makes me sad that so many games nowadays choose the "realistic, unreal engine, see every pore and every pebble" route. This is why I constantly look for the best new indie titles. Feels like the only type of games nowadays that still try and capture what makes games fun instead of profit machines.

[@larryanniniv8094]

I'm replaying these rn ah man I used to play 1&2 so much and never really got to play the 3rd one much lol but I'm having a blast replaying them rn though!

[@sevenofzach]

Totally missed out on this game. I never had a PlayStation 2

[@d.g6863]

You forgot about Daxter

[@DieRejctor]

Jak2: I got stuck on the EXACT SAME MISSION as a kid but my issue was I could NOT see the lasers from the turrets in the first corridor and just figured it was the games intention to knock me down to 1 hit wasn't until years later (and a better Tv) that I actually noticed the lasers and got through easily had to edit: Jak 3: have you heard the fan theory where there's actually another time loop in the moment where Jak leaves with the precursors at the end and appears next to daxter, Basically the theory is Jak DOES go with the precursors and gains all the knowledge and ability to become what this timeloops rendition of Mar would be, jumping back in time to appear next to dax watching himself leave. . . however this doesn't explain why he didn't age a damn day but eh, precursor magic I guess.

[@darkprincess0399]

I was watching some interviews with the voice actors of Jak 2 and 3 a lot of them said they would want to come back and do another game just google it Jak and Daxter voice actor interviews

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

i remember playing j and d on my birthday

[@EMERSONiSZOFRESH]

I played Jak 2 first and then one day at a flea market I got Jak 1 and then beat it first and I actually completed Jak 3 first then Jak 2 I beat it when it came out for ps3, never played Jak x or the lost frontier and Daxter I beat that game when it came out for psp and then beat it again when it was released on consoles (ps4), I got to beat them 1 by 1 on PS4 and boy was I awesome to see the whole story played out, still annoyed we never got a ps4 and ps5 game for the Jak series all we got was remastered versions lol

[@Lexa_is_ready757]

Born in 1998 had same experience with this game Jack and Dexter &Kingdom Hearts. & ratchet and clank & sonic Still consider PS2 &PS3 best consoles also wii& game cube

[@AnotherLotte]

I remember really trying to find anyway possible to get Jak 2 & 3 as a kid. I liked the first game, sure, but the polish and feel of the latter games were just so much better. I stopped after Jak 3, when I learned that Jak X was just racing, I just wasn't interested, and the series eventually left my interest altogether since. Side note edit: Reminds me, Ubisoft _needs_ to make another game like Rayman 3.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

completely agree even realistic jak 4 would be good at this point

[@drizma]

They should have brought back Gall and Maya for the last one.

[@BigPaulWoo]

20 years since jak 3

[@Asparagua]

The important thing about supply and demand is that YOU are a part of it.... buy something, and more of it will happen. We have power as consumers. That's why we should make ethical sustainable choices, like buying plant-based...

[@Kainan2]

Jak and Dexter was the Mario of PS.

[@MrJsbigred]

I would kill for a Jak Collection ported to Steam

[@Asparagua]

OpenGOAL is your friend (look it up)

[@GothxRegi]

Just look for Jak and Daxter OpenGOAL, you'll not regret it. It feels like a really smooth official port despite being a community project...

[@MrTwentington]

Yesterday I completed Jak 2 for the… somethingth time. And it is easily my favourite of the franchise. Hardest, but I think the story was so ambitious and lands. Did I rage quit a few times? Yeah. Did I find out ways to exploit some of the hardest missions that make it very easy like the piece of the seal in the water slums and the metal head leader boss battle? Yes. But while I felt a little dismayed at how the vibe shifted from this quasi magical somewhere between Disney between comic book between anime colourful collectathon of the first game that I lived in (and now can beat in like 4 hours without really paying attention to what I’m doing like muscle memory), but every time I beat Jak 2 I realise how much more I love it every time.

[@ZSchrink]

Ooooohhhhh, an early episode!

[@adamtellier997]

holy fuck the atlantis game was so good

[@quinncamargo]

It will never be the same game. If it ever comes out. Which i doubt it

[@johnp4355]

Bro whats going on with the green M lady literally flerting on us the whole 12mins 😢

[@jr6955]

i played all of those games with my wife she would play till she got to the hard parts and get me to beat it fun times i would also play jack 4 if it was a thing

[@diekrahe.]

Nah, Lost Frontier was fantastic for a PSP game. My favourite game from that part of my childhood

[@mashymyre]

Maybe a different studio could make Jak since I doubt Naughty Dog will return to it or Uncharted ever again. Probably TLOU as well after the third game comes out

[@GODMODEMIYAGI]

i beat jak 2 in middle school when the trilogy came to ps3 they need to astrobotify jak sly cooper and racthet

[@polloman15]

This is the only franchise that will force me to buy a new playstation. ❤

[@dankrangerpurp2971]

I love jak & Daxter😢

[@ensabrenoir5669]

Kyle is actually quite good when not wrecking Brett.

[@invadertak1001]

Took you till the end of the video to get to the topic of the title of the video.

[@Brokenhill42]

When I was about 9 I got in a car accident and I was allowed to spend some of the insurance money on whatever I wanted. I bought a PS2 and the og Jak/Daxter. Absolutely loved the game. I tried a demo of Jak2 at some point and pretty much hated it...I much prefer the simplicity and beauty of the first game. I didn't like the guns or driving or complexity of the 2nd game. A Jak1 remake would be nice!

[@NanoNutrino]

You should look up the Jak1 PC port it's basically a remaster

[@jordanvargas009]

Love it

[@tdome3000]

What I don't like about this video is that there are massive spoilers for the games. You just assumed that everybody has played them already, or doesn't ever intend to.

[@zrig18]

Jak and Daxter came out 23 years ago, hardly requires a spoiler alert... that one is on you if you realized he was recapping the plot but kept watching anyways.

[@tdome3000]

@@zrig18 You don't even know of I kept watching or not. And the age of the games has nothing to do with spoiler alerts or not. Nothing but fucking geniuses around here on the internet.

[@pimpinaint17]

12:30 okay. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@francisco646]

Can’t believe you actually have faith in Sony or Naughty Dog not to fumble and ruin a possible new Jak game. Please, just leave it dead and buried. They have no sense of passion nor vision for the beautiful world the original devs created.

[@JG-ti7id]

@10:28 fax. game devs... :(

[@shadowsonicsilver6]

Screw Supply and Demand

[@dark0ssx]

jak3's story is crap

[@misterchangoleon8967]

Yeah, not very optimistic about a new Jak and Daxter game considering how garbage TLOU Part 2 is and the ugly Intergalactic game by NaughtyDog

[@AmUnRA256]

if you had fun with these games, tell it your face and fuckin smile at some point. this whole video feels like a better class lecture

[@HotNewsUFD]

sorry I'll do better next time

[@AmUnRA256]

@@HotNewsUFD surprised I get an answer, as my comment was quite salty. I miss your videos with Bret together, you create some wholesome dynamic of chaos & wit

[@soundrogue4472]

Here is an idea; look forward to new games instead.

[@Saiintx]

Just spent an hr showing my gf a bunch of Jak 1, 2, and 3, and this video made me sad but also hopeful that one day we’ll see the sequel that should’ve been! This game was my childhood and now I understand why the 4th installment feels like such a departure from the original concept! Im studying game design in uni right now and I wanna make games as beautiful and full of personality as the original trilogy one day 🥹

[@clampitron4338]

I LOVED Jak 3 way more than 2 and then Jak X was an absolute flop I was so mad and sad! I was hoping they would make another Jak and daxter but they didn't🥲

[@javieryadierpr]

Hey buddy nope jak wasn’t a gun builder sorry

[@Soddus.]

literally completed precursor legacy today for the first timem after geting half way through it as a kid when it first come out, if anyone wants to play it check out the opengoal project for the best way to play it, i was looking to play through the series but jak 2 seems so far from the first that i dont even think its worth my timme